Artist
John Korner
Canadian, b. 1967
John Korner is a Canadian artist. 1 work is cataloged here, principally at Museum of Modern Art. John Korner was born in Aarhus.
Overview
John Kørner (born in 1967) is a Danish artist based in Copenhagen. Kørner was born in Aarhus, Denmark. He attended the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen between 1992 and 1998. His paintings feature a mixture of figurative and abstract imagery rendered in watered-down acrylic. Some common motifs are people, animals, boats and trees. In addition to works on canvas, Korner also paints on ceramics. He was awarded an Eckersberg Medal in 2012.
Selected exhibitions
Painting as Presence, Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin & Taidehalli, Helsinki (2006) Statements, Art Basel (2005) Saatchi Gallery, London (2005) Momentum 04, Moss 2004, Norway (2004) Painting 2004, Gallery Victoria Miro, London (2004) Superdanish, Toronto, Canada (2004) The design of Productions, Gallery Maze, Torino, Italy (2004) Galleri Stefan Andersson, Umeå, Sweden (2003) The Greenland Problem, Herning Artmuseum, Denmark (2003) Be On Show, Galleri Christina Wilson, Copenhagen (2002) POST, Galleri Franz Pedersen Horsens, Denmark (2002) Theater, Arhus Artmuseum – Project-room-installation (2001) Dig Og John’s Engagement, Galleri Søren Houmann, Copenhagen (2000)
Collections represented
Museum
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