On the occasion of the second edition of "Drawing From Where We Are -An Exhibition of Recent Graduates from Belgian Art Schools", we wanted to invite artists and researchers Lore Smolders and Emmanuelle Quertain to join us in extending the discussions and questions raised by the exhibition and by the works of the nineteen participating artists. Join us at LaVallée (bar area at the entrance) for an afternoon of talks, followed by a visit to the exhibition with the curators.

 

2 pm - Emmanuelle Quertain (EN - 40 min) - artist and teacher
BIO + a few lines on her personal approach to drawing

 

3 pm - Lore Smolders (EN - 40 min) - artist, teacher and PhD researcher at LUCA School of Arts in Ghent
BIO + a few lines on her personal approach to drawing

 

4 pm - Exhibition tour with the curators, Marion Adrian and Sungyoon Ahn, followed by a discussion around the works (EN/FR/NL)

 

Practical information:
Artist Talks - Saturday 17 October · 2–5 pm · Bar area
LaVallée - Rue Adolphe Lavallée 39, 1080 Brussels 
Free · registration required · 80 people maximum

 

Access:
Metro: lines 1, 2, 5, 6 — Ribaucourt / Comte de Flandre
Tram: 51 / Bus: 20, 89 / Train: Brussels-North / Brussels-West stations

 

 

 

"Drawing From Where We Are - An Exhibition of Recent Graduates from Belgian Art Schools" is a biennial group exhibition dedicated to emerging Belgian art and contemporary approaches to drawing. It brings together nineteen recently graduated artists from twelve art schools, selected from across Belgium.

 

Conceived in dialogue with the Art on Paper fair (2–4 October 2026), DFWWA highlights artists whose practices are deliberately transdisciplinary. They approach drawing not only as a mode of representation, but also as a tool for observing and analysing the present.

 

 

Participating artists: Chiara Bambusa, Amber Croonen, Zhiyu Luke Cong, Lucas de la Rubia, Ann De Nys, Justine Douard, Alice Erlos, Benjamin Estermann, Anahita Judaki, Khorshyd Khajouei, Gouki, Szewing Law, Zazie Maroy, Emilie Masson, Hanne Schelkens, Milla Slangen, Cyane Theron, Penelope Urbain, Trui Van Landuyt and Agata Wala.

 

Curators: Marion Adrian and Sungyoon Ahn

 

With the generous support of: Vlaamse Overheid, Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles, Art on Paper, Gilbard ASBL and LaVallée.

 

Graphic design: Geoffrey Bourgeois