INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITIONS
Exhibition organized by the European Environment Agency in collaboration with the City of Copenhagen, Denmark.
Exhibition at the Belgian Embassy in Bern, Switzerland.
Visual journeys that connect people, planet and purpose.
Christian Clauwers’ photographic exhibitions have been shown in museums, cultural institutions, and public spaces across the globe. Each exhibition blends art and science to tell urgent environmental stories, creating immersive experiences that raise awareness, spark dialogue, and inspire action.
Whether indoors or outdoors, intimate or large-scale, these exhibitions invite viewers to reflect on the beauty and fragility of our planet — and our shared responsibility to protect it.
Highlights include:
Exhibitions at EU institutions (EEA & EC at Berlaymont), Belgian Federal Parliament, national museums, embassies & scientific venues
Outdoor installations in iconic public spaces, including UNESCO World Heritage sites
Thematic curation around oceans, polar regions, biodiversity and climate change
Multilingual content tailored for international audiences
Integration of documentary photography, data visualisation and soundscapes
(Complete international reference list: see below)
What to expect?
— Visually immersive exhibitions
— Powerful, purposeful storytelling
— A global perspective rooted in firsthand experience
— An inspiring and thought-provoking experience
Current Exhibitions
8th January 2024 > 8th September 2025
BELGIUM FOTOGRAFIECIRCUIT VLAANDEREN — A world of Ice and Water | 17 different Cultural Centra throughout Flanders, BE
I have been exhibiting in 17 different cultural centers throughout Flanders for 17 months. This period is almost over. Here is an overview of the last four exhibitions:
• MENEN Cultuurcentrum De Steiger (Waalvest 1, 8930 Menen): 12 May 2025 > 5 June 2025
• MERELBEKE Cultuurhuis Merelbeke (Driekoningenplein 15, 9820 Merelbeke): 9 June 2025 > 4 September 2025
More info on https://fotografiecircuit.be/portfolio-items/christianclauwers/#
18th October 2024 > 4th October 2025
LITHUANIA LITHUANIAN SEA MUSEUM — How Much Time Do We Have | Curonian Spit (UNESCO), Klaipėda, LT
Exhibition and lectures at the Lithuania Sea Museum | Smiltynės g. 3, 93100 Klaipėda, LITHUANIA
12th June 2025 > 9th December 2025
BELGIUM Heilig Hart Ziekenhuis — Een Wereld van Ijs en Water | Lier, BE
Upcoming Exhibitions
1 July 2025 > 15 September 2025
BELGIUM RIVIERENHOF PARK — Poolgebieden en Oceanen: Spiegel van een Veranderend Klimaat | Provinciaal Groendomein Rivierenhof, Deurne, Antwerp, BE
I'm thrilled to announce my two-month outdoor exhibition at Provincial Domain Rivierenhof, Antwerp: “Polar Regions and Oceans: Mirror of a Changing Climate”.
Join me in exploring the beauty and fragility of our changing planet through powerful visuals from the polar regions and oceans. Hope to see you there!
With special thanks to Rotary Club Antwerpen - Oost and Provincie Antwerpen.
More info on www.provincieantwerpen.be
Location: Provinciaal Groendomein Rivierenhof: Parkdreef Rivierenhof, tussen Kasteel Rivierenhof en minigolf.
17 July 2025 > 27 September 2025
BELGIUM GALLERY BLUE EARTH EXPLORERS — From King to Emperor | Blue Earth Explorers, Antwerp, BE
Through powerful imagery captured across six polar expeditions, this exhibition reveals the majestic yet fragile world of emperor penguins, melting ice shelves, and the disappearing silence of the deep south — a stark reflection of our changing planet.
Location: Gallery Blue Earth Explorers, Vleminckstraat 3, 2000 Antwerpen. Invitation for the vernissage via the newsletter soon.
