Janna Beck can be described as a multidisciplinary artist. She is a lecturer at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp, she is a facilitator of several master projects and masterclasses and organises international collaborative projects. (Academy Antwerp, Sint Lucas Antwerp Aalto university helsinki, Ringling college Sarasota Florida, pjwstk Warsaw, Nottingham Trent University)
In 2014 Janna Beck and Michael Segers founded Maxlab a research facility for Media + Art experiments for Royal Academie and Electronica ICT AP.
Janna is also the founder and director of the arts initiative Collectiv National; an artists initiative with a focus on contemporary tans medial experiments where she curates the exhibitions. Her personal Artistic research is focussed on the interaction between analogue and digital, manual and high-tech. She is engaged in research that explores the technical imperfection of the photographic image. Janna Beck has contributed to national and international exhibitions, among them exhibitions for Europalia, the worldexpo in Aichi and the book “stadsgedichten” van Tom Lanoye.
She was commissioned for some public art projects and new media concepts.
EDUCATION
• 2010 - now Research in Arts @ Koninklijke Academie voor Schone Kunsten (Royal Academy of fine Arts, Antwerp)
• 2001 Pedagogical diploma, magna cum laude
• 2001 Diploma Master in Product Development cum laude, Artesis, university college Antwerp
• 1999 international exchange: Escola Superior de Artes e design, Porto, Portugal
• 1998 Diploma Bachelor in Product Development - Artesis, university college Antwerp
• 1996 Architecturale vormgeving, dé Kunsthumaniora, Antwerp
• 1994 Latin-Mathematics, Stedelijk Lyceum Jan de Voslei, Antwerpen
LECTURER
• 2001 - 2014 SCVO- Nijverheidsschool, IT-Academy for professional education, Lecturer Webdesign
• 2002 - 2009 dé Kunsthumaniora – Art-education (high school) – Teacher Architectural Design
• 2007 - 2010 dé Kunsthumaniora – department audiovisual design – various workshops on webanimation and motion graphics.
• 2011 de Kunsthumaniora – department audiovisual design - workshop on Toy Photography
• 2012 University of Art and Design Helsinki, Finland (Aalto University), workshops motion graphics
• 2012 Koninklijke Academie voor Schone Kunsten, (Royal Academy) Masterclass analogue/digital
• 2012, 2013, 2014 & 2015 Royal Academy, Masterclass Motion Graphics/apps concepts in collaboration with Lode Coen, Sint Lucas Antwerpen and Tarja Nieminen, Aalto university Helsinki.
• 2001 - present SCVO- Nijverheidsschool, IT-Academy for professional education, Lecturer Webdesign
• 2005 - present Artesis Plantijn Hogeschool Antwerpen, Koninklijke Academie voor Schone Kunsten, (Royal Academy) Dept. Graphic Design, lecturer multimedia & motion graphics
promotor of several masterprojects in the area of cross-media design
• 2014 - present Coordinator of the research group MAXlab (Media + Art Experiments Royal Academy of fine arts)
ART / DESIGN / personal PROJECTS
• 2001 - ~ ART photography, these works of fine art can be found in collections in Belgium at e.g. Kunst in Huis, MTWalls, Collectiv National, KUNST/WERK
• 2002 - ~ Design and production of interactive digital media and web sites for varous clients: webdesign for Ronny Van de Velde (www.artistshandsproject.be, www.artfactor.be, www.leodohmen.com)
• 2002 - ~ Design and production of communication, printed media and online communication: various exhibition posters and invitations, communication for Koninklijk Atheneum Antwerpen, Europalia Projects, communication and promotion for SCVO-NIjverheidsschool, communication Collectiv National, Armoede door kinderogen, Kunst/Werk communication,…
• 2002 Europalia Bulgarije: Art projection for the exhibition “Het Goud van de Traciërs” Paleis voor schone kunsten, Brussel (centre for fine arts Brussels)
• 2003 publication: photography for the “Cultural Yearbook of Antwerp 2003”
including photographs for postcards and Posters for the city of Antwerp
• 2004 publication: photography for the book “stadsgedichten” by Tom Lanoye.
