SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2014 Solo show at IPA Gallery, Icelandic Printmakers Association, Reykjavik, ICELAND
2012 Gallery Varming, COPENHAGEN
2008 Gallery Varming, COPENHAGEN, Gallery Think Ink - Art on Paper, COPENHAGEN
2006 The Röhss Museum of Applied Art and Design, Gothenburg, SWEDEN
2004 The Round Tower, COPENHAGEN, DENMARK
2002 Textile Forum, Herning, DENMARK
2001 FILOSOFFEN Art Building, Odense, DENMARK
2000 Moestings House, COPENHAGEN, DENMARK
1998 The Indian Embassy, COPENHAGEN, GJETHUSET, Frederiksvaerk, DENMARK
1997 Helsinge Cultural House, DENMARK
1996 Lyngby Townhall, Kgs. Lyngby, DENMARK
1995 Elsinore Library, Elsinore, DENMARK
SELECTED JURIED/CURATED EXHIBITIONS
2016 Selected for the International Biennial BIMPE IV, Vancouver, CANADA, La Biennale Internationale de Dreux, FRANCE - Awarded 3rd Prize, 'A FOREST OF PRINTS* Art Center Silkeborg Bad with The Association of Danish Graphic Artists, BRANDTS 13, ' THE BLACK SCHOOL* Art Museum with the Funen International Graphic Workshop
2015 Selected for the 7th Engraving Biennial of St. Maur, Musee St. Maur, PARIS, 7th Juried Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2015, VILNIUS, Tokyo International Miniprint Triennial 2015 at the TAMA Art University, TOKYO, IMAGO MUNDI, Fondazione Giorgio Cini, VENICE, Bibliotheca Alexandrina International Biennale for Miniature Graphics, Alexandria, EGYPT
2014 Selected for Miniprint Berlin 2014, at Heike Arndt Gallery, BERLIN, Selected for Miniprint Finland 2014 exhibition in Hyvinkää Art Museum, FINLAND
2013 Selected for the 6th Engraving Biennial of St. Maur, St. Maur Museum, Paris, FRANCE, ‘SORT’ - Graphic works from the studio Atelier Agerbo, Rytterskolen, Broenshoej, DENMARK, The Hillerod Juried Spring Exhbition, Hillerod, DENMARK, The International Print Triennial, Krakow 2012, 'Where is Printmaking? In search of new meanings* Opole Contemporary ArtGallery, POLAND
2011 Selected for Portrait Now, Brewer J.C. Jacobsen’s Nordic Portrait Exhibition, Frederiksborg Castle, DENMARK
2010 Selected for FOOTPRINT 2nd Biennial International, Center Contemporary Printmaking, Connecticut, USA, 9th Lessedra World Art Print Annual, Sofia, BULGARIA
2009 Selected for Portrait Now, Brewer J.C. Jacobsen’s Nordic Portrait Exhibition, Frederiksborg Castle, DENMARK
2007 Selected for The Artists Autumn Exhibition KE - Den Frie - Copenhagen, DENMARK. Selected for Portrait Now’, Brewer J.C. Jacobsen’s Portrait Exhibition, DENMARK
2005 Selected for The Artists Summer Exhibition - KS - Tistrup, DENMARK, Selected for The Classic Monochrome Salon at The Artcenter Silkeborg Bad, DENMARK
2002 Selected for The Artists Autumn Exhibition KE - Den Frie, Copenhagen, DENMARK
SELECTED GRANTS/AWARDS
2016 Awarded 3rd Prize at La Biennale Internationale de Dreux, FRANCE
2014 Working grant at the Danish National Workshop for Arts and Crafts, Gl. Dok, Copenhagen, Knud Hojgaard Foundation ,The Foundation for Danish-Icelandic Cooperation
2012 Den Ingwersenske Foundation, Knud Hojgaard Foundation
2011 The Foundation for Danish-Icelandic Cooperation
2008 Grosserer L.F. Foghts Foundatin, Den Ingwersenske Foundation, Etatsråd J.M.Bings Mindelegat
2006 Beckett Foundation, Grosserer L.F. Foghts Foundation
