BIRGITTE LYNG SØRENSEN
Born 1977 in Hjørring, Denmark. Lives and works in Aarhus, Denmark
 
Birgitte Lyng Sørensen, "Untitled" (detail), 2004. © Birgitte Lyng Sørensen
Birgitte Lyng Sørensen, “Untitled” (detail), 2004. © Birgitte Lyng Sørensen
 

Education

1999-2000 Billedkunstskolen, Hjørring, Denmark
2000-01 Aarhus Art Academy, Denmark
2001- The Jutland Academy of Fine Arts, Aarhus, Denmark
 

Selected Exhibitions, Actions & Workshops

1999 Kulturhuset, Hjørring, Denmark (acrylic on paper and painting)
Workshop in Vrå, Denmark (12 hour comic strip marathon)
2000 Kulturhuset, Hjørring, Denmark (comic strip)
Bechs Klædefabrik, Hjørring, Denmark (photo)
2001 Aarhus Art Academy, Denmark (drawing and sculpture)
Workshop in Aarhus, Denmark (24 hour comic strip marathon)
2002 Wunderkammer, The Jutland Academy of Fine Arts, Aarhus, Denmark (video “Emptiness”)
Trappegalleriet, Huset, Aarhus, Denmark (comic strip)
2003 Kunstnernes Påskeudstilling, Aarhus Art Building, Denmark (video “Emptiness”)
“Not in our name, not in our name,” collaborative action against the invasion of Iraq, The Jutland Academy of Fine Arts, Aarhus, Denmark
Hannover Film Festival, Germany (video “Emptiness”)
“Action against injustice,” Aarhus, Denmark
Film Festival, Malaga, Spain (video “Emptiness”)
Grafikkens Hus, Marienfred, Sweden (photo polymers and graphics)
2004 The Jutland Academy of Fine Arts, Aarhus, Denmark (comic strip on canvas)
Gallery Alstrup, Alstrup, Denmark (comic strip on canvas)
 
Contribution: Participates in Station 1: The Equestrian Hall, Aarhus, with “Untitled,” 2004. 1 x acrylic on canvas, 190 x 150 cm and 4 x paper/acrylic on canvas, each 24 x 18.5 cm. Courtesy of the artist. “Untitled” is a socio-political work, which addresses the question of being “neither nor/both and” as half Greenlandic, half Danish. For more info, please visit: www.tanketorsk.com.