About

_{“A drawing is like a shooting star. A meteoroid becomes visible to our eyes after it enters the atmosphere at high speed. We don’t see the meteoroid itself, we see a glowing streak of light when the meteor is already gone. What I draw arises on a physical level, translates into movement and thus enters our perceptible world. It leaves a trail of energy. The lines on paper are a linear side effect of something that is fundamentally non-linear.” ^{Sara Vermeylen, 2022}}

_{“Sara Vermeylen’s latest paintings represent a change in style in her oeuvre. They are more aggressive and more pictorial than her previous work. Something has also shifted in content. They originated during a period of forced isolation due to an operated foot and were inspired by the life and work of Andy Warhol. Graphic elements appear in the paintings, coming from the packaging of medicines. Autobiographical events and portraits of her family members are processed, but also scenes from films, body parts and banal daily activities such as waiting in a waiting room. Despite the scarce use of color, the result are bursting with color and appear neurotic. The paintings are a testimony of contemporary life and its inner turmoil.” ^{Herman van Ingelgem (about the exhibits “All is pretty” and “Poetical representations”), 2022}}

Sara Vermeylen °1983

_{Living – Sint Katelijne Waver, BE
Working – Mechelen, BE
Email – vermeylensara@gmail.com} 

Exhibitions

2023 – The triangle in the cube ^group _{to be decided}
2022 – All is pretty ^{solo _{Lumière, Mechelen}}
2022 – Poetical representations ^{group _{stadhuis/ABK, Mechelen}}
2020 – Virtual Vitrine ^{solo _{Galerie Raf van Severen, Antwerpen}}
2020 – Salon de l’Avenir ^{group _{Avenirsite, lier}}
2018 – REM Sleep of Reason ^{solo _{CC ’t Blikveld, Bonheiden}}
2018 – Little Drawings ^solo _{LO Pétillante, Ranst} 
2017 – Between the Lines ^solo _{Oude Beurs, Antwerpen}
2017 – AIR ^group _{MEATPACK, Antwerpen}
2014 – The White Picket Fence ^duo _{Gallery NavArt, Sint-Niklaas}
2013 – It’s a metaphor ^solo _{Gallery Karin Beterams, Rijmenam}
2013 – Pièce Unique ^group _{H30, Mechelen}
2013 – Prijzen voor tekenkunst ^group _{Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerpen}

Performances

2022 – Back to zero _{Expo PRIMA, Cultureel centrum, Mechelen}
2019 – A Girl is a Gun _{Koninklijke Academie voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerpen}
2019 – Skin Memory _{ARSENAAL/LAZARUS, Mechelen}
2018 – The Cover _{Enira, Mechelen}
2018 – The Mural _{Zennelab, Vilvoorde}
2013 – Cabin Art _{Yes art gallery, St-Idesbald}
2013 – Pièce Unique _{H30, Mechelen}

Publications

2018 – Ajuin _book
2014 – White Picket Fence _catalogue

Education

since 2022 – Grafiek ^atelier _{ABK Mechelen}
since 2020 – Project & Multidisciplinair ^atelier _{ABK Mechelen}
2011-2014 – Tekenkunst ^atelier _{ABK Mechelen}
2013 – Model drawing ^sessions _{London Atelier of Representational Art, UK}
2012 – Contemporary Drawing ^Bootcamp _{Toronto School of Art, Canada}