EDUCATION
1979- 85
The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Art, Copenhagen, DK
SOLO EXHIBITIONS (SELECTED)
2025
Knudepunkt, KUNSTEN Museum of Modern Art Aalborg, DK
Insight, BGE Contemporary Art, Stavanger NO
2024
An eye for an eye, NILS STÆRK, Copenhagen, DK
Michael Kvium, Gaia Art Space, HK
Wetland, Nivaagaard Art Collection, Nivaa, DK
2023
The Noise of Silence, Oluf Høst Museum, Gudhjem, DK
2022
Darkland Blues, Galleri Brandstrup, Oslo, NO
2020
Vertical Tale, BGE Contemporary Art, Stavanger, NO
Pale Male Tales, NILS STÆRK, Copenhagen, DK
2019
Point of No Return, Galleri Brandstrup, Oslo, NO
Skitsen, Museet Holmen, Løgumkloster, DK
2018
Circus Europa, Kunsthal Rotterdam, Rotterdam, NL
Art Me, Tang Contemporary Art, Hong Kong, CN
2017
Cirkus Europa, ARKEN Museum of Modern Art, Ishøj, DK
The Shade of White, BGE Contemporary Art Projects, Stavanger, NO
Michael Kvium - Summer Exhibition 2017, Horsens Art Museum, Horsens, DK
Think Bigger, Trapholt Museum of Modern Art, Kolding, DK
2016
Saligia, Kunsthalle Göppingen, Göppingen, DE
2015
Saligia, Dunkers Kulturhus, Helsingborg, SE
2014
Painter’s Nest, NILS STÆRK, Copenhagen, DK
Fools, ARoS Aarhus Art Museum, Aarhus, DK
2013
La Vida, Centro de Arte Contemporáneo Wifredo Lam, Havana, CU
Real Monsters, Kunsten Museum of Modern Art Aalborg, Aalborg, DK
2012
Freestyle Tales, Horsens Art Museum, Horsens, DK; Horst-Janssen Museum, Oldenburg, DE
Michael Kvium, Red Brick Museum, Beijing, CN
Tail to Tail, NILS STÆRK, Copenhagen, DK
2011
Where the Hell is God, Emsdettener Kunstverein, DE
Freestyle Tales, The Kastrupgaard Collection, Copenhagen, DK; Faeroe Islands Art Museum, FO
Nun Mom, Galleri Brandstrup, Oslo, NO
2009
La Vida, Gallery Franz Pedersen, Horsens, DK
2008
An Eye for a Tale and a Tale for an Eye, Faurschou, Copenhagen DK
European Intruder, Faurschou, Beijing, CN
Intruder's Eyes, The Today Art Museum, Beijing, CN
Michael Kvium in China, Shenzhen Guan Shanyue Art Museum, CN
2007
Night Eye, Galerie Hof & Huyser, Amsterdam, NL
Silent Eye, Ordrupgaard Collection, Charlottenlund, DK
2006
JAYWALKING EYES, ARoS Aarhus Art Museum, Aarhus, DK
2005
Michael Kvium, Nordiska Akvarell Museet, Skärhamn, SE
Galerie Hof & Huyser, Amsterdam, NL
2004
Silence, Rogaland Kunstmuseum, Stavanger, NO
Deep Forest, Haugar Vestfold Kunstmuseum, Tønsberg, NO
Paradise Fall, Galleri Brandstrup, Oslo, NO
Silence, Faurschou, Copenhagen, DK
2003
Eye Fall, DCA Gallery, New York City, NY, US
Deep Forest, Horsens Art Museum, Horsens, DK
2002
The Wake, DCA Gallery, New York City, NY, US
Bidrag til Bedrag, Galleri Franz Pedersen, Horsens, DK
2001
Nieuwe Schilderijen, Galerie Hof und Huyser, Amsterdam, NL
Maleriets Rum, Galleri Brandstrup, Oslo, NO
Gifted Paintings, Faurschou, Copenhagen, DK
2000
Baroque Coherence, DCA Gallery, New York City, NY, US
The Wake, in cooperation with Christian Lemmerz, Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen, DK
