Kristof Santy’s (b. 1987, Belgium) recent solo exhibitions include Home Sweet Home, M+B, Los Angeles; Playtime, Sorry We’re Closed, Brussels, Belgium; Bric-à-Brac, Ter Posterie, Roeselare, Belgium; Epinal and Icon, Christine König Galerie, Vienna, Austria; and La Grande Bouffe and Platform, Unit, London, UK. His work has been included in group exhibitions at Galerie De Ziener, Asse, Belgium; Everyday Gallery, Antwerp, Belgium; and Yusto/Giner, Malaga, Spain. In 2025, his work will be featured in group exhibitions at The Stedelijk Museum voor Actuele Kunst and the ABBY Museum in Belgium. In addition to M+B, the artist is represented by Sorry We're Closed in Brussels, and Christine König Galerie in Vienna. Kristof Santy lives and works in Roeselare, Belgium.
Kristof Santy's stylized paintings of interiors, still lifes, landscapes, gastronomy, and folklore elevates the everyday domestic into the venerated. Always in reverence of his subjects, he captures them in detailed, vividly color-blocked compositions with his trademark flatness. By focusing on the subject, rather than narrative, he creates a sympathetic portrait that anthropomorphizes the otherwise commonplace. In humanizing his subject, a bond is formed between the painting and viewer that stirs feelings of nostalgia and the comfort of home.