2004 Grosserer L.F. Foghts Foundation, Knud Hojgaard Foundation and DCCD Danish Center for Cultural Development
2002 Knud Hojgaard Foundation, DANIDA
1999 Danish Contemporary Art Foundation, Beckett Foundation, Unidanmark Foundation
1998 Ministry of Education
1994 DANIDA
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2016 Kirsten Kjærs Museum with KKS Jubilee Exhibition, Skagen Oddenaturcenter with KKS Jubilee Exhibition, Gammelgård, KKS Jubilee Exhibition, DENMARK
2015 The Studio Gallery, Odense and The Funen Int. Graphic Workshop
2014 The Funen International Graphic Workshop ‘Still Water Runs Deep’
2013 6th Engraving Biennial of St. Maur, St. Maur Museum, FRANCE, Skovhuset, Værløse, ‘Correspondance’, The Ebeling Museum, Eskilstuna, SWEDEN
2012 FOTO TRIENNIAL, The Funen International Graphic Workshop, FILOSOFFEN Art Building, Odense,Text & Image’ , The Funen International Graphic Workshop
2011 SIM House , Reykjavik , ICELAND, “En Volume”, Centre Culturel de l’Ermitage, Rueil-Malmaison, PARIS, Mikkili Museum of Modern Art, FINLAND
2010 Akureyri Artmuseum, “Portrait Now” ICELAND, Ljungbergmuseum, “Portrait Now” , SWEDEN, Norsk Folkemuseum, Oslo, NORWAY, Galleri Varming, Copenhagen, Norsk Folkemuseum, Oslo, NORWAY, Ljungbergmuseet, Ljungby, SWEDEN, Amos Andersons Konstmuseum, Helsinki, FINLAND
2007 Gallery Think Ink, COPENHAGEN + HAFNARBORG, Institute of Culture and Fine Art, ICELAND
2005 Bjerager Photographic Gallery, Jutland, DENMARK
2004 ”Women focusing”, Dannerhuset, COPENHAGEN
2001 Indian Embassy, Exhibition at Asia House, COPENHAGEN
BOOKS /PUBLICATIONS
2010 from 2010 and onwards many unique artist books have seen light of day
2011 “Immigrante”, a portrait of a European woman was published in a limited edition early 2011
2004 The photographic essay “Quilts & Portraits from Kutch” based on the interdisciplinary exhibition was published late 2004
TRAVELS
I was born and raised in Copenhagen, I have lived and worked 7 years in France, I have been visiting Iceland numerous times for shorter and longer stays and as from 1992 I have done extensive travelling in India with focus on village life, traditional textiles and spiritual development through stays in ashrams.
RESIDENCIES
2011 The Icelandic Visual Artists Association ‘SIM’, Reykjavik, Icelandic Printmakers Studio and Graphic studio Atelier Bo Halbirk, Paris
2012 La Fondation Danoise, Paris and Graphic studio Atelier Bo Halbirk, Paris
2013 St. Michele, Venice
EDUCATION
2007 from early 2007 and onwards a close cooperation with graphic studio Atelier Agerbo, Copenhagen
2003 Printmakers Experimentarium, Copenhagen
2002 International Center of Photography, NYC
1998/99 International Center of Photography, NYC
1989/2006 Freelance photographer
2007 BA in tourism from RUC, Roskilde University
1974 BA in languages from CBS, Copenhagen
COLLECTIONS
Museet for Fotokunst, Odense, The International Print Triennial Society in Krakow (SMTG), Bibliotheca Alexandrina Alexandria, Egypt, The Tama Art University, Tokyo, The Awagami Paper Factory, Japan, The Royal Library Copenhagen, Gallery Varming, Copenhagen, Galleri5000, Odense, Art Associations and private collections
MEMBERSHIP
The Danish Association of Visual Artists BKF
The Association of Danish Graphic Artists
Copydan Blleder