born in Denmark, 1971
lives and works in Copenhagen
Courtesy
SPECTA
Peder Skrams Gade 13
DK-1054 Copenhagen K
www.specta.dk
+45 3313 0123
info@specta.dk
Education
1997-2000 Master in Fashion Knitwear from Central Saint Martins College of Fashion and Textile, London, UK
1997 Erasmus student at the Textile Department at Chelsea College of Art and Design in London, UK
1994-1997 Bachelor in Textile at Denmark’s Design School, Copenhagen, DK
Exhibitions
2024
Nål & Tråd / Needle & Tread, Kunstmuseum Brandts, Odense, DK
Art performance “Textile Takeover”, Scandinavian House, NYC, USA
Box, line, thread (duo with Kristian Devantier), IK Studio & Project Room, Copenhagen, DK
2023
Puzzle in clay (duo with Kristian Devantier), terrail gallery, Vallauris, France
Liquid Roots, SPECTA, Copenhagen, DK (solo)
In a puzzle (duo with Kristian Devantier), Formation Gallery, Copenhagen, DK
Art Herning (presented by SPECTA), Herning, DK
2022
Bloomington (with Anita Bracalente & Jette Hartvig), Udstillingssted for Tekstil, Copenhagen, DK
Art Herning (presented by SPECTA), Herning, DK
2021
Winter 21, group show, SPECTA, Copenhagen, DK
Silhuettes of Woman in the Wind, Fanø Museum of Art, Fanø, DK (solo)
2020
Vinter - opløst og forbundet, Galleri Sandberg, Odense, DK
Interference (duo exhibition with Signe Jais), SPECTA, Copenhagen, DK
2019
Crafted Matter, Danish Arts Agency at the Cheongju Craft Biennale, Cheongju-si, KOR
Sculpture featured in the exhibition "ASIA-EUROPE IIII", Musée de la Tapisserie, Tournai, BE
2018
Solo Show at Madoura, Vallauris, FR
Installation "Man and objects", a collaboration with the artist Kristian Devantier featured in Code Art Fair with Format Artspace, Copenhagen, DK
Work featured in the exhibition "People and objects", a collaboration with the artist Kristian Devantier Format Artspace, Copenhagen, DK
Sculpture featured in Mindcraft18 exhibition in Salone del mobile Milan, IT
2017
Home Mask Relations: A Social Art Project, FAU University Galleries, Florida, USA (solo)
Sculpture featured in Mindcraft17 exhibition in Milan, IT
Sculpture featured in Collect Art Fair by Gallery Køppe Contemporary (DK) in Saatchi Gallery, London, UK
Work featured in the exhibition "Botany", a collaboration with the artist Kristian Devantier featured in Code Art Fair with Format Artspace, Copenhagen, DK
2016
Sculpture featured in the Corner exhibition Bokkunst på Bomulds Fabrikken Kunsthall, Arendal, NO
Monument of Stitches, Trapholt Museum of Modern Art, Kolding, DK
Beers 5 – 100 women at the pub, Huset for Kunst og Design, Holstebro, DK
2015
Installations featured in Fries Museum, Leeuwarden, NL
Monument of Stitches, Trekantområdet, Kolding, DK
2014
Lige I Skabet (Right In The Closet), artist books in Svends Bibliotek Gallery, Copenhagen, DK
Lige I Skabet (Right In The Closet), artist books in Bakkehusmuseet, Copenhagen, DK
Ud af skabet (Out Of The Closet), artist books at Nivaagaards Malerisamling, Nivå, DK
Installation Maskernes Hus (The House of Stitches), Kulturvejen, Nykøbing Mors, DK
Sculpture featured in ASIA-EUROPE II, Jean Lurcat Museum, Angers, FR
Installation “Floating Island of pearls”, a social art project, Factory of Art and Design, Copenhagen, DK
Sculpture featured in the exhibition The Soft House, Museo Poldi Pezzoli, Milano, IT
Sculpture featured in ASIA-EUROPE II, Deutsches Textilmuseum, Krefeld, DE
2013
Sculpture “Queens chair” in the exhibition Wool Modern, ARA Art Center, Seoul, KOR
Sculpture/Product Toys for the exhibition "UP" by Droog, Milan Design Week, IT
Workshop/installation and exhibition, The Nordic House, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands
2012
Sculpture “Queens chair” in the exhibition Wool Modern, Bund 18 Gallery, Shanghai, China
Sculpture featured in the exhibition “Relations”, Gallery Pop-up Contemporary, Randers, DK
Sculpture featured in the Art Parade 2012, Museum of Contemporary Art, Roskilde, DK
Sculpture featured in Thomas I Punkt, Hamburg, DE
Sculpture “Queens chair” in the exhibition Wool Modern, Pier 2/3, Sydney, Australia
Borderline (with Signe Jais), SPECTA, Copenhagen, DK
2011