1999
135, Galerie Deschler, Berlin, DE
1998
Fools, Horsens Art Museum, Horsens, DK
Short Stories, Faurschou, Copenhagen, DK
Opretstående Malerier, Galleri Franz Pedersen, Horsens, DK
Eyes of Reality, Nordens Hus, Copenhagen, DK
Momentum, Galleri Brandstrup, Moss, NO
Fools, Det Danske Kulturinstitut, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Black Nose, DCA Gallery, New York City, NY, US
1997
Pay Back, MUHKA, Antwerp, BE
Circus Humanus, ARoS Aarhus Art Museum, Aarhus, DK
1996
Omstendige Historier, Galleri Franz Pedersen, Horsens, DK
1995
Double Pain, DCA Gallery, New York City, NY, US
Domestic Scene, Faurschou, Copenhagen, DK
Basic Rhythm, Vejle Art Museum, Vejle, DK; Kunsten Museum of Modern Art Aalborg, Aalborg, DK (catalogue)
1994
Natural Paintings, Muka Gallery, Auckland, NZ
The Art Unto Sickness, Horsens Art Museum, Horsens, DK; Nordic Art Center, Sveaborg, FI
1993
Global Dwarf, Galleri Susanne Ottesen, Copenhagen, DK
The Art Unto Sickness, Galleri F15, Moss, NO (catalogue)
1992
Arvtagerbilleder, Franz Pedersens Kunsthandel, Horsens, DK
Chorós, South Jutland Museum of Art, DK
1991
Livogdødelleringentingtil, Galleri Specta, Aarhus, DK
Chorós, Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen, DK, (catalogue)
1990
Lucias øjne, Esbjerg Art Museum, Esbjerg, DK; Herning Art Museum, Herning, DK (catalogue)
Untitled paintings, Galleri Prag, Copenhagen, DK
Titelless Paintings, Gallery Arctius, London, UK
1989
Overflodsbilleder, Franz Pedersens Kunsthandel, Horsens, DK
1988
Re.Kvium, Galleri Prag, Copenhagen, DK (catalogue)
Papirvirus, West Zealand Art Museum, Sorø, DK; Horsens Art Museum, Horsens, DK (catalogue)
Michael Kvium, Franz Pedersens Kunsthandel, Horsens, DK
1987
Kvinder, Galleri Prag, Copenhagen, DK (catalogue)
D.N.A., Galerie Nemo, Eckernförde, DE (catalogue)
Franz Pedersens Kunsthandel, Horsens, DK
1986
Michael Kvium & Lars Nørgaard, Horsens Art Museum, Horsens, DK
1985
Michael Kvium, Franz Pedersens Kunsthandel, Horsens, DK
1984
Sorte 80'ere, Galleri A-Gruppen, Copenhagen, DK
1983
Michael Kvium, Galleri 33, Roskilde, DK
Michael Kvium, Galleri A-Gruppen, Copenhagen, DK
GROUP EXHIBITIONS (SELECTED)
2023
IN CLAY AND PAPER, Killi-Olsen & Kvium, Trapholt Museum of Modern Art, Kolding, DK
Silvers in the Void, MAMOTH, London, UK
2022
IN CLAY AND PAPER, Killi-Olsen & Kvium, Bomuldsfabrikken Kunsthall, Arendal, NO
Fra Horsens af, Horsens Kunstmuseum, Horsens, DK
Horsens Kuraterer, Horsens Kunstmuseum, Horsens, DK
Fra Horsens af, Horsens Kunstmuseum, Horsens, DK
Horsens Kuraterer, Horsens Kunstmuseum, Horsens, DK
2020
Duo Exhibition with Michael Kvium and Christian Lemmerz, Tang Contemporary Art, Bangkok, TH
2019
Circus, Gl. Holtegaard, Gl. Holte, DK
Walking Through Walls, Martin-Gropius-Bau, Berlin, DE
2017
FOCUS ON – Danish and International Art after 1900, National Gallery of Denmark, Copenhagen, DK
