Hildegarde Handsaeme

Born in Kortrijk Hildegarde resides and works in Terlanen (S.E. of Brussels). With an articulate preference for the figure and the nature of woman she went the self-teaching way in the plastic art form. The sensitive approach of this theme remains her source of inspiration which is utterly inexhaustible. The recognition of her artistic plastic language was a fact a couple of years ago when she obtained the third international prize for painting in Libramont.

THE WORK

Hildegarde Handsaeme paints mainly women and follows a harmonic and constructively perfect pattern. The figure in itself is dominating but she knows how to put it the right surroundings where nature and cosmos play a symbolic part. With a set of straight lines, she builds a mysterial haze of inner feelings on the canvas in a simple but penetrative way. She does not call for hallucinating images bet lets herself go with sensitivity guided by an unfailing intuition. Even when the figures at first sight seem distant they point to a certain duality and yet her usage of colours express a honest alliance between the data and the deeper thoughts.

Simply and honestly Hildegarde gives us the message of love and tenderness which should be shown to each individual. In a pictorial equilibrated and harmonic way, she knows how to remind us of the glamorous intuition of woman. (F. De B. 1997).

THE REVIEWS

Hildegarde's work presents such an original form and content that it is difficult to classify her in a painting school or to compare her to an eventual equal painter. Only gifted artists succeed to be independent from the start and grow gradually to a recognizable style. This is utterly rare. As a red thread Hildegarde's personality runs through her works which show us a very characteristic world. She seems to know always what she does and why and she leaves nothing to fate. Her work is as she meant it and what she means she gets by her own way from background into focus so one can say without looking at her signature that her personality is clearly there. Her work is very personal and shows that art in se has no boundaries, is not subject to strict laws, is unsuitable and difficult to put into words (E.BOON).

EXHIBITIONS

1992  Group exhibitions:
           Cultural Center in Overijse DEN BLANK, MACON (France)

1993  Group exhibitions:
           Gallery Jean RIGAUX in Overijse
           Book fair in Hoeilaart

1994  Personal exhibition:
           Restaurant DA CAMPA in LA HULPE
           Group exhibitions:
           Cultural Center in Overijse DEN BLANK
           7th Salon International de l'Art in LIBRAMONT.

1995  Group exhibitions:
           Art gallery CAESAR in Lo (West Flanders)
           Casino in Koksijde
           9th Festival International des Arts et des Lettres in Pléneuf St. André in France
           Choosing Art in Leefdaal
           6th Salon Le Mérite Artistique Européen St. Aignant in France
           Personal exhibitions:
           Gasthuisberg in Leuven
           Decascope in Ghent

1996  Personal exhibitions:
           Cultural Center in Overijse DEN BLANK
           Securis in Zaventem
           St. Pieters Hospital in Leuven
           Gallery Alsput in St. Pieters Leeuw.
           Group exhibition:
           Art in Overijse

1997  Personal exhibitions:
           Hotel BRISTOL in Brussels
           CONTACT J. in Antwerp
           Grand Marché d'Art Contemporain in Brussels
           Gallery ARCHIPEL
           Art Foundation PERSPECTIVE Haacht

1998  Personal exhibitions:
           Gallery l'Archipel
           Group exhibitions:
           Grand Marché d'Art Contemporain in Paris
           Art in Overijse C.C.DEN BLANK,
           ART GALLERY - LA RESERVE - Hotel LA RESERVE in Knokke
           ROME GALLERIA “il collezionista”

1999  Personal exhibitions:
           Gallery of the City Council JETTE
           Group exhibitions:
           ROME GALLERIA “il collezionista”
           LINEART GHENT December

2000  Personal exhibitions:
           Gallery PRO ART in LIER
           Gallery IDEA DAEMEN
           Castle of Horst
           Group exhibitions:
           Exhibition at the Vatican in Rome
           Art in Overijse in Overijse
           Gallery “ROMA ARTE 2000 VERSO IL GIUBILEO”

2001  Personal exhibitions:
           SECURIS in Zaventem
           CASINO Ostend
           PBE LEUVEN (Lubbeek)
           DI COYLDE BEERNEM

