Johan Van Mullem

Johan Van Mullem (born 1959) is a Belgian artist living and working near Brussels. He is a painter and sculptor known mainly for his depiction of faces.

Biography Johan Van Mullem was born in Congo in 1959 to Belgian parents. He grew up moving around the world as a result of his parents' various diplomatic postings, including a seven years stay in Tunisia.

Johan has always been an autodidact. He started drawing at the age of five and never stopped since then; same as his father and grandfather. His family roots are in the city of Bruges.

Later on Johan began exploring etching and painting. Today he paints with etching ink; he is probably one of the only artist using this medium.

At University he studied architecture.

His paintings are in major private collections and museum collections throughout Europe. He has held solo exhibitions in art galleries located in London, Paris, New York and Brussels. His work was exhibited in various European museums.

Career

Solo shows 2010 Chapelle de Boondael, Brussels (BEL) Kunstgalerij Anarto, Antwerp (BEL)

2011 Arthus Gallery, Brussels (BEL)

2012 "Movements of the Soul", Andipa gallery London (GB)

2013 "Rebirth", Hus Gallery London (GB)

2014 "Meta Morphoses", Macadam Gallery, Brussels (BEL) C24 Gallery, New York (USA)

2015 « Face à Face », Galerie Schwab Beaubourg Paris (FR) « Fiat LUX », HUS Gallery London (UK)

2016 Galerie DUCHOZE Contemporain, Rouen (FR) Galerie Espace B, Glabais, (BE) « De Anima », The Unit London Gallery, London, (UK)

2017 Loo & Lou Gallery Paris (FR) « 3 Espaces, 3 Univers » Musée d'Ixelles, Bruxelles (BE)

2018 MACM Musée de Mougins (France)

Group shows 2010 ART GALLERY 826, Knokke-le-Zoute, (BEL) Été Contemporain Dracenois à Draguignan, (FR) Lineart Art Fair, Gand, (BEL)

2011 London Art Fair, (GB) with Hus Gallery London Gallery Show in Monte Carlo organised by Galerie SEM-ART Monaco

2012 Show in Gstaad,(CH) with Hus Gallery London Istanbul Art Fair (TRQ) with Andipa Gallery London

2013 BRAFA Art Fair Brussels (BEL), with Sem-Art Gallery Monaco

2014 São Paulo Int' Art Fair (BRA) with Hus Gallery London Dallas Art Fair (USA) with Hus Gallery London

2015 ST'ART Art Fair, Strasbourg (FR) with Macadam Gal. (BEL) « Mosaïques » Show, Troyes (FR), Curator Noorbergen "Kunst in de Kantfabriek" show, Vilvoorde, (BEL) Dallas Art Fair, (USA) with 10 Hanover Gallery London (UK) - «Paysages contemporains », Gal. Schwab Beaubourg Paris (FR) ART'UP Lille Art Fair, (FR) with Macadam Gallery (BEL)

2016 « Créations Belges », Mazel Galerie, Brussels (BE) Yia Art Fair Brussels (BE) with Mazel Galerie « This is not a Landscape » Show, PAK, Gistel (BEL) « Drawings Rooms #2 » Show, PAK, Gistel (BEL)

2017 Musée National des Beaux-Arts de Kaunas (Lithuanie) Art Paris Art Fair with Loo & Lou Gallery Paris MACM Museum Mougins, part of the permanent Exhibition "Abstract Ed.#1 & #2, Aeroplastics Gallery, Brussels 2025-26

"Vestiges du désordre", Deletaille Gallery presenting at Ceramic Brussels Fair , Brussels