Cathrine Raben Davidsen is a Danish artist known for her ceramics, painting, drawings and textiles. Drawing inspiration from history, mythology and personal memory - her highly intimate pieces are marked by their strong narratives, vibrant use of color and delicate craftsmanship.
Education
1996-2003 The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, Copenhagen, Denmark
1995-1996 Vrije Academie GEMAK, Den Haag, The Netherlands
1994-1995 University of Copenhagen, Faculty of Theology, Copenhagen, Denmark
1991-1992 Instituto d´Arte, Lorenzo de Medici, Firenze, IT
Exhibitions
2021 “Open & Closed” — The Future Perfect, New York NY
2020. “Brevet fra Solen til Månen” – Collaborations, Copenhagen, Denmark
2020 “Totem” – Clay Ceramic Museum Denmark
2019 “Mess” – The Future Perfect New York, Los Angeles, and San Francisco
2019 “Tentacular” – Galleri Jacob Bjørn, Aarhus, Denmark
2019 “Totem” – Royal Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
2018 “Blå Spor” – Officin, Copenhagen, Denmark
2017 “Triangle Collection” – Milan Design Week 2017, Nilufar Gallery, Milan, IT
2017 “SWOON” – Galleri Jacob Bjørn, Aarhus, Denmark
2016 “Kenosis” – Horsens Art Museum, Horsens, Denmark
2016 “Gerda Wegener” – ARKEN Museum of Modern Art, Ishøj, Denmark
2016 “CHART” – Kunsthal Charlottenborg, Copenhagen, Denmark
2016 “Wall Hangings, with Mamma Andersson, Michael Anastassiades”
2016 Märta Måås-Fjetterström Studio, Båstad, Sweden
2016 “Gifted People” – Royal Copenhagen Flagship Store, Copenhagen, Denmark
2016 “A Beautiful Darkness” – Central St. Martins, London, UK
2015 “Viden for Alle” – ARoS, Aarhus, Denmark
2015 “Machine-A” – SHOWstudio, London, UK
2015 “Too Much of a Good Thing” – Nordic Contemporary, Paris, France
2015 “The Art Project- Royal Blue, Royal Copenhagen, Copenhagen” – Tokyo, Japan
2015 “Losing Our Heads” – Munkeruphus Museum, Denmark
2015 “Collective Design Fair” – Vance Trimble, New York, USA
2015 “Kvinder” – Horsens Art Museum, Horsens, Denmark
2014 “Holbæk Art” – curated by John Kørner, Holbæk, Denmark
2014 “DADA idag” – ARKEN Museum of Modern Art, Ishøj, Denmark
2014 “Ud af Skabet” – Nivaagaards Malerisamling, Nivaa, Denmark
2014 “10.000 Hours, Trapholt” – Museum of Modern Art and Design, Kolding, Denmark
2014 “Collective- The Nordic Influence” – curated by Glenn Adamson
2014 MAD, Museum of Art and Design, Vance Trimple, New York, USA
2013 “Smells like Memories – Maison Martin Margiela” – SHOWstudio, London, UK
2013 “Betroet Tvivl” – The Vejen Artmuseum, Vejen, Denmark
2013 “Zeigen: curated by Karin Sander” – Nikolaj Kunsthal, Copenhagen, Denmark
2013 “Andratx on Paper” – Andratx Kunsthalle for Contemporary Art, Mallorca, Spain
2013 “På Kant med Kierkegaard” – The National Museum of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark
2013 “Kill one Bird with one Stone” – Charlotte Fogh Gallery, Aarhus, Denmark
2013 “The Harlequin Set” – Martin Asbæk Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark
2012 “House of The Ax, Kunstforeningen” – GL STRAND, Copenhagen, Denmark
2012 “WONDERS-Masterpieces from Private Collections in Denmark”
2012 “A Journey Through a Nordic Fairytale, Guided by In Voices” – New York, NY
2011 “Birds + Bees” – Linksoul Lab, Oceanside, CA
2011 “3rd Party” – Beaver Projects, Copenhagen, Denmark
2011 “Group show with gallery artists” – Martin Asbæk Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark
2011 “1-4. A Private Collection of Contemporary Art” – ACC Showroom, Copenhagen, Denmark
2011 “Upstairs and Downstairs” – Vendsyssel Kunstmuseum, Hjørring, Denmark
2010 “Identity & ART” – e-Types, Copenhagen, Denmark
2010 “Skateistan” – Copenhagen Skatepark, Copenhagen, Denmark
2010 “Summer in the City” – Martin Asbæk Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark
2010 “The Inkwell” – Trapholt Museum of Modern Art and Design, Kolding, Denmark
2009 “Remote Control” – Martin Asbæk Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark
2009 “Aktion/Auktion” – Den Hvide, Kødby, Copenhagen, Denmark
2009 “Real/Fiktion” – Clifford Contemporary, Daugård, Denmark
2009 “Palles Børnebørn” – Clausens Kunsthandel, Copenhagen, Denmark
2009 “Alt dette og meget mere” – Horsens Art Museum, Horsens, Denmark
2009 “10 år med Færøernes Grafiske Værksted” – Vendsyssel Museum of Art, Hjørring, Denmark
2008 “Storyline” – Galerie Susan Nielsen, Paris, France
2008 “Cathrine Raben Davidsen and Li Jikaj, dARTex” – The Danish Art Exchange, Beijing, China
2008 “Kunst Giver Liv” – Danish Museum of Art & Design, Copenhagen, Denmark
2008 “Letterhead” – Chi Chi Potter, Copenhagen, Denmark
2008 “White Ink” – Horsens Art Museum, Horsens, Denmark
2007 “Voice of the Shuttle” – Schäfer Grafisk Værksted, Copenhagen, Denmark
2007 “Litografisk” – Valby, Copenhagen, Denmark
2007 “Ten years of DANSK” – Dansk Design Center, Copenhagen, Denmark
2006 “Meta Morphoses” – Soro Art Museum, Sorø, Denmark
2005 “Heroides”- Ama Gallery, Turku, Finland
2003 “Pen Pencil Poison” – Horsens Art Museum, Horsens, Denmark
Honorary Grants
Knight of the Order of Dannebrog, Appointed by HM The Queen II of Denmark
Anne Marie Telmányi Født Carl Nielsen Honorary Grant
H.H.Bruun Honorary Grant
Niels Wessel Bagge Art Foundation
Public Collections
SMK, The National Gallery of Denmark
Trapholt – Museum of Modern Art and Design
Horsens Art Museum
Clay Ceramic Museum Denmark
Kunsten Museum of Modern Art
The New Carlsberg Foundation
Art Foundation Mallorca
Vendsyssel Kunstmuseum
The Danish Art Foundation