Rose Eken

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Born: Denmark
Lives: London / Copenhagen

Education
2001- 2003 : MA Royal College of Art, London, UK.
1997- 2001 : BA (hons) Sculpture, Edinburgh College of Art, UK

Solo Exhibitions
2010:
Sindet har ingen TId (Time Out of MInd), Overgaden, Institut for Samtidskunst, Copenhagen, DK
Falling and Laughing #3, DR koncerthuset, Copenhagen, DK
Falling and Laughing #2, Brandts Kunsthal, Odense, DK
Falling and Laughing #1, Musikhuset, Århus C, DK
2009: Lost, Blue and other Songs, Aica Armenia; Subcultural Centre, Yeveran, Armenia
2008: Song with no name (working title), S·A·I·R, Sølyst Artists in Residence Center, Jyderup, DK
2007: Everybody knows this is nowhere, Spark, Copenhagen, DK
2004: Sport er Konge,’Kabine, Copenhagen, DK
2002: Lost Sound, Pabiwema Platz, Copenhagen, DK

Group Exhibitions
2010:
Eagle & Eken, Transition, London, UK
Forårsudstillingen, Pakhuset, Nykøbing Sjælland, DK
GO WEST, DUNK! på Galleri Kant, Esbjerg, DK
2009:
People in a Room, Spanien C, Århus, DK
Chairs missing, Ringsted Galleriet, DK

2008:
We meet under tables, Esplanaden, Copenhagen, DK
Through The Looking Glass, SVG3, Glasgow, UK
John, I’m Only Dancing, The John Jones Project Space, London, UK
Into the Fold, Standpoint gallery, London, UK
SuperMarket, Dunk, Stockholm, SE

2007:
Drummerboy: 3D edition, Dunk, København, DK
Alt_Cph, med Kabine, Fabrikken for Kunst og Design, DK
Second Life, Portman Gallery, London, UK
Ovengadens minibogmesse anno 2007, Copenhagen, DK
Absolute Zero, Lounge Gallery, London, UK

2006:
BogForum, Forum, Kabine, Copenhagen, DK
Alt_Cph,'Fabrikken for Kunst og Design, Kabine, Kbh, DK
Chamber of Secrets,'Tv-Tv, Copenhagen, DK.
Illuminated Chains of Master Freedom, The Griffin, London UK
OMSK,’Corsica Studios, London, UK
Kolonihave 7A, Kolonihaveforeningen Danshøj, Copenhagen, DK.
Ovengadens minibogmesse anno 2006, Copenhagen, DK

2005 :
Publ.up2, rum46, Århus, DK.
Peripheral Visions, Video exhibition and symposium, Cork Film Centre, Ireland
Salon d'Oro, Piano Nobile, Venice, Italy
Lore, Glasgow Independent Project Room, UK.
Mellemrum, Summer Exhibition Masnedø Fort, DK
Memphis, Flaca, London, UK
Daydream Nation Kabine, KBH, DK

2004 :
The Zoo Art Fair,’Regents Park, London, UK.

2003 :
Western, Efterårs Udstillingen, Charlottenborg, Copenhagen, DK.
The Show 2003: One, Royal College of Art, London, UK.



Grants/Awards
Residencies:
2010:
Danish Art Workshop, (at the ceramic workshop), Copenhagen, DK
2009:
Aica Armenia; Subcultural Centre and Gallery One, Yeveran, Armenia
Institutionen San Cataldo, Scala, Salerno, Italy
2008:
S·A·I·R, Sølyst Artists in Residence Center, Jyderup, DK
2007:
Backstage Berlin – Kultur hinter den Kulissen
Braziers International Artist workshop

The Danish Arts councils committee for International Visual Arts
Den Hielmstierne-Rosencroneske Stiftelse
Marie Langhoffs Legat
The Danish Arts councils committee for Visual Arts
Statens Kunstfond
Ragnvald og Ida Blix’s Fond
The Madame Tussauds Award
Matthews Wrightson Award
Politikken-fonden
Marie Langhoffs Legat



Projects
MiRo: curatorial collaboration with Architect and gallerist Michala Eken:
Concerts
With Oliver Hoiness og Niels Gröndahl + Gustaf Ljunggren, alt_Cph 2007
The Rebel + Jarno Varsted og Oliver Hoiness 14. april 2007
Exhibitions:
Cours du Soir, Tom Humphreys, Kabine, 13– 27 april 2007
Friday for Seven Days, Tom Woolner, Kabine, 8 – 23 september 2006
The Lost Boys - Slut Club, Loke Sebastian, Window show, Kabine 21/6- 4/7 2006



Publications
Alt_cph 2007, Kabine tryk 2007©
Meine Höhepunkte mit Rosemarie, Artistbook, limited edition, KabineTryk, RE ©, 2006
Kolonihave 7A, Exhibition Catalogue 2006
Peripheral Vision, Exhibition Catalogue, Cork Filmcentre 2005©
Memphis, Exhibition Catalogue, Flaca 2005©
Daydream Nation, Artistbook, Kabine Tryk 2005©.
The Flaca Annual, Flaca 2004©
Kvinden Adskilt i Hoveddele,’ Drawings illustrated by short prose by Author Jens Blenstrup, Brøndums Forlag, 2003.
A Small Town Hero Never Dies…’Limited edition of 6, RE 2001©
Essential Classics,’ Limited edition of 6, RE 2001©