Dancer Choreographer Visual artist
VISUAL work
Ever since I was young I had a passion for drawing and as a child I won several drawing competitions. At the age of four, a photo my drawing got featured in the local magazine of the village I grew up. I went to drawing school for six years at the Academy for Visual Arts in the city of Lier, and at the age of 18 I started to work on commissions.
Drawing remained a contant in my life and as I went on to study dance and choreography in the ArtEZ University of the Arts in Arnhem, the Netherlands, I continued to develop my visual art practice. I worked on commissions and followed a figure drawing course by Joris Thoné at Academie Noord in Brasschaat. Next to that I focussed on the further development of own work.
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I have collaborated with artists such as cabaretier Tobias Wenting, choreographer Daniëlle Huyghe, choreographer Daniel Barkan, poet Marcel Vermeulen, composer Jasper Charlet, I SOLISTI Woodwind Ensemble, and music installation artist Toon Quanten, on i.e. album covers, illustrations for music programs, poster images, illustrations for a poetry collection, etc. next to creating my own visual work.
I am currently exploring the possibility of merging my choreographic and visual work in my most recent creation 'MANA' as MakerSpace Artist at I SOLISTI Belgian Woodwind Ensemble in Antwerp.
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Contact me to see more work or visit @lauradaelemans.visual​​ on Instagram​​