Kelly Schacht
°1983, Roeselare, Belgium.
Lives and works in Ghent, Belgium.
Kelly Schacht is a multidisciplinary artist occupied with the exhibition space as a dynamic environment in which new narratives unfold. Inspired by graphic design, a neo-conceptual approach using text and an interplay in meaning concerning the semiotics of her works, Schacht creates thought-provoking works on paper, sculptures, installations, performative gestures and public interventions.
Selected exhibitions:
Solo
2022, Collecting the Alphabet: The Oracle's Tongue, Beige, Brussels (Belgium), Jun 10–Jul 16, 2022
2022, The Inner Ear Chambers (Heartbeat), Rhizome, Kortrijk (Belgium), Dec 15, 202 – Mar 20, 2022
2021, Collecting the Alphabet: (Embrace), De Posterie, Roeselare (Belgium), May 2 – Jun 6, 2021
2019, Abracadabra, CC Merksem, Merksem (Belgium), Apr 4 – June 28, 2019
2017, Collecting the Alphabet: The Inner Ear Chambers (Heartbeat), Tegenboschvanvreden, Amsterdam (The Netherlands), Sep 9 – Oct 7, 2017
2016, Collecting the Alphabet: The Mapmaker’s Garden (Fig.1), Present Future, Artissima, Meessen De Clercq, Turino (Italy), Nov 4 – 6, 2016
2015, Collecting the Alphabet: Liquid language (Fig.1), De Brakke Grond, Amsterdam (The Netherlands), May 22 – Jul 12, 2015
2015, Collecting the Alphabet: The prequel (Or how I met W), Meessen De Clercq, Brussel (Belgium), Jan 8–Feb 28 ,2015
2013, It seems economical to make use of a character already in play, KIOSK, Gent (Belgium), Apr 27–Jun 9, 2013
2013, The Smuggler’s Outfit, Meessen De Clercq, Brussel (Belgium), Mar 29 – May 4, 2013
2011, One voice makes two perspectives, De Vleeshal, Middelburg (The Netherlands), Jul 9 – Sep 4, 2011
2010, The Traveller’s Scrapbook, CC Brugge / Stedelijke Academie voor Schone Kunsten Brugge, Brugge (Belgium), Sep 10 – Oct 10, 2010
2010, For the record, I’m only the voice-over, Hoet Bekaert Gallery, Gent (Belgium), Mar 21 – May 2, 2010
2010, Perform what you remember, Archive Blinky Palermo and Kelly Schacht, Cultuurcentrum Strombeek, Grimbergen (Strombeek-Bever), (Belgium), Jan 8 – Feb 10, 2010
2008, Performance: It was like a déjà-vu performance, Tertzweildreef, Merelbeke (Belgium), Jan 23, 2009 2008
2008, RE: thinking the story by Kelly Schacht, Hoet Bekaert Gallery, Gent (Belgium), Oct 19 – Nov 23, 2008
2008, Permanent installation C’était un rendez-vous at MDD, Dhondt-Dhaenens, Deurle (Belgium)
2008, A4: Intervalles door Kelly Schacht en Fabrice Samyn, Paleis voor Schone Kunsten – BOZAR, Brussel (Belgium), Dec 7, 2007 – Jan 20, 2008
2007, C-08S SOLO SHOW, Art Brussels 2007, Hoet Bekaert Gallery, Brussel (Belgium), April 19 – 23, 2007
2006, #5, Het Kabinet, Het Kabinet, Gent (Belgium), Apr 28 – May 19, 2006
2006, #2 bis, Acaciapark in situ, Acaciapark, Brugse Poort, Gent (Belgium), Jan 27, 2006
Group exhibitions
Zes permanente kunstwerken, Museum Dhondt-Dhaenens (Belgium), Sep 5, 2021 – ...
