Merete Barker was born on 17 August 1944 in Birkerød, Denmark. In the years 1966-1973 she studied at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts under the supervision of professors Egill Jacobsen and Richard Mortensen. From 1976-1981 she was affiliated with the Datalogical Laboratory at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts, School of Architecture. From 1977-1989 she was a member of the group Ny Abstraktion [New Abstraction], and since 1989 she has been a member of the Danish artists’ co-operative Grønningen.
Solo Exhibitions: |
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THE LANDSCAPE UNDERGROUND, area: 9x3x0,9meter, is an installation, subsidized by The Danish Arts Council. The installation is part of the exhibition: JUST BEFORE DAWN together with Viera Collaro and Margrete Sørensen. The exhibition will take place at Cisternerne – The Museum for Glass Art, Søndermarken, Frederiksberg, Denmark, February 2nd – November 25th 2012. THE FORGOTTEN CITY, a large scale painting, will be shown at the GRØNNINGEN exhibition, at Kulturkajen Docken in Nordhavn, Copenhagen Ø, April 14th – May 6th 2012. |
| 2009: | Visions of Earth and the Cities, Kulturhuset, Skanderborg |
| 2005: | Kastrupgaardsamlingen, Copenhagen Randers Museum of Art |
| 2002: | Quo Vadis, Sophienholm, Kgs. Lyngby |
| 2000: | The City as Image, the Danish Cultural Institute, Edinburgh Energiens Spor, Svenske Villa, Gentofte This is my India, Galleri Hummeluhre, Århus Spejlinger/Spiegelungen, Museumsberg, Flensburg |
| 1999: | Spejlinger/Spiegelungen, The Art Museum in Tønder Cityscape, Galerie Asbæk, Copenhagen |
| 1997: | Galleri Hummeluhre, Århus |
| 1996: | Energiens Spor (with Viera Collaro), Brandts Klædefabrik, Odense Konsthallen, Göteborg Ringsted Galleriet, Ringsted |
| 1995: | Energiens Spor (with Viera Collaro), Brandts Klædefabrik, Odense |
| 1994: | Vejle Art Museum Galerie Asbæk, Copenhagen |
| 1993: | Galleri Hummeluhre, Aarhus Galleriet, Växjö |
| 1992: | Copenhagen Gallery of Contemporary Art GAMMEL STRAND |
| 1991: | Galerie Asbæk, Copenhagen |
| 1990: | Galleri Hummeluhre, Aarhus |
| 1988: | Palæet, Roskilde Herning Art Museum Galerie Asbæk, Copenhagen |
| 1987: | Galleri Hummeluhre, Skjoldelev |
| 1986: | Ringsted Galleriet, Ringsted |
| 1985: | Galerie Asbæk, Copenhagen Hand in Hand Galleries, New York |
| 1984: | Galleri Nørballe, Copenhagen |
| 1982: | Gallerihuset, Copenhagen |
| 1981: | Technical University of Denmark, Copenhagen |
| 1979: | I.E. Grafik, Copenhagen |
| 1977: | I.E. Grafik, Copenhagen |
| 1974: | Galleri 38, Copenhagen |
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Group Exhibitions: |
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| 2009-10: | Grønningen på Docken, Copenhagen |
| 2008-09: | Ruiner, Fascination og Fantasi, Koldinghus Museum. |
| 2008-09: | Ruin – Vision, Vejle Art Museum |
| 2008: | Grønningen, Bornholm Art Museum |
| 2007: | Grønningen, Charlottenborg, Copenhagen |
| 2006: | Grønningen, Charlottenborg |
| 2005: | Grønningen, Charlottenborg |
| 2004: | Grønningen, Charlottenborg, Copenhagen |
| 2002: | Grønningen, Charlottenborg, Copenhagen |
| 2001: | Rum 2001, Ny Abstraktion, Arken, Ishøj Grønningen, Charlottenborg, Copenhagen |
| 2000: | kf175.com. Kunstforeningen gennem 175 år, Kunstforeningen, Copenhagen Carnegie Art Award – Nordic Painting 2000, Konsthallen, Helsinki; Henie-Onstad Art Center, Oslo; Konstmuseet, Gothenburg; Sophienholm, Kgs. Lyngby Konstakademien, Stockholm Grønningen, Charlottenborg, Copenhagen |
| 1999: | Farvefænomener – bemalinger i dansk skulptur 1947-1998, Charlottenborg, Copenhagen Huntenkunst, Doetichem, Netherlands Cities on the Move, Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Humlebæk |
| 1998: | Groβe Kunstausstellung, Düsseldorf Grønningen, Charlottenborg, Copenhagen X-positioner, Museumshallen, Copenhagen |
| 1997: | Grønningen, Charlottenborg, Copenhagen Tidevand, Charlottenborg, Copenhagen |
| 1996: | Grønningen, Charlottenborg, Copenhagen |
| 1995: | Grønningen, Charlottenborg, Copenhagen Europe: Creation & Re-creation, Mücsarnok, Budapest Danish Contemporary Art, National Gallery, Beijing, China |
| 1994: | Grønningen, Charlottenborg, Copenhagen |
| 1993: | Grønningen, Charlottenborg, Copenhagen Vejen Art Museum |
| 1992: | Grønningen, Charlottenborg, Copenhagen |
| 1991: | Grønningen, Charlottenborg, Copenhagen |
