2019
"Ma Toile" (SOLO SHOW) - A Room Upstairs Gallery,20th Nov-20th Dec (UK, Ldn)PHOTOS
"Misbehaving Surfaces" (SOLO SHOW) - The Who Gallery, J.lindeberg showroom, 25th Sept-30th Oct (UK, Ldn) PHOTOS
"off grid" (group show) - Cookhouse Gallery, Mar 21st (UK,Ldn) PHOTOS
"MANON"(SOLO SHOW) - The Who Gallery, Not just another store, Mar 8th-Aprl 8th (UK,Ldn)PHOTOS
"13th Hour" (group show) - BSMT gallery, Feb 18t (UK) PHOTOS
"Wicked Game" (group show) - Cookhouse Gallery, Jan 24th - 25th (UK)
"Misbehaving Surfaces" (SOLO SHOW) - The Who Gallery, J.lindeberg showroom, 25th Sept-30th Oct (UK, Ldn) PHOTOS
"off grid" (group show) - Cookhouse Gallery, Mar 21st (UK,Ldn) PHOTOS
"MANON"(SOLO SHOW) - The Who Gallery, Not just another store, Mar 8th-Aprl 8th (UK,Ldn)PHOTOS
"13th Hour" (group show) - BSMT gallery, Feb 18t (UK) PHOTOS
"Wicked Game" (group show) - Cookhouse Gallery, Jan 24th - 25th (UK)
2018
"E Pluribus Unum"(group show) - Cookhouse Gallery, Dec 13th
"Obsessions"(group show) - Cookhouse Gallery, Nov 9th
Degree Show - Central Saint Martins, May 23rd - 27th
"Obsessions"(group show) - Cookhouse Gallery, Nov 9th
Degree Show - Central Saint Martins, May 23rd - 27th
2017
First Thursdays, Creative Debuts(group show) - Black & White Building
2016
First Thursdays, Creative Debuts(group show) - Black &White Building, Feb 4th - Mar 4th
180 Strand Street, offices -(Permanent Sale)
180 Strand Street, offices -(Permanent Sale)
ARTIST BIO:
Steyaerts’ practice consists mainly of paintings and sculptures, where the paintings become sculptures and the sculptures become paintings. Combining brightly coloured layers to create light hearted work that attract the eye of the viewer and causes curiosity in the act of looking. Investigating the themes of the partnership of these two mediums and how she can change their inner structure by creating her own materials to lay upon painting or how to take the painting out into sculptures.
Steyaert has her own curiosities towards the process in making the work, the way her man-made materials react to being manipulated. Initially being inspired by separating layers of colour, she moved on to make those layers misbehave in a way which would create confusion/interest in the viewer, questioning what they were looking at. Having a desire to question the structure of materials Steyaert began to explore their resistance, by pulling them across a canvas frame or between an architectural structure. Steyaert found further inspiration from the idea of structure in her work, specifically in the space in her paintings, Steyaert expanded these out into sculpture and let her work have a standing of its own, allowing viewers to have a presence around the work and vice versa.
Her most recent exhibition “Ma Toile”, Steyaert took inspiration from the French word “toile”, not having a direct translation into English challenged her ideas towards her paintings and sculptural paintings, taking past inspiration from her last solo show “Misbehaving Surfaces” where wrapping and pleating works enhanced the surfaces of her paintings. This show, she surrounded the work with a newly found material for her, silicone. This material created a further connection between Steyaert and her work, not only because of the longer shelf life but the effort in the spreading process, this has been an important part of her practice, realising her close relationship with the work and being inspired by making it all from scratch, seeing the work almost make itself, seeing herself as a worker.
Steyaerts’ practice consists mainly of paintings and sculptures, where the paintings become sculptures and the sculptures become paintings. Combining brightly coloured layers to create light hearted work that attract the eye of the viewer and causes curiosity in the act of looking. Investigating the themes of the partnership of these two mediums and how she can change their inner structure by creating her own materials to lay upon painting or how to take the painting out into sculptures.
Steyaert has her own curiosities towards the process in making the work, the way her man-made materials react to being manipulated. Initially being inspired by separating layers of colour, she moved on to make those layers misbehave in a way which would create confusion/interest in the viewer, questioning what they were looking at. Having a desire to question the structure of materials Steyaert began to explore their resistance, by pulling them across a canvas frame or between an architectural structure. Steyaert found further inspiration from the idea of structure in her work, specifically in the space in her paintings, Steyaert expanded these out into sculpture and let her work have a standing of its own, allowing viewers to have a presence around the work and vice versa.
Her most recent exhibition “Ma Toile”, Steyaert took inspiration from the French word “toile”, not having a direct translation into English challenged her ideas towards her paintings and sculptural paintings, taking past inspiration from her last solo show “Misbehaving Surfaces” where wrapping and pleating works enhanced the surfaces of her paintings. This show, she surrounded the work with a newly found material for her, silicone. This material created a further connection between Steyaert and her work, not only because of the longer shelf life but the effort in the spreading process, this has been an important part of her practice, realising her close relationship with the work and being inspired by making it all from scratch, seeing the work almost make itself, seeing herself as a worker.