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).
(1)EXHIBITIONS
2025
International Print Biennale of Trois-Rivières - TROIS-RIVIÈRES / CANADA.
2025
Group exhibition at the Cosman Foundation - CLUJ / ROMANIA.
2025
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.
2023
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.
2022
Solo exhibition MAL DONNE at Carrefour des Arts - BRUSSELS / BELGIUM.
2022
Group exhibition Les Temps Modernes at Galerie A. - BRUSSELS / BELGIUM.
2022
Group exhibition for the Résilience Congress at the Wallonia Conference Center - MONS / BELGIUM.
2022
Group exhibition IMPRESSION(s) at the Contemporary Art Center EXIT11 - CHÂTEAU DE PETIT-LEEZ / BELGIUM.
2022
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.
2020
Group exhibition - PORQUEROLLES / FRANCE.
2019
Solo exhibition at La Chambre Gallery - BRUSSELS / BELGIUM.
2019
Group exhibition at LYON ART PAPER fair - LYON / FRANCE.
2019
Solo exhibition at Espace Gailleton - LYON / FRANCE.
2018
Exhibition at the Boverie Museum for the DACOS Prize - LIEGE / BELGIUM.
2018
Exhibition at the Carrefour des Arts Foundation - BRUSSELS / BELGIUM.
2018
Group exhibition at Lazarew Gallery - PARIS / FRANCE.
2017
Solo exhibition at Nardonne Gallery - BRUSSELS / BELGIUM.
2017
International Print Biennale of Trois-Rivières - TROIS-RIVIÈRES / CANADA.
2017
Group exhibition KoMASK PRINTMAKING 1st edition - ANTWERP / BELGIUM.
2017
International Print Biennale of Liège - LIEGE / BELGIUM.
2017
Group exhibition at La Radieuse - BRUSSELS / BELGIUM.
2016
Exhibition for the 25th Print Prize at the Museum of Printmaking and Printed Images.
2016
Received the Honorable Mention Award - LA LOUVIÈRE / BELGIUM.
2016
Group exhibition at Nardonne Gallery - BRUSSELS / BELGIUM.
2016
Group exhibition at Lazarew Gallery - BRUSSELS / BELGIUM.
2016
Group exhibition in ISLAND PRESENTS at La Vallée Gallery - BRUSSELS / BELGIUM Curators: ISLAND Gallery.
2016
Group exhibition at OFF COURSE Young Contemporary Art at Mont des Arts - BRUSSELS / BELGIUM.
2016
Group exhibition and residency at URDLA - International Center for Printed Images - LYON / FRANCE.
(2)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.
(3)PRIZES & COMPETITIONS
2017
First prize at KOMASK, Young European Engraving Award - ANTWERP / BELGIUM.
2016
Honorable Mention at the Print and Printed Image Prize - LA LOUVIÈRE / BELGIUM.
(4)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.