Biography
For Danish glass artist Micha Karlslund painting, drawing, and making collages is as much a part of her studio practice as glassmaking. She creates vessels and panels with images applied to the glass in various techniques such as painting, sandblasting, and silkscreen printed decals where she includes original photography and images appropriated from print and digital media.
Often inspired by living in the Danish countryside, Karlslund finds art to be a way to comprehend and process the world around us. She describes the resulting work as “poems in solid form” or “poetic statements about being.”
Karlslund has served as an external examiner at the School of Design in Copenhagen and Bornholm and has been a member of the board and the Artistic Advisory Council at Glasmuseet Ebeltoft, Denmark.
She has exhibited in her native Denmark and internationally since 1988, and is represented in several museums and collections including the Victoria & Albert Museum in London, England, and Design Museum Denmark in Copenhagen.
Curriculum Vitae
Education and work
| 2023 | Galleri Værk. Opening of an artist driven gallery with 5 other artists and crafts people in Skindergade 5, Ebeltoft, DK. |
| 2022 | Grantet stay at San Cataldo, Scala, Italy. |
| 2022 | Organizer of CRAFTS FOR UKRAINE - sales exhibition in favor of the NGO Save The Children. Maltfabrikken, Ebeltoft, DK. |
| 2019 | Guest Artist. New Glass Now. Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, NY, USA. |
| 2016 | Artist in residence. Fuel Their Fire program, Museum of Glass, Tacoma, WA, USA. |
| 2010,13,14,15 | External examiner at The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts - The School of Design, Bornholm. |
| 2012 | Member of the jury for European Glass Context 2012. Fundraiser for KiC (Crafts Fair) |
| 2011-12 | Runs Atelier Micha Karlslund at the harbour front in Ebeltoft, Denmark. |
| 2009-17 | Member of the board, Glasmuseet Ebeltoft, Denmark. Member of the Artistic Advisory Council, Glasmuseet Ebeltoft, Denmark. |
| 2008 | Visiting artist at the Glass Programme, Sunderland University, UK. |
| 2006,07,09 | External examiner at Danmarks Designskole, Copenhagen, Denmark. |
| 2000 | New studio in Handrup near Ebeltoft, Denmark. |
| 1999 | External examiner at Danmarks Design Skole, Copenhagen, Denmark. |
| 1996-98 | Chairman of the Committee for Crafts and Design, The Danish Arts Foundation. |
| 1997 | Consultant and internal examiner at Institut for Unika, Design Skolen, Kolding, Denmark. |
| 1995-96 | Board member of The Friends Society, Glasmuseet Ebeltoft, Denmark. |
| 1991 | Pilchuck Glass School, Seattle, USA. |
| 1990 | First studio with Steffen Dam, Dam & Karlslund GLAS, Aarhus, Denmark. |
| 1989-90 | Assistant for glass artists Finn Lynggaard and Tchai Munch. |
| 1988 | Assistant for glass artist Steffen Dam. |
Public and private collections
| Designmuseum Danmark, Copenhagen, Denmark. |
| Ernsting-Stiftung. Alter Hof Herding Coesfeld-Lette, Germany. |
| Glasmuseet Ebeltoft. Denmark. |
| Hempel Glasmuseum (formerly: The Anneberg Collections) Nykøbing S, Denmark. |
| Office of Public Works for the collection of Farmleigh. Dublin, Ireland. |
| Museum of Glass. Tacoma, WA, USA. |
| Palmer Museum of Art, Pennsylvania, USA. |
| Rijksmuseum Twenthe. Enschede, The Netherlands. |
| Speed Art Museum, Louisville, KY, USA. |
| The Danish Arts Foundation. Denmark. |
| The private collection of Her Majesty Queen Margrethe II. Denmark. |
| The Swedish Art Council. Sweden. |
| Trapholt Art Museum. Kolding, Denmark. |
| Victoria & Albert Museum. London, UK. |
Awards
| 2016 | Syddjurs Award. The art council's prize. |
| 2005 | The Ole Haslund Art Foundation, honorary award. |
| 2000 | Herta Kahs Kunstnerlegat. |
| 1995 | The Hempel Glass Prize, honorary award. |
Public Commision
| 2015 | SOL. At Hospice Djursland. Rønde, Denmark. |
Solo exhibitions, selected
| 2023 | NOVEMBER. Galleri Værk. Ebeltoft, Denmark |
| 2021 | Fertile Field. On line show. Heller Gallery, NY, USA. |
| 2020 | Pop Up Show. X-Rummet, Maltfabrikken, Ebeltoft, Denmark |
| 2017 | The structure of everything. (with Steffen Dam). Heller Gallery, NY, USA. |
| 2015 | Växternas hemliga Liv. The Glass Factory. Sweden. |
| 2014 | Come Together. The Study-exhibition. Glasmuseet Ebeltoft. Denmark. |
| 2013 | HUMAN. Grønbechs Gård. Bornholm, Denmark. |
| 2012 | Late Bloom - First Move. Atelier Micha Karlslund. Ebeltoft, Denmark. |
| 2004 | Micha Karlslund. The Gallery Blås & Knåda. Stockholm, Sweden. |
| 2003 | Heaven beneath us. Glasmuseet Ebeltoft, Denmark. |
| 2001 | A strange little Exhibition. The Grønlund Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark. |
