Biography

GIJS MILIUS

Born in 1985, Utrecht (NL). Lives and works in Brussels.

  • SELECTED SOLO SHOWS
  • 2021
  • solo show, Yeah-Yeah, Brussels
  • João jr. Guimarães, Vienna (duo with Sophie Nys)
  • les Curatrices, Daantje, Flappie, etc, Gaudel de Stampa, Paris
  • 2019
  • der Kampf der Kinder, Dortmunder Kunstverein, Dortmund
  • Wind, temporary public intervention in Brussels, as part of Thomas Caron’s “Temporary Monument For Brussels” series
  • Zoekertjes, 76,4 (hosted by Michel François, Ekaterina Kaplunova, Juan Pablo Plazas, Richard Venlet), Brussels
  • João Drei, duo with Sophie Nys, curated by Guimarães (Nicola Pecoraro, Christoph Meier, Hugo Canoilas), @ In Spite Of, Porto, Pt
  • 2018
  • Op z’n Antwerps, Gaudel de Stampa, Paris
  • Le Long des raduses, Catherine Bastide, Marseille
  • gezelligheidsvereniging De Bovenkamer, Mieke van Schaijk, Den Bosch, Netherlands
  • 2017
  • a Bird and half a Stone (duo show with Gauthier Oushoorn), Douglas Eynon’s studio, Brussels
  • Facts and Life, Gaudel de Stampa, Paris
  • 2016
  • of/of ofwel en/of ou/ou ou et/ou, Etablissement d’en Face, Brussels
  • de Vergadering, 2 days intervention, Etablissement d’en Face, Brussels
  • Island, Island, Brussels
  • 2015
  • La ligne droite est le chemin le plus court entre deux points uniquement si les deux points sont bien l’un en face de l’autre (a straight line is the shortest way between to points solely if the two points are exactly opposite one another), duo show with Erwan Maheo, B.A.D., Brussels
  • 2013
  • Hindernissen, Abilene Gallery, Brussels
  • 2012
  • All City Art, duo project with Paul Van Vroenhoven, Festival for public art «All City Art», Groningen, NL
  • SELECTED GROUP SHOWS
  • 2020
  • Old Tree, Hordaland Kunstsenter, Bergen, Norway
  • 2019
  • Vrijheid Vandaag!, Aardenburg Biennale, the Netherlands, curated by Hans Theys
  • Je connais des iles lointaines, organized by Gregory DeCock, drooM, Marseille, France
  • Salon de peinture, group show in MuHKA, Antwep

  • 2018
  • Fleurs de Sel, editions show in LLS, Antwerp
  • Bamboo Bar at the Edge of the Universe, Dortmunder Kunstverein, Dortmund
  • Schmaltz, Guimarães, Vienna, (curated by Nicola Pecoraro, Christoph Meier, Hugo Canoilas)
  • La poursuite des choses évidentes, Brasserie  Atlas, Anderlech-Brussels, (curated by Nicolas Bourthomieux)
  • Inscape at sunrise at Kantine, Brussels (curated by Aukje Koks & Perri Mackenzie)
  • Present, Van Buren Museum, Brussels (curated by Michel Van Dyck)
  • Concepts & Prospects Van Nelle fabriek, Rotterdam, February, curated by Stijn Huijts
  • de Waan van de Dag, curated by Bram Boomgaardt, galerie Niek Waterbolk, Utrecht, NL
  • Celluloid Brushes : an anthology of the filmic perception of the artist from 1942 till today, Etablissement d’en face, Brussels
  • Curatorial project, MuHKA, Antwerp, Belgium (with Gauthier Oushoorn)
  • 2017
  • Il Nuovo, Multiple shop at Etablissement d’en Face, Brussels
  • Resurgences Espace 251 Nord, Liege, Belgium, curated by Laurent Jacob
  • Oh les beaux jours!, Biennale 9, curated by Angel Vergara and Joël Benzakin, Centre culturel d’Ottignies, Louvain-la-Neuve
  • Lezerna razmjena bez panike, Charlama contemporary, Sarajevo
  • Dalonaz, group show organized by Brice Guilbert, Le Royal, Brussels
  • Parisque, curated by Marie de Gaulejac, DOC, Paris
  • Group show, curated by Laurent Jacob, Espace 251 Nord, Liege
  • 2016
  • The Squatter, curated by Michael Caliies, Gaudel de Stampa, Paris
  •  “Krasj3”, Ninove biannual curated by Hans Theys, Ninove, Ninove, Belgium
  • IN/OUT, curated by Lucia Bru, Beaux Arts de Saint-Gilles, Brussels
  • Il grande Capasone di bianchi Montalbano, Etablissement d’en Face’s restaurant show during art week, Brussels
  • 2015
  • Family Matters, DeLaCharge, Brussels
  • 2014
  • Ashtrays, with Nick Bastis and Nicolas Bourthoumieux, Superdeals, Brussels
  • National Pop-up Store 2014 (‘youthful’ international art/design fair) curated by Angel Vergara, Brussels
  • 2013
  • No Milk Today, HB55, Berlin
  • 2012
  • All City Art, duo project with Paul Van Vroenhoven at festival for public art “All City Art”, Groningen, NL
  • You can’t fall off a Mountain, with Baptiste Mano and Nicolas Bourthoumieux, R2D2, Brussels
  • 2011
  • Dialogue, Ixelles museum, Brussels