Born in Ghent (Belgium) on August 27, 1957

Training

Bruges, the Institute “Heilige Familie”: Certificate of Plastic Arts & Teaching  Certificate (1969-1975-1977)
Antwerp, Royal Academy of Fine Arts: higher artistic training, Monumental Arts Department, speciality Tapestry (1977-1980)
Antwerp: Certificate Master of Visual Arts, option Free Arts - Free Monumental Arts (June 25, 1998)

Symposia & workshops

Genk (Belgium), in the FLACC Centre: “Paper Creations”, directed by Maria Diduch (1999)
Tilburg (the Netherlands), textile museum: “Metamorphosis”, directed by Kate Wells (1999)
Tilburg (the Netherlands), textile museum: “Shrink-Print”directed by Nicky den Breejen (2000)
Tilburg (the Netherlands), textile museum: “Textile Metaphors”, directed by Grethe Wellejus & Bitten Hansen (2000)
Tilburg (the Netherlands), textile museum: “Techno-Textiles, Colbond non wovens, Heat & Manipulation” (2001)
Tilburg (the Netherlands), textile museum: “Transfer Print”, directed by Nicky den Breejen (2001)
Meldert (Belgium): “Earth Pigments & their abundance of colours” directed by Jean Decoster (2001)
Meldert (Belgium): 3  days’ happening  making  paper  with  “Loktha – Cannabis Sativa – vegetal colours” directed by Jean Decoster (2001)
Tilburg (the Netherlands), studio Karina Van Vught: “Indian Style Stain-Print”, directed by Hilde Van Braeckel (February 2002)
Tilburg (the Netherlands), textile museum: “Rubberrame”, directed by Janet Bloor (April 2002)
Tilburg (the Netherlands), textile museum: “Nassen, printing on silk with coloured rice-paste”, directed by Akemi Nakomo Cohn (November 2002)
Tilburg (the Netherlands), studio Karina Van Vught: masterclass “Smart Materials & New Printing Technology” directed by Zane Berzina (March 2005)
Tilburg (the Netherlands), studio Karina Van Vught: masterclass “Shibori – a deeper pleat-digital printing”, directed by Ana Lisa Hedstrom (August 2006)

Study tours

China (1988)
New-York (2000)
Finland (2003)