Edward Matwijkiw

Born: in Trørød, Denmark 1937

Background & Exhibitions

Education

1960-62 Art Academy, Copenhagen
1961 Debut: Artists’ Autumn Exhibition
1962 Debut: Charlottenborg’s Spring Exhibition
1966 Member of ‘Decembristerne’
1970-71 The Danish Academy for Art and science, Rome, sponsored by Queen Ingrid’s Roman Fund
2001 The Danish Institute in Athens
Study tours to England, Germany, the Netherlands, France, Spain, Italy and the former Soviet Union

Sold to / represented

Statens Kunstfond – Ny Carlsbergfondet – Copenhagen University – Statens Museum, Den Kongelige Kobberstiksamling – Kastrup-gårdsamlingen – Skive Kunstmuseum – Det Kongelige Bibliotek, Det Nationale Fotomuseum – Mødrehjælpen af 1983 – Birkerød Rådhus – Copenhagen Municipality Art Fund – PKA – Handelsbanken – Den Danske Bank – Ernst & Young – Copenhagen City Court – Councils in Hattersheim and Wiesbaden, Germany

Exhibitions

Selected Solo Exhibitions
Galerie Birkdam, Copenhagen 1965 og 1978
Galerie Jensen, Copenhagen 1968, 1972, 1974
Galerie Nik, Copenhagen 1969
Holbæk Museum 1975
Skive Art Museum 1979
Galleri Lovo, Torshavn, the Faroe Islands, 1981
”Celebration of Edward Matwijkiw, 1987, Nikolaj, Copenhagen
Galleri Steen, Esbjerg 1987
Galleri Meende, Vejle 1988, 1990, 1993
Galerie Larsson’s Art, Köln, Germany, 1990
Gallerie Bechman, Bruxelles 1991
Galerie Zeuthen, Vedbæk og Galleri Scag, Copenhagen 1993
The Royal Danish Embassy, the Arne Jacobsens exhibition hall, London 1996
Galleri Vejle 2000
‘Diamanten’, The Royal Library Art Society, 2001
Galleri Krebsen, Copenhagen, 2002-2004

Selected Group exhibitions
Artists’ Autumn Exhibition 1961-1962-1963-1964
Charlottenborg’s Spring Exhibition 1962
Viborg Museum 1964 – ‘Den Frie’ 1965
IV Biennale Internationale des Jeunes Artistes, Paris 1965
„Dansk kunst i morgen“, Galerie Moderne, Silkeborg 1965
”Decembristerne”, Copenhagen 1966 and yearly 1979-1993
Städtisches Museum, Wiesbaden, Germany 1970
”Ung Dansk Kunst”, Ny Carlsbergfondet 1972
Louisiana Museum, Humlebæk 1972
Galleri F 15, Moss, Norge 1974 og 1982
”15 år i dansk kunst”, ‘Den Frie’, Copenhagen 1976
”Ny fotokunst”, Nikolaj 1982
”Tendenser i dansk Nutidskunst”, Vejen Art Museum 1990
”Art Danois”, Tutesall, Luxembourg 1991
”World Festival of Art on Paper”, Kranj, Slovenien 2000

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