Since 1992, Frederik Cnockaert is the atelier manager and owner of Kerat. He received his first artistic education at the Academy of fine arts of Bruges, the medieval metropolis that still shows the rich legacy of past centuries. In Bruges, melting-pot of cultures, art and science be could unfold. He studied subsequently at the Academy of Gent, the Higher Institute of Sint-Lucas and the Royal Academy of Fine Arts. He specialized in the restoration of paintings and sculptures and did practical internships at the Royal Institute of Brussels, as well as art expertises at the KIK / IRPA. He then worked for 8 years full time as an official restorer conservator of the old masters for the Old St- John's Hospital Museum, Groeninge museum and church of Our Lady of Bruges.