Valentin Capony

Born in 1990

Mainly works between Belgium and France.

He taught printmaking at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Brussels.

Currently, his work is mainly focused on engraving and printing techniques, and he has won several awards.

In 2008, he began his studies at the École Supérieure des Beaux-Arts de Saint-Étienne, France, where he received his DNAP (Diplôme national d'art plastique) degree in 2011. In 2012, he traveled to China as part of a bilateral exchange to study at the Nanjing Academy of Fine Arts. Through this exchange, he learned about the art of engraving and Chinese philosophy. In 2013, he continued his studies at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Brussels, where he majored in printmaking at the Thomas Amerink studio and obtained a double master's degree.

Valentin focuses his reflections on the relationship between our bodies and urban spaces and standardization work. Are we absolute strangers to ourselves? How do we capture the unstoppable movement of the world? Conversely, how do we demonstrate the intimacy that runs through them? His work is a response to these questions. Plates, stamps, and tape recorders are more than just tools; they are intermediaries that reveal imprints, superimpose bodies, and images without reducing one to another.

Exhibition Experience (Selection)

2018 France - Paris，Lazaru Gallery

2018 Belgium - Brussels，Careffour Art Foundation

2018 Belgium - Liege，La Beauweri Museum，As part of the DACOS Awards

2019 France - Lyon，Gailleton Art Space

2019 France - Lyon，Exhibition of art paper in Lyon

2019 Belgium - Brussels，La Chambre Gallery

2020 France - Pocrol Island, participation in the collective exhibition

2020 France - Lyon，Exhibition of art paper in Lyon

2021 France - Lyon，Exhibition of art paper in Lyon

2022 Belgium - La Louviere，Museum of Prints and Printed Images

2022 Belgium - Leeds，EXIT 11 Center for Contemporary Art

2022 Belgium - Mons，Walloon Convention Centre，Resilient Congress

2022 Belgium - Brussels，A Gallery，Modern times

2023 China - Shenyang，Belt and Road China-Europe City Cultural Exchange Bonded Exhibition

Representative works

Rift  9、240x120 cm、2018 、Pointe sèche

Rift 1、 234 x 78 cm、2021 、Pointe sèche