Born in Tokyo in 1993, Spilliaert relocated in 2009 to Belgium. After completing her graduate studies at LUCA School of Arts in Ghent, she has continued her artistic practice there. Spilliaert weaves personal experiences, historical perspectives, and elements of nature into her work, presenting them through a wide range of media — from drawings, including a seven-year visual diary, to murals, ceramics, and installations. Underlying her practice is a keen interest in the role of symbols in cultural formation and the ways they reveal connections between nature and the human body. Her reflections on culture and history also bring a distinctive character to her public space projects, where she crafts new narratives. Spilliaert creates a distinctive, and at times humorous, worldview that transcends various boundaries and resonates with collective consciousness and ancestral roots.

Selected exhibitions: “My Sister is Pregnant”, Kunsthal Gent, Ghent, 2024; “Stambomen”, Keteleer Gallery, Antwerp, 2024; “Hairy Tale”, Lichtekooi Artspace, Antwerp, 2023; “Clara Sekirara”, Contemporary Art Foundation, Tokyo, 2022; “Publiek Park”, Friends of S.M.A.K., Ghent, 2021.

Selected Public Collections: Mu.Zee (Ostend, Belgium), the National Bank of Belgium (Brussels, Belgium).

Her permanent works include installations at Kunsthal Extra City (Antwerp) and public art commissions in the Belgian cities of Geraardsbergen, Kruibeke, and Leuven.

Awards: Prix Fintro Prijs Supporting Young Artist, Winner Visual Arts, Belgium, 2023; Contemporary Art Foundation CAF Award 2020, Grand Prize, Japan, 2020.