Louise Hindsgavl

• Name — Louise Hindsgavl • Born — 29 January 1973 • Education — Design School Kolding (1999) • Known for — Sculpture • Awards — *Young Designers Award (1997) • Annie and Otto Detlefs' Award for Young Ceramicists (2006) • Website — http: www.louisehindsgavl.dk/

Hindsgavl graduated from the Ceramics and Glass Department of Design School Kolding in 1999.

Hindsgavl began her work with ceramics by designing dishes. She later began to create contemporary sculpture. Particularly influenced by Rococo, Hindsgavl's sculptures unexpectedly depict startling and controversial subjects in a medium which is more commonly used for decorative folk art. Her work has been presented at several museum exhibitions, galleries and international Biennale of Ceramics: • 2007 Grimmerhus - CLAY Museum of international Ceramic Art, DK • 2010 BICC, Biennale of Contemporary Ceramics, Vallauris, France • 2014 Rønnebæksholm - Power, Porcelain, Poetry, Næstved, DK • 2015 Höganäs Kunsthall & Museum, Höganäs, Sweden - Power. Porcelæn. Poesi. • 2016 Artmuseum Trapholt, ERUPTURE, Kolding, DK • 2019 Becoming Undone, Hans Alf Gallery, DK • 2023 Holmegaard Værk - The Chosen Ones, Holmegaard For updated list, see artists homepage

• 2009 Represented in the collection of Ny Carlsbergfondet • 2009 Represented at the World Ceramic Exposition Foundation, South Korea • 2010 Musée Historique et des Porcelaines, Nyon, Switzerland • 2010 Musée Ariana (The Swiss Museum of Ceramics and Glass). Geneva, Switzerland • 2010 National Museum of Sweden, Stockholm, Sweden • 2010 Sale to the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, UK • 2012 ASU Art Museum, Arizona, USA