Celina Vleugels translates her imagination into intimate drawings and textile works which tickle our senses. The tender structure of the textile installations, that originate from thread, textile, paint, hand embroidery, felt and recycled material, brings us comfort. In contrast to the soft material, Celina Vleugels tackles rather difficult themes in her work: how do we deal with the loss of a loved one? Do we need to protect ourselves? Am I truly my own self? The weight of these concerns, compared to the light materials, causes both contradiction and complementarity.
This young artist, graduated in both painting and textile design, seeks a place where she can reveal the most vulnerable version of herself, without feeling judged. As a viewer, your sense of time fades into the background as Vleugels takes you along into an imaginary world, longing for the days of the past.
Celina Vleugels, °1996, Antwerpen
Education
2020 - 2021, Master in Textile Design
2019 – 2020, Bachelor in Textile Design
2018 – 2019, Master in Painting
2015 – 2018, Bachelor in Painting
Awards
2021, Juryprice Textile Department, Luca Ghent
2019, Antwerp Artistic Awards, Jean-Gallery, Antwerp
Group Exhibitions
2022, Infinite Flowers, PLUS-ONE Gallery, Antwerp
2022, The Wunderwall At The Beach, PLUS-ONE Gallery x Sofie Van de Velde Gallery, Antwerp
2022, The Thinking Hand, Tatjana Pieters, Ghent
2022, L’attitude: ‘Binnenzijde’, Citygade, Brussels
2022, Designfest: Be Wild, Act & Change, Design Museum Ghent
2021, TAZ de optimistenzeiltjes, Ostend
2021, Everything was Better Tomorrow, Ronse
2021, Het Land van Oof, Het Bos, Antwerp
2021, The Kids Are Alright, Keen Gallery, Antwerp
2021, Healing Chaos, Kavka Oudaan, Antwerp
2021, Healing Chaos, Ladiesdrawingclüb, (online Russia)
2020, COCOON with Issa Mushidi, KOPvzw, Antwerp
2020, NIGHTWATCH FOMU, Antwerp
2019, Show don’t tell, Tell, Don’t Show, LUCA Ghent
2019, TO BE ANTWERP, Life is art Gallery, Antwerp
2019, ENJOY, Platform, Deinze
2019, Duo-Expo met Charlotte Verbiest, NOH-Gallery, Antwerp
Solo Exhibitions
2024, Febr-March, duo with Ulrike Mundt, Shoobil Gallery, Antwerp
2022, January, The Wunderwall, Antwerp
2021, Sept-Okt, The Temple of Memories, Tatjana Pieters Galerij, Ghent
2020, Life is art Gallery, Sint-Jorispoort 20, Antwerp
Residences
2022, House Under Construction, Design Museum Ghent
2020, oktober-november. COCOON with Issa Mushidi, KOPvzw, Antwerp
Interviews/collaborations
2022, Haha-Erlebnis, De Standaard Magazine
2021, Open VRT, De 20 van 21, Brussel
2021, HVISK ATELIER: HVISK x Celina Vleugels
Publications
2021, Thesis, The Temple of Childhood Memories
2021, Healing Chaos, Ladiesdrawingclüb
Workshops
2022, june, Bauhaus University of Weimar, Germany
2022, September, Felting Workshop Acadamy of Textile Department, Antwerp