• 2006 exhibition Beck-Beck: cultural centre Figueuira da Foz, Portugal (together with Theo Beck)
• 2006 - 2007 Beck-Beck, exhibition in different cultural centra in Portugal (e.g. Braga, Coimbra, Porto)
• 2007 - 2008 travelling exhibition in various cultural centra in Flanders “it is eye” organised by “fotografiecircuit vlaanderen”
• 2007 [un]reasonable doubt, digital exhibition, organised by Anina
• 2008 exhibition “moment_manipulatie” in gallery Rode 7, Antwerp
• 2009 Art at Sea, photographs for dredging vessel “Reynaert”
• 2011 exhibition at cultural centre of Vorst, Brussels, “Ten Weyngaert”
• 2011 exhibition & publication of the book “Mind Gaps”, Royal Academy
• 2012 Cofounder & co-owner of C41, gallery for contemporary art, Antwerp
• 2012 exhibition Mind Gaps at Gallery Rode7
• 2012 exhibition ViceVersa C41gallery (with Michel Vaerewijck)
• 2013 artproject “memory-wall” implementation of art in architecture for AZ-Monica
• 2013 founder of artist’s initiative Collectiv National, gallery space, curating different exhibitions
• 2013 Exhibition MindGaps 2.0 in Collectiv National
• 2014 artproject “walk in the park” implementation of art in public space at the “park Harmonie” for AZ-Monica in cooperation with the city of Antwerp
• Art on electricityboots in the area around “het Harmoniepark”, Antwerp
• exhibition at VERBEEKE FOUNDATION in the context of “25jaar kom op tegen kanker”
• 2015 - 2016 travelling exhibition in various cultural centra in Flanders “Memory Glitters” organised by “fotografiecircuit vlaanderen”
• 2015 LUZ @Tartine, Antwerp
GROUP EXHIBITIONS / PROJECTS
• 2002 Photography exhibition in the contex of Europalia Bulgaria at gallery SD-Works
• 2003 Photography exhibition in the contex of Europalia Italy at gallery SD-Works
• 2005 exhibition “Natures Wisdom” at the Belgian pavilion at the worldexpo Aichi, Nagoya, Japan (with, inter alia, Andre Carens)
• 2005 -2006 “Nevski Prospect” photography exhibition for Europalia Russia at e.g. Museum of
photography Antwerp, gallery SD-WORX
• 2005 exhibition in gallery “epreuve d’artiste” Antwerp
• 2006 - 2007 Photoview: Travelling exhibition, organised by Centrum voor Beeldexpressie, with exhibition at the FOMU (Museum of Photography Antwerp.)
• 2006 International photofestival Knokke-Heist: exhibition “Natures Wisdom”
• 2007-2008 “Sentimenti Diversi” for Europalia Europa. (SD WORX, St paulusplaats, Stadsmagazijn)
• 2007 “Beck-Beck & Hintjens”, exhibition with Theo Beck en Rob Hintjens at Willebroek
• 2007 “Eye 5” exhibition in Atab-gallery (5 female photographers)
• 2007 “confrontatie” academy lecturers exhibit, Royal Academy
• 2008 “Chaf & Friends”, wintertuin, Royal Academie (with Erica Chaffaert)
• 2009 exhibition “KunstDoel” at Doel, Antwerp
• 2010, 2011, 2014 academy lecturers exhibit, Royal Academy
• 2011 “Familieportret” (family portrait), SD-Worx Antwerpen. exhibition in cooperation with the photographers in my family. conceptualised and curated by Theo Beck.
• 2012 “happy accidents” exhibition with the results of the masterclass Analogue/Digital, Wintertuin Royal Academie of fine arts Antwerp (a project of Janna Beck, Steve Pille, and participating students)
• 2012 “happy Accidents revisited”, C41 gallery, curated by Janna Beck
• 2014 mapping on Academy facade “Happy Birthday Dear Academy “ (lecturers and students of the graphic design department) /https://vimeo.com/65125706/
• 2014 exhibition “Beck & Bohnen” 2014 Collectiv National (with Vera Bohnen)
• 2014 “Spectacle “ at Crossley Gallery, Sarasota, Florida (in the context of an international art project with , inter alia, Debra Swann, curated by Kurt Vanbelleghem.
