1962 - 2016
Born in Oslo, Norway
Lived and worked in Copenhagen, Denmark

EDUCATION
1984 - 85 Academy of Fine Art, Prague, CZ

SOLO EXHIBITIONS (SELECTED)

2021 NILS STÆRK, Copenhagen, DK

2018 Hospicio Cabanas, Instituto Cultural Cabanas – ICC, Guadalajara, MX

2013 Sculptures, Nils Stærk, Copenhagen, DK
Med rummet som omdrejningspunkt, Utzon Center, Ålborg, DK
Nils Erik Gjerdevik, ”New Works”, Anne Mosseri-Marlio Galerie, Basel, CH

2012 Kunsthallen Brandts, Odense, DK
Nils Stærk, Copenhagen, DK

2011 Papirarbejder og Skulptur, Museet Holmen, Løgumkloster, DK

2009 Nils Erik Gjerdevik, SEILER + MOSSERI-MARLIO GALERIE, Zürich, CH

2008 Nils Erik Gjerdevik, Kunstforeningen Gl. Strand, Copenhagen, DK

2007 Collaborative Works, with Claus Carstensen, Christopher Cutts Gallery, Toronto, CA
New Paintings, Nils Stærk Contemporary Art, Copenhagen, DK

2006 Fælles<>Malerier, with Claus Carstensen, Galleri Tom Christoffersen, Copenhagen, DK

2005 Envoy, Gallery, New York, US
Nils Erik Gjerdevik, Nordenhake Gallery, Stockholm, SE

2004 One painting · One sculpture, Nils Stærk Contemporary Art, Copenhagen, DK
Nils Erik Gjerdevik, Sandnes Kunstforening, Stavanger, NO

2003 Galleri Sølvbjerget, Stavanger, NO X-Rummet, National Gallery (Statens Museum for Kunst), Copenhagen, DK
Nils Stærk Contemporary Art, Copenhagen, DK
Galleri MGM, Oslo, NO
Twisted, with Kirstine Roepstorff, Konsthallen Bohusläns Museum, Uddevalla, SE

2001 Galleri Tommy Lund, Copenhagen, NO

2000 Rostock Kunsthalle, Rostock, DE
Claudia Gian Ferrari Arte Contemporanea, Milano, IT
Galerie Annette de Keyser, Antwerpen, BE

1999 Hales Gallery, London, UK
Galerie Anita Beckers, Frankfurt am Main, DE
Schaper Sundberg Gallery, w/ Frans Jacobi, Stockholm, SE

1998 Liste 98, Basel, CH

1997 Art Forum Berlin, with Frans Jacobi, Berlin, DE
Stockholm Art Fair, SE

1996 Stalke Galleri, Copenhagen, DK
Galleri Tommy Lund, Odense, KD

1995 Galerie Annette de Keyser, Antwerpen, BE
Stalke Galleri, w/ Hans Petersson, Copenhagen, DK

1994 Art Hotel, Galleri Tommy Lund, Amsterdam, NL

1992 Galleri Tommy Lund, Odense, DK Hollerups Kunsthandel, Copenhagen, DK

1991 Galleri Ægidius, Randers, DK

1989 Niels Borch Værksted for Kobbertryk, Copenhagen, DK

1988 Galleri Stadshil, Copenhagen, DK

1987 Galleri Heer, Oslo, NO

GROUP EXHIBITIONS (SELECTED)

2020 Back to the Roots: Campbell, Gjerdevik, Grabner, Anne Mosseri- Marlio Gallery, Basel, CH

2018 Wunderkammer, Esbjerg Kunstmusem, Esbjerg, DK
2017 Den Frie Udstilling, Den Frie - Centre of Contemporary Art, Copenhagen, DK

2015 Forårsudstillingen, Den Frie - Centre of Contemporary Art, Copenhagen, DK
”//HOP”, Superobjekt, Copenhagen, DK

2014 Shaped, Gallery Tom Christoffersen, Copenhagen, DK
100 x Forår, Den Frie - Centre of Contemporary Art, Copenhagen, DK
REEL to REAL, Frise Künstlerhaus Hamburg, DE
Untitled – New Ceramic Works, Copenhagen Ceramics, Copenhagen, DK

2013 Baltic Sea Record 2013, Stadtgalerie, Kiel, DE
20 years for a better world, Galerie Anette De Keyser, Antwerpen, BE
Jørn Utzon Architecture for People Part II, Utzon Center, Ålborg, DK

2012 Forårsudstillingen 2012, Den Frie - Centre of Contemporary Art, Copenhagen, DK

2011 Spencer Finch, Mads Gamdrup, Nils Erik Gjerdevik, Jone Kvie, Nils Stærk, Copenhagen, DK
Objects and Drawing, Galerie Annette De Keyser, Antwerpen, BE

