Ann Van Hoey SOLO
Ann Van Hoey Solo Exhibition
December 4 - 31, 2021
Front Cover- Black-Red Object 1 Back Cover-Red Object 5
Lucy Lacoste Gallery 25 Main Street, Concord MA lucylacoste.com | info@lucylacoste.com
“Van Hoey has what is known as a geometric spirit. She takes basic spatial forms, mostly a hemisphere, as her starting point. Enchanted by the geometrical design of Japanese zen gardens of stones and inspired by the Japanese art of origami, she developed the technique of folding thin sheets of clay. In fact, she cuts to recompose. The result is a deliberately minimalistic demonstration of purity, form, simplicity, sobriety, efficiency and clarity of line, a paragon of geometric and
Lucy Lacoste Gallery is delighted to present Ann Van Hoey in her first US solo exhibition. This exhibition highlights her geometrically sculptural vessels in bold colors such as red, black, and white plus earthier greens and blues. The Belgian artist, a former economist, applies her knowledge of mathematics and love of geometry in her ceramics. The artist is most known for her “Earthenware Ferrari” series in which clay vessels are painted with Ferrari car paint. This came about because while in the ceramic world she received a good response to her work, in her everyday world, no one noticed…. that is until she decided to combine her earthenware vessels with something known and fascinating: sports cars. Van Hoey decided to go for the red automotive paint Ferrari uses onto their Formula 1 cars. As she says: “It was merely a cry for attention, and I must say that it helped.” The coating is done by a specialist in an industrial environment.
mathematical relentlessness, from which the power of the basic material, clay, radiates.” - Quoted from Gaya Ceramic, 2018 "Inspired by the geometry and precision of Japanese origami, Van Hoey achieves impressive visual strength and clarity in her pieces of meticulously folded ceramic. The ancient process of producing earthenware vessels is fused with a strikingly unexpected surface of Ferrari car paint, combining traditional materiality with industrial innovation, ultimately inviting reflection on the balance between craftsmanship and capitalistic consumerism." - Quoted from The Loewe Foundation Craft Prize Jury
Ann Van Hoey
b. 1956
Ann Van Hoey was born in Belgium and started her artistic career at the age of 50 in 2006 after graduating with a Degree in Ceramics from the Institute for Arts and Crafts (IKA) in her hometown of Mechelen. Before becoming a ceramic artist, Ann Van Hoey had a extended career in business, having graduated from the University of Antwerp in 1979 with a Master in Applied Economic Sciences. Ann is an internationally renowned artist with a long and impressive resume. She has been in numerous solo and group exhibitions around the world. Her work can be found in many public and private collections including the KMKG Royal Museum of Art and History Brussels, Belgium; the Museum of Arts and Design, New York; the Musée Ariana, Geneva, Switzerland; and the New Taipei City Yingge Ceramics Museum, Taiwan, to name a few. Ann Van Hoey frequently competes in international ceramic competitions and has accumulated numerous prizes and awards for her work. Ann has been a member of the International Academy of Ceramics since 2011.
Earthenware & Ferrari Car Paint
Black-Red Object 3, 2021 Earthenware and car paint 11.02h x 14.57w x 10.63d in
Black-Red Object 2, 2021 Earthenware and car paint 6.30h x 13.78w x 9.84d in
Black-Red Object 1, 2021 Earthenware and car paint 11.42h x 8.66w x 12.99d in
Red Object, 2021 Earthenware and car paint 11.02h x 15.75w x 8.66d in
White-Red Object, 2021 Earthenware and car paint 8.27h x 12.20w x 9.84d in
Stoneware with Engobe & Earthenware Vessels
Red Object 5, 2021 Stoneware and engobe 8.27h x 10.63w x 9.84d in
Blue Object 1, 2021 Stoneware and engobe 7.09h x 8.27w x 8.27d in
Blue Object 2, 2021 Stoneware and engobe 8.66h x 8.27w x 8.27d in
Green Object 1, 2021 Stoneware and engobe 6.69h x 10.04w x 5.91d in
Green Object 2, 2021 Stoneware and engobe 8.27h x 7.48w x 8.66d in
White Object 2, 2021 Earthenware 9.45h x 8.66w x 10.24d in
White Object 1, 2021 Earthenware 8.66h x 7.09w x 5.91d in
Red Object 3, 2021 Stoneware and engobe 5.12h x 5.12w x 5.91d in
Red Object 1, 2021 Stoneware and engobe 11.42h x 13.78w x 9.84d in
Red Object 2, 2021 Stoneware and engobe 6.69h x 7.09w x 7.48d in
Red Object 4, 2021 Stoneware and engobe 6.69h x 7.87w x 6.69d in
Dark Brown Object, 2021 Earthenware 7.87h x 14.17w x 8.27d in
