Gilbert Declercq
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Gilbert Declercq | |
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Born | 1946 (age 77–78) Zwijnaarde, Belgium |
Nationality | Belgian |
Area(s) | Artist |
Gilbert Declercq (born 1946) is a
Declercq did his art-studies at The Royal Academy in Gent (Belgium).
Publications
Declercq began his career in Ons Volkske at the age of 16, with the realistic short story "De D-558-2 Skyrocket." He made illustrations in female magazines, like Mimosa, Rosita, Libelle, and Het Rijk der Vrouw.
Comics and illustrations were published in many magazines and books in different countries. Clients include
From 1971, he did illustrations and covers for Ohee. In
Declercq dropped most of his comics activities to devote himself to illustrating and painting. He is a regular contributor to the Dutch girls magazine Tina.
Exhibitions
Declercq's work has been exhibited in The Mall-Galleries (London), National Maritime Museum (Antwerp, Belgium), European institute (Wien), Museum of American Illustration, Mystic Maritime Gallery and many galleries in Belgium, Austria and Italy. His watercolors won several national and international prizes (one juried by the Royal Watercolour Society, England).
His work is in State collections: National maritime Museum (Antwerp, Belgium), National Institute for Fishery (Ostend, Belgium), City of Innsbruck (Austria), Potterie Museum (Brugge, Belgium).
Recognition
Gilbert Declercq became an artist-member of the Society of Illustrators (New York) in 1984.
References
- ^ Ik was altijd onafhankelijk Archived 11 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch), 18 May 2009