BIO
Valentin Capony est né à Lyon en 1990. En 2008, il commence ses études à l’École Supérieure d’Art et de design de Saint-Etienne en France d’où il sera diplômé du DNAP en 2011. En 2012, il part en Chine dans le cadre d’un échange bilatéral pour étudier à la Great School of Fine Arts de Nanjing. Cet échange lui permettra, entre autres, de s’initier à la gravure et à la peinture chinoise. En 2013, il reprend ses études à l’Académie Royale des beaux-arts de Bruxelles en option gravure où il obtient son Master 2.
Son travail artistique est désormais principalement axé autour de la gravure et de la performance. Il a été récompensé par plusieurs résidences de création comme l’URDLA (2016), l’Academia Belgica (2016), la Fondation carrefour des arts (2017-2018) ou encore la Fondation Félicien Rops (2024). Son travail a également reçu le premier prix de la Jeune Gravure Européenne, KOMASK à Anvers (2017). Il expose et travaille principalement en France et en Belgique, mais son travail s’exporte aussi à l’international comme au Canada avec la Biennale d’Estampe Contemporaine (2017-2025), en Roumanie avec la Fondation Cosman (2025) ou encore en Chine à Shenzhen (2023).
Ses recherches entre la gravure, la performance et l’enregistrement l’ont amené à développer de nombreux partenariats avec les écoles d’arts. Ces partenariats se développent à travers des workshops dans lesquels il développe avec les étudiants les enjeux du dialogue au sein de création via les ondes Fm (2017-2024). Il est également régulièrement appelé pour des remplacements au sein de l’atelier gravure des Beaux-Arts de Bruxelles et de Liège (2023-2025).
Valentin Capony was born in Lyon in 1990. In 2008, he began his studies at the École Supérieure d’Art et de Design de Saint-Étienne in France, where he graduated with a DNAP (Diploma in Fine Arts) in 2011. In 2012, he went to China for a bilateral exchange program to study at the Great School of Fine Arts in Nanjing. This exchange allowed him, among other things, to begin his exploration of Chinese engraving and painting. In 2013, he resumed his studies at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Brussels, specializing in engraving, where he earned his Master’s degree (Master 2).
His artistic work is now primarily focused on engraving and performance. He has been awarded several artist residencies, including at URDLA (2016), Academia Belgica (2016), the Carrefour des Arts Foundation (2017-2018), and the Félicien Rops Foundation (2024). His work also received the first prize at the Young European Engraving competition, KOMASK in Antwerp (2017). He primarily exhibits and works in France and Belgium, but his work is also presented internationally, such as in Canada at the Biennale of Contemporary Printmaking (2017-2025), in Romania at the Cosman Foundation (2025), and in China in Shenzhen (2023).
His research, which intersects engraving, performance, and recording, has led him to develop numerous partnerships with art schools. These partnerships take the form of workshops, where he collaborates with students on exploring the dynamics of dialogue within creation through FM waves (2017-2024). He is also regularly called upon to substitute at the engraving workshops of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of Brussels and Liège (2023-2025).
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EXPOSTIONS / EXIBITIONS
2025
International Print Biennale of Trois-Rivières - TROIS-RIVIÈRES / CANADA
Group exhibition at the Cosman Foundation - CLUJ / ROMANIA
Print Out Loud Festival at Young European Artists - BRUSSELS / BELGIUM
2024
Solo exhibition LA RONDE at Espace Intermédiaire - BRUSSELS / BELGIUM
2023
Solo exhibition CHUT!E at Young European Artists - BRUSSELS / BELGIUM
Group exhibition of Young European Engraving at the China Printmaking Museum - SHENZHEN / CHINA
2022
Group exhibition for the 11th anniversary of the Carrefour des Arts - BRUSSELS / BELGIUM
Solo exhibition MAL DONNE at Carrefour des Arts - BRUSSELS / BELGIUM
Group exhibition Les Temps Modernes at Galerie A. - BRUSSELS / BELGIUM
Group exhibition for the Résilience Congress at the Wallonia Conference Center - MONS / BELGIUM
Group exhibition IMPRESSION(s) at the Contemporary Art Center EXIT11 - CHÂTEAU DE PETIT-LEEZ / BELGIUM
Group exhibition for the GRAVURE PRIZE at the Museum of Printmaking and Printed Images - LA LOUVIÈRE / BELGIUM
2021
Group exhibition at LYON ART PAPER fair - LYON / FRANCE
2020
Group exhibition at LYON ART PAPER fair - LYON / FRANCE
Group exhibition - PORQUEROLLES / FRANCE
2019
Solo exhibition at La Chambre Gallery - BRUSSELS / BELGIUM
Group exhibition at LYON ART PAPER fair - LYON / FRANCE
Solo exhibition at Espace Gailleton - LYON / FRANCE
2018
Exhibition at the Boverie Museum for the DACOS Prize - LIEGE / BELGIUM
