Vita & educational background
1958 Born in Umeå, Sweden .
1979-82 Clackamas Community College, USA. Art education.
1983 Assistant for potter Susan Steinman, Berkely, USA.
1984-85 Art School in Uppsala, Sweden.
1986 I move to Denmark.
1988 Graduate from The School of Arts and Crafts in Kolding, Denmark.
1990/92 "Clay Today". Workshops at Hollufgård and Sønderborg, Denmark.
1994 Paper Clay, Workshop with Rosette Gault, Denmark.
1995 “Glas fusing”, at Ann Brewster Rosenthals workshop, Denmark.
1999 I build a studio at my house in Ry, Denmark.
2000 "Sandcasting". Workshop with Kari Brovold-Hagen, Norway.
2002 ”Large Scale Ceramics” with Jim Robison, UK.
2005 Participated in Louiz Saloner, Aarhus, DK.
2005 I start my own business - Barbro Åberg Studio.
Forthcoming solo exhibitions
2010 FIH Ervervsbanks Kunstforening. Copenhagen, DK.
2010 Galleri Jytte Møller, Fredericia, Denmark.
2011 Grimmerhus - Museum of International Ceramic Art - Denmark.
Forthcoming fairs
2010 SOFA Chicago. Represented by Lacoste Gallery.
Selected forthcoming group exhibitions
2012 Lacoste Gallery, Concord, USA.
SOFA Exhibitions
2006 SOFA Chicago. Represented by Galleri Nørby.
2007 SOFA Chicago, USA. Snyderman. Represented by The Works Gallery.
2008 SOFA New York. Represented by Lacoste Gallery.
2008 SOFA Chicago. Represented by Lacoste Gallery.
2009 SOFA New York 2009. Represented by Lacoste Gallery.
2009 SOFA Chicago. Represented by Lacoste Gallery.
Juried exhibitions
1988 Artists Summer Exhibition in Tistrup.
1989 Artists Easter Exhibition in Århus.
1990 Artists Easter Exhibition in Århus.
1991 Charlottenborgs Spring Exhibition, Copenhagen.
1993 Fletcher Challenge Ceramics Award. New Zealand.
1993 Artists Easter Exhibition in Århus.
2004 La Biennale de la Sculpture en Céramique, Mamer, Luxembourg.
2006 KIC - Kunsthåndværk i Centrum. Århus.
2007 KIC - Kunsthåndværk i Centrum, Århus.
Selected solo exhibitions
2003 "Traces of Time", Blås & Knåda. Stockholm, Sweden.
2004 Galleri Jytte Møller. Fredericia, DK.
2005 "Thoughts about Time", Galleri Nørby, Copenhagen, DK.
2006 PULS Contemporary Ceramics, Brussels, Belgium.
2007 Galleri Jytte Møller, Fredericia, Denmark.
2008 Galleri Grønlund, Copenhagen, Denmark.
2008 Keramisch Centrum Nederland, Haarlem, Holland.
2010 Galerie Hélène Porée, Paris.
Selected two-person shows
1998 Galleri Rasmus, Odense, DK. With painter Ann Lisbeth Sanvig.
Thisted Museum, DK. With paper artist Anne Vilsbøl.
1999 Galleri Andersen og Juul, DK. With painter Odd Moe.
2001 Galleri Nørby, Copenhagen. DK. With Lisbeth Holst-Jensen.
2003 Galleri Pagter, Kolding, DK. With Lis Wuisman.
2005 Carlin Gallery, Paris, France. With Thiébaut Chagué.
2009 Galleri New Form, Trelleborg, Sweden.
With graphic artist Steen Rasmussen.
Selected group exhibitions since 1995
1995 "Nordic Ceramics", Galleri Nørby-DK, Galleri Lejonet-Sweden.
Fyens Museum of Art. DK. Group exhibition.
1996 UNIKA, Danish Museum of Decorative Art, Copenhagen, DK.
1997 The Ceramic Triannual Exhibition,Trapholt, DK.
“Danish Ceramics,1850-1997”. Sophienholm, DK.
1998 “New Works”.Ceramic Museum Grimmerhus, DK.
“Global Ceramics”. Galerie Babel, Holland.
1999 “Standpunkte”, Keramion in Frechen, Germany.
