Henri Lannoye

• Born on October 30,1946 in Aardenburg (The Netherlands)
• Studied at the Academy of Tilburg (The Netherlands)
• Worked as an apprentice in the studios of various sculptors,
  including Marino Marini and Pevkov in Rome
• Settled in Bruges (Belgium) in 1967 and gained independent status
  as a sculptor from 1968
• Settled in Luipegem 77, Bornem (Belgium) in 1969
  and built a large workshop (650 m²) with several annexes
  in Bornem
• Participated in numerous private and group exhibitions,
  nationally and internationally
• Organized the "Intercity-Art" project in 1986: an exclusive
  exhibition that travelled for four months through 300 cities
  in the Benelux (Belgium, The Netherlands and Luxemburg) area for four months
• Set up an exhibition park (15000 m²) next to
  his workshop in Bornem, in 1987-1988
• Founded the non-profit organization called, "Monumental" in Bornem in 1988 to promote monumental sculptures
• Built an on-site gallery in 1991 to complete the structure design
• In 1994, enlarged his private art gallery
  space to 1200m²
• The new art gallery has been open to the public since
  September 2003