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Silversmith from Georg Jensens
A/S 1973
Institute of Precious Metal Copenhagen 1976 - 1978
Own atelier 1978
The Royal Danish Academy of Art – student for Professor Robert Jacobsen
1982 -1985
Joined owner of Galerie Metal 1984 - 1993
Study Travels: Central- and South America 1974 and 1979. Egypt 1984 og 2001
Guest Teacher at the Institute of Precious Metal 1986, 1988 and 1993
Member of the State Foundation of art’s committee for arts and design
1996-1998
Member of Danish Crafts board 2006 -
Awarded:
Craft Prize of 1879, Denmark. Bronze medal 1977 and silver medal 1978
Award in Goldsmiths' Association competition, Denmark. 1984
Danish State Arts Foundation, 3 year stipendium 1986
Memorial Grand of designer Kay Bojesen, Copenhagen, Denmark.1987
Ole Haslunds Artistfoundation1994
Danmarks Nationalbanks Jubileefoundation Honour prize 2006
Represented at:
Danish Museum of Art and Design, Copenhagen Denmark
Her Majesty Queen Margrethe II, Private Collection, Denmark
Röhsska Konstslöjdmuseum, Göteborg Sweden
Landesmuseum of Art and Culture, Schleswig-Holstein
Museum of Dekorative Arts. Trondheim, Norge
National Art Foundation, Denmark.
The Silver Museum at Koldinghus, Denmark
Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Extract of comission works:
Post Denmark. DM prize 1987
Roskilde cathedral: Gold buckle to Bishopcoat 1989
Cutlery in gold Her Majesty Queen Margrethe II and Prins Henrik 1992
Solo Exhibitions:
Galerie Smykkeform, 1978
Galerie Metal, 1984
”Reflection” Galerie Metal 1991
”The circle” Galleri Tactus 1996
"The Box" , Danish Museum of Art and Design, Copenhagen 1998
"Prize of Honour " Danmarks Nationalbank 2006
“Inspiration documentation” Danish Museum of Art & Design
2007
Extract of group exibitions:
Europäische Silber Trianale, Hannau 1980
Berkely Art Center, San Fransisco 1983
Sønderjyllands Kunstmuseum, Tønder, Denmark 1983
Stätlisches Museum, Flensburg, Germeny, 1883
Atelje 585, Helsinki 1984
Tag Arts Gallery in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.1984
Björn Lindgren Gallery, New York 1985
"Silbersmiede" Düsseldorf, Hanover, Berlin 1986
"European Craft Today" Tokyo og Osaka 1986
"Design au Danemark" Paris 1987
"Scandinavian Craft Today" The National Museum of Modern Art Kyoto
og
American Craft Museum, New York 1987-1988
"3 goldsmiths" Rösska Konstslöjdsmuseum, Göteborg
1987
"3 goldsmihts" Nordenfjeldske Kunstindustrimuseum, Trondheim 1988
Schleswig-Holsteines Landesmuseum 1989
"Triennale Européenne du Bijou", Paris 1990 og 1992
"Smuck Europa 90" Frankfurt 1990
"Europe and Craft" Avignon 1990
"Royal Silver" Kensington Palace, London, England.1991
"Extra Tendenser" Galleri F 15, Moss 1992
"Interplays" Bratislava 1992
The Scandinavian Kuturefestival, Barbican Centret London 1992
Vesterlandske Kunstindustrimuseum, Bergen 1994
"From the Golden Age to the Present Day", City Art Center, Edinburgh,
Scotland. 1994
"Duplicate", Arkitektur Centret, Gl. Dok, Copenhagen, Denmark. 1995
"Silver isn't to be policed", Danish Museum of Art& design,
Copenhagen, Denmark. 1997
"Modernes Silber" Hofburg, Wien 1998
"Meister der Moderne" Handwerksmesse München, Germany. 2000
"Danich Silver" Bröhan museet, Berlin 2001
"Silver as Water" Schoonhoven Holland 2002
Danish Craft at "SOFA" Chicago 2003
"SOFA" Galleri Tactus. New York 2004
Biennalen for Art and Crafts 2004. Trapholt Kolding 2004
"Exempla" München 2005
"Six danish silversmiths", Collect at V&A, London, England.2006
To be and not to be, silver at Hamlets Castle, Kronborg, Helsingør,
Denmark 2006
Six danish silversmiths", Collect at V&A, London, England. 2007
"Silver Art" Galleri Montan København 2007