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BIO
Hvass creates large jacquard-woven tapestries and spatial installations using imagery from both pop and folk culture. Old myths, folklore, and oral traditions blend with cartoony worlds and contemporary figures, reflecting how these elements are interconnected in our shared present. People are shaped by stories — old and new — and art is a space where new narratives can be imagined as resistance against structures that exploit and destroy.
With a background shaped by family neglect and mental illness, they are drawn to new narratives, alternative social norms, and imagined realities — including magic and mysticism. They are interested in the physical experience and memory of materials, and in the stories embedded in objects, techniques, and traditions. Their work spans sculpture, drawing, installation, and digital weaving.
Their artistic starting point is questioning what has been presented as “the good life” — the accepted norms, the ruling class, and the dominant regions of the world. Hvass is concerned with how we have ended up here: in a world marked by crisis — of care, climate, colonialism, war.
They have exhibited at various Danish and international platforms, artist run spaces and institutions such as Tranen, Rønnebæksholm, Kunstmuseum Brandts, Four Boxes Gallery, Rundetaarn, Kunsthal Aarhus, Kunsthal 6100, Kunsthal NORD, Sydhavn Station, Ladder Space, Archway Nightlands Connectior, Skovgaard Museet, Frederikshavn Kunstmuseum, Vendsyssel Kunstmuseum and more.
Internationally at 00.00 Seoul(SK), Le Bicolore – Maison du Danemark(FR), Capsules/Luxembourg Art Week (LX), SLUG(DE) and Kunsthalle Trier(DE). They are the receiver of the two year carreer programme DUKE 2026-2027, and are included in collections of Kunstmuseum Brandts, Sorø Kunstmuseum, Ny Carlsberg Foundation and Skovgaard Museet.
They hold a Masterclass in TC2 weaving with professor Corrie Van Eijk, NL (2021) as well as a BFA, Jutland Art Academy (2021).
CV
Olivia Rode Hvass, DK
oliviarode(at)hotmail.com
EDUCATION
Masterclass Digital Weaving, Corrie Van Eijk, NL, 2021
BFA, Jutland Art Academy, DK, 2021
RESIDENCIES
2024 Residency at Statens Værksteder For Kunst, Copenhagen, DK
SOLO + DUO SHOWS + TALENT PROGRAMMES
2025 “HUNT(ED)”
Solo Installation, CAPSULES / Luxembourg Art Week, LX
Curated by: Çağla Erdemir
2025 “Memory Drip”
Solo Exhibition, Four Boxes Gallery, Skive, DK
Curated by: Rebekka Laugesen
2024 “Void Charm”
Solo Exhibition, RUM46, Aarhus, DK
Curated by: RUM46
2024 “Szôba x Olivia Rode Hvass”
Solo Exhibition, Szôba, Copenhagen V, DK
Curated by: Joachim Aagaard Friis
2023 “Sticks on Fire, Hands in Bloom”
Solo Exhibition 00.00 Seoul, Seoul, South Korea
Curated by: Kim Min and Shin Sumin
2023 “SPRING23”
Kunsthal Aarhus, Aarhus, DK
Talentprogramme and Group Exhibition
Curated by: Ole Jensen and Noelia Solvez
2022 “In Captivity but no Longer Dead”
Solo exhibition Ladder Space, Copenhagen, DK
Curated by: Anne Sofie Skjold Møller and Anders Aarvik
2022 “Jeg finder selv ud”
Double exhibition with Anna Walther, Kunsthal Nord, Aalborg, DK
Curated by: Cathrine Gamst
2021“Burn The World”
Solo exhibition Arcway Nightlands Connector, Jennifee See Alternate, Amager, DK
Curated by: Lisen Larsen
SELECTED GROUP SHOWS
2025 November - “Stof til Eftertanke” Frederikshavn Kunstmuseum, Frederikshavn, DK
Curated by: Christian Andersen
2025 October - “OPHØRSUDSTILLING” Splab / Det Jyske Kunstakademi, Aarhus, DK
2025 October - “Dead Dogs Don’t Die” SLUG, Leipzig, DE
Curated by: Colette Patterson
with: Hannah Antonsson, Jan Baszak, Yutaro Inagaki, Martin Maeller, Anna Soz, Juli Winterstein.
