Pernille Braun’s artistic practice unfolds in a field of tension between object and concept, where glass functions both as material and as a tool for thinking. With an investigative gaze, she explores questions of time, place, and material structures. Braun's sculptures emerge from paradoxes: the hard and cold material is softened, structures seem to both sustain and dissolve, and moments of collapse are held in suspension. Glass is used to capture fleeting movement and states of transformation, where stability gives way to dissolution, and vulnerability emerges as form. Within this tension, a space is created where constructions of reality can be reexamined.
Braun lives and works in Copenhagen, Denmark. Sculpting with glass for almost three decades, Braun has participated in numerous international exhibitions and has held solo exhibitions in Belgium, Denmark, France, Sweden, and the United States. Her work is represented in several public collections, including the Victoria and Albert Museum, the National Museum Ariana, the Bornholm Art Museum, the Danish Arts Foundation, and the Design Museum Danmark. She received her MA from the Royal College of Art in London in 2008. In 2024, Braun was awarded a three-year working grant from the Danish Arts Foundation.
EDUCATION
2008
Royal College of Art, London, UK
2005
Orrefors Glass School, Orrefors, Sweden
2004
The Royal Danish Academy of Art, School of Design,
Bornholm, Denmark
2003
University of Art and Design, Helsinki, Finland
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2023
Illusionens Kollaps, Albert Contemporary, Odense, Denmark
2022
Pernille Braun, Puls Contemporary, Bruxelles, Belgium
2021
Selected Other, Galerie NeC Nilsson et Chiglien, Paris, FranceTurist, Grønbechs Gaard, Denmark
2015
The Constant Glow, Galerie NeC Nilsson et Chiglien, Paris, France
What Comes Down, Simone DeSousa Gallery, Detroit, MI
2012
Crystal, Galerie NeC Nilsson et Chiglien, Paris, France
2009
Hempels Glass Prize, Hempel Glasmuseum, Nykøbing Sjælland, Denmark
2003
Animal (Glass) Figures, UIAH, Helsinki, Finland
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2026
Art Geneve, represented by Taste Contemporary, Geneva, Switzerland
Alt! Hele samlingen, hele tiden, The Museum of Glass Art, Ebeltoft, Denmark
Art Herning Art Fair, Albert Contemporary, Odense, Denmark
Langsommere og Rigere, Kunsthal Rønnebæksholm, Næstved, Denmark
Testimony, Reynolds Gallery, Richmond, VA
2025
Ceramic Brussels Art Fair, Puls Contemporary, Brussels, Belgium
Collectible, Puls Contemporary, Brussels, Belgium
CPH 3.0 Show, Albert Contemporary, Copenhagen, Denmark
Curated residence collection, The Darling, Copenhagen, Denmark
Poetry of the Woods - the call of the wild, Køppe Contemporary, Bornholmm, Denmark
what remains, what emerges, Albert Contemporary, Odense, Denmark
Winter Pop-up, Albert Contemporary, Odense, Denmark
25 years of unconditional love, Puls Contemporary, Brussels, Belgium
2024
CAN ART UNITE THE WORLD? Experimental Art from WWII until Today, Bornholm Art Conditional Freedom, The National Museum Ariana, Genéve, Switzerland
Curated residence collection, The Darling, Copenhagen, Denmark
Dansk eksperimenterende glaskunst, Museum of Modern Art, Hobro, Denmark
Enter Art Fair, Albert Contemporary, Copenhagen, Denmark
Grande Opening 2.0, Albert Contemporary, Odense, Denmark
Museum, Gudhjem, Denmark
The Really Great Winter Show, Albert Contemporary, Odense, Denmark
2023
Call Me Ornament 2, Direktorenhaus Museum for Art, Crafts and Design, Berlin, Germany
Call Me Ornament 3, Galerie des Bayerischen Kunstgewerbevereins, Munich, Germany
Kunstsalonen, Copenhagen, Denmark
Pop-Up Exhibition, Albert Contemporary, Odense, Denmark
Winter Exhibition, Køppe Contemporary, Bornholm, Denmark
2022
Art Herning, Køppe Contemporary, Herning, Denmark
Autonomous Zones, BWA Wroclaw Galleries of Contemporary Art, Wroclaw, Poland
