Education:

Academy of fine arts of Tournai, 1987-1989

St.Luc institute of Tournai, Publicity, 1989-1992

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Solo exhibitions:

1993 – Establishement l’abajour, The Panne, Belgium

1996 – House of culture The scissors, Knokke, Belgium

1998 – Establishement Le carré, Knokke, Belgium

1998 – Culture center The sound station, Liège, Belgium 

2008 – Gallery Maquinze, Ostend, Belgium

2009 – Establishement Ozee ‘Meet the artists’, Ostend, Belgium

2011 – Establishement Ozee ‘Meet the artists 2’, Ostend, Belgium

2016 – Culture center De Grote Post with introduction by a.i.c.a. Hugo Brutin, Ostend, Belgium

2018 – Gallery Papillon, ’The Underworlds’  with introduction by consult art-general of Monaco Rosette Porta, Ostend, Belgium

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Group exhibitions:

1996 – Gallery Belfort, Aalst, Belgium

2001 – Gallery 3D, Ostend, Belgium

2005 – Culture center Wentelsteen, Leuven, Belgium

2010 – Kipling Ape, Royal Academy of Fine Arts (KASK), Antwerp, Belgium

2007 – Gallery Ann Soco, Lille, France

2018 – Gallery papillon, Ostend, Belgium

2018 – Culture center De Wasserij, Lokeren, Belgium

2019 – Gallery Papillon, Ostend, Belgium

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Public Institutions:

‘Femme de Rue’. Collection New York, Restaurant Passe vite, 2016

‘The shaman’. Collection Africa, Entrepot, Ostend, Belgium, 2017

‘Business is business’. Collection New York, architectural office Boonefeas Isabelle, 2018

‘Welkom’. Collection society, clothing store Ferm, 2018

‘Innocent’. Collection Society, clothing store Ferm, 2018

‘Wanted’. collection society, Ozee, Ostend, Belgium, present day

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Publications and media:

“Benedicte Vandewattyne”. Publicity newspaper T’zwin, 1998

“Kunstenares Bénédicte Vandewattyne hernieuwt Kipling-aap”, Gazet van Antwerpen, september 2011.

“Oostendse Marchand Brothers presenteren hun Marengo Collection in CC De Grote Post”. Krant van West-Vlaanderen, november 2016. 

“Benedicte Vandewattyne exposeert in Galerie Papillon”. Newspaper de zeewacht, august 2018.

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Honors and awards:

Unlimited PR Creativity Award, Kipling ape Competition, Antwerpen, Belgium

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Current representations: 

White Interiors, Ostend, Belgium                  http://www.mike-whiteinteriors.com

Art-rent Brenice, Sint-Niklaas, Belgium        https://www.bernice.be/nl

Artgallery 12 Senses, Knokke, Belgium        https://www.12senses.be

Online Artgallery Saatchi.                               https://www.saatchiart.com/account/profile/1555459