BAETENS, Frans
Nationality: Belgium/NZ
Belgian artist
Lives and works in Auckland, New Zealand
Born Deurne, Belgium 1933
Regentaat Plastische Kunsten Rijksnormaalschool Hasselt Belgium 1974
Lithography training : Rijkscentrum voor Grafiek Frans Masereel, Kasterlee, Belgium
Printer at Muka Studio Auckland
Awarded QSM for services to the arts in 2006
Mainly working as a printer for and with visiting artists, the works Frans produced over the last 20 years works in the first place conceived as demonstration pieces for a variety of lithographic techniques.