born in Denmark, 1967
lives and works on the island of Mors, Denmark
Courtesy
SPECTA
Peder Skrams Gade 13
DK-1054 Copenhagen K
www.specta.dk
+45 3313 0123
info@specta.dk
Education
1997-00 Goldsmiths College, London, UK
1994-97 The Art Academy of Jutland, Aarhus, DK
1993-94 Aarhus Art School (Foundation Course), DK
1990-93 Aarhus School of Architecture, DK
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2023
På Dybt Vand, Ribe Kunstmuseum/Sophienholm/Skive Museum, DK
2021
Under the Surface, KUBEN, Horsens, DK
2020
Belonging, SPECTA, Copenhagen, DK
2019
Sinking Boats, Steinprent, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands
2018
Skindød, Øregaard Museum, Hellerup, DK
White Worlds, Danish Culture Center, Beijing, China
2017
White Diaries, Trelleborg Museum, Trelleborg, SE
Hvide Tanker, Gimsinghoved Kunst-og kulturcenter, Struer, DK
2016
Skindød, Faaborg Museum, Faaborg, DK
Inside Out, Gl. Strand, Montanasalen, Copenhagen, DK
2015
Eskilstuna Artmuseum, Eskilstuna, SE
2014
Hvide Verden, KUNSTEN Museum of Modern Art, Aalborg, DK
2013
Fall, Museet Holmen, Løgumkloster, DK
2012
La Vie en Papier, Maison Du Danemark, Paris, FR
2011
House of Paper, Sørlandets Kunstmuseum, Kristiansand, NO
Out of Nothing, Haugar Vestfold Kunstmuseum in Tønsberg, NO
2010
Out of Nothing, Mjelby Artmuseum, Halmstad, SE
Skin of Paper, Nikolaj, Copenhagen Contemporary Art Center, DK
2009
Out of Nothing, The Museum of Religious Art, Lemvig, DK
Out of Nothing, Trapholt Art Museum, Kolding, DK
2008
Folded Thoughts, Perry Rubenstein Gallery, NY, USA
Paperman, Helene Nyborg Contemporary, Copenhagen, DK
2007
Unfolding, Emily Tsingou Gallery, London, UK
Himmelrum, Kunsthallen Brandts, Odense, and Nikolaj Copenhagen Contemporary Art Center, DK
2006
On the other side, Nottingham Castle, UK
Alive, but dead, Helene Nyborg Contemporary, Copenhagen, DK
2005
do ART gallery, Seoul, South Korea
2004
Emily Tsingou Gallery, London, UK
Mirage, Galleri Koch und Kesslau, Berlin, DE
2003
Snowdrifting, The Kiosk Project, London, UK
2001
The Life of The Dying Swan, Gallery Tommy Lund, Copenhagen, DK
White Shadows, installation & performance, Esbjerg Museum of Art, DK
2000
Der Sterbende Schwan, Gallery KUNST auf KAMPNAGEL, Hamburg, DE
Jukebox, performance at Gallery Muu, Helsinki, FI
Hvorfor blir det nat mor, three day performance, Gallery Tommy Lund, Copenhagen, DK
1999
Castle, two week happening in a park, London, UK
1998
The Dying Swan, performance at The Funen Art Academy, Odense, DK
The Dying Swan, performance at Goldsmiths College's exhibitionspace, London, UK
1997
Peter R. Callesen præsenterer Peter R. Callesen, happening in rum 46, Århus, DK
Little Peter Spiderman III, performance & installation in rum 46, Aarhus, DK
Le Déjeuner sur l'Herbe", happening & installation in rum 46, Aarhus, DK
Selected Group Exhibitions
2023
The Dark Side, Kastrupgårdsamlingen, Kastrup, DK
2021
Vestjyllandsudstillingen, Vestjyllands Kunstmuseum, Tistrup, DK
Korridor, A. Petersen, Copenhagen, DK
Vråudstillingen, Vrå udstillingsbygning, Vrå, DK
Længsel, Årbjerg Torn - Mors, Karby, DK
2020
Vestjyllandsudstillingen, Vestjyllands Kunstmuseum, Tistrup, DK
2019
Husker Du?, Museet for Religiøs Kunst, Lemvig, DK
2017
Teser, Touring exhibition in relation to the Reformation, DK
Carte Blanche, The French Embassy, Copenhagen, DK
2016
Paperworks, Skovhuset, Værløse, DK
I skovens dybe stille ro, Silkeborg Bad, DK
2015
Delicate Creatures, Foley Gallery, NY, USA
Nærværk, Group show curated by Martin Bigum, Randers Kunstforening, Randers, DK
HOP – Skalaværker, Group show curated by Karin Lind and Peter Holm, Superobjekt, Copenhagen, DK