Autonomous Zones, Traver Gallery, Seattle, Washington
Call Me Ornament, Direktorenhaus Museum for Art, Crafts and Design, Berlin, Denmark
Collectible, Puls Contemporary, Bruxelles, Belgium
Danish Delights, Puls Contemporary, Bruxelles, Belgium
European Prize for Applied Arts, CCAM, Barcelona, Spain
galerie éclectique, Albert Contemporary, Odense, Denmark
The Magic of Form - Design and Art, Designmuseum Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark
2021
A vase is a Vase is a Vase, Hempel Glass Museum, Nykoebing Sjælland, Denmark
Enter Art Fair, Køppe Contemporary, Copenhagen, Denmark
European Prize for Applied Arts, Galerie BeCraft, Mons, Belgium
Forces, Matter, Nexø, Denmark
Glass on the Edge of Craft - Challenging the material, Køppe Contemporary, Rønne, Denmark
Odd and Even - a Collection, curated by Taste Contemporary, Maison Louis Carré, Paris, France
Opening, Køppe Contemporary, Rønne, Denmark
The Magic of Form - Design and Art, Kunsten Museum of Modern Art, Aalborg, Denmark
2020
Edition, Simone DeSousa Gallery, Detroit, MI
Enter Art Fair, Køppe Contemporary, Copenhagen, Denmark
Shapes n' Surfaces, Køppe Contemporary, Nexø, Denmark
2019
After Collectible, Puls Contemporary, Bruxelles, Belgium
Art Geneve, Taste Contemporary, Geneve, Switzerland
Collectible, Puls Contemporary, Bruxelles, Belgium
2018
RCA Secret 2018, Royal College of Art, London, England
Scandinavian Glass – starting all over, Ebeltoft Glass Museum, Denmark
SHOW UP, RØM, Valby, Denmark
2017
Glaze - Chemistry, Mass and Myth, Sophienholm, Lyngby, Denmark
Kunstetagerne Hobro, Denmark
Mapping Luftkraft, Grønbechs Gård, Hasle, Denmark
Perception of Softness, Køppe Contemporary Objects, Copenhagen, Denmark
RCA Secret 2017, Royal College of Art, London, England
Scandinavian Glass – starting all over, The Glass Factory, Boda, Sweden
Scandinavian Glass – starting all over, The Finnish Glass Museum, Riihimäki, Finland
Tresor Art & Contemporary Craft Fair, Køppe Contemporary Objects, Basel, Switzerland
2016
Art Paris Art Fair, Grand Palais, Galerie NeC Nilsson et Chiglien, Paris, France
Edition, Simone DeSousa Gallery, Detroit, MI
European Glass Context 2016, Bornholm Art Museum, Gudhjem, Denmark
Glaze - Chemistry, Mass and Myth, Hempel Glasmuseum, Nykoebing Sj, Denmark
Mapping Denmark ll, Ebeltoft Glass Museum, Denmark
RCA Secret, Gulbenkain Galleries, Royal College of Art, London, England
2015
DG15 Danish Glass - 40 Years of Contemporary Glass in Denmark, Ebeltoft Glass Museum, Denmark
HAPPY XMAS CLAY, Puls Gallery, Bruxelles, Belgium
0601-0603, Groenttorvet 6, Copenhagen, Denmark
2014
Aurora - Contemporary Nordic Glass Art, Pera Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
Danish Stars, Konsthantverkarna, Stockholm, Sweden
Glass, Lybster, Scotland
GLASSS, Sophienholm, Lyngby, Denmark
North Lands and the Four Residents, Alistar Pilkington Studio, North Lands Creative
Substance 14/Navigating the North, Bredgade Kunsthandel, Copenhagen, Denmark
Via vandet, Palaefloejen, Roskilde, Denmark
2013
Art Herning, Bredgade Kunsthandel, Herning, Denmark
Group Show, Galerie NeC Nilsson et Chiglien, Paris, France
GLASSS, Holstebro Kunstmuseum, Holstebro, Denmark
Nordic Contemporary Glass, The Glass Factory, Boda, Sweden
Tendenser/Tenderness, curated by Glenn Adamson, F15 Gallery, Moss, Norway
2012
Academy School of Design, Bornholm, Denmark
Exhibition: selected graduated students from the past 12 years from Royal Danish Group Show, Galerie NeC Nilsson et Chiglien, Paris, France
From Denmark with Love, Ampersand Gallery, Bruxelles, Belgium
Substance, Bredgade Kunsthandel, Copenhagen, Denmark
2011
Completely in the Woods, Designer Zoo, Copenhagen, Denmark
Luftkraft Glasstudie Exhibition, Naashoerningen, Kalmar, Sweden
Naas Castle, Gothenburg, Sweden
Substance, Bredgade Kunsthandel, Copenhagen, Denmark
