Curriculum Vitae
Jóhan Martin Christiansen
Born 1987 in Tórshavn, the Faroe Islands
Currently lives and works in Copenhagen, Denmark
Artistic education
2012-14 Master of Fine Arts in Visual Arts, Malmö Art Academy, Sweden
2009-12 Bachelor of Fine Arts in Visual Arts, Malmö Art Academy, Sweden
Solo and duo exhibitions
2020 Speaking in Tongues, Møstings Hus, Copenhagen, Denmark (with Hansina Iversen)
2018 Lonely Hearts, Listahøllin, Tórshavn, the Faroe Islands (with Hansina Iversen)
2017 TRACES, North Atlantic House, Copenhagen, Denmark (solo)
2016 TRACES, National Gallery of the Faroe Islands (solo)
2014 DRESS, Steinprent, Tórshavn, the Faroe Islands
LIGHTGREEN, DAYDREAM, EYESHADOW, KHM Gallery, Malmö, Sweden (MFA show)
2012 Crazy, Zig-Zag ~ About the Understanding of Space and on the Matters of My
Latest Lover, R, HENNINGSENgallery, Copenhagen, Denmark (solo)
2011 Self-Portrait in Very Dark, FIFTH FLOOR, Copenhagen, Denmark (solo)
Selected group exhibitions
2020 Conversations About Fog, North Atlantic House, Copenhagen, Denmark
2019 Always Coming Home, G! festival, Gøta, the Faroe Islands
VideoVideo, Tårnrummet, Nikolaj Kunsthal, Copenhagen, Denmark
2018 Resonans, Pop-Up Contemporary, Copenhagen, Denmark
Cast Away, Galleri Tom Christoffersen, Copenhagen, Denmark
Face of Another, Galleri Susanne Ottesen, Copenhagen, Denmark
2016 Sjá tú blánar, Steinprent, Tórshavn, the Faroe Islands
Rainfall, Goya Curtain, Tokyo, Japan
2015 The Hot Show, Galleri Nicolai Wallner, Copenhagen, Denmark
[UDEN TITEL 15], Kunsthal NORD, Aalborg, Denmark
Group show, Galleri Arnstedt, Östra Karup, Sweden
2014 UNDERSTRØM [UNDERCURRENT], ARoS, Aarhus, Denmark
FAREWELL, 427, Riga, Latvia
2009 Authentic Forgeries, KHM Gallery, Malmö, Sweden
Artist books
2018 Lonely Hearts, with text by Kinna Poulsen and letters by Hansina Iversen and
Jóhan Martin Christiansen, layout by Svanna Højgaard Joensen, photos by
Torben Eskerod
2014 DRESS, with texts by Kinna Poulsen and Maria Bordorff, correspondance by
Rannva Kunoy and Jóhan Martin Christiansen, layout and publishing John Dalsgaard
Selected articles and interviews
2020 If we speak in tonguees, will anyone understand, interview wiht Hansina Iversen,
Jóhan Martin Christiansen and Theodor Eli Dam Olsen, I DO ART, December 20th
Der sker noget mod nord, Mai Misfeldt, Kristeligt Dagblad, November 18th
2018 Resonance, article by Anna Holm, catalouge published in connetion with exhibitio at
Pop-Up Contemporary, Copenhagen
Når livet gir deg sitroner, Mariann Enge, Kunstkritikk, March 6th
2017 Flygtige bevægelser, Torben Weirup, Berlingske, June 8th
2016 SPOR, articles by Nils Ohrt, Kim Simonsen and Maria Kappel Blegvad, catalouge
published in conneection with exhibition at National Gallery of the Faroe Islands
Værkstedsbesøg - Skønheden i en beskidt papkasse, Tina Kristensen, Magasinet
Kunst, Copenhagen
Ti spørgsmål: Jóhan Martin Christiansen, Maria Bordorff, Kunstkritikk, September 9th
2015 Vad konst ska vara, Christine Antaya, Helsingborgs Dagblad, May 9th
2011 Tag en tur med i pløret, Michael Jeppesen, Information, Septeembeer 20th
Honorary grants and stipends
2021 Honorary grant, Carl Nielsen and Anne Marie Carl-Nielsen Talent Award
Grant, the Danish Art Foundation
Twelve months work scholarship, the Faroese Culture Foundation
(Mentanargrunnur Landsins)
2020 Honorary grant, Winkel & Magnussens Memory Foundation, Denmark
2018 Six months work scholarship, the Faroese Culture Foundation
(Mentanargrunnur Landsins)
2017 Grant, the Danish Art Foundation (Statens Kunstfond)
Listaflog, Atlantic Airways Art Grant (with Hansina Iversen, Lonely Hearts)
2016 Grant, the Danish Art Foundation (Statens Kunstfond)
Grant, the Faroese Culture Foundation (Mentanargrunnur Landsins)
2014 Honorary grant, Eva och Hugo Bergmans Memory Foundation, Sweden
Public work and collections
2018 Commissioned work for Glasir, gymnasium in Tórshavn, the Faroe Islands
2017 Works acquired by the Danish Art Foundation (Statens Kunstfond)
Residencies
2019 Danish Art Workshops, Copenhagen, Denmark
2016/2018 Listamannahúsið á Dalatrøð, Faroese Art Association, Tórshavn, the Faroe Islands
Other selected activities
2019 Jury member, Norddok, The Danish Film Institute
2018 Lecture on materiality and nature with Kim Simonsen, University of the Faroe Islands
2017 Artist talk, Göteborg Book Fair, Sweden
2016 - Board member, art steering group for new hospital (H-building) in Tórshavn,
the Faroe Islands
2016 - Board member, the Council of Faroese Artists (Listafólkasamband Føroya)
2015 Jury member, Future Legends: Nordic, Palladium, Malmö, Sweden
Member of Kunstnersamfundet, BKF (Billedkunstnernes Forbund), UKK - Organization for Artists, Curators, and Art Mediators, MYND - Føroysk Myndlistafólk.
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