4 > 10th September 2025
UNITED KINGDOM Ship of Fools Gallery, during the Orkney International Science Festival — Using Image to bridge the gap between science, education and policy | Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, UK
I will give a keynote and will exhibit at the Ship of Fools Gallery in Kirkwall’s Bridge Street.
17 > 30 November 2025
BELGIUM KASTAAL RIVIERENHOF — Poolgebieden en Oceanen: Spiegel van een Veranderend Klimaat | Provinciaal Groendomein Rivierenhof, Deurne, Antwerp
15th December 2025 > 31st May 2026
LITHUANIA. Klaipėda City — AWARENESS, a matter of time | Klaipėda, LT
Exhibition in Klaipėda City, LITHUANIA
(dates to be announced soon)
BELGIUM PACIFIC OCEAN PROJECT : Sea Walls & Mangrove Trees – sinking Islands in the Pacific Ocean on the frontline of Global Warming — BLUE EARTH EXPLORERS | Antwerp, BE
SOLO EXHIBITION
(more info soon)
(dates to be announced soon)
BELGIUM PROJECT CHERNOBYL : How nature has reclaimed the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone — BLUE EARTH EXPLORERS | Antwerp
Despite the viscous, silent horror of radiation, 36 years after the reactor meltdown when 350.000 people were evacuated from the region, flora and fauna thrives.
SOLO EXHIBITION
(more info soon)
Past Solo Exhibitions
2025
• MONACO Club des Résidents Etrangers de Monaco (CREM), under the honorary presidency of H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco — Using Image to bridge the gap between science, education and policy | CREM
• MEXICO Belgian Embassy in Mexico — Documenting Biodiversity and Climate Change- the Belgian Antarctic Expedition and the research vessel BELGICA | Mexico City
2024
• THE NETHERLANDS Museum Markiezenhof — AWARENESS, a matter of time | Bergen op Zoom
• SWITZERLAND Embassy of Belgium in Switzerland — AWARENESS, a matter of time | Bern
• DENMARK European Maritime Day, organised by the European Commission; in collaboration with the Danish Maritime Authority and the Municipality of Svendborg — AWARENESS, a matter of time | Svendborg International Maritime Academy, Svendborg
• BELGIUM Open Day - Europe Day 2024, exhibiting at the headquarters of the European Commission | Berlaymont, Brussels
• NORWAY The Mid-Norway European Office in collaboration with the City of Trondheim (Norway) — AWARENESS, a matter of time | Europadagene Conference, Trondheim
2023
• ARGENTINA Embassy of Belgium in Argentina — Climate Change and the RV BELGICA, in the context of 125 years Belgica expedition | Buenos Aires
• SWITZERLAND Embassy of Belgium in Switzerland — Raising Climate Change awareness through image | Bern
• BELGIUM GSJ Advocaten — Awareness, a matter of time | Antwerp
• BELGIUM FIATA World Congress 2023, The International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations (FIATA) — Exhibition: Awareness, a matter of time| SQUARE Brussels Convention Centre, Brussels
• BELGIUM Oostende: outdoor exhibition at the Nieuwe Gaanderijen, in collaboration with the City of Oostende — In the frontline of Global Warming: the Research Vessel BELGICA | Oostende
• ITALY Italian Institute for Marine Science (CNR ISMAR) — Science at Sea: 100 years CNR — solo exhibition of the R/V BELGICA and the R/V DALLAPORTA | CNR ISMAR HQ, Venice
• BELGIUM Belgian Senate, six-month follow-up exhibition at the Federal Parliament of Belgium, introduced by the President of the Belgian Senate, Ms. Stephanie D'Hose — Awareness, a matter of time | Belgian Senate, Federal Parliament of Belgium, Brussels
