BIOGRAPHY
Steven Van Hasten °24 01 1972 (Courtray), lives and works in Ghent, Belgium
Education
1994 • Sint-Lucas School of Arts, Ghent: graphic design & illustration
2001 • Arteveldehogeschool, campus Mariakerke: silkscreenprinting
Professional activities
Since 1994 – present: Self employed illustrator
2009 – 2011: Teacher illustration at the Academy of Visual Arts, Mechelen, Belgium
EXHIBITIONS
Past
2023: Global Illustration Show – COEX Hall C, Seoel, Korea
2023: JIA Illustration Award 2022 – AT Design Co, 1F Sinar Mas Plaza, Shanghai, China
2022: Picturale – Ronse, Belgium
2022: Labyrinth – Seed Factory, Brussels, Belgium
2022: JIA Illustration Award 2022 – AT Design Co, Beijing, China
2022: Music Graphics 1 – Seed Factory, Brussels, Belgium
2021: The Brusseler – Seed Factory, Brussels, Belgium
2021: Kunstenparcours 9050 – Van Eyck, Cultuurcafé Ledeberg, Ghent, Belgium
2021: Lucky Luke 75 – Seed Factory, Brussels, Belgium
2021: Talent achter glas, Art walk – Ledeberg/Ghent, Belgium
2020: Antwerp Hands, Travelling exhibition, Koekenstad vzw
2017: Kunstenparcours Ledeberg, Cultuurcafé Ledeberg, Ghent, Belgium
2017: Antwerp Hands Illustrated, Travelling exhibition, Koekenstad vzw, Belgium
2016: Unity in Diversity, Gabriel Fine Arts, London, United Kingdom
2016: Breaking News, Seed Factory, Brussels, Belgium
2015: Pen Is Art, Seed Factory, Brussels, Belgium
2015: Supergraph Contemporary Graphic art fair, Melbourne, Australia
2015: A Knights Watch, Gabriel Fine Arts, London, United Kingdom
2014: Fortuna, Seed Factory, Brussels, Belgium
2014: Silence, De Winnestraat, Ghent, Belgium
2013: Monster Train, Illustrakids, Cagliari, Sardegna, Italy
2013: Spirou Robbedoes, Seed Factory, Brussels, Belgium
2013: 24.Bienále illustratie Bratislava, BIB 2013, Bratislava, Slovakia
2013: That’s All Folks!, Seed Factory, Brussels, Belgium
2011: Bara & Friends, Seed Factory, Brussels, Belgium
2009: Bibendum & Co, Seed Factory, Brussels, Belgium
2008: In confrontation with Hans Christian Rüngeler, De Winnestraat, Ghent, Belgium
2000: Victoriale, Het Paleis, Villa Kakelbont, Antwerp, Belgium
AWARDS
2023
• Japan Illustrator’s Association Illustrator of the year 2022
• Applied Arts Magazine Applied Arts Editorial winner: CFO magazine
• AOI awards Longlist: The naked surgeon
• Hiii Illustration Shortlist: CFO magazine
• Hiii Illustration Shortlist: Overload
• Hiii Illustration Shortlist: The naked surgeon
• Hiii Illustration Shortlist: Labyrinth
• 3×3 illustration Merit Award: CFO magazine
• 3×3 illustration Merit Award: The naked surgeon
• 3×3 illustration Merit Award: Labyrinth
2022
• iJUNGLE Editorial Merit Award: CFO magazine
• iJUNGLE Commercial Merit Award: Labyrinth
• iJUNGLE Book Merit Award: De naakte chirurg
• Brightness Magazine Children’s book Category award: The Stradivaripuss Job
• Illustration West 61 Gallery award: Labyrinth
• Illustration West 61 Gallery award: Music Graphics 1
• Hiii Illustration Merit Award: The Stradivaripuss Job
• Hiii Illustration Merit Award: The museum of CFO
• Hiii Illustration Nomination: Mental Health
• Hiii Illustration Nomination: Adoration of the Lamb
• 3×3 illustration Merit Award: Music Graphics 1
• 3×3 illustration Merit Award: Mental Health
• AOI awards Shortlist: Music Graphics 1
• Applied Arts Magazine Applied Arts winner: CFO magazine
• Japan Illustrator’s Association Best in Editorial: CFO magazine
2021
• Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles Show selection: Lucky Luke
• Japan Illustrator’s Association Grand Prix – overall winner: Adoration of the Lamb
• 3×3 illustration Merit Award: The Stradivaripuss Job
• 3×3 illustration Honourable mention: The Brusseler
• Northern festival of illustration Shortlist: Venus (from: The Stradivaripuss Job)
MY STUDIO, A JOURNAL IN PICTURES
INTERVIEWS
• ‘Een creatieve ziel met een hart voor illustreren’
Laurane Berkein, Me & My Cat, p. 26-31 – { DUTCH }
• ‘Daily life is an inexhaustible source of inspiration’
Victoria Pearce, Inspiration in a notebook, Illustration Ltd, p.130-135 – { ENGLISH }
• ‘Gent was een complete openbaring’
Dries Bernaert, Opinie, KW, De krant van West-Vlaanderen, online – { DUTCH }
• ‘Scribble artist interview with Steven Van Hasten’
Scribble Town, www.scribbleblog.com, inspiring creativity for parents, teachers & kids – { ENGLISH }