Ann Deman

Ann's work is characterised by her passion for creative activities and meditation. Intuitive creation from connectedness gives her images passion. Her best-known works, Mother Earth I and Mother Earth II, are typical expressions of this energy and drive, connectedness with the earth.

Ann Deman grounds with her hands. Her images amaze and stimulate our childlike imagination. But more happens: The works of art invite us to look at them and ourselves simultaneously, to re-establish our connectedness and enjoy Being. On the one hand, she creates for herself from her world of experience, a world nourished by the unity consciousness from meditation and silence. On the other hand, she tries to let the viewer of her works experience this unity, to allow this and to experience the unity from there.

Her artistic path is atypical, and she did not choose the most obvious route. Most artists evolve from small to significant works, but not so with Ann. As a starting artist, she created her first impressive sculpture, Mother Earth I, in 2004, brightening the banks of the Leie in Sint-Martens-Latem. After a few years, she made the complementary work Mother Earth II, which is located upstream in Kortrijk on the other bank of the Leie.

She continued to work steadily, and her work has now reached the other side of the world. Ann has also exhibited in Museum Leuven, Bubox (Kortrijk), Museum Gevaert-Minne (Sint-Martens Latem) and Artwalk (Horn, the Netherlands), among others. She has been represented by galleries at home and abroad.

Biography

Ann Deman was born on 12 May 1969 in Menen, where she attended secondary school. She then studied for a Master's in applied economic sciences (1994 - KU Leuven). After working in the corporate world for a while, she followed her calling and started studying Visual Design (Kortrijk Art Academy), Painting (Ghent Art Academy), and Artistic and dynamic Coaching (De Kleine Tiki—Breda). Ann is the mother of four children.

She lives in the countryside in Belgium and has her studio within walking distance.