Curriculum Vitae

Else Nicolai Hansen
Silversmith MGH DS
Born 1960 in Denmark
www.elsenicolaihansen.dk

Education

1999-	Independent Silversmith	Photographer: Jørgen Kristiansen
1993-1995	Graduated silversmith & designer, The Institute of Fine Metals, Copenhagen
1990-1991	Advanced Craft City & Guilds of London Institute's Examination in Silversmithing, Sir John Cass Faculty of Arts and Design, London, UK
1989-	Own workshop
1988	The Danish College of Jewellery and Silversmithing, Copenhagen
1988	Apprenticeship certificate at George Jensen Silver Ltd, Copenhagen

Exhibitions

2013	‘World Exhibition – Cutlery’, Butik for Borddækning, Copenhagen
2012	‘Spring’, solo exhibition, Pavillionen, Copenhagen 'Water & Bread', Galleri Montan, Copenhagen 'Binoche & Chocolat', Skt. Loye 2012, Pavillonen, Copenhagen
2011	16. Silver Triennial International, Hanau, Germany. Followed by presentation in Frankfurt, Bielefeld, Antwerp, Dormagen and Chemnitz. ‘Tout Ce Qui Brille..’, Mons, Belgium Grønbeck Gård, Bornholm ‘Danish Silversmiths’, The Museum of Koldinghus, Kolding Carlsberg Kunstforening, Copenhagen
2010	'Silver', Galleri Montan, Copenhagen 'Retrospektiv 01-10', Galerie Metal, Copenhagen 'Pitchers', Galleri Montan, Copenhagen 'Blommen i ægget', Galleri Bjerring, Copenhagen 'Light' Hammer Club 2010, the Danish Museum of Art & Design, Copenhagen
2009	'Take away', Galleri Montan, Copenhagen Æglageret, Holbæk Kunstforening, Holbæk Collect 2009 with Galleri Montan, Saatchi Gallery, London, UK Danish Silversmiths, The Museum of Koldinghus, Kolding
2008	‘Migration’, Separate exhibition, Gallery Montan, Copenhagen 'Treasure hunt', Danish Silversmiths, the Danish Museum of Art & Design, Copenhagen Collect 2008 with Gallery Montan, Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK Galerie Faisons un rêve, Brussels, Belgium
2007	Eblana Gallery, Dublin, Ireland Collect 2007 with Six Danish Silversmiths, Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK 'Silver - Made in Denmark,' Gallery Montan, Copenhagen Danish Silversmiths, The Museum of Koldinghus, Kolding 'Silver Arts', Gallery Montan, Copenhagen
2006	Collect 2006 with Six Danish Silversmiths, Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK 'To Be ..', Danish Silversmiths, Kronborg Castle, Helsingør '10 Silver Smiths', Gallery Montan, Copenhagen Craft2eu, Hamburg, Germany Danish Design House with Gallery Montan, Cannes, France
2005	SOFA 2005 with Galerie Metal, Chicago, USA 'Silver', Galerie Philippe Denys, Brussels, Belgium Gallery Montan, Copenhagen Craft2eu, Hamburg, Germany Galerie Metal, Copenhagen
2004	SOFA 2004 with Galerie Metal, Chicago, USA 'Christmas decorations in silver', Danish Silversmiths, The Museum of Koldinghus, Kolding Galerie Metal, Copenhagen
2003	Gallery Fold, Norway 'Christmas decorations in silver', Danish Silversmiths, The Museum of Koldinghus, Kolding 'Former future', Dansk Metal Congress in 2003, Aalborg Congress centre, Aalborg Galerie Metal, Copenhagen 'Triviality III', Danish Silversmiths, Gallery Boye, Aarhus
2002	'Silversmiths’ Gallery', Danish & British silversmiths, Museum of Koldinghus, Kolding 'Danish silversmiths - new works', Danish Silversmiths, The Museum of Koldinghus, Kolding 'Triviality II', Danish Silversmiths, Galerie Metal, Copenhagen Møn Jewellery Museum, Moen Galerie Metal, Copenhagen
2001	'Moderne Dänische Silber', Danish Silversmiths, Bröhan-Museum, Berlin, Germany 'Triviality', Danish Silversmiths, Galerie Metal, Copenhagen '925 S’, Danish Silversmiths, the Danish Museum of Art & Design, Copenhagen Galerie Metal, Copenhagen
2000	'5 Danish silversmiths', Herning Museum of Fine Arts, Herning 'Danish silver in 2000', Danish Silversmiths, The Museum of Koldinghus, Kolding 'Silver on the edge', the Danish Museum of Art & Design, Copenhagen
1999	'Contemporary Danish silver', Danish Silversmiths, Museum of Art and Design, Helsinki 'Don’t polish the Silver', 6 Danish silversmiths, the Danish Museum of Art & Design, Copenhagen
1997	Blå Fjord, Frederikssund
1995	Goldsmiths Hall, London, UK Graduating exhibition, the Danish Museum of Art & Design, Copenhagen ‘Spring Exhibition’ at Charlottenborg, Copenhagen
1994	Crafts market, Copenhagen Oticon Art Society, Copenhagen
1993	Copenhagen City Hall
1992	10. European Silver Triennial, Hanau, Germany
1991	Graduating exhibition, Furniture College, London, UK
1990	Okker Otte, Copenhagen,

Assignments

2011-	Member of Danish Arts and Crafts Association
2006	Visiting Master Class artist, the Royal College of Art, London, UK
2001-2005	Member of the Galerie Metal, Copenhagen (Board member 2001-2004)
2003-	Member of the Club Hammer (symposium Hamburg 2003, Berlin 2004, Kolding 2005, Holland 2008)
1999-	Member of the Danish Silversmiths - exhibition group of November 1976 (Board member 2004-2006)
1997-2001 & 1984-1990	Silversmith, George Jensen Silver Ltd
1988-1990	Member of the workshop Okker Otte, Copenhagen

Coordinator of joint exhibitions

2006-2007	Initiator and head of Six Danish Silversmiths at Collect, Victoria & Albert Museum, London
2003-2005	Organizer of Galerie Metals participation at SOFA, Chicago, USA
2001-2003	Daily Leader of Galerie Metal

Among other Distinctions & awards

2012	The Danish National Bank Jubilee grant
2010	The Danish National Bank Jubilee grant Augustine Fonden
2008	Ole Haslunds Kunstnerfond
2007	The Danish Arts Foundation
2004-2006	The Danish National Bank Jubilee grant
1991	British Jewellers Association Special Award The Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths Award for Silver Smith, UK
1990	Direktør Ib Henriksens Fond Knud Højgaards Fond Thomas B. Thriges Fond Det Reiersenske Fond Direktør K. Steinmanns Fond Præmieselskabet

Among other sold to

	The Royal College of Art Collection, Victoria & Albert Museum, London
	New Carlsberg Foundation
	Museum of Koldinghus, Kolding

Other matters

2007-2009	Workshop at Night of Culture Copenhagen, Gallery Montan
2001	Workshop at Night of Culture Copenhagen, Per Sax
2000	Workshop at Herning Museum of Fine Arts
1994	Workshop at Crafts market, Copenhagen

More detailed personal description in ’Dansk Sølv – 20. Århundrede’ by Lise Funder. Nyt Nordisk Forlag Arnold Busck (1999).