2025 “Enter Art Fair” with Collaborations, Lokomotivværkstedet, Copenhagen, DK
2025 “De tabte runesten” Rundetårn, Copenhagen, DK
Curated by: Kaellingstenen
Participating artists: Frida Retz, Camilla Brogaard, Georg Jagunov,
Louis André Jørgensen, Ida Kvetny, Kristoffer Ørum, Sidsel Bonde, Louise Vind Nielsen
2025 “Under the weavers hands” Kunsthalle Trier, Trier, DE
Curated by: Çağla Erdemir
Participating artists: Mercedes Azpilicueta, Bérénice Gaça Courtin,
Pierre-Yves Delannoy, Robert Gabris, Katharina Gahlert, Melike Kara
2024 - 2026 “Nål og Tråd ” Kunstmuseum Brandts, Sorø Kunstmuseum and Vendsyssel Kunstmuseum
Traveling through Odense, Sorø and Hjørring, DK
Curated by: Linnea Szilas
Participating artists: Anna Ancher, Michael Ancher, Bank, Inge Bjørn, Ragna Braase, Adam Christensen,
Karoline Ebbesen, Harald Giersing, Birke Gorm, Gudrun Hasle, Olivia Holm-Møller, P.S. Krøyer, Rosita Kær,
Anne-Sofie Overgaard, Amalie Smith, Hannah Toticki and more
2024 “The Future of the Past” Le Bicolore, Maison du Danemark, Paris, France
Curated by: Andreanne Beguin
Participating artists: Hannah Heilmann, Rasmus Myrup, Benedicte Bjerre, Esben Weile Kjær,
Martin Brandt Hansen, Ismael Bazri, Kaare Frang, Torben Ribe and more
2024 “Hestens Fortællinger ” Rønnebæksholm, Næstved, DK
Curated by: Vibeke Kelding Hansen
Participating artists: Agnes Slott-Møller, Hollie Solvild, Ida Sønder Thorhauge, Kinga Bartis, Nina Sten-Knudsen,
Olga Larsen (Museum Ovartaci), Rasmus Myrup, Sonja Strange, Stella Beling, Sven Dalsgaard og Kultivator
2024 “Eco-Fan” Tranen, Gentofte, DK
Curated by: Toke Lykkeberg
Participating artists: Ava Samii, Frederik Exner, Theo Tryantafyllidis
2024 “HOT HANDS - Kunsthåndværk i Samtidskunst” Skovgaard Museet, Viborg, DK
Curated by: Tanja Toft-Rix
Participating artists: Anna Fuglsang Houkjær, Anna Stahn, Asger H. Gjerdevik,
Frederik Næblerød, Ihsan Saad Ihsan Tahir, Klara Lilja, Maria Zahle
2023 “Skattejagt” Udstillingsstedet Sydhavn St., Copenhagen, DK
Curated by: Nicolai Riisbjerg
Participating artists: Sofie Burgaard, Truls Mårtensson, Jone Tou, Sigrid Lerche, Mette Bjørndal,
Nicolai Risbjerg, og Switch Collective aka. Frida Retz & Didde Borup Larsen, Noah Holtegaard, Tanja Silvestrini.
2023 “Sankt Hansine” Queer Solstice Event, ViLeverPaPolsk, Copenhagen, DK
2023 “Between Grains of sand(salt)” WilsonSaplana Gallery , Copenhagen, DK
Curated by: Nanna Saplana
Participating artists: Samara Sallam & Kate Sterchi, Ihsan Saad Ihsan Tahir, Hannah Amalie Nielsen,
Ida Raselli, and Abul Hisham
2023 “Det Store Springvandsprojekt” Kunsthal 6100, Haderslev, DK
Curated by: Marie Dufresne
Participating artists: Benedikte Bjerre, Kåre Frang, Esben Weile Kjær, Jonas Kjeldgaard Sørensen,
Mia Edelgart & Sebastian Hedevang, Marie Munk, Vinyl Terror Horror.
2023 “Chatter round the pond” CANTINA, Aarhus, DK
Curated by: CANTINA
Participating artists: Frederik Exner, ASMA, Lars Worm
2021“Alter Festival ‘21” Comissioned work, Alter Festival, Aarhus, DK
2021 “Artsy Party Club” Toldkammergården Helsingør, DK
Curated by: Femke Ida Glitre
2021 “Hot, Disparate and All over the place” BA-exhibition from Jutland Art Academy, KH7, Aarhus, DK
2021 “Det 21. Foraar”, Avilius København, DK
Curated by: Femke Ida Glitre
2021 “Bitch @ KØS” // “Default Cube”
Made and curated by Mathias Riis Andersen and Malthe Stiigsgaard
Digital version of Tapestries and Embroidery
2020 “Invitation” Art Weekend, Aarhus, DK
2020 “Hey Thief!” Sight specific Group Exhibition Private Farm in Gjern, Jutland, DK
2nd year exhibition with: Tobias Just, Stine Stubdrup, Kristina Fernos, Sally Dalgaard
2019 “For Better or for Woof” 5 Malunai, Vilnius, LT
Curated by: Marija Marcelionyte
with: Naja Zethner and LC Birkemose
2019 “Robo Art” Kunstbygningen Filosoffen, Odense, DK, Curated by: Jonas Søndergaard and Line Åxman
2019, KP19, Censored Exhibition at Kunsthal Aarhus, Aarhus, DK
PRESS / SUPPORT
CRITIQUE/REVIEW
2024 Information
Anmeldelse af Nål og Tråd af Maria Kjær Themsen
2023 Visla Mag
“Olivia Rode Hvass의 국내 첫 개인전 ‘Sticks on Fire, Hands in Bloom” by Jung-Ah Hwang
ARTICLES
2025 Munchies Art
“What Happens When Medieval Tapestries Meet Bleeding Horses and Dead Sunflowers?
