Biography

 

Peter Callesen
Born 1967 in Denmark


Education:

1997-00 Goldsmiths College, London
1994-97 Det Jyske Kunstakademi, Århus
1993-94 Århus Art School (Foundation Course)
1990-93 Århus School of Architecture

Solo exhibitions:

2009

- The Museum of Religious Art, Lemvig, Denmark.

2008

- Perry Rubenstein Gallery, New York. Opens November 22nd.

Paperman, Helene Nyborg Contemporary, Copenhagen.

2007

Unfolding, Emily Tsingou Gallery, London.

Himmelrum, Kunsthallen Nikolaj in Copenhagen.

Himmelrum at Brandt’s in Odense, Denmark

2006

Castle Museum, Nottingham, England

ALIVE, BUT DEAD, Helene Nyborg Contemporary, Copenhagen

2005

do ART gallery, Seoul, Korea
Egg ballet, Odense Performance Festival
Concert for birds, performance on Christianshavns Volde in Copenhagen

2004
emilyTsingou gallery, London
Mirage, Galleri Koch und Kesslau, Berlin

2003
Snowdrifting, The Kiosk Project, London

2001

The Life of The Dying Swan, Gallery Tommy Lund, Copenhagen
White Shadows, installation & performance, Esbjerg Museum of Art, Denmark

2000
Der Sterbende Schwan, Gallery KUNST auf KAMPNAGEL, Hamburg
Jukebox, performance at Gallery Muu, Helsinki
Hvorfor blir det nat mor, three days performance, Gallery Tommy Lund, Copenhagen

1999
The Dying Swan is back, performance at Goldsmiths College's exhibitionspace
Sailing, performance at Overgaden, Copenhagen
Happy Birthday, performance in Goldsmiths College's canteen, London
Castle, two weeks happening at Goldsmiths College, London

1998
The Dying swan, performance at Det Fynske Kunstakademis Udstillingssted, Odense
The Dying swan, performance at Goldsmiths College's exhibitionspace

1997
Peter R. Callesen præsenterer Peter R. Callesen, happening in rum 46, Århus
Little Peter Spiderman III, performance & installation in rum 46, Århus
Le Déjeuner sur l'Herbe", happening & installation in rum 46, Århus

 

Selected group exhibitions:

2008

- Ruiner - fascination og fantasi, Museet På Koldinghus, Denmark. Opens August 23rd.

- Drømmerier, Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen, Denmark. Closes June 21st 2009

Papir i tre dimensioner, Skovgaard Art Museum, Viborg, Denmark.

Hidden narratives, Graves Art Gallery, Sheffield, England.

Dream Therapy, Kathleen Cullen Fine Arts, New York.

2007

Snow Fall, Vejen Art Museum, Denmark. Dec 1st - Mar 24th 2008

Fairy Tale, Leeds City Art Gallery, Leeds, England

Venice Biennale, Mobile Journey, Crossing, San Servolo Venice, Italy

Fairy Tale, Chapter, Cardiff, Wales

Spor, Esbjerg Art Museum, Denmark

Exportable Goods, Krinzinger Projekte, Vienna

Fairy Tale, The New Art Gallery Walsall, Walsall, England

2006

Group Show, Emily Tsingou, London, England

ART COPENHAGEN - THE NORDIC ART FAIR
Shanghai Biennale 6, Shanghai Art Museum, China

Paper Cuts, Bury St Edmunds Art Gallery, England

Fuori è un giorno fragile, Imbiancheria del Vajro, Chieri,Torino, Italy

Papercut. Voges + Partner Gallerie, Frankurt am Main, Germany

Inner to Go, Gallery Vamiali, Athens. Greece

TRANSIT 2006, Charlottenborg Exhibition Hall, Copenhagen

 

2005

Inaugural show, Helene Nyborg Contemporary, Copenhagen
Superbia 2, Cork in Ireland, organized by Kerlin Gallery

Vandspejl, exhibition in Frederiksberg Garden, Copenhagen organizer and artist,
Tell tail, Ewha Art Centre, Seoul Korea, paper works and performance
The City Rumble, Overgaden, Institute of Contemporary Art, Copenhagen
The Armory Show, Art Fair New York, represented by emily Tsingou gallery
Galleri Susanne Ottesen, Copenhagen

 

2004
Hidden (hi)stories Galerie K & S, Berlin
Charlottenborgs efterårsudstilling, Copenhagen
Paper, Emily Tsingou Gallery, London
Monument, a public art exhibition in Copenhagen, Main Library and in public