| 2000 | Sign of Life. The Grønlund Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark. |
| 1999 | Blown Boxes. The Danish Museum of Decorative Art, Copenhagen, Denmark. |
| 1995 | Hempel Glass Prize Winner. The Anneberg Collections. Nykøbing S. Denmark. |
| 1993 | Luscious and luxurious. C.E. Fritzsche, Copenhagen, Denmark. |
Selected exhibitions
| 2023 | Studioglas aus Dänemark・Modern Glass from Denmark Europäischen Museum für Modernes Glas, Rödental, Germany |
| 2023 | Påskeudstilling / Easter Exhibition Sostrup Castle & Monestary, Denmark |
| 2023 | NEUERWERBUNGEN - NEW ACQUISITIONS 2021 / 2022 Glasmuseum Lette Ernsting Stiftung, Germany. |
| 2022 | The Coburg Prize for Contemporary Glass. The Veste Coburg and the European Museum for Modern Glas, Germany. |
| 2022 | GLASS IS BIOTIFUL III. Biot, France. |
| 2021-23 | Formens magi – design og kunst. Kunsten Museum of Modern Art Aalborg and Designmuseum Danmark, Copenhagen, Denmark. |
| 2021 | En vase er en vase er en vase. Hempel Glasmuseum, Nykøbing S, Denmark. |
| 2019 | New Glass Now. Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, NY, USA. |
| 2018 | New Scandinavian Glass. Vessel Gallery, London, UK. |
| 2017-18 | Handmade. Scandinavian Glass - starting all over. The Glass Facory, Boda, Sweden, Suomen Lasi Museo, Riihimäki, Finland and Glasmuseet Ebeltoft, Denmark. |
| 2017-18-19 | SOFA. Represented by Heller Gallery. Chicago, USA. |
| 2016-17 | Great Danes. Glazenhuis, Lommel, Belgium and Hempel Glasmuseum, Nykøbing S, Denmark. |
| 2015 | DG 15 - Forty years of contemporary Glass in Denmark. Glasmuseet Ebeltoft, Denmark. |
| 2012 | KP12. Kunstbygningen. Aarhus, Denmark. |
| 2011 | Substans 2011. Bredgade Kunsthandel, Copenhagen, DK. |
| Danish Glass. Ernsting-Stiftungen, Coesfeld, Germany. | |
| Biennalen for Kunsthandvaerk og Design. Koldinghus, Kolding, DK. | |
| 2009 | Echoes of the Sea. Biennale Kijkduin 2009. Haag. The Netherlands. |
| Moderne glaskunst. Anneberg Samlingerne, Nykøbing S., DK. | |
| 2008 | European Glass Context 2008. Established Artists. Bornholms Art Museum. DK. |
| Det andet sted. Tendenser 2008. Galleri F 15, Moss, Norway. | |
| Sculptures and Objects. Glass Inspiration. Burgdorf, Switzerland. | |
| Bevægelse. The Grønlund Gallery. Copenhagen, DK. | |
| 2007‑08 | Transparency - Contemporary Glass from Denmark. ArtBeijing, China, Gana Art Center, Seoul and Museum of Art, Seoul, South Chorea. Guangdong Museum of Art, Guangzhou and A4 Gallery, Chengdu, China. |
| 2007 | Biennalen for Kunsthåndværk og Design. Trapholt Art Museum, Kolding, DK. |
| 2006 | The Danes - Contemporary Glass at Heller Gallery. New York, USA. |
| Innerst Inne. Smålands Museum, Växjö, Sweden. | |
| 2005 | Collect. Victoria & Albert Museum. London, UK. |
| Collectors Ireland 01. The National Craft Gallery, Kilkenny, Ireland. | |
| 2004 | New Glass from Denmark. Traver Gallery. Seattle, USA. |
| Collect. Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK. | |
| GLASSS. Holstebro Art Museum and Sophienholm, DK. | |
| Biennalen 2004. Trapholt Art Museum, Kolding and Nordjyllands Art Museum, Aalborg, DK. | |
| 2004‑06 | SOFA. Chicago, USA. Represented by The Grønlund Gallery. |
| 2003 | Invitational Exhibition Kanazawa, World Craft Forum 2003. Kanazawa, Japan. |
| Contemporary Danish Glass. W.D.O. Charlotte, North Carolina, USA. | |
| 2002 | Refleksioner. Ribe Art Museum, DK. |
| Biennalen 2002 for KHV og Design. The Danish Museum of Decorative Art. DK. | |
| 2001 | Forårsudstillingen. Charlottenborg, Copenhagen, DK. |
| Nordic Glass 2000. Finlands Glass Museum, Riihimäki, Finland and Tallina Kunstihoone, Estonia. | |
| Form i forandring. Horsens Art Museum. DK. | |
| Danish Form - Design in Dialogue. Jacobic Gallery, Lubljana, Slovenia. | |
| 2000 | Dansk Form - Design vom Nachbarn. Stilwerk and Museum fur Kunst und Gewerbe, Hamburg, Germany. |
| 1999 | Exhibition of Art Glass 1999. Steninge Castle, Stockholm, Sweden. |
| 1998 | New Danish Glass. National Glass Centre, Sunderland U.K. |
| 1997 | Young Glass. Glasmuseet Ebeltoft. DK. |
| Design Nordic Way. Kalmar, Sweden. | |
| En verden i glass. Hadeland Glassverk, Norway. | |
| Dänisches Kunsthandwerk - Glas und Keramik. Schloss Landestrost, Neustadt, Germany. | |
| 1996 | Glas i Stensalen. The Danish Museum of Decorative Art. DK. |
| 1995-96 | Glass Dialogue. Arr. by the Danish Institute of Culture, Brussels, Belgium. Shown in Belgium and DK. |
| 1995 | Dansk Design Aktuelt. Sophienholm. DK. |
| Glasmuseum Frauenau. Frauenau, Germany. | |
| 1994 | Talentbörse Handwerk 1994. München, Germany. |
| 1989 | Kunstnernes Påskeudstilling. Aarhus Kunstbygning. DK. |
| 1988 | Glaskunst Heute. Hamburg, Germany. |