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The tapestry weaver Margrethe Agger finds her motifs in
nature. She paints with her yarns. The sky, the sea,
animals, plants and stones are drawn upon and
transformed into tapestries in glowing colours and in
either a concrete or highly imaginative artistic idiom.
Over the years she has gathered inspiration from Mexico,
Lapland, the Faroe Islands, Iceland, Greenland and, most
recently, from the surrounding countryside on Sjællands
Odde, a narrow tongue of land that juts out into
the sea on the north coast of the island of Zealand in
Denmark.
Margrethe Agger was born in Copenhagen on August 13,
1943.
Education
The Danish School of Art and Design, Copenhagen
1962-66.
Workshop practical at Astrid and Nobert Kahn, Gentofte
1966.
Selected Solo Exhibitions
Rapport fra Mexico. Det Danske Kunstindustrimuseum,
Copenhagen, Denmark 1977
Margrethe Agger. Albertslund Rådhus, Denmark 1981, 1988
Margrethe Agger. Københavns Amt, Denmark 1988
Margrethe Agger. Nordens Hus, Torshavn, The Faroe
Islands 1989
Margrethe Agger. Nordens Hus, Reyjavik, Iceland 1991
Margrethe Agger. Arctic Gallery, Tromsø, Norway 1998
Selected Group Exhibitions
Forårsudstillingen. Charlottenborg
Udstillingsbygning, Copenhagen, Denmark
1968-71
Kunstnernes Efterårsudstilling. Den Frie
Udstillingsbygning, Copenhagen, Denmark 1969-71
Aa-Udstillingen. Aarhus Rådhus, Aalborghallen and Aabenråhallen, Denmark
1972, 1984
Dansk Billedvævning. Skovgaard Museet, Viborg, Denmark
1972
Art group M-59. Den Frie Udstillingsbygning, Copenhagen,
Denmark since 1972
Danish Expressions in Textile. Traveling exhibition, USA
1975-77
Tektilkunst. Det Danske Kunstindustrimuseum, Copenhagen
1979
Cinq DanoisesCreateurs de Tapisseries. Maison du Danois,
Paris, France 1979
Den Nordiske Tekstiltriennale. Traveling exhibition,
Nordic countries 1979-80
Dansk Designkavalkade. Det Danske Kunstindustrimuseum,
Copenhagen Denmark 1980
The International Textile Exhibition. Traveling
exhibition, Austria 1981
Udsmykning af et skib. Nikolai Kirke, Copenhagen,
Denmark 1982
Rejseinspiration. Galleri Den Permanente, Copenhagen,
Denmark 1983
3 tekstilkunstnere. Galleri Unicorn, Copenhagen, Denmark
1984
Natur og figure. Hjørring Kunstmuseum and Skovhuset, Værløse, Denmark 1984
Hav og himmel. Gudhjem Museum, Denmark 1985
Tråden binder. Esbjerg Kunstpavillon, Denmark 1986
12 danske billedvævere. Kunstforeningen af 1825,
Copenhagen, Denmark 1987
Design au Danemark 1950-87. Traveling exhibition, France
1987-88
Tekstil og billedkunst. Dronninglund Kunstcenter,
Denmark 1988
Saarilla. Traveling exhibition, Nordic countries 1988
Tekstil – i lange baner. Kunstmuseet Køge
Skitsesamling, Rundetårn in Copenhagen and Kunstnernes
Hus in Aarhus, Denmark 1990.
Art group Stokrosebanden. Kunstforeningen Pakhuset, Nykøbing
Sjælland, Denmark since 1990
4 + 4. Aarhus Kunstbygning, Denmark 1990
ITNET. International Textile Network. Traveling
exhibition, USA 1990-92
4 vævere. Bispegården, Kalundborg, Denmark 1991
Enhjørningen. Rundetårn, Copenhagen, Denmark 1992
Art group Billedsprog i Billedvæv. Gl. Holtegård,
Holte. Denmark 1993
Skud. Kunstnernes Hus, Aarhus, Pakhuset, Nykøbing
Sjælland and Skovhuset,
Værløse, Denmark 1993
Art group Huset i Asnæs, Denmark since 1999
Art group Billedsprog i Billedvæv. Aarhus Kunstbygning,
Denmark 1997
Dansk Gobelinkunst. Danske Kunstindustrimuseum,
Copenhagen, Denmark 1998
Danish Tapestry. Royal Museum, Edinburgh, Scotland 1999
Art group Billedsprog i Billedvæv. Kunstcenter
Silkeborg Bad, Denmark 2000
Art group Billedsprog i Billedvæv. Nordjyllands
Kunstmuseum, Aalborg and Sophienholm, Kgs. Lynby,
2001-02
Projects and Commissions
- SID-School, Svendborg
- Tranehaven, Ordrup
- Strandlunden, Charlottenlund
- M/S Dana Regina, DFDS
- Kærbo Care Center, Ishøj
- Stavnsholt School, Farum
- M/S Scandinavia, DFDS
- Senior Citizen’s Home, Tårnby
- Marie Mørks School, Hillerød
- Marselisborg Gymnasium,
Aarhus
- Næstved Gymnasium
- Sofie School, Bagsværd
- County Hospital, Nykøbing
Sjælland
- Grønnehave School, Nykøbing
Sjælland
- Egtved Town Hall
- Albertslund Town Hall
- The Old Farm, Glostrup
- Skovgården, Fuglebjerg
- The Association of County
Councils in Denmark, Copenhagen
- Krummerup Højskole
Represented
- The Danish Arts Foundation
- The New Carlsberg Foundation
- The Danish Museum of
Decorative Art
- The City of Copenhagen
Cultural Fund
Honours and Grants
- The Handcraft Annual Prize 1972
- The Danish Arts Foundation Working Grant 1972,
1977, 1986 and 2001
- The Danish National Bank’s Jubilee Fund of 1968
in 1977
- Henry Heerup’s Grant 1981, 1988
- The Danish-Faroese Cultural Foundation 1989
- The Supreme Court Lawyer David Fund for Relatives
and Friends 1990
- The Danish Contemporary Art Foundation 1998
- Craft Artist of the Year in West Zealand County
2003
Membership
Employment and Elected Positions
- Artistic consultant for the municipality of
Gentofte 1974
- Member of the organization committee for Den
Nordiske Tekstiltriennale 1974-90
- Chairman of the art group M-59 1983-88 and
1996-2000
- Teacher at The Danish Handicraft Guild’s Teacher
Training College, Copenhagen 1977-94
- Teacher at The Aarhus Art Academy 1978-79
- Artistic consultant for the municipality of
Albertslund 1988-91
- Leader of the Albertslund School of Visual Arts
since 1991
- Artistic consultant for West Zealand County
1997-2001
- Chairman for European Tapestry Forum since 2001
Other
- Owner of Denmark’s largest flock of spelsau
sheep – a very old original breed of sheep from
Norway.
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