Dr. Liza Angèle Van der Stock
Artist · Photographer
Liza photographs women and the world around them, and creates events where shared experience becomes art. Her approach is built on a methodology she developed during her PhD and refined across cultures in Asia and Africa.
Liza's methodology combines her knowledge from her Master's degrees in Sociology and Photography. She brings together women from different backgrounds and uses photography to create a shared experience.
Liza’s PhD brought transgender women together with university students, schools, and local communities, using shared feminine experience and photography to break down deep-rooted prejudice.
The work culminated in shared exhibitions across the communities involved.
Education
PhD in Arts (2017-2021, University of Antwerp & Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp)
Master of Arts Photography - Documentary specialization (2015-2016, KASK School of Arts Ghent, cum laude)
Master of Science in Sociology - Major in Conflict and Development in a Global World (2012-2015, University of Ghent, magma cum laude)
Awards
3rd Place at 2015 Sony World Photography for Paradise Lu$t (People category - Professional Competition)
Winner of the 2014 Freedom to Love Award for Sisters! Brothers!
Winner of Pitch your photography project for Sisters! Brothers! (Donkere Kamer Rotterdam #5, 2015)
Winner of Pitch your photography project for Change Within (Donkere Kamer Antwerp #1, 2016)
Finalist of the Digital Manipulation & College competition of the 2018 Julia Margaret Cameron Award for Zoya and Close Encounters
Exhibitions
BEYOND THE FANTASY
Sony World Photography Awards Exhibition, London, UK (24 Apr − 10 May 2015, World Photography Organisation)
TWENS, Leuven, Belgium (13−28 Sep 2013, Unexposed)
IN THE SHADOW OF PARADISE
Freedom to Love, London, UK (12−17 Jan 2015, Accademia Apulia UK)
Gafodi f/50, Gavere, Belgium (4−20 June 2016, Gafodi)
BRIDGING WORLDS
Trademarks, Hasselt, Belgium (1 Oct 2016 – 8 Jan 2017, Stadstriënnale Hasselt-Genk)
KASK Graduation 2016, Ghent, Belgium (24–28 June 2016, KASK School of Arts)
Onderweg, Leuven, Belgium (5 Sep 2015, pop-up exhibition with photographs sold to benefit the UN Refugee Agency)
RESILIENCE AMONGST THE RUBBISH
Around the World with Female Photojournalists, Brussels, Belgium (8 May – 30 June 2019, Géopolis)
Multiple series
Ecce Homo, Antwerp, Belgium (17 Nov 2017 − 25 Feb 2018, Geukens & De Vil)
My Me, Antwerp, Belgium (Aug 2018, Boysproject)
Women and Violence, Antwerp, Belgium (4−5 Oct 2018, Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp)
She now offers this same method to organizations that bring women together, organized travel, private clubs, and women's organizations, turning their shared experience into art.
Dr. Liza Angèle Van der Stock is a member of the Explorers Club. She holds a PhD in Art, alongside a Master's in Sociology and a Master's in Photography. She travels the world to photograph remote communities, wildlife, and ocean life.
She lives between Bali, New York, and Antwerp.
She has three dogs and is involved in dog rescue in Bali
Finding Stories Worth Telling
My work is intentional, created to hold emotion with clarity and visual strength.
Whether it lives in a collector’s home or becomes part of a guest’s private moment in a hotel suite, each piece is meant to anchor memory, emotion, and presence, not just be seen, but felt over time.
Academic & Artistic Foundations
Her journey began with a fascination for Visual Storytelling, which led her to earn:
A PhD in Photography (University of Antwerp & Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp)
A Master’s in Photography (KASK School of Arts, Ghent – cum laude)
A Master’s in Sociology (University of Ghent – magna cum laude)
Her background ensures each photograph carries depth, exclusivity, and emotional power.
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A Personal Note
I dedicate all of my work to my mother, who brought me on most of her field trips as an anthropologist.
She taught me curiosity and resilience, two things I carry with me every day.
I miss her daily.
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