Johan Creten
1=Biographies • Illustration — Johan Creten Johan Creten (born 1963) is a Flemish sculptor, born in Sint-Truiden, Belgium. He lives and works in Paris, France, where he benefited from an artist residency at Cité internationale des arts in 1986, 1987, 1991, 1993. In 2009 he was nominated for the Flemish Culture Prize.
Johan Creten

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- Born
- 1963 · Sint-Truiden.
- Nationality
- Belgium
- Occupation
- sculptor · ceramicist · artist · designer · draftsperson
- Fields
- ceramic art
- Education
- European Ceramics Work Center · Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten
- Languages
- French
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1=Biographies • Illustration — Johan Creten Johan Creten (born 1963) is a Flemish sculptor, born in Sint-Truiden, Belgium. He lives and works in Paris, France, where he benefited from an artist residency at Cité internationale des arts in 1986, 1987, 1991, 1993. In 2009 he was nominated for the Flemish Culture Prize.
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Life and career
Johan Creten studied at European Ceramics Work Center and Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten. The recorded working language is French. The field of work recorded is ceramic art. Places of work recorded in the authority are Amsterdam. Work by Johan Creten is recorded in the collections of Mu.ZEE - Kunstmuseum aan Zee, Middelheim Museum, Stichting Kunst in de Publieke Ruimte in Arnhem and Museum Dhondt-Dhaenens.
• Illustration — Christina Mirabilis (Sint-Truiden) • Illustration — The Bat (Bolsward) • Illustration — Le Grand Vivisecteur (Leiden) • Illustration — The Column (Antwerp)
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2003 • "Johan Creten", Bass Museum of Art, Miami, USA 2007 • "Johan Creten. Beelden", Stedelijk Museum de Lakenhal, Leiden, Netherlands 2008 • "Johan Creten- De gewonden/Les Blessées", Keramiekmuseum Princessehof, Leeuwarden, Netherlands • "Johan Creten, sculptures", Musée de la Chasse et de la Nature, Paris, France
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