Kaat Lens (°2000) studied Fine Arts – Painting at LUCA School of Arts in Ghent, she lives and works in Brussels.
Her paintings are a sparkling mix of impulsive brushstrokes, through which she transforms daily life and her observations into detailed and visually rich works. She is often described as a magpie who collects glittering objects such as boots and pearls from her surroundings and transforms them into her own visual language.
Her work offers an escape from everyday reality and takes the viewer into an almost fairytale like scene, one that can only be further explored through the viewer’s imagination.
She often crops the bodies of her characters at unusual moments to create a sense of movement as if someone has just left or entered the painting. Alongside working at life-size scale, the hints in the titles and the viewer’s imagination, Kaat hopes to draw the viewer into the work and intertwine them in their own fantasy.
Group Exhibitions
Upcoming. Imposter Gallery - Pop-up, Knokke, BE.
2025. Smoked Negroni - Katapultt, Scheldewindeke, BE.
2024. Vruchtbare Grond – Het Bos, Antwerpen, BE.
2023. Buy local #3 - Kunsthal Gent, BE.
2023. The Sequel Graduation Show - LUCA School of Arts Gent, BE.
2023. PANIEK IN DE DISKUS - Diskus, Aalst, BE.
2023. FFFFOOOOUUUURRRR - Yügen, Gent, BE.
2022. Graduation Show Bachelor Expo, LUCA School of Arts Gent, BE.
2022. About the Narrative in Painting - Galerie Jakob van Caeneghemstraat 16, Gent, BE.
2021. Door het doek het schilderij een zoektocht naar de meester - Roger Raveel Museum, Mechelen-aan-de-Leie, BE.
Solo Exhibitions
2025. Ses cliques et ses claques - Canvas Claessens, Waregem, BE.
Residencies
2024. Bos Academie - Het Bos, Antwerpen, BE.
