Beeldend kunstenaar, leraar Russisch, podcast-maker, curator van tentoonstellingen
Studies
Master in de Oosteuropese talen en culturen (Ugent)
Master in de vrije kunsten (Optie: Tekenkunst, Kask)
Podcasting (Artevelde Hogeschool, Gent)
2024
De Letteristen, residentie in de Letterie, nov 2023 tot juni 2024, Oostende - Met Britt Bakker, Twiggy Bossuyt, Dolores Bouckaert, Maria Magdalena de Cort, Heleen Debruyne, Ibe Rossel, Siska van Daele, Sara van der Zande, Sofie Verraest
Verloren, Chambres d'O, de Letterie, pop 4/2, Oostende
Zacht, stil en traag, tentoonstelling samengebracht door Frank Demarest, Gistel - PAK, 16 juni tot 21 juli
Gegrond, Emile Van Dorenmuseum, Tentoonstelling gecureerd door Caroline Coolen en Greet van AutgaerdenMet werk van Lieve Kauwenberghs, Mathias Kuypers, Maaike Leyn, Michèle Matyn, Otobong Nkanga, Liesl Roos, Bart Van Dijck, Kristof Vrancken, Stijn Wybouw, Caroline Coolen en Greet van Autgaerden in dialoog met kunstenaars uit het historische Station d'Artistes Genck Genk, 23 juni - 6 okt
Thuis-gekomen, tentoonstelling samen met de Letteristen, wzc Lacourt, Oostende - 6 okt tot 31 aug
Waad-wandeling, publieksdag Beaufort, samen met letterist Siska Van Daele, bij het beeld van Femmy Otten, Oostende - 15 sept
Nieuwe collectie, deelname aan collectiepresentatie, okt - maart, Genk
Oui fontaine, deelname aan de tentoonstelling samengebracht door Tania Antoshina, okt, Parijs
2023
Chambres d'O, presentatie podcast "Het Lilian-eum", work in progress
No thing on the wall, 15 - 24/9, Kasteel Borluut, Sint-Denijs-Westrem
Rivierverloren, 20/10 - 3/12, cc Ter Dilft, Bornem, curator Koen Broucke
Presentatie van de podcast in Mu.Zee (vanaf 1 oktober), debat met curator Mieke Mels in Mu.Zee op 29/10
DS-Podcastfestival in de casino van Oostende, première van het Lilian-eum op 11/1
In de media:
Artikels in OKV, TheArtcouch, Collect, De Standaard (november 2023) / Teaser en aflevering 1 van het Lilian-eum op Radio 1 in Culture Club en Zandman (10/11 en 30/11)
2022
Rook, podcast "het Lilian-eum", 2.04 - 6.11, organized by Tom Van Ryckeghem and Charlot Winne, Tabaksmuseum, Wervik
Resident in de Grote Post with the podcast "Het Lilian-eum", collaboration with Sam Serruys
Kiem, 30.9 - 2.10, residentenfestival, de Grote Post
2021
De Wasbeer en Aleksandr Skorobogatov, debat, streaming, February 11, Organized by Maaike Leyn, CVO Gent https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDrAvYRvL_M0
Zombie Fires, Animated visuals by Maaike Leyn and concert with Amalia Vermandere, March 10, organized by Isolde Debuck, Streaming, Felixart Drogenbos https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OV1-FrJKUf4
Daisies by night (Dag-oogjes in de nacht), March 4 - April 18, with drawings from Malgorzata Maria Olchowska, Steven Baelen, Wim Bouciqué, Johan De Wilde, Birde Vanheersynghels, Maaike Leyn, curated by Maaike Leyn, Ter Posterie, Roeselare https://www.terposterie.be/daisies-by-night-tekeningen
Zombie Fires, festival, with artists: Annouk Thys, Debby Huysmans, Maaike Leyn with text and debate: Tom Hannes, Els Wuyts, Marnix Verplancke, Sander Veraverbeke, with music: Tsubasa Hori, Sarah Yu Zeebroek, Amalia Vermandere, Philip Bosschaerts, organized by Maaike Leyn, July 2-5, Lightroom 35, Gent https://www.zombiefires.be/beeld
Passie-Obsessie, group exhibition with outsider art and Pipilotti Rist, Nobuyoshi Araki, Margriet van Breevoort, Ariana Page Russell, Marijs Boulogne, Kama & Herr Seele, Colin H. Van Eeckhout (AMENRA) & J.M.Massou, Félicien Rops, Laure Forêt, Maaike Leyn, Charlotte Lybeer, Frieke Janssens, Katrien Hofman, Edith Ronse, Sybren Janssens, Lieze De Middeleir, Benny Luyckx, Noortje de Brouwer, Elke Desutter (curator), Oct 9 - Nov 28, cc Sint-Niklaas https://www.ccsint-niklaas.be/podium/17832/cc-sint-niklaas-en-elke-desutter-passie-en-obsessie
Rapsodie in blue, group exhibition with Hans Op De Beeck, Hadassah Emmerich, Hans De Meulenaere en Samyra Moumouh, Hedwig Brouckaert, Johan Creten, Maaike Leyn, Sadie Murdoch, Sarah Yu Zeebroek, Sharon Van Overmeiren, Deogracias Kihalu, Thomas Lerooy en Wim Goes, curator Isolde Debuck, Middelkerke, Oct. 30 - Apr 18 2022, curator Isolde Debuck, Villa les Zéphyrs, Westende https://www.middelkerke.be/nl/evenementen/rhapsody-blue
2020
Memories, May 2 - August 28, solo-exhibition, Adornes-domein, Brugge, https://www.adornes.org/tentoonstellingen/memories-maaike-leyn
Vule Duve, July 5 - August 31, Kunst.en.route, Roeselare
Behind the glass, September, Oostende