Galleri Rasmus, Copenhagen. DK.
2000 “Standpunkte”, Grimmerhus Museum, Middelfart, DK.
”Material:Earth - Size: Small”. Kunstforum Kirchberg, Switzerland.
"Art Copenhagen". Galleri Rasmus. DK.
Galleri Rasmus, Kolding.DK.
2001 Sculptural Form and Image, Grimmerhus. DK.
”Metamorphose”, International Biennual,Kapfenberg, Austria.
2002 "From the Kilns of Denmark”, Museum of Art and Design, New York.
”GUG Kirke”. Group exhibition.
2003 ”From the Kilns of Denmark”, Fitchburg Art Museum, USA.
2003 ”From the Kilns of Denmark”, Mingei Art Museum, USA.
”From the Kilns of Denmark”, Crocker Art Museum,USA.
”From the Kilns of Denmark”, Racine Art Museum, Racine, Wisconsin.
”Interludium”. Dronninglund Art Center, DK.
2004 “Céramiques Contemporaines Danoises”, Carlin Gallery, Paris, France.
“From the Kilns of Denmark”, Maison du Danemark, Paris.
“From the Kilns of Denmark”, Berlin.
„Keramik aus Dänemark“, Galerie Hilde Holstein, Bremen, Germany.
Kaffeslottet, Bornholm. DK.
ArtCopenhagen, GalleriNørby.
2005 “Meister derModerne”, Handwerkskammer of München, Germany.
Silkeborgudstillingen,Silkeborg, Denmark
"Konversationsstykker", Galleri Nørby, Copenhagen, Denmark
"ModernDanish Ceramics", Museum "DeTiendschuur",Holland.
2007 Keramik iKolding, "Keramisk afdeling 1968 - 2007"
Koldinghus,Kolding, Denmark.
2007 "MathematicalCeramics". St. Joseph Gallery. The Netherlands.
2007 Snyderman-The Works Gallery, Philadelphia,USA.
2008 Gimsinghoved Kunst- og Kulturcenter, Struer, DK.
2008 GimsinghovedKunst- og Kulturcenter, Struer, DK.
2008 “Isola”. Fanø Kunstmuseum.
2008 "The ViewFrom Denmark: Contemporary Danish Ceramics",
Lacoste Gallery, Concorde, Massachusets, USA.
2009 Summer exhibition at Ann Linnemann Studio Gallery in Copenhagen.
Grants and awards
1981/82 C.C.C. Art Scholarship
1993 Danish Art Foundation
1994 Danish Arts Foundation
1995 Danmarks Nationalbanks Jubilæumsfond
1996 Danish Arts Foundation
1999 Koefoeds Fond, Det Weinbergerske Fond, Anna E. Munchs Legat
2000 Danish Arts Foundation
Frimodt-Heineke Fonden
2001 Danish Arts Foundation, Koefoeds Fond, Anna E Munchs Legat,
Politikenfondet, L.F.Foghts Fond,
Højesteretssagfører Davids legat for slægt og venner
Danish Crafts – travel grant
2002 Letterstedtska Föreningen
2003 Danmarks Nationalbanks Jubilæumsfond
Det Weinbergerske Familiefond
Kunstmaler Koefoeds Fond
L.F.Foghts Fond – travel grant
2004 Danish Arts Foundation
2005 Danmarks Nationalbanks Jubilæumsfond
2005 Esther og Jep Finks Mindefond
Danish Crafts
2006 Danish Crafts
2007 Danish Arts Foundation
Danish Crafts
2008 Danmarks Nationalbanks Jubilæumsfond
Danish Crafts
Ellen og Knud Dalhoff Larsens Fond
L.F.Foghts Fond
2009 Danish Crafts
Danish Arts Foundation
L.F.Foghts Fond
Danmarks Nationalbanks Jubilæumsfond
2010 Esther og Jep Finks Mindelegat
Danish Arts Foundation
Gallery Cooperation
Lacoste Gallery, Concorde, Massachusetts, USA.
Galleri Jytte Møller, Fredericia, Denmark.
Galerie Hélène Porée, Paris, France.
European Makers Gallery, Amsterdam, Holland.
Representative sales
Danish Arts Foundation.
The Danish Museum of Decorative Arts, Denmark.
The New Carlsberg Foundation, Denmark.
