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Kirsten Ortwed

 

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Kirsten Ortwed

Born 1948 in Virum, Denmark
Lives and works in Copenhagen and Børnholm, Denmark

Education

1972–1975 The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, Copenhagen, DK

 

Solo Exhibitions (selected)

2025 back up, palace enterprise, Copenhagen, DK
2024 presents, palace enterprise, Copenhagen, DK
2021 Galerie Jahn und Jahn, München, DE
2020 Head Turned, Galerie Jahn und Jahn, Munich, DE
2017 Turning Time, Galleri Susanne Ottesen, Copenhagen, DK
2016 West Dealer, Galerie Nordenhake Berlin, Berlin, DE
2014 Skulpturen | Bozzetti | Arbeiten auf Papier, Galerie Fred Jahn, Munich, DE
2013 Run Time, Galerie Nordenhake, Stockholm, SE
2009 Kirsten Ortwed – Bozetti und Zeichnungen, Galerie Fred Jahn, Munich, DE
2008 Favoritter, Galleri Susanne Ottesen, Copenhagen, DK
Full Length, SMK – National Gallery of Denmark, Copenhagen, DK

2006 Heavymetalopenspace, Kewenig Galerie, Cologne, DE
2002 DCA Gallery, New York, US
En samling en kunstner, KUNSTEN Museum of Modern Art, Aalborg, DK
Cinque Terre, Galleri Susanne Ottesen, Copenhagen, DK
2000 The Sculpture’s Palette, Horsens Art Museum, Horsens, DK
The Sculpture’s Palette, Galleri Susanne Ottesen, Copenhagen, DK
Stop Over, Overgaden, Copenhagen, DK
1999 Zeichnungen, Galerie Fred Jahn, Munich, DE
Kirsten Ortwed, with Lawrence Weiner and Barry Le Va, Malmö Konsthall, Malmö, SE (trio)
Ghosts Among Others, Galleri Susanne Ottesen, Copenhagen, DK
1998 Rzeźby, Centre for Comtemporary Art, Ujazdowski Castle, Warsaw, PL
1997 The Danish Pavilion at the Venice Biennale, Venice, IT
1996 Galerie Nordenhake, Stockholm, SE
Galerie Jule Kewenig, Cologne, DE
1995 DCA Gallery, New York, US
Kunstforeningen Gammel Strand, Copenhagen, DK
1994 Museé Des Beaux-Arts de Nantes, Nantes, FR
1993 Galerie Fred Jahn, Munich, DE
Städtische Museen, Heilbronn, DE
Galleri Susanne Ottesen, Copenhagen, DK
1992 Nordic Arts Centre, Sveaborg, Helsinki, FI
Galerie Nordenhake, Stockholm, SE
The Living Art Museum, Reykjavik, IS
1991 Miller Nordenhake, Cologne, DE
Galerie Riis, Oslo, NO
1990 Galerie Nordenhake, Stockholm, SE
Moderna Museet, Stockholm, SE
1989 Galerie Maria Wilkens, Cologne, DE
1988 Galleri Susanne Ottesen, Copenhagen, DK
Bonner Kunstverein, Bonn, DE
Overbeck-Gesellschaft, Lübeck, DE
Gesellschaft für Aktuelle Kunst, Bremen, DE
1987 Galerie Lång, Malmö, SE
1986 Skulpturen, Kunsthalle Mannheim, Mannheim, DE
Galerie Tilly Haderek, Stuttgart, DE
Galleri Susanne Ottesen, Copenhagen, DK
Galerie Fred Jahn, Munich, DE
1985 Galerie Jurka, Amsterdam, NL
Galerie Fred Jahn, Munich, DE
1984 Galerie Olsson, Stockholm, SE
1983 Galerie Anders Tornberg, Lund, SE
1982 Galerie Fred Jahn, Munich, DE
1981 Galerie Nemo, Eckernförde, DE
Galleri Arnesen, Copenhagen, DK
i.e. grafik, with Troels Wörsel, Copenhagen, DK (duo)
1980 Galerie Nordenhake, Malmö, SE
1979 Aarhus Kunstmuseum, Aarhus, DK
1978 Galleri 38, Copenhagen, DK

