Cathrine Raben Davidsen

Cathrine Raben Davidsen (born 1972), is a Danish artist, who lives and works in Copenhagen. Raben Davidsen was born in Copenhagen, Denmark. She received her MFA in 2003 from The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts. From 2005 to 2014 Raben Davidsen was represented by Martin Asbæk Gallery.

Education
Raben Davidsen attended The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, Copenhagen, Denmark from 1996 to 2003, Vrije Academie voor Beeldende Kunsten, Den Haag, The Netherlands from 1995 to 1996, University of Copenhagen, Denmark from 1994 to 1995 and Instituto d´Arte, Lorenzo de Medicii, Firenze, Italy from 1991 to 1992.

Her practice includes drawing, painting, ceramics, printmaking and textile work. Raben Davidsen has collaborated with the Royal Danish Ballet, where she created a scenography for the ballet Virtuosi Steps by August Bournonville. She is currently working on curating an exhibition in collaboration with Royal Copenhagen. She has also collaborated with SHOWstudio and Nick Knight among others.

Selected solo exhibitions

 * The Harlequin Set, Martin Asbæk Gallery, Copenhagen, 2013
 * Trickster, Litografisk, Valby, Denmark, 2013
 * House of The Ax, GL STRAND, Copenhagen, 2012
 * The Inkwell, Trapholt Museum of Modern Art, Kolding, Denmark, 2010
 * Remote Control, Martin Asbæk Gallery, Copenhagen, 2009
 * White Ink, Horsens Museum of Art, Horsens, Denmark, 2008
 * Voice of the Shuttle, Schäfer Grafisk Værksted, Copenhagen, 2007
 * Voice of the Shuttle. Permanent public wall painting at Nimb, Copenhagen, 2007
 * Meta Morphoses, Sorø Kunstmuseum, Sorø, Denmark, 2006
 * Penelopes Web, Martin Asbæk Gallery, Copenhagen, 2006
 * Heroides, Ama Gallery, Turku, Finland, 2005
 * Pen Pencil Poison, Horsens Museum of Art, Horsens, Denmark, 2003

Selected group exhibitions
Collective2/Designfair, New York, 2014
 * 10.000 Hours, Trapholt Museum of Modern Art, Kolding, DK, 2014
 * The Nordic Influence, curated by Glenn Adamson, MAD, Museum of Art and Design/ represented by Vance Trimble,
 * På Kant med Kierkegaard, Holstebro Kunstmuseum, Denmark, 2014
 * SHOWcabinet: Maison Martin Margiela, SHOWstudio, London, UK, 2013
 * Zeigen: Karin Sander, Nikolaj Kunsthal, Copenhagen, 2013
 * På Kant med Kierkegaard, The National Museum of Denmark, 2013
 * Betroet Tvivl, The Vejen Art Museum, Denmark, 2013
 * Andratx on Paper, CCA Andratx Kunsthalle for Contemporary Art, Mallorca, Spain, 2013
 * MARKET Stockholm, represented by Martin Asbæk Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden, 2013
 * WONDERS – Masterpieces from Private Collections in Denmark, KUNSTEN, Museum of Modern Art Aalborg, Denmark, 2012
 * A Journey Through A Nordic Fairytale, Pop Up Space, Guided By in Voices, Chelsea, New York City, 2012
 * Ten years of DANSK, Dansk Design Center, Copenhagen, 2012
 * Art Moves, GL. STRAND, Copenhagen, 2011
 * 1–4. A Private Collection of Contemporary Art, ACC Showroom, Copenhagen, 2011
 * Hp & Jo 07, Litografisk, Valby, Denmark, 2007
 * Groupshow with gallery artists, Martin Asbæk Gallery, Copenhagen, 2007

Awards and fellowships
H.H. Bruuns Honorary Grant; Royal Copenhagen, Niels Wessel Bagge Art Foundation; Grant of Honor, The Danish State Arts Counsel, Danish Arts Foundation, Oda and Hans Svenningsens Foundation, Beckett Foundation Grant, L.F Foghts Foundation Grant, Toyota Foundation Grant, Creative Circle Award: Silver: White Ink, Den Danske Bogdesignpris: Årets Bedste Bogarbejde: White Ink, Stentrykkets Venner, Horsens Kunstmuseums Venners Kunstnerpris

Monographs

 * Deco Mannequin. Published by Lubok Verlag. Essays by Sanne Kofod Olsen and Barry Schwabsky, 2013
 * Trickster. Litografisk. Texts by Jacob Thage, Museum Jorn, poems by Josefine Klougart, Amalie Smith, Olga Ravn, 2013
 * House of The Ax. Copenhagen: GL STRAND. Texts by Helle Behrnt, Sara Hatla, 2012
 * The Inkwell. Trapholt Museum of Modern Art. Text by Christoffer Emil Bruun. Space Poetry, 2010
 * White Ink. Horsens: Horsens Museum of Art. Texts by Claus Hagedorn-Olsen, Mads Damsbo, 2008
 * Voice of the Shuttle. Copenhagen: Schäfer Grafisk Værksted. Poems by Naja Marie Aidt, 2007
 * Penelopes Web. Copenhagen: Martin Asbæk Gallery. Text by Andrew Smaldone, 2006
 * Meta Morphoses. Sorø: Sorø Kunstmuseum. Texts by Charlotte Sabroe, Nanna Kronberg Frederiksen, 2006
 * Pen Pencil Poison, Horsens: Horsens Museum of Art, 2003