About

Karin Borghouts is a professional Belgian artist photographer. She photographs places, preferably architectural environments and interiors. Her work occupies a position between photography and visual art, and is rich in references to painting. Her highly ingenious photos can be found, for example, in the collections of the photography museums in Antwerp and Charleroi Belgium, KMSKA, the University in Antwerp, Proximus Art Collection Brussels, Delen Private Bank,... Her work has been exhibited in more of 150 exhibitions in Belgium and abroad. Karin Borghouts is working on her own projects (art and documentary photography). She likes to work in site-specific projects and has a large experience in printing, publishing and exhibiting. She also works on commissioned assignments by art, cultural and heritage organizations, museums, publishers, architects and city councils. Karin Borghouts studied painting, sculpture and photography and worked also as a graphic designer. Starting with a Linhof large format camera, she is photographing now with the newest digital equipment.

Karin regularly cooperates with Gallery Ronny Van de Velde and Gallery De Mijlpaal. Most of the photographs are available as high quality archival pigment prints in a limited edition. The exhibitions THE HOUSE, VINCENT WAS HERE, INTERLUDIUM and PARIS IMPASSE are available for museums and cultural institutes. New series are in progress.

Karin Borghouts lives in Kalmthout close to Antwerp in Belgium and is married with Dirk Veulemans, composer electroacoustic music. Contact

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°Kapellen, Belgium 1959

Education
1977-1980: Painting - Artistiek Hoger Onderwijs Sint-Maria Antwerp (BE) (now Karel de Grote-Hogeschool)
1975-1983: Painting Academie Noord (BE)
1984-1992: Sculpture Academie Noord (BE)
1998-2002: Photography Academie Noord (BE)

Working experience
1981 - 1992: Graphic designer at communication agencies
1993 - 2011: Independent graphic designer
2003 - present: Independent artist photographer

Copyright is retained on all images by Karin Borghouts. No reproduction of any kind is allowed without written permission.
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BIO Karin Borghouts 2023