Born in Leuven, Belgium. Australian & Belgian nationality
Master of Architecture; Campus Sint-Lucas Brussel (KU Leuven) with honours
Diploma of Photography; Grafische Opleiding at CVO VOLT, Leuven

architect MartineDF is a multidisciplinary creator. Her work can be catalogued into a CreativeLAB that intertwines various art disciplines.



Exhibition | Solo
2018/2019 ‘Distortion  |  photographic stories’; Exporuimte Tweebronnen, Leuven (BE)
2011 ‘Lines of Wisdom’ and ‘Bark Shapes’; Rucker’s Hill café; Northcote, Melbourne (AU)

Exhibition | Group
2022 paintings, films and photograph; exhibition: Process, Ensemble, OPENdeur; SLAC, Leuven (BE)
2021 shortfilm for the installation at ]SLAC vitrine, in context of KNAL! festival; Leuven (BE)
2021 online IG drawing challenge in October 2021 #aPaperaDay21, A Paper / A Day, Kunstwerkt (BE)
2021 paintings; exhibition: Oogst; SLAC, Leuven (BE)
2020/2021 paintings and mixed media, films and photographs; exhibition: Ecology after/beyond, online OPENdeur; SLAC, Leuven (BE)
2019/2020 installation, film and photographs; paintings and sculpture; exhibitions: Wanneer je het aanduidt is het weg, Proces, online OPENdeur; SLAC, Leuven (BE)
2019 installation; exhibition: Oogst; SLAC, Leuven (BE)
2019 portfolio ‘Metatron’s cube’ – installation of photographs, sculptures and drawing; exhibitions: Buitenbeeld, Toonmoment Fotografie; CVO VOLT, Leuven (BE)
2018/2019 installation, film and photographs; paintings; exhibitions: Proces, Hidden, OPENdeur; SLAC, Leuven (BE)
2018/2019 photographs of ‘Abstract Forms’; sponsored by Axis Printing Solutions, CVO VOLT, Leuven (BE)
2018 watercolours of ‘Buildings I – XII’ ; HSP(irit); zaal ‘De haven’, Aarschot (BE)
2018 booklet of ‘Abstract Forms’, photographs; Toonmoment Fotografie; CVO VOLT, Leuven (BE)
2017/2018 sketches, sketchbook and paintings; exhibitions: LandShape, OPENdeur; SLAC / Academie Beeldende & Audiovisuele Kunst, Leuven (BE)
2015 photographs; Poole Library; Dorchester Library; Bournemouth Library, Dorset (GB)
2014 photographs of architectural projects; Live, Work, Play; Winchester Discovery Centre, Winchester (GB)
2010 photo projections; Melbourne by Night; sponsored by City of Port Philip; Acland Street, St Kilda (AU)
2010 photographs; Through Your Eyes; CERES, Brunswick (AU)
2009 vendor at Artist Market with: photos, jewellery and product designs; The Rose Street Artists’ Market, Fitzroy; The Substation Market, Newport; Sunday Abbotsford Market (AU)
2005 postcard and digital art; Linden Postcard Show; Linden Centre of Contemporary Arts; St Kilda (AU)
2002 major project: ‘XYZ development of the Crucial as landscape mark’; opendeurdagen; Campus Sint-Lucas Brussel (KU Leuven) (BE)
2001 project: ‘DOELstelling – Amphibian modular Living’; opendeurdagen; Campus Sint-Lucas Brussel (BE)  > selected for workshop ILAUD, Venice (IT)
2002 project: ‘The poetic Line’ boat house; opendeurdagen; Campus Sint-Lucas Brussel (BE)



Artist Talks
2019 How Do They Do It? Architectuurfotografie. Panel with Filip Dujardin and Chelsea Ruelens; MIJNLeuven, Leuven
2018 architect van de week; Damiaaninstituut, Aarschot

Catalogues and Monograph
2019 Metatron’s cube
2018 Ways of Unfolding – through Architectural photography
2017 Catalogue: Moksha – A collection of Poems
2013 Catalogue: Distortion | photographic stories, 2nd edition 2016