Eight Artists, Nordiska Akvarellmuseet, Skärhamn, SE
2016
Michael Kvium, Christian Lemmerz & Erik Frandsen, Fondazione Aldega, Almeria, IT
FUGL, Johannes Larsen Museet, Kerteminde, DK; Sophienholm, Kgs Lyngby, DK; Vendsyssel Kunstmuseum, Hjørring, DK
Send in the Clowns, NILS STÆRK, Copenhagen, DK
Let’s Match, Kunsten Museum of Modern Art Aalborg, Aalborg, DK
2011
Jens Søndergaard Museum, Bovbjerg, DK
2010
Dronning af Danmark, Frederiksborg Museum of National History, Hillerød, DK
Shades of black, Ordrupgaard Collection, Charlottenlund, DK
I LOVE YOU, ARoS Aarhus Art Museum, Aarhus DK
Cornelius Völker og Michael Kvium – Echo, Esbjerg Kunstmuseum, Esbjerg, DK
2009
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ARoS Aarhus Art Museum, Aarhus, DK
2008
Jesus Crisis, w. Christian Lemmerz, Galleri Brandstrup, Oslo, NO
2007
Grønningen, Kunsthal Charlottenborg, Copenhagen, DK
2005
Lemmerz, Kvium, Frandsen, Galleri Brandstrup, Oslo, NO
2004
KLF, Michael Kvium, Christian Lemmerz, Erik A. Frandsen, DCA Gallery, New York City, NY, US
Lost, Martin Bigum, Michael Kvium, Andrea Lehman, Astrid Nondal, Galerie Hof & Huyser, Amsterdam, NL
2003
Titel, Kjell Erik Killi Olsen og Michael Kvium, Esbjerg Kunstmuseum, Esbjerg, DK
2002
Erik A. Frandsen, Michael Kvium, Christian Lemmerz, Franz Pedersens Kunsthandel, Horsens, DK
Socle du Monde, Herning Kunstmuseum, Herning, DK
1999
Mennesket, ARKEN Museum of Modern Art, Ishøj, DK
Utopia, Rogaland Kunstmuseum, Stavanger, NO
Eyegoblack, Pinacoteca do Estado de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, BR; Museo National de Bellas Artes, Buenos Aires, AR; Museo de Arte Contemporaneo, CL; Trapholt Museum of Modern Art, Kolding, DK
7th Havana Biennial, Havana, CU
1998
Eyes of Reality, The Nordic House, Reykjavik, IS
1997
Liber Blu, Galleria Blu, Milano, IT
Grosse Kunstaustellung NRW, Düsseldorf, DE
1996
Kunstpalast, Düsseldorf, DE
KLF: Christian Lemmerz, Erik A. Frandsen, ARKEN Museum of Modern Art, Ishøj, DK
DCA Gallery, New York City, NY, USA
1995
From the Golden Age Until Today. 200 Years of Danish Art and Handicraft, City Art Centre, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK (catalogue)
Dänemark, Mannheimer Kunstverein, Mannheim, DE (catalogue)
Stockholm Art Fair 95, Faurschou, Stockholm, SE
On Location, Bruxelles, BE
10 år med årets kunstner, Kunsthal Aarhus, Aarhus, DK
Copenhagen Art Fair, Faurschou, Copenhagen, DK
X/Y Identity and Position in Contemporary Nordic Art, Oulu Art Museum, Oulu, FI
1994
X/Y Identity and Position in Contemporary Nordic Art, Turku Art Museum, Turku, FI (catalogue)
Cityslang, Kunstforeningen, Copenhagen, DK
Stockholm Art Fair 94, Faurschou, Stockholm, SE
Works on paper, Faurschou, Copenhagen, DK
FIAC, Faurschou, Paris, FR
Art Cologne, Faurschou, Cologne, DE
Danish Contemporary Art, 420 W. Broadway, New York City, NY, US
Blind Date. Ten Years After, Hersegade 17, Roskilde, DK
