;Born in Belgium in 1964, Renate emigrated to New Zealand in September 1995.
Introduced to stone sculpture by Filipe Tohi, New Zealand in 1999
Member of ISSA, International Sculpture Symposium Alliance
Member of Te Kupenga Stone Sculpture Society
Co-ordinator of International Symposium Van Steen tot Beeld, Waregem
Symposia :
Te kupenga Stone Sculpture symposium, New Zealand (2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018), Bressuire France (2004), Julienne France (2005), Oudon France (2005), Montjean sur Loire France (2006), Uzerche France (2006), Cavaion Veronese Italy (2006), Granite symposium Perros Guirec, France (2007), Vadodara India (2009), Vergnacco Italy (2009), Mersin Turkey (2009), Gwalior India (2010) , Lüleburgaz Turkey (2010) , Büyükcekmece Turkey (2010), Orzunuovi Italy (2010), Adana Turkey (2010), Seferihisar Turkey (2010), Korca Albania (2011),San Benedetto del Tronto Italy (2012), Fordongianus Italy (2012) , Hyderabad India (2012), Cairo Egypt (2012) , Udaipur India (2013) , Albiano Italy (2013), Karsiyaka Turkey (2013) , Santiago del Estero Argentina (2013)
Madh Island India (2014) , Tehran Iran (2014) , Pingtan China (2014), Gaziantep Turkey (2014), Saint Beat France (2015) , Fordongianus Sardinia (2015), Adelaide Hills Australia (2016) , Griffith Australia (2016), Samoens France (2016) , Changsha China (2016), Makrana India (2017) , Saint-Michel-de-Chavaignes France (2017), Craiova Romania (2017) , Tonghe China (2017), Baku Azerbaijan (2017), Tessy-sur-Vire France (2018), Béziers France (2018), Baroda India (2019) ,
Exhibitions :
Solo
Group
Sculptures held in private and public collections in New Zealand, France, Italy, Belgium, Japan, Slovakia, Sweden, India and Turkey
Introduced to stone sculpture by Filipe Tohi, New Zealand in 1999
Member of ISSA, International Sculpture Symposium Alliance
Member of Te Kupenga Stone Sculpture Society
Co-ordinator of International Symposium Van Steen tot Beeld, Waregem
Symposia :
Te kupenga Stone Sculpture symposium, New Zealand (2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018), Bressuire France (2004), Julienne France (2005), Oudon France (2005), Montjean sur Loire France (2006), Uzerche France (2006), Cavaion Veronese Italy (2006), Granite symposium Perros Guirec, France (2007), Vadodara India (2009), Vergnacco Italy (2009), Mersin Turkey (2009), Gwalior India (2010) , Lüleburgaz Turkey (2010) , Büyükcekmece Turkey (2010), Orzunuovi Italy (2010), Adana Turkey (2010), Seferihisar Turkey (2010), Korca Albania (2011),San Benedetto del Tronto Italy (2012), Fordongianus Italy (2012) , Hyderabad India (2012), Cairo Egypt (2012) , Udaipur India (2013) , Albiano Italy (2013), Karsiyaka Turkey (2013) , Santiago del Estero Argentina (2013)
Madh Island India (2014) , Tehran Iran (2014) , Pingtan China (2014), Gaziantep Turkey (2014), Saint Beat France (2015) , Fordongianus Sardinia (2015), Adelaide Hills Australia (2016) , Griffith Australia (2016), Samoens France (2016) , Changsha China (2016), Makrana India (2017) , Saint-Michel-de-Chavaignes France (2017), Craiova Romania (2017) , Tonghe China (2017), Baku Azerbaijan (2017), Tessy-sur-Vire France (2018), Béziers France (2018), Baroda India (2019) ,
Exhibitions :
Solo
- Ideel Petegem Belgium (2005, 2007), met Luc Logier
- Guidel France (2006),
- Auckland New Zealand (2009, 2011),
- Demedtshuis Sint Baafs Vijve Belgium (2013), met Luc Logier
- Koetshuis Waregem Belgium (2016)met Pascale Vandewalle
- Koetshuis Waregem Belgium (2018) met Denis De Gloire
Group
- Himeji Japan (2007),
- Wellington New Zealand (2007),
- Liège Belgium (2008),
- Fernelmont Belgium (2010),
- Sint Baafs Vijve, Belgium (2013) ,
- Pingtan China(2014),
- New Jorg Gallery Belgium (2016),
- Te Kupenga New Plymouth New Zealand (2016)
Sculptures held in private and public collections in New Zealand, France, Italy, Belgium, Japan, Slovakia, Sweden, India and Turkey