CV ~~ Signe Emdal

b. 1979 in Copenhagen. Work in many different locations world wide, with family anchors in Denmark.

  • Visual Artist, Photographer & Master Artisan

  • Member of the Danish Visual Artists (BKF)

  • Member of the Homo Faber network

AWARDS

2023 Martha & Paul Rene Gaugain Art Prize 2023, DK

2022 Winner of the price: “Best Contemporary artwork” at PAD LONDON, UK

PUBLIC COLLECTIONS

2024 The Danish Art Foundation Collection, Statens Kunstfond, Copenhagen, Denmark

2023 Malmö Art Museum, Malmö, Sweden

EDUCATION

2002-2007 MA Textile design Designskolen Kolding-DK, Jacquard knitting techniques & flexible structures.

2005-2009 Ole Strange knitting factory in Ry -DK

2009- 2012 Weaver at The National Museum of Denmark, Brede Værk, Mølleåen- DK

SOLO SHOWS

2027 MAISON LOUIS CARRÈ ~ September 2027, Bazoches-sur-Guyonne France

2023 GALERIE MARIA WETTERGREN ~ FANTASIA 07.09.23 - 25.11.23, Paris France

2019 SKAGEN KUNSTMUSEER ~ ANNA´s ROOTS, Skagen DK

2010 GRØNBECHSGAARD DK ~ A TREE TALE, Bornholm DK

2008 DEVE ARCHITECTS ~ FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Copenhagen DK

GROUPSHOWS

2025 THE FACTORY ~ Sky Rope: duo with Kristian Emdal. May- September, Djúpavík, West Iceland

2025 BIEN ~ Air, Textile Biennale, May-September, Slovenia

2025 LUNDSGAARD GODS ~ Denne nye verden. April, Kerteminde Fyn DK

2024 GALERIE HANDWERK ~ Weaving – Tradition and Innovation, October-Nov, Münich Germany

2024 GALERIE MARIA WETTERGREN/ PAD London UK

2024 GALERIE MARIA WETTERGREN/ The Thread of Your Thought. September, Paris France

2024 GALERIE MARIA WETTERGREN/ TEFAF Maastricht. March, The Netherlands

2023 GALERIE MARIA WETTERGREN/ Design Miami/Basel. June, CH

2023 GALERIE MARIA WETTERGREN/ TEFAF New York. May, US

2023 GALERIE MARIA WETTERGREN/ TEFAF Maastricht. March, The Netherlands

2022 GALERIE MARIA WETTERGREN/ Design Miami. November, Miami, US

2022 GALERIE MARIA WETTERGREN/ PAD London. October, UK

2022 GALERIE MARIA WETTERGREN/ Design Miami/ Basel. June, CH

2022 ARDEN ASBÆK GALLERY/ Copenhagen March - May, DK

2022 HOMO FABER EVENT/ Biennale for master artisanship in Venice / By invitation from curator Sebastian Herkner. Funded by Statens Kunstfond. April, Venice Italy

2020 FORÅRSUDSTILLINGEN CHARLOTTENBORG / Mimosa Memory Performance/ Solo Award nomination. DK

2019 CHART 2019/ Inner garden series & touch material / Emerging studios. DK

2019 IS THIS COLOUR ? / Round tower Cph with Kontempo/ My little Icelandic pony

2018 LAKE COMO DESIGN FAIR/ Astrids Rose / Funded by Statens Kunstfond. Como Italy

2017  DANISH DESIGN MAKERS/ Stockholm furniture fair. Sweden

2016 NATIONAL MUSEUM OF ICELAND/ Iceland designweek. Funded by Statens Kunstfond

2016 DANISH DESIGN MAKERS/ IMM Cologne Germany

2015 NATIONAL GALLERY OF DENMARK (SMK)/ Astrids Rose DK

2012 PICTOPLASMA x MISS LOTION/ Happy Shop Berlin

2011 DIREKTORENHAUS BERLIN ~ WINTERGARTEN, Berlin Germany

2008 FORÅRSUDSTILLINGEN CHARLOTTENBORG / With designer Susanne Guldager

ARTIST RESIDENCIES

2024 ICELANDIC TEXTILE CENTER/ Blönduós, Iceland

2024 SAN CATALDO/ Amalfi, Italy

2024 KLITGÅRDEN REFUGIUM/ Skagen, Denmark

2023 KLITGÅRDEN REFUGIUM/ Skagen, Denmark

2023 DANISH INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE & ART/ Rome, Italy

2023 CASA BALANDRA / Mallorca, Spain

2023 STATENS VÆRKSTEDER FOR KUNST & DESIGN/ Copenhagen, Denmark

2022 KLITGÅRDEN REFUGIUM/ Skagen, Denmark.

2022 ARTSCAPE TORONTO/ Toronto, Canada.

2022 STATENS VÆRKSTEDER FOR KUNST & DESIGN/ Copenhagen, Denmark.

2021 KLITGÅRDEN REFUGIUM/ Skagen, Denmark.

2021 STATENS VÆRKSTEDER FOR KUNST & DESIGN/ Copenhagen, Denmark.

2021 VILLA GRESS/ Møn, Denmark.

2020 STATENS VÆRKSTEDER FOR KUNST & DESIGN/ Copenhagen, Denmark.

2020 KLITGÅRDEN REFUGIUM/ Skagen, Denmark.

2019 “Travel & Talk” - Community Study trip to Chicago & Detroit with The Danish Architecture Centre.

2019 STATENS VÆRKSTEDER FOR KUNST & DESIGN/ Copenhagen, Denmark.

2019 ARTSCAPE TORONTO/ Toronto, Canada.

2018 ICELANDIC TEXTILE CENTER/ Blönduós, Iceland.

2018 ARTSCAPE TORONTO/ Toronto, Canada.

2018  TEXTIEL LAB TILBURG/ Tilburg, The Netherlands.

2015 TEXTIEL LAB TILBURG/ Tilburg, The Netherlands.

 

~ MARTHA & PAUL RENE GAUGUIN ART PRIZE 2023 ~

::: MERCI :::

 

SILKY WAY

2023

~ ACQUIRED FOR THE PERMANENT COLLECTION OF MALMØ KUNSTMUSEUM IN SWEDEN ~