CHARLOTTE LYBEER  

(1981 Roeselare, B)
lybeerchar@hotmail.com
Gsm: 0032 478 290 252

Education
2004-2005    Postgraduate study, HISK (Higher Institute for Fine Arts-Flanders), Antwerp
2002            The Arts Institute at Bournemouth, UK (3 months residency)
1999-2003    Academy of Ghent, Department Audiovisual and Plastic Arts

Since 2009   Photography teacher at the Academy of Fine Arts, Antwerp

Solo exhibitions
2009   Beyond the Final Fantasy, Brakke Grond Amsterdam, NL
Dubai Inc., Beursschouwburg, Brussels, B
Kingdom of Discovery, Flemish Institute, Osaka, Japan
2008   Kaunas F Gallerija, Kaunas, Baltic States
Where living is a pleasure!, Photogallery, Brussels, B
2007   Memling museum, Bruges, B
2006   Tourism revolution, FotoGrafia Festival, Alghero, Sardinia, IT

Exhibitions (selection)
2010   Borders/No Borders: Belgium, Kommunale Galerie Berlin, Germany, DE
Tilt, International Photo Festival, Breda, NL
Barry Camps & Charlotte Lybeer, Actionfields Gallery, Brussels, B
Lybeer Interpreted II, Actionfields Gallery, Brussels, B
2009   De keuze van… Guy Van Bossche, Indian Caps, Antwerp, B
Album covers, Ottilia Pribilla Gallery, Antwerp, B
The whole nine yards, Actionfields Gallery, Brussels, B
2008   Screen Worlds, Flemish Parliament, Brussels, B
Summer Cube, Festival of Photography, Brussels, B
Urban Jealousy, International Biennial of Tehran, Iran
Royal Palace, Laeken, B
Prix Médiatine 08, Brussels, B
Les Belges, en traversant les arbres, M2N Gallery, Paris, FR
Territories, International Biennial of Photography and Visual Arts, Liège, B
2007   Van Marcke Photo Award 2007, SMAK, Ghent, B
Debby Huysmans & Charlotte Lybeer, De Zaal, Ghent, B
Input/Output, De Bond, Bruges, B
Fortis Young Ones Award, Lineart, Ghent, B
Atmosfeer, curated by Veerle van Durme, Kortrijk, B
Art Project Rock Werchter, Amusee-vous, Werchter, B
Et le bonheur!, biennale de la photographie, Marchin, B
Kaunas Photo 07, M.K. Ciurlionis National Museum, Kaunas, Baltic States
2006   Tourism revolution, Museum Su Palatu, Villanova Monteleone, Sardinia, IT
Progress, Provinciale prijs voor beeldende kunst, Be-part, Waregem, B
Charlotte Lybeer/Bram Goots, cc Hasselt, B
Ephemerality, curated by Christophe De Jaegher, Menen, B
Hisk, An Act of Presence, Ghent, B
Young artists selected by… Hans Martens, Ghent, B
2005   And Lucy liked it…, Hisk, curated by Ann Demeester, Antwerp, B
Sédentaires, Les Chiroux, Luik, duo with Peter Granser, B
La folie/madness, libraire Palais de Tokyo, Paris, FR
Photofestival Antwerp, Hisk, Antwerp, B
De lichte kamer, galerie S&H Debuck, Ghent, B
Open Ateliers, Hisk, Antwerp, B
Missies, De Brakke Grond, curated by Stef Van Bellingen, Amsterdam, NL

2004   In/Out, Hisk, Antwerp, duo with Eva De Leener, B
Theaterfestival, Kunstencentrum Vooruit, Ghent, B
Photo Espana (night time projections), Madrid, ES
Open Ateliers, Hisk, Antwerp, B

Grants and prices
2008   Grant of the Flemish Community
Rodenbach Award (nominated)
2007   Grant of the Flemish Community
Van Marcke Photo Award 07 (nominated)
Fortis Young Ones Award, Lineart, Ghent (nominated)
2006   Grant of the Flemish Community
Fine Arts Award of The Province of West-Flanders (laureate)
2005   Grant of the Flemish Community
Fnac European photography prize (honourable mention)
2004   Young Photographers United, Ghent
PDN photographer of the year, New York                       
Finalist Descubrimientos04, Madrid
2003   Charles Deleu prize, Ghent

Public collections
Academy of Fine Arts Ghent
National Bank Belgium
Flemish Parliament Brussels 

Publications (selection)
2010   Extra, PhotoMuseum Magazine, voorjaar 2010, Antwerp, B
Max Joseph, magazine der Bayerischen Staatsoper, n°5, Munchen, DE
2009   De Standaard, 18-19 april, Groot-Bijgaarden, B
          De Volkskrant, 23 Octobre, NL
NRC Handelsblad, 31 Octobre, NL
PF, Novembre, NL
Cahier Nr.2, Schoolvoorbeelden, Vlaams Bouwmeester, Brussels, B
2008   Le Soir, 11 June, Brussels, B
View photography magazine, # 11, Brussels, B
“The Unwanted Self. Contemporary Photography from the Low Countries” Brighton
University Gallery and Photomuseum Antwerp
Gup, International Photography Magazine, # 13, Amsterdam, NL
2007   DWB, artists pages, February 2007, 1, Ghent (text: Inge Henneman, layout: Luc Derycke) B
Waarheid en werkelijkheid, VUB press, Brussels, E. Mathijs, W. Hessels, J. Swinnen (cover + essay) B
2006   View photography magazine, # 5, Brussels, B
De sluiter, De Morgen Magazine, 18 Novembre, Brussels, B
Portfolio, A+Magazine 201, Brussels, B
De Witte Raaf, 121, Brussels, B
Camera Austria, 94, Graz, AT
2005   De Lichte kamer by Johan Swinnen, Garant (2005) Antwerp, B
De sluiter, De Morgen Magazine, 17 Decembre, Brussels, B
Arts- Antiqueus- Auctions, N° 363, Ghent, B
2004   PDN Photo Annual, NY, USA
Portfolio, A+Magazine 189, Brussels, B

Artists books
2007   Het Geheim Kunst, gids voor de kunstverzamelaar, Lannoo, Tielt
fotografie: Charlotte Lybeer, text: Luc Derycke, Mieke Mels, Layout: Luc Derycke           
2004   Loges in Belgian Theatres by Charlotte Lybeer, A&S/Pictures, Ghent, text: W. Davidts en B. Verschaffel