BIOGRAPHY

AUGUSTA ATLA
Visual Artist (DK)
Born in 1979, Copenhagen, Denmark
Lives and works in 2012 between Copenhagen (DK), Venice (IT), Milan (IT)
www.atla.dk
info@atla.dk

Between the years 2003 – 2012, Augusta Atla has lived in London (UK), New York (USA), Venice (IT), Rome (IT), Athens (GR), Paris (FR) and Copenhagen (DK)

AUGUSTA ATLA Supported by THE DANISH ART COUNCIL (DK) in 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
AUGUSTA ATLA supported by MONTANA MØBLER (DK) in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012

EDUCATION
MA ART HISTORY & THEORY (2006 – 2007) – AA School, Architectural Association, London, UK / www.aaschool.ac.uk
BA FINE ART (2003 – 2006) – Goldsmiths College, University of London, London, UK / www.goldsmiths.ac.uk
INTERNSHIP (2005) – Matthew Barney Studio NYC, NY, USA / www.cremaster.net
BA ARCHITECTURE (1999 – 2002) – The Royal Academy of Fine Art School of Architecture, CPH, Denmark / www.karch.dk

SOLO SHOW
2012 AUGUSTA ATLA, Horsens Kunstmuseum, Horsens, Denmark
2011 A Pictorial Theatre, Torpedo 18, www.torpedo18.dk, Denmark
2011 Objet de Femmes, The Danish Institute at Athens, Athens, Greece
2010 A Gesamtkunstwerk by a Female Expressionist, Montana Event, Copenhagen, Denmark
2010 My Female Theatre, Tptp Space, Paris, France
2010 A Female Artist, booth Gallery Specta, Copenhagen, DK – Volta6 Art Fair, Basel, Switzerland
2009 Self-Portraits, Gallery Specta, Copenhagen, Denmark
2008 Augusta Atla, Gallery Specta, Copenhagen, Denmark
2007 Atla Manifesto Event, Rebar, Brooklyn, N.Y., USA
2007 Atla, Horsens Kunstmuseum, Horsens, Denmark (Award Exhibition)
2006 Atla, Tou Scene, Stavanger, Norway

GROUP SHOW
2011 Placement – Replacement – Misplacement, Towards a New Mapping, Groupshow at REMAP, curated by Christina Androulidaki, hosted by AD gallery, Athens, GR
2011 Athens Video Art Festival, Athens, Greece
2010 Wintershow, Group show, Gallery Specta, Copenhagen, Denmark
2010 This Way 10, Group show, Brandts Museum of Photography, Odense, Denmark
2009 Wintershow, Group show, Gallery Specta, Copenhagen, Denmark
2009 A Body, Souterrain Amsterdam – Center for Contemporary Art, Amsterdam, NL
2009 Til Vægs, Charlottenborg Kunsthal, Copenhagen, Denmark
2008 Incizione, Group show, Stamperia del Tevere, Rome, IT
2008 Wintershow, Group show, Gallery Specta, Copenhagen, Denmark
2008 Dialogue As Antidote, Change and Partner Gallery, Rome, Italy
2007 Wintershow, Gallery Specta, Copenhagen, Denmark
2007 Night of A 1000 Drawings, Artists Space, New York, USA
2007 Photo, Gallery Specta, Copenhagen, Denmark
2007 Against The Modern World, LMN Gallery, Oslo, Norway
2006 Snow White, Castles Gallery, London, UK
2006 Explorers From Overseas, Gallery Specta, Copenhagen, Denmark
2005 Wowow, Exhibition with the performance group ‘Wowow’, Camberwell, London, UK
2004 Dividing Lines, Numbers Gallery, London, UK
2004 Group Show, House Gallery, London, UK

LIVE ART PERFORMANCE
2011 Objet de femmes, performance, Dora Stratou Collection, Athens, Greece
2010 A Gesamtkunstwerk by A Female Expressionist, solo event, performance, Copenhagen, DK
2010 A Female Artist, solo show, performance, VOLTA6 ART FAIR, Basel, CH
2010 The Female Figure, solo show, performance, TPTP Space, Paris, FR
2009 Composition and Body, group show, performance, Charlottenborg Kunsthal, Copenhagen, DK.
2008 Composition and Body, solo show, performance, Gallery Specta, Copenhagen, DK
2008 Poetic Lecture, Performance, Accademia di Belle Arti, Venice, IT
2007 Everyday Poetics IV, solo event, performance, Reebar, N.Y, USA
2007 A Prayer, group show, performance, LMN Gallery, Oslo, Norway
2007 Performing Sculpture, solo show, performance, Horsens Kunstmuseum, Horsens, DK
2006 Poetic Lecture, Performance, Uni. of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
2006 Everyday Poetics III, group show, performance, Gallery Specta, Copenhagen, DK
2006 A Prayer, solo show, performance, Tou Scene, Stavanger, Norway
2006 A Prayer, group show, performance, Castles Gallery, London, UK
2005 Everyday Poetics II, solo event, urban Performance, London, UK
2006 WOWOW, group show, urban performance, London, UK
2005 Everyday Poetics I, solo event, urban performance, London, UK
2004 Urban Object, group show, urban performance, Numbers Gallery, London, UK

ARTIST-TALK AND LECTURE
The Danish Royal Academy, Copenhagen, Denmark. Manitoba University, Architectural Faculty, Winnipeg, Canada. Tou Scene Art Institution, Stavanger, Norway. Projektskolen Art School, Oslo, Norway. Princeton University, Architectural Faculty, NJ, USA. Venice Art Academy, Venezia, Italy. Krabbesholm Kunstskole, Denmark

