Marie-Jo Lafontaine
Marie-Jo Lafontaine
biography
Born in Anwerpen, Belgium, in 1950.
Lives and Works in Brussels, Belgium.
1975 – 1979
Studies at Ecole Nationale Supérieure d’Architecture et des Arts Visuels “La Cambre” in Brussels, Belgium
1977
Award “Prix de la Jeune Peinture Belge”, Brussels, Belgium – Beginning of monochrome textile environments
1980
Beginning of multi sources and multi screen video installations
1985
Grant to M.I.T., Boston, USA
1986
Grant to “Fiacre”, Ministère de la Culture Française à Paris, France
1990
Professor at the Sommerakademie in Salzburg, Austria
1992
Professor at the HFG in Karlsruhe, Germany
1996
Start of interactive audio installations with Todor Todoroff
1998
Nominated “Cultural Ambassador of Flanders”
Guest-professor at the Bundesakademie für kulturelle Bildung in Wolfenbüttel, Germany
2000
Competition winner “Art for the Pier”. New Wing at Arlanda Airport Stockholm, Sweden
Competition winner “Kunst am Bau”, Justizzentrum Bonn, Germany
2003
Competition winner “Kunst am Bau” at the New Museum built by Daniel Libeskind in Osnabrück, Germany
2004
Guest-professor at U.D.K. in Berlin, Germany
solo exhibitions
2009
Samuelis Baumgarte Galerie, Bielefeld, Germany
Babylon Babies, Arendt & Medernach, Luxembourg, Luxembourg
2008 – 2009
Botanique, Brussels, Belgium
2007
Musée des Beaux-Arts, Angers, France
2006
Galerie Ghislaine De Gryse, Tielt, Belgium
Hotel Communal de Schaerbeek, Schaerbeek, Belgium
Skyarena OPENING FIFA WM 2006, Frankfurt, Germany
Galerie Geukens & De Vil, Antwerpen, Belgium
2005
Stadtverwaltung Arnt Museum, Albstadt, Germany
Junta de Andalucia, Cordoba, Spain
Galerie Rudolfinum, Prag, Czech Republic
Galerie Walter Storms, München, Germany
Galerie Samuelis Baumgarte, Bielefeld, Germany
2004
USB Bank Gallery, Brussels, Belgium
Musée de Marrakech, Marrakech, Morocco
Felix Nussbaum Museum, Osnabrück, Germany
Telindus, Leuven, Belgium
Galerie De Gryse, Tielt, Belgium
2003
Walter Storms Galerie, Banana Kisses, Düsseldorf, Germany
Samuelis Baumgarte Galerie, Bielefeld, Germany
P.M.M.K., Oostende, Belgium
Beaufort 2003, Middelkerke, Belgium
SMAK, Gent, Belgium
ORIENT/OKZIDENT, Karlsruhe; Berlin, Germany
2002
Galerie Vainhinger, Radolfzell, Germany
BMW Glasspavillon, München, Germany
Juztice Zentrum, Bonn, Germany
Art for the Pier, Stockholm, Sweden
Galerie Bernhard Knaus, Mannheim, Germany
Stadtsgalerie, Bietingheim-Bissingen, Germany
Museum Kulturspeicher, Wurzburg, Germany
Stadt Museum, Wilhelmshaven, Germany
Galerie Geuken & De Vil, Knokke-Zoute, Belgium
2001
Henie Onstad Museum, Oslo, Norway
Galerie Thomas von Lintel, New York, USA
Galerie Walter Storms, München, Germany
Galerie Knaus/Vainhinger, Köln/Mannheim, Germany
Galerie Hollenbach, Stuttgart, Germany
Glaskasten Museum, Marl, Germany
Opéra de Nancy, Nancy, France
Stadtmuseum, Rakvere, Estland
2000
Deutsche Bank, Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Edith Russ Haus, Oldenburg, Germany
Gallery De Gryse, Tielt, Belgium
Galerie Allianz, München, Germany
1999
Mathildehöhe Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany
Musée du Jeu de Paume, Paris, France
Odepark Venray, Venray, The Netherlands
St Petri Kirche, Dortmund, Germany
Saarland Museum, Saarbrücken, Germany