Me, myself and I, October 17 - December 15, Black Swan Gallery, Brugge http://blackswangallery.be/exhibition-me-myself-and-i/
2019
Participation in Over land en water, Curated by Sjoerd Osinga, with Anne De Maesschalck (B), Tjibbe Hooghiemstra (N), Christiaan Kuitwaard (N), Maaike Leyn (B), Dave Meijer (N), Piet Moerman (B), Krin Rinsema (N), Bruno Van Dyck (B) en Peter Holvoet-Hanssens (B), Beernem
Participation in “Overkant“, with Tiemke Gauderis, Elke D'haenen, Peter Depelchin, Matthieu Lobelle, Oostende
2018
Participation in “Impact van het hoogst onwaarschijnlijke”, Curated by Els Wuyts, Galerij Black Swan, Brugge
Participation in “Ce qui pèse et ce qui nourrit”, Contemporary Art Biennial, with Elly Strik, Carole Vanderlinden, Sofie Muller, Berlinde De Bruyckere, Hans Op De Beeck, … Curated by Reniere & Depla, Autun (FR)
Participation in “On the move”, Blanco, projectruimte Nucleo, Gent
Participation in “4+4”, Curated by Tuur Delodder, Kunstacademie Tielt
2017
All at sea, with: Sonia Aniceto, Koen Fillet, Chris Vanderschaeghe, Tom Woestenborghs, Edith Ronse, Els Vos, Lisa Wilkens, organized by CAPS, Oostende
2016
Trans-people. State of insecurity, Yermilov Centre, Charkov (UKR)
B.A.D. fair, Eskimo-fabriek, Gent
Maaike Leyn, Isidoor Godderis & Sven Verhaeghe, in De Directeurswoning, organized by CC De Spil, Roeselare
Mir Trud May, with: Debby Huysmans, Caroline Coolen, Natalia Drobot, Alexander Vilkin & Vika Begalska, Oostende
Teken aan de wand, with: Stijn Bastianen, Julie Booms, Lisa Wilkens, Ruimte 34, curator: Paul Poesmans, Antwerpen
Participation in “Sentimos”, Galerij S&H Debuck, Gent
Participation in “Drawing Room”, PAK, organized by Frank Demarest, Gistel
2015
d.art 2015, Artenova, Mechelen
We all dance to a mysterious tune, Solo exhibition in Galerie S&H De Buck, Gent
Participation in “The quest of power”, organized by Tania Antoshina, 6th Moscow Biennale, Moscow (RU)
Participation in “Transpeople and the state of insecurity”, organized by Vika Begalska, Charkov (UKR)
Participation in “Who is who”, Galerie S&H De Buck, Gent
2014
Participation in “De dweil als alibi”, De Directeurswoning, organized by CC De Spil, Roeselare
Participation with 5 other artists to “Autour du dessin”, La Chataigneraie, Centre wallon d’art contemporain, Flémalle
Solo exhibition, “Entre Chien et Loup”, CC Gildhof, organized by Frederik Van Laere, Tielt
Participation in the “Drawing Room”, Pak, organized by Frank Demarest, Gistel
Residence in Cité des Arts, Paris (F)
Exhibition with Olga Jurgenson, “We are made of dust”, New Hall Art Collection, Cambridge (U.K.)
Open studio’s, Leopolskazerne, Gent
Useum, Gent
2013
Solo exhibition in CC De Ververij, organized by Jan Leconte, Ronse
Group exhibition “Prestige II”, Jean-Baptiste Guinardstraat, University of Gent, Gent
Paradise II, group-exhibition at Galerie S&H De Buck, Gent
Curator of Echange (with 27 artists), project selected for Poppositions, Brass, Brussels
Participation in Art Transfo, curator: Hugo Brutin, Zwevegem
Participation in “The Big draw”, Galerie S&H De Buck, Gent
Participation and organization of “Cosmos on earth and in the sky” with Russian and Belgian artists, Galerie S&H De Buck, Gent
“There are stories of coincidence…”, group-exhibition, organized by Nucleo, curators: Mieke Mels and Laura Herman, Gent
Selected for the big drawing price, Ronse
2012
Obtained diploma of master in the free arts, School of Arts, Kask, Gent
“After barking”, Solo exhibition in Galerie S&H De Buck, Gent
Open studio’s, Leopoldskazerne, organized by Nucleo, Gent
Group exhibition “Prestige I”, Elisabethbegijnhof, Gent
Participation in “V5, Cosmos as Presence”, organized by Archi Galentz, Berlin (D)
Participation in Happy House, organized by Sofie Teugels, Gent
Paradise, group-exhibition at Galerie S&H De Buck, introduction by Jan Hoet, Gent
Participation in Art Gent with Galerie S&H de Buck, Gent
2011
Group-exhibition with ten students from KASK, Kunstakademie Muenster (D)
Solo exhibition, Back in time, Gent
Solo exhibition in Loods 22, accrochage by Hans Theys, Gent
Exhibition with Annouk Thys and Debby Huysmans in Cheburechnaya Druzhba, Moscow (RU)
Summer exhibition in Galerie S&H De Buck, Gent
Curator of Free Spaces, with work from Vika Begalska, Dimitri Kawarga, Debby Huysmans, Annouk Thys and Maaike Leyn, selected as parallel program of the Moscow Biennale, gallery Agency.Art Ru, Moscow (RU)
Group exhibition “De Connectie”, curated by Alan Quireyns and Frederik De Preester, Gent