2010 The Mentor Show, Larm Gallery, Copenhagen, DK
Kup, Hans Alf Gallery, Copenhagen, DK
Litos Grafera, Stavanger Kunstmuseum, Stavanger, NO
Mellemrummet, Nils Stærk, Copenhagen, DK (with Claus Carstensen)

2009 Deformities of Speed, Sophienholm, Copenhagen, DK
Dark Side of the Moon, Nils Stærk, Copenhagen, DK
New Presentation of the Collection, Bergen Kunstmuseum, Bergen, NO
Dynamisk Abstraktion, Skovgaard Museet, Viborg, DK
Til vægs, Kunsthal Charlottenborg, Copenhagen, DK
Works on paper, Nils Stærk, Copenhagen, DK

2008 Group Show, Elastic, Malmö, SE
Teaching An Old Dog New Tricks, Den Frie - Centre of Contemporary Art, Copenhagen, DK

2007 Norske Bilder, Oslo Rådhus, Oslo, NO
Lost in Translation, Yalu River Art Museum, Dandong
Den Frie, Den Frie - Centre of Contemporary Art, Copenhagen, DK

2006 Exportable Goods, Krinzinger Projekte, Vienna, AT
The Thaw, Mehr Gallery, New York, US
Maleri uden grænser, Esbjerg Art Museum, Esbjerg, DK
Abstract Athletics - New Positions in Painting, Kunsthallen Brænderigården, Viborg, DK
Nu her og aldrig mere, Den Frie - Centre of Contemporary Art, Copenhagen, DK
Krydsfelt, Trapholt Art Museum, Kolding, DK
Ordsprog, Portalen, Greve, DK

2005 Exceeding Paint/Expanding Painting, Pratt Manhattan Gallery, New York, US
Highlights, National Gallery (Statens Museum for Kunst), Copenhagen, DK
Colours, Galerie Annette De Keyser, Antwerpen, BE

2004 Den Frie Udstilling, Den Frie - Centre of Contemporary Art, Copenhagen, DK

2003 Twisted, Bohusläns Museum, Uddevalla, SE
Wild Strawberries and Familiar Haunts, Suite 106, New York, US
Puzzle Parade, White Box, New York, US
Nostalgic Real, Müllerdechiara Gallerie, Berlin, DE

2002 Abstract Tendencies, Selections Fall 2002, The Drawing Center, New York
“Carnegie Art Award”, touring: Reykjavik Art Museum, Reykjavik, IS, Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo, NO
Kunstforeningen, Copenhagen, DK
Victoria Miro Warehouse, London, UK
On A Clear Day, Sophienholm, Lyngby, DK
Grace Nordic, Samling Saltarvet, Fiskebäckskil, SE
Baroque, Christianssands Kunstforening, Kristianssand, NO
Necessary Fictions, De Chiara Gallery, New York, US
Galleri MGM, Oslo, NO

2001 Against the Wall: Painting Against the Grid, Surface and Frame, ICA, Philadelphia, US
Patterns! - between object and arabesque, Brandts Klædefabrik, Odense, DK
M Art In (n), Helsingborg, SE
Quality Street, Galleri Tommy Lund, Copenhagen, DK

2000 Premio Michetti, Museo Michetti, Pescara, IT
L’intelligenzia della mano, Palazzo di Gorizia, Friaul, IT
Die intelligenz der hand, Rupertinum, Salzburg, AT
Embassy, Körners Kontor, Copenhagen, DK
Come in and find out, Podewil Center For Contemporary Arts, Berlin, DE
Soft Parade, Skövde Konsthall, Skövde, SE
Colour me Blind, touring: Dundee Contemporary Arts, Dundee, Scotland, UK
Städtischer Ausstellungshalle Am Hawerkamp, Münster, DE
Formelle Forgreninger, Toldkammeret, Helsingør, DK

1999 Colour me Blind, Wûrtembergisher Kunstverein, Stuttgart, DE
Superiride, Galleria Raucci / Santamaria, Napoli, IT
Drawings, Nicole Klagsbrun Gallery, New York, US
On paper, Stalke Galleri, Copenhagen, DK
An exhibition of drawings, Galerie Annette de Keyser, Antwerpen, BE

1998 ISP (International Studio Program), New York, US
Five years together, Galerie Annette de Keyser, Antwerpen, BE ACME, Los Angeles, US
Save, Sveaborg, Helsinki, FI
Den Frie Udstilling, Den Frie - Centre of Contemporary Art, Copenhagen, DK

1997 Louisiana Exhibition, Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Humlebæk, DK
De Skjulte Billeder, Arken Museum of Modern Art, Copenhagen, DK
Danish Ceramics for 150 years, Sophienholm, Lyngby, DK

