Katrien Vermeire (born

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, 1979) is a Belgian artist.

Career

Katrien Vermeire studied photography at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in

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and art history at

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. She won the quadrennial Fine Arts Award of the Province of West Flanders in 2002. Her work has been exhibited in numerous galleries both in Belgium and abroad, including the FOAM photography museum in Amsterdam and the new Museum M in Leuven. In 2011, Vermeire's photo series ''Godspeed,'' in which she followed swarms of fireflies in the

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photographing male fireflies flashing in large groups at night as a mating ritual, was selected for Foam Magazine's No. 28 Talent. ''The Wave'', a photo and film project co-directed with Sarah Vanagt, premiered at the 18th Biennale of Sydney 2012 and was selected for international festivals including

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, IDFA Amsterdam and IFFR Rotterdam. Her first documentary short film ''Der Kreislauf'' (''A Handful'') won the Kidseye Grand Prize at the 2014

Rhode Island International Film Festival Flickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival (RIIFF) takes place every year in Providence and Newport, Rhode Island as well as satellite locations throughout the state. History Started in 1997, the Festival is produced by Flickers, the ...

References

External links

www.katrienvermeire.com
– The official website of Katrien Vermeire. *
Katrien Vermeire: Flanders Arts Institute
{{DEFAULTSORT:Vermeire, Katrien 1979 births Living people 21st-century Belgian artists 21st-century Belgian women artists 21st-century women photographers Belgian women film directors Belgian photographers Belgian women photographers Ghent University alumni Royal Academy of Fine Arts (Ghent) alumni Artists from Ostend