Thomas Renwart (°1995) graduated in 2019 at LUCA School of Arts gaining his masters in Textiles. After his studies he developed a textiles practice where crafts-ship and poetic depictions of a horticultural universe constantly meet. Starting with written matter, a world is built around it, carefully translated into tactile matter. Thomas' techniques are jacquard weaving, embroidery, quilting and digital printing. 

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Thomas Renwart has yet participated in several group shows in Belgium, Netherlands, France, Germany and USA. In 2020 he had a solo at Kunsthal Gent ‘Gilding The Lily’ which was followed with a large installation as part of the ‘Endless Exhibition’. 

In 2021 the artist was laureate of the Dorothy Waxman Prize 2021 by Parsons (NY ,USA) and also won two Henry Van De Velde award for his work as a textile artist. In the same year his artist book ‘Comme si de rien n'était: Catalogue & Cahier Intime’ was published by MER. B&L. In the beginning 2022 he had a solo in the Europe House (London, UK) by invitation of the Belgian Embassy and later that year the Flemish government acquired a work for the collection of the Flemish Community which is  given on loan to the Mu.Zee collection in Ostend.

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As of  2024 Renwart has embarked on a hiatus after five years of being a full time artist , next to his work as an artist, now works fulltime as a Train Manager at the Belgian Railways (NMBS/SNCB), and is a proud Jack Russell Terriër dad, of his beloved Oscar. He's working on a whole new body of work, within a mindset of taking the time and investing in the knowhow of the craft; finding a deeper connection with what it is to be a craftsman/

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Represented by Barbé (Ghent, Belgium) and Thomas Rehbein Gallery (Cologne, Germany)

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Thomas Renwart

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Studio: Sint-Margrietstraat 9, 9000 Ghent

E-mail: thomas@studiothomasrenwart.com

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For inquiries about work please contact Oliver Barbé or Thomas Rehbein

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Instagram: thomasrenwart

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