2003
From Dust to Dusk, Charlottenborg, Copenhagen, performance & installation
TURMSTURM, organizer and artist, Nikolaj,Copenhagen Contemporary Art
Amorph, performancefestival in Helsinki, interactive installation Palace of Dreams
NB – lad os modes, videoproject with Kenneth Balfelt, Ydre Nørrebro, Copenhagen
Ung Samtidskunst, Marineteknologisk center, Skagen

2002
Artgenda, Hamburg
Kunstparade, Copenhagen

2001
Masculinities, Nicolai Church, Copenhagen, performance & video
Barcelona Arte Contempereano, BAC, performance & installation, Barcelona
Videomanifesta, Gl. Strand, Copenhagen
Art Fair in Basel, Gallery Tommy Lund
Quality Street, Gallery Tommy Lund
ARTKINO, videoscreening at Frankfurt Art Fair
All the best, videoscreening at the LUX, London
Location, Trinity Buoy Wharf, London, performance The Flying Swan & installation Family

2000
Assembly, London, installation BridgeKonnektor Berlin, Berlin, performance Jukebox & To be - or not to be
The Rest of the Story, Chelsea College, London, sculpture Little Head
Waterfront, Denmark and Sweden, Folding, Little Peter Spiderman & To be - or not to be
Art Forum, Art Fair in Berlin, Gallery Tommy Lund
Ylikierroksilla, performance project in Helsinki
Art Fair in Basel, Gallery Tommy Lund
Croma2, Inauguración Festival, Madrid, video projection So Cold
Summer Agglutinate 3 + 4, 291 Gallery, London, performance & video
Box Museum 2000, Fukuoka Asian Art Museum, Japan, Handy & drawings

1999
Post-Ulu Gig, Singapore, videos Inside Out & Face to Face
The Last Show on Earth, London, performance Jukebox
Art Forum, Art Fair in Berlin, Gallery Tommy Lund
Performancefestival in Odense, performance Folding
Samtidskunstforum in Oslo, videoinstallation Johanne's Cottage
The Sun was Shining Upside-down, Overgaden, Copenhagen
Cardiff Timebased Art Festival, performance Assurance

1998
Kunstnernes Efterårsudstilling in Copenhagen, video Dreamdriving
Kunstnernes Påskeudstilling in Århus, video Handy, Inside Out & To be - or not to be
Environmental, London, video Little Peter Spiderman I & I I

1997
View, Videotek in rum 46, Århus, video Action & So Cold
Performancefestival in Odense, video Lille Peter Spiderman & So Cold
Charlottenborgs Forårudstilling, Copenhagen, video Little Peter Spiderman I & I I

Scholarships, Grants and Residencies:

2007

Residency at Danish Academy in Rome

2005

Grant from Kunstfonden af 1973

2004
Working Grant from Statens Kunstfond, Denmark

2003
Travel grant from Henny Sophie Clausen og møbelarkitekt Axel Clausens fond

2002
Nifca’s Artist Residency in Qaqortoq in Greenland
Travel Grant from De Bielkelske Legater
Sleipnir Travel Grant
Travel Grant from Dansk Metal

2001

Sleipnir Travel Grant for research trip to the North of Norway
Århus Kommunes Kunstnerstipendium

 

Selected Reviews, Articles and books:

2006               

Peter Callesen – Selected Works, Emily Tsingou Gallery, London, UK         

2005

100 Future Greats, Art Review’s Top Emerging Artists, Art Review,  December

Nacy Williams, More paperwork, Phaidon books, London, UK, p 120

Hans Christian Andersen: by artists from around the world, SolArc Publishing, Hertfordshire, UK

A. Marsh, Peter Callesen, Flash Art, March - April

M. Coomer, Peter Callesen, Time Out, Jan 19 - 26

H. Anderson, Peter Callesen: Paper Sculpture and Installation, Evening Standard Metro Life

2003

S. Kent, Peter Callesen / Kiosk, Time Out, Dec 3 - 10

P. Kyander, From Dust to Dusk, Charlottenborg Udstillingsbygning, Copenhagen, DK

 

Public Collections:

Wallsall Art Gallery, UK

West Collection, USA

Malmö Art Museum, Malmö Sweden

MAT Charitable Foundation, New York, USA

 

Television:

2002
8 minutes portrait of me and my work in the weekly artprogram Bildjournalen on Swedish National Television
10 minutes interview and portrait on NDR, German Television in the program Kulturnournal about my Floating Castle in Hamburg.

Represented by:

Helene Nyborg Contemporary

www.helenenyborg.com