Jef Van Campen

Jef Van Campen
Jef Van Campen
Born	6 February 1934 (age 90); Antwerp Belgium
Nationality	Belgian
Known for	Painting

Jef Van Campen (born 6 February 1934) 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.

Personalia edit

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 edit

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 edit

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

References edit

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^ http://www.galerienoradeklein.nl/jefvancampen.html^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 11 October 2008. Retrieved 13 September 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Jef van Campen: Artist".

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[1] ttp://www.galerienoradeklein.nl/jefvancampen.html^{[permanent dead link]}

[2] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 11 October 2008. Retrieved 13 September 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[3] "Jef van Campen: Artist".

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