Friday 2 December 2011

The Florence Biennale


"If eyes could kill ..."
Oil on canvas, 140 x 140 cm, 2011

  
      
 "The young generation"
Oil on canvas, 140 x 140 cm, 2011
 
 
 

Bente Christensen-Ernst: CV

Member of the Danish Society of Artists affiliated to the Royal Academy
Married to the translator and writer Jørgen Christensen-Ernst Collaborates with Gallery B15, Copenhagen, Denmark, Galerie Wolfsen, Aalborg, Denmark, and Art House, Damascus, Syria.

    
One-man shows
  • Studyo Fabrika, Ankara, Turkey 1984
  • Galeri Black & White, Ankara, Turkey 1985
  • Galleri Sommersko, Copenhagen, Denmark 1990
  • Galleri 11, Danish National Television 1992
  • Gallerihuset, Copenhagen, Denmark 1992
  • Galerie Wolfsen, Aalborg, Denmark 1994
  • Galleri Torso, Odense, Denmark 1994
  • Galleri C, Århus, Denmark 1995
  • Galleri Torso, Odense, Denmark 1996
  • Gallerihuset, Copenhagen, Denmark 1996
  • Asmali Mescit Sanat Galerisi, Istanbul, Turkey 1997
  • Galerie Wolfsen, Aalborg, Denmark 1998
  • Galleri Torso, Odense, Denmark 1998
  • Christian Dam Galleries, Copenhagen, Denmark 1999
  • Kastrupgårdsamlingen, Copenhagen, Denmark 1999
  • C.A.M. Contemporary Art Marketing, Istanbul, Turkey 2000
  • Galleri Wolfsen, Aalborg, Denmark 2001
  • C.A.M Contemporary Art Marketing, Istanbul, Turkey 2001
  • Millî Reasürans Galerisi, Istanbul, Turkey 2002
  • Christian Dam Galleries, Copenhagen, 2003
  • C.A.M. - Contemporary Art Marketing, Istanbul 2004
  • Galleri Wolfsen, Aalborg, Denmark 2004
  • C.A.M. - Contemporary Art Marketing, Istanbul 2005
  • C.A.M. - Contemporary Art Marketing, Istanbul 2007
  • Galerie Wolfsen, Aalborg, Denmark 2009
  • Görüntü Sanat Galerisi, Adana, Turkey 2010
  • Art House, Damascus, Syria 2011
  • Karma Art Gallery, Aleppo, Syria 2011



