5.11 — 5.12.2026
PERKS OF BEING
A WALLFLOWER
SOLO EXPO AT 22A GALLERY
A celebration of flowers!
From playful floral compositions to bold colours and carefully balanced forms, this solo expo marks an exciting chapter in my artistic practice. Bringing together painting, graphic design and sculptural elements, the exhibition invites us to look beyond the apparent simplicity of everyday forms and discover the subtle interplay of rhythm, structure and colour beneath the surface.
22A Gallery
Kerkstraat 22a, 3020 Veltem-Beisem
OPENING HOURS:
Thursday 5.11 • 18-21h (vernissage)
Friday 6.11 • 14-18h
Saturday 7.11 • 14-18h
Saturday 14.11 • 14-18h
Saturday 21.11 • 14-18h
Saturday 5.12 • 14-20h (finissage)
More info: www.22a-gallery.com
Pricelist: hello@22a-gallery.com
5.11 — 5.12.2026
PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER
SOLO EXPO AT 22A GALLERY
A celebration of flowers!
From playful floral compositions to bold colours and carefully balanced forms, this solo expo marks an exciting chapter in my artistic practice. Bringing together painting, graphic design and sculptural elements, the exhibition invites us to look beyond the apparent simplicity of everyday forms and discover the subtle interplay of rhythm, structure and colour beneath the surface.
22A Gallery
Kerkstraat 22a, 3020 Veltem-Beisem
OPENING HOURS:
Thursday 5.11 • 18-21h (vernissage)
Friday 6.11 • 14-18h
Saturday 7.11 • 14-18h
Saturday 14.11 • 14-18h
Saturday 21.11 • 14-18h
Saturday 5.12 • 14-20h (finissage)
More info: www.22a-gallery.com
Pricelist: hello@22a-gallery.com
CONTACT
︎︎︎ mail
︎︎︎ instagram
︎︎︎ request pricelist
UPCOMING
5.11 — 5.12.2026
Solo Expo, 22A Gallery, Veltem-Beisem
ARTIST STATEMENT
Maarten De Naeyer creates abstract paintings rooted in a graphic visual language.
Influenced by his background as a designer, he works with simplified forms, colour, rhythm, and composition. Rather than telling a specific story, his paintings invite viewers to find their own connections and meanings.
BIO
Born in 1992 in Leuven, Belgium, Maarten De Naeyer creates abstract paintings rooted in a graphic visual language. Influenced by his background as a graphic designer, he works with simplified forms, colour, rhythm, and composition to construct images that feel both structured and intuitive.
His paintings develop through a process of reduction and experimentation. Shapes are moved, combined, and layered until a composition emerges in which balance, tension, and visual harmony play a central role. Rather than starting from a fixed narrative, each work evolves through making, allowing unexpected relationships and meanings to surface.
Characterised by bold forms, subtle textures, and a restrained use of visual elements, De Naeyer’s work sits at the intersection of graphic design and painting. His compositions do not seek to tell a specific story, but instead invite viewers to slow down, make connections, and find their own interpretations within the image.
PAST EXHIBITIONS / PROJECT
2026
Discovery groupshow — The Art Cloud Gallery 7 - 15/3
What Will Com, Will Come — Group Show 22A Gallery — 6/6 - 5/7
On A Snake In The River — Group Show 22A Gallery — 12/6
2025
New & Abstract Group Show, Berlin — 21/8 - 18/9
Eat This, CC De Schakel Waregem, — 20/9 - 12/10
Permanent artwork at Via Hotel Antwerp
Vitrine in collaboration with BuroMuro, De Hoorn Leuven — 25/7
2024
22A Gallery, Veltem — 3/2 - 3/3
WAJO EXPO #2, Expo Leuven — 14/3 - 13/4
2023
SAGA Gallery, Refugehuis Hasselt — 9 - 22/12
A.I.R. Hektor Lanzarote — artist residency — Hektor, Lanzarote (ES)
BuroMuro collectie 5 — group expo — M.ars, Mechelen (BE)
Open Monumentendag — solo expo — Silo expo 39, Leuven (BE)
2022
WAJO expo #1 — group expo — De Melkerij, Herent (BE)
The ABC of Subbacultcha — group expo — S.M.A.K. Ghent (BE)
2021
BLOOM — solo expo — Galerie Dessers, Hasselt (BE)
REMEMBER — group expo — Monat Gallery, Madrid (ES)
Paris art fair — Paris (FR)
LABO #5 — art route — Leuven (BE)
OXYGEN — group expo — Galerie Dessers, Hasselt (BE) 2020 Ooooh — group expo — Stichting IJsberg, Damme (BE)
Curating the young — group expo — Permeke, Antwerp (BE)
2019
Curating the young — solo expo — OPEK, Leuven (BE)
Under Pressure — duo expo with Johan Van Oeckel — De Drukkerij, Leuven (BE)
Kotroute — art route — Antwerp (BE)
2018 Secret 7” — group expo — London (UK)
Skrew Forms — solo expo — GLTCH gallery, Antwerp (BE)
Skrew Forms — solo expo — Stadhuis, Leuven (BE)
2017 Space Showcase — Leuven (BE)
2016 De Invasie — Antwerp (BE)
2015 Showcase best masterprojects MAD-Faculty — Tongeren (BE)
2026
Discovery groupshow — The Art Cloud Gallery 7 - 15/3
What Will Com, Will Come — Group Show 22A Gallery — 6/6 - 5/7
On A Snake In The River — Group Show 22A Gallery — 12/6
2025
New & Abstract Group Show, Berlin — 21/8 - 18/9
Eat This, CC De Schakel Waregem, — 20/9 - 12/10
Permanent artwork at Via Hotel Antwerp
Vitrine in collaboration with BuroMuro, De Hoorn Leuven — 25/7
2024
22A Gallery, Veltem — 3/2 - 3/3
WAJO EXPO #2, Expo Leuven — 14/3 - 13/4
2023
SAGA Gallery, Refugehuis Hasselt — 9 - 22/12
A.I.R. Hektor Lanzarote — artist residency — Hektor, Lanzarote (ES)
BuroMuro collectie 5 — group expo — M.ars, Mechelen (BE)
Open Monumentendag — solo expo — Silo expo 39, Leuven (BE)
2022
WAJO expo #1 — group expo — De Melkerij, Herent (BE)
The ABC of Subbacultcha — group expo — S.M.A.K. Ghent (BE)
2021
BLOOM — solo expo — Galerie Dessers, Hasselt (BE)
REMEMBER — group expo — Monat Gallery, Madrid (ES)
Paris art fair — Paris (FR)
LABO #5 — art route — Leuven (BE)
OXYGEN — group expo — Galerie Dessers, Hasselt (BE) 2020 Ooooh — group expo — Stichting IJsberg, Damme (BE)
Curating the young — group expo — Permeke, Antwerp (BE)
2019
Curating the young — solo expo — OPEK, Leuven (BE)
Under Pressure — duo expo with Johan Van Oeckel — De Drukkerij, Leuven (BE)
Kotroute — art route — Antwerp (BE)
2018 Secret 7” — group expo — London (UK)
Skrew Forms — solo expo — GLTCH gallery, Antwerp (BE)
Skrew Forms — solo expo — Stadhuis, Leuven (BE)
2017 Space Showcase — Leuven (BE)
2016 De Invasie — Antwerp (BE)
2015 Showcase best masterprojects MAD-Faculty — Tongeren (BE)