• 2015 MAXlab exhibition “Epistemology of light”, at Collectiv National (with Michael Segers, Annelies Vaes, Steve Pille)
• 2015 exhibition “Beck & Bohnen” 2015 Collectiv National (with Vera Bohnen)
• 2015 exhibition KUNST/WERK_1, curator and artist at Plein Publiek Antwerpen
• 2016 exhibition KUNST/WERK_2, curator and artist at Plein Publiek Antwerpen
• 2016 Porto, Art project TideTidings in collaboration with Inge Cornil and MAstudents of ESAD (Escola superior de Artes é Design, Porto)
INTERNATIONAL CONTACTS / FIELD TRIPS / CONFERENCES
• Field trips with teachers and students of SCVO-Nijverheidsschool (dept. photography and webdesign).
- 2002 Bulgary- in preparation for the exhibition Europalia Bulgary
- 2003 Italy - in preparation for the exhibition Europalia Italy
- 2004 Russia - In preparation for the exhibition Europalia Russia, “Nevski Prospect”
- 2006 Berlin (incl “Saxenhausen”) - In preparation for the exhibition Europalia Europa
- 2007 Budapest and Hortobagy Puszta - In preparation for the exhibition Europalia Europa
• 2005 Japan, in response to the exhibition at the Belgian pavilion at “Expo Aichi” in cooperation with “centrum voor beeldexpressie”
• 2010 Warsaw, teachersmobility, to reinforce international educational contacts
lectur + visit: the Warsaw Academy and Polish Japanese institute.
https://vimeo.com/album/1601464/video/23907900
• 2012 Helsinki, teachersmobility, to reinforce international educational contacts
University of Art and Design Helsinki, Finland (Aalto University), workshops motion graphics and illustration + lecture + visit
• 2012 OFFF Barcelona, international design conference on new-media and contemporary media art
• 2014 Art Basel Miami, international art fair
• 2014 - present Member of the governing board of “Kunst in Huis”
• 2015 Warsaw, teacher mobility, masterclass on animated gifs and social media at the Polish Japanese institute.
• 2016 Porto, Art project TideTidings in collaboration with Inge Cornil and MAstudents of ESAD (Escola superior de Artes é Design, Porto)
ACADEMIC RESEARCH
• 2014 - present coordinator and founder of the research group MAXlab (Media + Art Experiments Royal Academy of fine arts)
• 2016 - ... Growing Gifs an artistic research project in the context of MAXlab about Model Drawing in the 21st century.
• 2015-2016 Artistic dissemination and Social Media an artistic research project in the context of MAXlab.
Contribution: researcher
• 2014 & 2015 Mapping a site, international masterclass in Sarasota, Florida (ism Sint Lucas, Nottingham Trent University & Ringling college.
2014 - residence in Sarasota + exhibition in Crossley Gallery, Sarasota, Florida, USA
2015 - residence in Antwerp + exhibition in Collectiv National, Antwerp
• 2014 - 2015 Holosculpture: an artistic research for contemporary visualisations, new fields of application and innovative forms of interaction for a product in development, the Holocube HC Tablet, a device to present holographic images. IWT funding in collaboration with Holocube.
Contribution: coordinator en and researcher
• 2014-2015 Beyond analogue and digital an artistic research project in the context of MAXlab.
Promoted by Lode Coen, Eric Ubben and Thomas Crombez
Contribution: researcher
• 2014 - present “Kr8” an educative project for the Province of Antwerp. Developing a concept and design for a new stand in the Technotrailer about talent development and talent sensibilisation for young adolescents.
In collaboration with the graphic design/multimedia students and the recently founded “talentklassen”.
