Morten Knudsen
*1985, Denmark
Lives and works in Copenhagen, Denmark
Biography
Morten Knudsen employs a wide range of formal approaches in his multifaceted painting practice. A consistent vocabulary of Es, numbers, spirals, and comma-like flowers permeates his works; some are laden with layers of oil paint, wax, and glue, while others are minimalist renderings in graphite on blank canvas or paper. Knudsen’s paintings, drawings, and collages serve as memories and monuments, saturated with melancholy and grief alongside tenderness and optimism.
Knudsen (*1985, Denmark) lives and works in Copenhagen. His first solo exhibition with Sweetwater, E is for Everything, took place in 2025. His first institutional solo exhibiton, STICKY EYES (paintings, collages, drawings, and monuments) at Overgaden, Copenhagen, opened in May 2026. His work has also been exhibited at Huset for Kunst og Design, Gauli Zitter, Den Frie, and SMK, National Gallery of Denmark, among others, and is featured in the permanent collections of the SMK, National Gallery of Denmark and the New Carlsberg Foundation.
Exhibitions
Artworks
Curriculum Vitae
Education
| 2018 | MFA, The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, Copenhagen, Denmark |
| 2017 | HfBK, Hamburg, Germany |
| 2015 | BFA, The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, Copenhagen, Denmark |
Selected Solo and Two-Person Exhibitions
| 2026 | STICKY EYES (paintings, collages, drawings, and monuments), O—Overgaden, Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Real Hearts, Gauli Zitter, Brussels, Belgiun | |
| 2025 | E is for Everything, Sweetwater, Berlin, Germany |
| 2022 | Songs for the Promise Keeper, Simo Bacar Gallery, Lisbon, Portugal |
| 2021 | Six Days and Six Nights, Huset for Kunst og Design, Holstebro, Denmark |
| 2020 | Six Days and Six Nights, Vermlandsgade 61, Copenhagen, Denmark |
| 2019 | Lifestyle, C.C.C Projects, Copenhagen, Denmark |
| 2016 | Morten Knudsen, Andersen’s Contemporary, Copenhagen, Denkmark |
Selected Group Exhibitions
| 2025 | Fleurs du mal, Silke Lindner, New York, NY, United States |
| 2024 | Describe to me the view from my window, Union Pacific, London, United Kingdom |
| Real Heart, Gauli Zitter, Brussels, Belgium | |
| Something Rotten, Cassius & Co, London, United Kingdom | |
| 2023 | Høst: A Counterfactual Exhibition, Den Frie, Copenhagen, Denmark |
| 2022 | Good to see you, Gallery Golsa, Oslo, Norway |
| Stop thinking about forever, Hamlet.Love, Zurich, Switzerland | |
| Lipsyncer, Mouthreader, Vermlandsgade 61, Copenhagen, Denkmark | |
| 2020 | Danish art now, SMK National Gallery of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denkmark |
| Architecture Now, La Cucina, Copenhagen, Denkmark | |
| 2019 | Himmelskibet, Christian Andersen Gallery, Copenhagen, Denkmark |
| Pioneertown, Coyote, Stockholm, Sweden | |
| Ratskeller, Coyote, Stockholm, Sweden | |
| Post Institutional Stress Disorder, Kunsthal Århus, Aarhus, Denkmark | |
| The Leaving Do, The Studio Whisperers Office, Copenhagen, Denkmark | |
| 2018 | Graduation 2018, Kunsthallen Charlottenborg, Copenhagen, Denkmark |
| 2016 | Reisewerk, Come Over Chez Malik, Hamburg, Germany |
Residencies, Grants and Awards
| 2018 | Niels Wessel Bagge’s Art Foundation |
| The 15th June Foundation’s Honorary Award | |
| 2015 | Remmen Foundation’s Art Prize |
Public Collections
| National Gallery of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark | |
| New Carlsberg Foundation, Copenhagen, Denmark |