The National Public Art Council, Sweden.
Kunstforeningen af 14 August., Denmark.
Museum of International Ceramic Art - Grimmerhus, Denmark.
Århus kommune 2006, 2007.
Ry kommune.
Erik Veistrups collection.
Private collections in Europe and USA.
Commissions
"Traces", Mural at Rønbækskolen in Hinnerup, 1992.
”Five Pieces”, Psychiatric Hospital in Århus, 1998.
Teaching experience
Clay Art, Århus, Denmark. Guest teacher 1998 - 2002.
Århus Kunstakademi, Denmark. Guest teacher since 2002.
American River College, California, USA. Workshop 2003.
The Designschool in Kolding, Denmark. Guest teacher 2003.
International Ceramic Center - Guldagergård. Denmark. Several workshops since 1998.
Keramisch Centrum Nederlands, 2008 - workshops.
Forthcoming literature
Unconventional Clay Practices
by Trudy Golley, Canada.
Forthcoming articles
Ceramics Art and Perception 2010
Literature
La revue de la céramique et du verre, "Barbro Åberg, terre de corail" by Angélique Escandell, p. 24-25. March/April 2010.
"Contemporary Ceramics" by Emmanuel Cooper, p. 81. Thames & Hudson 2009.
SOFA Chicago 2009 catalogue. Image of "Tulip Bowl", p. 149.
"Contemporary Ceramics – an International Perspective" by Emmanuel Cooper, UK. 2009.
Ceramics Monthly. "The View from Denmark", p. 17. December issue 2008.
SOFA New York 2008 catalogue. Picture of "Momentum".
KLEI. ”De voortdurende staat van wording” by Yna van der Meulen. Cover and p.4 – 7. issue no. 2 2008.
Ceramics Art and Perception, "Puls Gallery, Barbro Åberg & Jonathan Keep - Contemporary Ceramics". Article by Gertjan Van der Stelt, p. 91-94, issue 67, 2007.
Ceramics Monthly, "Barbro Åberg" by Ulla Munch Jørgensen, p.51-54, March 2006.
La revue de la céramique et du verre, EXPOSITIONS " Thiébaut Chagué, Barbro Åberg" by Carlole Andreani, p. 61, no. 146, 2006.
Biennale de la sculpture en céramique 2004, catalogue, picture p. 22
"Barbro Åberg - Ceramic Sculpture", article by Lisbeth Tolstrup. Kerameiki Techni. nr. 46, April 2004
“Tijdsporen”. KLEI. Page 9 - 11, January, 2004.
”Céramistes Danois á la Carlin Gallery", article by Marielle Ernould- Gandouet. La revue de la céramique et du verre. Page 45+47. issue 134, 2004.
“Kilns of Denmark”, article by Paul F. Dauer. Ceramics Art and Perception. Issue 52/2003.
“Interludium – Musikken i Billeder”. Dronninglund Kunstcenter. Catalog, 2003.
"Zeitspuren", article in Neue Keramik 1/2003.
"From The Kilns of Denmark: Contemporary Danish Ceramics". Catalog. 2002.
"Metamorphose". 2. Internationale Keramik-Biennale der Stadt Kapfenberg, Østrig. Catalog. 2001.
"Material: Earth/Size:Small". Kunstforum Kirchberg, Scweiz. Catalog. 2000.
2. Danish Ceramic Triannual. Trapholt Kunstmuseum. Catalog. 1997.
"UNIKA". Kunstindustrimuseet. Catalog. 1996.
"Huset Fuldt af Kunst". Erik Veistrups Privatsamling. Kastrupgård. Catalog. 1995.
"Fynske Kunsthåndværkere og Keramiske Gæster". Fyns Kunstmuseum. Catalog. 1995.
"Fletcher Challenge Ceramics Award 1993". New Zealand. Catalog.
"Keramikkens Underskov". Catalog. 1993.
Dansk Kunsthåndværk, 2/94. Picture p.34.
Miscellaneous
Guest Artist at International Ceramic Center – Guldagergård, 2002.
Jurymember at Censored Exhibitions.
Lectures and workshops in Sculptural Clay with paper fibers and perlite (vulcanic grit).
Memberships: IAC - International Academy of Ceramics & PROKK, DK.
Member of Copy-Dan
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