Contribution: coordinator and researcher
• 2010 - 2011 technical defectiveness as artistic value in the imaging process
Research in Arts, (Koninklijke Academie voor Schone Kunsten (Royal Academy of fine Arts, Antwerp)
Promoted by Prof. Dr. Luc Pauwels
Contribution: researcher
In 2014 Janna Beck and Michael Segers founded Maxlab a research facility for Media + Art experiments for Royal Academie and Electronica ICT AP.
Janna is also the founder and director of the arts initiative Collectiv National; an artists initiative with a focus on contemporary tans medial experiments where she curates the exhibitions. Her personal Artistic research is focussed on the interaction between analogue and digital, manual and high-tech. She is engaged in research that explores the technical imperfection of the photographic image. Janna Beck has contributed to national and international exhibitions, among them exhibitions for Europalia, the worldexpo in Aichi and the book “stadsgedichten” van Tom Lanoye.
She was commissioned for some public art projects and new media concepts.
EDUCATION
• 2010 - now Research in Arts @ Koninklijke Academie voor Schone Kunsten (Royal Academy of fine Arts, Antwerp)
• 2001 Pedagogical diploma, magna cum laude
• 2001 Diploma Master in Product Development cum laude, Artesis, university college Antwerp
• 1999 international exchange: Escola Superior de Artes e design, Porto, Portugal
• 1998 Diploma Bachelor in Product Development - Artesis, university college Antwerp
• 1996 Architecturale vormgeving, dé Kunsthumaniora, Antwerp
• 1994 Latin-Mathematics, Stedelijk Lyceum Jan de Voslei, Antwerpen
LECTURER
• 2001 - 2014 SCVO- Nijverheidsschool, IT-Academy for professional education, Lecturer Webdesign
• 2002 - 2009 dé Kunsthumaniora – Art-education (high school) – Teacher Architectural Design
• 2007 - 2010 dé Kunsthumaniora – department audiovisual design – various workshops on webanimation and motion graphics.
• 2011 de Kunsthumaniora – department audiovisual design - workshop on Toy Photography
• 2012 University of Art and Design Helsinki, Finland (Aalto University), workshops motion graphics
• 2012 Koninklijke Academie voor Schone Kunsten, (Royal Academy) Masterclass analogue/digital
• 2012, 2013, 2014 & 2015 Royal Academy, Masterclass Motion Graphics/apps concepts in collaboration with Lode Coen, Sint Lucas Antwerpen and Tarja Nieminen, Aalto university Helsinki.
• 2001 - present SCVO- Nijverheidsschool, IT-Academy for professional education, Lecturer Webdesign
• 2005 - present Artesis Plantijn Hogeschool Antwerpen, Koninklijke Academie voor Schone Kunsten, (Royal Academy) Dept. Graphic Design, lecturer multimedia & motion graphics
promotor of several masterprojects in the area of cross-media design
• 2014 - present Coordinator of the research group MAXlab (Media + Art Experiments Royal Academy of fine arts)
ART / DESIGN / personal PROJECTS
• 2001 - ~ ART photography, these works of fine art can be found in collections in Belgium at e.g. Kunst in Huis, MTWalls, Collectiv National, KUNST/WERK
• 2002 - ~ Design and production of interactive digital media and web sites for varous clients: webdesign for Ronny Van de Velde (www.artistshandsproject.be, www.artfactor.be, www.leodohmen.com)
• 2002 - ~ Design and production of communication, printed media and online communication: various exhibition posters and invitations, communication for Koninklijk Atheneum Antwerpen, Europalia Projects, communication and promotion for SCVO-NIjverheidsschool, communication Collectiv National, Armoede door kinderogen, Kunst/Werk communication,…
• 2002 Europalia Bulgarije: Art projection for the exhibition “Het Goud van de Traciërs” Paleis voor schone kunsten, Brussel (centre for fine arts Brussels)
• 2003 publication: photography for the “Cultural Yearbook of Antwerp 2003”
including photographs for postcards and Posters for the city of Antwerp
• 2004 publication: photography for the book “stadsgedichten” by Tom Lanoye.
