Mette Sandfær
Instagram: mette_sandfaer
Mail: mette.sandfaer@gmail.com
EDUCATION
2021-2023 MA in Fine Art, Faculty of Art, Music and Design (KMD), University of Bergen, NO
2020-21, 2016 and 2012-2014 Artschool Spektrum, Copenhagen, DK
2011-2012 Copenhagen Artschool, Copenhagen, DK
1986-1990 BA, The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, Schools of Architecture, Design and Conservation, Graphic Design, Copenhagen, DK
1985 and 1990 Holbæk Artschool, Holbæk DK
1984-1985 Student at sculptor Ole Bunton, Copenhagen, DK
1981-83 University of Copenhagen, studies in Cultural Sociology, DK
UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS
2026 Solo exhibition, Norwegian Sculptors Society, NO
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2025 Solo exhibition, Trondhjems Art Association, Trondheim, NO
2024 Solo exhibition, Forhallen, Tou, Stavanger, NO2024 Abode for Books, Northing, Bergen, NO
2024 Short-time Relations, TagTeam, Bergen, NO
2023 Collection Trap, Kiosken Studio Residency and exhibition, Bergen, NO
2022 Release the Moorings, Hordaland Kunstsenter, Bergen, NO
2019 Trying to fix III, Koldinggade 12, Copenhagen, DK
2017 Trying to fix II, Lyngby art association, Lyngby, DK
2017 Trying to fix I, Kunstbiblioteket, Copenhagen, DK
2015 New works, Galleri North, Copenhagen, DK
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2025 Langtur Til Nattens Ende, Galleri Sagene Kunstmie, Oslo, NO
2024 Wingman United, Bergen, NO
2024 BUFF, Bergen Unstable Filmfestival, Østre, Bergen, NO
2023 Master show, Bergen Kunsthall, Bergen, NO
2022 MA1-show, Bergen Kjøtt, NO
2020 Mirror, Kunstpakhuset, Nykøbing Sjælland, DK
2020 KIKshh, Sankt Hans garden, Roskilde, DK
2020 3 days of design, Material matters, Den Frie Udstillingsbygning, Copenhagen, DK
2019 Echo, Gjethuset, Frederiksværk, DK
2019 Perishability, Birkerød kunstforening, Birkerød, DK
2019 North Artfair, Aalborg, DK
2019 Tactile, Contemporary art gallery Væg, Aalborg, DK
2019 Under Cover – Plastik, Pragsboullevard 61, Copenhagen, DK
2019 Fragments of Space and Time, Mississippi, Thyholm, DK
2019 Perishability, Portalen, Greve, DK
2018 [ree-fleks], Ikast Kunstpakhus, Ikast, DK
2017, 2019 Spring Exhibition, Kunsthal Charlottenborg, Copenhagen, DK
2017 Lystropi, Lystrup, DK
2017 The design fair in Milano, works to Muutos exhibition, Milano, IT
2017 KIKshh, Roskilde, DK
2017 Pitch the Glitch, Galleri North, Copenhagen, DK
2016 A salute to Anna Ancher, Kvindelige Kunstneres Samfund, Skagen, DK
2014, 2016, 2017 The artists’ Easter exhibition, Aarhus kunsthal, Aarhus, DK
2013, 2014 View 13 and View 14, Artschool Spektrum, Copenhagen, DK
2012, 2014, 2016 The Artist’s Censored Summer Exhibition, West Jutland’s Art Museum, Thistrup, DK
AWARDS, GRANTS and RESIDENCIES
2025 Recidency, Nida Art Colony of Vilnius Academy of Arts, LT
2025 Augustinus Fonden, support for residency, DK
2025 Norwegian Craft, support for travel, NO2025 Danish Art Foundation, support for residency, DK
2024, 2025 Project funding, Billedkunstnernes Vederlagsfond (BVK), NO
2024 Work grant, Billedkunstnernes Vederlagsfond (BVK), NO
2024 Award for Masterstudents from Tag Team Studio, Bergen, NO
2023 Etableringsstipend, Bergen kommune, NO
2023 BKH Kunststudentstipend, NO
2023 Diversestipend, Statens Kunstnerstipend, NO
2016 Scholarship for further education, Visuelt Forum, DK
MEMBERSHIPS
Kunstnersamfundet, DK
NBF – Norsk Billedhoggerforening, NO
NK – Norske Kunsthåndværkere, NO
BKHF - Bildende Kunstneres Forening Hordaland, NO
BKF – Billedkunstnernes Forbund, DK
KKS – Kvindelige Kunstneres Samfund, DK
OTHER
2023 – Member of the jury, selecting two artist for the Master exhibition at Hordaland Kunstsenter
Review
Kunstkritikk_Nordisk kunsttidsskrift
Av Jakob Myklebust Huus 03.12.22
Mette Sandfær, Release the Moorings, Hordaland Kunstsenter, Bergen
To ganger årlig stiller Hordaland Kunstsenter i Bergen ut kunsten til en utvalgt masterstudent fra Kunstakademiet gjennom én uke. I mars viste danske Mette Sandfær en stor samling skulpturer laget av funne, billige, forkastede og verdiløse materialer i utstillingen Release the Moorings. Jeg tenker ofte at jeg besøker HKS for sjeldent, men denne uken gikk jeg tre ganger. Hver gang hadde Sandfær i mellomtiden vært innom og foretatt nye iscenesettelser av skulpturparken. Gjennom en slags langsom Kims lek, bød de stadige rekonfigurasjonene av blant annet formstøpt isopor og ferdigmatemballasje på ny og frisk mening i mylderet.
https://kunstkritikk.no/3-desember-4/