MADS THOMSEN
Mads Thomsen (b. 1979) is educated from the Royal Danish Academy of Arts in 2011. When Mads Thomsen in 2011 finished his final project at the academy it became the culmination on a month long sailing with the Danish coaster Vega, where he took work as a chef. The result of this work is a series of linocuts that are made as a visual logbook trying to capture the instant mood on the ship. He has built a huge printing press to print his very large lino cuts. His motivation strives from film noir to science fiction and a dark dystopic cartoon tradition. In addition he is occupied with scientific phenomena and theories about beign in several dimensions at the same time.
EDUCATION
The Royal Danish Art Accademy, MFA, 2005 - 2011
Det Fynske Kunstakademi, 2002 - 2005
SOLO SHOWS
2017
Schwarzwald, Møstings Hus

2016
Wasteland, KIRK Gallery

2014
Krumt Rum, Vejle Art Museum,

2013
Krumt Rum, Art Association, Copenhagen Gl. Strand

2008
Blanks, Q, Copenhagen, Denmark

2008
Fight-Night, Namill (group project with Nils Grarup), DFK, Odense, Denmark
SELECTED SHOWS
2019
In the Woods , Kirk Gallery

2016
An Unknown land , Frederikshavns Kunstmuseum

2014
Freefalling, KIRK Gallery

2014
KUMU. The 16th Tallinn Print Triennial „Literacy / Illiteracy"

2013
A Space Called Public, München. Namill ( Mads Thomsen, Nils Grarup),

2013
KPMG.

2012
Herning Art Association, Herning , Denmark

2011
EXTRACT, Art Association Gl Strand , Copenhagen, Denmark

2011
AFGANG, Nikolaj Kunsthal, Copenhagen, Denmark

2010
Maps and Legends, Grafikernes Hus, Copenhagen, Denmark

2006
ROYAL, Galleri Tom Christoffersen, Copenhagen, Denmark

2006
Westworld, Koh-i-noor, Copenhagen, Denmark

2015
The "folkelighed”, Sparwasser HQ, Berlin

2004
5000 C, Filosofgangen, Odense, Denmark

2003
Supermarkt of Art IV, Gallery DAP og Gallery Luficik, Warszawa, Pl

2003
Ergo, Ergo, Copenhagen, Denmark
GRANTS
2012 -2013
Statens arbejdslegat

2004
Travel grant, Ny Carlsberg Fonden