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ARTIST BIO

*1988 Birmingham, based in Denmark. I use drawing as the launchpad for all projects. Since the beginning of my practice I've been drawing up cities; many parts of these infinite urbanscapes are imagined & drawn spontaneously.

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Collaborators, Collectors & Friends of the Studio

Ariel Weil, Mayor of Paris
Ariel Weil, Mayor of Paris
Together with Philip, Eivind appeared at the studio in Grønttorvet one day with a can-do attitude! Together they worked hard mapping and documenting work I'd made in Jylland!
Together with Philip, Eivind appeared at the studio in Grønttorvet one day with a can-do attitude! Together they worked hard mapping and documenting work I'd made in Jylland!
Eivind Sorgenfryd
Eivind Sorgenfryd
A great friend for many years who supported on all fronts! None more so than the development of the studio @ Grønttorvet in 2017
A great friend for many years who supported on all fronts! None more so than the development of the studio @ Grønttorvet in 2017
Daniel Degn
Daniel Degn
One of my very first friends in Copenhagen; we did a lot of dreamin' together particularly in our 20s and Kevin was always there with sofas and man-power to get s**t done <3
One of my very first friends in Copenhagen; we did a lot of dreamin' together particularly in our 20s and Kevin was always there with sofas and man-power to get s**t done <3
Kevin Master
Kevin Master
As well as traveling together to Miami as part of our show in 2016; we also created a host of projects together - including the exhibition featured in the Danish film, En frygtelig kvinde
As well as traveling together to Miami as part of our show in 2016; we also created a host of projects together - including the exhibition featured in the Danish film, En frygtelig kvinde
Emil Monty Freddie, Danish Photographer
Emil Monty Freddie, Danish Photographer
Invited by Aimee Green to be part of the project with Mustard Arts, it was together with Victoria that we begun the 2-week project in Chelmsley Wood!
Invited by Aimee Green to be part of the project with Mustard Arts, it was together with Victoria that we begun the 2-week project in Chelmsley Wood!
Viktoria Blackburn, Mustard Arts UK
Viktoria Blackburn, Mustard Arts UK
The mayor of Paris made a personal appearance for the opening of our Up / Side / Down / Project which was followed by an invite to the town hall of Paris! : - )
The mayor of Paris made a personal appearance for the opening of our Up / Side / Down / Project which was followed by an invite to the town hall of Paris! : - )
Anne Hidalgo, Mayor of Paris
Anne Hidalgo, Mayor of Paris
Among the first friends I ever made in Copenhagen. Among making songs, drawings and travels together; I created the drawings for his book with E. Schouboe "Med Livet i Lommen". Rasmus also has a neat collection of drawings he bought over the years at his pad in Nørrebro!
Among the first friends I ever made in Copenhagen. Among making songs, drawings and travels together; I created the drawings for his book with E. Schouboe "Med Livet i Lommen". Rasmus also has a neat collection of drawings he bought over the years at his pad in Nørrebro!
Rasmus Romulus. P
Rasmus Romulus. P
Collaborating on a number of projects with BIG architects, here we are together drawing on the walls of BIG HQ in NYC in 2015!
Collaborating on a number of projects with BIG architects, here we are together drawing on the walls of BIG HQ in NYC in 2015!
Mormor, Danish Street Artist
Mormor, Danish Street Artist
Philip Horsmark
Philip Horsmark
Starting out as friends we've done just about everything together; Martin also enjoyed a stint as studio manager in 2019 helping to pilot the Upsidedowntown project and a series of other commissions! Pictured here with Ellie whom also appeared on the Paris project! <3 together they share one of the largest collections of my work out there! <3
