« DOMINATE THE EMPTINESS OF THE CANVAS. AND THEN CREATE. THE DEPARTURE OF A CANVAS IS A BIG SURPRISE, THE GREAT UNKNOWN. IT IS ALSO A GREAT JOY.»
INTERVIEW WITH ROGER PATESSON, RELAX MAGAZINE – RTB television, 1970
PERSONAL EXHIBITIONS
Drawings (pencil and charcoal) and watercolours, Galerie de L’Escalier, Brussels, December 7 – 20 1962
Paintings, Galerie de la Madeleine, Brussels, 7 – 19 June 1963
Galerie d’Egmont, Brussels, until May 14 1964
Alpes, Cercle des Arts Plastiques – Galerie Tamara Pfeiffer, Brussels, 16 – 27 January 1965
L’Alpe-D’Huez, Grenoble, 1965
Paintings, Galerie Albert Ier, Brussels, 29 April – 11 May 1966
Galerie Breckpot, Anvers, 1967
Paintings, Galerie Albert Ier, Brussels, April 19 – May 1 1968
Recent paintings, Galerie de Tours, San Francisco, June 20 – July 18 1969
Recent paintings, Galerie de Tours, Carmel, 1969
(“…and in some other cities on the Pacific coast,” according to Paul Caso, Le Soir, 1969)
Galerie Breckpot, Antwerp, 1970
Paintings, Galerie Albert Ier, Brussels, November 20 – December 2, 1970
Galeries de la Halle-aux-Draps, Tournai, January 22 – February 6 1972
(in 1971 at the Maison de la Culture de Tournai, most probably the same one as 1972)
Paintings (50), Galerie Albert Ier, Brussels, until January 13 1972
Galerie Saint-Yves, Verviers, 1972
Paintings and drawings, Galerie du Crédit Communal de Belgique, Namur, until June 3, 1974 (or 1973?)
Paintings, drawings and stained glass, Galerie Albert Ier, Brussels, January 31 – February 12 1975
Paintings, Galerie Albert Ier, Brussels, 3 – 15 December 1976 (?)
For 3 years, Plas held no exhibitions (see article Dimanche Presse 1979), 3 years of work in the studio
Paintings, Galerie Albert Ier, Brussels, February 15 – 27 1979
Galerie Albert Ier, Brussels, 22 February – 5 March 1979 (??) = possibly an error in the dates by the journalist; same exhibition as 15-27 February
Paintings, Galerie Albert Ier, Brussels, until February 2 1983
Paintings, Galerie H, Knokke, 17 June – 13 July 1983
Recent works (about fifty exhibited), Galerie Albert Ier, Brussels, 22 February – 13 March 1985
For 5 years, Plas did not hold an exhibition; 5 years of work in the studio
Galerie Montjoie, Brussels, 9 – 27 May 1990
Galerie Francis Van Hoof, Puurs, 1998
COLLECTIVE EXHIBITIONS
Young painters from Brabant, Galerie Albert I, Brussels, 1963
Exhibition of 8 artists, Galerie La Grande Jatte, Brussels, until 13 September 1963
Cercle d’Art L’Ebauche, Galerie de la Madeleine, Brussels, until 30 September 1964
Rencontre I, Galerie Studio 65, Brussels, 1964
Le Cercle Jecta, Jette town hall, Brussels, 1964
Group exhibition, Galerie de L’Escalier, Brussels, December 1964
Drawings of the “Jeune Art Brabant” group, Galeries de L’Escalier and La Grande Jatte, Brussels, 1968
Artes Bruxellae welcomes Fifth Avenue, Brussels Chamber of Commerce, Brussels, October 17 – November 26 1985
Artes Bruxellae celebrates ten years – Town Hall, Brussels, 21 March – 16 April 1986
6 artists from Artes Bruxellae, Asystel Belgium, Brussels, October 1986
Artes Bruxellae, Brussels Chamber of Commerce, Brussels, 1988
Artes Bruxellae, Palais des Congrès de Brussels, Brussels, 5 – 14 October 1989
Blacks and Whites by Artes Bruxellae, Médiathèque de la Communauté française de Belgique, Louvain-la-Neuve, 16 October – 6 December 1992
The Museum of Louvain-la-Neuve welcomes Artes Bruxellae, Museum of Louvain-la-Neuve, Louvain-la-Neuve, 18 October – 6 December 1992
Artes Bruxellae celebrates its 20th anniversary, Maison du Spectacle – La Bellone, Brussels, 4 – 29 October 1994