Curriculum Vitae

Kirsten Justesen * 1943.

• Lives and works in Copenhagen.
• Educated at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts 1975.
• Cand.phil 1977.

• A series of exhibitions, events, installations, performances and mural work in Denmark and the rest of world since the mid-60s.
• Visiting professor and lecturer at art academies in Scandinavia, the USA and the Middle East.
• Scenographic work at a number of Danish theatres since 1967; established the Scenography Department at the Danish National Theatre School in 1985-1990.
• Important co-operations in the 90s include concept and set design for Randi Patterson Company.
• Curated Body as Membrane together with VALIE EXPORT at Kunsthallen Brandts 1995; Skitsan The Faroe Islands Art Museum 2008. a.o.

• Justesen has received a series of grants, including the Anne Marie Telmanyi Award 1991; The Eckersberg Medal 1996; Life grants from The Danish Art Foundation 1998; The Carl Nielsen & Anne Marie Carl-Nielsen Award 2000; The Anna Nordlander Award 2003; The Thorvalsen Medal 2005 and a ISCP residency, New York 2006.
• Justesen has illustrated books, magazines, designed posters and a series of chasubles for Capernaum Church in Copenhagen.
• KORS DRAG was published 1999 at Brøndum.
• 64 SYSLER & SAMLINGER / 64 PURSUITS & COLLECTIONS was published 2008 at The Womens Museum, Aarhus DK.
• MY BODY IS MY TOOL – Randers Kunstmuseums Forlag, 2013
• ICE SCRIPT – Meltingtime #17 on consignment with Gyldendalske, Nordisk forlag A/S 2013