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BJARNE WERNER SØRENSEN
Born 1960. Lives and works in Copenhagen, Denmark

EDUCATION
The Jutland Art Academy, Aarhus, Denmark, 1981 - 85 

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2022
Transitions, Elizabeth Harris Gallery, New York

2020
Løvfald. Galleri Lars Borella. Charlottenlund. Denmark

2019        
From One Springs the Other. Huset i Asnæs. Asnæs, Denmark

2018        
Kringsýni. The National Gallery of the Faroe Islands.  Tórshavn

2017        
Panorama. Nordatlantens Brygge. Copenhagen

2016        
Tíðarrúm. Shipyard Gallery. Tórshavn. Faroe Islands

2013        
Propel. Bie & Vadstrup Gallery,  Copenhagen

2012        
Steinprent 2002-2012. Steinprent Gallery, Tórshavn , Faroe Islands

2010        
"Continuum",  Bie & Vadstrup,  Copenhagen, Denmark

2004        
Bjarne Werner Sørensen. Himmerlands Kunstmuseum. Aars, Denmark

2003  
Shining Darkness. Danske Grafikeres Hus. Copenhagen      
Edge of Motion.  DCA Gallery.  New York

2002        
Painted In America. Klein Art Works, Chicago  
Bjarne Werner Sørensen. Scott White Contemporary Art, La Jolla, California

2001        
Shapedrift. DCA Gallery. New York

2000        
Sketches of Rain. Klein Art Works. Chicago
Skissur av regni. Hafnarborg. Institute of Fine Arts. Iceland

1997
Seachange. DCA Gallery.  New York

1996
Praxis. Bie & Vadstrup Gallery, Copenhagen

1991    
Bjarne Werner Sørensen. OVERGADEN, Institute for Contemporary Art, Copenhagen , Denmark

1990        
OCEAN. Artist' House. Aarhus, Denmark

1988
Bjarne Werner Sørensen. Nikolaj Kunsthal, Tower Gallery, Copenhagen

1987
Bjarne Werner Sørensen. Udstillingsstedet Kongo. Copenhagen

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITION

2023
Vrå-udstillingen, Kunstbygningen Vrå, Denmark

2022
Vrå-udstillingen, Kunstbygningen Vrå, Denmark
New School. Danske Grafikeres Hus. Copenhagen

2021        
Sammentræf (together with Karin Birgitte Lund). Grafik Galleriet, Holmegaard, Denmark

2019
Bibliotek Nordica. Codex Book Fair, California, USA
BEERS 8 - 100 Mænd på Bar. Byens Kro, Copenhagen
GRAFIK GRAFIK GRAFIK. Kastrupgaardsamlingen. Denmark
PRESS PRINT. Overgaden. Institute of Contemporary Art, Copenhagen

2018
Around the Weather. Den Gyldne, The Round Tower, Copenhagen

2016
PAPER WORKS. Skovhuset Værløse. Denmark
PAPER WORKS. Kunstpakhuset Ikast. Denmark

2014        
LIGE I SKABET / ARTIST BOOKS. Svends Bibliotek, Copenhagen
ORDBILLED - BILLEDORD. Nordatlantens Brygge, Copenhagen
Den gyldne orgeltone i nordisk kunst. The Round Tower, Copenhagen

2013
På godt og ondt. Danske Grafikere, SAK Svendborg, Denmark

2012
Primavera. Palæfløjen, Roskilde, Denmark

2010
Danske Grafikere. Galleri Grafiska Sällskabet, Stockholm 
Tryk på Tiden. Danske Grafikere, Kastrupgaardsamlingen, Denmark
Den Gyldne. Janusbygningen, Tistrup, Denmark

2009
Den Gyldne. Janusbygningen , Tistrup, Denmark
Heystframsyningin. Tórshavn, Faroe Islands
Grafik over Grænser. Rundetaarn,  Copenhagen
Printmaking Update”, travelling exhibition of danish printmaking

The Danish Cultural Institite, St. Petersburg. Russia
The Danish Cultural Institite, Tallin. Estonia
The Danish Cultural Institite, Riga. Latvia

2008        
9th International Biennial of Graphic Art, Kaliningrad, Russia 
Estampe Européenne. Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris
Den Gyldne. Randers Kunstmuseum, Denmark
Tryk på tiden. Vejle Kunstmuseum, Denmark

