
DOMINIQUE
VAN ACKER
Founder of
Transmatierism
Every human being is born with a pure essence. I believe we are all "chosen ones," endowed with an inner light just waiting to be expressed. Yet, from our very first steps in the world, this light clashes with external shadows: conditioning, pain, invisible or blatant violence. This dialogue between inner being and external madness is the central theme of my work.

Journey
Artist of the Universal
Born into a family of musical artists, I felt the urge to create very early on—through drawing, sculpture, and form. Yet, this potential was long stifled by a restrictive educational framework, preventing me from practicing my innate talent. As a teenager, I drew my rebellion: free-spirited figures, marked by the influence of Kandinsky.
At 19, I chose freedom. I left home, financed my studies, explored other worlds: entrepreneurship, travels in Asia and the United States, and later, a dive into psychology, validated by a Master's degree.
But I miss art. For the past few years, I've been returning to it. Five years at the Academy of Fine Arts in Belgium gave me back the creative space I was waiting for: a place of truth, of substance, of depth. Today, I'm shaping a visual language that blends painting, sculpture, and inner exploration.
I was born an artist, but life has sculpted my medium. My work connects what the world tries to separate, just as I was separated from my own path. A free journey, multiple cultures, an inner quest: my art is a journey through the transformation of the self.



“We come into the world carrying a unique light. Evil does not reside within us, but in what tries to extinguish us.”

SOME WORKS...
My canvases are never flat: they bear reliefs, scars, sculpted modules integrated into the surface. They embody layers of memory, blockages, mental constructs imposed by the environment. Conversely, painting—oil or acrylic—always seeks an opening, a passage, a redemption.
I paint to highlight this inner conflict: preserving who we are despite what the world projects onto us.

The Invisible Within
120 x 120 cm
Oil and sculptures on canvas

The Little Sovereign
120 x 100 cm
Mixed media on canvas
Dominique Van Acker
Gehenna
100 x 70 cm
Oil and sculptures on canvas
Dominique Van Acker

Fault Line
100 x 100 cm
Acrylic, oil and sculptures on canvas

The Naked Awakening
100 x 100 cm
Acrylic, oil and sculptures on canvas

The Absent One
Unique work
100 x 80 cm
Mixed media on canvas
THE NAKED AWAKENING




EXHIBITIONS

ART3F FairFri, Oct 02Luxembourg
For any inquiries regarding a work, an exhibition, a collaboration, a gallery or the press, you can contact me directly.
Dominique Van Acker
Visual artist
Founder of Transmatierism
Email: artistedominiquevanacker@gmail.com
Website: dominiquevanacker.com
Contact

Contact
For any inquiries regarding a work, an exhibition, a collaboration, a gallery or the press, you can contact me directly.
Dominique Van Acker
Visual artist
Founder of Transmatierism
Email: artistedominiquevanacker@gmail.com
Website: dominiquevanacker.com
