Louise Sass

Curriculum

Louise Sass

Born in Copenhagen 1965.

1986-91 The Danish Design School, Copenhagen, Department of textile.
1988-89 The Technikon, Cape Town, South Africa. Department of Textile Design.
1992-93 Surface designer, Kiyoshi Yamamoto Design Studio, Tokyo, Japan.

In progress

2008 Exhibition Project. The National Workshop of Arts and Crafts, Copenhagen.
2007 Start development of lithographic prints with the Graphic Workshop, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands.

Commission

2003-4 Public work for Serafens supportive housing complex, Stockholm. Commissioned by The Stockholm City Art Board.
Textiles: Handpainted Wall frieze and stage curtain. Works on paper: Series of 9 paintings. Textiles made in the National Workshop for Arts and Crafts, Copenhagen.

Separate exhibitions

2009 Gallery Inger Molin, Stockholm, Sweden.
2005 Gallery Inger Molin, Stockholm, Sweden.
2002 The Graphic Gallery, Konstnärshuset, Stockholm, Sweden.
2001 Danish Design Center, Copenhagen.
2000 Gallery Inger Molin, Stockholm, Sweden.
1998 The Söderberg Prize - Louise Sass, The Röhsska Museum Gothenburg, Sweden. www.designmuseum.se
1998 Works on Paper, Gentofte Art Library, Copenhagen.
1996 Politikens Avishal, Copenhagen, with graphic designer Jeanne Philip.

Selected group exhibitions

2008 WCC, Mons, Belgium.
2007 The Biennale of Crafts and Design, Trapholt Art Museum, Kolding Denmark.
2004 Sofa, Chicago, USA.
2003 Derfor, Danish Crafts, Paustian, Copenhagen.
2000 Danish Form, Stilwerk Hamburg, Germany.
1999 Salon Jeune Peinture, Paris.
1998 WCC-European Price Competition, travelling exhibiton:
Palais Harrach, Vienna 1998; Röhsska Museum, Gothenburg 1999; Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Louvre, Paris 1999.
1997 ITF 5th International Textile Competition, The Museum of Kyoto, Japan.
1997 Guest, spring exhibition, The Museum of Arts, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands.
1997 Spring exhibition, Charlottenborg, Copenhagen.
1997 Ceramics and Textiles Paustian, Copenhagen.
1997 Curator with Afsnit P, the exhibition:
Unikum, single edition books, The bookfair and Afsnit P, Copenhagen. www.afsnitp.dk
1996 Talente, international design competition, Munich, Germany.
1996 Danish Crafts and Design, St Petersburg, Russia .
1996 Postulater, Rundetårn, Copenhagen.
1995 Contemporary Danish Design, Sophienholm, Denmark.
1995 Product and Process, The Danish Center of Architecture, Copenhagen.
1995 The Biennale of Crafts and Design, The Museum of Decorative Arts, Copenhagen.
1994 En Tro Kopi, The Museum of Decorative Arts, Copenhagen.
1992 ITF 3rd International Textile Competition, The Museum of Kyoto, Japan.

Product design

Sketch for funishing textiles, commissioned by Holmegaard A/S DK 2004
Design of printed furnishing textiles for Kvadrat A/S, DK 1995, 1997
Bookcover, Tóroddur Poulsen “Standsninger”, poems, Politisk Revy 1999
Sketch for printed Teatowels, commissioned by the Irish Trade Board 1994
Funishing textiles for Ikea of Sweden 1991

Awards and Grants

Three Years Grant, Danish State Art Foundation 2004
The Söderberg Prize, Gothenburg, Sweden 1998
ITF Industrial Technique Award, 5th International Textile Competition, Kyoto, Japan 1997
The Arts and Crafts Award of 1879, silver medal, Copenhagen 1991
The Anniversary Foundation of the Danish National Bank

Representative Sales

The Museum of Decorative Arts, Copenhagen 1995, 1997, 2007
The Stockholm City Art Board: Stockholm City Library 2002
The Swedish State Art Board: Swedish embassy, Havana 2000
Astra, Södertälje, Sweden 2000
The Culture Board of Gothenburg 1998
The Röhsska Museum, Gothenburg, Sweden 1998
The Danish State Art Foundation 1995

Bibliography

Louise Sass, Röhsska Museum Cathalogue no. 5 the Söderberg prize 1998.
46 pages ISBN 91-973017-0-x Texts: Vibeke Woldbye, Curator the Danish Museum of Decorative Art.
Read text: Stig L. Andersson, Professor and Architect. Hannah Haansbæk Rasmussen, Art Historian.
Kunstuff, Danish Crafts and Design No. 5 2005. Read text: Malene la Cour Rasmussen, Art Historian
Danish Crafts 4/1997. 3/2002
Danish Textile Art 1988-98, Borgen, Copenhagen 1999
International Design Year Book, Calmann & King, London 1997
International Textile Design, Laurence King, London 1994

Residences and travels

1995-08 The National Workshop for Arts and Crafts, Copenhagen
2004 Chicago and New York
2000 Accademia di Danimarca, Rome
1992-93 Japan, South Chorea and China
1998-99 Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris
1995 Helsinki, Finland
1988-89 South Africa, Namibia, Botswana

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