Resilience (Double Portrait)

Johan Van Mullem was born in Congo in 1959 to Belgian parents. He grew up moving around the world as a result of his parents various diplomatic postings, including a seven years stay in Tunisia. Johan has always been an autodidact. He started drawing at the age of five and never stopped since then; same as his father and grandfather. His family roots are in the city of Bruges. Later on Johan began exploring etching and painting. Today he paints with etching ink; he is probably one of the only artist using this medium. At University he studied Architecture. His paintings are in major private collections and museum collections throughout Europe. He has held solo exhibitions in art galleries located in London, Paris, New York and Brussels. His work was exhibited in various European museums.