MIE OLISE KJÆRGAARD, Denmark

Mie Olise Kjærgaard (b. 1974) works in painting, sculptural objects and installation. Since graduating in 2008 with a Master in Fine Art, her work has focused on the theme of man-made constructions. Through her paintings, Olise investigates both the nature of the architectural construction as well as how a construction describes the society, it is a part of.

In her latest work, Olise Kjærgaard has investigated modern ruins in Latin America, and how these contemporary ruins are deserted and occupied again; in horisontal layers with new architectural strategies – very different from the original ideas about function and appearance. This project has been exhibited at Museo de Arte Acarigua in Venezuela under the title ”Discontinued Monuments”.
In architectural terms, breaking with the initial intention and purpose of a construction is dubbed a ”dishonest construction” – this is what Kjærgaard addresses in her most recent works.

Kjærgaard has travelled to societies in different stages of disrepair: twice to the Arctic Circle, to investigate an abandoned Russian mine town, The Pyramid; and to New Foundland in the tracks of the writer/character Espen Arnakke, which was the topic of the solo show at Kunsthalle Nikolaj (DK) in 2012.

Kjærgaard has exhibited at UMOCA – Utah Museum of Contemporary Art, MFAH – Museum of Fine Art Houston, MAAA – Museo de Arte Acarigua, Venezuela; Nikolaj Kunsthal (DK), SNYK – Skive New Museum of Art, (DK), Torrance Art Museum in LA; Barbara Davis Gallery, Houston Texas; Honor Fraser, LA; Samuel Freeman, LA; Duve Berlin and Galleri Kant in Copenhagen.

Kjærgaard holds an MFA from Central St. Martins in London and a Master in Architecture from Aarch, Aarhus(DK)//The Bartlett, UCL, London (UK). In recent years, she has been based simultaneously in London, New York and Copenhagen; travelling to residencies in Iceland, Berlin and Skowhegan, Maine.

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AVAILABLE WORKS:

Paintings

• Horse With Bag and Man Towards the Island, 2019 Horse With Bag and Man Towards the Island, 2019
• Against the Stream, 2019 Against the Stream, 2019
• Never Too Late with a Fish, 2019 Never Too Late with a Fish, 2019
• On the Way, 2019 On the Way, 2019
• Moirania Wall with Pillar and Boat, 2019 Moirania Wall with Pillar and Boat, 2019
• Moirania by Night, 2019 Moirania by Night, 2019
• Nowhere, 2019 Nowhere, 2019
• The Three-Eyed Woman with Her Bag and a Bird, 2018 The Three-Eyed Woman with Her Bag and a Bird, 2018
• Horseman, 2018 Horseman, 2018
• Horses Carrying Water, 2019 Horses Carrying Water, 2019
• Horses on the Bridge, 2019 Horses on the Bridge, 2019
• Red Horses Following, 2019 Red Horses Following, 2019
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• Mainstreet Rowing, 2018 Mainstreet Rowing, 2018
• Man with Two Eyed Hat On the Go, 2018 Man with Two Eyed Hat On the Go, 2018
• Horses and Fish on Their Wat to Bikerace, 2018 Horses and Fish on Their Wat to Bikerace, 2018
• Long Shadow Afternoon, 2018 Long Shadow Afternoon, 2018
• Caring for the Young, 2018 Caring for the Young, 2018
• Circus Escape, 2018 Circus Escape, 2018
• Countryside Travelling, 2018 Countryside Travelling, 2018
• False Babylon, 2018 False Babylon, 2018
• Horses Racing Towards Nowhere, 2018 Horses Racing Towards Nowhere, 2018
• Nomads, 2018 Nomads, 2018
• Welcome to Moirania, 2018 Welcome to Moirania, 2018
• Woman Carrying a Fishbowl in a Bag, 2018 Woman Carrying a Fishbowl in a Bag, 2018
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Objects

• Friends with Pineapples, 2019 Friends with Pineapples, 2019
• Family of Friends, 2019 Family of Friends, 2019
• Bikers Round and Round, 2019 Bikers Round and Round, 2019
• Rider on Horse on Yves Klein Blue, 2019 Rider on Horse on Yves Klein Blue, 2019
• Shoes on Display, 2019 Shoes on Display, 2019
• Blue and Three-Eyed, 2019 Blue and Three-Eyed, 2019
• The Pack, 2019 The Pack, 2019
• Untitled (bird), 2018 Untitled (bird), 2018
• Untitled (vase), 2018 Untitled (vase), 2018
• Untitled (totem), 2018 Untitled (totem), 2018
• Big Biker with Little Boy, 2019 Big Biker with Little Boy, 2019
• Birds and Bikes, 2019 Birds and Bikes, 2019
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Selected works:

• Den Tavse Station, Nikolaj Kunsthal 2012 Den Tavse Station, Nikolaj Kunsthal 2012
• Den Tavse Station, Nikolaj Kunsthal 2012 Den Tavse Station, Nikolaj Kunsthal 2012
• Through the Portal of the Pineapple, 2017 Through the Portal of the Pineapple, 2017
• Through the Portal of the Pineapple, 2017 Through the Portal of the Pineapple, 2017
• Through the Portal of the Pineapple, 2017 Through the Portal of the Pineapple, 2017
• Discontinued Monuments, Museo de Arte Acarigua, Venezuela, 2016 Discontinued Monuments, Museo de Arte Acarigua, Venezuela, 2016
• Discontinued Monuments, Museo de Arte Acarigua, Venezuela, 2016 Discontinued Monuments, Museo de Arte Acarigua, Venezuela, 2016
• Discontinued Monuments, Museo de Arte Acarigua, Venezuela, 2016 Discontinued Monuments, Museo de Arte Acarigua, Venezuela, 2016
• Den Tavse Station, Nikolaj Kunsthal 2012 Den Tavse Station, Nikolaj Kunsthal 2012
• Deceitful Strategies, Himmerlands Kunstmuseum 2016 Deceitful Strategies, Himmerlands Kunstmuseum 2016
• Deceitful Strategies, Himmerlands Kunstmuseum 2016 Deceitful Strategies, Himmerlands Kunstmuseum 2016
• Deceitful Strategies, Himmerlands Kunstmuseum 2016 Deceitful Strategies, Himmerlands Kunstmuseum 2016
• Ship Searching 2012-14 Ship Searching 2012-14
• Ship Searching 2012-14 Ship Searching 2012-14
• Ship Searching 2012-14 Ship Searching 2012-14
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