April 2026

Alle kunstwerken van Monique vertellen een eigen verhaal. Haar inspiratiebron is haar koningspoedel Lady, die zij verbeeldt met diepblauwe ogen in een surrealistische omgeving: zo ontstond “De Blauwogige Lady”. Met haar doordringende blik observeert en becommentarieert dit personage de maatschappij, steeds “to the point”. Via olieverfschilderijen en begeleidende teksten, die naast de werken worden opgehangen, worden uiteenlopende sociale thema’s belicht, zoals milieuschade, stress, werkloosheid, terrorisme, toekomstonzekerheid en groeiende diversiteit. De confrontatie is scherp maar menselijk: “De Blauwogige Lady” wil raken, laten glimlachen en aanzetten tot reflectie, zonder te kwetsen.

“De Blauwogige Lady” veranderde Monique's leven radicaal en maakte van haar een sociaal geëngageerd kunstenaar; het project groeide uit tot haar levenswerk, haar magnum opus. Met deze reeks won zij meerdere internationale prijzen, waaronder een zilveren medaille van Arts, Sciences et Lettres in Parijs en de International Marco Polo Art Ambassador Prize in Venetië.  Monique exposeert internationaal en nu voor het eerst bij Nobody&Friends in Antwerpen.

Zij is alle dagen aanwezig van 21 april tot en met 3 mei 2026 van 12u tot 17u30.

Daniel Derderian's work is a unique cry for love from a safe environment behind the mirror. As a former classical dancer and performer in the world of the performing arts, he previously mainly worked with his appearance. Now he compiles idiosyncratic portraits that try to capture the confusion and vanity of human existence.

Daniel works from an urgency, torn between the moral brake of an adult and the unbounded imagination of a rambunctious child. He wants to keep something unfinished in his work, completion would mean the end of a dynamic.

He wants to capture his subjects in an intimate moment, in search of their strength, their fragility, their fear, their fantasies, as hybrid creatures in a world between reality and dream.

Since his first exhibition at Nobody & Friend in September 2022, Daniel has exhibited solo and in group at Galerie Thomé in Paris where he is now a resident artist and is part of the collective Le Destructuralisme Figuratif with which he exhibited in La Rochelle and Paris.

He works and lives between Montreuil near Paris, Ghent and Marseille, his hometown.

Daniel has been a permanent artist at Nobody&Friends since January 2024. A selection of his oeuvre is on permanent display in the gallery.

From April 3 to 20, 2025, he will exhibit solo in the smaller part of the gallery.

For Martine Cuyvers, painting is an inner journey into a realm where neither time nor space exists.
A creative path of self-discovery, where freedom, wonder, and intuition guide her.

Her paintings are abstract and evocative, built up in rich layers of color and texture. Sometimes minimal and monochrome, at other times fluid, vibrant, and intense. They invite the viewer to interpret freely — each gaze reveals a new perspective.

Nobody&Friends was founded by Martine in 2021 as a platform for accessible and affordable art, in a prime location in Antwerp South.
It's a place where established and emerging visual artists inspire each other and where art is presented that moves people—open, accessible, and without elitist pretense.

In addition to her artistic work, Martine is also the business director of Alden Biesen Summer Opera, an annual opera festival that welcomes thousands of visitors every spring to the historic Landcommanderij Alden Biesen (Bilzen-Hoeselt, Limburg).