Nordiskt Önskemuseum, Gothenburg Art Gallery, Gothenburg, SE
Copenhagen Art Fair, Faurschou, Copenhagen, DK
HJÆLP! Jeg er samler, Randers Museum of Art, Randers, DK
1993
FIAC, Faurschou, Paris, FR
Billedbytning, Vejle Art Museum, Vejle, DK
Spejlbilleder, Frederiksborg Museum of National History, Hillerød, DK
Copenhagen Art Fair, Faurschou, Copenhagen, DK
1992
Norsken 92, Biennale for Young Scandinavian Art, Kunsthallen, Gothenburg, SE
Inferno, The Royal Museum of Fine Arts, Copenhagen, DK, (catalogue)
Kitch bli'r Kunst, Kunstforeningen, Copenhagen, DK
Nordiska Teckningar, Bergen Kunstforening, Bergen, NO
1991
Nordiska Teckningar, Nordic Art Center, Sveaborg, FI; Nordjyllands Kunstmuseum, Aalborg, DK (catalogue)
Kirsten and Palle Diges Fonds 25 års Jubilæumsudstilling, Nordjyllands Kunstmuseum, Aalborg, DK
1990
Noordkunst, Horsens Art Museum, Groningen, NL
1989
Udsøgte akvareller, The Department of Prints and Drawings at The Royal Museum of Fine Arts, Copenhagen, DK
Skulls, Galleri Susanne Ottesen, Copenhagen, DK
1988
Danemark. Ateliers en liberte. 17 artiste danois, Foundation Cartier, Paris, FR
Focus, Gl. Holtegaard, Holte, DK
Danish Art, Galleri F15, Moos, NO
Himmelgåden, Den Frie Centre of Contemporary Art, Copenhagen, DK
1987 Eighty. European Painters, European Traveling Exhibition, Strasbourg, FR; Kunsthal Charlottenborg, Copenhagen, DK (catalogue)
Nye billeder i 80'erne, The Department of Prints and Drawings at The Royal Museum of Fine Arts, Copenhagen, DK
1986
Villiam H. Michaelsen Legat, The Department of Prints and Drawings at The Royal Museum of Fine Arts, Copenhagen, DK
Limelight, Kunsthal Charlottenborg, Copenhagen, DK
Vild med Kunst, Hunov's Collection, ARoS Aarhus Art Museum, Aarhus, DK (catalogue)
Kunst i offentlige rum. Realitet/utopi, Køge Museum of Art Sketch Gallery, Køge, DK
1985
Vi har ingenting at sige, men vi gør det så koncentreret som muligt, (w. Christian Lemmerz), Galleri Kongo, Copenhagen, DK (catalogue)
Eks-Skolens Forlag (w. Chr. Lemmerz), Copenhagen, DK
Franz Pedersens Kunsthandel, Horsens, DK
Tegneserie, Galleri Basilisk, (w. Christian Lemmerz), Copenhagen, DK (catalogue)
Børn og unge i dansk kunst, Horsens Art Museum, Horsens, DK
1983
The Artists’ Autumn Exhibition (KE), Den Frie Centre of Contemporary Art, Copenhagen, DK
1981
The Artists’ Autumn Exhibition (KE), Den Frie Centre of Contemporary Art, Copenhagen, DK
1980
The Artists’ Autumn Exhibition (KE), Den Frie Centre of Contemporary Art, Copenhagen, DK
PERFORMANCES
1997
Failagain Wake, w. Christian Lemmerz, ARKEN Museum of Modern Art, Ishøj, DK
1989
Luxus/Fluxus, (Performance group Vaerst), The Musicians Paints-The Painters Make Music and The Writers Shut Up, Kulturministeriet, Copenhagen, DK
Body, (Performance group Vaerst), Aarhus Festival, Aarhus, DK
Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen, DK
1988
A Twin, (w. Sonny Tronborg), Billedfabrikken, Odense, DK
