Else Nicolai Hansen
Curriculum Vitae Else Nicolai Hansen
         
 

Curriculum Vitae


Else Nicolai Hansen
Silversmith MGH DS
Born 1960 in Denmark


Education
1999- Independent Silversmith   Else Nicolai Hansen
Photographer:
Jørgen Kristiansen
1993-1995 Graduated silversmith & designer, Institute of Precious Metal, Copenhagen
1990-1991 Advanced Craft City & Guilds of London Institute's Examination in Silversmithing, Sir John
Cass Faculty of Arts and Design, London, UK
1989- Own workshop
1988 The Danish College of Jewellery and Silversmithing, Copenhagen
1988 Apprenticeship certificate at George Jensen Silver Ltd, Copenhagen


Exhibitions
2010 'Kander', Galleri Montan, Copenhagen
'Retrospektiv 01-10', Galerie Metal, Copenhagen
'Blommen i ægget', Galleri Bjerring, Copenhagen
'Light' Hammer Club 2010, the Danish Museum of Art & Design, Copenhagen
2009 'Take away', Galleri Montan, Copenhagen
Æglageret, Holbæk Kunstforening, Holbæk
Collect 2009 with Galleri Montan, Saatchi Gallery, London, UK
Danish Silversmiths, The Museum of Koldinghus, Kolding
2008 Separate exhibition, Gallery Montan, Copenhagen
'Treasure hunt', Danish Silversmiths, the Danish Museum of Art & Design, Copenhagen
Collect 2008 with Gallery Montan, Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK
Galerie Faisons un rêve, Brussels, Belgium
2007 Eblana Gallery, Dublin, Ireland
Collect 2007 with Six Danish Silversmiths, Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK
'Silver - Made in Denmark,' Gallery Montan, Copenhagen
Danish Silversmiths, The Museum of Koldinghus, Kolding
'Silver Arts', Gallery Montan, Copenhagen
2006 Collect 2006 with Six Danish Silversmiths, Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK
'To Be ..', Danish Silversmiths, Kronborg Castle, Helsingør
'10 Silver Smiths', Gallery Montan, Copenhagen
Craft2eu, Hamburg, Germany
Danish Design House with Gallery Montan, Cannes, France
2005 SOFA 2005 with Galerie Metal, Chicago, USA
'Silver', Galerie Philippe Denys, Brussels, Belgium
Gallery Montan, Copenhagen
Craft2eu, Hamburg, Germany
Galerie Metal, Copenhagen
2004 SOFA 2004 with Galerie Metal, Chicago, USA
'Christmas decorations in silver', Danish Silversmiths, The Museum of Koldinghus, Kolding
Galerie Metal, Copenhagen
2003 Gallery Fold, Norway
'Christmas decorations in silver', Danish Silversmiths, The Museum of Koldinghus, Kolding
'Former future', Dansk Metal Congress in 2003, Aalborg Congress centre, Aalborg
Galerie Metal, Copenhagen
'Triviality III', Danish Silversmiths, Gallery Boye, Aarhus

2002
'Silversmiths’ Gallery', Danish & British silversmiths, Museum of Koldinghus, Kolding
'Danish silversmiths - new works', Danish Silversmiths, The Museum of Koldinghus, Kolding
'Triviality II', Danish Silversmiths, Galerie Metal, Copenhagen
Møn Jewellery Museum, Moen
Galerie Metal, Copenhagen
2001 'Moderne Dänische Silber', Danish Silversmiths, Bröhan-Museum, Berlin, Germany
'Triviality', Danish Silversmiths, Galerie Metal, Copenhagen
'925 S’, Danish Silversmiths, the Danish Museum of Art & Design, Copenhagen
Galerie Metal, Copenhagen
2000 '5 Danish silversmiths', Herning Museum of Fine Arts, Herning
'Danish silver in 2000', Danish Silversmiths, The Museum of Koldinghus, Kolding
'Silver on the edge', the Danish Museum of Art & Design, Copenhagen
1999 'Contemporary Danish silver', Danish Silversmiths, Museum of Art and Design, Helsinki
'Don’t polish the Silver', 6 Danish silversmiths, the Danish Museum of Art & Design, Copenhagen
1997 Blå Fjord, Frederikssund
1995 Goldsmiths Hall, London, UK
Graduating exhibition, the Danish Museum of Art & Design, Copenhagen
‘Spring Exhibition’ at Charlottenborg, Copenhagen
1994 Crafts market, Copenhagen
Oticon Art Society, Copenhagen
1993 Copenhagen City Hall
1992 10. European Silver Triennial, Hanau, Germany
1991 Graduating exhibition, Furniture College, London, UK
1990 Okker Otte, Copenhagen,



Assignments
2006 Visiting Master Class artist, the Royal College of Art, London, UK
2001-2005 Member of the Galerie Metal, Copenhagen (Board member 2001-2004)
2003- Member of the Club Hammer (symposium Hamburg 2003, Berlin 2004, Kolding 2005, Holland
2008)
1999- Member of the Danish Silversmiths - exhibition group of November 1976
(Board member 2004-2006)
1997-2001 &
1984-1990
Silversmith, George Jensen Silver Ltd
1988-1990 Member of the workshop Okker Otte, Copenhagen



Coordinator of joint exhibitions
2006-2007 Initiator and head of Six Danish Silversmiths at Collect, Victoria & Albert Museum, London
2003-2005 Organizer of Galerie Metals participation at SOFA, Chicago, USA
2001-2003 Daily Leader of Galerie Metal



Distinctions & awards
2008 Ole Haslunds Kunstnerfond
2007 The Danish Arts Foundation
2004-2006 The Danish National Bank Jubilee grant
1991 British Jewellers Association Special Award
The Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths Award for Silver Smith, UK
1990 Direktør Ib Henriksens Fond
Knud Højgaards Fond
Thomas B. Thriges Fond
Det Reiersenske Fond
Direktør K. Steinmanns Fond
Præmieselskabet



Among other sold to
2006 The Royal College of Art Collection, Victoria & Albert Museum, London
2003 New Carlsberg Foundation
2000 Museum of Koldinghus, Kolding



Other matters
2007-2009 Workshop at Night of Culture Copenhagen, Gallery Montan
2001 Workshop at Night of Culture Copenhagen, Per Sax
2000 Workshop at Herning Museum of Fine Arts
1994 Workshop at Crafts market, Copenhagen


More detailed personal description in ’Dansk Sølv – 20. Århundrede’ by Lise Funder. Nyt Nordisk Forlag Arnold Busck (1999).