Yannick Val Gesto (b. 1987, BE) is a visual artist, designer, and teacher based in Antwerp. His mixed-media work blends digital and traditional techniques, exploring themes of human expression, technology, mental health, and internet culture.Contact
[email protected], Instagram, CV, PortfolioStudies:
Educational BA, Artesis-Plantin, Antwerp
MBCT, CIVAS, Haarlem
Academic MA of Visual Arts, Sint-Lucas Antwerp
Academic BA of Visual Arts, Sint-Lucas Antwerp
Fine Arts, PIX, Antwerp↓ various work ↓
Artist CVSolo exhibitions
2019 Imperfect Butterflies, Cinnnamon, Rotterdam
CLOSE BOTH EYES TO SEE, Lieu Unique with Chambre Charbon, Nantes2015
Booming, Cinnnamon, Rotterdam
Close Both Eyes To See, Obsolete Studio, Brussels2013
Bad Gateway, Elaine Levy Project - LevyDelval, BrusselsDuo exhibitions
2015
Sunday Art Fair with Hayal Pozanti, Levy Delval, London
Soul Hackers with Kate Steciw, Levy Delval, Brussels
Residence Evil with Benny VdM-V, Het Bos, Antwerp2012
2 White BoyZ with Bart Van Dijck, Hectoliter Gallery, Brussels
An Extremely Dark Past with Lars TCF Holdhus, Hole Of The Fox, AntwerpGroup exhibitions
2025
Larry, Eve Ida Fiertag & LukeLukeLuke, pop-up, Brussels2022
Proof of Work, What’s at Stake?, Plus-One Gallery (South), Antwerp2020
The Monstrous Bouquet, curated by Mireille Tap, Omstand, Arnhem2019
L’amour, curated by TZVETNIK, Berlin
De Biënnale Van België, InDeRuimte, Gent2018
YES!, Cinnnamon, Rotterdam
2017
Klub Fiesta, Plato Ostrava, Ostrava (CZ)
Etalé, Centraal-Station Antwerpen, Antwerp
De Biënnale Van België, InDeRuimte, Gent2016
5, Hole of The Fox, Antwerp
The Super Narrative, InDeRuimte, Gent
Please Let Me Die Already, Kvit Gallery, Copenhagen
TERRAFORMERS, Bonington Gallery, Nottingham
A City is Not a Road, veilinghuis Bernaerts, Antwerp
ON-SCREEN AND OFF, Bid Project Gallery, Milan
Ten Dans, CC Maasmechelen, Maasmechelen2015
Stay Fresh, Bebi, virtual project @ www.bebispace.com
Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth, The Stable, Warrande
Views from above, B-I-N, Turnhout
Exo Exo, After Howl, Brussels2014
V.I.P., Hole of The Fox, Antwerp
Intermarket’, Ausstellungsraum Klingental, Basel (CH)
Soft Intensities, Gloria Knight Gallery, Auckland (NZ)
Infinite Scroll, BubiReichel/Spinnerei, Leipzich
Art Brussels, Elaine Lévy Project, Brussels
The New Beauty of Our Modern Life, Higher Pictures Gallery, New York
Venturi Effect, Interstizi0, Martellago (VE)
Brussels Cologne Contemporaries, Keulen2013
Onwards..., Base Alpha Gallery, Antwerp
Nada Art Fair, with Elaine Levy, New York
Missing Link, Flipside, Eindhoven
Time To Pretend, The White House Gallery, Leuven
Decenter, Abrons ARTS center, New York2012
Park06/bHart, Florastraat 147, Borgerhout
FREAK_DOGGIE, SIZZLER,... Hole Of The Fox Gallery, Antwerp
No Scrubs, Le Monte-en-l’air, Paris2011
Temporary Limits (PARK), districtshuis Ekeren
Nemo Tog Pogleda, Voorwaarts-Nuts, Beograd
Frederic Magazine #4, gallery Jean Marc Thévenet, Paris
aTTENDING, EEG Gallery Leipzich
Beyt Al Tapes, Hectoliter, Brussels2010
JAJA, VZW Emma, Antwerp
Future Arts, S.A.L.T. Warehouse at Studio H. Teirlinck, Antwerp
EGO, IKONOKLAST at Kissinger, Berchem
POP ART, NICC, Antwerp
Kaoz Lily, Gallery 82, Berchem
Cave Mind, 107 Shaw Sreet, Toronto2009
BABA, Festival di Arti Eccentriche e Culture Esplose, Rome
Mental Dynamics, Synchronicity gallery, Los Angeles
Piece of Cake, Cakehouse & Scheldapen, Antwerp
NUDASHANK, Nudashank gallery, (US) Baltimore, Maryland
HALO HALO, URBANSPACE GALLERY, Toronto
GEORGE TOURLAS AND FRIENDS, Kappatos Gallery, Athene2008
SHOW CAVE XXXMAS SHOW, Show Cave Gallery, Los Angeles
CAT FUNDRAISER, 85 Gallery, AntwerpScreenings
2016 Warrior Pose - Digital Detox, NRW-Forum, Düsseldorf
2012 BYOB Glasgow, TheGlueFactory, Glasgow
Annuale, Embassy Gallery, Edinburgh
OPEN: Triennale di Milano in Viale Alemagna, Milan
LiveArtsWeek (XING), Palazzo Re Enzo, Bologna
2011 BYOB, www.byobworldwide.com, Minneapolis
2008 PINK POSEIDON, Issue Gallery, ParisGrants
2012 Kunst en Erfgoed, Flemish Government, Belgium
2019 Kunst en Erfgoed, Flemish Government, Belgium