Astrid Krogh (b. 1968, Denmark) creates large-scale textiles and light-based public installations that delve into the microscopic structures of biological life and the elusive organization of the universe. Her foundation in textile design led her to a structuralist approach to the study of unobservable and overlooked phenomena, mixing rational inquiry with wonder. She is drawn to “patterns that embrace changeability,” in her words.
Since 2000, Krogh has crafted hand-woven tapestries based on traditional Scandinavian rya and Central Asian ikat textiles, updating their techniques to incorporate fiber optic cables. These digital fibers are programmed to transmit light in an ebb and flow of color. Her sensitivity toward light and its effects led her to reconsider the photons emitted by distant stars, galaxies, and nebulas, many of which take vast stretches of time to reach our eyes. Meanwhile, her proximity to the Baltic Sea prompted her to incorporate branching species of seaweed and other plant specimens into her work.
Astrid Krogh lives and works in Copenhagen, Denmark. She graduated in 1997 from the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts School of Design with a degree in textile design. Krogh has exhibited internationally and completed numerous large-scale installations for public spaces, including the Uppsala Central Railway Station, the Platinan building in central Gothenburg, the Täby Simhall, and the Danish University Centre in Beijing. She is the recipient of numerous awards, honors, and grants, including the Finn Juhl Prize, CODAawards, the Nationalbankens Jubilæumsfonds Bequest, the Knud V. Engelhardt Memorial Bequest, and a series of grants from the Danish Arts Foundation.
ASTRID KROGH
b. 1968, Denmark
EDUCATION
1997 The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, School of Design, Textile
Department, Denmark
1995 Institute for Product Design, Denmark
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2024 Arabesque, Hostler Burrows, Los Angeles, CA
2022 Space Odyssey, Galerie Maria Wettergren, Paris, France
2015 National Bank, Copenhagen, Denmark
2012 SKY, Galerie Maria Wettergren, Paris, France
2010 Gallery NB, Viborg, Denmark
2006 Potential Volumes by Light, Malmø Art Museum, Malmø, Sweden
2002 Tapeter, Designmuseum Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2023 Narrative Threads, Scandinavia House, New York, NY
2021 Matter at Hand, Hostler Burrows, New York, NY & Los Angeles, CA
COSMOS: Design From Here and Beyond, Centre d’Innovation et de Design au Grand
Hornu, Hornu, Belgium
Radiant: Light and (e)Motion, Galerie Maria Wettergren, Paris, France
In a Slow Manner, Maison du Danemark, Paris, France
2020 Nouvelle Vague: Scandinavian Art & Design 1999-2020, Galerie Maria Wettergren, Paris,
France
2018 My Golden Horizon, Barovier & Toso, Venice, Italy
2016 Design Nu, Designmuseum Danmark, Copenhagen, Denmark
Remembering Landscapes, Galerie Maria Wettergren, Paris, France
2015 Crafted: Objects in Flux, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
Textile Art of Today, Bratislava, Slovakia
2014 Building with Textiles, Textile Museum, Tilburg, Netherlands
2013 The Rijswijk Textile Biennial 2013, Rijswijk, Netherlands
Installation Nordiques, Musée Nationale Eugène Delacroix, Paris, France
2012 Movements, Risør Kunstpark, Risør, Norway
2011 Tournai International Triennial of Contemporary Textile Arts, Tournai, Belgium
2010 It’s a Small World, Shanghai, China
Cosmos, KunstCentret Silkeborg Bad, Silkeborg, Denmark
2009 It’s a Small World, Danish Design Center, Copenhagen, Denmark
2007 The Biennale for Craft & Design, Kolding, Denmark
2006 Honey I’m Home, Danish Design Center, Copenhagen, Denmark
2005 Use It! Danish Design in Everyday Life, Danish Design Center, Tokyo, Japan
Index 2005, Danish Design Center, Copenhagen, Denmark
DANISH – Framing the Future of Design, Danish Design Center, Copenhagen, Denmark
2004 STUFF, Danish Crafts, Toronto, Canada
The 11th International Triennial of Tapestry, Łódź, Poland
2003 Scandinavian Design Beyond the Myth, Kunstgewerbemuseum, Berlin, Germany
Derfor Danish Craft, Paustian, Copenhagen, Denmark
2002 Fremtidens Tradition, Danish Craft, Paris, France
2001 Young Nordic Design: The Generation X, Scandinavia House, New York, NY
2000 Light Mail, Trapholt Museum of Contemporary Art, Kolding, Denmark
AWARDS AND GRANTS
2016 Finn Juhl Prize
2016 CODAawards
2015 Nationalbankens Jubilæumsfonds Hæderslegat
2013 Inga og Ejvind Kold Christensens Fond Hæderspris
2012 Knud V. Engelhardt Mindelegat
2012 Danish Arts Foundation, (+2003, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2012)
2012 Augustinus Fonden (+2000)
2011 Danish Crafts (+2007, 2009)
2008 Thorvald Bindesbøll Medaljen
2003 Ole Haslunds Kunstnerfond
2001 Martha og Paul René Gauguins Fond
SELECTED COMMISSIONS/COLLECTIONS
Designmuseum Danmark, Copenhagen, Denmark
Danish Arts Foundation, Copenhagen, Denmark
Trapholt Museum of Contemporary Art, Kolding, Denmark
Royal Danish Library, Copenhagen, Denmark
The Danish Parliament, Copenhagen, Denmark
The Danish University Center, Beijing, China
21C Museum International Contemporary Art Foundation, Cincinnati, OH
Longchamp, Paris, France
Bloomberg, London, UK
Boulevard Haussmann, Paris, France
NRGi, Aarhus, Denmark
Kolding Commune, Kolding, Denmark
Sittard Hospital, Geleen, The Netherlands
Rigshospitalet (Hospital), Copenhagen, Denmark
Nya Karolinska Solna (Hospital), Stockholm, Sweden
Sunderby Sjukhus (Hospital), Luleå, Sweden
Östra Sjukhuset (Hospital), Göteborg, Sweden
UK HealthCare, Chandler Hospital, Lexington, KY
Nykøbing Katedralskole, Nykøbing Falster, Denmark
Askim Ungdomsskole, Askim, Norway
Ceremony Room, Halden Prison, Norway
Teglverkets Skole, Oslo, Norway
Högskolan, Malmø, Sweden
Frederiksberg Slots Ridehus
Private Collections
PROJECTS
2014-18 Chairman, Crafts and Design, Danish Arts Foundation, Denmark
2007-13 Board member for Denmark’s Nationalbanks Jubilæumsfond af 1968
2010 Board member of Trapholt—Museum for Art, Design and Craft, Kolding
2006 Board member of Kulturkanonen, Danish Ministry of Culture
2005 Leader of workshop Northern Fibre 06, Finland
2004 Curator, Biennale 2004 (Danish Craft)
2000 Member of Stroom, Den Haags centrum voor beeldende Kunst, The Hague,
Netherlands