The Biennale for Arts & Craft & Design 2011, Koldinghus, Denmark
2010
Open Studio Day, Marie Torbensdatter Hermann's studie, Detroit, MI
2009
EAiR, Friesen Gallery, Seattle, WA
Group show, Hempel Glasmuseum, Nykoebing Sj, Denmark
Project A Screw Loose, S12, Bergen, Norway
Silent Auction, Koeppe Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark
small show HUGE TALENT, Sotheby's Kiddell Gallery, London, England
2008
Art Copenhagen, Koeppe Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark
MA Royal College of Art 2008, Koeppe Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark
European Glass Context, Groenbechs Gaard, Bornholm, Denmark
New Designers, Business Design Center, London, England
SHOW, Royal College of Art, London, England
Ceramic Art London, Lower Gulbenkian Gallery /RCA, London, England
2007
Art Copenhagen, Drud & Koeppe Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark
Glasss 2007, Holstebro Art Museum, Holstebro, Denmark
Side By Side, Contemporary Glass Society, Devon, England
The Intervening Guests, Site-Specific, Leighton House Museum, London, England
Ung og lovende (Young and Loving!), S12, Bergen, Norway
Work in Progress, Upper Gulbenkian Gallery /RCA, London, England
2006
Art Copenhagen, Gallery Groenlund, Copenhagen, Denmark
2005
Crush, Gallery Ekdala, Smedstorp, Sweden
Examen, Degree show, The Glass and Ceramics School on Bornholm:
The Art Museum on Bornholm, Gudhjem, Denmark
2004
Galleri Brandt Contemporary Glass, Torshaella, Sweden
Oslo Town Hall, Oslo, Norway
Politikens Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark
2003
Animal (Glass) Figures, solo exhibition, UIAH, Helsinki, Finland
1998
Ceramic Exhibition with Kristine Tillge Lund, Gallery Stamkunsten, Copenhagen, Denmark
GRANTS AND AWARDS
2024
The Danish Arts Foundation Work Grant
The Danish Arts Foundation Project Grant
2023
Ellen & Knud Dalhoff Larsens Foundation
The Danish National Bank Jubilee Foundation
2022
Prize of the Ministry of Culture of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation,
The Danish Arts Foundation Work Grant
2021
The Danish Arts Foundation Work Grant
2020
The Danish National Bank Jubilee Foundation
2022
Esther og Jep Finks mindefond for arkitektur og kunsthåndværk
The Danish Arts Foundation Work Grant
The Danish Arts Foundation Project Grant
2023
Ole Haslunds Artist Foundation, Honarium, DK
The Danish Arts Foundation Honarium for What Comes Down at Holstebro Art Museum
2014
Ellen & Knud Dalhoff Larsens Foundation
The L. F. Foghts Foundation
2012
Danish Crafts
Knud Hoejgaards Foundation
The Danish National Bank Jubilee Foundation
2011
Jutta Cuny-Franz Award "Honary Diploma", DE
2010
Knud Hoejgaards Foundation
The L. F. Foghts Foundation
2009
Dale and Doug Anderson Award
Hempels Glass Prize
Knud Hoejgaards Foundation
Nordic Culture Point
The Danish National Bank Jubilee Foundation
2008
Augustinus Foundation
1. Prize, Emerging Artist / European Glass Context
Knud Hoejgaards Foundation
Oticon Foundation
Supreme Court Lawyer C. L. Davids Bursary for Friends and Relations
2007
Augustinus Foundation
1. Prize in cooperation w. Clemence Seilles, The British Cement Association Awards
Klint-Foundation
Oticon Foundation
Pilchuck Glass School scholarship
The Danish National Bank Jubilee Foundation
2006
Nordea Denmark-Foundation
Knud Hoejgaards Foundation
Oticon Foundation
The Danish National Bank Jubilee Foundation
2003
The Letterstedtske Assosiation
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture, Helsinki, Finland
Bornholm Art Museum, Gudhjem, Denmark
Designmuseum Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark
Galila's P.O.C., Brussels, Belgium
Glass, The Museum of Glass Art, Ebeltoft, Denmark
Hempel Glass Museum, Nykoebing Sj, Denmark
National Museum Ariana, Genève, Switzerland
The Danish Arts Foundation, Denmark
Victoria & Albert Museum, London, England
