Yasmina Assbane lives and works in Brussels, Belgium. She has a bachelor’s degree in higher artistic education at the Academy of Fine Arts in Brussels. She is a teacher for secondary school at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Brussels, where she previously completed a higher education in art. In 2004 and 2005 she took part in the Art Brussels Contemporary Art Fair on behalf of the Pascal Retelet Gallery (Olivier Meessen). She had been part of many exhibitions in Greece, in Belgium in Ghent (SMAAK, curator by Ben Benaouisse), Mons, Charleroi and Tournai and took part in a residency at MAAC. She received several awards and grants: Charles Buls, Leg Serrure, Tournai City Prize, Young Artists of the French Community Parliament. Her works are included in both private and public collections (Brussels Parliament).
GROUP SHOWS
2024Art Brussels Art Fair, Brussles, Belgium
2024V2Vingt, Solo Show under invitation by Laurent Jourquin
2023NADA Miami Art Fair in dialogue with Megan Dominescu and Sebastian Hosu, Miami, Florida, USA
2023Dressing room, Maison des Arts, curators: Marechal Anne-Cécile and Véronique Baccarini, Brussels
2023Art au centre de Liège #13, under invitation by the curator Marjorie Ranieri, Liège, BEL
2023 ARCOLisboa Contemporary Art Fair Lisbon
2023 I am in the mood to dissolve in the sky, Oana Cosug & Yasmina Assbane, Anca Poterasu Gallery, Bucharest
2022 Corps/Peau(Rel), Autonomie, Brussels
2021 Inclinations, Chapelle des capucins, Mons
2021 Art Ghent, curator: Ben Benaouisse, SMAK, Ghent
2021 Petits Mécénats, curator: Ben Benaouiss, Brabantdam, Ghent
2020 In the eye in the pantyhose, Solo show, Runspace10/12, Brussels
2019 Rodeart, artist’s route
2018 Arts & Genre University of Mons
2018 Reparations, Women’s University, Brussels
2018 Peace of Art, Maison du Peuple
2017 Bibliothèque Artistique, Brussels
2016 Apocalypse, Biennale of de Mountados, Gallery Martine Emer
2016 Sacré Sexe, Women’s Art Festival, House of Cultures, Brussels
2016 Salon de peintemps, Gallery K1L, Jodoigne
2015 Apo/ Calypsis, Small Biennale ContemporaryArt, Mountados, Greece, Jodoigne
2008 Centre culturel de Huy
2005 Artbrussels, Galerie Pascal Retelet, Brussels
2004 Artbrussels, Galerie Pascal Retelet, Brussels
2003 Etre Chair et Mère, Galerie Pascal Retelet, Brussels, with Paul Bury, Félicien Rops. 2003 Marcel Mariën and Stéphane Mandelbaume
2001 Pour suite…, Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Brussels
2000 Médiatine Prize, Brussels
2000 Crêpage de Chignons II, tentative d’approche d’un art de femme, curator: Liénard François, L’Usine, Brussels
RESINDENCY
2023 Artists for Artists Residency Network/ AFAR, August Residency in Bucharest
AWARDS
2001 Nominated for the Young Artists’ Prize of the Parliament of the French Community.
1999 Mention at the Young Artists Prize of the Parliament of the French Community.
1995 International Prize of the City of Tournai.
1994 Leg Serrure Prize.
1994 Charles Buls Travel Grant.
COLLECTIONS
Les mouchoirs, Council of the Brussels-Capital Region, Brussels Parliament.
Madone aux mouchoirs, private collection, Eric Kavan.
Madone dorée #1, private collection.
Madone dorée #2, private collection.
Madone dorée #3, private collection.
L’œil, private collection, Richard Miller.
PUBLICATIONS
2020 Art et Individualisme, Malika Es- Saïdi, Nouvelle magazine.
2018 Crêpage de chignons II, tentative d’approche d’un art de femme, ,Liénard François, Edition du Chalet de haute nuit.
2018 Réparations, Fanny Declerq, Paris Match Culture.
2016 Héritage cycladique, Claude Lorent, La libre.
2003 De Chair La libre Culture, Claude Laurent.
2003 Etre Chair et Mère Europe aujourd’hui, Suarez Nancy.
2001 Brussells parliament, edition Dexia.
1996 A2RC Achitects, Brigitte D’Helft & Michel Verliefden, Revue générale Catalogue, Edition Didier Hatier.
1996 The Brussels Parliament, La Renaissance du livre Collection of the beautiful books of heritage.
1996 Le Siège of Brussels Parliament – review 1700-2000 Edition of the Parliament.
E-Illustration and illustration:
Galerie-Pipol10.
Ricochet : Traduire en féministe/s, Passaporta.
Vouloir en enfant sans sexe, Faouzia Taouzari, Pipol.