Galerie Beaumont, Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Galerie Ropac, Paris, France
Mercator/Nordstar, Antwerpen, Belgium
Galerie Rigassi, Bern, Switzerland
De Warande, Turnhout, Belgium
1998
Site Gallery, Sheffield, UK
Gallery De Gryse, Tielt, Belgium
Gallery van de BBL, Kortrijk, Belgium
Bundesakademie, Wolfenbüttel, Germany
The Civic Galeria of Modern Art, Palermo, Italy
The Orchard Gallery, Derryn, UK
ERBAN, Nantes, France
1997
Galerie Bugdahn und Kaimer, Düsseldorf, Germany
1996
Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac, Salzburg, Austria
Galerie Wanda Reiff, Maastricht, The Netherlands
1995
Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac, Paris, France
Galerie De Gryse, Tielt, Belgium
Art fair solo show/Galerie Ropac, Brussel, Belgium
Galerie Rigassi, Bern, Switzerland
Festspielhaus, Salzburg, Austria
1994
Smith College Museum, Massachussets, USA
Galerie Comicos, Lisboa, Portugal
University Art Museum California, Long Beach California, USA
Wanâs Mobile, Malmö, Sweden
Gasometer, Oberhausen, Germany
Galerie Bugdahn, Köln, Germany
Galerie Walter Storms, Köln, Germany
1993
Galerie Bugdahn und Kaimer, Düsseldorf, Germany
Deweer Art Gallery, Otegem, Belgium
1992
Archief, Den Haag, The Netherlands
Galerie Montaigne, Paris, France
Vereins und Westbank, Alter Wall, Hamburg, Germany
Museum Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
Noordijlaandskunstmuseum, Aalborg, Denmark
Goethe Institut, Brussel, Belgium
Museum of Contemporary Art, Tel Aviv, Israel
1991
Wewerka-Weiss Galerie, Berlin, Germany
Ric Urmel Gallery, Gent, Belgium
Bergkerk Kunst, Deventer, The Netherlands
Galerie Walter Storms, München, Germany
Jach Shainmann Gallery, New York, USA
1990
Arco/Galerie Walter Storms, Madrid, Spain
Städtisches Museum Abteiberg, Mönchengladbach, Germany
Salzburger Kunstverein, Salzburg, Austria
Städtisches Museum Schloss Hardenberg, Velbert, Germany
Städtische Galerie, Göppingen, Germany
Musée des Beaux Arts, Tourcoing, France
Galerie Montaigne, Paris, France
1989
Jack Shainmann Gallery, New York, USA
Galerie Weisses Haus, Hamburg, Germany
Galerie Michael Horbach, Köln, Germany
The Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh, UK
Whitechapel Art Gallery, London, UK
1988
Museum of Contemporary Art, LACMA, Los Angeles, USA
Museum für Gegenwartskunt, Basel, Switzerland
Galerie Walter Storms, München, Germany
Galerie Wanda Reiff, Maastricht, The Netherlands
Forum, Galerie Walter Storms, Hamburg, Germany
1987
Musée de Brou, Bourg-en-Bresse, France
Gemeente Museum, Arnheim, The Netherlands
Gallery De Gryse, Tielt, Belgium
Centre d’Art Contemporain, Orleans, France
Koninklijk Muziekconservatorium, Gent, Belgium
Galerie Roger Paillas, Marseille, France
1986
Musée Cantini, Marseille, France
Salle Petrarque, Montpellier, France
Art junction International, Nice, France
Sprengel Museum, Hannover, Germany
1985
Maison de la Culture, La Rochelle, France
Cirque Divers, Liège, Belgium
Maison de la Culture, Le Havre, France
Carpenter Center Havard University, Boston, USA
Tate Gallery, London, UK
Musée d’Art Moderne, Villeneuve d’Asq, France
1984
Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, France
Galerie Powerhouse, Montréal, Canada
E.L.A.C., Lyon, France
1983
Maison de la Culture, La Rochelle, France
Gemeente Museum, Den Haag, The Netherlands