Olivia Rode Hvass at Luxembourg Art Week”
2025 DanskNoter - Analogue Issue
2024 ArtMatter
“Hvad er de nye kunstnere optaget af?” af Ole Bak Jakobsen
2024 Munchies Art
“Olivia Rode Hvass: From "Sticks On Fire" To "Burn The World" - Spotlight On A Danish Contemporary Artist” by Dominique Catherina Foertig
2023 IDOART
“Et eventyrligt brud med begrænsninger” by Rikke Luna & Matias 2023 KKArt, Danish
FEATURES
2025 Munchies Art Top 15 most read article in 2025
2025 IDOART
2024 ursuppe “Szôba x Olivia Rode Hvass”, Szôba Store, Copenhagen, DK
2024 IDOART “Szôba x Olivia Rode Hvass”, Szôba Store, Copenhagen, DK
2024 KubaParis “Eco-Fan”, Tranen, Gentofte, DK
2024 ursuppe “Sticks on Fire, Hands in Bloom”, 00.00, Seoul, SK
2023 IDOART Top 15 most read article in 2023
2023 IDOART “Sticks on Fire, Hands in Bloom”, 00.00, Seoul, SK
2023 KubaParis “Sticks on Fire, Hands in Bloom”, 00.00, Seoul, SK
2023 YYYYMMDD Contemporary “Sticks on Fire, Hands in Bloom” 00.00, Seoul, SK
2023 seek.official “Sticks on Fire, Hands in Bloom”, 00.00, Seoul, SK
2023 oFluxo Art “Chatter Round the pond”, CANTINA, Aarhus, DK
2022 IDOART Top 15 most seen picture series twice in 2022 2022
2022 IDOART “In Captivity but No Longer Dead”, Ladder Space, Copenhagen, DK
2022 xx “In Captivity but No Longer Dead”, Ladder Space, Copenhagen, DK
2022 xx “In Captivity but No Longer Dead”, Ladder Space, Copenhagen, DK
2022 Tzvetnik “I’ll See Myself Out” Duo Exhibition w. Anna Walther, Kunsthal NORD, Aalborg, DK
2022 YYYYMMDD Contemporary “I’ll See Myself Out” Duo Exhibition w. Anna Walther, Kunsthal NORD, Aalborg, DK
2022 KubaParis “I’ll See Myself Out” Duo Exhibition w. Anna Walther, Kunsthal NORD, Aalborg, DK
2022 oFluxo Art “I’ll See Myself Out” Duo Exhibition w. Anna Walther, Kunsthal NORD, Aalborg, DK2021 IDOART “BURN THE WORLD”, Archway Nightlands Connector, Copenhagen, DK
SUPPORT
2025 Statens Kunstfond - Den Unge Kunstneriske Elite (DUKE)
2025 Statens Kunstfond Produktionsstøtte “She listens, but she can’t speak”
2025 Grosserer L.F. Foghts Fond (Produktion af værk til Rundetårn / Skovsnogen) “Path of Desire”
2024 Statens Kunstfond Produktionsstøtte (Produktion af værk til Rundetårn / Skovsnogen) “Path of Desire”
2024 Statens Kunstfond Produktionsstøtte RUM46 - “Void Charm”
2023 Hielmstierne Rosencroneske Stiftelse(Produktion af gobeliner til Rønnebæksholm, 2024) “Memory Drip”
2023 Marie Jacobine Snedkers Mindefond (Produktion af gobeliner til Rønnebæksholm, 2024) “Memory Drip”
2023 Statens Kunstfond Produktionsstøtte (Produktion af gobeliner til Rønnebæksholm, 2024) “Memory Drip”
2023 Statens Kunstfond Produktionsstøtte (Soloudstilling på 00.00 Seoul i Korea) “Sticks on Fire, Hands in Bloom”
2023 Aarhus Kulturudviklingspulje Produktionsstøtte (Værk til SPRING23 Kunsthal Aarhus) “De varme hænder (hot hands!)”
2022 Statens Kunstfond Produktionsstøtte (ifbm udstillingen “Jeg finder selv ud”, Kunsthal NORD)
“My Heart Breaks Every Day.. ...Until I Run Away”
2021 Slots- og Kulturstyrelsen (Produktion af soloudstilling på Arcway) “BURN THE WORLD”
2021 Dansk Tennisfond (large stipend, TC2-weaving masterclass, Holland) “Soft and Resistant”
2019 Odense Kommune (Produktionsstøtte til TC2-vævning til udstilling på Kunstbygningen Filosoffen)