    Joint exhibitions
  • Charlottenborg Spring Exhibition, Copenhagen, Denmark 1989
  • The Easter Exhibition, Århus, Denmark 1990
  • Vestslesvig Art Society, Tonder, Denmark 1990
  • Vestslesvig Art Society, Rensburgh, Germany 1990
  • The Autumn Exhibition, "Den Frie", Copenhagen, Denmark 1990
  • Charlottenborg Spring Exhibition, Copenhagen, Denmark 1991
  • Charlottenborg Autumn Exhibition, Copenhagen, Denmark 1991
  • "Spejlbilleder", Frederiksborg Castle, Hillerød, Denmark 1992
  • "Spejlbilleder", Brandts Klædefabrik, Odense, Denmark 1993
  • The Danish Art Fair, Copenhagen, Denmark 1993
  • "Tyve Veje til Gåsepigen", Galerie Wolfsen, Aalborg, Denmark 1994
  • ART-Copenhagen - Forum for Modern Art, Forum, Copenhagen, Denmark 1994
  • "Hundred Years of Danish Authors", Frederiksborg Castle, Hillerød, Denmark 1994
  • ART-Copenhagen - Forum for Modern Art, Forum, Copenhagen. Denmark 1995
  • Galerie Bollhagen, Kunstcentrum, Worpswede, Germany 1995
  • "25 Years on the Job", Jyllandsposten, Copenhagen, Denmark 1995
  • "Small Canvasses", Gallerihuset, Copenhagen, Denmark 1996
  • "Danish Portraits 1985 - 1995", The Øregaard Museum, Copenhagen, Denmark 1996
  • ART-Copenhagen - Forum for Modern Art, Copenhagen, Denmark 1996
  • PRO, Charlottenborg, Copenhagen, Denmark 1997
  • Art Fair, Herning, Denmark 1998
  • MuséETT, Kristinahamn, Sweden 1998
  • Art Copenhagen, Forum, Copenhagen, Denmark 1998
  • Galeri Yantra, Istanbul, Turkey 1999
  • PRO, Filosofgangen, Odense, Denmark 1999
  • Art Fair, Herning, Denmark 2000
  • Skive Museum of Art, Denmark 2000
  • Art Copenhagen, Forum, Copenhagen, Denmark 2000
  • Salon d'Automne, Paris, France 2000
  • C.A.M., Contemporary Art Marketing, "Nudes", Istanbul, Turkey 2000
  • Salon d'Automne, Paris, France 2001
  • Skovhuset, Værløse, Denmark 2001
  • PRO, Charlottenborg, Copenhagen, Denmark 2002
  • Rundetårn, "Istanbul", Copenhagen, Denmark 2002
  • PRO, Charlottenborg, Copenhagen, Denmark 2003
  • "Danish Summer", Gallery Christophersen, Copenhagen, Denmark 2003
  • "Meeting Point", C.A.M. - Contemporary Art Marketing, Istanbul, Turkey 2004
  • "Two Worlds Meet", Galerie Wolfsen, Aalborg, Denmark 2004
  • Pakhuset, Nykøbing Sjælland, Denmark 2004
  • PRO, Charlottenborg, Copenhagen, Denmark 2004
  • "Frederiksberg på Plakaten",Frederiksberg Municipality, Copenhagen, Denmark 2004
  • "Eight from PRO", Travelling exhibition arranged by The Association of Danish Art Societies, Denmark
  • PRO, Charlottenborg, Copenhagen, Denmark 2005
  • ART-Copenhagen - Forum for Modern Art, Forum, Copenhagen, Denmark 2005
  • Istanbul Art Fair, Istanbul 2005
  • Natür mort, Galerist, Istanbul 2006
  • "European Reflections" - PRO 2006, Charlottenborg, Copenhagen 2006
  • Portalen, Greve, Denmark 2007
  • The St. Petersborg Biennale, St. Petersburg, Russia 2008
  • Contemporary Istanbul (with portrait of Hüseyin Alptekin) 2008
  • "25 Years" - Siyah Beyaz Galerisi, Ankara & Istanbul 2009
  • "Kunst og Bæredygtighed", Frederiksberg Municipality, Denmark 2009
  • Art Herning, Denmark 2011
  • "Portræt Nu," The National Gallery on Frederiksborg, Denmark 2011
  • "The Summer Exhibition," Expo 5, Istanbul, Turkey 2011
  • Art Copenhagen – The Nordic Art Fair, Copenhagen, Denmark 2011
  • The Florence Biennale, Florence, Italy 2011



    Museums
  • The National Gallery on Frederiksborg, Denmark (with a portrait of the poet Henrik Nordbrandt)



    Portraits
  • Henrik Nordbrandt, poet
  • Ove Sprogø, actor
  • Hans-Ole Skovgaard, chairman of the Association of Danish Engineers
  • Knud Akselsen, former mayor in Elsinore
  • Finn Nørbygaard, entertainer
  • Alex Steen, art critic
  • Thomas Kluge, painter
  • Jes Høeg, former football player on the Danish national team
  • Mehmet C. Garan, general manager of Fuji Film, Istanbul
  • Esma Edgü, designer, Istanbul
  • Mary, Princess of Denmark
  • Orhan Pamuk, Turkish Nobel prize winner in literature
  • Defne, daughter of Merve and Kagan Gürsel, Istanbul
  • Sinan, son of Αyşe Ataman, Istanbul
  • Nina, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Kınay, Istanbul
  • Peter Bjerregaard, chariman of the Danish Shipowners Association
  • Ηüseyin Alptekin, late Turkish Artist




Decoration, illustrations &c


  • Café Victor, Copenhagen 1993
  • "Dansk Standart", The DS-catalogue 1996
  • The calendar of Gallerihuset for 1996
  • "Danske Portrætter 1985 - 1995", Gyldendal 1996
  • "Litteraturens Veje", Gads Forlag 1996
  • Nestlé Denmark, 1997
  • The calendar of Chr. Hansen's Laboratories for 1998
  • The Artist of the Year, Mediolog, Denmark 2000
  • The calendar of R82 2001
  • "Portrættører," The National Gallery on Frederiksborg, Denmark 2003
  • "Danske Portrætter," Aschehoug Dansk Forlag 2003
  • The Art Calendar of C.A.M. – Contemporary Art Marketing 2006
  • Restaurant Zazie, Teşvikiye, Istanbul 2007