Group Exhibitions (selected)

2025 BEIER, MØLLER, ORTWED, Sol Nexø, Børnholm, DK
Major Works, Den Frie Udstilling, Den Frie Centre of Contemporary Art, Copenhagen, DK (curator and exhibiting artist)
2024 Den Frie Udstilling, Den Frie Centre of Contemporary Art, Copenhagen, DK
ARoS Collection: 1960 – now, ARoS, Aarhus, DK
2023 Butterfly, ARKEN Museum of Contemporary Art, Copenhagen, DK
2022 GOGO, with Rosemarie Trockel and Lawrence Weiner, Den Frie Centre of Contemporary Art, Copenhagen, DK (trio)
Marble, KUNSTEN Museum of Modern Art, Aalborg, DK
2021 New Acquisitions, Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Humlebæk, DK
2019 Nordkystens Kunsttriennale, DK
2018 Youtoo, Kunstnergruppe, Cologne, Germany
2016 Poor Art – Rich Legacy. Arte Povera and Parallel Practices 1968–2015, Nasjonalmuseet, Oslo, NO
The Snoring Princess, Kunstgruppe, Cologne, DE
2015 Embracing Modernism: Ten Years of Drawings Acquisitions, The Morgan Library & Museum, New York, NY, US
2014 100 x Forår, Den Frie Centre of Contemporary Art, Copenhagen, DK
Museumsbygningen/Skulpturi.dk, Copenhagen, DK
Køge Kunstforening, Richters Gård, Køge, DK
2013 lost for words, Galleri Susanne Ottesen, Copenhagen, DK
Galerie Nordenhake, Stockholm, SE
2012 WAX – Sensation in Contemporary Sculpture, Gammel Strand, Copenhagen, DK
KUNSTEN Museum of Modern Art, Aalborg, DK
2010 Skulpturudstilling, Veksølund, Veksø, DK
Den Frie Udstilling, Den Frie Centre of Contemporary Art, Copenhagen, DK
Tilløb Til Rum – Billedhuggertegninger, Clausens Kunsthandel, Copenhagen, DK
2009 Den Frie Udstilling, Den Frie Centre of Contemporary Art, Copenhagen, DK
2008 Förlust, Wanås, Knislinge, SE
Den Frie Udstilling, Den Frie Centre of Contemporary Art, Copenhagen, DK
Op i limningen, Skulpturi.dk, Copenhagen, DK
Kunsten bag tremmer – En udstilling om kunsten i Danmarks bedst sikrede fængsel, Kunstmuseet Køge Skitsesamling, Køge, DK
2007 10 Jahre, Skulpturenpark Köln, Cologne, DE
2006 Et skridt i den rigtige retning, Gl. Holtegaard, Gl. Holte, DK
Den Frie Udstilling, Den Frie Centre of Contemporary Art, Copenhagen, DK
Trapperummet, Den Danske Radeerforeing 2005, Kunsthallen Nikolaj, Copenhagen, DK
2005 højde, bredde, dybde, Galleri Susanne Ottesen, Copenhagen, DK
2004 Galleri Susanne Ottesen, Copenhagen, DK
Galleri Nørby, Copenhagen, DK
Den Frie Udstilling, Den Frie Centre of Contemporary Art, Copenhagen, DK
Beyond Posters: a visual history of Galleri Susanne Ottesen, DCA Gallery, New York, US
2002 Eventyrhaven, Odense, DK
Umedalen Skulptur, Umeå, SE
2001
2000		 Vor-Sicht Rück-Sicht, 8. Triennale Kleinplastik, Fellbach, DE
Veksølund, Veksølund, DK
1999 Raoul Wallenberg Minnesmärke in Stockholm, Skissernas Museum, Lund, SE
Malmö Konstmuseum besöker Wanås, Wanås Slot, SE
Hvid, Kunsthal Charlottenborg, Copenhagen, DK
Colour Phenomena, Painted Sculptures in Danish Art 1947-1998, Kunsthal Charlottenborg, Copenhagen, DK
Les Adieux, Galerie Jule Kewenig, Haus Bitz, Frechen-Bachen, DE
1998 Platser Statens Konstråd, Riksarkivet, Stockholm, SE
Ordet (Nedbruten), Storkyrkan, Stockholm, SE
Something is rotten in the State of Denmark, Fredricianum, Kassel, DE
Skulpturen, Galerie Fred Jahn, Munich, DE
