ANN VAN HOEY: COLOR & DESIGN

A N N V A N H O E Y

C O L O R & D E S I G N

A N N V A N H O E Y C O L O R & D E S I G N

Lucy Lacoste Gallery is delighted to present Ann Van Hoey:

COLOR

& DESIGN, December 10 31 2022. Van Hoey’s sleek contemporary forms are a meeting of geometry and Zen, clarified by color. Hand built from thin rolled slabs of clay, her cut vessels merge the hand with the mind. While each piece begins as a mathematical equation with technical perfection maintained throughout her process, her tools, are simple just a rolling pin and hand tools.

Using different clay bodies and slips, her sculptural vessels speak a language of their own. The surfaces may have the high polish of a Ferrari, or the matte quality of the earth, or the sensibility of colored candy. Though a lot of calculation goes into the process, the art is in the cutting and folds, which make the composition.

The Belgian ceramist is most known for her “Earthenware Ferrari” series, included in this exhibition, her second at Lacoste, in which clay vessels are painted with the same Ferrari car paint used in Formula 1 cars. Of these she says: “nobody outside of ceramics took notice of my work until I combined the earthenware vessels with something known and fascinating: sports cars. It was merely a cry for attention, and I must say it helped.”

Ann’s newest body of work includes poetic forms in earthy browns paired with contrasting whites, as well as greens, pinks, oranges, and yellows shown in fresh groupings together. Texture emerges as a new element.

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 an extended career in business, having graduated from the University of Antwerp with a Master in Applied Economic Sciences in 1979.

Ann Van Hoey is an internationally renowned artist with a long and impressive resume. Since opening her studio in 2006,Van Hoey has received numerous prizes such as a Bronze Medal at the 5th World Ceramic Biennale in Korea, a Silver Prize at the 8th Cheongju International Craft Competition and was shortlisted for the Loewe Foundation Craft Prize 2018. On the eve of Belgian National Day 2022, King Philippe awarded Ann Van Hoey Commander in the Order of the Crown. The award ceremony took place on December 1st, 2022, at the Royal Palace.

Van Hoey has been in numerous solo and group exhibitions around the world. Her work can be found in many public and private collections including the Royal Museum of Art and History Brussels, Belgium; the Museum of Arts and Design, New York; Alfred Ceramic Art Museum New York; the Musée Ariana, Geneva, Switzerland; and the New Taipei City Yingge Ceramics Museum. Most recently her large Black and Red Abstract Form was acquired through by the Everson Museum in Syracuse New York through Lucy Lacoste Gallery.

Ann has been a member of the International Academy of Ceramics since 2011.

“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 mathematical relentlessness, from which the power of the basic material, clay, radiates.”

Gaya Ceramic, Resident Artist Program, 2018

Red Object, 2021 Earthenware and car paint 10.24h x 8.66w x 9.84d in

Black-Red Object, 2022 Earthenware and car paint

7.87h x 7.48w x 10.24d in

Red Object, 2020 Earthenware and car paint 9.06h x 12.99w x 12.99d in

Black Object, Red Line, 2022

Earthenware and car paint

6.69h x 9.06w x 8.66d in

Black-Red Object, 2022

Earthenware and car paint 8.27h x 10.24w x 10.24d in

Brown Object, 2020

Earthenware

6.30h x 13.39w x 8.66d in

Orange Objects, 2022 Stoneware and engobe

Left: 3.94h x 5.12w x 4.33d in Right:5.91h x 6.30w x 6.30d in

Pink Objects, 2022

Stoneware and engobe

Left: 3.54h x 3.54w x 3.94d in Right: 3.15h x 3.94w x 3.94d in

Green Objects, 2022 Stoneware and engobe

Left: 4.72h x 5.12w x 5.12d in Right:4.72h x 5.91w x 3.94d in

Light Orange Objects, 2022

Stoneware and engobe

Left: 2.36h x 3.94w x 4.33d in Right: 3.54h x 4.33w x 3.54d in

Yellow Objects, 2022

Stoneware and engobe

Left: 4.33h x 5.51w x 6.30d in Right: 2.36h x 3.54w x 4.33d in

Green Objects, 2022 Stoneware and engobe

Front: 2.36h x 3.94w x 2.36d in Rear:2.36h x 3.54w x 2.36d in

On the eve of Belgian National Day 2022, King Philippe awarded Ann Van Hoey Commander in the Order of the Crown.