• 2006 exhibition Beck-Beck: cultural centre Figueuira da Foz, Portugal (together with Theo Beck)
• 2006 - 2007 Beck-Beck, exhibition in different cultural centra in Portugal (e.g. Braga, Coimbra, Porto)
• 2007 - 2008 travelling exhibition in various cultural centra in Flanders “it is eye” organised by “fotografiecircuit vlaanderen”
• 2007 [un]reasonable doubt, digital exhibition, organised by Anina
• 2008 exhibition “moment_manipulatie” in gallery Rode 7, Antwerp
• 2009 Art at Sea, photographs for dredging vessel “Reynaert”
• 2011 exhibition at cultural centre of Vorst, Brussels, “Ten Weyngaert”
• 2011 exhibition & publication of the book “Mind Gaps”, Royal Academy
• 2012 Cofounder & co-owner of C41, gallery for contemporary art, Antwerp
• 2012 exhibition Mind Gaps at Gallery Rode7
• 2012 exhibition ViceVersa C41gallery (with Michel Vaerewijck)
• 2013 artproject “memory-wall” implementation of art in architecture for AZ-Monica
• 2013 founder of artist’s initiative Collectiv National, gallery space, curating different exhibitions
• 2013 Exhibition MindGaps 2.0 in Collectiv National
• 2014 artproject “walk in the park” implementation of art in public space at the “park Harmonie” for AZ-Monica in cooperation with the city of Antwerp
• Art on electricityboots in the area around “het Harmoniepark”, Antwerp
• exhibition at VERBEEKE FOUNDATION in the context of “25jaar kom op tegen kanker”
• 2015 - 2016 travelling exhibition in various cultural centra in Flanders “Memory Glitters” organised by “fotografiecircuit vlaanderen”
• 2015 LUZ @Tartine, Antwerp
GROUP EXHIBITIONS / PROJECTS
• 2002 Photography exhibition in the contex of Europalia Bulgaria at gallery SD-Works
• 2003 Photography exhibition in the contex of Europalia Italy at gallery SD-Works
• 2005 exhibition “Natures Wisdom” at the Belgian pavilion at the worldexpo Aichi, Nagoya, Japan (with, inter alia, Andre Carens)
• 2005 -2006 “Nevski Prospect” photography exhibition for Europalia Russia at e.g. Museum of
photography Antwerp, gallery SD-WORX
• 2005 exhibition in gallery “epreuve d’artiste” Antwerp
• 2006 - 2007 Photoview: Travelling exhibition, organised by Centrum voor Beeldexpressie, with exhibition at the FOMU (Museum of Photography Antwerp.)
• 2006 International photofestival Knokke-Heist: exhibition “Natures Wisdom”
• 2007-2008 “Sentimenti Diversi” for Europalia Europa. (SD WORX, St paulusplaats, Stadsmagazijn)
• 2007 “Beck-Beck & Hintjens”, exhibition with Theo Beck en Rob Hintjens at Willebroek
• 2007 “Eye 5” exhibition in Atab-gallery (5 female photographers)
• 2007 “confrontatie” academy lecturers exhibit, Royal Academy
• 2008 “Chaf & Friends”, wintertuin, Royal Academie (with Erica Chaffaert)
• 2009 exhibition “KunstDoel” at Doel, Antwerp
• 2010, 2011, 2014 academy lecturers exhibit, Royal Academy
• 2011 “Familieportret” (family portrait), SD-Worx Antwerpen. exhibition in cooperation with the photographers in my family. conceptualised and curated by Theo Beck.
• 2012 “happy accidents” exhibition with the results of the masterclass Analogue/Digital, Wintertuin Royal Academie of fine arts Antwerp (a project of Janna Beck, Steve Pille, and participating students)
• 2012 “happy Accidents revisited”, C41 gallery, curated by Janna Beck
• 2014 mapping on Academy facade “Happy Birthday Dear Academy “ (lecturers and students of the graphic design department) /https://vimeo.com/65125706/
• 2014 exhibition “Beck & Bohnen” 2014 Collectiv National (with Vera Bohnen)
• 2014 “Spectacle “ at Crossley Gallery, Sarasota, Florida (in the context of an international art project with , inter alia, Debra Swann, curated by Kurt Vanbelleghem.