1997 Graphit auf Papier, Galerie Thomas von Lintal, Munich, DE
Højt skum, Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Humlebæk, DK
1996 Dansk Skulptur i 125 år, SMK – National Gallery of Denmark, Copenhagen, DK
Nordjyllands Kunstmuseum, Aalborg, DK
Fyns Kunstmuseum, Odense, DK
Horsens Kunstmuseum, Horsens, DK
Broken Leg – Contemporary Danish Art, Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo, NO
1995 Referencer, Museet for Samtidskunst, Oslo, NO
Lillehammer Kunstmuseum, Lillehammer, NO
Bergen Kunstforening, Bergen, NO
Galerie Aurel Scheibler, Cologne, DE
The Hour Of The North, Centro Culturale del Duque, Madrid, ES
Pia Almoina, Barcelona, ES
Gravity’s Angel, The Henry Moore Institute, Leeds, UK
4th International Istanbul Biennale, Istanbul, TR
1994 Dialogue With The Other, Kunsthallen Brandts Klædefabrik, Odense, DK
Dialogue With The Other, Norrköping Konstmuseum, Norrköping, SE
Dialogue With The Other, Galleri Tommy Lund, Odense, DK
Seven Galleries, Seven Artists, DCA Gallery, New York, US
1993 Juxta-position, Kunsthal Charlottenborg, Copenhagen, DK
Udsyn – Med Moderna Museet ind i 90’erne, Kunstforeningen, Copenhagen, DK
1992 Mnemosyne, Galerie Nordenhake, Stockholm, SE
Wanås Slot, Wanås SE
1991 Questions du sens, Credac, Centre d’Art d’Ivry, Paris, FR
Abject, The Nordic Art Centre, Helsinki, FI
Gulliver’s Reisen, Galerie Sophia Ungers, Cologne, DE
1990 Parcours privés, Paris, FR
Nye Arbejder (w/ Rosemarie Trockel), Galleri Susanne Ottesen, Copenhagen, DK
Galerie Nordenhake, Stockholm, DE
1989 Skulls, Galleri Susanne Ottesen, Copenhagen, DK
1988 Made in Cologne, Dumont Kunsthalle, Cologne, DE
Själen omfattar kroppen, Galerie Nordenhake, Stockholm, SE
1987 Westfälischer Kunstverein, Münster, DE
Drawings, Galerie Jurka, Amsterdam, NL
Grafik Biennale, Baden-Baden, DE
1986 Säulen, Galerie Jule Kewenig, Cologne, DE
Köpfe, Galerie Biedermann, Munich, DE
1985 Dänische Skulptur im 20 Jh., Wilhelm Lehmbruck Museum, Duisburg, DE
Trigon 85 – Synonyme für Skulptur (w/ Trockel and Genzken), Neue Galerie Graz, AT
1984 Kunstlandschaft Bundesrepublik Region Cologne, Bremen, DE
Treppen, Galerie Gugu Ernesto, Cologne, DE
Grønningen, Charlottenborg Kunsthal, Copenhagen, DK
1983 Grønningen, Charlottenborg Kunsthal, Copenhagen, DK
KUNSTEN, Aalborg, DK
Perspective, Göteborg Konstmuseum, SE
1981 Skulpturudstilling, Odense, DK
1980 XI Biennale de Paris. Paris, FR
Sara Hilden Museum, Helsinki, FI
Den Frie Udstilling, Den Frie Centre of Contemporary Art, Copenhagen, DK
Ung dansk kunst, Charlottenborg, Copenhagen, DK
1979 Den Frie Udstilling, Den Frie Centre of Contemporary Art, Copenhagen, DK
1978 Fysisk Poesi, Kunstforeningen Gammel Strand, Copenhagen, DK
11 unge kunstnere, Sophienholm, Copenhagen, DK
Den Frie Udstilling, Den Frie Centre of Contemporary Art, Copenhagen, DK
1975 Ny dansk kunst, Vikingsberg Museum, Hälsingborg, SE
Exposition Internationale d’art Contemporain, Allones, FR
1974 Septemberudstillingen, Sophienholm, Copenhagen, DK
1972 Kunstnernes Efterårsudstilling, Copenhagen, DK
1971 Kunstnernes Efterårsudstilling, Copenhagen, DK
1970 Kunstnernes Efterårsudstilling, Copenhagen, DK

