Bart Lodewijks (NL 1972) makes large scale, linear chalk drawings in public and private spaces, and writes about the small encounters with residents and other locals. His distinct abstract drawings can be found on building facades, in hospitals and offices, but also inside private homes and the surrounding streets; they respond to the social context in which they are made. In publications, e-books, lectures, newspapers, exhibitions, and performances, Lodewijks describes how local encounters influence his drawing; an essay was published in the Mondriaan Fund essay series. Film documents are made in collaboration with filmmaker Griet Teck. Images and texts come together in books and e-books, made together with art publisher Roma publications since 2004 (see library.)
Long-term commissions: The Dutch Government Architect, the Flemish cities of Ronse, Genk, Ghent, and Brussels, amongst others. Emergent galerie (Veurne, BE) commissions drawings in private homes since 2014. Collaborations with S.M.A.K. Ghent (KunstNu 2005 / Moscou Bernadette 2007-2010 / TRACK 2012 / Kathmandu Triennale 2016 / Parkeerkunst 2016 / Étude 2020 / book launches at S.M.A.K. in 2010, 2014, 2017, 2024).
Other collaborations include: Capacete - Rio de Janeiro (2010 and 2013), The Model, Sligo - Ireland (2013-2016), Whitechapel Gallery - London (2014 and 2015), BOZAR - Brussels (2016), MMCA Seoul (2016), Calcutta Art & Research Foundation India (2018), KAAP Brugge (2019), New Care Home Merelbeke, BE (2020), Community Center WABO Brussels (2021-2022), Murals Inc, Rotterdam (2019-2021), Nursery Bambino - Brussels (2020), Art festival Watou, BE (2021), Production Platform 0090 Antwerp-Istanbul (2022 - present), Emergent galerie Veurne (2013, 2014, 2022 - present), New prison in Haren, Brussels (2022-24), Fred & Ferry gallery Antwerp (2025), The Merode, Brussels (2025), CC Dewerft, Geel, BE (2026), solo Emergent galerie (2027).
Curatorial practice with Danielle van Zuijlen: co-founder and curator of Hotel Mariakapel, international residency and exhibition space in Hoorn, The Netherlands (2002-2007); co-curator of visual art & poetry festival Watou 2026.