Papermania!, Museum Kunst der Westküste, Alkersum, DE
Sculpture by the Sea, Aarhus, DK
FULL House, Molsdorf Castle, Erfurt, DE
2014
Vintersol, Sophienholm, Kgs. Lyngby, DK
Galerie Schmidt Marc
Pop-up Gallery, Copenhagen, DK
Gangart, Artfestival, Næstved, DK
Vestjyllandsudstillingen, The Art Museum of Western Jutland, Tistrup, DK
Paper Cuts, Embroideries and Frottage, Gallery EFFEARTE, Milan, IT
Drømmeland, KUNSTEN Museum of Modern Art, Aalborg, DK
2013
Snow, Nivaagaard Picture Gallery, DK
Rekreation, Galleri MOHS, Copenhagen, DK
Secret Garden II, Gl. Holtegaard, Holte, DK
Den skøre lykke, Silkeborg Bad, DK
CODA PAPER ART, The Holland Paper Biennial, CODA Museum, Appeldorn, NL
THE FIRST CUT - Paper at the Cutting Edge, Southampton SeaCity Museum, UK
THE FIRST CUT - Paper at the Cutting Edge, Djanogly Art Gallery, Nottingham, UK
FOKUS 2013 VIDEOKUNST FESTIVAL, Nikolaj Kunsthal, Copenhagen, DK
Kill two Birds with one Stone, Charlotte Fogh Gallery, Aarhus, DK
Geist Glorup, Glorup Castle, Site-specific Bridge installation, Ørbæk, DK
Rock-Paper-Scissors, Gallery Magrorocca, Milan, IT
2012
INVOLVER, HEART, Herning, DK
Rock-Paper-Scissors, Gallery LARM, Copenhagen, DK
Socle du Monde Biennale, HEART, Herning, DK
Architectures de papier, Cité de l'architecture et du patrimoine, Paris, FR
Jeg, Aarhus Kunstbygning, Aarhus, DK
Made in Paper, Charlotte Fogh Gallery, Aarhus, DK
The Firs Cut, Manchester Art Gallery, Manchester, UK
The End, Jacobs Island Gallery, London, UK
Paperless, SECCA Center for Centemporary Art, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
Cirkus Crew, Gallery Larm, Copenhagen, DK
Humor, Alvorligt talt, Esbjerg Artmuseum, Esbjerg, DK
I’m like a Bird, Johannes Larsen Museet, Kerteminde, DK
2011
I’m like a bird, Skovgaard Museet, Viborg, DK
Rønnebæksholm – Historier om et sted, Rønnebæksholm, Næstved, DK
Pure Paper, Gallery Rena Bransten Gallery, San Francisco, USA
Habitat, SPECTA, Copenhagen, DK
2010
Group Exhibition, Galeria Valle Orte, Valencia, ES
Second Party, Beaver Projects, Copenhagen, DK
2009
Christmas Group Show, Galleri Christina Wilson, Copenhagen, DK
Silhouettes - pure Contours, Museum Bellerive, Zurich, CH
I midten af værket – Rønnebæksholm, Næstved, DK
Papershapers, Scion Installation Gallery, Los Angeles, USA
KURS: Havnen, Kunstmuseet Køge Skitsesamling, Køge, DK
Cut & Paste – Galleri Susanne Ottesen, Copenhagen, DK
Et Vintereventyr, Gl. Holtegaard, Holte, DK
Til Vægs, Kunsthal Charlottenborg, Copenhagen, DK
2008
Ruiner, Fascination og Fantasi , Koldinghus, Kolding, DK
Drømmerier, The Danish National Gallery, Copenhagen, DK
Hidden Narratives, Graves Gallery, Sheffield, UK
Papir i tre dimensioner, Skovgaard Art museum, Viborg, DK
Dream Therapy, Kathleen Cullen Fine Arts Gallery, NY, USA
2007
Snowfall, Vejen Artmuseum, Vejen, DK
Venice Biennale 2007, Mobile Jouney, performance project, Venice, IT
Fairytale, Walsall Art Gallery, Birmingham & Chapter Arts Center, Cardiff, UK
Spor, Esbjerg Art Museum, Esbjerg, DK
Exportable Goods, Krinzinger Projekte, Vienna, AT
2006
Group Show, Emily Tsingou, London, UK
Shanghai Biennale 6, Shanghai Art Museum, Shanghai, CN
Papercut, Bury St Edmunds Art Gallery, Suffolk, UK
Fuori è un giorno fragile, Imbiancheria del Vajro, Chieri, Torino, IT
Papercut, Voges + Partner Gallerie, Frankfurt, DE
Inner to go, Gallery Vamiali, Athens, GR
Helene Nyborg Contemporary, opening show, Copenhagen, DK
TRANSIT 2006, Charlottenborg Exhibition Hall, Copenhagen, DK
2005
Superbia 2, organized by Kerlin Gallery, Cork, Ireland
Vandspejl, Frederiksberg Garden, Copenhagen, DK
Tell tail, Ewha Art Centre, Seoul, SK
The City Rumble, Overgaden, Institute of Contemporary Art, Copenhagen, DK
