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Anita Fleerackers
Bio
Anita was born in Tielenin 1959, grew up near the watermill. Lives in Gierle, a picturesque village in the Campine countryside near Turnhout.
As a child of a farming family, animals were not far away for Anita. Horses, cows, bulls, chickens were part of rural life. The power of an animal, its movements, its characters or its splendour of colours, an inexhaustible source of inspiration.
Nature is also a source of inspiration, in all seasons. The countryside, beauty of nature in all seasons. In winter, a rose left under the snow. Early in the morning, the freezing cold hanging in the air under the rising sun. A prism of colours in the sky, the haze trying to break-through, mystical. The many shades of green in spring with the splendour of blossoms, the sky blue sky. Summer by the sea, from grey over green to blue. Autumn, an abundance of fruit, blushing apples, nuts, brown-yellow leaves. You will find all these elements in her work. Because of these roots, Anita feels strongly connected to the natural elements: water, earth and fire.
Education
Anita studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Turnhout (Belgium), in the ceramics studio led by Walter De Wolf and Gerda Steegmans. Because she was in preference for visual design, she also worked in the sculpture studio under the direction of Staf Colruyt and Walter Frans. She continued her training in sculpture at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of Antwerp (Belgium), studio visual arts, higher degree, led by Maria Talaga. Graduated under the direction of Sigifride Bruna Hautman.
For 350 years, the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp, headquartered in the Mutsaardstraat, has been offering training in the visual arts. The training is artistically oriented, practical training. The training leads to competent, passionate and inspiring visual masters, who stand in the world with an open mind, a critical view, the necessary self-reflection and an artistic vision.
Awards
1992: First Prize Davidsfonds, Lichtaart
1995: VRIKA Prize, Friends of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of Antwerp.
1998: Libr’Art Prize, Libramont Salon d’Artiste
1998: Prix de Ville de Noisy-le-Grand, France
1999: Finalist XIX Concurs Internacional De Ceramica L’Alcora, Museu de Ceràmica de l’Alcora España.
2009: Participation in La Biennale di Arte Contemporanea di Florence, Italia
2021: Medaille D’OR Europe 2021 Creation Artistique Laureat Du Palmares Art Numérique