• 2015 MAXlab exhibition “Epistemology of light”, at Collectiv National (with Michael Segers, Annelies Vaes, Steve Pille)
• 2015 exhibition “Beck & Bohnen” 2015 Collectiv National (with Vera Bohnen)
• 2015 exhibition KUNST/WERK_1, curator and artist at Plein Publiek Antwerpen
• 2016 exhibition KUNST/WERK_2, curator and artist at Plein Publiek Antwerpen
• 2016 Porto, Art project TideTidings in collaboration with Inge Cornil and MAstudents of ESAD (Escola superior de Artes é Design, Porto)
INTERNATIONAL CONTACTS / FIELD TRIPS / CONFERENCES
• Field trips with teachers and students of SCVO-Nijverheidsschool (dept. photography and webdesign).
- 2002 Bulgary- in preparation for the exhibition Europalia Bulgary
- 2003 Italy - in preparation for the exhibition Europalia Italy
- 2004 Russia - In preparation for the exhibition Europalia Russia, “Nevski Prospect”
- 2006 Berlin (incl “Saxenhausen”) - In preparation for the exhibition Europalia Europa
- 2007 Budapest and Hortobagy Puszta - In preparation for the exhibition Europalia Europa
• 2005 Japan, in response to the exhibition at the Belgian pavilion at “Expo Aichi” in cooperation with “centrum voor beeldexpressie”
• 2010 Warsaw, teachersmobility, to reinforce international educational contacts
lectur + visit: the Warsaw Academy and Polish Japanese institute.
https://vimeo.com/album/1601464/video/23907900
• 2012 Helsinki, teachersmobility, to reinforce international educational contacts
University of Art and Design Helsinki, Finland (Aalto University), workshops motion graphics and illustration + lecture + visit
• 2012 OFFF Barcelona, international design conference on new-media and contemporary media art
• 2014 Art Basel Miami, international art fair
• 2014 - present Member of the governing board of “Kunst in Huis”
• 2015 Warsaw, teacher mobility, masterclass on animated gifs and social media at the Polish Japanese institute.
• 2016 Porto, Art project TideTidings in collaboration with Inge Cornil and MAstudents of ESAD (Escola superior de Artes é Design, Porto)
ACADEMIC RESEARCH
• 2014 - present coordinator and founder of the research group MAXlab (Media + Art Experiments Royal Academy of fine arts)
• 2016 - ... Growing Gifs an artistic research project in the context of MAXlab about Model Drawing in the 21st century.
• 2015-2016 Artistic dissemination and Social Media an artistic research project in the context of MAXlab.
Contribution: researcher
• 2014 & 2015 Mapping a site, international masterclass in Sarasota, Florida (ism Sint Lucas, Nottingham Trent University & Ringling college.
2014 - residence in Sarasota + exhibition in Crossley Gallery, Sarasota, Florida, USA
2015 - residence in Antwerp + exhibition in Collectiv National, Antwerp
• 2014 - 2015 Holosculpture: an artistic research for contemporary visualisations, new fields of application and innovative forms of interaction for a product in development, the Holocube HC Tablet, a device to present holographic images. IWT funding in collaboration with Holocube.
Contribution: coordinator en and researcher
• 2014-2015 Beyond analogue and digital an artistic research project in the context of MAXlab.
Promoted by Lode Coen, Eric Ubben and Thomas Crombez
Contribution: researcher
• 2014 - present “Kr8” an educative project for the Province of Antwerp. Developing a concept and design for a new stand in the Technotrailer about talent development and talent sensibilisation for young adolescents.
In collaboration with the graphic design/multimedia students and the recently founded “talentklassen”.
Contribution: coordinator and researcher
• 2010 - 2011 technical defectiveness as artistic value in the imaging process
Research in Arts, (Koninklijke Academie voor Schone Kunsten (Royal Academy of fine Arts, Antwerp)
Promoted by Prof. Dr. Luc Pauwels
Contribution: researcher