Veo Friis Jespersen
Member of The Arts Society in Denmark and of The Visual Artists Association/BKF
Co-founder of Point of view-dk.dk and Skulpturi.dk
Education
1993-94 The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts with professor Bjørn Nørgaard
1986-92 The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts with professor Bjørn Nørgaard
1983-85 Billedskolen with Erik Lynge, among others
Solo Exhibitions
2010 "Nye værker", Skulpturi, Cph. Dk
2007 "Mellem værende og rum", Cph., DK
2002 Galleri Weinberger, Cph. DK
1997 Galleri Weinberger, Cph. DK
1996 Galleri Weinberger, Cph. DK
1994 Albertslund Rådhus, Albertslund, DK
Group Exhibitions
2010 Veksølund sculpture exhibition, Veksø, DK
2010 "TILLØB TIL RUM", Clausens Kunsthandel, DK
2009 "LONG WAY HOME", Skulpturi, Cluster, Berlin, D
2008 "Bedre skulptur end aldrig", Portalen, Greve, DK
2008 "Flytte ind", VM BJERGET Ørestad , DK
2008 "Udkast", Skulpturi.dk,Cph., DK
2007 "Grand opening", Skulpturi,Cph., DK
2007 Skulpturi.dk, Cph., DK
2007 "Garden Party", Galleri Sortedam, Cph., DK
2007 Veksølund sculpture exhibition, Veksø, DK
2006 "Wall to Wall" Cph., DK
2006 "XVIII Summer MAM Exhibition - Contractura -" MAM, Museo De Arte Moderno Chiloe, Chile
2005 Labyrinter – Kunstens Rum- Charlottenborg, DK
2005 Veksølund sculpture exhibition, Veksø, DK
2004 " C/O Sophienholm ", Lyngby, DK
2004 Veksølund sculpture exhibition, Veksø, DK
2003 " Other SPACES", Valby, DK
2003 Veksølund sculpture exhibition, Veksø, DK
2002 " Artkontact Karlovy Vary 2002 ", Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic
2002 Veksølund sculpture exhibition, Veksø, DK
2001 Guest at " Kammeraterne ", Cph. DK
2000 " Born of the Fire - Bronze in Danish Sculpture ", Glyptoteket, Cphg.DK
2000 " Vestvolden - point of view ", Brøndby, DK
2000 Veksølund sculpture exhibition, Veksø, DK
1998 Veksølund sculpture exhibition, Veksø, DK
1998 " Guest at Decembristerne, Cph. DK
1997 The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts Goldmedalcompetition in sculpture,Cph. DK
1997 Veksølund sculpture exhibition, Veksø, DK
1996 Galleri Zenit, Frb. DK
1996 Veksølund sculpture exhibition, Veksø, DK
1996 " Sculpture in the Fairytale Garden ", The Art Foundation of the city of Odense, Odense, DK
1996 " Art Copenhagen - 96 ", Forum, Cph. DK
1994 " Exit ´ 94 ", Kristiansstad, Sweeden
1994 " Art Copenhagen - 94 ", Forum, Cph. DK
1994 Galleri Ægidius, Randers, DK
1994 Galleri Weinberger, Cph. DK
1993 Guest at " Kammeraterne ", Cph. DK
1993 " Sculpture project Billedhuggerskolen Charlottenborg ", Museum of Contemporary Art, Roskilde, DK
1992 Koldinghus, Kolding, DK
1991 Overgaden, Cph. DK
1990 " Noordkunst 1990 ", Gronningen, Holland
1989 " 9 Artist at the B&W " Cph. DK
1987 Fælledparken, Cph. DK
Curatorial Works
2004 " C/O Sophienholm ", Sophienholm, Lyngby, DK in collaboration with Miguel Vega Olivares
2003 " Other SPACES " in collaboration with Torgny Wilcke and Miguel Vega Olivares
2000 " Vestvolden - point of view " in collaboration with Miguel Vega Olivares
Grants
2009 Danish Art Foundation Adorment
2008 Danish Art Foundation Adorment
2007 Danish Art Foundation Adorment
2007 Danish Arts Councill´s commtee for Visual Arts
2007 The States Worshop for Art and Craft, Gl. Dok
2006 Danish Art Foundation Adornment
2005 Danish Arts Council´s Commitee for International Visual Arts for the exhibition "XVIII Summer
MAM Exhibition", MAM, Museo De Arte Moderno Chiloe, Chile
2005 Danish Arts Councill´s commtee for Visual Arts
2005, 09 Gerhard Henning´s grant
2005 Henry Heerups grant
2004 The States Worshop for Art and Craft, Gl. Dok
2004 Danish Art Foundation Adorment
2004 Anne Marie Telmanyi born Carl-Nielsens Foundation grant of honour
2003 Danish Art Foundation Adorment
2003 Billedkunstrådet and Københavns Billedkunstudvalg for the exhibition: " Other SPACES "
1999 Helle og Arenth Jacobsens grant
1998,99,00 Gerhard Hennings grant
1998 Danish Art Foundation Adorment
1995 Recieved grant from the production pool of the Ministry of Cultural Afairs
1995 The States Workshops for Art and Craft, Gl. Dok
1994 Fundation Idella`s travel grant
1992 Mogens Carl Christensens Memorial grant
1989 Antikvar Carl Julius Petersens Foundation
1989 Camilla og Arnoff Thomsens grant
Literature
2006 "Veo Friis Jespersen", catalogue
2004 "C/O Sophienholm", catalogue
2003 "Andre RUM", catalogue
2000 Veksølund 2000, s.84-87, catalogue
2000 "Født af ilden - bronzen i dansk skulptur", Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek 2000, s. 108-109 catalogue
Work in public spaces
2007-09 Hartmanns Park, Nærum, DK
2004-06 Krogstenshave, Hvidovre, DK
2003-05 Ågården in Vejleåparken, Ishøj, DK
2003 Tandkunsten, Kbh., DK
1996 Eventyrhaven, Odense, DK
Represented
Danish Art Foundation, The Art Foundation of the city of Odense, private collections and
MAM, Museo De Arte Moderno Chiloe, Chile
Teaching
2006-2007 Culture Kidz
1996-2002 Billedskolen Jagtvej 113, Cph.,DK
1995-1996 KUA Ballerup-Strædet
Links:
WWW.pointofview-dk.dk
WWW.kunstdk.dk
WWW.skulpturi.dk