Starting out as friends we've done just about everything together; Martin also enjoyed a stint as studio manager in 2019 helping to pilot the Upsidedowntown project and a series of other commissions! Pictured here with Ellie whom also appeared on the Paris project! <3 together they share one of the largest collections of my work out there! <3
Martin Pëto
Martin Pëto
Katja worked together with me for several months as an intern from KEA Design School, Copenhagen - also joining for the Upsidedowntown project in Paris: making terrific efforts working away on the mural! Philip too has made all sorts of contributions to the studio over the years sharing his knowledge of design, aesthetics and photography skills! Pictured here together at the Chocolate Factory studio space in Amager, Copenhagen.
Katja worked together with me for several months as an intern from KEA Design School, Copenhagen - also joining for the Upsidedowntown project in Paris: making terrific efforts working away on the mural! Philip too has made all sorts of contributions to the studio over the years sharing his knowledge of design, aesthetics and photography skills! Pictured here together at the Chocolate Factory studio space in Amager, Copenhagen.
Katja Mautone
Katja Mautone
I was invited by Michael to create several projects for his company CASA over the years. Michael sadly passed away 1 February 2022 aged 49. I wanted to pay homage to Michael for his support over the years to my studio and of course include this picture of us together and the unveiling of the BIG project in Tivoli, Aarhus.
I was invited by Michael to create several projects for his company CASA over the years. Michael sadly passed away 1 February 2022 aged 49. I wanted to pay homage to Michael for his support over the years to my studio and of course include this picture of us together and the unveiling of the BIG project in Tivoli, Aarhus.
Michael Mortensen, CEO @ CASA (rest in peace, friend)
Michael Mortensen, CEO @ CASA (rest in peace, friend)
Together with members from the team from Auditoire and La Samaritaine the night before the live drawing for the grand re-opening!
Together with members from the team from Auditoire and La Samaritaine the night before the live drawing for the grand re-opening!
La Samaritaine & Auditoire
La Samaritaine & Auditoire
As part of the project with Auditoire I also presented my work to key clients of Louis Vuitton group in the VIP Lounge located at La Samaritaine
As part of the project with Auditoire I also presented my work to key clients of Louis Vuitton group in the VIP Lounge located at La Samaritaine
Louis Vuitton
Louis Vuitton
Pictured together here with a part of the team who helped bring the Up / Side / Down / Town project to life along with the mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo!
Pictured together here with a part of the team who helped bring the Up / Side / Down / Town project to life along with the mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo!
L'equipe Upsidedowntown
L'equipe Upsidedowntown
Thanks to our friend here and other city-workers on this street in Paris, the mural to this day has remained grafitti-free; protected by those looking over the drawing!
Thanks to our friend here and other city-workers on this street in Paris, the mural to this day has remained grafitti-free; protected by those looking over the drawing!
Ville de Paris
Ville de Paris
The international group of students who participated in our 2 hour blind-drawing exercise at Metafora art school, Barcelona
The international group of students who participated in our 2 hour blind-drawing exercise at Metafora art school, Barcelona
Metafora Class '18
Metafora Class '18
An artistic soul with whom I first made friends with around 2012 - Goran spotted my work for the first Mads Nørgaard collab. and has been supporting ever since! Also buying this work from the Miami collection!
An artistic soul with whom I first made friends with around 2012 - Goran spotted my work for the first Mads Nørgaard collab. and has been supporting ever since! Also buying this work from the Miami collection!
Goran Stankovic
Goran Stankovic
