Sebastiaan Van Doninck currently lives and works in Halle, Antwerp (Belgium).

Born in Herentals (Belgium) in 1979.

GRADUATION:

2002

Graduated with honors as Master in fine arts (illustration) in 2002 at Sint Lucas college of Art & Design, Antwerp (Belgium)

EXCHANGE/LECTURE:

2014

AALTO university, School of Art, Design and architecture, Helsinki (Workshops and lecture).

2013

Otis college of art & Design, LA (Workshops & lecture).

Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale di Roma (Lecture).

2008-NOW

Lecturing illustration & drawing at Sint Lucas School of arts, Antwerp

RESIDENCE:

2016

Art residence in Björköby, Sweden, ‘in de sporen van Astrid Lindgren’ in collaboration with Astrid Lindgren’s NAS.

2022

Art residence @ Vista Alegre, Ilhavo, Portugal.

AWARDS (selection):

2023

Shortlist Premio Andersen Award (Italy, with Morris)

Winner Audience price De Boon jeugdliteratuur (Belgium, with Morris)

2021

Nominatie Woutertje Pieterse Prijs, (Nederland, De fantastische vliegwedstrijd)

Vlag en Wimpel CPNB (Nederland, Helden)

2020

Sardes Leespluim Juli (Nederland, De fantastische vliegwedstrijd)

Boekenpauw 2020 (voorloper van De Boon), De fantastische vliegwedstrijd

2015

Laureaat Picturale Ronse (Kat)

PRESS (recent Dutch selection):

EXPO/PERFORMANCE:

2022

Solo Show ’Les traqueurs’ @ Louise gallery, Durbuy summer 2022.

’Illusoir’, illustration group exposition @blanc Fixe, Drongen. Amongst artists such as Sam Vanallemeersch, Lukas Verstraete, Sabien Clement, Korneel Detailleur, … Spring 2022.

2021

Showroom, Sint Lucas Antwerpen: ‘This is where the magic happens’, Sketchbook Group exposition. Amongst William Ludwig Lutgens, Emma Verhulst, Sadrie Alves, Lucien De Roeck,…

De illustratiekamer, Villa Verbeelding

Solo show ‘A cosmonaut, hiding under the sink’, Geert De Weyer Gallery, Antwerpen.

Group Show @Borgerhub ‘Into eternity, the art of giving’, amongst Cindy Wright, Boy Erik Stappaerts, Rachel Agnew,…

2020

Rijksmuseum Amsterdam: part of the exposition ‘Van Thonet tot Dutch Design’ - 125 jaar wonen in het Stedelijk’ (illustrations ‘Monsterlijke Microben’)

Animation (film) and sketchbooks exhibited at ‘Diep in het bos’ for Villa Verbeelding, Hasselt.

Feniksstraat, Kinderbrouwerij Poperinge, Group exposition amongst Carll Cneut and Kamagurka.

2019

Solo show ‘Dit is mijn vriend’, Central library Genk.

Zin in Zomer: Live drawings, with author Erwin Mortier, Hasselt.

Performance (live drawings with concert) @ Fondation d’enterprise Martell, Cognac, France.

‘FAKE, die ganze wahrheit’ exposition (several illustrations) for Stapferhaus Museum Lenzburg, (awarded European museum of the year 2020), Zwitserland.

2017

Solo show ‘de archipel van Sebastiaan’ at CC ‘de ververij’, curated by Murmuur Ronse

2016

Museum M: ‘de geluksvogels’, Guided tour in the museum.

Fort Napoleon, Oostende. Exposition ‘de geluksvogels’.

Kunsthal Rotterdam: part of the exposition on ‘Jules Verne’, curated by Boekieboekie

2015

Hoste Art residence: Group show, Brugge.

Museum M: Mural and exposition illustrations ‘Magnus’ for the Vesalius exposition.

2014

’Stormopkomst’, CC De warande Turnhout, amongst Sara Fanelli, Ingrid Godon,…

2013

Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale di Roma, Group show and poster image, ‘Cinderella’.

The New York Times building, group show at Flanders House: ‘Flanders inspires, Flanders intrigues’, curated by Pieter Van Eenoge.

2012

Solo show: CC Schoten.

Walt Disney concert hall: projections and animations for the concert ‘Frankenstein!’ by composer HK GRUBER, Los Angeles, USA.

’CoffeeKlatch’ Group show @ Tatjana Pieters Gallery, Amongst Piet Raemdonck, Geert Verbruggen, Bue The Warrior,…, curated by Magali Elali (the constant now).

2011

Wallpiece @ Sint Lucas Passage: Group show on Sketchbooks. Amongst Hannelore Van Dijck, Rinus Vande velde, Jan Stremes… Curated by Nikolaas Demoen (Posture editions).

Performance for artist Thomas Grodal @ Middelheim Museum, Antwerp

2008

Wallpiece @ Sint Lucas Passage: solo show, curated by Nikolaas Demoen (Posture editions)

2006

Palazzo d'Accursio, Bologna & Bib Tweebronnen Leuven: Group exposition ‘Coloring outside the lines’.

FREELANCE:

Several illustration commissions between 2003-2016 for De Morgen, De Standaard, Knack Weekend, Humo, Süddeutsche Zeitung Magazin,…

2021

Poster image ‘Voorleesweek 2021’, with iedereen leest and graphic designer Kris Demey.

2019

‘FAKE, die ganze wahrheit’ illustrations for the magazine of Stapferhaus Museum Lenzburg, (awarded European museum of the year 2020), Zwitserland

2018

Stage design for ‘Onbevreesd’, with Hugo Matthysen and Pieter Embrechts

2015

Poster image for ‘Boekenbeurs’, the biggest Book Fair in Belgium

2013

illustrations for the City Cycling Guides, Antwerp and Ghent, Thames & Hudson

Concerthall Brugge, poster images for a series of concerts

2012

Anne Kurris: T-Shirt prints

B/W ink drawings and cover/poster image for ‘Living Fashion’, an exposition at the MOMU (Fashion museum), Antwerp

2011

Poster ‘Secret’ for ‘Jeugdboekenweek’ (week of flemish Youth literature)

Collaboration with the Spectra Ensemble for ‘Frankenstein’ with Pieter Embrechts

2009

Nobrow 2, The Jungle edition, curated by Alex Spiro

2007

A-Magazine curated by Véronique Branquinho, illustrations for author Toon Tellegen

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