1982
C.A.P.C., Bordeaux, France
1981
Musée d’Art Moderne, Paris, France
Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, France
Palais des Beaux Arts, Brussel, Belgium
1976
Galerie Walter Thompson, Brussel, Belgium
Galerie Anne van Horenbeek, Brussel, Belgium
Palais des Beaux-Arts, Brussel, Belgium
Galerie ‘Les Contemporains’, Genval, Belgium
I.C.C. Antwerpen, Belgium
group exhibitions
2009
Textiles Art and the Social Fabric, Museum voor Hedendaagse Kunst, Antwerpen, Belgium
Body & Language – Zeitgenössische Fotografie aus der Albertina, Wien, Austria
Bildschön. Schönheitskult in der aktuellen Kunst, Städtische Galerie, Karlsruhe, Germany
2008
Nature: attitude, Samuelis Baumgarte, Bielefeld, Germany
Können Blumen dumm sein, Galerie Vayhinger, Radolfzell, Germany
Die Hände der Kunst, MARTa Herford, Herford, Germany
2007
Fotokunst. Zeitgenössische Fotografie aus der Sammlung Essl, Klosterneuburg, Austria
30 Jahre Walter Storms Galerie, Walter Storms Galerie, München, Germany
2006
Art Space Germany, SCA Gallery, Sidney, Australia
2005
Meisterwerken der Medienkunst, ZKM, Karlsruhe, Germany
Kinderbildnisse, Kunstraum Falkenstein, Hamburg, Germany
Aufruhr der Gefühle, Kunsthalle Göppingen, Göppingen, Germany
MUHKA, Antwerpen, Belgium
Attituden Bidler Konzepte, Brigitte March Gallery, Stuttgart, Germany
Belgische Fotografen 1840 – 2005, Museum voor Fotografie, Antwerpen, Belgium
Fotoarbeiten der Sammlung der WGZ Bank, Düsseldorf, Germany
2004
The Death of the Portrait, Musée de l’Elysée, Lausanne, Switzerland
Globalia, Frauenmuseum, Bonn, Germany
About Face Portrait Photography, Hayward Gallery, London, UK
Das Wunder Mensch/Parameter of Life, Museum Moderne Kunst, Passau, Germany
Aufruhr der Gefühle/Leidenschaften in der Zeitgenössischen Fotografie, Museum für Fotografie, Braunschweig, Germany
C la rentr&e!, Galerie Roger Paillas, Marseille, France
2003
The Unblinking Eye, IMMA Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin, Ireland
Kunstraum Deutschland, Goethe Institut, Roma, Italy
Summer Holiday, Galerie Knaus, Mannheim, Germany
Esperando unha chamada, CGAC Centro Galego de Arte Contemporànea, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Human Stories, Ludwig Museum, Budapest, Hungary
2002
Le petit cabinet d’un Amateur de Ruines, Orion art Gallery, Oostende, Belgium
2001
Le plus bel âge, Maison Européenne de la photographie, Paris, France
Between Earth and Heaven, Museum of Modern Art, Oostende, Belgium
Atelier Belge, Passage 44, Brussel, Belgium
Zwischenraum #5, Galerie Buddahn und Kaimer, Düsseldorf, Germany
The Promise of Photography, Le Botanique, Brussel, Belgium
Das Versprechen der Fotografie, Schrin Kunsthalle, Frankfurt, Germany
2000
Dans les Champs des étoiles, Musée d’Orsay, Paris, France
Contemporary art from Belgium, European Central Bank, Frankfurt, Germany
1999
Maschile Femminile e oltre, Museo di Castel Nuovo, Napoli, Italy
Schwarz in sculpturalen Bereich, Kunsthalle, Darmstadt, Germany
1998
Disidentico, Palazzo Branciforte, Palermo, Italy
1997
La belle danse, une langue code, Galerie Beaumont, Luxembourg, Luxembourg
15th World Wide Video Festival, Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Face à Face, Galerie Ropac, Paris, France
1996
Installation photographiques, Museum van Hedendaagse Kunst, Oostende, Belgium