Zomersalon 2021, Kunsthal Gent (Belgium), Jul 2 – Aug 29, 2021
After all, a collection is only human, Museum Dhondt-Dhaenens, Villa Vandenbussche , Tielt (Belgium), May 9 – Jun 20, 2021
Potluck, Blauwhaus, Sint Niklaas (Belgium), May 1, 8 – May 9, 2021 In Vitro, M hka, Antwerpen (Belgium), Sep 5, 2020 – Jan 24, 2021
Zomersalon 2020, Kunsthal Gent (Belgium), Jul 17 – Aug 30, 2020
Kunst aan je raam, Kunst en route, De Spil, Roeselare (Belgium), Jul 5 – Aug 31, 2020
Alle rechte lijnen zijn gebogen, CC De Ververij, Ronse (Belgium), Jun 26 – Sep 27, 2020
Gekende Woorden, Stedelijke Kunstacademie Tielt (Belgium), Feb 7 – Apr 4, 2020 Aurora Interna, Officina della Scrittura, Torino (Italy), May 30, 2019 – Jan 31, 2020
At the gym, Tegenboschvanvreden, Whitehouse Gallery, Lovenjoel (Belgium), Jun 23 – Jul 28, 2019
Malta Festival, Poznań (Poland), Jun 21 – 30, 2019
The Production of Space II, Former Blokkerspace, Gent (Belgium), May 10 – Jun 2, 2019
Blauwhaus - Where Arts Meet Crafts, Kasteel Blauwendael, Waasmunster (Belgium), Apr 28 – Jun 2, 2019 The Unending Gift, Meessen De Clercq, Brussel (Belgium), Sep 2018
Nomadic Mountains, Schunck, Heerlen (Netherlands), Jun 1 – Dec 2, 2018
Workflow, CC Sint-Niklaas, Sint-Niklaas (Belgium), Apr 21, 2017 – Sep 2, 2018
Art Brussels 2018, Meessen De Clercq, Tour & Taxis, Brussel (Belgium), Apr 25 – 28, 2018 Celebrations - Part 1 Let There Be Light, Sofie Van De Velde, Antwerpen (Belgium), Dec 7, 2017 – Jan 21, 2018
Ecce Homo, Geukens & De Vil / Marion de Cannière, Antwerpen (Belgium), Nov 16, 2017 – Feb 25, 2018
The Raft - Art is (not) Lonely, Muzee, Oostende, (Belgium), Oct 22 , 2017 – Apr 18, 2018
For Tanguy, SKI, Gent (Belgium), Dec 16, 2017
Number 46, Tegenboschvanvreden, Amsterdam (The Netherlands), Jun 3 – Jul 15, 2017
The Walk, Meessen De Clercq, Brussel (Belgium), Jun 1 – Jul 15, 2017
Wordswordswords, Sofie Van De Velde, Antwerpen (Belgium), May 14 – Aug 15, 2017
Tien om te zien, Gevaertsdreef 01, Oudenaarde, (Belgium), May 7 – 28, 2017
Art Brussels 2017, Meessen De Clercq, Tour & Taxis, Brussel (Belgium), Apr 19 – 22, 2017
Du verbe à la communication, Gensollen collection / Carré d’Art, Nîmes, (France), Feb 3 , 2017 – Jun 18, 2018 Art Brussels 2016, Meessen De Clercq, Tour & Taxis, Brussel (Belgium), Apr 22 – 24, 2016
Tous Belges, Abbaye Saint-André/Centre d’art contemporain, Meymac, (France), Mar 20 – Jun 19, 2016
In Love With Beauty, Transfo, Zwevegem, (Belgium), Apr 8 – 17, 2016 Stay Focused, Private Collection R. Part II, Cookie Butcher, Antwerpen (Belgium), Nov 21, 2015 – Jan 30, 2016
A.N.T.R.O.P.O.C.E.N.E, Meessen De Clercq, Brussel (Belgium), Dec 10, 2015 – Feb 6, 2016
Was it a car or a cat I saw, Škuc Gallery, Ljubljana (Slovenia), Nov 5 – Dec 4, 2015
Benefit evening Witte De With & De Appel, Undercurrent, Amsterdam (The Netherlands), Okt 8, 2015
Bild, Bildplatform, Bleek, Sint-Niklaas (Belgium), Oct 4 – 25, 2015
H of Houdini, Beaufort Beyond Borders, Oostende (Belgium), Sep 19, 2015
Wij zijn handelaars, Beursschouwburg, Brussel (Belgium), Jun 10 – 20, 2015
