Group exhibition until 18/1/26

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).

In alledaagse dingen ziet Caroline vaak een schilderij ontstaan. Wat haar aanspreekt, is niet zozeer het onderwerp zelf – of het nu een portret, een vaas of een landschap is – maar vooral hoe iets geschilderd is: het kleurgebruik, de toets, de sfeer, de suggestie. Die elementen geven het werk voor haar betekenis en diepgang.

Voor nieuw werk gebruikt ze bij voorkeur eigen foto’s of aangepast beeldmateriaal, zodat de compositie en achtergrond volledig kloppen. Caroline schildert direct met olieverf en brede borstels, zonder ondertekening, om krachtige verftoetsen te creëren. Het schilderij leeft al in haar hoofd; tijdens het proces veranderen kleuren soms en laat ze bewust details weg om ruimte voor verbeelding te laten.

Momenteel werkt Caroline rond natuur. Een selectie van deze schilderijen worden getoond bij Nobody&Friends van 15 november t.e.m. 18 januari 2026. Andere thema’s die haar blijven inspireren zijn dieren, architectuur en portretten.

Caroline nam in 2015 en 2016 deel aan de Nederlandse wedstrijd 'Schilderij van het jaar'.   Zij haalde er de derde plaats in 2015  en de eerste in 2016.  De desbetreffende schilderijen werden in het Coda museum te Apeldoorn tentoongesteld.   Verder heeft Caroline een lange palmares van tentoonstellingen in binnen- en buitenland.

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.

Het palet van An Dessein is rijk aan kleur, de verfzetting dynamisch. Zij houdt van veelzijdigheid in techniek, van lijnen die dwarsbomen, doorsnijden of in vele werelden opdelen, elk detail is belangrijk. Alle aparte puzzelstukken vormen uiteindelijk toch weer een beeld, een verhaal zonder woorden over werkelijkheid en fantasie...De toeschouwer mag er gerust zijn eigen verhaal, beleving op projecteren.

The young artist Elena Gontcharova finds her inspiration in everyday life, nature and the world around her. She likes to paint intuitively and expressively, transferring her emotions to the canvas. She attaches great importance to a conscious lifestyle in the 'here and now'. Her art is therefore an invitation for the viewer to feel and experience more deeply.

In addition to her specialty in abstract paintings in oil and acrylic paint, she also makes hand-painted polyester art sculptures.

Since 2025 she is one of the permanent artists at Nobody&Friends.

Glass is the material in which Kristina Smidts creates glowing, highly stylized convex figures. All these properties of the glass give her an extra dimension to her work. The inside, the heart, the interior of the images also receive attention.

In addition to glass, Kristina also likes to work with tin and baked clay sculptures.

Ingrid Van der Vloedt studied drawing and painting mixed techniques at ABK Mortsel. Her figurative works are executed in oil paint, sometimes supplemented with a graphic accent in charcoal. In recent years, painting has become a true passion.

She works from photos that inspire her, looking for her own composition and color atmosphere. Attracted by images from everyday life, she often uses self-made photos: passers-by, tourists, day trippers.

Her main challenge is to create the atmosphere as expressively as possible.

Since 2025, she has been one of the permanent artists at Nobody&Friends and a selection of her oeuvre is on permanent display in the gallery.

From June 12 to 22, 2025, she will exhibit solo in the smaller part of the gallery.

Nature and infinity have fascinated Jan since childhood. That is why he tries to capture it with his watercolours. "They are pieces of the great puzzle that make up our world. An expression of emotion at the same time. It is a gift to be able to express yourself in image and word." After his art studies in Brussels, he exhibited in Antwerp, Bangkok, Paris, Fountainebleau and Mortsel. He lived in Paris, New York and Bangkok and later on returned to his native Antwerp.