Born in Luxembourg City in 1990. Influenced by the works and thinking of the Expressionist, Dada and Neue Sachlichkeit movements in literature and painting. University studies in German Literature and Philosophy in Cologne (GER), with an emphasis on Avantgarde artists and Greek philosophers.
Various artistic endeavors, exhibitions of paintings and writing of poems and theatre scripts. Development of a documentary film, co-written and co-directed with Chris Poulles.
Active member of AAPL and ARC, Jacques Schmitz currently lives and works as an independent artist and writer in Luxembourg.
EXHIBITIONS (selection)
2024 Valentiny Foundation, Remerschen, LUX
2024 Galerie Espace Paragon, Gare, LUX
2023 BitburgART, Bitburg, GER
2023 MONAT Gallery, Madrid, ESP
2023 Fuelbox VII, Remich, LUX
2023 Open ART, Larochette, LUX
2023 Salon International d’Art Contemporain 2023, Esch-sur-Alzette, LUX
2022 Paris International Contemporary Art Fair, Paris, FR
2022 Luxembourg International Contemporary Art Fair, Kirchberg, LUX
2022 Salon International d’Art Contemporain 2022, Esch-sur-Alzette, LUX
2022 Fuelbox VI, Stadtbredimus, LUX
2021 New Jorg Gallery, Kalmthout (Antwerp), BEL
2021 Gare Art Festival, Quartier Gare, LUX
2020 Salon International d’Art Contemporain 2020, Esch-sur-Alzette, LUX
2020 Cueva Batiment 4, Esch-sur-Alzette, LUX
2019 St(art) - Concours artistique pour jeunes talents, Kulturkompass asbl, Wincrange, LUX
2019 Salon International d’Art Contemporain 2019, Esch-sur-Alzette, LUX
2018 Salon International d’Art Contemporain 2018, Esch-sur-Alzette, LUX
2017 Kunstroute im Belgischen Viertel, Cologne, GER
2017 All About Identity, CAL, Hollerich, LUX
AWARDS
2020 Winner “Grand Prix du Jury”, Salon International d’Art Contemporain, Esch-sur-Alzette, LUX
2019 Winner “Catégorie Bidimensionnelle”, Salon International d’Art Contemporain, Esch-sur-Alzette, LUX
2019 Winner “Catégorie 25-30 ans”, “St(art)” Kulturkompass, Wincrange, LUX
2018 Winner “Meilleur Jeune Artiste”. Winner “Prix Public de la meilleure oeuvre”, Salon International d’Art Contemporain, Esch-sur-Alzette, LUX
PROJECTS (selection)
2023 Live Painting of a canvas on site at Crow Field Festival, Remerschen, LUX
2023 Painting of a Baroque wooden sculpture of the Virgin Mary, in collaboration with Carlo Schmitz
2022 Organising of Poetry Workshop for school students of Lycée Mathias Adam, in collaboration with KULTURFABRIK, Esch-Alzette, LUX
2021 “ARTEFAKT”, album cover Design for Metal Band KAIJU ULTRA
2021 Live creating on site of installation made of debris, Gare Art Festival, Gare LUX
2020 Painting on site of project “Cycle of Life” in Bâtiment 4 for CUEVA, Esch-Alzette, LUX
2020 Painting a 6x3m mural on site for the collective exhibition Fuelbox IV, Howald, LUX
LITERATURE AND CINEMA
2024
Work on various short films by filmmaker Chris Poulles
2021
Documentary Campus Masterschool, Munich, GER.
Scriptwriting and storytelling workshops for documentary filmmakers
2020-2022
Development and shooting of feature length documentary in three countries around the world.
Role: co-writer and co-director. Production company: Amour Fou
2020
Sources 2.0, Screenwriting training for film and documentary
2017/2018
Finalist of the Prix Laurence 2017, Bettembourg, LUX.
Publication of short story and six poems in the Anthologie Prix Laurence
2013/2017
Writing of lyrical theatre drama “Spinnen”.
Currently in contact with publishing opprtunities
2015
Nuit de la Culture, CAL, Esch-sur-Alzette, LUX.
Poem exhibited: “Post-Artokalypse”
Studio at AAPL Verlorenkost
7-9, rue Auguste Lumière
L-1950 LUXEMBOURG