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Portrait NOW!


  • Vibeke Andersen 24 Normanns gate Stavanger, Rogaland, 4014 Norway (map)

“KunZenTration” - photo taken by Erik Sæter Jørgensen

In 2023, the Museum of National History at Frederiksborg Castle will once again hold its Nordic portrait competition, the Carlsberg Foundation’s Portrait Award. This is the ninth time the competition is being held.
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Ved det Nasjonalhistoriske Museum i Fredriksborg Slott holdes den nordiske portrettkonkurransen, Carlsberg fondets Portrettpris. Dette er den niende gangen konkurransen arrangeres.

Portrait NOW! is a portrait biennale in Denmark. It Is sponsored by the Carlsberg foundation and is held at the amazing Fredriksborg Castle! I am thrilled to be a part of this exhibition with my painting with thread “KunZenTration”.
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Portrait NOW! er en portrett biennale i Danmark. Biennalen er sponset av Carlsberg fondet og arrangeres ved det utrolige slottet i Fredriksborg! Jeg er virkelig begeistret for å være med på utstillingen med mitt maleri med tråd “KunZenTration”.

The competition is open to all artists residing in Denmark, Norway, Sweden, the Åland Islands, Finland, Iceland, the Faroe Islands and Greenland, and all media – painting, sculpture, video, installation, sound art.

An international jury of experts will award the competition prizes and select a number of portraits that will be included in the exhibition Portrait NOW! 2023 at the Museum of National History at Frederiksborg Castle from May 2023.
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Utstillingen er åpen for alle kunstnere bosatt i Danmark, Norge, Sverige, Åland, Finland, Island, Færøyene og Grønland. Utstillingen inneholder alle medium - maleri, skulptur, video, installasjon, lydkunst.

En internasjonal jury bestående av eksperter vil tildele priser og velge ut et antall portretter som vil bli inkludert i utstillingen Portrait NOW! 2023 ved Det Nasjonalhistoriske Museum ved Fredriksborg slott fra mai 2023.

Jury:

  • Eva Lena Karlsson, Curator at Collections and Swedish National Portrait Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden

  • Anna Schram Vejlby, director of Fuglsang Kunstmuseum, Toreby, Denmark

  • Imogen Gibbon, Deputy Director & Chief Curator of Portraiture, National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh, Scotland

  • Dr. Sarah Moulden, Curator of 19th-Century Collections, National Portrait Gallery, London, England

  • Jesper Elg, director of V1 Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark

  • Tore Leifer, portrait editor, The Museum of National History at Frederiksborg, Hillerød, Denmark

Earlier Event: May 20
Texpo triennal
Later Event: September 30
OSS - Open Studios Stavanger