Apprentice / Master Expo #20 From Tokens to Totems: Five Pillars And A Platform: A Conversation: De Brakke Grond, Amsterdam (The Netherlands), May 22 – Jul 12, 2015Art Brussels 2015, Meessen De Clercq, Brussels Expo, Brussel (Belgium), Apr 25 – 27, 2015 Homo Ludens, Meessen De Clercq, Brussel (Belgium), Nov 07 – Dec 06, 2014
Return To Sender, Wiels, Brussel (Belgium), Sep 18 – Oct 05, 2014
Z (as in Zigzag), A tale of the tub, Rotterdam (The Netherlands), Aug 30 – Nov 23, 2014
Re art, Oudenaarde (Belgium), Aug 30 – Sep 25, 2014
Art-O-Rama, Meessen De Clercq, Marseille (France), Aug 29 – 31, 2014
Der Leone Have Sept Cabeças, CRAC Alsace, Altkirch (France), Jun 19 – Sep 21, 2014
Art Brussels 2014, Meessen De Clercq, Brussels Expo, Brussel (Belgium), Apr 25 – 27, 2014 Brainbox 3 Unit 3, Croxhapox vzw, Gent (Belgium), Oct 19, 2013
Private Collection R Part 1, Cultuur Club Jean de la Moutarde, Zele (Belgium), Oct 13 – 27, 2013
Museum to scale 1 / 7, Galerie Ronny Van de Velde, Koninklijke Musea voor Schone Kunsten van België, Brussel (Belgium), Oct 12, 2013 – Feb 2, 2014
Published By Mer. Paper Kunsthalle, De Kabinetten van de Vleeshal, Middelburg (The Netherlands), Sep 28 – Dec 15, 2013
Diffractions of destroyed design, Netwerk – Centrum voor Hedendaagse Kunst, Aalst (Belgium), Sep 14 – Nov 17, 2013
Bosch Young Talent Show, Stedelijk Museum ‘s-Hertogenbosch, ‘s Hertogenbosch (The Netherlands), Sep 21 – Oct 27, 2013
Solid enough to be inhabited, Schloss Ringeberg, Hamminkeln (Germany), Apr 29 – May 23, 2013
Art Brussels 2013, Meessen De Clercq, Brussels Expo, Brussel (Belgium), Apr 18 – 21, 2013
Art Rotterdam 2013, Meessen De Clercq, Rotterdam (The Netherlands), Feb 7 – 10, 2013
Dreaming of the south, Marion De Cannière, Antwerpen (Belgium), Feb 1 – Mar 9, 2013 Lost in Translation?, Tegenboschvanvreden, Amsterdam (The Netherlands), Oct 20 – Nov 24, 2012
Gwangju Biennale, Gwangju Biennale Foundation, Korea (Korea), Sep 8 – Nov 11, 2012
The meaning of colour, Valerie Traan, Antwerpen (Belgium), Sep 6 – Oct 27, 2012
ManifestAanwezig, Forum Tri, Oud-Rekem (Belgium), Jun 3 – Sep 30, 2012
Shenzhen Sculpture Biennale, OCAT OCT Contemporary Art Terminal, Shenzhen (China), May 12 – Aug 31, 2012
Food and Tools for Food, The Maarten Van Severen Foundation, Hoet Bekaert Gallery, Gent (Belgium), Mar 1 – 18, 2012Arco Madrid 2012, Hoet Bekaert Gallery, Madrid (Spain), Feb 15 – 19, 2012
Art Rotterdam 2012, Hoet Bekaert Gallery, Rotterdam (The Netherlands), Feb 9 – 12, 2012
S.H.O.W.T.I.M.E, Hoet Bekaert Gallery, Gent (Belgium), Jan 22 – Feb 26, 2012
BRAFA, Galerie Ronny Van de Velde, Brussel (Belgium), Jan 21 – 29, 2012
In de wind, Cultuurcentrum Strombeek, Grimbergen (Strombeek – Bever), (Belgium), Jan 6 – Apr 12, 2012 Charlie & Sabrina, qui l’eût cru ?, Audrey Cottin and collaborators, Jeu de Paume, Paris (France), Oct 18, 2011 – Feb 5, 2012
Pearls of the North, Paris (France), Oct 14 – 23, 2011
Hoet Bekaert depot, Hoet Bekaert Gallery, Gent (Belgium), Sep 17 – 18, 2011
Sleeping Beauties, Kasteel van Gaasbeek, Gaasbeek (Lennik), (Belgium), Sep 8 – Nov 13, 2011
Characters Make Stories, Residentieproject Frans Masereel Centrum, NICC, Antwerpen (Belgium), Sep 2 – 25, 2011
Villa II, Hoet Bekaert Gallery, Knokke (Belgium), Jul 1 – Aug 28, 2011
Out of Storage, collection FRAC Nord Pas de Calais, Maastricht (The Netherlands), Jun 26 – Dec 18, 2011
