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About


I am an artist, teacher and writer born 1990 in Copenhagen, DK. I hold an MA from Royal Academy of Art, The Hague where I now teach.


My work has been exhibited and published widely across Denmark, United Kingdom, Germany and The Netherlands.




Interviews and talks


Self-fulfilling Prophecy Lecture at Undisciplining Photography symposium
Royal Academy of Art, The Hague, May 2021


Danish Embassy Art Prize 2016


Photobook Saturday
@ Street Level Photoworks


At sætte elementerne sammen
ATLAS


Mads Holm: CIVIL WAR
I DO ART



Grants and awards


Adam Bruce Thomson Award
Art in Healthcare Purchase Prize
Jill Todd Photographic Award
Danish Embassy Art Prize
Statens Kunstfond
Dansk Tennis Fond
DJ:Fotografernes Ophavsretsfond
Augustinusfonden
William Demant Fonden
Knud Højgaards Fond



Shortlists


MACK First Book Award
Andy Rocchelli Grant
STAR Award
Kassel Dummy Award
Fiebre Dummy Award



Education


2020 MA Photography & Society, Royal Academy of Art, The Hague (NL)
2016 BA (Hons.) Fine Art Photography, first class, Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow (UK)
2011 Documentary Photography and Photojournalism, International Center of Photography, New York (US)
2009 Fatamorgana, Danish School of Art Photography, Copenhagen (DK)


Selected exhibitions


Solo & duo
2023 Double Sunset (with Paula Duvå), Oblong, Copenhagen (DK)
2020 HRTLND, The Hague (NL)
2019 Grasshopper on the Dashboard, Leica Boutique, Copenhagen (DK)
2018 About Common Ground, SWG3, Glasgow (UK)
2018 I look at War (with Paula Duvå), Soiz Galerie, Passau (DE)
2017 Jeg ser på Krig (with Paula Duvå), Banja Rathnov Gallery, Copenhagen, (DK)
2016 About Common Ground, The Royal Danish Embassy, London (UK)

Group
2023 Tilting at Windmills, Kunstmusem Den Haag, Den Haag (NL)
2023 BOOK_SPACES, Museum für Photografie, Braunschweig (DE)
2022 Influence, Oblong, Copenhagen (DK)
2020 Friction Atlas, Royal Academy of Art, The Hague
2019 Kolga Award, KOLGA TBILISI PHOTO, Tbilisi (GE)
2019 Archetype, The Balcony, The Hague (NL)
2019 3 Rituals, Antenne, Copenhagen (DK), 2019
2018 (INTER)TWINE, Supernormal, Singapore (SG), 2018
2017 NV Live Lab, Copenhagen (DK)
2017 BLIXA Artzine, KN3, KUNSTFESTIVAL, Aalborg (DK), 2017
2017 New Contemporaries 2017, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh (UK)
2016 Jill Todd Award Show, Stills Gallery, Edinburgh (UK)
2016 Ung Dansk Fotografi ‘16, Fotografisk Center, Copenhagen (DK)
2016 Opposite Tendencies, 16 Nicholson Street, Glasgow (UK)
2016 Futureproof 2016, Lillie Art Gallery, Milngavie (UK)
2015 100 Editions, Galleri Naboløs, Copenhagen (DK)
2015 Hoamat Moi Zwoa, Haus zur Wildnis, Bavaria (DE)
2014 Århus Independent Pixels, Århus (DK)



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