Thomas Lerooy

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Thomas Lerooy
1981 born in Roeselare, Belgium
Lives in Brussels, Belgium
Grants

2009-2010
Artist in residence at Künstlerhaus Bethaniën, Berlin (DE)

Solo Exhibitions

2012
Galerie Nathalie Obadia,'souvenir' Paris (FR)
2011
Gallery Rodolphe Janssen'X&Y', Brussels (BE)
2010
Galerie Nathalie Obadia,"The Garden of Exile" , Paris (FR)
Kunsthalle Krems, "Hole in the sky", (AT)
Künstlerhaus Bethaniën,"Something in between" Berlin (GER)
2009
Gallery Rodolphe Janssen "Braindance" , Brussels (BE)
2007
FIAC , Gallery Rodolphe Janssen , Paris (FR)
Sorry We're Closed "Infini" , Brussels (BE)
2006
Museum Dhondt-Dhaenens , Deurle (BE)

Group Exhibitions

2013
Gallery Rodolphe Janssen,"RIEN FAIRE ET LAISSER RIRE." (DO NOTHING AND LET THEM LAUGH.)(curated by Bob Nickas), Brussels (BE)
2012
All Visual Arts ,'METAMORPHOSIS: THE TRANSFORMATION OF BEING', London (GB)
me Collectors Room,'Through the Looking Glass' Berlin (DE)(cat)
Villa Jauss, 'Everywhere and Nowhere',Oberstdorf (AT)(cat)
Gallery Rodolphe Janssen,'Nunc et in hora mortis nostrae',Brussels (BE)
2011
La Maison Rouge, 'Memories of the future' ,Paris (FR) (cat)
Galerie Gabriel Rolt ,'Summershow' ,Amsterdam (NED)
Donjon De Vez,Vez (FR) (cat)
Galerie Michael Haas,'Bronzes', Berlin (DE)
Maison Particulière Art Center,'origine(s), Brussels (BE)
2010
Geukens & De Vil,'When will they finally see the power of drawing', Antwerp (BE)
Kunsthalle Krems 'Lebenslust und Totentanz' Krems (AT)
kasteel keukenhof 'Vanbijdeburen-Belgium', Lisse (curated by Joost Declercq) (NED) (cat)
Zoya Museum, 'OPEN' , Modra (SK)
Skulls,Skeletons & Bones, Ostend (curated by Xavier Tricot) (BE)(cat)
2009
GALERIE IM REGIERUNGSVIERTEL / FORGOTTEN BAR PROJECT,Berlin (BE)
Art in the city, Brussels (BE)
Museum der bildenden Künste Leipzig, "GALA. 5", Leipzig (DE) (cat)
Salon du Dessin, Palais de la Bourse, Paris (FR)
Gallery Rodolphe Janssen "DARKSUMMER" Brussels (BE)
2008
FRAC Picardie "Anatomie,Les peaux Du Dessin", collection Florence et Daniel Guerlain , Picardie (FR) (cat)
Stephane Simoens Contemporary Fine Art "New Media", Knokke (BE)
Cueto Project "The flowers of evil still bloom" , New York (USA) (cat)
Aeroplastics Contemporary "Power to the people" ,
Brussels (curated by Pierre-Yves Desaive) (BE)
Poëziezomer Watou 2008 (curated by Giacinto Di Pietrantonio),
Watou (BE) (cat)
Sorry We're Closed "Special Opening" , Brussels (BE)
Marta Herford "Die hände der kunst" , Herford (DE) (cat)
S.M.A.K. "The hands of art" , Ghent (BE) (cat)
2007
Stadtgalerie Schwaz "The teardrop explodes" ,
Tirol (curated by Karin Pernegger) (AT)
Galerie Charlotte Moser "Stranger than paradise" ,
Genève (curated by Max Henry) (CH)
Be-part Artplatform "Thomas Lerooy & Lucy McKenzie" ,
Waregem (curated by Tanguy Eeckhout) (BE)
Künstlerhaus Bethaniën "Gegen Den Strich" ,
Berlin (curated by Christoph Tannert and Valeria Schulte-Fischedick) (DE) (cat)
Artbrussels "Projectroom" Gallery Rodolphe Janssen , Brussels (BE)
2006
St.Lucas Gallery Artbrussels , Brussels (curated Filip Luyckx) (BE)
2004
Netwerk Gallery "Schabbernak" , Aalst (BE)
Atomium "Interface" , Brussels (curated by Helix) (BE)
PAM "Provincial Archeological Museum" , Ename (BE)

Projects

2013
Guest Artist,Maison Particulière Art Center,Brussels (BE)
2012
Gallery Rodolphe Janssen at villa , Knokke (BE)
2010
PMMK-Museum voor Moderne Kunst-Ostend'(Mars op Oostende),Ostend (BE)
2009
Musée D'Orsay '100 years of Michelin' Paris (FR)

Bibliography

2008
De Standaard, Gruwez gidst Watou 2008, vrijdag 01 augustus 2008
2007
"Dat de verte nabijer dan ooit was" Poëziezomer Watou 2008 (cat)
H-Art #39
"Artist Handbook" published by ludion,Ghent 2008 (cat) (ISBN 978 905544-719-0)
Le Figaro : FIAC 2007, Du punch et du cash, 'Les affaires au zénith au grand palais' (Valérie Duponchelle)
H-Art #25, 'Een jonge Danse Macabre van de kunst' (Inge Braeckman) 6 September 2007 (ISBN 932754-84-0)
Focus Knack, Lucie Mckenzie/Thomas Lerooy (Els Fiers) 12 September 2007
Monopol, Preview, Ich bin dann mal dekadent : Die gruppenschau : "Gegen Den strich" ... (Oliver Koerner Von Gustorf) nr.7/2007
Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung, "Gegen Den Strich" (ripe) 15/07/2007
Zitty, 14 Tage kunst (Christiane Meixner) nr.14/2007
Berliner Zeitung, Mythen, Monster und Modisten (Sebastian Preuss) 26 June 2007
The Art Newspaper International edition (Art Basel Daily Edition) Thursday 14 June 2007
"Gegen Den Strich" / Kunstlerhaus Bethaniën 2007 (Christian Schindler) (Cat) (ISBN 932754-84-0)
"Thomas Lerooy" 2007 (Tanguy Eeckhout)
"Art Brussels, riche terre de collections" Le Figaro (Samedi 21/ Dimanche 22 avril 2007) (Valérie Duponchelle)
2006
"Le Petit Jean" MDD (2 April 2006 / 30 Juni 2006) (Tanguy Eeckhout)(*) ‘Thomas Lerooy’ Kunstbeeld (Nr 6 / 2006) (C.Vuegen)
"De dakmascotte van Deurle" De Huisarts (4/05/2006 Nr 782) (C.Vuegen)
Yang tijdschrift (Nr 2 / Juli 2006) (selected by Ann Demeester)
2005
Kunst Nu S.M.A.K portofolio (2005)
2004
St-Lukas Gallery Magazine (Nr 1 / December 2004)

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