Jan Vercruysse

Vercruysse was born in Ostend and died in Bruges, both Flemish municipalities in Belgium. Prior to becoming a visual artist and photographer in 1974, Vercruysse studied law and had been a poet. He has also previously lived and worked in Italy and Spain. Vercruysse represented his country Belgium at the Venice Biennale in 1993, where he exhibited a selection of his work. He is represented by Xavier Hufkens Gallery in Brussels as well as Vistamare and Tucci Russo in Italy. ==Awards and recognition==

Flemish Culture Prize for the Visual Arts (2001) ==Museum exhibitions==

A selection of exhibitions of work produced by Vercruysse include: • Works 1975-2009, M - Museum Leuven, Belgium (2009) • Salto Prolungato, Museum Dhondt-Dhaenens, Deurle, Belgium (2001) • Portretten van de Kunstenaar – Portraits de l’Artiste, Centre for Fine Arts, Brussels, Belgium (1999) • Portretten van de Kunstenaar – Portraits of the Artist, Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven, Netherlands (1998) • The Villas, Haus Lange – Haus Esters, Krefelder Museen, Krefeld, Germany (1995) • The Power Plant, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (1993) • Padiglione di Belgio, Venice Biennale, Venice, Italy (1993) • Tombeaux, Museo d’Arte Contemporanea, Castle of Rivoli, Rivoli, Italy (1992) • Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven, Netherlands (1992) • Kunsthalle Bern, Bern, Switzerland (1989) • Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille, Brussels, Belgium (1988) • ARC, City of Paris Museum of Modern Art, Paris, France (1986) ==References==