• BELGIUM De Abdij van Bornem — Awareness, a matter of time | Bornem
• BELGIUM Gallery Zeberg Fine Art — Awareness, a matter of time | Antwerpen
• DENMARK Copenhagen & European Environment Agency (E.E.A.), outdoor solo exhibition at Kongens Nytorv, in collaboration with the City of Copenhagen and the European Environment Agency — Awareness, a matter of time | Copenhagen
• DENMARK Belgian Embassy in Denmark, exhibition in the presence of Ambassador Michiel Maertens and Prof. Dr. Hans Bruyninckx, executive director of the European Environment Agency — Awareness, a matter of time | Belgian Embassy, Copenhagen
• BELGIUM Chamber of Representatives of Belgium, official opening of my exhibition at the Federal Parliament of Belgium by Ms. Eliane Tillieux, Chairman of the House of Representatives; Federal Minister of Climate Zakia Khattabi and Prof. Dr. Jean-Pascal van Ypersele, Climate scientist at UCLouvain, former IPCC Vice-Chair — Awareness, a matter of time | Federal Parliament of Belgium, Brussels
2022
• FRANCE NAUSICAÁ, solo exhibition of 1,5 years at NAUSICAÁ – Centre National de la Mer — Les pôles Nord et Sud, Témoins du réchauffement climatique (North and South Pole, witnesses of global warming) | Boulogne-sur-Mer
• BELGIUM Gallery Zeberg Fine Art — Awareness, a matter of time | Antwerpen
• BELGIUM Vrijzinnig Antwerps Trefpunt (VAT), Out of a Box — A Voyage around the Blue World | Antwerpen
• BELGIUM Arctic Futures Symposium 2022, organised by the International Polar Foundation — A world of Ice and Water | Brussels
• BELGIUM Gallery Zeberg Fine Art — A world of Ice and Water: an overview of the ocean & polar explorations, revealing a bewildering world of ice and water | Antwerpen
• BELGIUM DOMITYS — A world of Ice and Water | Antwerpen
• BELGIUM Huis van de Mens — A world of Ice and Water | Brussels
• BELGIUM Polar Symposium: dedicated to Belgian polar research and role on the international scene, organised by The Belgian Science Policy Office (BELSPO), the Egmont Royal Institute for International Relations, the Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS) and the Belgian National Committee of (Ant)Arctic Research (BNCAR) | Museum of Natural Sciences, Brussels
• BELGIUM Lofoten: the Green Islands 2030: Official presentation of my photo assignment for the Regional Council Lofoten, in the presence of the Norwegian Ambassador to Belgium, Mr. Per Sjaastad; the Executive Director of the European Environment Agency, Prof. Dr. Hans Bruyninckx; and the Honorary Consul-General of Norway Baudouin Lagrange | Zeberg Fine Art, Antwerpen
• FRANCE Lille 3000: Utopia Festival in 2022, outdoor exhibition on the Grand Boulevard connecting Mouvaux to Lille — Les Terres gelées et les Océans infinis | Mouvaux
• FRANCE Emeraude Littoral Festival in Brittany — Les Terres gelées et les Océans infinis | Dinard & Saint-Lunaire
• BELGIUM Alexianen Zorggroep Tienen Broeders van Liefde — Bevroren Land & Grenzeloos Water | Tienen
2021
• UNITED KINGDOM United Nations Climate Change Conference COP26 (Blue Zone), presenting my work at the ministerial roundtable event BLUE LEADERS 30x30 on building climate resilience in the ocean, committed to protect 30% by 2030 (“30x30”) and the successful negotiation of a strong new UN High Seas Treaty | Glasgow
• BELGIUM Alexianen Zorggroep Tienen Broeders van Liefde — Bevroren Land & Grenzeloos Water | Tienen