Awards

2017 Niels Wessel Bagges Art Foundation Art Grant
2009 Vilhelm Pacht’s Artist Award
2002 Thorvaldsen Medal
1998 Carl Nielsen and Anne Marie Carl-Nielsen’s Award of Honour
1997 Painter Niels Larsen Stevns and Wife Annas Award
Ruth and Finn Torjussens Foundation’s Award
1996 Sculptor Viggo Jaris Award
1995 Eckersberg Medaillen (The Eckersberg Medal)
1994 Tagea Brandt’s Award
1993 The Danish Art Foundation’s Working Scholarship
Edstranska Stiftelsen Nordic Price
Eina og C.T. Hollesen’s Artist Award
1987 The Danish Art Foundation’s three-year Scholarship
1983 Silkeborg Artist Award
1981 Bendix
1975 Handelsbankens Scholarship

Public Comissions

2020 Reflektor, Rigshospitalets Nordfløj, Copenhagen, DK
2018 Ferdinand, Hjorthagsparken, Stockholm, SE
2017 The Gate, Main entrance, Copenhagen University, Copenhagen, DK
2016 Nesparken Moss, NO
2015 Full Length (2008), Havnegade, Copenhagen, DK
2006 Platform (2004-2006), East Jutland State Prison, Horsens, DK
2005 Memorial stone for King Håkon, on the occasion of the Nordic Royal house’s centenary, Charlottenlund Slot, Charlottenlund, DK
2002-2004 Syntax & Section, Lund University, Centre for Language and Literature, Lund, SE
Stones for Courtyards, Frederiksberg High School, Copenhagen, DK
2002 Bering Island (2000-2002), Kirketorvet, Horsens, DK
2001 Monument to Raoul Wallenberg (1998-2001), Raoul Wallenberg Torget, Stockholm, SE
1996 Precious Tower (1995-1996), Kirketorvet, Aars, DK
Well (1995-1996), Anlægstorvet, Aars, DK

Collections

ARKEN Museum for Contemporary Art, Copenhagen, Ishøj, DK
ARoS Museum of Modern Art, Aarhus, DK
Centre Pompidou, Paris, FR
Centro Cultural Arte Contemporaneo, Mexico City, MX
Danish Arts Foundation, Copenhagen, DK
FRAC Fonds Regional d’Art Contemporain, Orleans, FR
Göteborgs Konstmuseum, Göteborg, SE
Horsens Kunstmuseum, Horsens, DK
KIASMA Museum for Contemporary Art, Helsinki, FI
KUNSTEN Museum of Modern Art, Aalborg, DK
Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Humlebæk, DK
Magasin 3, Stockholm, SE
Malmö Konstmuseum, Malmö, SE
Moderna Museet, Stockholm, SE
Morgan Museum, New York, US
Museé des Beaux-Arts de Nantes, Nantes, FR
Museum of Contemporary Art, Oslo, NO
Neue Pinakothek Graphisische Sammlung, Munich, DE
Neues Museum Weserburg, Bremen, DE
New Carlsberg Foundation, Copenhagen, DK
Novo Nordisk Foundation, Copenhagen, DK
Skizzernes Museum, Lund, SE
SMK – The National Gallery of Denmark, Copenhagen, DK
Sorø Art Museum, Sorø, DK
Städtische Kunsthalle, Mannheim, DE
Städtische Museen, Heilbronn, DE
Statens Konstråd, Stockholm, SE

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