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.

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

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...