Sune invited me to work with TANK Journalist Bureau on the project in Mumbai. Originally sharing the basement at the studio on Sankt Hans Gade together with the bureau, Sune also has a wonderful collection of my works - pictured here with his daughter Augusta in Aarhus!
Sune invited me to work with TANK Journalist Bureau on the project in Mumbai. Originally sharing the basement at the studio on Sankt Hans Gade together with the bureau, Sune also has a wonderful collection of my works - pictured here with his daughter Augusta in Aarhus!
TANK Journalist Bureau
TANK Journalist Bureau
Micah appeared out of nowhere while working on the mural and contributed massively making every effort to support me completing the mural; pen swapping, entertaining and encouraging me through some pretty trying shifts <3 as well as taking some of the best documentation we have from the project!
Micah appeared out of nowhere while working on the mural and contributed massively making every effort to support me completing the mural; pen swapping, entertaining and encouraging me through some pretty trying shifts <3 as well as taking some of the best documentation we have from the project!
Micah Levy
Micah Levy
Team Upsidedowntown
Team Upsidedowntown
Here's the team who helped realise the colouring of the floor for Upsidedowntown Paris!
Here's the team who helped realise the colouring of the floor for Upsidedowntown Paris!
Ville de Paris
Ville de Paris
Auditoire team photo for live drawing at La Samaritaine
Auditoire team photo for live drawing at La Samaritaine
Auditoire Paris
Auditoire Paris
My Joe <3 with whom I've joined forces with in this life to create with all our capacity! We've shared just about everything together during the past 4 years! Julia can now be found working away at the Art Academy of Bergen
My Joe <3 with whom I've joined forces with in this life to create with all our capacity! We've shared just about everything together during the past 4 years! Julia can now be found working away at the Art Academy of Bergen
Julia Karla 💜
Julia Karla 💜
Alexandre & I together on his birthday in 2020 with his ma', Tove, at CASA's badehus on Aarhus Havn
Alexandre & I together on his birthday in 2020 with his ma', Tove, at CASA's badehus on Aarhus Havn
Alexandre Archimbaud
Alexandre Archimbaud
Jan Sander & I up high - I first met Jan in 2012 and have been working weeks at Aarhus Kunstskole ever since. In 2018 I got my first tattoo in Berlin - a self portrait drawn by Jan on the left side of my rib cage.
Jan Sander & I up high - I first met Jan in 2012 and have been working weeks at Aarhus Kunstskole ever since. In 2018 I got my first tattoo in Berlin - a self portrait drawn by Jan on the left side of my rib cage.
Jan Sander
Jan Sander
Bjarke Ingels
Bjarke Ingels
Alice Cabaret, Founder Street Society
Alice Cabaret, Founder Street Society
Grand opening of Up / Side / Down / Town attended by 5 Mayors of Paris' Arrondissiment including Anne Hildago, Ariel Weil
Grand opening of Up / Side / Down / Town attended by 5 Mayors of Paris' Arrondissiment including Anne Hildago, Ariel Weil
Ville de Paris
Ville de Paris
Taken after seeing the works created by the students around Aarhus during their project week with Danish artist, Marie Munk
Taken after seeing the works created by the students around Aarhus during their project week with Danish artist, Marie Munk
Aarhus Kunstskole '21
Aarhus Kunstskole '21
Moving and grooving through our twenties Shali is one of my closest friends and continues to share my work - his home is presently being transformed into a gallery space where we'll have an opening this year too! Shali also has a large collection of my works from across the years; pictured here together in Paris together with Martin!
Moving and grooving through our twenties Shali is one of my closest friends and continues to share my work - his home is presently being transformed into a gallery space where we'll have an opening this year too! Shali also has a large collection of my works from across the years; pictured here together in Paris together with Martin!
Shali Hansen
Shali Hansen