Published Articles and Press releases
2022 SLAC Leuven; Nieuwsbrief #28, Ensemble, inner cover, photo; Nieuwsbrief #27, deelname aan KNAL! Het stadsfestival; front cover, video still; (BE)
2021 Kunstwerkt; A Paper / A Day, drawing challenge #aPaperaDay21, curator Kristof Van Gestel’s pick for day 17; Vlaanderen
2020 SLAC Leuven; Nieuwsbrief #24, Ecology after/beyond Nature; painting; video still & installation detail; (BE)
2018/2020 CVO Volt Fotografie; various photographs of modules taken during 2017/2019
2019 SLAC Leuven; studenten extra muros; ‘Distortion | Photographic stories’; (BE)
2018 M museum Leuven; ‘Distortion | Photographic stories’; ExpoLeuven, Leuven
2018 Feature Shoot, Shutterstock; ‘8 Photographers on Capturing Captivating Images of Architecture’
2018 Protech Photographic, UK; ‘Canon EOS 7D – 720nm’ – infrared photographs
2018 Construction Manager March 2018; ‘The Image of Women in Construction’, p.19; London
2018 Ups & Downs #2 JG; Leuven; ‘Omgaan met stress’, p.7-8; Vlaanderen
2018 SLAC Leuven; studenten extra muros; ‘Distortion | Photographic stories’
2017/2018 Amaravati; ‘2017 Kathina – pictures’, ‘2018 Kathina – pictures’, photographs; Hemel Hempstead
2017 Ups & Downs #4 JG; Leuven; ‘Wanneer creativiteit leidt tot professionalisme’, p.4-5; Vlaanderen
2017 booklet ‘Gaia House News 2017’, leaflet ‘Gaia House Retreat programme 2018’, photographs; Newton Abbot
2017 Amaravati; ‘Aroga Kuti’, architectural and drone photographs; Hemel Hempstead
2017 DARC magazine #22; ‘Muunlight’, photograph, p.8-9; London
2016 Amaravati; ‘Looking Ahead Newsletter Autumn 2016’, photograph; Hemel Hempstead
2016  ViewBug; ‘A Fantastic Collection Of HDR Landscapes’
2015 Your Shot National Geographic, ‘Daily Dozen’ – ‘Monk at the Monastery’, photograph
2015 AJ magazine; Bath Spa University; Schuco Partner magazine; ‘Bath Spa University’, photographs, England
2013 Lonely Planet; ‘Guesthouse with a heart visiting a social enterprise in the Philippines’, photographs
2012 Entrepreneur Philippines 2012; ‘Divisoria’, p.66-69, photographs; Manila, Philippines
2012 Pillar Magazine; ‘Cultural Centre Philippines’, p. 38-42 and ‘Mind Museum’, p.69-71, photographs; Manila
2012 Pillar Magazine; ‘Metropolitan theatre’, p.22-27, photographs; Manila
2009 ARM; ‘One East Melbourne facade’, photographs; Melbourne
2008 Monash University; ‘University Blues play volleyball friendship tour in Beijing’, photographs; Melbourne
2005 The Age newspaper, section ‘Travellers’ Tale’ – photograph ‘Mirror, Mirror’, Australia



Residencies and Workshops

2001 Bachelor student, 4 week workshop; Laboratorio Internationale di Architectura e Urbanistica Venezia (ILAUD), founded by Giancarlo De Carlo. Workshop with guest appearance of Giancarlo De Carlo and Peter Smithson, Venice

Awards and Competitions
2016 ‘Alone’ photograph, Peer Choice award & Staff Winter Selection award & Finalist HDR Landscapes Photo competition; Viewbug
2011 ‘Blending In’ photograph of ‘Distortion | photographic stories’; bronze medal; The 2011 International Loupe Awards; Melbourne
2005/2011 while working at ARM Architecture, our team received multiple awards (state and national) i.e. I accepted the Commercial Architecture Award together with our Digital Harbour team. ARM’s work has been widely published nationally and internationally in books, newspapers, magazines and online; Melbourne
2005 ‘Mirror Mirror’ photograph, published in The Age, ‘Travellers’ Tale’ section; Saturday edition, Australia
2005 photograph ‘Mouthful of Water’; runner up Panasonic Amateur Competition; Belgium



Education
2023/2024 Graphic Design & Illustration, SLAC / Academie Beeldende & Audiovisuele Kunst, Leuven
2023/2024 visual arts: Painting, SLAC / Academie Beeldende & Audiovisuele Kunst, Leuven
2018/2022 audiovisual arts: Interactive Media, SLAC / Academie Beeldende & Audiovisuele Kunst, Leuven, Belgium
2018/2022 visual arts: Painting, SLAC / Academie Beeldende & Audiovisuele Kunst, Leuven
2017/2019 Diploma of Photography, Grafische Opleiding at CVO VOLT, Leuven
2017/2018 visual arts: Figure drawing, SLAC / Academie Beeldende & Audiovisuele Kunst, Leuven
2011 1st year Advanced Diploma of Photography, Photography Studies College (PSC), Melbourne, Australia
2002/2003 combined Bachelor year, Philosophy, Institute of Philosophy, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (KUL)
2002/2003 1st year Photography, analogue, SLAC / Academie Beeldende & Audiovisuele Kunst, Leuven
1999/2002 Master of Architecture (honours), Campus Sint-Lucas Brussel (KU Leuven), Brussels
2000 Bachelor Erasmus exchange student, semester, Technische Universiteit Eindhoven (TU), The Netherlands
1997/1999 Bachelor of Architecture, Campus Sint-Lucas Brussel (KU Leuven), Brussels
1993/1997 
visual arts, SLAC / Academie Beeldende & Audiovisuele Kunst, Leuven


Originally from Leuven, Martine has lived, studied and worked in vibrant cities, i.e. Australia, Philippines and the United Kingdom. She believes all these cultural experiences that she has had thus far, of living in multiple countries and travelling 30+ countries, are all intertwined and impact on how she approaches a creative project.
Martine is a registered architect in Australia (VIC), Belgium and the United Kingdom.