Resume Solo Exhibitions: 2021: Lucy Lacoste Gallery, Concord, MA, USA, solo exhibition (December 2021) Galerie de l’Ancienne Poste, Toucy, France, solo exhibition 2019: Museum Torhouts Aardewerk, Torhout, Belgium, solo exhibition Gallery Marc Heiremans, Antwerpen, Belgium, solo exhibition 2018: Gallery Life Seeding, Tapei, Taiwan, solo exhibition 2017: Galerie de l’Ancienne Poste, Toucy, France, solo exhibition 2016: Het Atelier Roland Rens, Aarschot, Belgium, solo exhibition 2015: Puls Contemporary Ceramics, Jean-Francois Fouilhoux - Ann Van Hoey, Brussels Tortus, Copenhagen, Denmark, solo exhibition 2013: Galerie Terra, Delft, The Netherlands, solo exhibition 2012: Museum MUDAL, Deinze, Belgium: solo exhibition 2011: Galerie Marianne Brand, Carouge, Geneva, Switserland, solo exhibition 2009: Galerie Hélène Porée, Paris, France, solo exhibition 2008: AWARD/T, Mechelen, Belgium, solo exhibition Two Person Exhibitions: 2020: A-quadraat Galerie, Vorden, The Netherlands, Ann Van Hoey – Rik Lina 2019: Ursula Morley Price - Ann Van Hoey, Galerie de l’Ancienne Poste, Toucy, France Rachel Wood - Ann Van Hoey, Galerie Terra, Delft, The Netherlands 2017: Galerie A-Quadraat, Doet Boersma en Ann Van Hoey, Vorden, The Netherlands 2011: Puls Contemporary Ceramics, Gustavo Pérez- Ann Van Hoey, Brussel 2010: Made in Mechelen, Ann Van Hoey-Carine Neutjens; Cultural Centre Mechelen, Belgium Ashraf Hanna - Ann Van Hoey, Galerie du Don, Le Fel, France 2008: Gustavo Pérez - Ann Van Hoey, Puls Contemporary Ceramics, Brussels, Belgium
Group Exhibitions: 2021: Ceramists Traces, Archaelogical Museum of Olympia, Athens, Greece Puls 21/21 anniversary show, Puls Contemporary Ceramics, Brussels, Belgium The Substation Singapore, Ceramic Expressions curated by Mulan Gallery, 2020: Carte Blanche à la Galerie de l’Ancienne Poste, Musée de la Piscine, France Sculptural meets Functional, Maud and Mabel, London, UK Historical Grand Courtyard, Taipei, Taiwan 2019:Ceramic Conference Victoria, Yarra Valley Estate, Dixons Creek, Australia 2018: Loewe Foundation Craft Prize, the Design Museum, London, UK The Salon Art + Design, Park Avenue Armory, New York, USA Henry Van de Velde Awards, BOZAR, Brussels, Belgium Collective Design Fair, New York City, USA IAC Members Exhibition, Yingge Museum, Taiwan Art Shinan, Qingdao, China About a Vase, Ceramic Museum of Montelupo, Italy Hermetisch Zwart, Kunstgalerij De Mijlpaal, Heusden Zolder, Belgium 2017: Collective Design Fair, New York City, USA 2016: Taiwan International Ceramics Biennale, Yingge Ceramics Museum, Taiwan The Salon Art + Design, New York City, USA Collective Design Fair, New York City, USA 2015: Built and formed, Galerie Handwerk, Munich, Germany COLLECT London, Saatchi Gallery, London, UK 2014: Member's Exhibition at the IAC 2014, Dublin Castle, Ireland 2013: COLLECT London, UK 2012: SOFA New York, with J.Lohmann Gallery, New York
Public acquisitions/private collections:
Awards and selections:
- KMKG Royal Museum of Art and History Brussels, Belgium
2021: First Prize at the International Coffee Cup Competition, Yingge Ceramics Museum, Taiwan
- Museum of Arts and Design, New York, USA
2018:Shortlisted for the Loewe Foundation Craft Prize, Madrid, Spain
- Alfred Ceramic Art Museum, Alfred Univrsity, New York, USA - Museo Internazionale delle Ceramiche, Faenza, Italy - New Taipei City Yingge Ceramics Museum, Taiwan - Musée Ariana, Geneva, Switzerland - Cheongju International Craft Museum, Cheongju, South-Korea - WOCEF World Ceramic Exposition Foundation Seoul Korea - City Ceramic Industrial Technical Laboratory, Mizunami City, Japan - Museum MUDAL, Deinze, Belgium - The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, USA - Jingdezhen Ceramics Museum, Jingdezhen City, China - City of Carouge, Switzerland - City Museum of Varazdin, Croatia - Design Museum Gent, permanent loan Dirk Schrijvers, Belgium - Stedelijke Musea Mechelen, Belgium - Cultural Center ‘Het Gasthuis’, Aarschot, Belgium - Frank Steyaert Private Collection, Ghent, Belgium - The Hetjens Museum, Düsseldorf, Germany
Selected for the Martisons Award, Daugavpils, Latvia 2017: Selected for the Taiwan International Ceramics Biennale, Yingge Museum, Taiwan Selected for the 8th Triennial for Design, ‘Hands on Design’, Design Museum Gent, Belgium 2015: Prize of the Presidency of the Emilia Romagna Region at the 'Premio Faenza', Faenza, Italy 2014:Silver Prize at the 8th Cheongju International Craft Competition (KOR) Selected for ‘Premio Faenza’, Faenza, Italy Winner of the ‘Emerging Artist People’s Choice Contest’, Ceramics Monthly Selected for ‘Talks by Artists’ at the GIC Biennale 2013 Seoul, South Korea 2012: Selected for Taiwan Ceramics Biennale, Taipei County Yingge Ceramics Museum, Taiwan 2011: The First Prize at the Parcours Carougeois, Geneva, Switzerland 2010: Prizewinner at the ‘International Design Competition’, Interieur 2010 Kortrijk, Belgium Triennale européenne de la céramique et du verre 2010 Mons, Belgium Selected for the “Biennale de la Céramique d’Andenne” 2009: First prize at the international biennal “At the moment...” Kapfenberg, Austria, Switzerland Selection for the “6th Cheongju International Craft Competition 2009”, South-Korea 2008: International Biennal of Contemporary Ceramics, Vallauris, France
- State Art Collection, Ireland - Lotte Reimers - Stiftung, Diedesheim, Germany - Kecskemét Collection, Kecskemét, Hungary - Grassi Museum, Leipzig, Austria - Qingdao Shinan District People’s Government, Qingdao, China - Openluchtmuseum Bokrijk, Genk, Belgium
Photographer- Heidi Leenaards Catalogue Design by Sophia Marsh