Teaching

Teaching: An introduction to Aarhus Kunstskole

I've been working together with the students at Aarhus Kunstskole since 2012. I can recall the first week where I took students through a journey of 'experiential' drawing. The intention behind my classes has hardly differed since first stepping foot into a class, only my own experience with drawing and capacity to encourage those who desire to be encouraged with their creativity has expanded...

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Teaching: An introduction to Aarhus Kunstskole

Teaching: Drawing and Creative Processes

When working together with art students my intention is to of course not show how to draw the way I draw. While I am sure I could instruct someone to draw the exact same way I do it would be all together fruitless and would become quite boring pretty quickly. I instead perceive myself as a vessel through which I have accrued all kinds of experiences; most of which in one way or another...

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Teaching: Drawing and Creative Processes

Teaching: Workshops, Talks & Drawing Together

I have all sorts of theories, methods and ideas which I play out with groups of people interested in drawing and exercising their creativity more broadly. Outside of the classroom I have had all sorts of experiences showing people how drawing can be used in their lives. I've worked together with classes of children (Capital of Children), marketing executives (Pete Pattern), drawing enthusiasts...

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Teaching: Workshops, Talks & Drawing Together
Essay collection on Teaching

2022

Workshop

Makværk Children's Art Festival

Workshop
For
Kulturstationen
Horsens, Denmark
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Workshop

"You Are Doing Great"

Workshop
For
Horsens Billedskolen
Horsens, Denmark
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Residency

CCA Andratx, Studio Roja

Residency
For
CCA Andratx
Mallorca, Spain
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2021

Mural

Ringside Mural

Mural
For
Copenhagen Muay Thai
Copenhagen
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Drawing

La Samaritaine Grand Re-Opening

Drawing
For
LVMH Auditoire Louis Vuitton
Paris
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2020

Mural

Mural at CASA Bath House

Mural
For
CASA Group
Aarhus Havn, Denmark
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Book Release

Drawing Plants, Buildings & Everything in Between

Book Release
For
Danish Archticture Centre
Copenhagen
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Group Show

Dirty Paradise

Group Show
For
Joseph Wales Gallery
Margate, United Kingdom
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Group Show

The Human Experience

Group Show
For
Square Gallery
Girona, Barcelona
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2019

Mural

Mural at Private Residence

Mural
For
Private Commission
Højbjerg, Aarhus
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Solo Show

Supermercado

Solo Show
For
Culture Works
Copenhagen
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Residency

I Am An Artist And This Is My Job

Residency
For
British Arts Council
Chelmsley Wood, Birmingham, England
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Solo Show

Cosmopolitan

Solo Show
For
Hauss Space
Malmo, Sweden
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Mural

Søndergade 31

Mural
For
Horsens Kommune
Horsens
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Mural

AARhus project

Mural
For
Bjarke Ingels Group
Aarhus, Denmark
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Mural

Up | Side | Down | Town

Mural
For
City of Paris
Paris, France
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Illustration Commission

Maps of Denmark Series

Illustration Commission
For
the Danish Embassy in Berlin
Berlin, Germany
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Mural

Mærk Byen Live Drawing

Mural
For
Horsens Kommune
Horsens, Denmark
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2018

Drawing

Intaglio Etching Series

Drawing
For
Schaefer Grafisk Værksted
Copenhagen
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Workshop

Brand New Home

Workshop
For
Danish Architecture Centre
Copenhagen
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Exhibition

Omision Ligera Group Show

Exhibition
For
Cerquone Projects
Caracas, Venezuela
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Solo Show

Lost & Loud

Solo Show
For
Cooler Gallery
New York
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Mural

Mural Series

Mural
For
CASA Group
Horsens, Denmark
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Mural

Street Society

Mural
For
The Street Society
Paris, France
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Workshop

Capital of Children

Workshop
For
Billund Kommune & Arup Group
Billund, Denmark
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Illustration Commission

Ove Arup & Philosophy of Total Design

Illustration Commission
For
Danish Architecture Centre
Copenhagen
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2017

Illustration Commission

Kan slum bekæmpes, uden at man bekæmper beboerne?

Illustration Commission
For
Journalistbureauet TANK
Mumbai, India
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Fashion

Mads Nørgaard x DvdN

Fashion
For
Mads Nørgaard
Copenhagen
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Solo Show

Tutti

Solo Show
For
Spazio Nea Gallery
Napoli, Italy
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2016

Residency

CCA Andratx, Studio Roja

Residency
For
CCA Andratx
Mallorca, Spain
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Solo Show

A Drawing is the design of your own Beliefs

Solo Show
For
Monty's Attelier
Copenhagen
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Joint Show

Miami: On Location Off Season (Joint Show)

Joint Show
For
Vess Showroom
Copenhagen
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2015

Illustration Commission

Visions of the Future

Illustration Commission
For
CNN
New York
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Exhibition

Occupation Group Show

Exhibition
For
TYS Gallery Space, Danish Arts Foundation
Copenhagen
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2014

Exhibition

Big Annual Group Show

Exhibition
For
Christoffer Egelund Gallery
Copenhagen
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2013

Exhibition

Paintings

Exhibition
For
Lunchmoney Gallery for Contemporary Art
Aarhus
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2012

Solo Show

What Happens Here

Solo Show
For
Lunchmoney Gallery for Contemporary Art
Aarhus, Denmark
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