Curriculum Vitae
1981
Born in Antwerp
Education
2006-08
Teaching Course, Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Antwerp
2005
Masterclass with Peter Bauhuis, Royal College of Art, London
2004-06
MA Goldsmithing, Silversmithing, Metalwork & Jewellery, Royal College of Art,London
2004
Workshop glass blowing, Institute for Arts & Crafts (IKA), Mechelen
2003
Workshop silversmithing, Zuiderpershuis, Antwerp
2000-04
BA & MA, Jewellery & Silversmithing, Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Antwerp
2000
Workshop textile, Zuiderpershuis, Antwerp
Work experience
2007 Freelance Silversmith, based in Antwerp (2007 - present)
2006 Silver studio Nico Taeymans, Antwerp
Awards
2009
finalist WCC Europe Award
The New Designers Award
finalist RCA Innovation Award
finalist Stichting Roeping Award
2005
finalist Stichting Roeping Award
2004
Art prize Antwerpen-Voorkempen for Silvermithing, Rotary International
Commissions
2008
Relation gifts brooch Ombre for the Province of Antwerp (2008 - present)
2007
Sterckshof Commission 2007, Silvermuseum Sterckshof, Antwerp
Solo Exhibitions
2010
Gallery Anna Schmid, Basel
2009
Schaduwrijk, Studio 925, Schoonhoven
2008
Vangeertenhof, Botanic Garden Arboretum, Kalmthout
Visual Rhythm, Design museum Gent
Sterckshof Commission 2007, Silvermuseum Sterkshof, Antwerp
2007
Klankverbeelding, Silke & The Gallery, Antwerp
2004
Vorm in Beweging, Cultural Center De Kern, Wilrijk
Group Exhibitions
2009
Sterckshof commissions, Goud- Zilver- & Klokkenmuseum, Schoonhoven
Kiezelwieren, de glazen longen van onze planeet ontsluierd, Botanic Garden Meise
Beelden & Juwelen op den Ijzerenberg, garden exhibition, Winksele
XIII Zilveren Sterckshofopdrachten, Design Flanders Gallery, Brussels
2008
Designr.rdv, The White Hotel, Brussels
Horeca Expo (Design Flanders Gallery), Flanders Expo, Gent
Smaak voor Politiek (Design Flanders Gallery, during Week van de Smaak),
Vlaams Parlement, Brussels
Design Verpakt @ Designcenter De Winkelhaak, Antwerp
Design verpakt, Design Flanders Gallery, Brussels
International Design Biennial Luik (Design Flanders Gallery)
Schaal der Lusten, Deutsches Goldschmiedehaus, Hanau
Zilvermarkt, Silvermuseum Sterckshof, Antwerp
Schaal der Lusten, Jheronimusch Bosch Art Center, ’s-Hertogenbosch
Migration in jewels in migration, Chateau de Seneffe
Tafelhoeden? Schaalobjecten in verschillende hoed-danigheden, Studio 925, Schoonhoven Flower Power, Design Vlaanderen Galerie, Brussels
2007
5th Design Triennial, Beauty Singular/plural, Koninklijke Musea voor Kunst en
Geschiedenis, Brussels
Design Verpakt, Design Flanders Gallery, Brussels
FIDEM XXX, 30th Congress of the International Federation of Medallic Art, Colorado Springs, Colorado
De Nieuwe Oogst, Design Flanders Gallery, Brussels
Ken’t dat ik u kan?, Studio 925, Schoonhoven
BetterFood, Design Flanders Gallery, Brussels
Zilvermarkt, Silvermuseum Sterckshof, Antwerp
2007-08
Silbertriennale, Hanau
2006
Bank of America Exibition, Canary Wharf, London
Silver is a Girl’s Best Friend, Silver Circuit Antwerp, window Christa Reniers, Antwerp
