Virginie Bailly : biography

°23 january 1976, Ukkel
1995 -1999	studies painting, Hogeschool St- Lukas, Brussels
1998	studies fine art, Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Montpellier, France
1993 -1997	studies painting, Académie des Beaux Arts d’Anderlecht, Brussels
2000 – 2003	Higher Institute for Fine Arts, (HISK) Antwerp

Solo exhibitions


2009	Landscape on Table, Galerie Transit, Mechelen Ben jij dat op die berg van rijst?, De Bond, Brugge
2008	Behind the wall there’s a mop for every day II, Kulak, Kortrijk Behind The Wall, China European Artcenter, Xiamen, China City project, Sint Joost Ten Node
2007	'Troubler les lointains' - Transit, Mechelen (B)
2004	St- Lukas gallery, Brussels (B)
2002	Gallery C. De Vos, Aalst (B)

Group exhibitions

2010	'L’OEUVRE AU CORPS, LE CORPS A L’OEUVRE', Presentation of videoinstallation 'Tout Vide Tout Plein' in Forum Expo Bonlieu, Annecy, France, with: PHILIPPE ASTORG – VIRGINIE BAILLY – ALI KAZMA – GERALDINE PY
2009	Système D, curated by Sara Stenczer, Galerie Olivier Houg, Lyon (FR) Fading, curated by Sven Vanderstichelen, museum Elsene (B)	FR B
2008	Sint-Joost en de engelen, temporary sound installation, place Saint-Josse – collaboration with the poet Cécilia Hansson, organised by Het Beschrijf (B) ‘Behind the wall there’s a mop for every day’ Xu Huijing –Virginie Bailly,Chinese European Art Center, Xiamen, (CHINA) Willy De Sauter – Virginie Bailly , Be-Part, Waregem (B)	B CHINA B
2007	Pushing the Canvas, De Garage, Mechelen Virginie Bailly, Nicolas Guiot, Kristin Posehn, Isabelle Hayeur and Eric Raymond, Netwerk/centrum voor hedendaagse kunst, Aalst (B) Jonge Belgische Schilderkunst/Jeune Peinture Belge, Bozar, Brussel	B B B
2006	Wat is/wat zou kunnen, W139, Amsterdam, curated by Ann De Meester and Kristof Van Gestel. 'HISK. An Act of Presence', Museumpaviljoen MSK, Leopoldskazerne, Charles de Kerchovelaan 187a, Gent, 25 - 29 october 'Wild Vlees/Vers Bloed', Cultuurcentrum Hasselt, Kunstlaan 5, B-3500 Hasselt, van 9 september t/m 12 november 2006 'Leefijdgenoten', Roger Raveel Museum, Machelen a.d Leie, 3 september – 19 november 2006 'Factura', 8/12/2006 -14 /01/2007, De Markten, Brussels Freestate, Militair hospitaal, Bredene (B)	NL B B B B
2005	'And She Was', with Vika Bigalska, Sara Claes, Stefanie Trojan, Marilou van Lierop, Transit Gallery, Mechelen Naked Cities, Virginie Bailly(B) - Jochen Mühlenbrink(G), One Twenty gallery, Ghent Speelhoven,Espace/escape Aarschot. Ward Denys, Michel Aubry, David Neirinckx, Angelo Vermeulen, Latifa Echakhch, Fransje Killaars, Jean-Philippe Antoine, Gunter Selichar, Virginie Bailly and Nicolas Guiot. Curated by Isabelle Devisscher-lemaitre (F) and Etienne Van Den Bergh (B) Virginie Bailly (B) - Jochem Mühlenbrink,(D) John Timberlake (GB), The Agency Gallery, London. Artuatuca 2005, Virginie Bailly, Renato Nicolodi, Dirk Zoete, Pieter Vermeersch, Helmut Stallaerts, ao,Tongeren, Belgium. Curated by Paul Lambrechts (NL). Overschilderen, Virginie Bailly, Vincent Geyskens, Pieter Vermeersch, Angelo Vermeulen, ao, STUK, Leuven. Curated by Etienne Van Den Bergh Forward painting, Fik Van Gestel, Bart Vandevijvere, Janus Boudewijns, Gery Desmet, Pieter Vermeersch,…Curated by Johan Van Geluwe (B) Onder organisaties en kunstenaars, part two: Paul Casaer - Virginie Bailly. Z33, Freespace, Hasselt Onder organisaties en kunstenaars, part one, Z33, Freespace, Hasselt	B B B GB B B B B B
2004	The sublime was yesterday,Virginie Bailly – Ward Denys, Tijdelijke Kunst – Zone, Ghent. Curated by Guy Bovyn (B)	B
2003	Point de vue – organised landscape, Virginie Bailly – Fanny Zaman, FLACc Genk Pink perfection, Virginie Bailly, Janus Boudewijns, Katrien Vermeir, Ria Verhaeghe, C.C. Belgica, Dendermonde. Curated by Edith Doove OUT, laureates from the HISK, Elzenveld, Antwerp. Curated by Theo Tegelaers (NL)	B B B
2002	Point info Bruxelles, Virginie Bailly, Kristof Floré, Liesbeth Marit, Mira Sanders, gallery VKS, Toulouse IN/OUT, what is, for you the difference between interior and exterior architecture? Bailly Virginie - Fanny Zaman ; IN/OUT HISK Antwerp Deborah Bailly, Virginie Bailly, Wesley Meuris, STUK, Leuven Art dans la Cité (l’art à l’hopital), Paris 06-16 june: Communidad de Madrid 04- 14 july: Stadhuis Brussel, gallery Bortier, Brussels 20 sept- 03 oct : Mairie du 12e, Paris	F B B F E B F
2001	Isotherme, Isostasie, Isomorphe, Isologue, Isolé, Virginie Bailly, Susanna Ouwerkerk, Renate Spee, Aurélie Tardif, Fanny Zaman, Poort 10 HISK, Antwerp Zwarte gaten bestaan, Virginie Bailly, Paul Casaer, Pieter Bautens,Wim Wauman, ao, G.A.R.A.G.E.,Deinze. Curated by Guy Bovyn (B)	B B
2000	Gallery C. De Vos, Virginie Bailly – Betsy Vaneeckhouten, Aalst Patrick Allo, Virginie Bailly, Ilse Vanderbeken, Wesley Meuris; gallery l’Usine; Brussels Rizoom, in collaboration with Côté KaNal, Brussels vwa püblik, Ithaka 2000; Leuven Gaverprijs 2000, Cultureel Centrum, Waregem	B B B B B
1999	Regard 7 Zicht, galleryl’Usine, Brussels Laureatententoonstelling, St- Lukas gallery, Brussels Whivimukow - Misjesbak, St- Lukas, EHSAL,Brussels	B B B
1997	Salon des Jeunes Artistes Crédit Communal, Passage 44, Brussels	B

