Born in 1982. Denmark
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TRAINING
2009 MA, University of Gothenburg, HDK Ceramics (DK)
2007 B.A., Bergen National Academy of the Arts (DK)
2006 Academic Exchange, Central Saint Martins College, London (UK)
EXHIBITIONS
2021 (Solo exhibition) Gallery Nijenkamp (DK)
2016 Charlottenborg Spring Exhibition (DK)
2015–2017–2021 Biennale for Danish Arts & Crafts (DK)
Birgitte Christens brings to light what we do not want to see and what society has always strived to hide: the ugliness of sick and deformed bodies, physical and mental suffering, the disparity in the violence endured, and the inequalities experienced, whether one is a man or a woman.
Read the full text in the 2026 exhibition catalog
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