Birgitte is a Danish artist, currently living and working in her native Denmark.
CURRICULUM VITAE
2002-2023: Working as a professional artist and illustrator in England and in Denmark.
Education
2020-21: TURPS Online Correspondence Course, London. I was fortunate to have British artist, Emma Talbot, as my mentor.
2004-05: Master degree in Fine Art, Central Saint Martin’s College of Art and Design, London.
1997-02: Bachelor and Master degree in illustration, Design School Kolding, Denmark.
1996-97: Foundation Year in Art and Design, City and Guilds of London Art School, London, England.
Lecturing
2007-2009: Lecturer at the Department of Illustration, Solent University, Southampton, England.
2008-2010: Guest lecturer and tutor, Eastleigh Art College, England.
Awards
2020: Danish Arts Foundation, funding towards communication and branding for new online platforms.
2008 The Big Draw, Drawing Inspiration Award, workshop with Aspex Gallery, Portsmouth, England.
2006-07 Arts Council England, SUS, Isle of Wight, England.
2004-05 Knud Højgaards Fond, Denmark.
2000 “A Four Picture Story for the New Millennium”, Bologna Children’s Book Fair, Italy.
Selected Educational Projects
2016-17: 'GRAFIKSTATIONEN'. This project was funded by the Danish Arts Foundation. An art school based inside an art exhibition, focusing on printmaking in collaboration with art curator Marie Dufresne and The Art Museum in Vejle using the exhibition 'Kampråb og Poesi' as an inspirational starting point.
2006-09: Aspex Gallery in Portsmouth, England. I was workshops facilitator leading a large range of educational projects and workshops for children and schools using the galleries exhibition programmes as a starting point.
2009-10: MOMA- Museum of Modern Art Oxford. Various concepts and workshop projects.
2008-10: Founding member of Arts Collective 'Delta Arts' in collaboration with curator Oliver Sumner and British artist Emma Smith in London and Portsmouth, England. Delta Arts was formed as an art practice and to initiate projects with others, the work was located at the intersection of practice, research and pedagogy, exploring possibilities of mobility and exchange.
2006-08: Workshop facilitator at Quay Arts Centre, Isle of Wight, England.
Exhibitions
2014: Solo show at Designer Zoo showing new screenprints, lino and woodcuts, Aarhus, Denmark.
2013-14: LOFTET, group show curated by Vejle Kunstråd, DK.
2013: Visible friends, group show curated by A Secret Club, DK.
2012: Super Duber Nova, DK
2010: Rumpetten og de syv små stole, Trapholt Art Museum, Kolding, DK
2010 Hunting of the Snark, Boojum&Snark, UK
2010 Where to Draw the Line, The Bargate Momument Gallery,Southampton, UK
2009 Homegrown, UK
2008 Recycled by Design, Guildford House Gallery, UK
2007 The Little Bird Project, Supalife Gallery, Berlin, Germany
2007 YCN at RCA, Royal College of Art, London, UK
2007 How we Differ from other animals, Solo Show, Quay Arts Centre, Isle of Wight, UK
2007 At Your Convenience, group show, Madame Lillies, London, UK
2006 Hot of the Press, Curwen and New Academy Gallery, London, UK
2005 Postgraduate Printmaking in London, UK
2005 Pictures and Words, Magma, London, UK
2005 MA Fine Art Degree Show, Central Saint Martins, London, UK
2005 Leviathan, group show, Candid Arts, curated by JJ Charlesworth, London, UK
2002 MA in illustration, degree show, Designskolen Kolding, Denmark
2000 “A Four Picture Story for the New Millennium”, Bologna Children’s Book Fair, Italy
Selected Clients
Southampton City Art Gallery, AN Magazine, LEGO, Aspex Gallery, Solent Southampton University, Eastleigh College, Quay Arts Centre, Whistles, Statens Kunstfond, Arts Council England, Barbican Gallery London, Lokalbibliotekerne Aarhus, Vejle Bibliotek, Rubbish Magazine for London Fashion Week, Eurowoman, Sønderjyllands Kunstmuseum, Magma Books, Museum of Modern Art Oxford, Vejle Kunstmuseum, Gyldendal, Weekendavisen.
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