Kirsten Bak



Born:

Aalborg, Denmark

Training / Education:

  • 1998
  • Engelsholm Kunsthøjskole, Danish Folk Art College, Denmark
  • 2000
  • apprentice with Allan Boye, Århus, Denmark
  • apprentice with Frantz Hingelberg, Århus, Denmark
  • 2001
  • Workshop with Onno Boekhoudt, Braunwald, Switzerland
  • apprentice with Christof Müller, Idar-Oberstein. Germany
  • 2002
  • apprentice with Kasia Gasparski, Copenhagen, Denmark
  • Exchange semester at the University for Fine Art, Braunschweig, Germany, Department Industrial Design
  • 2003
  • Workshop with Dinie Besems, Domaine de Boisbuchet, Vitra Design Museum, France
  • apprentice with Christel Hofmans design/conceipt Utrecht, Holland
  • Member of BRDKD
  • 1999-2005 University of Applied Sciences, Trier Department of Gemstone and Jewelry Design, Idar-Oberstein, Germany

Exhibitions (Solo & Group Shows):

  • 2005
  • “Inhorgenta“, Munich Germany
  • 2004
  • “Forårsudstillingen“, Charlottenborg, Copenhagen, Denmark
  • 2003
  • “Neuer Schmuck aus Idar-Oberstein“, Museum Idar-Oberstein, Germany and Gallery V&V, Vienna, Austria
  • “Intergem“, Idar-Oberstein Germany
  • 2001-00
  • “Intergem“, Idar-Oberstein, “Ambiente“, Frankfurt Germany

Awards / Grants:

  • 2002
  • Scholar of Det obelske Familiefond, Aalborg, Denmark
  • 2001
  • Prize of DAAD for foreign students at the University of Applied Sciences, Trier Germany

Artist statement:

I believe we focus a lot on the shell and seldom look underneath.
The details capture us and prevent us from looking further on.