Petals, Figura Gallery, Windsor
I Love Design, part of London Design Festival, Fuse Design Collective, London
Dynamo Belgian Young Design Awards, Artespace Gallery, Brussels
Belgian Jewellers at Villa de Bondt, Villa de Bondt, Gent
Oeverture 06: water - stad - design, Design Circuit Gent, Handelsbeurs
International Graduate Show 2006, Gallery Marzee, Nijmegen
Smiths of Smithfield Show part Two, Smiths of Smithfield, (SOS), London
Generation - Summer Show Part One, Royal College of Art, London
Final Show, Royal Academy of Fine Arts, MoMu, Antwerp
2003
Gentle Reminders, Silvermuseum Sterckshof, Deurne
2002
Het juweel, De Garage, ruimte voor actuele kunst, Mechelen
Art Fairs
2011
pAn (Studio 925), RAI, Amsterdam
2010
pAn (Studio 925), RAI, Amsterdam
2009
pAn (Studio 925), RAI, Amsterdam
Eunique (Design Flanders Gallery), Karlsruher Messe- und Kongress-GmbH, Karlsruhe
2008
pAn (Studio 925), RAI, Amsterdam
Talente, Trade Fair Centre, München
2007
Lineart (Siegfried De Buck Gallery), Gent
pAn (Studio 925), RAI, Amsterdam
2006
New Designers, Business Design Centre, London
Galleries
In permanence at Studio 925 Zilver & Vannouhuys, Schoonhoven (2009 - present)
In permanence at Silke & The Gallery, Antwerp (2006 - present)
Member of Design Flanders Gallery, Brussels (2006 - present)
Work in public collections
Silvermuseum Sterckshof, Antwerp
Restaurant Smiths' of Smithfield, London
Royal College of Art, London
Lectures and demonstrations
2008
Demonstration of jewellery making at Rozenzondag, Silvermuseum Sterckshof, Antwerp
Demonstration of silversmithing, Ter Eeste, Roeselare
2007
Lecturer at St. Elooi happening, Silvermuseum Sterckshof, Antwerp
2006
Lecturer for Rotary Antwerp-Voorkempen
2005
Lecturer for Rotary Antwerp-Voorkempen
2004
Demonstrator for the exhibition De zoete verstrooiing, Silvermuseum Sterckshof, Antwerp
Internships
2008
Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Antwerp, DKO HG2 Silversmihting & Jewellery Design
2007
Academy of Art Berchem, DKO MG1 - MG2
MSV De Es Berchem, ASO 1th grade, copper raising
Academy of Art Pigment Kalmthout, DKO L1 - L2
Jury’s
2008
extern jury member, evening course Jewellery & Silversmithing, Institute for Arts and Crafts (IKA), Mechelen
extern jury member, evening course Jewellery & Silversmithing, Academy of Fine Arts, Antwerp
Articles
‘Solotentoonstelling Antwerpse zilversmid Helena Schepens’ in: AD, 25 april 2009, p.14
‘Schaduwrijk, solotentoonstelling Helena Schepens’, in: Collect, Art & Antique Journal, April 2009, p. 83
in: Collect, Art & Antique Journal, March 2009
‘Helena schepens: Schaduwrijk’, in: Tableau, Fine Arts Magazine, February/March 2009, p. 131
Kwintessens, Brussels, Design Flanders Gallery, 2009/1: Christian OOSTERLINCK, ‘De nieuwe namen’ p.8, Wim NYS, ‘XIII Zilveren Sterckshofopdrachten (1996 – 2008)’ p. 35, 36, 37, ‘Agenda’, p. 67
Stijn DE KONING ‘Arboretum nodigt zilversmid Helena Schepens uit’, in: Gazet van Antwerpen, 26 November 2008, p. 44
Sterckshofopdracht 2007, ‘Helena Schepens - Perpetuum Mobile’, in: Proviant, May 2008, p. 33
