Birgit Kirke
Birgit Kirke
Herning, Jylland , Denmark
About Birgit Kirke
I come from the Faroe Islands. Today I live and work in Herning, Denmark.
The Faroese nature is an ongoing theme in my works. My upbringing has made a deep trace into my soul and given me something that I find difficult to explain with words. The nature, the weather, the light, the silence, the storms, the mountains, the sea, the clouds - everything is so different.
My artistic pratice includes painting, drawing, graphics and sculpture. It is the drama between the abstract and the recognizeble that occupies mee. I hope my works awake people’s curiosity and imagination, and that the works opens up a space for interpretion.
The Faroese nature is an ongoing theme in my works. My upbringing has made a deep trace into my soul and given me something that I find difficult to explain with words. The nature, the weather, the light, the silence, the storms, the mountains, the sea, the clouds - everything is so different.
My artistic pratice includes painting, drawing, graphics and sculpture. It is the drama between the abstract and the recognizeble that occupies mee. I hope my works awake people’s curiosity and imagination, and that the works opens up a space for interpretion.
Education
Educational background:
1981: Graduated from VIA Design, Herning, Denmark
2007-2010: Painting, graphic and drawing at Aarhus Art Academy in Denmark.
2015-2016: The Sculpture School in Skanderborg, Denmark v/Thomas Andersson.
Memberships:
MYND - The Faroese Society of Visual Arts
BKF - Danish Visual Artists association
GVV - Graphic Workshop Vejle in Denmark
KKS - The Danish Women’s Artist association
1981: Graduated from VIA Design, Herning, Denmark
2007-2010: Painting, graphic and drawing at Aarhus Art Academy in Denmark.
2015-2016: The Sculpture School in Skanderborg, Denmark v/Thomas Andersson.
Memberships:
MYND - The Faroese Society of Visual Arts
BKF - Danish Visual Artists association
GVV - Graphic Workshop Vejle in Denmark
KKS - The Danish Women’s Artist association
Exhibitions
Art Fairs - Selected:
ART Copenhagen, Denmark 2010-2016 - ART Herning, Denmark 2009-2020 - ART Aarhus, Denmark 2010-2011 - Deeloopart, Luftkastellet in Malmø, Sweeden 2015-2016
Seperate exhibitions - Selected:
Gallerí Fold, Reykjavik, Iceland 2014 - Smiðjan í Lítluvík, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands 2014, 2016, 2019, 2020 - Trekanten, Cultural Centre in Aalborg, Denmark ”Nordic Day with Focus on the Faroe Islands” 2013 - Galleri Sct. Gertrud, Copenhagen, Denmark 2012, 2017 - Kunstgården, Skovby, Funen, Denmark 2007-2015 - Gallery Aadalen, Langaa, Denmark 2010, 2014, 2019 - Gallery Tornby, Hirtshals, Denmark 2010, 2015 - Baunhøj Mill, Grenaa, Denmark 2015 - Æglageret in Holbæk, Denmark 2016 - The Culture House in Thyholm, Denmark 2018 - The Mill in Vejle, Vejle Art Association 2019
Group exhibitions - Selected:
Aarhus Art Academy, Denmark 2009 - Dronninglund Art Center, Denmark 2017 - Várframsýningin, Listasavn Føroya (The National Museum of Art, Faroe Islands) 2016, 2017, 2020 - Ólavsøkuframsýningin, Listasavn Føroya (The National Museum of Art, Faroe Islands) 2009, 2010 - Smiðjan í Lítluvík, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2017 - The Cultural Centre Kulturellen, Herning, Denmark 2008, 2009 - Galleri Molevit, Denmark ”Nordisk Kunstnertræf i Skagen” (Nordic Artists in Skagen) 2011-2014 - Gallery Tornby, Hirtshals, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016 - Gallery Aadalen, Langaa, Denmark 2011-2020 - Galleri Sct. Gertrud, Copenhagen, Denmark 2013-2016, 2020 - Galleri Smag & Kunst, Ebeltoft, Denmark 2014, 2015, 2018 - Grindavik Culture Week, Iceland 2014 - Augustiana Sculpture Park and Art Centre, Galleri Nørballe ”Færøsk Sommer” (Faroese Summer) 2014 - KATUAQ, Greenland Cultural Centre in Nuuk, Greenland 2014 - Gallerí Fold, Reykjavik, Iceland 2015, 2018 - Listasafn Reykjanesbæjar, Keflavik, Iceland (Reykjanes Art Museum) 2013 - Blicher Museum in Herning, Denmark, the exhibition ”Herning - i går, i dag, i morgen” (Herning - Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow) 2013 - The North Atlantic House i Odense, Denmark 2017 - Mikkelberg, The Center for Nordic Art and Cricket in South Slesvig, Germany 2019 - The Nordic Institute in Aaland, Finland 2019
Represented in public collections:
Listasafn Reykjanesbæjar, Keflavik, Iceland (Reykjanes Art Museum) - Nuuk Art Museum, Greenland - The Town Council Grindavikurbær, Iceland - The Town Council Tórshavn, Faroe Islands - The Town Council Struer, Denmark - The North Atlantic House in Odense, Denmark
Decorations:
LandboNord, Brønderslev, Denmark 2013
The Clinic Tandsundhed, Herning, Denmark 2018
Books:
”101 kunstnere 2015” by Tom Jørgensen (page 98 and 99)
Curation:
Curator at the exhibition “Glimpse from the Faroe Islands” Dronninglund Art Center 2017.