Mediascape, Guggenheim Museum, New York, USA
Monochrome Bilder, Galerie Bugdahn und Kaimer, Düsseldorf, Germany
1995
Himmel und Hölle, Museum of Contemporary Art, Helsinki, Finland
1994
Confrontation, Musée d’Ixelles, Brussel, Belgium
The day after Tomorrow, Lisboa 94, Lisboa, Portugal
On Focus, Galerie De Gryse, Tielt, Belgium
1993
Deutschsein, Kunsthalle, Düsseldorf, Germany
Bright Light, Galerie Brigitte March, Stuttgart, Germany
Kunst verfremdet, Kulturhaus Dock 4, Kassel, Germany
1992
Moving Image, Musée fundacion Miro, Barcelona, Spain
Word and Image, MUHKA, Antwerpen, Belgium
1991
Multimediale 2, Zentrum für Kunst und Medientechnologie, Karlsruhe, Germany
Et alia, Galerie Jule Kewenig, Frechen-Bachem, Germany
Artec 91, City Museum, Nagoya, Japan
The Belgian Boom, Centre Gallery University, Miami, USA
1990
Treshold, The National Museum of Contemporary Art, Oslo, Norway
40 ans de la jeune Peinture Belge, Palais des Beaux Arts, Brussel, Belgium
Un art de la Distinction, Centre Saint Andrée, Meymac, France
1989
Komposition Inszenierung, Werwerka Galerie, Berlin, Germany
Wiener Diwan, Museum des 20. Jahrhunderts, Wien, Austria
Frauen in Kunst und Politik, Kunst Rai 89, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
1988
Arbeit in Geschichte – Geschichte in Arbeit, Kunsthaus, Hamburg, Germany
Documenta 8, Deweer Art Gallery, Otegem, Belgium
Special Aspects – the photographic experience, Padiglione d’arte contemporanea, Milano, Italy
1987
Documenta VIII, Kassel, Germany
1986
Imagine Electronica, Galeria d’Arte Moderne, Bologna, Italy
Les secrets d’Alcoves, Galerie Roger Paillas, Paris, France
1985
La Nouvelle Sculpture, A.R.C.A., Marseille, France
Kunst mit Eigen-Sinn, Museum des 20. Jahrhunderts, Wien, Austria
Alles und noch viel mehr, Kunstmuseum, Bern, Switzerland
1984
Electra, Musée d’Art Moderne, Paris, France
The Luminous Image, Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
1983
La nuit de la Vidéo, Le Château d’O, Montpellier, France
Festival du Cinema des femmes, Maison de la Culture, Grenoble, France
1982
World Wide Video Festival, Den Haag, The Netherlands
Musée des Sciences Voir des Vidéos, Brussel, Belgium
Rassegna international di cinema e video, Roma, Italy
1981
10ième Biennale internationale de la tapisserie, Musée Cantonal de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
1980
Prix International de dessin, Fundacio Juan Miro, Barcelona, Spain
5ième Biennale internationale du textile Miniature, Savaria Museum, Szombathely, Hungary
11ième Biennale de Paris, Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, France
Peinture et Camera, Europalia, Palais des Beaux Arts, Brussel, Belgium
1979
Grande Biennale de la tapisserie, Briggen Museum, Bergen, Belgium
La Cambre 1928 – 1978, Musée d’Ixelles, Brussel, Belgium
1978
Prix de la jeune peinture Belge, Palais des Beaux Arts, Brussel, Belgium
10 jeunes sculpteurs belges, Galerie R/S, Antwerpen, Belgium
Internationale Textile Triënnale, Museum Wlokiennictwa, Lodz, Poland
Textiles, The Warren Hadlers Gallery, New York, USA
1977
03 23 03 Rencontres internationals d’Art Contemporain, National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Canada
La Preuve par neuf, La médiatine au Château Malou, Brussel, Belgium