MERETE LARSEN

Née à Copenhague en 1953

1953           Born in Copenhagen 

1976-79      Education as cabinet maker in Silkeborg, Denmark

1980-81              BADA Diploma as restorer of antique furniture, West Dean College,

Chichester, UK

1987           Establishes her own business as furniture restorer in Randers, Denmark

1992           Begins turning wooden vessels

Collect exhibitions

Centre d'art appliqué, Geneva, (October 1992)

Kunstnernes Vinterudstillig, Sonderjylland, Denmark (December 1993)

Contemporary Applied Arts, Summer Exhibition, London (August 1994)

Kunstnernes Efterarsudstilling, Den Frie, Copenhagen (October/November 1994)

Contemporary Applied Arts, "Green Wood" Exhibition, London (April 1995)

Biennalen, Nordjyllands Kunstmuseum, Denmark (Octobre/December 1997)

Oxford Gallery, Oxford, UK (September/October 1998)

Konsthall, Landskrona, Sweden (October 1998)

Herning Kunstmesse, Gallery Aegidius, Randers, Denmark (January 1999)

Del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, USA (June/July 1999)

Musée du Pays et Val de Charmey, Switzerland (February 2000)

SOFA/New York, Del Mano Gallery, USA (May 2000)

Del Mano Gallery, "Turned Wood", Los Angeles, USA (June 2000)

SOFA/Chicago, Del Mano Gallery, USA (November 2000)

Herning Art Fair, Gallery Aegidius, Denmark (January 2001)

Contemporary Applied Arts, London  (April 2001)

Galerie Carlin, Paris (May 2001, October 2003)

Del Mano, Los Angeles, USA (October 2003)

SOFA, New-York, USA (June 2004)

Patina Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico (Spring 2005)

SOFA, New-York, USA (June 2005)

CWA, Philadelphia, (September 2005).  

"Collect", London (February 2006)

"Collect", London (February 2007)

Galerie Terra Viva, St Quentin la Poterie (March 2007)

Del Mano Gallery « Turned Wood », Los Angeles, USA (July 2007)

Sarah Myerscough Gallery, London (Spring 2009)

SOFA Chicago, Riley Gallery, Cleveland, USA (December 2011)

Riley Gallery, Cleveland, USA (December 2011)

SOFA New York, Sarah Myerscough Gallery, London (April 2012)

Collect, Sarah Myerscough, London (May 2012)

Collect, Sarah Myercough, Lonon (May 2013)

Holstebro Art Foundation, Denmark ( May 2014 )

Solo exhibitions

Galerie Marianne Brand,  Carouge-Geneva  (November 1994)

Galerie Marianne Brand, Carouge- Geneva  (September 1997)

Aegidius Gallery, Randers, Denmark (August/September 1998)

Art Copenhagen, Aegidius Gallery, Denmark  (September 1999)

Galerie Marianne Brand, Carouge-Geneva (January 2000)

Aegidius Gallery, Randers, Denmark (January 2001)

Galerie Marianne Brand , Carouge-Geneva, (April 2002)

Aegidius Gallery, Randers, Denmark (October 2002)

Kunstindustrimuseet in Copenhagen, (May-June 2002)

Museet for Dansk Kunst, Randers, Denmark  (Dec-2002-February 2003)

Galerie Marianne Brand (April-May 2004)

Aegidius Gallery, Randers, Denmark (October 2005)

Galerie Marianne Brand, Carouge–Geneva (March 2006)

Carlin Gallery, Paris (Autumn 2006)

Trapholt Museum, Kolding, Denmark (November 2007)

Aegidius Gallery, Randers, Denmark (February 2008)

Chalet Farb, Saanen/Gstaad, Switzerland (August 2008)

Galerie Marianne Brand 2009

Sarah Myerscough Gallery, London (Spring 2009))

Tazawa Gallery, Kyoto, Japan (Autumn 2009)

Galerie Marianne Brand, Geneva (December 2009)

Patina Gallery, Santa Fe N.M. USA 2010

Patina Gallery, Santa Fe, USA (July 2011)

Gallerie Menus Plaisirs, 6 rue de Beaune, Paris (April 2012)

Gallery Aegidius, Randers, Denmark, 2013

Upcoming exhibitions

Collections

Fonds Cantonal de Décoration et d'Arts Visuels, Geneva (1997 and 2002)

The Danish State Art Foundation (1998)

Randers Kunstmuseum (2002)

Museum of Craft and Design, New-York (2003)

Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis (2003)

Danish Royal Collection (2004)

Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris 2010

Grants

The Danish State Art Foundation (1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 02, 05, 06, 08, 09)

The Danish National Bank's Jubilee Foundation (1998, 2000, 05, 08)

La Foght Foundation (2002)

Ole Haslund Art Foundation (2006)

Publications

Bowl Turning, Techniques, Master class by Tony Boase, 1999 (ISBN 1 86108 117 0)

Clippings

Les bols immatériels de Merete Larsen, article by E. Dumont in the Tribune de Genève, March 2006

Transformationer i trae by Mette Strømgaard Dalby, curator at Trapholt Museum (DK)

Transparens i trae, article by Gitte Just in the Danish magazine Mad & Bolig, January 2008

Japanerne vil se Meretes skǻle, article by Lisbeth Stryhn in the Randers Rundt, January 2008