Biography
Marleen Pauwels (° 1959, Dendermonde, Belgium) studied Life Drawing at the Constantin Meunier Art School in Brussels, Graphic Design at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Dendermonde and Etching at the Academy of Fine Arts in Aalst.
In 2001 she started travelling through Spain and eventually settled in a small mountain village near Ronda, Andalusia, where she currently has her studio.
Pauwels has had both solo and group shows at museums, galleries, artist-run spaces and art fairs in Belgium, the Netherlands, Switzerland and Spain.
Her artwork has been awarded and published internationally and can be found in private, public and corporate collections throughout the world.
Exhibitions
2022:Open studio exhibition - Jardines de ZefiZan - El Gastor - Spain
2021:The other Artfair - Global virtual edition by Saatchi Art
2019:Art centre - Olvera - Cádiz - Spain
2018:Museum 'La Cilla' - Olvera - Cádiz ⁻ Spain
2013:Convento de Santo Domingo - Ronda - Málaga - Spain
2012:Gallery De Bekoring - Wijk bij Duurstede - The Netherlands
2012:Gallery Moeëjen Daag - Tegelen - The Netherlands
2011:Gallery Sous-terre - Aalsmeer - The Netherlands
2010:Gallery Sous-terre - Aalsmeer - The Netherlands
2010:National exhibition of contemporary art - Rota - Cádiz - Spain
2010:National painting exhibition - Terras de Iria - Padron - Galicia - Spain
2009:Art centre - De Gaandery - Aalst - Belgium
2008:Art centre - Tinglado 4 - Tarragona - Cataluña - Spain
2008:Contemporary Art Fair - Jaen - Andalucia - Spain
2007:Open studio - Siurana - Cataluña - Spain
2007:Townhall of Prades - Cataluña - Spain
2006:Gallery Báculo - Madrid - Spain
2006:Townhall of Cornudella - Cataluña - Spain
2006:National painting exhibition - Jaen - Andalucia - Spain
2006:Painting Biennale - Agreda - Castilla y Leon - Spain
2006:National painting exhibition - Granollers - Cataluña - spain
2006:National painting exhibition - Crevillent - Valencia - Spain
2006:International painting exhibition - Lerida - Cataluña - Spain
2005:International painting exhibition “Ceferino Olivé” - Reus - Cataluña - Spain
2005:National painting exhibition - Cambrils - Cataluña - Spain
2004:Museum of la Generalitat de Cataluña - Tarragona - Cataluña - Spain
2003:Museum “La Abadia” Siurana - Cataluña - Spain
2003:Gallery Antonin Piñol - Reus - Cataluña - Spain
2002:Art centre - De Gaanderij - Aalst - Belgium
2002:Museum “De Bres” Ruisbroek - Belgium
2001:Open studio - Dendermonde - Belgium
2001:Art centre - Stroming - Berlare - Belgium
2001:Graphic Art Salon - Maastricht - The Netherlands
2001:Graphic Art Salon Genk - Belgium
2001:Art Biennale - Dendermonde - Belgium
2000:Art centre - De Werf - Aalst - Belgium
2000:Open studio - Dendermonde - Belgium
2000:Art Museum Klosterhof - Engelenberg - Switzerland
1997:Art Museum Blauwendaal - Waasmunster - Belgium
1999:Gallery - Architect Geert De Ridder - Aalst - Belgium
1995:Gallery Affiori - St-Niklaas - Belgium
1995:Hotel-Gallery Laurierblad - Berlare - Belgium
1996:Gallery Espace Senghor - Brussels - Belgium
Awards
2017:Shortlisted for Rise Art prize - London - United Kingdom
2010:Finalist in National Painting Contest - Terras de Iria - Padron -Galicia - Spain
2010:Selected in the Contemporary Art Contest - Rota - Cádiz - Spain
2009:Winner of the National Art Contest - Yuglo- Báculo - Madrid - Spain
2009:Finalist in the National Painting Contest - Diario de Leon - Spain
2008:Winner of the National Painting Contest - Carta Puebla - Castilla la Mancha - Spain
2008:Finalist in National Painting Contest - La Carolina -Jaen - Spain
2006:Winner of the National Painting Contest - Roquetas - Cataluña - Spain
2006:Second Prize in the VII National painting Contest - Agreda - Castilla y Leon - Spain
2006:Honorary Mention in the National Painting Contest - Lleida - Cataluña - Spain
2006:Finalist in the Painting Contest Paco Merino - Granollers - Cataluña - Spain
2006:Finalist in The National Art Contest of Torredembarra - Cataluña - Spain
2006:Finalist in the International Painting Contest - Crevillent - Valencia - Spain
2005:Finalist in the 25th National Painting Contest - Cambrils - Cataluña - Spain
2005:Finalist in the 4th Painting Contest - Ceferino Olivé - Reus - Cataluña - Spain
2003:Finalist in the 11th Contemporary Art Contest Telax - Reus - Cataluña - Spain
2001:Second Prize in the Graphic Art Salon - Genk - Belgium
1995:Finalist in the Palmares Renaissance - Brussels - Belgium
1989:Finalist in the Trienal Ado Baltus - Brussels - Belgium
Collections
Art fund - Junta de Andalucia - Ronda - Andalucia - Spain
Art fund - Generalitat de Catalunya - Spain
Art fund - Prades - Catalunya - Spain
Art fund - Roqueatas - Catalunya - Spain
Art fund - Agreda - Castilla Leon - Spain
Art fund - Migueltura - Castilla la Mancha - Spain