2007        
Heystframsyningin. Tórshavn. Faroe Islands
Slipstrøm. With Tóroddur Poulsen. Nordatlantens Brygge. Copenhagen 
PT07 - Påskeudstilling. Janusbygningen, Tistrup, Denmark

2006        
Heystframsyningin. Tórshavn, Faroe Islands
Sugur. With Tóroddur Poulsen. The Nordic House, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands
Færøerne i tiden. SAK Kunstbygning, Svendborg, Denmark
With Hansina Iversen, Brandur Patursson and Tróndur Patursson.
Den Gyldne. Charlottenborg, Copenhagen

2005       
Atlantisk Rapsodi. Sønderjyllands Kunstmuseum, Denmark
Heystframsyningin. Tórshavn, Faroe Islands
Nye tendenser. Pakhuset, Nykøbing Sj, Denmark
Den Gyldne. Charlottenborg, Copenhagen 

2004        
Tryk. Prints from Steinprent Workshop. North Atlantic House, Copenhagen 
Den Gyldne. Charlottenborg, Copenhagen

2003        
Den Gyldne. Charlottenborg, Copenhagen 

2002        
iscp open studio. International Studio and Curatorial Program, New York
Contemporary Abstraction. Klein Art Works, Chicago

2001
Next. Scott White Contemporary Art, San Diego
Group Show. Seraphin Gallery, Philadelphia
Contemporary Abstraction. Klein Art Works, Chicago
Spring01. Danske Grafikeres Hus, Copenhagen 

2000        
Spirit of Image. Jiang Su Art Gallery, Nanjing, China 
PT2000. Tistrup, Denmark
Mønstring 2000. Rhizom, Aarhus, Denmark

1999        
5th International Biennial of Drawing and Graphic Arts, Györ, Hungary

1999        
23rd International Print Biennale, Ljubljana, Slovenia

1998        
Wintertime. DCA Gallery, New York 

1998        
Corda Atlantica. Rampen, Copenhagen, Denmark
With Tóroddur Poulsen and Anker Mortensen.
Private Lessons. Viborg, Kunsthal, Denmark

1996        
BASALT. Danske Grafikere, Hjorring Art Museum, Denmark   
BASALT. Danish Printmakers. The Faroe Islands Art Gallery,
International Triennial of Painting. Sofia, Bulgaria

1995        
Over het landschap. Galerie Hof & Huyser, Amsterdam
Danish Printmakers. Galleri Norske Grafikere, Oslo
Kammeraterne. Den Frie Udstillingsbygning,  Copenhagen

1992        
Galerie Scheper, Amsterdam
Galleri Jespersen, Odense, Denmark

1990        
ART Hamburg. Bie & Vadstrup

1985        
Forårsudstillingen /Spring Exhibition. Charlottenborg, Copenhagen 

1984        
Retur Natur. Gallopperiet. Christiania, Denmark'
KE. The Artist' Autumn Exhibition. Den Frie Udstillingsbygning, Copenhagen

1983        
KE. The Artist' Autumn Exhibition. Den Frie Udstillingsbygning, Copenhagen

RESIDENCIES

Academic Guest House, Bikubenfonden, New York City, 2007

International Studio and Curatorial Program, iscp, New York City, 2002

Hafnarborg Institute of Fine Arts, Iceland, 2000

Nordic Art Center Residency, Nordic Council, Bergen, Norway, 1992

Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris, 1991

Nordic Art Center Residency, Nordic Council, Helsinki, Finland 1998-99

GRANTS AND AWARDS

The Danish Arts Foundation. Beckett Foundation The Ministry of Culture, Denmark. Augustinus Foundation. Højgaards Foundation. The Danish National Bank Foundation. Danish-Faroese Foundation.   Nordic Council. The Gerhard Henning Grant. Henry Heerup Grant of Honor. Ole Haslund Grant of Honor

PUBLIC COLLECTIONS

New Carlsberg Foundation. Ny Carlsbergfondet

Danish Art Foundation’s collection. Statens Kunstfond

Copenhagen Public Art Collection. Københavns Kommunes kunstsamling.

