FRANCESCA VH
Bio:
Francesca Van Haverbeke (b. 1988) is a Belgian artist living and working in London.
After obtaining a masters degree in Law (Ghent, Belgium) and International Relations (Milan, Italy), she changed career paths and did a postgraduate degree in writing and art direction at the Miami Ad School (Hamburg / Stockholm / Paris / Tokyo). She has worked in different agencies and created several global campaigns with a focus on women’s rights.
In 2022 Van Haverbeke decided to focus solely on her art practice. She has been included in several group shows and has had two solo shows, one in Brussels in 2021 and one in London in 2022. Her work was also selected to be part of the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition in 2022. In 2022 she attended the intensive drawing programme at the Royal Drawing School in London. Van Haverbeke works across drawing, painting and sculpture, drawing from a broad range of sources including observation, art history, folklore, nature and non Western art forms.
Exhibitions:
Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, London (2022)
Group exhibition ‘Save a life drawing’, London (2022)
Group exhibition ‘Feeeeelings’, Davies Gilder Gallery, Guildford (2022)
Solo exhibition ‘Sprout’, Stour Gallery, London (2022)
Group exhibition, Holy Art Gallery, London (2022)
Solo exhibition, Kribbestraat 3, Brussels (2021)
Group exhibition, Stour Gallery, London (2021)
Solo exhibition, 119 Lower Clapton, London (2018)
Press:
The Guardian: Artwork as part of house renovation project (May 2023)
Marie Claire, Elle, Knack magazine: (anti) Black Friday collaboration with knitwear brand Wolvis (November 2022)
t’Art Magazine issue No.4 (September 2022)
Mooie Makers: Artist profile and interview (August 2022)
House & Garden: Artwork as part of house renovation project (March 2022)
Education:
2022 Royal Drawing School, London
2015 Miami Ad School, Hamburg (Stockholm, Tokyo, Paris)
2012 MA in International Relations, Milan
2011 MA in Law, Ghent (Erasmus Madrid)
