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Nationality
  
Belgian

Name
  
Jef Campen

Known for
  
Painting



Born
  
6 February 1934 (age 90) (
1934-02-06
)
Antwerp Belgium

(Special Edition) Interview with art painter Jef Van Campen about his Bolders (bollards)


Jef Van Campen (born 6 February 1934) is a Belgian post-impressionistic art painter. He is mostly known for his maritime paintings.

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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.

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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

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  • 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

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  • 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 - Willemsfonds
  • 1986 : 1st prize in Novotel Antwerpen Noord
  • 1987 : Public Prize - aquarelcontest Lions Club Voorkempen

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    Jef Van Campen Jef Van Campen Saatchi Art

    Jef Van Campen Leopold 22 Gallery Gallery Knokke

    Jef Van Campen Meesterschap Organisatoren Jef Van Campen

    References

    Jef Van Campen Wikipedia