Hanneke Beaumont  Hanneke Beaumont (born 1947 Maastricht, the Netherlands) is a Dutch sculptor known for her large scale figurative works in terracotta, bronze and cast iron. Beaumont was born in 1947 to a large Catholic family in Maastricht. She studied dentistry in the United States in at Forsyth Dental Center and Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusettes but returned to Europe, to start a family in Belgium. Beaumont began her artistic studies in 1977 at the Braine-l'Alleud School of the Arts (Académie de Braine l'Alleud). She received her first solo exhibition in 1983. Beaumont continued her education at La Cambre, Brussels from 1983 - 1985, followed by studies at Hogere Rijksschool van beeldende Kunsten, Anderlecht from 1985 - 1988. Beaumont began working in clay and gradually moved into finalizing the work in bronze and cast iron. In 1994, she was honored with a major award from the Centre International d'Art Contemporain, Château Beychevelle, St. Julien, France for her terracotta sculpture group "Le Courage". Shortly after, she participated in the second Exposiciòn Internacional de Esculturas en la Calle, organized by the Colegio de Arquitectos de Canarias, in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain, where her work was permanently installed. Since 2005, various museums have held retrospectives of Beaumont’s art, among which the Beelden aan Zee museum in the Hague, the Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Vero Beach Museum of Art and the Baker Museum in Florida, and the Copelouzos Family Art Museum in Athens, Greece. In Brussels, she is widely recognized for her monumental installations, namely "Stepping Forward" (2008) installed in front of the European Union Council, "Le Courage" at the entrance of the Erasmus hospital, the public work "Le Départ" (1996) at Brussels Airport, and "Interaction & Self-Protection" in Ganshoren. Present in numerous public and private collections, Hanneke Beaumont has an international reputation and her art is exhibited worldwide. Many other public and private collectors have manifested great interest in her work.