Sønderjyllands Kunstmuseum

Statens Museum for Kunst

New York Public Library

Kastrupgaardsamlingen

Færøernes Kunstmuseum

Vendsyssel Kunstmuseum

Vejle Kunstmuseum

Kaliningrad Kunstmuseum


Publications

Title of article (by author if applicable), name of publication, May 2021, Pages 3-4

Play of Color by Ditte Vilstrup Holm. Continuum, exhibition catalogue, Bie & Vadstrup Gallery 2010

Udsyn by Annebeth Feiring, Indfald, exhibtion catalogue, Bie & Vadstrup Gallery 2008

Catalogues : 

9th International Graphic Biennial, text by Bjarne Werner Sørensen, Kaliningrad Art Gallery, 2008

Súgur, with Tóroddur Poulsen, Nordic House, Tórshavn, 2006 

Villvísi, original lithographic book, with Tóroddur Poulsen, Steinprent, Tórshavn, 2001 

Sketches of Rain, 2000, Klein Art Works, Hafnarborg, Bie & Vadstrup, text by Ole Thyssen "Fluid Patterns", and Mai Misfeldt

Seachange, 1997, DCA Gallery, New York, text by Raffael Rheinsberg and Mai Misfeldt "Images Adrift". 

Paintings and Etchings, 1991, Overgaden, text by Bárdur Jákupsson, 1991. 

Maleri, arbejder fra Finland, 1989,  Bie &Vadstrup, text by Ingebjorg Astrup. 

Tegning og grafik, 1986, Denmark 


Other litterature / reveiws: 

Kunstindeks Danmark & Weilbachs Kunstnerleksikon

Ugens kunstner - Bjarne Werner Sørensen, kunsten.nu, 17.1.2018 af Sine Frejstrup

Dimmalætting, 26.05.2016, Sissal Kampmann

Politiken, 10.1.2003, Trine Ross

AfsnitP, Internetgallery 2001, Mai Misfeldt

Berlingske Tidende, 16.03.2000, Mai Misfeldt. 

Morgunbladid, Reykjavik, 08.01.2000, Anna Sigridur Einarsdottir, 

Morgunbladid, Reykjavik, 12.01.2000, Bragi Asgeirsson 

23. International Biennial Slovenia, Jan Garff 

Berlingske Tidende, 02.09.99, Mai Misfeldt 

Artforum International, marts 1998, Ronny Cohen. 

Dansk Kunst 97, Torben Weirup.  

Berlingske Tidende, 12.12.1996, Anne Ring Petersen. 

Politiken 10.12. 1996, P. M. Hornung.  

Kunstavisen okt. 1996, Erik MosegÂrd Jensen. 

Politiken 28.11.1993, Hellen Lassen.  

Jyllandsposten, 30.4.1993, H.P. Jensen.  

Dansk Kunst 92, Alex Steen.  

Kunstavisen, dec. 1991, Erik Mosegaard Jensen. 

Information 14.-15. 12. 1991, Erik Wiedemann. 

Weekendavisen, 6.-12.12 1991, Poul Erik Tojner. 

Berlingske Tidende, 29.11.1991, Henrik Wivel. 

Politiken 30.11. 1991, Hellen Lassen.  

Dansk Kunst 90, H.P. Jensen.  

Jyllandsposten, 5.3.1990, H.P. Jensen.  

Dansk Kunst 87, s.229. Politiken 23.12.1987, Hellen Lassen. 

Information, 6.5. 1988, Gertrud Koebke Sutton. 

Information, 25.2. 1987 Gertrud Koebke Sutton. 

Projects: 

Nontoxic Nordic workshop.  The Faroe Islands Art Gallery, spring  1999. President of  NGU - Nordic Graphic Association. 

National Workshop for Arts and Crafts. Copenhagen. Intaglio 1994-95, Intaglio 1996, Intaglio 1997,  lithograph 1998, lithograph 1999, intaglio 2001.

"Far Out"  Coorganizer together with Goethe Institut, Copenhagen and The Faroe Islands Art Gallery. 3 german artist' :  Raffael Rheinsberg,  Erwin Wortelkamp and Nikolaus Nessler. 

Co-organizer of "Fax art week", International Project during Copenhagen as Cultural Capital, Danske Grafikeres Hus,  1996.

"Vindens Veje" - visual concertproject including large scale slideshow together with musicians Kim Kristensen and Thomas Agergaard 1989 -  1994, shown a.o. Nordens Hus , Torshavn. Århus Festuge "IKAROS". Lyngby Stadsbibliotek.  Copenhagen Jazzhouse.