Niels Bonde
Born 1961 in Glostrup, Denmark
Member Kunstnersamfundet


EDUCATION:
1981 - 83
The Royal Academy of Fine Arts (Architecture). Copenhagen, Denmark

1988 - 94
The Royal Academy of Fine Arts (Painting/ multimedia). Copenhagen

1992 - 93
Stichting Computer Animatie, The Netherlands

1993 - 95
Städelschule, Institut für Neue Medien. Frankfurt am Main, Germany


EMPLOYMENT:
1997
Art Director, Visionik
Guest Lecturer, Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Denmark

1998
Guest Lecturer, Design School Kolding, Denmark

1999 – 2005
Lecturer, Malmø Art Academy Sverige.


SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS:

2007
Dogenhaus Galerie, Leipzig, Germany
Kunstverein Heidelberg, Germany
Galerie L'Autre Rive, Bourges, France

2006
Bad Days, Galerie Asbæk, Copenhagen, Denmark
Niels Bonde - Souvenirs, malmö Art Museum, malmö, Sweden

2004
Painting: The art of protecting flat surfaces from the weather and exposing them to the critic. Politikens Forhal Copenhagen Denmark
Black Matter. Alminde-Viuf Fællesskole Kolding Denmark

2003
The Opening, Galerie Asbæk Copenhagen Denmark
hell(o) (t)here, Galerie Voges und Partner, Frankfurt, Germany

2002
The Map, Galerie für Gegenwartskunst Barbara Claassen-Schmal, Bremen, Germany
Galerie Greige/Claassen-Schmal, Berlin, Germany

2001
The Scream, Trapholt, Copenhagen, Denmark
Bubba the Love sponge. DCA Gallery New York USA

2000
[N + S] (Nach Paul Valéry), Galerie Voges+Deisen_raumberlin, Berlin, Germany

1999
Closet. Leo Koenig Inc. New York, USA
Niels Bonde. Galleri Specta, Copenhagen, Denmark
Closed Circuit. Zoolounge, Oslo, Norway
Through a Lens Darkly. Rare Gallery, New York NY USA

1998
Scanner. Galleri Søren Houmann, Copenhagen, Denmark
Galerie für Gegenwartskunst Barbara Claassen-Schmal, Bremen, Germany
Secret Stories. F-rummet, Malmø Kunstmuseum, Sweden
Secret Stories. Galerie Voges+Deisen, Frankfurt am Main, Germany

1996
No one's Innocent. Gentofte Kunstbibliotek, Denmark

1995
I never had any hair on my body or head. Galerie Voges+Deisen, Frankfurt, Germany
Playing Solitaire. Affiks, Lund, Sweden

1994
Market Economy for Beginners. Kunstforeningen Gammel Strand, Copenhagen, Denmark
Recovered Files. Galleri Nicolai Wallner, Copenhagen, Denmark


SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS:

2007
Emergency Room, PS1 MOMA, New York

2006
Bandits Mages, Bourges, France
Artist Migration, Kunsthalle, Heidelberg
X, galerie für Gegenwartskunst, Bremen

2005
Baltic Raw, Hafencity, Hamburg
Ystad Kunstmuseum, Ystad, Sweden
Helden Heute, CentrePasquArt, Biel Bienne, Switzerland

2004
MADE IN BERLIN, Art Forum Berlin, curated by Zdenek Felix
LOST IN TOMORROW II, Galerie Asbæk, Copenhagen
Transmitter, European Media Art Festival, Germany
Private Quarters, UBAG University of Buffalo Art Gallery, New York

2003
Arnsberg Kunstverein. Germany
Nordic Liveart, Göteborg, Sweden
Lost in Tomorrow. Centro Cultural Andratx Spain
Hotelit. Utrecht, Nederlands
Nostalgic Real. Galerie Mullerdechiara Berlin, Germany
From Objective to Object. Den Frie Copenhagen Denmark
Video Festival. MAC Santiago Chile

2002
Socle du Monde, Herning Kunstmuseum, Denmark (cat.)

2001
Eyegoblack, Fortalesa, Brazil (cat.)
Come on feel the noise. Galerie Asbæk, Denmark (cat.)
TAKE OFF 20:01, Aarhus Kunstmuseum, Denmark (cat.)

