Thomas Øvlisen

Thomas Øvlisen, See A Penny, installation at Klaus von Nichtssagend Gallery, 2017
Thomas Øvlisen, See A Penny, installation at Klaus von Nichtssagend Gallery, 2017
Thomas Øvlisen, This Is IT, 2017 polystyrene foam, fiberglass, epoxy resin, autolacquer 6.5 x 6.5 x 6.5 inches, 16.51 x 16.51 x 16.51 cm
Thomas Øvlisen, Egg 2, 2017 polystyrene foam, fiberglass, epoxy resin, autolacquer 8 inches ø 4 inches, 20.32 cm ø 10.16 cm
Thomas Øvlisen, Sunday, 2017 polystyrene foam, fiberglass, epoxy resin, autolacquer 2.5 inches ø 9 inches, 6.35 inches ø 22.86 cm
Thomas Øvlisen, Just Keeps on Giving, 2017 polystyrene foam, fiberglass, epoxy resin, autolacquer 3 inches ø 7 inches, 7.62cm ø 17.78 cm
Thomas Øvlisen, Portal 1, 2017 polystyrene foam, fiberglass, epoxy resin, autolacquer 2 inches ø 27 inches, 5.08 inches ø 68.58 cm
Thomas Øvlisen, Jorgen Larsen, Taarbaek, installation view, 2014
Thomas Øvlisen, Feels Like Falling, 2014 Polystyrene Foam, Fiberglass, Epoxy, Auto Paint 31.5 x 38 32 inches
Thomas Øvlisen, Feels Like Failing, 2014 Polystyrene Foam, Fiberglass, Epoxy, Auto Paint 32.5 x 38 x 32 inches
Thomas Øvlisen, Jorgen Larsen, Taarbaek, installation view, 2014
Thomas Øvlisen, GGRRTOY, 2012 epoxy resin, cotton sheets, auto lacquer 96.46 x 23.62x 1.97 inches, 245 x 60 x 5 cm
Installation view of Tomato, Klaus von Nichtssagend Gallery, 2012,
installation view of Tomato, 2012 at Klaus von Nichtssagend Gallery installation view of Tomato, 2012 at Klaus von Nichtssagend Gallery,
Thomas Øvlisen, GGRRTOY, 2012 epoxy resin, cotton sheets, auto lacquer 96.46 x 23.62x 1.97 inches, 245 x 60 x 5 cm
Thomas Øvlisen, LGO, 2011 autolacquer and enamel on fiberglass and polystyrene foam 96.5 x 23.5 x 8.75 inches, 245.1 x 59.7 x 22.2 cm
Thomas Øvlisen, WIBNIWWO, 2011 autolacquer and enamel on fiberglass and polystyrene foam 96.5 x 23.5 x 8.75 inches, 245.1 x 59.7 x 22.2 cm
Thomas Øvlisen, TCABLAR, 2011 autolacquer and enamel on fiberglass and polystyrene foam 96.5 x 23.5 x 4 inches, 245.1 x 59.7 x 10.2 cm
Thomas Øvlisen, TCABLAR, 2011 autolacquer and enamel on fiberglass and polystyrene foam 96.5 x 23.5 x 4 inches, 245.1 x 59.7 x 10.2 cm
Thomas Øvlisen, TCABLAR, 2011 autolacquer and enamel on fiberglass and polystyrene foam 96.5 x 23.5 x 4 inches, 245.1 x 59.7 x 10.2 cm
Thomas Øvlisen, LWRBSTHAH, 2011 autolacquer and enamel on fiberglass and polystyrene foam 96.5 x 23.5 x 4 inches, 245.1 x 59.7 x 10.2 cm
Thomas Øvlisen, LWRBSTHAH, 2011 autolacquer and enamel on fiberglass and polystyrene foam 96.5 x 23.5 x 8.75 inches, 245.1 x 59.7 x 10.2 cm
Thomas Øvlisen, Hang On, 2009 autolacquer and enamel on sculpted polystyrene 60 x 23.5 x 2.75 inches, 152.4 x 59.7 x 7 cm
Thomas Øvlisen, 2006 autolacquer and enamel on MDF 32 x 48 inches, 81.3 x 121.9 cm
Thomas Øvlisen, 2006 autolacquer and enamel on MDF 48 X 48 inches, 121.9 X 121.9 cm

