Jane Coppin

Jane Coppin (°1991) grew up in Bekegem, a small village in West Flanders where the horizon seemed to extend no further than the most distant trees and farmhouses. This left a lasting mark on her work, which often explores themes of space, boundaries, and movement. She began her studies in Antwerp in the Printmaking department and graduated with a Master's degree in Fine Arts in 2014.

Coppin's visual language—particularly in her print-based work—is direct and straightforward. She works across printmaking, installation, and film. Her artistic practice is closely influenced by her salaried employment. For many years she worked as a postal worker and is currently employed as a taxi driver and print-making teacher. These roles bring her into contact with a wide range of people and provide her with a broad perspective. The logistical systems that underpin our society—an often invisible network that keeps things functioning—play an important role in her practice.

EXHIBITIONS

2026 SPOOR Kunstfestival Groene 62 Torhout - Ostend 2025 Armenië • duo ShowShow DIY Gallery, Ghent Prijs Voor Grafiek Hilde Demedts en Jan Dhaese Mudel, Deinze 2024 Sant2024 Belforthallen, Bruges Plank Broei Project Space, Ghent 2023 Werniers & Coppin • duo ShowShow DIY Gallery, Ghent 2022 Jane Coppin • solo Vaartstraat, Hansbeke 2018 I spy with my little eye Schipperskapel, Bruges 2016 I contain multitudes Yurt Nomadic Project Space, Ghent 2015 Integrated Conference 2015 De Singel, Antwerp No Blossom, No Moonlight Extra City, Antwerp Start Kit#2 Villa Fleming, Beirut (LB) Linjat, Tumult#3 Private Room, Ghent De Lucas Showroom Sint-Lucas, Antwerp Start Kit#1 Project Space Appelstraat, Antwerp 2014 Hello mister Senefelder, how are you Plantin Moretus Museum, Antwerp Olematon • solo MAXXX Project Space, Sierre (CH) 2013 Outsides and the Other Raja Gallery, Tallinn (EST) Mar Sel Sint Lukas Gallery, Brussels 2012 Colabs#3 Hedah Contemporary Art Space, Maastricht (NL) Eigengrau • duo Huize Herbosch, Antwerp 2009 Kunstbende Vaartstraat, Hansbeke

PUBLICATIONS

Armenië, een reisverslag door Werniers & Coppin, November 2025

Kunstletters, September 2024

STRT Kit Publication, November 2015

H ART, March 26 2015

PRIZES

Prijs voor Grafiek Hilde Demedts en Jan Dhaese: 1ste prijs

Lucas 2014, Sint-Lucas Antwerpen: 1ste prijs

TALKS

2026 Book Presentation Armenië Atlas&Zanzibar, Ghent 2024 Lecture Evening on Inspiration Sint-Lukas Academie, Brussels

RESIDENCIES

4 months in Villa Ruffieux, Sierre (CH) 2014

2 weeks in Hedah, Maastricht (NL) 2012

PROJECTS

Organisator: Kunstenfestival Plan B, Bekegem 2015 - 2016

Participant:

Mapping A Site, Nida (LT) 2016

Labo#5, De Singel, Antwerp 2015

STRT Kit, Antwerp 2014 - 2015

EDUCATION

2019 - 2024: DKO Non-Toxic Printmaking, Academie Gent

2012 - 2014: MA Fine Arts, Sint-Lucas Antwerp/Eesti Kunstiakadeemia

2009 - 2012: BA Fine Arts, Sint-Lucas Antwerp