| 1990: | Halmstad Konstmuseum, Sverige Grønningen, Charlottenborg, Copenhagen |
| 1989: | Herning Art Museum Grafiska Selskabets Galerie, Stockholm Uttersberg Museum Galerie, Uttersberg |
| 1988: | Black and White, Lintas, New York 25th Anniversary Art Auction, Newport Harbor Art Museum of California Eventyrhaven, Odense |
| 1987: | KUNSTEN Museum of Modern Art, Aalborg Overgaden, Copenhagen Kunst på vandet, Copenhagen |
| 1986: | Intericon, Charlottenborg, Copenhagen Funen Art Museum, Odense Herning Art Museum |
| 1985: | Henie-Onstad Art Center, Oslo 4th European Graphic Biennale, Baden-Baden The Non-Objective World, Kamikaze, New York Kunst I byen, Nikolaj Church, Copenhagen |
| 1984: | KUNSTEN Museum of Modern Art, Aalborg The Nordic Arts Centre, Sveaborg De Danske, Kulturhuset, Stockholm |
| 1983: | Projekt 18, Charlottenborg, Copenhagen Funen Art Museum, Odense National Gallery of Denmark, Copenhagen |
| 1981: | “Ny Abstraktion”, Charlottenborg, Copenhagen |
| 1977: | KUNSTEN Museum of Modern Art, Aalborg Funen Art Museum, Odense |
| 1976: | Sophienholm, Lyngby |
| 1973: | KUNSTEN Museum of Modern Art, Aalborg |
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Public Art: |
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| 2010: | University of Aarhus names an auditorium after Merete Barker. The auditorium accommodates the artwork ”LABYRINTEN OG BJERGET” (The Labyrinth and the Mountain). Acrylic on canvas. 510 x 360 cm. |
| 2009: | European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights, Vienna |
| 2007-09: | Skanderup Church, Skanderborg |
| 2007: | H.C. Ørsted Institute, University of Copenhagen |
| 2003: | Department of Scandinavian Studies and Linguistics, University of Copenhagen, Amager |
| 1997: | ATP-huset, Hillerød Ladegårdsparken, Holbæk |
| 1996: | Aarhus University |
| 1995: | Aarhus University District Heating Plant, Engesvang University Library, Växjö |
| 1991: | Finsen Building, University Hospital of Copenhagen Danmarks Miljøundersøgelser, Risø Nykredit, Copenhagen Karup Airport, in collaboration with Thorkil Ebert |
| 1990: | Danisco, Copenhagen |
| 1989: | Sandbakken, Skåde Handelshøjskolen, Aarhus P&T Giro, Høje Tåstrup |
| 1986: | IBM, Allerød |
| 1984: | Specialarbejderskolen for Aarhus og Omegn Frederikssundsvejen School, Copenhagen |
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Represented: |
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| Danish Parliament National Gallery of Denmark Vejle Art Museum Randers Museum of Art The Art Museum in Tønder Trapholt Art Museum Kolding KUNSTEN Museum of Modern Art Aalborg HEART, Herning Art Museum ARoS Aarhus Art Museum Ny Carlsberg Foundation Danish Art Foundation |
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Grants and awards: |
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| 2005: | The Sven Hols Scholarship |
| 1999: | The Anne Marie Telmany Prize |
| 1998: | The Danish Arts Foundation’s Lifelong Artist’s Grant |
| 1997: | The Ole Haslund Artists’ Foundation |
| 1995: | The Eckersberg Medal |
| 1992: | The Tagea Brandt Travel Scholarship Rockwool Artist of the Year |
| 1990: | The Egill Jacobsen Prize |
| 1983: | The Danish Arts Foundation’s three-year scholarship |
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Selected Bibliography: |
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| Merete Barker 1985-86, North-Information 1987, no. 245, Roskilde Kat. Merete Barker. Billedpar & andre, Herning Art Museum, 1988 Merete Barker: Works on wall 1988-89, North-Information 1990, Roskilde Kat. Merete Barker: In memory of a land, Galerie Asbæk, Copenhagen, 1991 Kat. Merete Barker: Panorama, Kunstforeningen, Copenhagen 1992 Kat. Merete Barker: På vej mod byen, Vejle Art Museum, 1994 Øystein Hjort, Merete Barker. Danske Nutidskunst 24, Søren Fogtdal, Copenhagen 1994 Kat. Merete Barker / Viera Collaro: Energiens Spor, Brandts Klædefabrik, Odense 1995-96 Elisabeth Amdissen, ”Klomærker. Når tiden sætter spor”, interview with Merete Barker, pp. 11-26, Nyt Nordisk Forlag Arnold Busck, Copenhagen, 1996 Merete Barker: Et Billeddigt, Brøndums Grafiske Værksted, Copenhagen, 1998 Kat. Merete Barker: Spejlinger/Spiegelungen, Kunstmuseet i Tønder, 1999 Kat. Merete Barker: Quo Vadis, Sophienholm, Kgs. Lyngby, 2002 Ole Lindboe: Min Lange Rejse – Merete Barker og Maleriet. Gads Forlag 2004. ISBN 87-12-04164-5 |
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