BiographyImages

Born in 1979, Copenhagen, Denmark. Lives and works in London and Copenhagen.

Education

2009       Postgraduate Diploma in Fine Art, Royal Academy Schools, London, UK

2005       BA (Hons) Fine Art, Slade School of Fine Art, London, UK

2004       Fine Art summer programme in Norfolk, Yale University, US

2001       Fine Art Photography Foundation, KUBA, Copenhagen, Denmark

Selected Solo Exhibitions/Two-person exhibitions

2021

(upcoming) Hillerød Bibliotek, Hillerød (with Christine Clemmesen), DK

(upcoming) Frise Kunstlerhaus, Hamburg (with Tillmann Terbuyken), DE

No stranger or Lover to Me, Rønnebæksholm, Næstved, DK

2020

HHH HHV HHH, Tørreloft, Copenhagen, DK

2019

Hul i Gul (duo show with Christine Clemmesen), Hvidovre Hovedbibliotek, DK

Stråle Kant Dag (with Christine Clemmesen), Danske Grafikeres Hus, Copenhagen, DK

2018   

Open Studio, with Rein Dufait, Gallery Sofie van der Welde, Oostende, BE

Cobra-Rummet at Sophienholm, Lyngby, Denmark, DK

Trotsky and the Wild Orchids, Arcade, London, UK

2016

Maria Zahle, CentroCentro, Madrid, ES

2015

My Favourite Phone Number, Arcade, London

2012

And Annika, Arcade, London, UK

Zippy, Zippy with Peggy Franck, Dorethea Schlüter Galeri, Hamburg, DE

2010

A Figure, A Rectangle with Ib Braase, Arcade, London, UK

2008

Hotdog, Jumping Frog, Albuquerque with John Walter, Tisvildeleje Pakhus, DK

2007

a2+b2=c2, The Hex, London, UK

Selected Group Exhibitions

2018

Anthea Hamilton: Projects, Kettles Yard, Cambridge, UK

2017

Occasional Geometries: Rana Begum curates the Arts Council Collection, Yorkshire Sculpture Park, Wakefield, UK

Socle du Monde Biennale, Herning Højskole, Denmark (curated by Alix Janta-Polczynski)

2016

Baldock Pope Zahle, Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art, Sunderland, UK

2015

PAW, Arcade, London

2013

Squares & Triangles, Arcade, London, UK

Politics, Arcade, London, UK (curated by Maria Zahle)

The Double, Illums Bolighus, Copenhagen, DK

2010

Amer Abbas Gallery, curated by The Hex and Bell Street Project, Vienna, AT

Alice Channer, Dagmar Heppner, Alicja Kwade, Maria Zahle, BolteLang, Zurich, CH

2009

Double Object, Thomas Dane Gallery, London, UK

Autonomy Together, Trottoir, Hamburg and Subvision Festival, Hamburg, DE

Middlemarch, Auto-Italia South East, London, UK

2008

Double Object, Occasionals, London, curated by Leigh Robb, UK

Production Still – Mike Cooter & The Hex, Moot, Nottingham, UK

The Hex Retrospective, Limoncello Gallery, London, UK

Projects

2021

The Toe The Horse The Sister, book of poems, published by AkermanDaly, London, UK

Squares&Triangles: Why Look When You Can Listen?, collection of live recordings, cassette released by Polychrome

2020

Co-founder of Polychrome, shop & project space for art, music, and poetry, Amager, DK

2019

Farvesving, permanent installation in Østerbrogade pedestrian tunnel (with architect K. Mogensen) (supported by Østerbro Lokaludvalg, Ernst og Vibeke Husmans Legat), Copenhagen, DK

2018 

Farver Bag et Gitter, Semi-permanent installation in Amagerbrogade pedestrian tunnel (with architect K. Mogensen) (supported by Tikkurilla, Dansk Rengøringsservice, Statens Kunstfond), Copenhagen, DK

Untitled (Lemon Judgement), Musical Performance, Averard Hotel, London, UK

Lilt, release by Squares & Triangles

8 Poems, book launch and performance, The AllBright Club, London, UK

8 Poems, book launch and performance, Aeromoto, Mexico City, MX

2017

8 Poems, artist book (published by Akerman Daly) launch and performance, Tenderbooks, London.

20 Flader 5 Farver, Semi-permanent installation in Sølvgade pedestrian tunnel (with architect Kristine Mogensen) (supported by Tikkurilla, Dansk Rengøringsservice, Indre By Lokaludvalg), Copenhagen, DK.

Performance (with Blue Lake) at in The Pines Festival, David Risley Gallery, Copenhagen, DK.

Co-director (with Jason Dungan) of artist run space KIOSK 7, Copenhagen, DK.

Release of Squares & Triangles second album with support from succesful 

Kickstarter campaign and Danish Arts Council.

Concert and residency with Squares & Triangles at Andersabo, Sweden with support from Region Halland.

2016

Online residency with Akerman Daly.

2015

Debut LP: Squares & Triangles, Hg

Hg is a 12” LP vinyl record in a limited edition of 300.

2008-9

Participant in the project What Do Artists Do?, organised by Phyllida Barlow, supported by the Arts Council, England

2007 –

Member of music group ‘Squares & Triangles’

2006-16

Co-director (with Jason Dungan) of The Hex, London

Selected Residencies, Prizes and Awards

2018

One Year Work Grant, Danish Art Council

2015

Commissioned artist for the Department of Energy at Aalborg University, Copenhagen, DK

Commissioned artist for Art Across the City, LOCWS International, Swansea, UK

2014

Commissioned artist for the Department of Energy at Aalborg University, Copenhagen, DK

2013

Alexandra Reinhardt Memorial Award (ARMA) Artist Residency at New Walk Museum & Art Gallery, UK

Artist in residence, CAC, Andratx, Majorca, ES

2009

British School in Rome Prize, Royal Academy Schools, London, UK

2007

The Landseer Award, Royal Academy Schools, London, UK

2005

Artist in Residence, Bangkok University, TH

Terence Cuneo Memorial Prize

Duveen Travel Scholarship, Slade School of Fine Art, London, UK

2004

Ellen Stoeckel Battell Fellowship, Yale University, US