Curriculum Vitae

Malene Bach
*1967 in Denmark. Lives and works in Copenhagen, DK and in Övedskloster, SE.
Member of The Danish Artists’ Society.

Education:
1987-93 The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts
1991-93 MA, Art mediation

Permanent works in situ:
2010-12 Skodsborg Spa & Fitness. Integrated art project
in collaboration with Henning Larsen Architects
2010-12 Nørrebro Park Skole, public school, Cph
Integrated art project in collaboration with NOVA5 arkitekter
for Københavns Kommune, Local Government of Cph.
2008 Department of Oncology, Lund University Hospital, SE
2007 & 2009 Two tables for Korsør Bibliotek, public library, DK
2006 The Danish Defence Acquisition & Logistics Organization, Ballerup, DK
2006 Helicopter Terminal, Grønnedal, Greenland
for the Danish Acquisition & Logistics Organization
2004 Airbase Aalborg, DK
for the Danish Acquisition and Logistics Organization
2003-07 Genzyme, Copenhagen, Stockholm and Oslo
2003-04 Airbase Karup, DK
for the Danish Acquisition and Logistics Organization,
in collaboration with Malene Landgreen
2002 Table for Kommunernes Landsforening, Local Government, Cph
2002 Table for INDEX 2005, Danish Design Centre, Cph
2002 Christianshavn Skole, public school, Cph
in collaboration with NOVA5 arkitekter
2001 Statens Pædagogiske Forsøgscenter, Rødovre, DK
in collaboration with NOVA5 arkitekter
1997-2001 Carnegie Asset Management, Dampfærgevej, Cph

Solo exhibitions:
2010 DIAMOND, with Forbo Flooring, TEAM UP 2010 project, Gallery 036, Cph
2009 Malene Bach - Extended Color, Art Centre Brænderigaarden, Viborg, DK
2006 Spacial Interventions and Functional Objects 2, Gallery 036, Cph
2002 Moving, Overgaden, Institute of Contemporary Art, Cph
2001 Color Processing, Gallery Leger, Malmö, SE
2001 Overflow, Gentofte Art Library, Hellerup, DK
2001 Super Models, Gallery Hummelure, Aarhus, DK
1998 1+1, DCA Gallery, New York, USA (two artists)
1995 Operational, Gallery Weinberger, Cph
1994 Concrete Painting, Overgaden, Institute of Contemporary Art, Cph

Joint exhibitions:
2011 Terrain Video, Holstebro Music Theatre and Holstebro Art Museum, DK
2011 Compliments to Ib Geertsen, House of Danish Lithographic Artists, Cph
2010 Showhow, Milano Mobile, Milan, Italy
2009 Paintspace VIII, Rundetaarn, Cph
2007 No Resistance, Gallery Veggerby, Cph
2006 FARVESKRIGET, with Olivia Holm-Møller, Gl. Holtegaard, Søllerød, DK
2004 True North, Weem Gallery, Scotland
2004 Puzzle Parade, Art Museum Køge Skitsesamling, DK
2003 Himmelrum and Other Paintings, with Bodil Nielsen,
Gallery Tom Christoffersen, Cph
2003 Puzzle Parade, White Box Gallery, New York, USA
2001 Grønningen, Charlottenborg, Cph
1999 Farvefænomener, Paintings of Danish Sculpture, Charlottenborg, Cph
1998 Painting, Stalke Gallery, Cph
1998 Visual Luxury, Charlottenborg, Cph
1997 90'er Modernisme, Den Frie Udstillingsbygning, Cph
1996 Intercambio, Rundetaarn, Cph
1995 Maleri efter Maleri, Kastrupgaardsamlingen, Cph
1995 Intercambio, Palo Alto, Barcelona, Spain
1993 Scandinavian Sextet, Gallery Leger, Malmö, SE
1992 Autumn Exhibition, Charlottenborg, Cph

Represented in collections, i.a.:
The Danish Arts Foundation
Ny Carlsberg Fondet
Novo Nordisk
Nykredit
Aabenraa Museum

Grants:
Annemarie Telmanyi født Carl Nielsens Fond, honorary grant
Oticonfonden
Augustinusfonden
C.L.Davids Fond
Sven Hols Legat, honorary grant
Aage og Yelva Nimbs Fond, honorary grant x 2
Best Bookbinder's Work of the year 2009 for MALENE BACH - Extended Color
Ernst B. Sunds Fond
The Danish Arts Foundation
The Danish Arts Council
The Royal Academy of Fine Arts, The Academy Council
Marie og Victor Haagen Müller's Fond, honorary grant
Kunstmaler Koefoed og Søster Carolines Legat
De Bielkeske Legater
Ragnvald og Ida Blix Fond

Residency:
NKD, Nordisk Kunstnarsenter Dalsåsen, Norway
BGFonden, Paris
Det Danske Institut, Rome, Italy

Other projects:
2011 - in progress: Cover and visual presentation of vinyl EP
with Lotte Anker, solo saxophone, to be published by Olof Bright, SE
with Thomas Millroth as curator
2010 MOTION PICTURE LIVE with Lotte Anker and Jakob Riis
Garaget, Hammenhög, Sweden
2008 Installation and color composition, the exhibition Nordens Matisse elever,
Kunstforeningen Gl Strand, Cph
2007-09 MOTION PICTURE. Flash/vector animation. Loop sequence 23 minutes
Music by Lotte Anker and Jakob Riis
In collaboration with morning design & IT
2004 a REMIX project, Apparatur 10
magazine for literature and visual arts

Other assignments:
2007-11 Committee member of Kunst på Arbejdspladsen, Cph
2006-10 Committee member of Kunstforeningen Gl Strand, Cph
2003-04 Assistant professor of painting, The Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Cph
2002-05 Jury member of Danish Artists’ Society

Bibliography:
Rikke Stenbro: En kunstnerisk indsats, der åbner døre… release spring 2012
Trine Ross: Uden for tid og rum. Politiken 26 Sep 2009
Ditte Vilstrup Holm: MALENE BACH – EXTENDED COLOR.
REVOLVER publishing by VVV, Berlin 2009
Staffan Boije av Gennäs: Om ubestemt udstrækning (Indefinite Extension),
Farveskriget, Gl. Holtegaard, Søllerød, DK
Vibe Udsen: KL – LOCAL GOVERNMENT DENMARK
Living Architecture No. 19, 2004
April Kingsley: Perfection, ART International, Winter 1999
Michael Darling: BACH to the future, DCA Gallery, NY, Cph 1998
Kristine Kern: Painting – a frame of mind, DCA Gallery, NY, Cph 1998
Tone O. Nielsen & Kristine Kern: Royal Copenhagen, SIKSI, 4/95
Helsinki, Finland 1995
Ola Billgren: Concrete Painting, Copenhagen 1994