Work in Progress, (Performance group Vaerst), The Festival Permutant Wurst, Copenhagen, DK
1987
Afasi I, (Performance group Vaerst), Café Kellerdirk, Copenhagen, DK
Afasi II, (Performance group Vaerst), Sveaborg, FI
Afasi III, (Performance group Vaerst), Roskilde Festival, Roskilde, DK
1986
Afasi, (Performance group Vaerst), Sole, Stavanger, NO
1985
We have nothing to say, but we do it as concentrated as possible, (Performance group Vaerst), Galleri Kongo, Copenhagen, DK
The Mountaineers and In the Valley, (Performance group Vaerst), The Artists’ Autumn Exhibition (KE), Kunsthal Charlottenborg, Copenhagen, DK
Hans U.N.K., (Performance group Vaerst), Stockholm, SE
Hans, (Performance group Vaerst), Holbæk Art School, Holbæk, DK; Krasnapolsky, Copenhagen, DK
1984
Cordelia I, (Performance group T'um), Tranegaarden, Gentofte, DK
Cordelia II, (Performance group T'um), Gud og Grammatik, Kunsthal Charlottenborg, Copenhagen, DK
The Danish, (Performance w. Chr. Lemmerz), The Cultural House, Stockholm, SE
Nihil, w. Chr. Lemmerz, Galleri Sub-Set, Copenhagen, DK
FILMS
2008
The Wake, a film by Christian Lemmerz and Michael Kvium, 11th Cairo International Bienniale, Cairo, EG
2001
The Wake, a film by Christian Lemmerz and Michael Kvium
The Wake on Tour: 13/11 2000 – 30/1-2001 Pinacoteca, Sao Paulo, BR; 16/11 2000 – 30/1 2001 Bienal de Arte de la Habana, CU; 6/12 2000 – 31/1 2001 Bienal Arte de Buenos Aires, Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, AR; 16/1 2001 – 10/2 2001 The Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburg, UK; 9/2 1991 – 4/3 1991 Horsens Art Museum, Horsens, DK; 30/3 2001 – 31/3 2001 Centro de Arte Moderna, Fundacao Calouste Gulbenkian, Lisbon, PT
1999
The Wake, 8 hour silent movie by Christian Lemmerz and Michael Kvium: 13/9 Art Biennal 2000 National Gallery of Denmark, Copenhagen, DK; 16/12 – 15/10 World Wide Video Festival, Amsterdam, NL; 4/11 Kampnagel, Hamburg, DE
1992
Voodoo-Europa, 35mm., w. Christian Lemmerz
1991
Albert at Andy's, Portrait of (the Danish artist) Albert Mertz
1986
Grød, (Porridge), 16mm., w. Performance group Værst
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
Espoo Museum of Modern Art, FI
Red Brick Contemporary Art Museum, Beijing, CN
Today Art Museum, Beijing, CN
Shenzhen Guan Shanyue Art Museum, CN
ARoS Aarhus Art Museum, Aarhus, DK
Cabinet Des Estampes, Geneve, CH
Esbjerg Art Museum, Esbjerg, DK
Frisia Museum, Spanbroek, NL
Fondation Frances Hervé, Senils, FR
Gothenburg Art Gallery, Gothenburg, SE
Haugar Vestfold, Tønsberg, NO
Herning Art Museum, Herning, DK
Horsens Art Museum, Horsens, DK
Kunsten – Museum of Modern Art, Aalborg, DK
South Jutland Museum of Art, DK
The Department of Prints and Drawings at the Royal Museum of Fine Arts, Copenhagen, DK
The Nordic Watercolour Museum, Göteborg, SE
The Royal Museum of Fine Arts, Copenhagen, DK
Vejle Art Museum, Vejle, DK
West Zealand Art Museum, Sorø, DK