Jaak Hillen

Born in Bree on 24.06.1959
High school ‘Graduaat in de orthopedagogie’ aan de ‘IPSOC’ in Kortrijk.
1984 tot 1987: Three years training in 'special education' in Zeist (the Netherlands).
1987 tot 1991: sculpture college on the Art Academy 'Alanushochschule in Alfter' (Germany)
1990 sculpture college on the Royal Academy for Fine Arts 'KASK’ in Gent (Belgium)
1996-1997: master course on the 'High Institute for Fine Arts' in Antwerp (Belgium)

1991

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1993

1995

Exposition in ‘De Slijperij’ in Geel. (Belgium).
Foundation of the association ‘Het Wiel’, vzw, an association to develop art and art education.
Group exposition in the cultural centrum ‘De Werft’ te Geel. (Belgium)

1996

1997

Realisation of the project ‘komen en gaan’ in cooperation with the ‘Christoforusgemeenschap’ in Munte.
Selected for the sculptor symposium in Thessaloniki as the 'Cultural Capital of Europe'.

Group exposition ‘Kunst in het Arsenaal’ organized by the ‘HISK’.
Laureate by ‘Kiezen voor Kunst’ for the region 'Kempen' in de ‘Warande’ te Turnhout.(Belgium)
Laureate by 'Kiezen Voor Kunst' in the 'Atomium' in Brussels.

1998

Group exposition in ‘Das Belgische Haus’ in Cologne. (Germany)
Realization of a commission for 'de nieuwe A-dienst' for the 'St.Camilluskliniek' in Gent. (Belgium)
Realization from the project ‘Nesten’ an art route for children, organized by three cultural centers ‘De Warande’ in Turnhout, ‘De Werft in Geel’ en ‘De Westrand’ in Dilbeek.(Belgium)
Participation on the International Art Symposium ‘Inner Spaces’ in Poznan (Poland) with an exposition in ‘Galerii Miejeskiej Arsenal’.
Realization of a commission for the 'ACV' in Turnhout (Belgium)
Group exposition in the ‘Cité International des Arts' in Paris.

1999

Realization of a commission for ‘Widar’ in cooperation with the residents of the community 'Widar', an institution for mental handicapped adults in Merksplas. (Belgium)
Exposition in 'Fabri Metal' in Antwerp. (Belgium)
International sculptor symposium in Luxemburg with as theme: 'Art and Nature'

2000

2001

Group exposition in gallery ‘De Lage Rooy’ te Meerle (Belgïum).
Project ‘Art and Landscape’ in ‘De Lilse Bergen’ in Lille in cooperation with the Students of the Alanus high school from Alfter (Germany)
Three month ’s course in Adult Education by NALM (New Adult Learning Movement), with Coenraad Van Houten.

2002

Individual Exposition in the Cultural Centrum ‘De Werft’ in Geel.
“Traces”, a foot walk from Prague to Odessa in 100 days, with two youngsters, leaving a trace of art, in cooperation with Oikoten.
Group exposition, ‘Wankel Evenwicht’. Exposition in the "KADOC" in Leuven. Artists let themselves inspire by youngsters, organised by the ‘Oikoten vzw’.

2003

Exposition in the community house from Terneuzen (Netherlands).
Group exposition in gallery De Laro in Meerle.
Exposition in ‘Huis Hellemans’ in Edegem.
Happening with the public. Making a monumental installation together with the visitors, out of branches, rope and stones, in Fort 5 in Edegem.

2004

2005

Group exposition Beelden Biënnale Beerse (B)
Group exposition ‘Tijd voor Tijd’ in the old cole mine building in Houthalen (B)

2006

Jaak HillenBeeld en Atelier