Christiane vleugels biography definition

Christiane Vleugels was born on March 3, in Schoten.

Ever since she was a young girl, she felt compelled to grab hold of every impression  and translate them into a drawing.

This is why her parents decided to have her enrol into the "Art Academie” in Schoten at the age of twelve.

Here she was properly educated in the art of drawing and sculpting by Herman Cornelis, an inspiring artist.

At the age of 17, she traded Schoten for Antwerp and went to study at SISA, where she devoted herself to decor-, publicity-, and nature drawing.

After successfully completing those years, she proudly enrolled herself into the Royal Academy of Antwerp, where she would follow two years of life drawing and familiarize herself further with the technique of oil on canvas.

In she married her first husband and moved to the city of Keulen in Germany, where she would stay for the next six years.

During the last two years of her stay, her work was constantly on display at