Since 2013, Eva Steynen Gallery has supported contemporary artists whose distinctive perspectives on the world translate into art of conceptual and visual depth— a place to discover, reflect and connect.
Housed in a 19th-century mansion, the gallery presents five to six exhibitions each season—solo, duo and thematic group shows, alongside performances, talks, and publications. Annual group exhibitions introduce new voices, while participation in international art fairs expand its represented artists’ visibility.
Guided by long-term vision and dialogue with collectors, institutions and art lovers, Eva Steynen Gallery works closely with a small group of artists, fostering enduring relationships and steady, thoughtful development. By balancing commercial expertise of a gallery with experimentation and curatorial daring, the gallery offers museum-quality exhibitions and the thrill of discovery—a place where artists, ideas, and audiences grow well together.
Currently the gallery represents Nel Bonte, Christine Clinckx, Benoît Felix, Johannes Ulrich Kubiak, Wannes Lecompte, Fred Michiels, Laurence Plumier, Robert Soroko, Ken'ichiro Taniguchi, Jan Verbruggen.
Eva Steynen Gallery is a member of Antwerp Art , and Belgische beroepsverniging van galleriehouders (BUP), and co-organizer of BORGER_Nocturnes, a dynamic group of galleries and art institutions in the East-district of Antwerp.
About Eva Steynen
Eva Steynen (°1967) studied film at Sint-Lucas Brussels and Philosophy at the Antwerp University (U.A.) and worked 22 years as a producer, scriptwriter, editor and copywriter for the audio-visual industry and for the theater. In the 1990's she was the co-founder of M.A.F. (Movie Art Factory) an experimental movie production house. Having a back-ground in art and philosophy, she realized in Antwerp between 2008 and 2012 several nomadic group exhibitions as an independent curator. In 2013 Eva Steynen.Deviation(s) was founded to become later Eva Steynen Gallery.
Interview by Oscar van Gelderen for GalleryViewer Magazine (August 2021)
The Gallery of...Eva Steynen
How (and when) did they start their gallery, what has changed in the art world since then, what is their profile, what do they collect themselves, and what is the impact from Corona at their gallery? This week with Eva Steynen (Eva Steynen Gallery)
We’re you exposed to art while growing up?
I was born in the second half of the sixties and raised in Antwerp. My parents were great art lovers, and very involved in Antwerp's cultural life: opera, theatre, the KMSKA, the Middelheim museum. As a little 'pagadder', my father regularly took me to the Museum of Fine Arts to see the great classics and moderns, from Rubens to Rik Wouters. My father spoke softly about the painting and the era it was made, and I let my imagination run wild with what I saw. That definitely shaped me, and I'm very grateful for that. That foundation and early immersion in art history is important to me it enables to better place things in time and understand where they come from..