The award ceremony took place on December 1st, 2022, at the Royal Palace.

ANN VAN HOEY, CV

1956: Born in Mechelen Belgium

1979: Graduated at the University of Antwerp: master in Applied Economic Sciences

2006: Graduated in Ceramics at the IKA ( Institute for Arts and Craft) in Mechelen (BE)

2011: Member of the International Academy of Ceramics

2022: Awarded with the rank ‘Commander in the Order of the Crown’ by King Philippe of Belgium

Select Solo and Two Person Exhibitions: 2022: ANN VAN HOEY: COLOR & DESIGN, Solo Exhibtion, Lucy Lacoste Gallery, Concord, MA, USA Maud&Mabel, London, United Kingdom, solo exhibition

2021: Ann Van Hoey Solo Exhibition, Lucy Lacoste Gallery, Concorde, MA, USA, Galerie de l’Ancienne Poste, Toucy, France, solo exhibition

2020: - A-quadraat Galerie, Vorden, The Netherlands, Ann Van Hoey Rik Lina

2019: - Museum Torhouts Aardewerk, Torhout, Belgium, solo exhibition Gallery Marc Heiremans, Antwerpen, Belgium, solo exhibition

Ursula Morley Price Ann Van Hoey, Galerie de l’Ancienne Poste, Toucy, France Rachel Wood Ann Van Hoey, Galerie Terra, Delft, The Netherlands

2018: - Gallery Life Seeding, Tapei, Taiwan, solo exhibition

2017: - Galerie de l’Ancienne Poste, Toucy, France, solo exhibition

Galerie A Quadraat, Doet Boersma en AnnVan Hoey, Vorden, The Netherlands

- Kunstgalerij De Mijlpaal, Peter Vanbekbergen en Ann Van hoey, Heusden-Zolder, BE

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

Select Group Exhibitions:

2022:

KOCEF Collection, Gyeoggi Museum of Ceramic Design, Gwangju si, Zuid Korea

20 Mondes. IAC Treasure Bowl Collections I II, Keramis Ceramic Centre, La Louvière, Belgium

TEFAF Maastricht, with Marc Heiremans Gallery, Maastricht, The Netherlands

Common Ground, Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, New York, USA

Duo Ann Van Hoey Laurent Petit, Galerie de l’Ancienne Poste, Toucy, France

Open Stal at Galerie Peter Hiemstra, Oldeberkoop, The Netherlands

25 years Galerie de l'Ancienne Poste, La Maison du Chanoine, Treigny, France

Sara Flynn Ursula Morley Price Ann Van Hoey, Galerie de l’Ancienne Poste, Toucy, France

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, Singapore

Kunstkamer, Galerie Terra Delft, The Netherlands

2020:

- Carte Blanche à la Galerie de l’Ancienne Poste, Musée de la Piscine, Roubaix, France

- Sculptural meets Functional, Maud and Mabel, London, UK

- Historical Grand Courtyard, Taipei, Taiwan

2019:

- Ceramic Conference Victoria, Yarra Valley Estate, Dixons Creek, Australia

- Maison des Arts de Châtillon, Châtillon-sous-Bagneux (Paris), France

- 20 years Gallery Pi-Kwadraat, Erpe-Mere, Belgium

2018:

- Loewe Foundation Craft Prize, the Design Museum, London, UK

The Salon Art + Design, Park Avenue Armory, New York, USA

About Clay, Exhibition of Ceramic Art made in Europe, Fiskars, Finland

Henry Van de Velde Awards, BOZAR, Brussels, Belgium

Collective Design Fair, New York City, USA

La Dérive des Contenants, Giroussens, France

Ceramist portrait, Lecture, demonstration and exhibition, Oldenburg, Germany

IAC Members Exhibition, Yingge Museum, Taiwan

Art Shinan, Qingdao, China

Public acquisitions & Private Collections:

Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, New York, USA

- KMKG Royal Museum of Art and History Brussels, Belgium Museum of Arts and Design, New York, USA

- 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, Gifu Prefecture, 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

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

Keramiekmuseum Princessehof, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands