Christina Hamre
Born 1974 in Frederiksberg, Denmark
Lives and works in Copenhagen
Education
1998 – 2004
MFA, Visual Arts
The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Art, Copenhagen
1997 – 1998
The Danish Design School, Copenhagen
1997
Technical School, Creative Line, Copenhagen
1996
Holbaek Art School
Solo exhibitions (selected)
2010
Kolde Kolbøtter, Galleri Kant, Esbjerg
2009
Drabantland, Galleri Kant, Sønderho
Mørke, ArtWox gallery, Copenhagen
2008
Vesterland – Hvor solen går ned, Galleri Box, Göteborg, Sweden
2007
Blå dunst, The Grand Theatre, Copenhagen
Group exhibitions (selected)
2011
Film/Kunst Art Moves #1 (with Janus Metz), Kunstforeningen Gl. Strand, Copenhagen
Shibboleth 28, Dyreblivelser, Shibboleth by Claus Carstensen, Copenhagen
Skulptur i Eventyrhaven, Eventyrhaven, Odense
Bears, Byens kro, Copenhagen
2010
A Flag for Every Occasion, WAS – Wonderland Art Space, Copenhagen
Den som bøjer sig har tabt, Backyard Gallery, Copenhagen
Ping Out, National Gallery of Denmark (Østre Anlæg), Copenhagen
Ping Out, National Gallery of Denmark Roskilde festival
Art Copenhagen – The Nordic Art Fair 2010, Galleri Kant, Copenhagen
Orgie, Traneudstillingen, Gentofte
Blind Karavane/Blind Caravan, The Round Tower, Copenhagen
2009
The Mask, Galleri Mikael Andersen, Copenhagen
Big Bang Akt 1, Galleri Kant, Esbjerg
Rialto, WAS – Wonderland Art Space, Copenhagen
Beers 2, Byens kro, Copenhagen, Denmark
Ny krop, Øksnehallen Copenhagen
Copenhagen Spirit, Clausens Kunsthandel, Copenhagen
The Party, Beaver Projects, Copenhagen
Stof til eftertanke, Koldinghus, Kolding
Welcome to the Garage, Dunk, Copenhagen
2008
X-mas. 08, Galleri Christoffer Egelund, Copenhagen
Caravan, Galleri Kant, Fanø
Summertime 08, Galleri Christoffer Egelund, Copenhagen
Echo Park, Toldkammeret, Helsingør
Scoop Basel, Galleri Christoffer Egelund, Schwitzerland
Storyline, Galleri Susan Nielsen, Paris, France
Blacklight, Vega Basement, Copenhagen
Sideshow, Kunstcentret Silkeborg Bad, Silkeborg
2007
Hybrid 2007, Galleri Kant, Fanø
Salon #1, Lauritz Kunsthal, Copenhagen Christmas exhibition, Galleri Christoffer Egelund, Copenhagen
Art Copenhagen – The Nordic Art Fair 2010, Galleri Christoffer Egelund, Copenhagen
Island Life, The Southern Jutland Museum of Art, Tønder
Match Race, Museum of Modern Art Aalborg
Summer exhibition, Galleri Christoffer Egelund, Copenhagen
2006
The Diamond Dog, +Laboratorium, Copenhagen
Summer exhibition, Galleri Christoffer Egelund, Copenhagen
Kunstparade/Art Parade, The streets of Copenhagen
Interaktion, Galleri Christoffer Egelund, Copenhagen
Art Chicago in The Park, Galleri Christoffer Egelund, Chicago, USA
2005
Art Chicago, Galleri Christoffer Egelund, Chicago, USA
Art Herning, Galleri Christoffer Egelund, Herning
Art Miami, Galleri Christoffer Egelund, Miami, USA
Der var engang, Marienlyst Slot, Helsingør
Den Frie, Centre of Contemporary Art, Copenhagen
Drawings by Marianne Jørgensen and Christina Hamre, Nørrebro Kunstsalon, Copenhagen
2004
Fools on a Hill, Galleri Egelund, Bredgade, Copenhagen
Exit, Kunstforeningen, Gl. Strand, Copenhagen
Handling, forhandling, forvandling, Kunsthal Charlottenborg, Copenhagen
Me Will Sun, J.F. Willumsens house, Hellerup
2003
Manners, Mur og Rum, Copenhagen
Selvsving at Loppen, Freetown Christiania, Copenhagen
Selvsving at the Roskilde Festival, Roskilde Festival, Roskilde
Space (Ship) (Station) Oleanna, with Martha Rosler and students from The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Art in Copenhagen, Utopian Station, Venice Biennale, Italy
