MIKKEL OLAF ESKILDSEN

Born 1965 in Copenhagen Denmark

 

Education

1997-99 The Royal Danish art academy of fine arts

Masters of fine arts

1986-92 The Royal Danish art academy of fine arts

Department of sculpture Professor Bjørn Nørgaard

 

 

International projects & exhibitions

2011 Artist in residence Circolo Scandinavo Rome Italy

2010 The Swedish Printmakers Association Stockholm Sweden

2009-10 The Danish Printmakers Association “ Print on time”

Brazil, China, Russia, Estonia, Latvia, Hungary, Poland, Germany

2008 ”100 Danish Printmakers” Grafik Museum Stiftung Schreiner Bad Steben Germany

2008 Galerie Oel-Früh ”I see Darkness” w. Jasper Sebastian Stürup Hamburg, Germany

2003 “Go” liquidacion total Madrid Spain

2001-02 ”The bisected rifleman” a Short Film and installation

New York Exposition of Short Film and Video USA

Red Bank International Film festival USA

Antimatter Festival of Underground Short Film & Video Canada

European Media Art Festival Laboratory of discernment Osnabrück Germany

1999 represented in art magazine Pist Protta 33 available in Printed Matter New York

1996 Crawford Municipal Art Gallery “Us 4 You” Cork Ireland

1996 ”Spartia Nova” IV St. Petersburg Biennale St. Petersburg Russia

1996 Artist in residence in Cork Ireland The fourth European artist Pépinières programme

1995 “Horizon Line” 3.th Art exhibition of the Baltic Sea states Szczecin Poland

 

Separate exhibitions

2010 Byens kro “the city is lovely dark and deep” Cph DK

2010 Backyard Gallery ”Full Circle” Cph DK

2010 Artwox ”Aurora” drawings. Music by Daniel Smith Cph DK

2008 “Paintings and drawings on Palæ Bar” Palæ bar Cph DK

2007 The Danish Printmakers Association ”Passing Points of no Return” Cph DK

2006 “Relation” antiquarian 2B’s Window

2005 Trane Exhibitions”The year of drops” Gentofte DK

2006 Café King Christian St. Pederstræde Cph DK

2001 ”The bisected rifleman” a Short Film and installation Cinemateket Cph DK

2001 Overgaden Institute of contemporary art ”The bisected rifleman” a Short Film and installation Cph DK

1998 The Royal Danish art academy exhibition room, with Mette Perregaard Cph DK

1997 Ringsted Gallery DK

1997 ”Sculpture, broken anthology” North-Gallery Cph. DK

1997 No Name Gallery Cph. DK

1995 Hvidovre Library DK

1995 Albertslund Town Hall “Non Verbal“ DK

1994 Overgaden Institute of contemporary art ”archipelago” w. Bianca Maria Barmen.

1994 Gallery Camp David ”Globe” Cph. DK

1990 Gallery Kongo Cph. DK

 

Group exhibitions

2011 Gallery Ægidius DK

2011 ”Beers 3” Byens kro Curated by Melou Vanggaard Cph. DK

2011 Pakhuset Nykøbing Sjælland. DK

2011 The Danish Printmakers Association ”Return to sender”, DK

2011 ”elephant parade” Kph DK.

2009 Clausens Kunsthandel ”Copenhagen Spirit” Curated together with Gitte Bach

2009 ”Beers 2“ Byens kro Curated by Melou Vanggaard Cph DK

2009 The Danish Printmakers Association ”Woman, etching needle, size 42” Cph. DK

2009 Masdenøfortet in Vordingborg ”Artist Goes Bananas II” DK

2009 WAS “Human Nature Machine” Cph. DK

2009 Backyard Gallery ”After Midnight” Cph. DK

2009-10 The Danish Printmakers Association

“Print on time”Sønderjyllands Art Museum, Kastrupgaard collections

2008 ”Artist Goes Bananas I” Jens & Olivia Holm Møller Museum in Holstebro DK

2008 ”Beers 1“ Byens kro Curated by Melou Vanggaard Cph. DK

2008 ”Nightclub Notes” Guest curator/artist on DUNK Cph. DK

2008 Backyard gallery ”Repressive Tolerance 4 ever” Cph. DK

2008 The Danish Printmakers Association “Print on time” Vejle- and Bornholms Art Museum DK

2007 ”go directly into prison” Fredensborg Jailhouse Cph. DK

2007 The Danish Printmakers Association ”Square Parts” Cph. DK

2007 Curator/artist for The Danish Printmakers Association on alt_cph 07 art fair DK

2007 ”Backstage” The Gallery-Studio Cph DK

2006 ”The Diamond Dog” curator/artist at the + Laboratory Cph DK

2006 ”The Safe Place” curator/artist Drawings at Roarsvej 6. Cph DK

2005 Apartment exhibition”Britney Spears, and other holy women and they sons”

2004 “Smoke on the Water” Art camp Cph. DK

2004 Sculpture at Roskilde festival

2004 APPENDIKS VIII: ”Empty Cinemas – Open Narratives” Cph DK

2004 Århus Kunstbygning ”Circulations” w. Lars Buchardt and Peter Frimand DK

2003 ”Body-Model” Shetlandsgade. Cph DK

2003 ”Body-Model” Overgaden Institute of contemporary art Cph DK

2003 Viborg stiftsmuseum ”Zebra”

2002 Den Fri udstillingsbygning ”Zebra” Cph DK

2000 Autumn Exhibition Charlottenborg Exhibition hall Open picture central curated by Elsebeth Jørgensen and Sofie Thorsen Cph DK

2000 Short film production at the Film workshop Cinemateket Cph DK

2000 ”Zebra” Den Frie udstillingsbygning Cph DK

2000 North-Gallery ”Picture This” photo and photo related work Cph DK

2000 Rampen “Follow The Map” Cph DK

1999 Den Frie udstillingsbygning ”Zebra” Cph DK

1999 North-Gallery ”Originals” Works on paper Cph DK

1999 Kunstforeningen Gl. Strand ”Exit”

1998 Den Frie Udstillingsbygning ”Zebra” Cph DK

1997 North-Gallery ”the other view” Cph DK

1997 ”No Name” Cph DK

1996 “ Baneurt” Sculpture park Copenhagen EU culture city 96

1994 The autumn exhibition Charlottenborg Exhibition hall

1994 The Spring exhibition at Charlottenborg Exhibition hall

1984-85 Exhibitions in empty factory halls

”Above the sky and under the earth ” Ryesgade Cph DK

” It perished in a smashed factory” Øresundsvej Cph DK

 

Publications

2009 Book and catalogue for ”Copenhagen Spirit” Created together with Gitte Bach

2007 represented in art magazine Wonderland #7

 

 

Grants

2010 The Danish Arts Council

2008 Grosserer L.F.Foghts fond

2007 The Danish Arts Council

2007 Grosserer L.F.Foghts grand

2006 The Danish Arts Council

2005 The Danish Arts Foundation

2004 The Danish Arts Council

2003 The Danish Arts Foundation

2002 The Danish Arts Foundation

2002 The Danish Arts Council

2000 The Danish Arts Council

1999 Frøken Marie Månssons Legat

1997 Karl Thyrres Legat

1996 Grosserer L.F.Foghts Legat

1995 The Danish Arts Council

 

2010 Represented at Vejle art museum

2010 sold to Nykredit

2008 sold to Nykredit

2006 sold to art collector Lief Djürhuus.

1997 sold to The Danish Arts Foundation

 

2007 Member of The Danish Printmakers Association

2002 Member of the artist society

1996-98 member of North-Gallery

1995-96 Censor at the Charlottenborg Exhibition hall