1996 Disneyland After Dark, Kunstamt Kûnstlerhaus Betanien, Berlin, DE
Den Frie Udstilling, Den Frie - Centre of Contemporary Art, Copenhagen, DK
Smile Now, Cry Later, Turbinehallen, Copenhagen, DK

1995 Made in Denmark, Collection of Prints and Drawings, National Gallery (Statens Museum for Kunst), Copenhagen, DK
Drawings, Galleri Campbells Occasionally, Copenhagen, DK

1994 Kunst, kunst, kunst, Kunstforeningen, Copenhagen, DK

1992 Kitch bli ́r Kunst, touring: Kunstforeningen, Copenhagen, DK
Herning Kunstmuseum, DK

1991 Den Dansk-Baltiske Udstilling - Min tid som pilot, Den Frie - Centre of Contemporary Art, Copenhagen, DK
Ceramic Art, touring: Brandts Klædefabrik, Odense, Esbjerg Kunstmuseum, Charlottenborg, Copenhagen, DK

1990 Kitch & Konkret, Den Frie - Centre of Contemporary Art, Copenhagen, DK
Min anden tid som pilot, touring: Riga, LAT; Vilnius, LIT; Tallin, EST; Sct. Petersburg, RUS
Rockens Billeder, touring: Brandts Klædefabrik Odense, DK; Göteborgs Konstmuseum, SE

1987 Modern Art, Overgaden – Institute of Contemporary Art, Copenhagen, DK

1984 Konfrontace, Prague, CZ

PUBLIC COMMISSIONS

2015 Scientific Society/Carlsberg Foundation Copenhagen, DK

2014 Vores Kunst, Trekantsområdet, Frederecia, DK
Grøndalsvej, Århus Kommune, DK
Novo Nordisk, Bagsværd, DK

2013 Kulturhuset Hamar, Hamar, NO

2011 Erhvervsarkivet, Århus, DK
Syddansk Universitet, Odense, DK

2010 The National Parliament of Denmark, Copenhagen, DK
Rambøll, Copenhagen, DK

2009 TrygVesta, Bergen, NO
Det danske institut i Rom, IT

2008 PricewaterhouseCoopers, Oslo, NO
Københavns Elforsyning, Kløvermarken, Copenhagen, DK

2007 Dong, Københavns Energi, Copenhagen, DK

2006 Himmerlands elforsyning, Ålborg, DK

2004 Main Library, Næstved, DK
Park Skolen, Ballerup, DK
Copenhagen Opera House, Copenhagen, DK

2003 FIELD’S, Copenhagen, DK

2002 Copenhagen University Amager, DK
Bygdøy Skole, Oslo Municipalicy, NO

2001 Østre Landsret (Courthouse), Copenhagen, DK

2000 Enskilda Securities, Copenhagen, DK
Odense Courthouse, Odense, DK

1999 Musholm Bugt Feriecenter, Korsør, DK

1998 Roskilde Courthouse, Roskilde, DK

1992 Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, DK

1988 Elektronik Centralen, Hørsholm, DK

1987 Panum Instituttet, Copenhagen, DK

AWARDS AND PRIZES (SELECTED)

2004 Sven Hols Legat

2002 Eckersberg Medallien

2001 Jens Søndergaard og Hustrus Mindelegat
Poul Pedersens Legat
Jeanne og Henri Nathansens Mindelegat

1999 Niels Larsen Stevns Legat

1995 Jyllandspostens Jubilæumslegat, Årets Kunstner (artist of the year)

1995 Silkeborg Kunstlegat, Årets Kunstner (artist of the year)

1988 Statens Kunstfonds 3 årige arbejdslegat (3-year work grant of Arts Council Denmark)

PUBLIC COLLECTIONS

PAMM-Pérez Art Museum Miami, FL, US
Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen, DK
Aros - Århus Kunstmuseum, Århus, DK
Esbjerg Kunstmuseum, Esbjerg, DK
Horsens Kunstmuseum, Horsens, DK
Vejle Kunsrmuseum, Vejle, DK
Kobberstiksamlingen, Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen, DK Kunstmuseet Trapholt, Kolding, DK
Kunstindustrimuseet, Copenhagen, DK
Statens Kunstfond / Arts Council, DK
Ny Carlsbergfondet, DK
Bergen Art Museum, Bergen, NO
Nationalgalleriet, Kobberstikk- og håndtegningsamlingen (prints and drawing collection), Oslo, NO
Norsk Kulturråd / Art Council, NO
Statens Konstnämd / Arts Council, NO
Kiel Kunstverein, Kiel, DE
Göteborgs Konstmuseum, SE
Malmö Konstmuseum, SE
Nasjonalgalleriet, Oslo, NO
CLAY Keramikmuseum, Middelfart, DK