Yves Velter
BIOGRAPHY
Yves Velter lives and works in Ostend (Belgium) and as an artist he creates images that reflect what we ignore en what that does with a human being. He bundles subjects that we in our daily lives consciously seem to want to ignore, themes that are present in the outward bounds of our thinking en feeling. In his work he shows the influence of just that on our mood, personality and memory. In this exhibition he brings together the different codes that visualise his fascination for the impact of that invisible presence.

WORKS
Solo Exhibitions (selection)
2021 – Still Blues (duo Danino/Velter) – Belgian Gallery – Namen
2021 – The portent – Sofie Van den Bussche Gallery, Rivoli -Brussel
2021 – Memoires, Stijn Cole/ Yves Velter, Kasteelstraat 1 – Watou
2021 – Drijfgoud,- Bibliotheek – Oostende
2020 – The stage – Galerie Art Dewael 15 – Antwerpen
2020 – Predicting the past #2, Benjamin Moravec/ Yves Velter, Studio Alcazar – Oostende
2019 – Soul Contractions (Whou cares), Paardestallen Buda – Kortrijk
2019 – Where the forgotten is stored, Black Swan Gallery – Brugge
2019 – Inner waiting room, Academie KUMA – Maldegem
2018 – Supplément d’âme – Salon4mains#03 – Autun (FR)
2017 – Parfum van het vergetene – Shoobil Gallery – Antwerpen
2017 – Watching through closed eyes (duo met Peter Van Ammel) – Galerie Pinsart – Brugge
2017 – The Appearance – Galerie Anouk Vilain – Diepenbeek
2017 – Predicting the past (duo met Greet Van Autgaerden) – Studio Alcazar – Oostende
2017 – Beïnvloeiingen – CCHA – Cultuurcentrum – Hasselt
2016 – Semaphores – Lab Latuvu – Bages (FR)
2016 – Solo Yves Velter – Freemen Gallery – Aardenburg (NL)
2015 – Geborgen / Verborgen – Moreelshuis – Mechelen
2015 – As human as it gets – Freemen Gallery – Aardenburg (NL)
2015 – l’Oubli extatique – Yves Velter / Stief Desmet – The White House Gallery – Lovenjoel
2014 – Témoin silencieux – Villa De Olmen – Wieze
2014 – House of Doubt – SECONDroom – Gent
2013 – Witnessing the hesitation – Yves Velter/ Stephanie Leblon – Galerie Lightcube – Ronse
2011 – De zielentemmer – De Queeste Kunstkamers – Abeele/Watou
2010 – Don’t look – (St)Artcube – Temse
2010 – Ontgouding – CC Evergem – Evergem
2010 – Taking the air out of the room – Secondroom – Antwerpen
2009 – Yves Velter- Galerie Pascal Polar – Knokke
2008 – Recording Utopia – Exit 11 – Grand-Leez
2007 – Everquest – Galerie 9.9 – Roeselare
2007 – Paradise regained – Galerie Denise Vande Velde – Aalst
2007 – Awakening – Psychiatrisch Ziekenhuis Heilig Hart – Ieper
2006 – Unknown Distance – CK* – Kortrijk
2005 – Benaderigen – Yves Velter / Matthieu Lobelle- BOX 38 – Oostende
2005 – The whisper – Galerie Radical House – Zug (CH)
2004 – Antimaster – Galerie De Witte Beer – Brugge
2003 – Imponderabilia – Galerie Denise Vande Velde – Aalst
2003 – Yves Velter / Thomas Hauser – Galerie Jan Colle – Gent
2002 – Yves Velter / Philip Aguirre Otequi – U.F.O. Untitled Foundation – Oostende – 2001 – Transition – Galerie Denise Vande Velde – Aalst
2001 – Private language – Z33 – Hasselt – 2001 – Sensors – Galerie De Witte Beer – Brugge
2000 – Enlightenment – Electrabel – Antwerpen
2000 – Ensor-Velter – ACF Studiekring/Art et Psychanalyse – Brussel
1999 – Fremdkörper – De Gele Zaal – Gent
1999 – Fremdkörper – Yves Velter / Xavier Tricot – Galerie Studio 10 – Chur (CH)
1999 – Fremdkörper – Galerie Denise Vande Velde – Aalst
1998 – Rust – Het Kunsthuis – Vrienden van het P.M.M.K. – Oostende
1997 – Serendipity- Museum voor schone kunsten – Oostende
Group Exhibitions (selection)
2021 – Belgian Art&DesignFfair (curator Tatjana Pieters), Floraliënhal, Gent
2021 – Spiegel im Spiegel (ism Museum Dr Guislain) PC Sint-Amadeus, Beernem
2020 – The clown Spirit, De Rossaert-Ronny Van de Velde (curator Joanna De Vos), Antwerpen
2020 – James Ensor, Antichambres, O.666, (curator Philippe Badert), Oostende
2020 – Accrochage ad interim#1, Morbee Gallery, (curator Daan Rau), Knokke
2020 – De blik, Morbee Gallery, (curator Daan Rau), Knokke
2020 – Salon des Artistes summer 2020, Oud zwembad, Ronse
2020 – James Ensor, Antichambres, (curator Philippe Badert), Oostende
2020 – In absence of the artist (curator Dirk Schellekens), virtuele expo
2020 – BAD (curator Daan Rau), Floraliënhal, Gent
2020 – Galerie Ronny Van De Velde (curator Joanna De Vos), Knokke
2020 – Poreus (curator Stef Van Bellingen), Kunsthuis, Geel
2019 – Een stuk van ons, MuZEE, Oostende
2019 – Listen to me, (curator Philip Druez), Zebrastraat, Gent