Rikke Darling

Rikke Darling is a Danish visual artist based in Copenhagen, working at the intersection of biology, abstraction and nature. With a studio and gallery in the Østerbro neighbourhood of Copenhagen, she has worked as a professional artist for more than two decades.

Her work spans original paintings on canvas, large-scale wall murals, hand-painted ceramic vases and limited edition fine art prints. The connecting thread is nature — not as something to depict, but as a source of patterns, moods and ideas translated into her own visual language.

Darling works within the SciArt field, where art and science meet as a creative force. Her paintings explore the microscopic structures of biology — cell forms, fractals, branching patterns and the flowing movements of water — alongside botanical elements, birds and the quiet poetry of Nordic landscapes. She is a member of the international SciArt Initiative.

Her distinctive work has found its way into homes, hospitals and public spaces across Denmark and Europe. Notable projects include botanical wall murals at the triple Michelin-starred Restaurant Geranium in Copenhagen, art installations at Rigshospitalet and several other Danish hospitals, and a wall mural at Hotel La Fonda in Spain. Her w...

EDUCATION
1996 Diploma in Fashion Design and Illustration from the Copenhagen Academy of Fashion Design.

2005 MSc in Design and Communication Management from Copenhagen Business School.

Group Exhibitions
2025 AAF Art Fair, Hamborg, Tyskland
2024 AAF Art Fair, Hamborg, Tyskland
2024 Galleri Jarsbo, Aalborg, Danmark
2024 AAF Art Fair, Berlin, Tyskland
2024 X-Porten, Hundested, Danmark
2024 Galleri Jarsbo, Aalborg, Danmark
2024 Galleri Jarsbo, Aalborg, Danmark
2023 Galleri Jarsbo, Aalborg, Danmark
2022 Galleri Beck, Brønderslev, Danmark
2022 Surface design Studio, København Dnmark
2022 Galleri ArtCompaz, Frederiksberg, Danmark
2021 Galleri Beck, Brønderslev, Danmark
2021 Galleri ArtCompaz, Frederiksberg, Danmark
2020 K2 Kunst, Dronninglund Kunstcenter, Danmark
2020 AAF, EOTW Gallery, Milano, Italien
2019 AAF, EOTW Gallery, Amsterdam, Holland
2019 Galleri Saphere Aude, København, Danmark
2019 Black As Ink, Studio Exhibition, København, Danmark
2019 Gallery ArtCompaz, Frederiksberg, Danmark
2019 Art Bodensee, Van Gogh Gallery, Dornbirn, Østrig
2019 Kunstsamlingen, Lyngby, Danmark
2019 Gallery ArtCompaz, Frederiksberg, Danmark
2019 Kunstgalleriet, Slagelse, Danmark
2019 The Final Exhibition, Axel Towers, København, Danmark
2019 Galleri Beck, Brønderslev, Danmark
2019 AAF, EOTW Gallery, London, England
2018 “Infinite Potentials” SciArt Center, New York Hall of Science, USA
2018 Kunstgalleriet, Slagelse, Danmark
2018 Gall...