‘Perpetuum Mobile’, in : Steps Magazine, 19 May - 30 May 2008, p. 24
Evelien BRACKE, ‘Radaractueel: Melodieus zilver’, in: Weekend Knack, 2008:15, p. 132
NRC handelsblad, 18 april 2008, p.16
Wenke MAST, ‘Dat verdient een bloemetje’, in: De Morgen Magazine, 5 April 2008, p. 28-29
Karin DE RIDDER, ‘Agenda: 3 x zilver’, in: Feeling Wonen, 2008:3, p. 18
Leentje DE LEEUW, ‘Helena Schepens smeedt het zilver als geen ander’, in: Pas Uit magazine Antwerp, April 2008, p. 7
Artelier, Contemporary Crafts in Belgium, 2008
Nica BROUCKE, ‘Wat is mooi? Vlaams design in het Jubelparkmuseum’, in: Elle, 2007:52, p. 60 - 61
Grete FLIES, ‘Daar zit muziek in’, in: Weekend Knack nr. 39 2007, pag.14
‘The Company’s year’, in: Goldsmith’s Review 2006/2007, p. 7
‘Portfolio: Helena Schepens’, in: Kwintessens, Brussels, Design Flanders Gallery, 16:1 (2007), p. 36
‘Selecties: Helena Schepens’, in: Kwintessens, Brussels, Design Flanders Gallery, 15:4 (2006), p. 5, ill. p. 6
Christian OOSTERLINKCK, ‘Helena Schepens wint Award for Silversmithing’, in: Kwintessens, Brussels, Design Flanders Gallery, 15:3 (2006), p. 55
May DERWENT, ‘Oh you pretty things’, in: The Times, 23 mei 2006, p. 19
Helena Schepens, ‘Vorm in beweging’, in: Newsletter Cultural Centre De Kern, Antwerp -Wilrijk, 2004
Ilse DEWEVER, ‘Mooi verpakt adieu’, in: Newsletter University College of Antwerp, April/May/June 2003, p. 8
Korte berichten: ‘Gentle Reminders’, in: Kwintessens, Brussel, Design Flanders Gallery, 12:2, (2003), p. 5
AMA, ‘De urne anders gezien’, in: Het Antwerps Nieuws, 2003
‘Activiteiten: Gentle Reminders’, Newsletter Sterckshof Stichting, January 2003
Exhibition Catalogues
‘Beelden & Juwelen op den Ijzerenberg’, tuintentoonstelling, Winksele, Lions Club Leuven Erasmus, 2009, p. 152 - 153
Jan en Anneke VAN NOUHUYS -DE POUS, ‘Tafelhoeden? Schaalobjecten in verschillende hoed-danigheden’, Schoonhoven, Studio 925 Gallery, 2008
Jan WALGRAVE en Luc WELLENS, ‘Sterckshofopdracht 2007: Perpetuum Mobile, Helena Schepens’, Sterckshof Studies 35, Silvermuseum Sterckshof, Antwerp
‘Talente 2008’, Internationale handwerksmesse München, p. 58
‘Beauty singular/plural 5e Triënnale voor vormgeving’, Design Fmanders Gallery, 2007, p. 79, 87, 161, 167, 169
‘FIDEM XXX, 30th Congress of the International Federation of Medallic Art’, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 2007, p.117
‘De Nieuwe Oogst’, Eigentijds design uit Vlaanderen, Brussels, Design Flanders Gallery, 2007
Jan & Anneke VAN NOUHUYS - DE POUS, Ken't dat ik u kan? Kannen die u niet kan kennen van 23 Nederlandse en Belgische zilversmeden, Schoonhoven, Studio 925 Gallery, 2007
Christianne WEBER-STÖBER, Astrid GERL, 15. ‘Silbertriennale 2007’, Hanau, Deutsches Goldschmiedehaus, 2007, p. 199, ill. p. 152-153
Ros SHERWIN, Aine DUFFY, Allison RIGBY, ‘Generation, The Summer Show 2006’, London, Royal College of Art, 2006, p. 99
Radio & TV interviews
TV Brussel , 2 April 2009
Radio 2, in: Avondpost Antwerpen, 1 April 2009
Radio 1, in: Mezzo, 2008
Radio 2, 2004
