Background
Geys grew up in Faytlaan, Leopoldsburg and attended school at the Brothers of Love.
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Jef Geys
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Education
He studied in the Academy of Antwerp under Piet Serneels, Maclot, Dolphyn and Strebelle, then gained a teaching diploma from the state school of Hasselt before starting work teaching in Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe.
Career
Geys is known for his photography, painting, sculpture, films, installation art, publishing activities, and experimentation in art education. The school focused on the educational experimentation in the arts, and included an studio and exhibition space, and arts laboratory. In 1971, Geys took on the freely-distributed newspaper which was a local publication in Kempen, Belgium, which is also called Campine (French).
Geys prints and distributes Kempens house-to-house, and often produces them in line with his exhibitions.
Geys is also known for creating a meticulous archive of his own work and Kempens since 1958, though the archive has been made inaccessible to all but the artist himself. Lumière et Architecture, Cneai, Chatou, France, 2014
KOME, Cneai, Chatou, France (2012)
"As Sombras de Lisboa "(The Shadows of Lisbon), Culturgest, Lisbon (photography exhibition) (2012)
"KOME", KMSK, Brussels, Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten (Royal Museums of Modern Art) (2012)
"Geys: All the black and white photos to 1998" "Martin Douven – Leopoldsburg – Jef Geys", M HKA, Antwerp (2011)
“Woodward Avenue”, Contemporary Art Detroit (MOCAD), (2011)
"Quadra Medicinale", Biënnale van Venetië (2009)
“Archive Fever“, International Center of Photography, New York, United States of America (2008)
“Retrospective-Introspectie” Galerie Erna Hecey, Brussels (2007–2008)
“Deep Comedy“, Marfa Gallery, Texas (2007)
Orchard Gallery, New York, New York, United States of America (2007)
InterActiveCorp, Villeurbanne, France (2007)
Pori Art Museum, Pori, Finland (2005)
Kunsthalle Lophem, Loppem (2005)
Van Abbemuseum, Retrospectieve, Eindhoven, The Netherlands (2004)
Documenta 11, Kassel, Germany (2002)
Galerie Meert-Rihoux, Brussels (2002)
Kunstverein, München, Germany, Solotentoonstelling (2001)
Middelheim, Antwerpen, Solo Exhibition (1999)
Skulptur Projekte, Münster (1997)
Frac, Champagne-Ardenne, France (1995)
Witte de With, Rotterdam, The Netherlands (1993)
Palais des Beaux-Arts, Brussels, Belgium (Paleis voor Schone Kunsten) (1992)
São Paulo Biennial, Brazil (Biënnale van São Paulo) (1991)
Galerie Meert-Rihoux (1990)
Chambre d’Amis, Gent (1986).