Prizes

Talens prijs 1999
Gaverprijs 2000 (nomination)

Projects

2003 : Workshop ASK ! De Loge,organised by Bart verschaffel – Wouter Davidts. Deborah Bailly, Virginie Bailly, Floris Dehantschutter
2002-‘06 : Integration of a light sculpture ,Bevrijdingsplein, Halle (Brussels) ; Virginie Bailly, Roland Piffet ( architect), Rolf Vansteenwegen (engineer-architect)
2001: wall painting (120 m2), Gemeenschaps Centrum Nekkersdal, Brussels
2001: project, l’art à l’hôpital, Art dans la Cité, Paris, Virginie Bailly – Catherine Claeyé, Installation, children’s hospital AZ VUB, Brussels
2000: Ecrivains en ville, wall painting (220 x 600 cm.) in collaboration with Brussels 2000

Publications

2007 - Prix de la Jeune Peinture Belge, Prijs Jonge Belgische Schilderkunst
2006 - Platform Beeldende Kunsten Limburg, Freespace Limburg 2004-’05 – collected
2005 – Platform Beeldende Kunsten Limburg, Freespace Limburg 2003-’04 – collecte
2005 -Overschilderen, STUK, Leuven.
2004 - Over het werk van Virginie Bailly door Sara Weyns, Deus Ex Machina/ juni 2004, 28 ste jaargang
2003 - Beeldpleister(s) Vlaamse Gemeenschapscommisie
2003 - Sint- Lukasgalerij Brussel, magazine Nr. 1/ dec. Jan. 2003-‘04
2003 – Pink Perfection, CC Dendermonde
2002 – OUT, Laureates of theHISK
2001 - De Witte Raaf, N° 92, august 2001, “De submediale argwaan” Arjen Mulder
2001 - Catalogue Isotherme, Isostasie, Isomorphe, Isologue, Isolé HISK - Sint - Lukasgalerij Brussel, magazine Nr. 1/ sept. 1999, Laureatententoonstelling‘ 99
1999 - Catalogue Whivimukow - Misjesbak 1999