BENNY DRÖSCHER
Lives and works in Copenhagen
Solo exhibitions:
2009
“Let us suppose, then, that we are dreaming” The Agency contemporary, London, Great Britain
2008
“Blissfully still”, Bergen Kunsthall, Bergen, Norway Bergen Kunsthall, Norway
The look af a sky that is looked at, Blindarte Contemporanea, Naples, Italy
2007
A strong presence beneath the trees, Mogadishni CPH, Copenhagen , DK
Lurking for transcendental moments, Rokeby, London, Great Britain
2006
Sahst du nach dem Gewitterregen den Wald?!?! , Gallery Fiebach & Minninger, Cologne, Germany
2005
Abducted by U.F.Os – Purged with Hyssop, Mogadishni, Copenhagen, DK
2003
Waterfall and Sugar-Coated Memories, Galleri Specta, Copenhagen, DK
2002
Parfait-amour and other Paramount Glances, Galerie MøllerWitt, Århus, DK
2001
A Fairy-told-tale, Galleri Specta, Copenhagen, DK
2000
Two Treohh, The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts Exhibition space, Cph., DK (with Trine Boesen)
Group exhibitions:
2009 Glad to invite you, Mostra D'Oltremare, Naples, Italy
Roma. The Road to contemporary art” Palazzo Venezia, Rome, Italy
Roma. The Road to contemporary art” Palazzo Venezia, Rome, Italy
The force of the Romanticism, Malmö Konstmuseum, Malmö, Sweden
Et Vintereventyr, Gl. Holtegaard, DK
2008 Ild, Museum Trapholt, Kolding, DK (forthcoming)
Havfrue hår og Neptuns Hovedpine, The Danish National Gallery, Copenhagen, DK
2007 PULSE-Miami, (Mogadishni), Miami, USA
Salon # 1, Laurtiz Kunsthal, Copenhagen, DK
Match Race, Nordjyllands Kunstmuseum, Aalborg, DK
ZOO,( Rokeby and Mogadishni), London, Great Britain
Is it a Pazziella?, Capri, Italy
Havfrue hår og Neptuns Hovedpine, The Danish National Gallery, Copenhagen, DK
Artnews Projects, Berlin, Germany
2006
Go Figure, Mogadishni Aar, Århus, DK
Rome on Kgs.Nytorv, Sculpture, (50 years anniversary of The Danish Academy in Rome,Italy), Copenhagen, DK
Kvindens rum, Galerie Møller-Witt, Århus, DK
The Diamond Dog +Laboratorium, Copenhagen, DK
Naturally, Mogadishni, Copenhagen, DK
Samlings……., Museum Trapholt, Kolding, DK
Krydsfeldt Natur-ligt, Museum Trapholt , Kolding, DK
2005
The leisure club, Blindarte Contemporanea, Napoli, Italy
NADA,(Mogadishni), Miami, USA
Artforum Berlin (Mogadishni), Germany
Vandspejl, The Frederiksberg Gardens, DK
2004
Som modlys og andre overvindelige forhindringer, Bornholm Kunsthal, DK
Tusenfryd? Tusenfryd!, Vestfossen Kunstlaboratorium, Norway
Arkens Samling nu , Arken - Museum of Modern Art, DK
Den Gyldne, Charlottenborg, Copenhagen, DK
2003
Familiebilleder, Brænderigaarden, Viborg, DK
2002
Over the Horizon, Malmö Konstmuseum, Sweden
On a Clear Day”, Sophienholm, Copenhagen, DK
The Harder They Come”, Sparwasser, Berlin, Germany
The Half”, Randers Kunstmuseum, DK
The Half”, Galleri Specta, Copenhagen, DK
2001
Up till 2002, Galerie MøllerWitt, Århus, DK
New Acquisitions, Kobberstiksamlingen, the Danish National Gallery, Cph. DK
Artissima (Galleri Specta), Turin, Italy
Masculinities, Nikolaj Contemporary Art Centre, Copenhagen, DK
Danish, Malmö Konstmuseum, Sweden
Charlotttenborgs Efterårsudstilling, Charlottenborg,
Copenhagen, DK
Love, Otto on Tour, Århus, DK
Take off 20:01, Århus Kunstmuseum, Århus, DK
2000
Brief Encounter, Opera Paese, Rome, Italy
New Acquisitions, Arken - Museum of Modern Art, Denmark
Public Collections:
Malmö Konstmuseum, Sweden
Arken- Museum of Modern Art, Ishøj, DK
The Danish National Gallery, Kobberstiksamlingen, Copenhagen, DK
Statens Kunstfond (Danish Endowment for Visual Art), DK
Nykredit, DK
NoVo Nordica, DK
Private Collections:
Great Britain, Germany, Italy, Sweden, Norway and Denmark
Grants:
Kunstrådet (The Committee for Visual Arts), 2007
Ny Carlsberg Foundation, 2006
Queen Ingrid’s Roman Grant, 2006
Kunstrådet (The Committee for Visual Arts), 2006
Kunstrådet (The Committee for Visual Arts), 2005
Queen Ingrid’s Roman Grant, 2004
The Sculptor Gerhard Henning’s Grant, 2003
Statens Kunstfond (Danish Endowment for Visual Art), Working Grant, 2003
Billedkunstrådet (The Committee for Visual Arts Visual Art), 2003
Statens Kunstfond (Danish Endowment for Visual Art), 2-years Working Grant, 2000-02
Supported by The Academy Councils Grant for Younger Artists
Exhibition-activities.
Related work:
Exhibition architect and Curator for the Special exhibition:” The Leif Djurhuus’ Collection”, at the ArtCopenhagen 2004, DK
Curator of “Som modlys og andre overvindelige forhindringer”, Bornholm Kunsthal, Nexø, DK
Exhibition architect for the”Biennale 2002”, at the Museum of Decorative Art, DK.
Curator of “Masculinities” at Nikolaj, Cph. Contemporary Art Centre, 2001 (in collaboration with Rune Gade, Elisabeth Delin Hansen and Peter Nansen Scherfig)* DK
Censor at “the Easter Exhibition”, Århus Kunstbygning, 2001 DK
Censor at "Charlottenborg Forårsudstilling", 1997 – 98 DK
Visual Art Adviser and Consultative for The Architects Schmidt, Hammer og Lassen, 1996 - , DK
Visual Art Consultative for The Cultural Capital of Europe96, ArtGenda 96 (Exhibition architect for the exhibition at Øksnehallen), DK
Member of Kunstnersamfundet