Curator at the exhibition “Várframsýningin” which takes place at The National Museum of Art, Faroe Islands (Listasavn Føroya) 2019
ART Copenhagen, Denmark 2010-2016 - ART Herning, Denmark 2009-2020 - ART Aarhus, Denmark 2010-2011 - Deeloopart, Luftkastellet in Malmø, Sweeden 2015-2016
Seperate exhibitions - Selected:
Gallerí Fold, Reykjavik, Iceland 2014 - Smiðjan í Lítluvík, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands 2014, 2016, 2019, 2020 - Trekanten, Cultural Centre in Aalborg, Denmark ”Nordic Day with Focus on the Faroe Islands” 2013 - Galleri Sct. Gertrud, Copenhagen, Denmark 2012, 2017 - Kunstgården, Skovby, Funen, Denmark 2007-2015 - Gallery Aadalen, Langaa, Denmark 2010, 2014, 2019 - Gallery Tornby, Hirtshals, Denmark 2010, 2015 - Baunhøj Mill, Grenaa, Denmark 2015 - Æglageret in Holbæk, Denmark 2016 - The Culture House in Thyholm, Denmark 2018 - The Mill in Vejle, Vejle Art Association 2019
Group exhibitions - Selected:
Aarhus Art Academy, Denmark 2009 - Dronninglund Art Center, Denmark 2017 - Várframsýningin, Listasavn Føroya (The National Museum of Art, Faroe Islands) 2016, 2017, 2020 - Ólavsøkuframsýningin, Listasavn Føroya (The National Museum of Art, Faroe Islands) 2009, 2010 - Smiðjan í Lítluvík, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2017 - The Cultural Centre Kulturellen, Herning, Denmark 2008, 2009 - Galleri Molevit, Denmark ”Nordisk Kunstnertræf i Skagen” (Nordic Artists in Skagen) 2011-2014 - Gallery Tornby, Hirtshals, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016 - Gallery Aadalen, Langaa, Denmark 2011-2020 - Galleri Sct. Gertrud, Copenhagen, Denmark 2013-2016, 2020 - Galleri Smag & Kunst, Ebeltoft, Denmark 2014, 2015, 2018 - Grindavik Culture Week, Iceland 2014 - Augustiana Sculpture Park and Art Centre, Galleri Nørballe ”Færøsk Sommer” (Faroese Summer) 2014 - KATUAQ, Greenland Cultural Centre in Nuuk, Greenland 2014 - Gallerí Fold, Reykjavik, Iceland 2015, 2018 - Listasafn Reykjanesbæjar, Keflavik, Iceland (Reykjanes Art Museum) 2013 - Blicher Museum in Herning, Denmark, the exhibition ”Herning - i går, i dag, i morgen” (Herning - Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow) 2013 - The North Atlantic House i Odense, Denmark 2017 - Mikkelberg, The Center for Nordic Art and Cricket in South Slesvig, Germany 2019 - The Nordic Institute in Aaland, Finland 2019
Represented in public collections:
Listasafn Reykjanesbæjar, Keflavik, Iceland (Reykjanes Art Museum) - Nuuk Art Museum, Greenland - The Town Council Grindavikurbær, Iceland - The Town Council Tórshavn, Faroe Islands - The Town Council Struer, Denmark - The North Atlantic House in Odense, Denmark
Decorations:
LandboNord, Brønderslev, Denmark 2013
The Clinic Tandsundhed, Herning, Denmark 2018
Books:
”101 kunstnere 2015” by Tom Jørgensen (page 98 and 99)
Curation:
Curator at the exhibition “Glimpse from the Faroe Islands” Dronninglund Art Center 2017.
Curator at the exhibition “Várframsýningin” which takes place at The National Museum of Art, Faroe Islands (Listasavn Føroya) 2019
