Rudie Van Holderbeke

Rudie Van Holderbeke (°1953 Belgium) is a student in part-time art education, second specialization year painting, at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp, under the guidance of young internationally active painters: Nils Verkaeren and Pieter Jennes. His oil paintings are about people in motion and their body language, not surprising when you know that his entire professional career was dominated by physical training and sports. For his personal style, he draws inspiration from the work of contemporary painters such as Mark Tennant, Alex Kanevsky, Edwige Fouvry and Peter Doig, but also from colorists such as Matisse, Munch and Gauguin. Although still in training, he has already been able to present his work in four exhibitions: 2023 September, group exhibition Black Box, Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp. Nominated for the ’Bart D’Eyckermans Legacy’ December, solo exhibition, gallery CULT Antwerp. Curated by Nils Verkaeren 2024 August, ’Artist Meeting’ Grand Casino, Knokke, Belgium. Curated by Willem Elias, Hugo Brutin and Hilde Van Caneyt. Winner of the ‘Artist Meeting Award’. December, solo exhibition, Galerij National55, Antwerp.