2002
Brøl, Zoologisk Have, Copenhagen
Potentialworkshop, Charlottenborgs yard, Copenhagen
Parade, the streets of Copenhagen
SELVSVING a reality installation, AIX NV, Copenhagen
Klub Kkunst, Stereo Bar, Copenhagen
2001
For Singles Only, Galleri Bie & Vadstrup, Copenhagen
The Fall exhibition, Kunsthal Charlottenborg, Copenhagen
Sidste skrig, Galleri Søren Houmann, Copenhagen
Same, same but different, Peder Skrams Gade 1, Copenhagen
Künstler Collaboration In Kreuzberg, Berlin, Peder Skrams Gade 8, Copenhagen
2000
Künstler Collaboration in Kreuzberg, Berlin, Konnektor, Berlin
1999
The Spring Exhibition, Kunsthal Charlottenborg, Copenhagen
Curatorial & organizing praxis
2006
Caravan (with Nanna Starck), Galleri Kant, Fanø
Kunstparade/Art Parade (with BankRau and Dorte Buchwald), the streets of Copenhagen
2002
Parade (with BankRau and Dorte Buchwald), the streets of Copenhagen
2001
For Singles Only (with Kristian Devantier), Galleri Bie & Vadstrup, Copenhagen
Teaching & talks
2011
Kunsthøjskolen på Ærø, Søby
National Gallery of Denmark, Copenhagen
Roskilde musiske skole, Billedskolen, Roskilde
House artist at Fredericia Gymnasium, Fredericia
2010
House artist at Fredericia Gymnasium, Fredericia
Kunsthøjskolen på Ærø, Søby
Traneudstillingen, Gentofte (talk)
Roskilde musiske skole, Billedskolen, Roskilde
Ordrupgaard, teaching at summer school, Charlottenlund
Kulturskolerne, Gentofte
Gimle for børn, Roskilde
2009
Bgk, Holsterbro (talk)
Ignatius Billedkunstskole, Copenhagen (talk)
Herning Billedskole Masterclass, Herning (talk)
Other activities
2010
Lithography to members of the Danish Radeerforeningens
2005 – present
Member of nameless art group consisting of Nanna Starck, Annesofie Sandal, Charlotte Bergmann Johansen and Christina Hamre
2002 – present
Member of the art collective group Selsving
Awards & grants
2011
Working grant from the Danish Arts Agency
The Danish Arts Council
2010
The Danish Arts Council
2009
Working grant from the Danish Arts Agency
The Danish Arts Council
Copenhagen municipality deficit guarantee
2008
The Danish Arts Council
Prized by the Danish Arts Agency for the Exhibition ‘SIDE SHOW’
Solar fonden af 1978
The Danish International Arts Council
2007
Young Artist of the Year 2006 price, Managers and Executives
The Danish Arts Council
2006
The Danish Arts Council
2004
Blix Travel grant, stay in Tokio, Osaka, Japan
2002
The Danish Arts Council
Copenhagen municipality deficit guarantee
Collections
National Gallery of Denmark
Museum of Modern Art Aalborg
Københavns kommune
Fredericia gymnasium
Private collections
Bibliography
Film/Kunst Art Moves, Ed.: Kunstforeningen Gl Strand, Copenhagen 2011
Eventyrhaven, Tableau, Signal, Stof, Curators: Niels Erik Gjerdevik and Marlene Bregndahl, Odense 2011
15 Posters. Ed.: Christina Hamre, Copenhagen 2011
Art Review, January and February 2010, issue 38, p.90
Blind Karavane. Ed.: Christina Hamre, Charlotte B. Johansen, Annesofie Sandal and Nanna Starck, Copenhagen 2010
Copenhagen Spirit. Ed.: Gitte Bach and Mikkel Olaf Eskildsen. Hurricane publishing, Copenhagen 2009
Ny Dansk Kunst 07. Ed.: Marie Kirkegaard, Torben Zenth and Anne Kathrine Eriksen
Kopenhagen Publishing & Shooting Gallery Press, Copenhagen 2007
Island life. The Southern Jutland Museum of Art, Tønder 2007
THIS IS KNOW. Ed.: Sara Gunn and Jenny Rosengren. Fabrik publishing, Malmø, Sweden 2006