Luna Haertjens was born in Antwerp in 1988. She grew up surrounded by both art and science, a duality that has been a guiding force in her artistic career. Her subjects are usually figurative and highly detailed, often reflecting meticulous observations of the natural world. Through her work, she seeks to uncover and share the hidden beauty of the plants, creatures, and stones around us. By blending the magical with the scientific, she hopes to create something mysterious and exciting.

EDUCATION

• Printmaking – Academie Brugge DKO – 2024
• Natural History Illustration – Online course given by the University of Newcastle – 2020
• Printmaking – Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts de Bruxelles – 2012-2015
• Art History and Archaeology – Université Libre de Bruxelles – 2007-2012
• Graphic Design – Hogeschool Sint Lukas Brussel – 2006-2007
• Philosophy and Literature – Lycée Francais Jean Monnet de Bruxelles – 2006

EXHIBITIONS

• Trolls et bestioles – Musée d’Art Fantastique, Brussels, group exhibition – 2022
• Luna Seals fait le mur – Image Fantôme, Brussels, solo show – 2021
• Billet Doux – L’imprimerie Joyeuse, Saint Pierre le Viger, group exhibition – 2021
• Prijs voor dierenkunst/Prix d’art animalier – Chapelle de Boendael, Brussels, group exhibition – 2021
• Cosmonauts of Inner Space – Temple Gallery, Brussels, group exhibition – 2018
• Danse Mort & Veuves Joyeuses – Centre Culturel Georges Pomp it Up, Nancy, group exhibition – 2015
• Several showings during the astrological themed exhibits – Le Lac, Brussels, group exhibitions – 2014 
• Short and Sweet – La Loge, Paris, group exhibition – 2014
• One More Time – Brussels Art Department, Brussels, group exhibition – 2014

​PUBLICATION

• Indigo Luxe – Fanzine vol. #6 in the collection Spectrôm, ed. EpOx et BoTOx, France, collective work – 2022