Exhibition at the Carrefour des Arts Foundation - BRUSSELS / BELGIUM
Group exhibition at Lazarew Gallery - PARIS / FRANCE
2017
Solo exhibition at Nardonne Gallery - BRUSSELS / BELGIUM
International Print Biennale of Trois-Rivières - TROIS-RIVIÈRES / CANADA
Group exhibition KoMASK PRINTMAKING 1st edition - ANTWERP / BELGIUM
International Print Biennale of Liège - LIEGE / BELGIUM
Group exhibition at La Radieuse - BRUSSELS / BELGIUM
2016
Exhibition for the 25th Print Prize at the Museum of Printmaking and Printed Images -
Received the Honorable Mention Award - LA LOUVIÈRE / BELGIUM
Group exhibition at Nardonne Gallery - BRUSSELS / BELGIUM
Group exhibition at Lazarew Gallery - BRUSSELS / BELGIUM
Group exhibition in ISLAND PRESENTS at La Vallée Gallery - BRUSSELS / BELGIUM Curators: ISLAND Gallery
Group exhibition at OFF COURSE Young Contemporary Art at Mont des Arts - BRUSSELS / BELGIUM
Group exhibition and residency at URDLA - International Center for Printed Images - LYON / FRANCE
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AWARDS
2017
First prize at KOMASK, Young European Engraving Award - ANTWERP / BELGIUM
2016
Honorable Mention at the Print and Printed Image Prize - LA LOUVIÈRE / BELGIUM
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RESIDENCIES
2024
Residency at the Félicien Rops Foundation - Château de Thozée / BELGIUM
2019
Creation residency at Domaine de l’île - PORQUEROLLES / FRANCE
2017 - 2018
Residency at the Carrefour des Arts Foundation - BRUSSELS / BELGIUM
2016 - 2017
Residency at the Moonens Foundation - BRUSSELS / BELGIUM
2016
Residency at Academia Belgica - ROME / ITALY
2016
Residency at URDLA International Center for Printed Images in Villeurbanne - LYON / FRANCE
2015
Residency at the Memorial Museum - MONS / BELGIUM
ENSEIGNEMENT / teaching
2025
Substitute for the Head of the Engraving Workshop at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of Liège
Role: Teaching engraving techniques, project supervision, coordination of the first and second years of the Master’s program, as well as elective courses for all school options
2023 - 2024
Substitute for the Head of the Engraving Workshop at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of Brussels
Role: Teaching engraving techniques, project supervision, coordination of the first and second years of the Master’s program
2022 - 2023
Substitute for the Engraving Techniques Course at the Engraving Workshop of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of Brussels
Role: Teaching engraving techniques from the first to the second year of the Bachelor’s program
2021 - 2024
Teaching Assistant in the Engraving Workshop at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of Brussels
Role: Technical support for students from first year to final year, organizing exhibitions and visits.
Supervision of elective courses in engraving: teaching various engraving techniques.
WORSHOPS
2022-2024
Creation and Radio Broadcasting Workshop with Painting Students at ESA Le 75, Brussels (Belgium).
Workshop held annually for one week since 2022. Creation of a radio station from A to Z. Introduction to FM radio, including one hour of live broadcasting per day with students, broadcasting within a 200-meter radius. Teaching of analog techniques, digital editing, and speaking skills. Supervision of broadcasting projects and the artistic approach to the medium.
2021-2023
«Radio» Research Module at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of Brussels (Belgium).
Course taught over one semester on the topic of radio.
Introduction to FM and digital radio, including one hour of live broadcasting per week with students.
Teaching analog and digital techniques, editing, and speaking skills. Supervision of broadcasting projects and the artistic approach to the medium.
2017-2018
«Body’s Role in the Creation of Visual Art» Research Module at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of Brussels (Belgium).
Course taught over one semester on the issue of corporeality in the visual arts.
Historical and conceptual approach to the subject, followed by practical exercises.
Development of a project in symbiosis with the student’s work, providing guidance through explorations and research. Development of a written approach in parallel with the bodily dimension.
ETUDES / EDUCATION
2016
Master’s degree in Engraving with the highest distinction («Grande Distinction»)
2013 - 2016
Study at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of Brussels, specializing in Engraving - BRUSSELS / BELGIUM
2012
Bilateral exchange with Nanjing University of the Arts - Great School of Fine Arts - NANJING / CHINA
2011
Graduation with a DNAP (Diploma in Fine Arts)
2008 - 2013
École Supérieure d’Art et de Design de Saint-Étienne (ESADSE) - SAINT-ÉTIENNE / FRANCE