Laureate Young Belgian Painters Award 2011, Paleis voor Schone Kunsten – BOZAR, Brussel (Belgium), Jun 9 – Sep 11, 2011
Award: Prize Crowet
Joris Van de Moortel and Kelly Schacht, Hoet Bekaert Gallery, Gent (Belgium), May 12 – Jun 19, 2011
Art Brussels 2011, Hoet Bekaert Gallery, Brussels Expo, Brussel (Belgium), Apr 28 – May 1, 2011
Art in Belgium after 2010, Hoet Bekaert Gallery, Gent (Belgium), Jan 23 – Feb 25, 2011
Art Rotterdam 2011, Hoet Bekaert Gallery, Rotterdam (The Netherlands), Feb 10 – 13, 2011
Performatik Festival, Kaaitheater, Brussel (Belgium) / Kaaistudio’s, Brussel (Belgium) / Cultuurcentrum Strombeek, Grimbergen (Strombeel – Bever), (Belgium), Feb 25 – Mar 5, 2011 Critical Complexity: Chartreuse jeune by Olaf Nicolai, Villa Tabarelli, Bolzano / Bozen (Italy), Nov 29 – Dec 5, 2010
Coup de Ville, vzw WARP, parcours in Sint-Niklaas, Sint-Niklaas (Belgium), Sep 11 – Oct 24, 2010
Gustav, Hoet Bekaert Gallery, Knokke (Belgium), Jul 1 – Sep 30, 2010
Mini Market, Hoet Bekaert Gallery, Magazijn 153, Amsterdam (The Netherlands), May 28-30, 2010
Art Brussels 2010, Hoet Bekaert Gallery, Brussels Expo, Brussel (Belgium), Apr 23 – 26, 2010The Armory Show 2010, Hoet Bekaert Gallery, New York (USA), Mar 3 – 6, 2010
Art Rotterdam 2010, Hoet-Bekaert Gallery, Rotterdam (The Netherlands), Feb 4 – 10, 2010
‘Changez’ een belgenshow, Enschede (The Netherlands), Jan 24 – May 9, 2010
A Show 2010, Hoet Bekaert Gallery, Gent (Belgium), Jan 17 – Feb 28, 2010 Versus_V: Destiny without destination, Oudenaarde (Belgium), Sep 24 – Oct 24, 2009
Ename Actueel, parcours in Ename, Ename (Belgium), Aug 29 – Oct 11, 2009
Kunst & Zwalm, vzw Boem, parcours in Meilegem / Zwalm, Meilegem (Belgium), Aug 29 – Sep 13, 2009
The Biënnale Knokke, Hoet Bekaert Gallery, Knokke (Belgium), Jul 11 – Sep 6, 2009
The final opening at Hogeweg, vzw Logement, Borgerhout (Belgium), Jun 25, 2009
Today is OK, Gallery Klerkx, Milan (Italy), May 21- Jul 15, 2009
ReAct! Reinventing past performances, Gynaika vzw, Antwerpen (Belgium), May 15, 2009
Art Brussels, Private Public, Hoet Bekaert Gallery, Brussel (Belgium), Apr 23 – 27, 2009
Brainbox 2 Unit 9, Croxhapox vzw, Gent (Belgium), Apr 7 – 26, 2009
Thomas Bogaert, Bart Lodewijks en Kelly Schacht
Art Rotterdam 2009, Hoet Bekaert Gallery, Rotterdam (The Netherlands), Feb 5 – 8, 2009 Playground festival, STUK, Leuven (Belgium), Oct 31 – Nov 7, 2008
Difference, what difference?, Art Forum Berlin 2008, Hoet Bekaert Gallery, Messe Berlin Gmbh, Berlin (Germany), Oct 31 – Nov 3, 2008
Cabinet of Imagination, Netwerk – Centrum voor Hedendaagse Kunst, Aalst (Belgium), Apr 27 – Jun 7, 2008
Buy Now, Art Brussels 2008, Hoet Bekaert Gallery, Brussel (Belgium), Apr 17 – 21, 2008
Nostalgia. L’istante e la durata del tempo, Museo d’Arte Contemporanea Di Villa Croce, Genova (Italy), Mar 14 – May 25, 2008
Jez Riley French & Co, Logos, Gent (Belgium) Oct 14, 2008
10 PM, Culture Club, Gent (Belgium), Oct 11, 2008
Christie’s for Museum Dhondt-Dhaenes, Museum Dhondt-Dhaenens vzw, Deurle (Belgium), Sep 06, 2008
Fragile, Hoet Bekaert Gallery, Gent (Belgium), Jun15 – Aug 31, 2008
Sfeer, Design CH4010 of Hans J. Waegner by Kelly Schacht, Flanders Expo, Gent (Belgium), Mar 08 – 16, 2008