Karen Kitani Harsbo, Born in Japan. Lives and work in Denmark.
Artist, ceramist, associate professor at Royal Danish Academy of Fine Art.
Education:
1982-87 Danish Design School, ceramics and glass.
Exhibitions (selected):
2019 Dronninglund Kunstcenter, ” Entangled”
2018 Cobra-rummet v Sophienholm, ” Den Utopiske Gartner”
2017 Kunsthal Charlottenborg, ”Mediated Matter”.
2016 Galleri Houcon, “KælderKællinger”
2016 Huset I Asnæs, Udstilling med Morten Modin og Anne Mette Schultz
2016 Skovhuset, “Pathways”
2015 Silkeborg Bad Artcenter, ”Sanatorium”.
2014 Copenhagen Ceramics, ”Out and Back” with Marianne Krumbach
2014 Bornholms Art Museum, ”European Ceramic Context”.
2014 Ceramic House Gallery, UK, ”Contemporary Danish Ceramics”,
2014 Gammelgaard, ”EKKO”.
2013 Vejen Art Museum, ”Betroet Tvivl”.
2013 British Ceramic Bienniel, Stoke on Trent, UK
2013 Galleri Ann Linnemann, “Entropisk Topologi”. Award by Danish Arts Foundation.
2012 SAK, Svendborg, “Roommates”
2011 Guldagergaard, “Fire-friends”.
2010 Galleri Ann Linnemann, “Happenstance” with Neil Brownsword.
2009 The Japanese Embassy “Japan Rejse”.
2008 Bispegården, Kalundborg.
2008 Sculpture Bienale. Kgs.Have, Kbh.
2008 Inner Mongolia Art Museum, Hohot, China.
2007 Yalu River Art Museum in Dandong, China
2005 Marienlyst Castle, Helsingor, ”Once upon a time…”
2005 Rundetårn, Kbh. “Reflections”.
2004 Grønbechsgaard, Hassle, Bornholm. ”Porcelain”.
2003 Vejen Art Museum, ”Bageværk”.
2003 Royal Copenhagen Porcelain and Marienlyst Castle,”The White Gold”.
2003 The Danish Ceramic Museum,Grimmerhus, ”Network”
2003 Marienlyst Castle,” Øjeblikkets Rum”
2000 Trapholt Museum, Keramiktrienial
1999 Charlottenborg, Spring Exhibition
1998 Charlottenborg, Spring Exhibition, Den Frie;KE, and VK-exhibition
1997 Den Frie; Artists Autum exhibition og VK-, price-winner.
Curated
2017 ”Mediated Matter” m M.E.Andersen, Kunsthal Charlottenborg
2013 ”Betroet Tvivl”, Vejen Kunstmuseum.
2011 “Magic of Clay – Ceramics in Int. Contemporary Art “, Gl.Holtegård, co-curated.
2005 ”Once upon a time…”, Marienlyst Slot, Helsingør,
2003 ”The White Gold”, Royal Copenhagen and ”Bageværk”, Vejen Art Museum
Kunstneriske forsknings projekter
2019- 20 ”Lunar Concrete”, m Rikke Luther. Måne regolith og 3D print.
2014-16 ”Mediated Matter”, projekt på Kunstakademiet om 3D-print og digitalitet.
2013-14 ”Topographies of the Obsolete”, internationalt projekt med N, DK, D, UK.
Public work (selected)
2009 Urban-planen, Amager, ” CrossOver” .
2006 Østerhøj, Ballerup. “Udsigtstrappen, Promenade rampen og Stenhavestien.”
2005 Eggerslevmagle School, projekt by group K+, Skælskør.
Grants
2013-15 Award by the Danish Arts Foundation.
2003 Anne Marie Telmanyi født Carl-Nielsens Fond
1991 DKs Nationalbanks Jubilæumsfond af 1968.Ellen & Knud Dalhoff Larsens Fond