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Curriculum Vitae
Marie Cathérine Stalpaert
marie.stalpaert@gmail.com

°28.12.2001
+32490438641
Belgian-based trained architect, curator, and researcher. I approach my work through a spatial lens, integrating design, installation, and critical inquiry to explore how architecture can operate as a social and cultural agent. My practice draws on fieldwork, curatorial methodologies, and collaborative processes to engage with questions of authorship, public space, and material memory.

In addition to a Master’s degree in Architecture from the University of Antwerp and ENSA Paris-Belleville, I completed a postgraduate program in Curatorial Studies at KASK & Conservatorium in Ghent. My background also includes training in culinary arts and a strong interest in photography, both of which continue to inform my aesthetic and conceptual approach.

I have contributed to scenographic teams for cultural festivals such as Kunstenfestivaldesarts or Doel Festival and completed an internship with the Public Art Collection of Antwerp at the Middelheim Museum. Curatorially, I co-curated group exhibitions at Kunsthal Gent, De Zwarte Zaal and for 1M3 of the Kunstenbibliotheek. I have taken part in projects exploring performance, cultural heritage, and the politics of display.


Education
OLVC - College
Greek - Mathematics (ASO)
2013-2019

University of Antwerp Bachelor of Architecture
2019-2022
with great distinction

École Nationale Supérieure d’Architecture de Paris Belleville Masters in Architecture
2022-2023

University of Antwerp Masters in Architecture 
2023-2024
with great distinction

KASK & Conservatorium x SMAK x UGent 
Curatorial Studies (postgraduate)
2024-2025

PIVA Antwerp, CVO Vitant
Module Assistent Chef
2023
Noteworthy experiences as an architect

Internship BULK Architects
Antwerp, Belgium
2023

Architectural competition Paris entry
“Re-inventer l’existant ”
Paris, France
2023

Summerschool ‘Re-Claiming Ground’
Ska, Norway
2023

Internship Atelier Scheldeman
Antwerp, Belgium
2023

Master Thesis: “Mi Habi Wan Theater”
Moengo, Suriname
2024

Internship &Ampersand
Scenography Doel Festival + Theaterfestival
Antwerp, Belgium
2024

Designer for &Ampersand 
Scenography Kunstenfestivaldesarts + Klub Dramatik
Antwerp, Belgium
2025

Production-Assistant
Production Plateau (2025) and Bench (2025) by Michael Kleine
Ghent, Belgium
2025

Designer
Folie Flanel - Modular Design for The Verffabriek
Ghent, Belgium
2025

as a curator

Co-Curator of De Grote Marron Tentoonstelling
Moengo, Suriname
2024

Co-Curating Performance “She Must Establish Himself: Disrupted Repetitions” at De Singel
Antwerp, Belgium
2025

internship Middelheim Museum - Kunst In de Stad
Antwerp, Belgium
2025

Curating Peep Show - Kunstenbibliotheek
Ghent, Belgium
2025

Co -curating I Want To Hold You - Zwarte Zaal
Ghent, Belgium
2025

Moderator Q&A with Matthias De Groof
Ghent, Belgium 
2025

Co-Curating For Some Time I’ve been standing at Kunsthal Gent 
Ghent, Belgium
2025

as a researcher

Presenter at Building Beyond Borders Symposium
Hasselt, Belgium 
2025

    Presenter at CA2RE Milano
    Milan, Italy
    2025

    PublicationsStalpaert Marie. “Mi Habi Wan Theater: Design-Driven Commoning as a Path to Sustainable Community Development in Moengo, Suriname”.
    Symposium Building Beyond Borders, U Hasselt, The Power of Reciprocity, 2025.
     (yet to be published)

    Stalpaert Marie. “Curating as a form of collective authorship; Rethinking the Architect’s role”. CA2RE Milano, Politecnico Milano, Authorships, 2025
    (yet to be published)
    Skills
    Photoshop, Indesign, Illustrator, Lightroom, Vectorworks, SketchUp, AutoCad, Blender, Revit



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