Biography

Lives and works in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Education
2001 BFA, Rhode Island School of Design

Solo Exhibitions
2017 See a Penny, Klaus von Nichtssagend Gallery, New York, NY
2016 Techno Fossil Tumbleweed, Eighteen, Copenhagen, Denmark
2016 Knud, Sade, Los Angeles, CA
2014 Jørgen Larsen, Taarbæk, Klaus von Nichtssagend Gallery, New York, NY
2013 Grazing Blitz, V1 Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark
2012 Tomato, Klaus von Nichtssagend Gallery, New York, NY
2011 Jesus Christ Get Off My Back, V1 Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark
2009 (Perfect) Invisible for Ever Changing, Klaus Von Nichtssagend Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2008 Uprock, V1 Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark
2006 Nothing Stays the Same, Klaus Von Nichtssagend Gallery, Brooklyn, NY,
2005 Void, V1 Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark
2003 Stuff, V1 Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark

Group Exhibitions
2016 New Thoughts, New Visions, Hearst Corporation, New York, NY
2013 Heerup in the Middle, Heerup Museum, Rodvore, Denmark
2013 Xstraction, The Hole, New York
2012 Secret Garden, Gammel Holtegård Museum, Denmark
2012 The Quality of Presence, curated by Dmitry Komis, Chelsea Hotel, New York
2011 Insurgencies, curated by Shane Bradford & Peter Lamb
2011 OneShot, Kunstpakhuset, Ikast, Denmark
2011 Status- Somewhere Between Position and Condition, V1 Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark
2010 Weight Perception, curated by Andrew Schoultz, Guerrero Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2007 Paper Trails, V1 Gallery, Copenhagen, Dk
2006 There is U in Us, V1 Gallery, Copenhagen, Dk
2006 CRG Gallery Presents: Klaus Von Nichtssagend Gallery, New York
2005 Diesel New Art 2005, Gallery Edition, Copenhagen, Dk (jury selection from Diesel New Art competition 2005)
2005 framed, V1 gallery + turbine hallerne, copenhagen, Dk
2005 Gallerie Asbaek Summer Show, Gallerie Asbaek, Copenhagen, Dk
2004 V1 Group Show, V1 Gallery, Copenhagen, Dk
2003 Jules Show, Gallerie Asbaek, Copenhagen, Dk
2002 Group Show, Centro Cultural Andratx, Mallorca
2002 Winter Landscapes, Riget Gallery, Copenhagen, Dk

Bibliography
2103 Johnson, Ken, Xstraction, New York Times, June 7, 2013
2012 Asfour, Nana. Thomas Ovlisen, “Tomato”, Time Out NY, February 14, 2012
2012 Zhu, B. Thomas Ovlisen at Klaus von Nichtssagend, Continuum, January 30th, 2012
2006 Smith, Roberta, CRG Presents: Klaus von Nichtssagend Gallery’, New York Times, July 14, 2006

Publications
2006 Dansk Kunst 2006, Forlaget Skriver, Copenhagen, Dk
2005 Void, Catalogue, V1 Gallery, Copenhagen, Dk
2005 Diesel New Art 2005, Catalogue, Copenhagen, Dk
2005 “The 50 most Important Living Artists of Denmark”, Magasinet Kunst, Dk
2003 “The Un Declaration of Human Rights��� Aschenboug, Copenhagen, Dk
2000 “You Don’t Have to Like the Art . . .” Novo, Copenhagen, Dk

Corporate Collections
2005 Novo A/S, Bagsvaerd, Dk
2004 PriceWaterHouseCoopers, Hellerup, Dk
2003 Haldor Topsaee A/S, Lyngby, Dk
2003 Novozymes, Bagsvaerd, Dk
2000 Novo Nordisk A/S, Bagsvaerd, Dk
1998 Damgaerd Data(now Microsoft), Copenhagen, Dk

Awards
2001 Andrew Mellon Fellowship, The Museum of the Rhode Island School of Design

Press

Exhibitions