Watercolor Artist & Teacher
Born: Varsenare / Brugge, Belgium, 23/05/1959
Son of Architect Marc Van Cleven and Artist Eliane Pauwels.
Raised in a loving family of six children, on Sundays our father Marc taught us how to draw and paint all kinds of subjects. From childhood onwards, art was a part of our upbringing. Already as a youngster, art became a part of my life, my being. It is my way to unwind, to set my mind free, to be a happy person.
As a passionate Watercolorist I realize that this artform is a never ending story. When I teach, it brings me joy to see how beginners find their way to creating beautiful works of art, and how they get infected by this wonderful passion.
- Member “CHEVALIER ACADEMICIEN” MONDIAL ART ACADEMIA
- Member IWS BELGIUM
- Member & Chairman “WATERCOLOR ARTISTS BRUGES”
- Member VERENIGING AQUARELLISTEN VAN DE WESTHOEK
Individual Exhibitions
2013 Halve Maan in Brugge, Belgium.
2018 De Scheve Schuur in Damme, Belgium.
Exhibitions
2007 Salon Internationale d’Aquarelle in Namur, Belgium
2013 / 2014 / 2015 / 2016 / 2017 / 2018 / 2019 / 2020 with Watercolor Artists Bruges – Brugotta in Brugge, Belgium
2013 / 2014 en 2019 Salon d’Aquarelle d’Uckange in Uckange, France
2014 Salon Internationale d’Aquarelle Bassin d’Arcachon in Le Teich, France
2017 “ A man and Six Women” in Damme, Belgium
2019 Salon Internationale d’ Aquarelle in St Yrieux La Perche, France
2020 Salon de Dessin et de la Peinture at Grand Palais in Paris, France
2021 SALON INTERNATIONAL D’AQUARELLE IWS WORLD BANGLADESH
2021 INTERNATIONAL PYRENEES WATERCOLOR CONTEST FRANCE – VIETNAM – POLOGNE
2021 AQUARELIEGE FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL D’AQUARELLE DE LIEGE
2022 MODERN & CONTEMPORARY MASTERS EXHIBITION MANHATTAN – NEWYORK
2023 156th ANNUAL WATERCOLOR EXHIBITION AWS MANHATTAN – NEWYORK
2023 AQUARELIEGE FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL D’AQUARELLE DE LIEGE
2024 MASTERFUL WATERCOLOR EXHIBITION BEEK EN DONK – NETHERLANDS
2024 157th ANNUAL WATERCOLOR EXHIBITION AWS MANHATTAN – NEWYORK
2024 OLYMPIART WATERCOLOR EXHIBITION NEW DELHI – INDIA