Woning De Beir
Knokke
2001 - 2007
Galerie Zwart Huis is founded in 2001 by Gerda Vander Kerken in Knokke. The gallery is first housed in Villa De Beir, a modernist doctor's house from 1924, designed by the Belgian architect Huib Hoste.
The gallery focuses on Belgian contemporary art from the very beginning. Often figurative drawing and painting are the main focus of the gallery's choice, but conceptual artists, sculptors, photographers and designers are also regularly featured. In the early years, Jan Fabre, Carl De Keyzer, Luc Deleu, Benoît van Innis, Karl Meersman, Koen Wastijn, Willem Cole, Ronny Delrue, Johan Tahon, Jan Vanriet, Jan Kempenaers, Ever Meule, Herr Seele, Jan De Vlieger and Liliane Vertessen, among others, are given important solo shows.
By continuously striving for high quality, the gallery is building a solid reputation in Belgium in its relatively young existence. The exhibitions always take into account the modernist architecture of the building, which is subtly furnished with design classics. Art and design work side by side.
Galerie Zwart Huis regularly participates in Art Brussels and artistic activities on the Belgian coast, including Beaufort and the Knokke Photo Festival.
The gallery focuses on Belgian contemporary art from the very beginning. Often figurative drawing and painting are the main focus of the gallery's choice, but conceptual artists, sculptors, photographers and designers are also regularly featured. In the early years, Jan Fabre, Carl De Keyzer, Luc Deleu, Benoît van Innis, Karl Meersman, Koen Wastijn, Willem Cole, Ronny Delrue, Johan Tahon, Jan Vanriet, Jan Kempenaers, Ever Meule, Herr Seele, Jan De Vlieger and Liliane Vertessen, among others, are given important solo shows.
By continuously striving for high quality, the gallery is building a solid reputation in Belgium in its relatively young existence. The exhibitions always take into account the modernist architecture of the building, which is subtly furnished with design classics. Art and design work side by side.
Galerie Zwart Huis regularly participates in Art Brussels and artistic activities on the Belgian coast, including Beaufort and the Knokke Photo Festival.