2000
Fondacion Federico Jorge Klemm, Buenos Aires, Argentina (cat.)
Havana Biennial, Cuba (cat.)
Sublime 1-3, hArtware Projekte, Duende, Rotterdam, Holland (cat.)
1st International Art Biennial of Buenos Aires, Argentina (cat.)
A good Cast is worth repeating, Voges+Deisen, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Eyegoblack, Trapholt, Denmark (cat.); Museo de Arte Contemporanea, Santiago, Chile;
Pinacoteca do Estado de Sao Paolo, Brazil (cat.)
Grønningen, Charlottenborg, Copenhagen, Denmark (cat.)

1999
Quiet. Leo Koenig Inc., New York. USA (cat.)
From the Collection of Malmø Kunstmuseum. Wanås, Sweden (cat.)

1998
The Soft Machine. Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (cat.)
Med på et afbud. Galleri Specta, Copenhagen, Denmark (cat.)
Some futures are forbidden little one. Cato Jans, Hamburg, Germany
Revue. Galerie Hilger, Vienna, Austria

1997
Surveillance in Society. MIT List Visual Arts Center, Boston USA (cat.)
Multiple Box. Galerie Voges+Deisen, Frankfurt, Germany

1996
Science Fiction/ Social Fiction. Galerie der Stadt Schwaz Palais Enzenberg, Austria (cat.)
Nemo. Nikolaj Copenhagen Contemporary Art Center, Denmark (cat.)
Geben und Nehmen. Schloß Plüschow, Wismar, Germany (cat.)
9.th Dimensional Theory. Nikolaj Copenhagen Contemporary Art Center, Denmark (cat.)
Coming Up. Galleri Stalke, Copenhagen, Denmark
Campbells Occasionally, Copenhagen, Denmark

1995
One Night Stand. UKS, Oslo, Norway
Flow of reaction. Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin, Germany (cat.)
Telepolis. Luxembourg (cat.)
The Autumn Exhibition. Charlottenborg, Copenhagen, Denmark (cat.)
Re-evolution. Museum of Contemporary Art, Helsinki, Finland
Titanik. Turku, Finland
Supranational Art. Venice Biennale, Italia (cat.)
TechnoTrash. Otto Plonk, Bergen, Norway, Galleri Struts, Oslo, Norway
Atomic. Oberwelt, Stuttgart, Germany

1994
transPort. M/S Stubnitz, Malmø, Sweden and Hamburg, Germany
No Vacancies. Frankfurt am Main, Germany
TimeBasedArtsGroup, Dublin Ireland


OTHER ACTIVITIES:

2003
Pist Protta 52, Denmark (cat.)
Die Stütze, Berlin (cat.)

2000
TAKE AWAY, Cultural Bridge 2000, Copenhagen/Malmö (cat.)

1999
100 tegninger, Artnode. Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen, Denmark (cat.)

1998
The Autumn Exhibition, Artnode.Charlottenborg, Copenhagen, Denmark (cat.)
Manifesta 2, Artnode. Luxembourg. (cat.)

1996
Several Subjects, Artnode. Stockholm Smart Show, Sweden


CURATOR and ORGANIZER:

Update '96 og Update på Roskilde Festival.
Artnode (since 1995) www.artnode.org


GRANTS:
Statens Kunstfond (National Endowments for the Arts Denmark)
KIKU. ERASMUS. Carlsberg Commemoration Grant. Siemens Kulturförderung
International Studio Program, New York by DCA Foundation
Danmark-Amerika Grant by Fulbright Foundation


COLLECTIONS:
Statens Museum for Kunst (National Museum of Fine Arts)
Statens Kunstfond (National Endowments for the Arts Denmark).
Malmø Art Museum.
Trapholt Kolding.
Horsens Kunstmuseum. Novo Nordic.