Dorte Bundesen
In my work I tell a story about feelings, atmosphere and events of life using the language of drawing and painting instead of words. I try to communicate without using the spoken and written language.
I work in many different materials. It is important to me to find the exact material and form that will be most helpful to me when expressing my intentions. But – just as well - it is important to me as an artist constantly to examine various forms of expressions. Or… maybe I am simply a curious person who likes to experiment with new areas within visual art. Therefore I work with drawing and painting as well as photo, print and installation as tools to tell my stories visually.
My most important tool is drawing. I keep turning back to this activity and find both pleasure and much sense in doing so. I take great care when choosing my motives. I often use a specific motive in a series of pictures – thus seeking to let the motives contribute to the intention of my work.
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Biography
In my work I tell a story about feelings, atmosphere and events of life using the language of drawing and painting instead of words. I try to communicate without using the spoken and written language.
I work in many different materials. It is important to me to find the exact material and form that will be most helpful to me when expressing my intentions. But – just as well - it is important to me as an artist constantly to examine various forms of expressions. Or… maybe I am simply a curious person who likes to experiment with new areas within visual art. Therefore I work with drawing and painting as well as photo, print and installation as tools to tell my stories visually.
My most important tool is drawing. I keep turning back to this activity and find both pleasure and much sense in doing so. I take great care when choosing my motives. I often use a specific motive in a series of pictures – thus seeking to let the motives contribute to the intention of my work.
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DENMARK
- Date of birth : 1949
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- Groups: Danish Contemporary Artists

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SEPARATE EXHIBITIONS: (selected)
1998 Gammelgård, Herlev, Copenhagen
2001 Palæfløjen, Roskilde Art Association
Kunstverein Swissttal, Bonn, Germany
2005 Roskilde Museum, “Pieces of the past – art and history in dialogue”
2006 DTU – University of Technology, Lyngby
2008 Roskilde Museum,”How to win the peace – art and history in dialogue”
2014 Gallery Nomad, Berlin, Germany, “Die Suche”
2015 The Vladimir Nabokov Museum, Saint Petersburg, Russia, “Turn inside out”
Hvidovre Art Association, Copenhagen
GROUP EXHIBITIONS: (selected)
1997 Galleri Syd, regular artist until 2002
1999 Woodshop – land art in Boserupskoven. Art project
Scandinavian drawing triennial: Rana Museum, Norway; Sundsvall Museum, Sweden; Gallery F15, Norway; Nordanå, Sweden.
2000 Land art Park of Pedvale, open air museum, Latvia,
2001 Dumont Kunsthalle, Cologne, Germany
2003 Sophienholm, Lyngby,”Spica-Art-Dialogue”
Museum of Contemporary Art/ light and sound, Roskilde “Spica-Art-Dialogue”
Sophienholm, Lyngby,”Spica-Art-Dialogue”
2006 Benalla, Victoria, Australia, 3rd Drawing Biennale
2007 Museum of Contemporary Art/light and sound, project ”Machine power”
Roskilde Museum,”Fantasmagorisk”, project ”Machine power”
Steps Gallery, Carlton, Australia 3rd. Draw ing Biennale
2010 Musicon, Roskilde,”Regionalen”, curated by”The art Council”
Palæfløjen, Roskilde Art Association,”Across the Border”
2014 ”Bienal de Arte Indigena 2014”, Quito, Ecuador
Galleri Jessheim, Oslo,”Bienal de Art Indigena, Travelling exhibition”
Joachim Rongs Galerie, Berlin, Germany
Gjethuset, Frederiksværk,”Whirr of Wings”
Die Fotogalerie Friedrichshain, Berlin, Germany, “Identity Lost”, (Whirr of Wings”)
Fotografiens Hus, Oslo, Norway,”Lost and found”, (”Whirr of Wings”)
Gallery Nomad, Berlin, Germany,”Winter Exhibition”
2015 Gallery Nørballe, Als,”Mermaids and Madams.”
Pakhuset, Nykøbing SJ. “Mermaids and Madams”
Hvidovre Art Association, Copenhagen, “New Reality” Whirr of Wings”
Pakhuset, Nykøbing SJ. “Whirr of wings”, “Elements”
AWARDS: First Honour Place to the Artistic Merit of the V Biennial de Arte Indigena, 2014
LEADER OF PROJECTS / CURATOR: ”Modsætning, Frisætning, Dialog” – Kulturby 96; ”Woodshop” 1999 (land art in Boserup forest); ”Spica – Art – Dialogue” 2003; ”Machinepower – art and history in dialogue” 2007; ”Across the Border” 2010.
SPONSERED BY: Arts Council of Roskilde, Nordea Bank, Commune of Roskilde, Region of Zealand, Grosserer L.F. Foghts Foundation, The Danish Culture Institute.
MENTIONED IN: ”Roskilde in Talsi”, ”Artists in the county of Roskilde”, ”Artpanorama”, ”Art and Artists in the region of Zeeland”, ”Brennpunkt”, Magazin für Fotografie 1-2014
Danish Photography, 1.2014
MEMBER OF ART GROUPS: ”Whirr of Wings” (since 2012) and”Mermaids and Madams.” (Since