Sculpture featured in the exhibition "Mailles-art in lane", Maison du Denmark, Paris, FR
Sculpture “Queens chair” in the exhibition Wool Modern, GALERIA Berlin Alexanderplatz, Berlin, DE
Sculpture “Queens chair” in the exhibition Wool Modern, La Galleria Pall Mall, London, UK
Sculpture/Products for the exhibition "UP", droog, Amsterdam, NL
She Keeps Spiders In Her Pockets, Gallery 24bn, Hamburg, DE (solo)
Installation City of Stitches, in the "Neue Masche", Museum Bellerive, Zürich, Switzerland
2010
Scenography and costumes for Stitch performance, Copenhagen, DK
Sculpture featured in group show at Rishospitalet, Copenhagen, DK
Sculpture featured in group show, Gallery Profilen, Aarhus, DK
Sculpture featured in group show American Teenagers, Berlin, DE
Installation City Of Stitches, The Nordic House, Reykjavík, IS
Sculpture "Home With A Tree", Rossana Orlandi Gallery, Milano, IT
Sculpture “Closet Knitter” in Mindcraft exhibition at Cloister of San Simpliciano, Milano, IT
Sculptures featured in group show, Galleri Kant, Copenhagen, DK
2009
Sculptures featured at Danish Fashion and Textile department, Copenhagen, DK
Sculptures featured in Cheongju International Crafts Biennale Main Exhibition II, Cheongju-si, KOR
Materialinpresentation, Copenhagen Arthall, DK (solo)
"Knitted green pollution" featured in "Showhow", DDC (Danish Design Center) - Danish Design week, Copenhagen, DK
Workshop – make a stone for a Knitted Chimney "Knitted green pollution", Kunsthal Charlottenborg, Copenhagen, DK
Sculpture "Knitted green pollution", Gallery Fashion Fair at Forum, Copenhagen, DK
Spin, Gallery Esplanaden, Copenhagen, DK
Sculptures featured in the exhibition "Fabric for Thought", Koldinghus Museum, Kolding, DK
Sculptures featured in the exhibition "It is Beautiful here”, Fiskars Ruukki Bruk Village, Raseborg, FI
Sculptures featured in the exhibition "Klondike", Wonderland Art Space, Copenhagen, DK
Sculptures featured at a exhibition in "Clup-Shop", Copenhagen, DK
2008
Furniture on Thread, Gubi Furniture, Copenhagen, DK
Hanging Wood, Gallery/Store Can, Copenhagen, DK
Sculptures featured in group exhibition, "Wonderland Art Space", Copenhagen, DK
Hanging Wood sculptures, Henrik Vibskov Shop, Copenhagen, DK
2007
Kunstnernes Efterårsudstilling (the Artists Autumn Exhibition), Den Frie Udstillingsbygning (the Free Exhibition Building), Copenhagen, DK
The artwork "City of stitches" featured in the American art knitting book "KnitKnit Profiles + Projects From Knitting's New Wave"
Book signing of the knitting book “KnitKnit Profiles + Projects From Knitting's New Wave ", Greene Naftali Gallery, NY, USA
Exhibition House of Wood held in the world's smallest coffee shop in association with Wonderland Magazine, Copenhagen, DK
Sculptures "One Hanging Wood" and "Blow the Whistle Scarf" featured in the Autumn Exhibition, Kunsthal Charlottenborg, Copenhagen, DK
Exhibition and sale of Hanging Woods in the Henrik Vibskov Shop, Copenhagen, DK
2006
Hanging Wood, Gallery/Shop Can Copenhagen, DK
Hanging Totem, Gallery/Architectural B14, Copenhagen, DK
Art Shoe Exhibition for Reebok – created the shoes "Shoe Map", Copenhagen, DK
UNIK, Switzerland
2005
UNIK, Berlin, DE
City Of Stitches, Gallery RACA, Copenhagen, DK
City Of Stitches, the Autumn Exhibition, Kunsthal Charlottenborg, Copenhagen, DK
City Of Stitches, the Art space Raga, Copenhagen, DK
2004
UNIK, Danish Design Centre, Copenhagen, DK
2001
Exhibition, Fashion and Design Festival, Nikolaj Church, Copenhagen, DK
2000
Exhibition of graduation collection, Central Saint Martins, London, UK
Grants and awards
2024
Inga og Ejvind Kold Christensen
Danish Arts Foundation
2021
Residency Danish Art Workshops
2020
Residency Danish Art Workshops
2019
L. F. Foght’d Foundation
The National Bank of Denmark’s Jubilee Fund of 1968
2018
3-year work grant The Danish Art Foundation
2017
Danish Arts Foundation – work endowment
Residency Danish Art Workshops
2016
Danish Arts Foundation – work endowment
2015
L. F. Foght’d Foundation
The National Bank of Denmark’s Jubilee Fund of 1968
Danish Arts Foundation
2014
Danish Arts Foundation
2013
Tage Vangaard and Wife's Foundation
Danish Arts Foundation