Jef Van Campen Explained

Jef Van Campen
Birth Date:	1934 2, df=yes
Birth Place:	Antwerp Belgium
Nationality:	Belgian
Field:	Painting

Jef Van Campen (born 6 February 1934) is a Belgian post-impressionistic painter. He is mostly known for his maritime paintings, impressions of rivers, sea and of ships in 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 Antwerp
• 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 Berchem and Schoten
• Professional art painter since 1990.
• Working and living in Antwerp

Recognitions

• 1976 : Selected for award for aquarel Lions Club Antwerp
• 1977 : Selected for award for art painter of the city Ronse
• 1978 : Selected for award 'Eugène Schmidt'- Anderlecht
• 1982 : Public prize aquarel – Lions Club Antwerp
• 1983 : 2nd Prize for aquarel – Lions Club Antwerp
• 1983 : Honorable mention – Lions Club Voorkempen
• 1985 : 1st Prize for aquarel – Lions Club Voorkempen
• 1986 : 1st Prize kunstwedstrijd – Antwerpen een wereld van transport – Willemsfonds
• 1986 : 1st prize in Novotel Antwerp North
• 1987 : Public Prize – aquarelcontest Lions Club Voorkempen

See also

Dutch wiki Article about Jef Van Campen

References

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External links

• The Official site of Jef Van Campen
• Galerie Van Campen & Rochtus
• Brussels RWE Exposition
• Blackheath Gallery UK
• Extract from Siren, a maritime magazine, 2005
• Jef Van Campen at Elephant Parade 2008
• Latest Project of Jef Van Campen, in cooperation with Gazet Van Antwerpen and the City of Antwerp

Notes and References

1. http://www.galerienoradeklein.nl/jefvancampen.html{{Dead link|date=February 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
2. Web site: Archived copy . 13 September 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081011005008/http://www.absolutearts.com/portfolios/j/jefvancampen . 11 October 2008 . dead .
3. Web site: Jef van Campen: Artist.