Hanneke Beaumont

Hanneke Beaumont was born in Maastricht, in The Netherlands. After studying in the U.S., she
returned to Europe and came to Belgium, where she lived a major part of her life. Beaumont started
her artistic studies at the académie de Braine l’Alleud, then followed sculpture at the Ecole Nationale
Supérieure de La Cambre and at the Hogere Rijksschool voor Beeldende Kunsten in Anderlecht.
She had her first solo show in 1983. An important turn in her carreer happened in 1994 when
she was awarded, for her sculpture group «Le Courage», the prize of the Centre International
d’Art Contemporain Château Beychevelle. Shortly after, she participated in the second Exposiciòn
Internacional de Esculturas en la Calle, organised by the Colegio de Arquitectos de Canarias in Santa
Cruz de Tenerife, where her work was permanently installed. Since 2005, various museums have
held retrospectives of Beaumont’s art, among which Beelden aan Zee in The Hague, the Frederik
Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Gardens (Grand Rapids, Michigan), the Baker Museum (Florida)...
In Brussels, she is instantly recognised for her monumental installations, namely «Stepping Forward»
installed rue de la Loi in front of the EU Council, «Le Courage» at the entrance of the Erasmus hospital,
«Le Départ» at Brussels airport or «Interaction & Self-Protection» in Ganshoren. Present in numerous
public and private collections, Hanneke Beaumont enjoys an international reputation and her
art is exhibited worldwide. The artist now shares her work time between The Netherlands and Italy.
Her sculptures are realised in terracotta, bronze or cast iron.