Thomas Renwart

Thomas Renwart (°1995) graduated in 2019 at LUCA School of Arts gaining his masters in Textiles. Until 2021 he worked under the alias Les Monseigneurs, as of September 2021 he took on his birth name to continue his work as a textiles artist. From there on, he developed a textiles practice where crafts-ship and poetic depictions of a horticultural universe constantly meet. Starting with written matter, a world is built around it, carefully translated into tactile matter. Thomas' techniques are jacquard weaving, embroidery, quilting and digital printing. His weaving speciality is the Damask technique, where he delves into the many ways of how this technique can grow. Monochromic weaving to him, enhances the viewing experience. The visitor has to truly imagine the colour in order to completely grasp the image. A way of not taking things for granted. Thomas Renwart has yet participated in several group shows in Belgium, Netherlands, France, Germany and USA. In 2020 he had a solo at Kunsthal Gent ‘Gilding The Lily’ which was followed with a large installation as part of the ‘Endless Exhibition’. 

In 2021 the artist was laureate of the Dorothy Waxman Prize 2021 by Parsons (NY ,USA) and also won two Henry Van De Velde award for his work as a textile artist. In the same year his artist book ‘Comme si de rien n'était: Catalogue & Cahier Intime’ was published by MER. B&L. In the beginning 2022 he had a solo in the Europe House (London, UK) by invitation of the Belgian Embassy and later that year the Flemish government acquired a work for the collection of the Flemish Community which is  given on loan to the Mu.Zee collection in Ostend. In December 2023 he will have a solo at Kunsthalle Lissabon.

Represented by Barbé (Ghent, Belgium) and Thomas Rehbein Gallery (Cologne, Germany)

CV

Thomas Renwart
°1995 (BE)
Works in Ghent (BE)​

Selected Exhibitions

2024
LIFE IN THE MARGIN / group exhibition curated by Alice Vanderschoot & Ellen Pil / Gevaertsdreef01 / Oudenaarde (BE)
DEAR FUTURE ME / group exhibition / Thomas Rehbein Gallery / Cologne (DE)
OOIDONK ART FESTIVAL / group exhibition / Francis Maere Fine Arts / Deinze (BE)
WORKS ON PAPER / group exhibition / Barbé Gallery / Ghent (BE)
DE RAMPE / group exhibition / Kwaremont (BE)
DINOSAURS & BUTTERFLIES / group exhibition / Barbé Gallery / Ghent (BE)
LOOKING FOR CLUES / Stedelijk museum Aarschot / Aarschot (BE)
ART DÜSSELDORF / booth Thomas Rehbein Gallery / Düsseldorf (DE)
ART BRUSSELS / Thomas Rehbein Gallery / Brussels (BE)
SHELTER FROM THE STORM / Thomas Rehbein Gallery / Cologne (DE)

2023
ART COLOGNE / Thomas Rehbein Gallery / Cologne (DE)
HALLOWED HALLS / Kunsthalle Lissabon / Lisbon (PT)
THOMAS RENWART / Alter Schlachthof / Eupen (DE)
L’AUTUNNO / Archipel / Deweer Gallery Estate / Otegem (BE)
BARBÉ X KETELEER / Dr. Debeirwoning by Huub Hoste / Knokke (BE)
TRACES AND DAFFODILS / Thomas Rehbein Gallery / Cologne (DE)
WORKS ON PAPER / Barbé / Ghent (BE)
HIGHWAY VAGABOND / Barbé / Ghent (BE)
IN MEDIAS RES / Barbé / Ghent (BE)

2022
WAR ON RUGS / Hof van Cleve / Kruisem (BE)
EVERYBODY HAS A PLAN UNTIL THEY GET PUNCHED IN THE MOUTH / Barbé / Ghent (BE)
EMERGENT INVITES: THOMAS RENWART / Emergent / Veurne (BE)
THE MOST SUNNY HOUR OF YOUR NIGHT / Ti-Pi Art Space / Ghent (BE)
ROSES FROM THE COUNTRY HOUSE / Shönfeld C / Brussels (BE)
GOLDEN HOUR FADED BLACK / KIOSK / Ghent (BE)
SOUS LES CIEUX ET LES NUAGES: THE GARDEN EDITION / Kunsthal / Ghent (BE)
A PLAY ON PLAGUES AND ARROWS / Waldburger Wouters / Brussels (BE)
PARADISE IS VERY FRAGILE / 12 Star Gallery / London (UK)
MAGELLAN / Barbé at Dr. Debeirwoning by Huub Hoste / Knokke (BE)

2021
CHANTS OF A GARGOYLES / Waldburger Wouters / Brussels (BE)
PARTIR DANS LA NUIT / Claessens Canvas / Waregem (BE)
LA MORT DES AMANTS / Schönfeld Gallery / Brussels (BE)
BALLROOM PROJECT / Borgerhub / Antwerp (BE)
L’IVRESSE DU JEU / Art Rotterdam / Rotterdam (NL)
PASS, KUNST IN DORPEN / Huise Kerk / Huise (BE)
UTOPE / MJ Fine Arts / Brussels (BE)
LA PIOGGIA / Artissima Art Fair / Torino (IT)

2020 (as Les Monsigneurs)
LES MONSIGNEURS / solo exhibition / CC Scharpoord / Knokke (BE)
TRIENNALE MILANO / Gafpa / Milan (IT)
AVANT LA LETTRE / Bruthaus Gallery / Waregem (BE)
GILDING THE LILY / Kunsthal / Ghent (BE)
WATERING PLANTS / Spoiler Zone / Berlin (DE)

Prizes

Winner: Henry Van De Velde 2021 Award

Publications

Comme si de rien n’était: Catalogue & Cahier Intime, published in 2021 by MER. B&L