Pernille de la Porte Ovesen is a Danish painter and art teacher who began her artistic training by taking drawing classes in 1970 with Danish painter and teacher Erling Frederiksen. Shortly thereafter, she moved to the USA and continued her art training in 1973 at the University of California, Berkley. From 1974 – 1976, she attended The New York Studio School for Painting, Drawing and Sculpture – and Millersville University of Pennsylvania, from 1979 to 1980; and was an artist in residence at Cité International des Arts in Paris in 1991 – 1992. Ovesen returned to Denmark in the middle of the nineties and continued her art practice. She has been exhibiting in Denmark and internationally since the 1970s as well as pursuing her teaching career in painting and drawing.
Pernille currently lives and works in Svaneke, Denmark.
/ Renata Maiblum
Concerning painting/paintings
Paintings are two-dimensional (apprx.), physically speaking.
My expression in painting is deeply connecting to poetry and music.
In poetry the words are placed on different not predetermined levels of meaning.
Likewise music speaks to different areas in the world of feelings and thought, and is not limited by analysing, logical coherence.
Painting is a visual experience which demands a viewing, a seeing, untouched by labels from academic reasoning.
In the process of painting it takes time to enter the above mentioned world, and the making of each painting is thus a trip on a mill’s turning wings.
All the turning becomes an inner film, a trip, a visit to recognisable, unknown universes, on two dimensions (apprx.).
/Pernille de la Porte Ovesen
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Selected solo exhibitions
2019 RENATA MAIBLUM GALLERY, København
2016 PEDELAPO, København
2013 PEDELAPO, København
2009 PEDELAPO, København
2008 GALERIE GREEN, Green Boghandel, Sorgenfri
2006 PEDELAPO, København
2006 GALLERI 46, Holsted
2005 PEDELAPO INDVIER, København
2000 TIPPERUP MØLLE, Espergærde
2000 V.U.C., Hillerød
2000 HILLERØD ERHVERVSRÅD, Trollesminde Udviklingscenter, Hillerød
1995 NORTH, København
1994 DET KONGELIGE BIBLIOTEKS KUNSTFORENING, København
1993 VARMEGALLERIET, København
1991 SALLES EDOURD SANDAZ, Paris, France
1990 GALERIE JOHN RIIS, København
1989 GALLERI JUHL-WINBERG, København
1987 THE KNITTING FACTORY, Art Gallery and Perf. Space, N.Y.C. , USA
Selected group exhibitions
2021 Galleri Rasch, Rønne
2020 DOMEN, Allinge, "4 BIMARIS medlemmer"
2019 RENATA MAIBLUM, København
2019 BIMARIS, 9 Bornholm artists and 3 guests, BENMEL galleri, NEXØ, Bornholm
2019 BORNHOLMS Censurerede Forårsudstilling, Svanekegården, Svaneke
2013 with Anne Jepsen, RÅDSTUEN, Allinge, Bornholm
2012 ‘Seniorinaernes Genkomst’ with Anne Jepsen, RÅDSTUEN, Bornholm
2011 ‘Parallelle Liv’ with Anne Jepsen, RÅDSTUEN, Bornholm
2009 ‘Kunst Redder Liv’, Byggeriets Hus, København
2002, 2003, 2004 ‘The Plastic Club’, Philadelphia, Pa., USA
1995 VARMEGALLERIET, København
1993 GALLERI KOBOLT, København
1992 SALLES EDOURD SANDOZ, Paris, France
1988 Kunstnernes Efterårsudstilling, DEN FRIE, København
1986 GALLERI NØRREGADE, København
1985 KGL. BRANDS KUNSTFORENING, København
1977, 1978, AMERICAN COUNCIL for the ARTS, N.Y. City, USA
Art studies
1979-80 GRAPHIC ART, FILM & VIDEO, Millersville State College, Pa., USA
1974-76 PAINTING, SCULPTURE & ART HISTORY, New York Studio School, New York City, USA
1973 PAINTING, University of California at Berkeley, USA
1970 DRAWING by Prof. Erling Frederiksen, Copenhagen, Denmark
Art Residency
1992 Cité International des Arts, Paris, France
1991 Cité International des Arts, Paris, France
Teaching
2012 Intensive weekend drawing course for three people, Veddinge Strand, Denmark
2008 “Father and Daughter”, drawing course, 7 times 2 hours, Denmark
2002 Teaching drawing and painting, Baha’i Summer school, Denmark
1998 Teacher at Skydebanegård Intl. Schol, 10th year level, Karlebo, Denmark
1997-98 Started a children theater group, ‘Trækfuglene’, in cooporation with José Yabar, Peruvian actor and director. Together they created a stage play “Mester Jakel Pakker Ud”, which they performed about 10 times with technical assistance from Bertha Urillo, also actress, from Peru.
1997 Student at Theater School, Hillerød, Denmark
1996-98 Courses for children aged 6-9 and 9-13 in drawing and painting, Klaverfabrikken, Hillerød, Denmark
1998 Course about colour, Hillerød, Denmark
1994 Children/grown ups, course in drawing and painting, in French, Paris, France
1991 Art project (decoration) with children in kindergarden, Gentofte, Denmark
1984 Private tuition in drawing for children, New York City, USA
1972 Teaching rock climbing for young people, 14-16 years old, Yosemite, Calif. USA
Member of BKF (Billedkunstnernes Forbund).
Pernille is represented by Maiblum Art Consulting
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