Background
Johan Van Mullem was born in Isiro in the Democratic Republic of Congo to Flemish parents, but spent much of his childhood following his diplomat father from country to country.
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Johan Mullem
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Van Mullem is a painter and sculptor known mainly for his powerful depiction of faces. He has been drawing since a very early age. Early Years
From the age of seven to fourteen, Van Mullem lived in Tunisia, a country which deeply impacted him.
“Since that wonderful time, my heart has been there.
I have been forever torn between my Flemish roots and that marvelous Mediterranean culture. Number other country has had such an impact on medical
lieutenant was there that I began to draw, to fill my notebooks, and I have never stopped."
ART
Johan Van Mullem’s oeuvre is characterized almost entirely by portraiture. He claims inspiration only from personal encounters with people on an everyday basis rather than aspiring to be like or to be inspired by any well-known artists.
Van Mullem views his art as an extension of himself.
More recently he has been exploring new directions such as Landscapes and abstract paintings. The place of Sculpture in the work of Johan Van Mullem is growing since 2014. 2016
Solo Show: Musée Doctorate’Ixelles Brussels, (Bachelor of Engineering)
2015
Group Show: Mosaïque, Curateur Christian Noorbergen, Pont-Sainte-Marie, France
Group Show: Kunst in de Kant Fabriek Vilvoorde, (Bachelor of Engineering)
Solo:Face à Face, Galerie Schwab Beaubourg Paris (First Revision)
Solo: Fiat Lux, Hus Gallery London (Great Britain)
ART FAIR: Dallas Art Fair, (United States of America) avec HUS Gallery London
Group Show: Paysages Contemporains, Galerie SCHWAB BEAUBOURG, Paris, (First Revision)
ART FAIR: ART Uttar Pradesh Lille (First Revision) avec Macadam Gallery (Bachelor of Engineering)
2014
Acquisition d’une Œuvre par le Musée d’Art Contemporain d’Ixelles (Bruxelles)
Solo: Meta Morphoses, MACADAM Gallery, Bruxelles (BEL)
Solo: C24 Gallery, New York (United States of America)
ART FAIR: SP Arte, Saol Paulo,(BRA) with HUS Gallery London
ART FAIR: Dallas Art Fair,(United States of America) with HUS Gallery London
2013
Rebirth, a select preview of new works,
Hus Gallery, London (solo)
ART FAIR: BRAFA, Bruxelles, Belgique
2012
Movements of the Soul, Hus Gallery & Andipa Gallery, London (solo)
Group show avec Hus Gallery, Gstaad, Suisse
ART FAIR: Contemporary Istanbul, Turquie
2011
ART FAIR: Art London, Royaume - Uni
Group show avec Hus Gallery & Search Engine Marketing-ART, Monaco
ART FAIR: System Technologies-ART, Strasbourg, France
Arthus Gallery, Bruxelles, Belgique (solo)
2010
Chapelle de Boondael, Bruxelles, Belgique (solo)
Kunstgalerij Anarto, Anvers, Belgique (solo)
Art Gallery 826, Knokke, Belgique
Été Contemporain, Draguignan, France
Lineart Gand, Gand, Belgique.