• BELGIUM KUNSTGEZIND: Art meets the sustainable development goals — Entering the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, the world's largest collection of agricultural biodiversity | Plein Publiek, Antwerpen
• BELGIUM Fit For 55 Conference (emission reduction of at least 55% by 2030, compared to 1990), organized by the climate change cell of the Public Health Departement of the Belgian Federal Government | Tour & Taxis, Brussels
• BELGIUM Schilde, WERF 44, in collaboration with the municipality of Schilde — Ocean Stories & Polar Experiences | Schilde
• BELGIUM Gallery Zeberg Fine Art — WHITEOUT | Antwerpen
• BELGIUM Brasschaat: exhibition at the Sint-Jozefskapel, in collaboration with the municipality of Brasschaat — Frozen Lands & Infinite Sea | Brasschaat
• FRANCE NAUSICAÁ, solo exhibition of 1,5 years at NAUSICAÁ – Centre National de la Mer — Les pôles Nord et Sud, Témoins du réchauffement climatique (North and South Pole, witnesses of global warming) | Boulogne-sur-Mer
2020
• BELGIUM Gallery Zeberg Fine Art — Wild and Untouched, a journey to the end of the world: the French Southern and Antarctic Lands | Antwerpen
• FRANCE Centre Hospitalier Boulogne-sur-Mer — Les océans et les régions polaires | Boulogne-sur-Mer
• BELGIUM YUST — A world of Ice and Water | Antwerpen
• BELGIUM Huis Hellemans, in collaboration with the municipality of Edegem — Ocean Stories & Polar Experiences | Edegem
• BELGIUM Kasteel van Schoten, in collaboration with the municipality of Schoten — Ocean Stories & Polar Experiences | Schoten
2019
• SPAIN United Nations Climate Change Conference COP25 (Blue Zone), presenting my work in the public area during the entire conference, on the official social media channels of the UN, as well as in the Benelux Pavilion during the ministerial roundtable event BLUE LEADERS 30x30 on building climate resilience in the ocean, committed to protect 30% by 2030 (“30x30”) and the successful negotiation of a strong new UN High Seas Treaty | Madrid
• BELGIUM Gallery Zeberg Fine Art, exhibition in collaboration with Dixie Dansercoer (R.I.P.), Antoon Van den Braembussche and Richard Foqué — WAVES | Antwerpen
• BELGIUM Hotel Banks — A world of Ice and Water | Antwerpen
• BELGIUM Sint-Anne-Ten-Drieën-Kerk, Introduction by Vlaams Bouwmeester Leo Van Broeck — Bevroren Land & Grenzeloos Water | Antwerpen
• BELGIUM De Rosenobel — Bevroren Land & Grenzeloos Water | Antwerpen
2018
• BELGIUM Gallery Zeberg Fine Art — A South Atlantic Odyssey | Antwerpen
• THE NETHERLANDS Projectruimte Hoofdstraat 17 — Gates of the (Ant)Arctic | Beetsterswaag
2017
• BELGIUM Gallery Zeberg Fine Art — Gates of the (Ant)Arctic | Antwerpen
Past Group Exhibitions
2024
• BELGIUM Talk Créateur d'Expériences Cultureles (Gallery Talk CEC, with the support of IOC UNESCO) — 'Seas and Oceans' ('Mers et Océans') | Brussels
2022
• BELGIUM Gallery Zeberg Fine Art, duo exhibition Christian Clauwers & Els Vos — MOON | Antwerpen
2021
• BELGIUM Kasteel van Hoen — Soirée des étoiles | Geetbets
• BELGIUM Gallery Zeberg Fine Art, duo exhibition Christian Clauwers & David Speybrouck — SENSES | Antwerpen
2020
• BELGIUM Kasteel van Hoen — Soirée des étoiles | Geetbets
2019
• BELGIUM Art In Nature in Kasteel van Schoten + Arboretum | Schoten & Kalmthout [BELGIUM]
• BELGIUM Early Bird Gallery | Knokke
2018
• BELGIUM Galerie Woussen | Knokke
2017
• BELGIUM Early Bird Gallery | Brasschaat
• BELGIUM Winter Wezel Culinair, 's Gravenwezel | Antwerpen
• BELGIUM Galerie Schoots + Van Duyse | Antwerpen
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