2002  Group exhibitions:
           Art in Overijse

2003  Personal exhibitions:
           Kortrijk (Hallen) Artinprogress
           NCI BUSINESS CENTER BRUXELLES
           Crédit Agricole Gembloux
           Fonderies du Lion Industry Minière, Couvin
           Organex Serfico Lillois
           Albemarle Europe sprl LOUVAIN-LA-NEUVE
           IBA SA LOUVAIN-LA-NEUVE
           UMICORE ENGENEERING LOUVAIN-LA-NEUVE
           NIVELINVEST SA - BANQUE D'AFFAIRES NIVELLES
           NETHERLANDS THE HAGUE STOUTENBEEK
           Expo @ HOME
           Art event Bouwcentrum Antwerp

2004  Personal exhibitions:
           Faculty club LEUVEN
           Kluisbergen Gallery MALPERTUIS
           The Threshold Wevelgem Ronse
           Group exhibitions:
           Art in Overijse

2005  Personal exhibitions:
           Haasrode Bremberg Center
           Tours & Taxis Brussels
           The Achturenhuis Kortrijk
           Open Atelier @ Home

2011  GALLERY GEENS
           Sensation Modern Fine Art Gallery London
           Westbourne Grove. Notting Hill, LONDON, W11
           Cultural center Terlanen

2012  Art Takes Square
           Broadway between 42nd Street and 44th Street New York USA
           Art in Overijse

2013  Bisart @ A City A Life Antwerp
           Gallery "The discovery of heaven" in Halle

2014  Pop-up expo Constructive Curves, de Bosuil Overijse
           Grimbergen Kiwanis
           GLOBAL ART TONGEREN GIRLS
           GLOBAL ART TONGEREN PEOPLE / ANIMALS
           Brasschaat Castle
           GLOBAL ART TONGEREN Nieuwpoort
           GLOBAL ART ROERMOND
           Artbarrel Casino Middelkerke

2015  The Affordable Art Fair Brussels
           Adaf Amsterdam Annual Dutch Art Fair

2016  CODA Museum Apeldoorn Netherlands
           Radisson Hotel Antwerp Brussels
           Gallery DADA Belgium

2017  Online Exhibitions

2018  Gallery Pjez Unik Atwerpen

2019  Paris Hotel Le Cinq Codet France
           Sanary-sur-Mer Cedx France

2020  RE-SEE China

AWARDED PRIZES AND MENTIONS:

1994  Libr'art LIBRAMONT 3rd prize

1995  Libr'art LIBRAMONT 4th prize

1995  Diplôme selectionné Bretagne

1995  Certificate selection St. Aignant

1995  Certificate European Art Merit

1995  Choosing for Arts 3rd prize

1998  diploma di merito all'artista selezionato per il consorco internazionale “ROMA ARTE 2000 VERSO IL GIUBILEO”

2000  Nominated in Rome for the exhibition in the Vatican July 2000

2000  Gold record “ROMA ARTE 2000 VERSO IL GIUBILEO” Vatican


PRIVATE COLLECTIONS:

Belgium, France, Germany, United States, Hong Kong

PUBLICATION:

• Artists and Galleries 1996, 1997, 1998
• Internet Artbel
• ART CARDS - IBM
• Le Soir Illustré
• DOCTOR ANTIQUES AUCTIONS
• WHO IS WHO? (1999)
• WHO'S WHO IN INTERNATIONAL ART edition 2000
• LES GRANDS ET NOUVEAUX NOMS DU MONDE ARTISTIQUE D'AUJOURD'HUI
• Who 's who ? (2003)
• The visual artists of the 19th and 20th centuries - Piron
• Studio magazine 2009
• Women in Art
• Nieuwsblad, Streekkrant, Passe Partout, The latest news, De Morgen, De Standaard
• Resident Magazine New York http://resident.com/hildegarde-handsaeme/
• MagazineLane Lamerson Interiors 2018 New York
• TV France 24 2018
• Le guide du collectionneur de Kazoart
• Publication in the book “ The Art of Sherlock Holmes” Global edition II