Galleri Susanne Ottesen, Copenhagen, DK
2004
Hidden (Hi)stories, Galerie K & S, Berlin, DE
Efterårsudstillingen, Kunsthal Charlottenborg, Copenhagen, DK
Paper, Emily Tsingou Gallery, London, UK
2003
From Dust to Dusk, Kunsthal Charlottenborg, Copenhagen, DK
TURMSTURM, Nikolaj Kunsthal, Copenhagen, DK
Amorph, Performance festival, Helsinki, FI
NB – Lad os modes (videoproject with Kenneth Balfelt), Nørrebro, Copenhagen, DK
Ung Samtidskunst, Marineteknologisk Center, Skagen, DK
2002
Floating Castle, Artgenda, Hamburg, DE
Kunstparade, Copenhagen, DK
2001
Masculinities, Nikolaj Kunsthal, Copenhagen, DK
Barcelona Arte Contemporaneo, BAC, Barcelona, ES
Videomanifesta, Gl. Strand, Copenhagen, DK
Quality Street, Gallery Tommy Lund, Copenhagen, DK
ARTKINO, video screening at Frankfurt Art Fair, Frankfurt, DE
All the best, video screening at the LUX, London, UK
Location, Trinity Buoy Wharf, London, UK
2000
Assembly, London, UK
The Rest of the Story, Chelsea College, London, UK
Folding, Little Peter Spiderman & To be – or not to be, Waterfront, Denmark and Sweden
Ylikierriksilla, Performance project, Helsinki, FI
Croma2, Inauguración Festival, Madrid, ES
Summer Agglutinate 3+4, 291 Gallery, London, UK
Box Museum 2000, Fukuoka Asian Art Museum, Fukuoka, JP
1999
Post-Ulu Gig, videos Inside Out & Face to Face, The Artists Village, The Substation, Singapore
The Last Show on Earth, London, UK
Performance festival, Odense, DK
Samtidskunstforum, Oslo, NO
The Sun was Shining upside-down, Overgaden, Copenhagen, DK
Cardiff Timebased Art Festival, Cardiff, UK
1998
Kunstnernes Efterårsudstilling, Den Frie Udstillingsbygning, Copenhagen, DK
Kunstnernes Påskeudstilling, Kunsthal Århus, Århus, DK
Environmental, video Little Peter Spiderman I & I I, London, UK
1997
View, Videotek in rum 46, Aarhus, DK
Performancefestival, Odense, DK
Forårsudstillingen, Kunsthal Charlottenborg, DK
Commissions
2020
Window dispay for Hermès, Amsterdam, NL
2019
Tankegang, light installation, Københavns Museum, Copenhagen, DK
Vendepunktet, a Tower for Conversation at Silkeborg Højskole, Silkeborg, DK
2017
Light of Man, alter piece, Margrethekirken, Valby, DK
2014
White Words, installation & sculpture at KUA2, Copenhagen University, DK
Sketch competition for new altar piece and redecoration of Margrethekirken, Valby, DK
2012
Public Library Bus, for the Danish Art Council and the Borough of Guldborgsund, DK
2006
Altar of Mirrors, interactive altar-installation for The Cathedral of Copenhagen, DK
Public Collections
Malmö Art Museum, Malmö, SE
The New Art Gallery Walsall, Walsall, UK
MAT Charitable Foundation, NY, USA
The West Collection, Oaks, Pennsylvania, USA
The Museum of Religious Art, Lemvig, DK
Vejen Art Museum, Vejen, DK
Haugar Vestfold Kunstmuseum, Tønsberg, NO
Rønnebæksholm, Næstved, DK
HEART - Museum Of Contemporary Art, Herning, DK
Museet Holmen, Løgumkloster, DK
Novo Nordisk Collection, DK
Nykredit Collection, DK
Scholarships, Grants and Residencies:
2016
Travel grant from Arken Museum of Modern Art
2010
The Royal Academy of Fine Arts’ Eckersberg Medal
Niels Wessel Bagge’s Art Grant
Aage og Yelva Nimbns Art Grant
2009
3-year working grant from The Danish Arts Foundation
2007
Residency at The Danish Academy in Rome
2005
Grant from Kunstfonden af 1973
2004
Working Grant from Statens Kunstfond
2003
Travel grant from Henny Sophie Clausen og møbelarkitekt Axel Clausens Fond
2002
Nifca’s Artist Residency in Qaqortoq in Greenland
Travel Grant from De Bielkeske Legater
Sleipnir Travel Grant
Travel Grant from Dansk Metal
2001
Sleipnir Travel Grant for research travel to the North of Norway
Århus Kommunes Kunstnerstipendium.