Jef Van Campen
Encyclopedia
Jef Van Campen is a Belgian
post-impressionistic art painter. He is mostly known for his maritime
paintings.
Jef Van Campen is most known for his maritime paintings (impressions of rivers, sea and of ships in the Antwerp harbour). His work also contains portraits and still life.
Belgium
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post-impressionistic art painter. He is mostly known for his maritime
Ocean
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paintings.
Jef Van Campen is most known for his maritime paintings (impressions of rivers, sea and of ships in the Antwerp harbour). His work also contains portraits and still life.
Personalia
- Father: Constant Van Campen, art painter, repaired objects of art
- Mother: Housewife, mother of 5, 2 daughters, 3 sons (Jef was the oldest son)
- Married Isabelle van Thillo, 4 children, 3 girls and a boy
Biography
- Born 6 February 1934 in Antwerp
- At the age of 13, accepted to the eveningclasses of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts AntwerpRoyal Academy of Fine Arts AntwerpThe Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp is an art academy located in Antwerp, Belgium. It is one of the oldest of its kind in Europe. It was founded in 1663 by David Teniers the Younger, painter to the Archduke Leopold Wilhelm and Don Juan of Austria...
- Completed secondary school at two colleges, St-Louis and St-Norbert in Antwerp
- Attended the famous Artistic Crafts School in the Londenstraat in Antwerp
- Completed military service
- Attended at the Academies of BerchemBerchemThe 'Ring', Antwerp's circular motorway which follows the track of the former city defense walls, cuts Berchem in two parts, separating the urban inner city area of Oud-Berchem from the more residential and suburban areas Groenenhoek en Nieuw Kwartier .-Demography:Berchem's total surface is over ,...
and SchotenSchotenSchoten is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality only comprises the town of Schoten proper. On January 1, 2006 Schoten had a total population of 33,160. The total area is which gives a population density of 1,122 inhabitants per km². Schoten abuts the... - Professional art painter since 1990.
- Working and living in Antwerp
Recognitions
- 1976 : Selected for award for aquarel Lions Club Antwerpen
- 1977 : Selected for award for art painter of the city Ronse
- 1978 : Selected for award 'Eugène Schmidt'- Anderlecht
- 1982 : Public prize aquarel - Lions Club Antwerpen
- 1983 : 2nd Prize for aquarel - Lions Club Antwerpen
- 1983 : Honorable mention - Lions Club Voorkempen
- 1985 : 1st Prize for aquarel - Lions Club Voorkempen
- 1986 : 1st Prize kunstwedstrijd - Antwerpen een wereld van transport - WillemsfondsWillemsfondsThe Willemsfonds, named after Jan Frans Willems, is a non-profit cultural organization founded in the 19th century to promote Flemish culture and language in Belgium. In order to achieve this goal, the organization encouraged Flemish folk song, organized linguistic games and published inexpensive...
- 1986 : 1st prize in Novotel Antwerpen Noord
- 1987 : Public Prize - aquarelcontest Lions Club Voorkempen