About
BIO
Lives and works in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Morten klitgaard was born in Lønstrup, Denmark in 1981. Growing up in the harsh climate of coastal Northern Denmark had a huge impact on his senses. Surrounded by rugged wild nature and a consistent westerly wind taught him to appreciate very small details in the barren landscape. He started working for a glass artist called Leif Vange in the town he grew up in. Following that he was taught and trained for tree years by Danish glass artist Tobias Møhl, who’s known globally for his use of Venetian techniques. In that periode he did a master class with Dante Marioni, and he saw the possibility in learning more about the material so applied for The Royal Danish Design School on Bornholm where he finished his BA in 2012.
Morten Klitgaard's work explores notions of place and reflects on the influential effects of nature on both the landscape and its inhabitants. His pieces appear weatherbeaten, patinated by the rugged Danish coastal landscape the artist grew up in. Oxides, metal pigments and ash are applied during the final heating process, causing the surface of the glass to effervesce and create intricate textures and patterns. The work obscures our perception of material whilst successfully honouring the traditions of glass blowing; it pushes the boundaries of contemporary craft and design. ‘
PUPLIC COLLECTIONS
Victoria and Albert Museum ( V&A ) London
Collection Embrechts Ryckaert, Belgium
Ny Carlsbergfonden, Denmark
The Danish Art Foundation, Denmark
Glasmusset Ebeltoft, Denmark
Bornholms Kunstmuseum, Denmark
Hempels Glass Museum, Denmark
UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS
2024 Collect Art fair, London (UK)
2024 Toyama International Glass Exhibitions
2024 Danish Glass, Hobro Art Museum, (DK)
2024 GENERATION WHY, Rundetårn, Copenhagen (DK)
2025 GENERATION WHY, Rian designmuseum, Falkenberg, (S)
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2023 SCORIA (Solo) Køppe Contemporaty Objects (DK)
2022 Novum Vitrum, Hempels Glasmusseum, Holbæk,(DK)
2021 Perception, (Solo), Køppe Contemporary-objects, (DK)
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2023 Ireland Glass Biennale, Dublin
2023 SCORIA (Solo) Køppe Contemporaty Objects (DK)
2023 ROTATIONS - Heller Gallery, (US)
2023 Modern Glass From Denmark, European Museum of Modern Glass, Coburg (DE)
2023 The International Biennale of Glass, Sofia (BG)
2023 “A heart for glass”, Galerie Handwerk Munich (D)
2023 GENERATION WHY, Risor Kunstpark, (N)2023 “In The Making”, Glassmuseum Ebeltof (DK)
2023 Collect Art Fair, London, (UK) reNorthlands Creative
2022 “Creative Nature", Grande Halle of the Anciens Abattoirs de Mons (B)
2022 “Shades of Winter” Taste Contemporary, Geneva, Swizerland (CH)
2022 NEW POSITIONS, Simone de Sousa Gallery, Detroit (US)
2022 Odem Atalier, Stockholm (SE)
2022 “Enter” Art Fair, Køppe Contemporary-objects, Bornholm, (DK)
2022 The Coburg Glass Prize, European Glass Museum, (D)
2022 Herning Art Fair, Herning, Køppe Contemporary-Objects (DK)
2022 Collectible Design Fair, by Puls Contemporary Ceramics, Brussels,(BE)
2022 “Danish” Puls Contemporary Ceramics, Brussels,(BE)
2022 Homofaber, Venice, (I)
2022 Texture, Heller Gallery, Heller Gallery, New York, (US)
2022 European Glass Prize , The National Glass Centre, Sunderland, (UK)
2021 Salon Art + Design, Heller Gallery, New York, (US)
2021 Glass on the Edge of Craft - Challenging the Material, Koppe Contemporary Objects (DK)
2021 The Melting Point, Heller Gallery, New York, (US)
2021 KLEUREYCK: Jan Van Eyck’s Colours in Design, Lille3000, Lille , (FR)
2021 Enter Art Fair ,Copenhagen, Køppe Contemporary-Objects (DK)
2021 21/21 Anniversary show, Puls Contemporary, Brussels (B)
2021 Crafting a Difference, represented by Vessel Gallery, London (UK
2021 KOGEI Award, Toyama,(JP)
2020 Crafted Collectibles, Sarah Myerscough Gallery, London (UK)
2020 Venice Glass Week, Palazzo Loredan, Venice (IT)
2020 Enter Art Fair ,Copenhagen, Køppe Contemporary-objects (DK)
2020 Kleureyck, Design Museum Gent, (B)
2020 Craft from Bornholm, Hempels Glasmuseum, (DK)
2020 Shapes ´n´ Surface, Køppe Contemporary-objects, Bornholm, (DK)
2020 Collectible Design Fair, by Puls Contemporary Ceramics, Brussels,(BE)
2020 Collect, Somerset House, London, UK
2020 Craft from Bornholm, Hempels Glasmuseum,Holbæk (DK)
2020 ArtFair DK, Køppe Contemporary-objects, Herning,(DK)
2019 Kanazawa, The International Exhibition of Glass (JP)
2019 The Ireland Glass Biennale, Dublin, (IRL)
2019 CHART artfair, Køppe Contemporary-objects (DK)
2019 International Biennale of Glass, Sofia,(BG)
2019 Celebrating Glass, London Glassblowing Gallery, (UK)
2019 Crafting Europe, Revelations 2019, Paris (FR)
2019 Craft from Bornholm, Kunstetagerne, Hobro, (DK)
2019 Roskilde Art Association, Roskilde (DK)
2019 In the middle of the sea – Island crafts” Åland,(FIN)
2019 INSPIRED, CGS at London Glassblowing Gallery, (UK)
2019 GATHER, London Glassblowing, (UK)
2019 Køppe Contemporary-objects, offecinet, CPH, (DK)
2019 WCC Europe Handicrafts, Kuwait,(KW)
2019 Arts and Crafts Association Bornholm, exhibition, Grønbechsgaard,(DK)
EDUCATION
2022 Residency College for Creative Studies, Detroit, (US)
2022 Residency Flint Institut Of Art, Flitnt (US)
2019 Master class, Nadége Desgenétez, Benjamin Cobb, Pilchuck, (US)
2015 Master class, Jack Wax, Glasmuseet, (DK)
2008-2012 BA, The Royal Danish Academy of Art, Bornholm, (DK)
2011 Master class Martin Taulow, Visual Contemporary Art (DK)
2008 Master class Dante Marioni, Haystack School of Crafts (US)
SELECTED PRIZES
Hempels Glass Prize 2021 (DK)
Nominate for The Coburg Glass Prize 2022 (D)
Nominate for European Glass Prize , The National Glass Centre, 2021 (UK)
Nominate for the KOGEI Award for International artist, Toyama 2020(JP)
Nominate for The International Exhibitions Of Glass, Kanazawa 2019 (JP)
Nominate for Stanislav Libenský Award, Prague 2012 (CZ).
SELECTED GRANTS
Danish Art Foundation, work Grant
Danish Art Foundation, travel Grant
Danish Art Foundation, Project Funding
Ellen & Knud Dalhoff Larsens Foundation
Grosserer L.F. Foghts Foundation
Den Hielmstierne-Rosencroneske Foundation
The Danish National Bank's Anniversary Foundation of 1968
Finn Lynggaards Fundations
Det Reiersenske Foundation
Eickhoffs Grant Foundation
Esther & Jep Finks Memorial Foundation for Architecture and Applied Arts