COLLABORATION
2011 Ida-Elisabeth Larsen, DK Dancer
2011 Namiko Gahier, JP/FR Dancer and choreographer
2011 Aliki Avdelopoulou, GR Actress and singer
2007 Anders Bonnesen, DK Artist
2006 Christian Lemmerz, DE Artist

ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCY
2012 Valparaíso Foundation, Mojácar, Almería, Spain
2012 VIR VIAFARINI-IN-RESIDENCY, Milan Italy
2012 The National Workshop for Art, Copenhagen, Denmark
2011 The Danish Institute in Rome, Rome, Italy
2011 The Danish Institute at Athens, Athens, Greece
2011 Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris, France / Awarded by The Danish Art Council
2010 San Cataldo Residency, Scala, Italy
2008 Montana Residency, Denmark
2008 The National Workshop for Art, Copenhagen, Denmark
2006 The National Workshop for Art, Copenhagen, Denmark

PUBLIC ART COLLECTION
2010 A Girl Swinging Under Millennium Brigde, London, UK, A series of photography, Randers Kunstmuseum, DK
2007 The Golden Strings, A sculpture, Horsens Kunstmuseum, Horsens, Denmark
2006 The Survival Notes, A series of photography, Horsens Kunstmuseum, Horsens, Denmark

BIBLIOGRAPHY
2011 Athens Video Art Festival, Catalogue, Greece (EXHIBITION CATALOGUE)
2011 Combating gender in art history. Text by Mille Højerslev Nielsen. Kunsten.nu, DK (WEB ART MAGAZINE)
2010 Katalog 10, Brandts Museum of Photo, DK (ART MAGAZINE)
2009 Til Vægs, Charlottenborg Kunsthal, DK (EXHIBITION CATALOGUE)
2009 To Paint. Text by Mette Sandbye. Weekendavisen, DK (NEWSPAPER)
2008 New Danish Art 08, Kopenhagen Publishing, DK (ANNUAL ART PUBLICATION)
2008 Reflection on Tradition. Text by Mette Sandbye. Weekendavisen, DK (NEWSPAPER)
2007 Horsens Kunstmuseum, Huset og Samlingen, Horsens Kunstmuseum, DK (MUSEUM CATALOGUE)
2007 New Danish Art 07, Kopenhagen Publishing, DK (ANNUAL ART PUBLICATION)
2006 Everything Measured with the Body. Text by Sigrun Hodne. STAVANGER AFTENBLAD, NO (NEWSPAPER)
2006 Art in Norway. NO MAGAZINE, NO (CULTURE MAGAZINE)

AUGUSTA ATLA PUBLICATION
2011 Emotional Realism, Augusta Atla Copyright, distributed in web (free)

ART FAIR
SWAP, Barcelona International Contemporary Art Fair, Barcelona, Spain. VOLTA6, Basel, Switzerland. ART COPENHAGEN, Copenhagen, Denmark

ART GRANT, AWARD & SCHOLARSHIP
2012 Work Grant, The Danish Art Council, Denmark
2012 The Danish Art Council (art production for exhibition in DK), Denmark
2012 Montana Travel Grant, Denmark
2011 The Danish Art Council (award for residency in Milan), Denmark
2011 The Danish Academy Council (travel award), Denmark
2011 The Danish Art Council (art production for public project ODF), Denmark
2011 The Danish Art Council (travel grant for exhibition at Athens, Gr), Denmark
2011 The Danish Art Council (production of book), Denmark
2011 Montana Travel Grant, Denmark
2011 The Danish Art Council (art production for exhibition at Athens, Gr), Denmark
2011 Heilmstierne-Rosencroneske.Stiftelse, travel award, Denmark
2011 Bugge & Lund art grant, Denmark
2011 Work Grant, The Danish Art Council, Denmark
2011 Artist-in-Residency, The Danish Institute of Athens, Athens, Greece
2011 Artist-in-Residency, Cite International des Arts, Paris, FR, Award, the Danish Art Council, DK
2011 The Danish Art Council (art production grant for exhibition at Athens, Gr), Denmark
2011 The Danish Art Council (art production grant for www.atla.dk), Denmark
2011 Artist-in-Residency, The Danish Institute in Rome, Rome, Italy
2010 Montana Art Grant, Denmark
2010 The Danish Art Council (travel grant for exhibition in Paris, Fr), Denmark
2010 The Danish Art Council (art production grant for exhibition in Paris, Fr), Denmark
2010 Arne Meyer’s Stipendium, Denmark
2010 Artist-in-Residency, San Cataldo, Scala, IT
2009 Montana Art Grant, Denmark
2009 The Danish Art Council (art production grant for exhibition abroad), Denmark
2008 Montana Travel Grant, Denmark
2008 The Danish Art Council (art production grant for exhibition in DK), Denmark
2008 Grosserer L.F.Foght’s Scholarship, Denmark
2008 The Danish Art Council (travel grant for Fine Art research in Italy), Denmark
2007 Danish Award for Emerging Artist 2007, Jury: Horsens Kunstmuseum, Denmark
2007 Krista og Viggo Petersen’s Scholarship, Denmark
2007 Grosserer L.F.Foght’s Scholarship, Denmark
2007 The Danish Art Council (art production grant for museum exhibition), Denmark
2007 The Danish Art Council (travel grant for a conference abroad), Denmark
2007 Bugge & Lund art grant, Denmark
2007 Nordea Danmark Scholarship, Denmark
2007 Berlinaut, The Danish Art Council, Denmark & The Danish Embassy in Berlin, Germany
2007 The Danish Art Council (travel grant for exhibition abroad), DK
2007 The Danish Art Council (art production grant for exhibition abroad), Denmark
2007 Grosserer L.F.Foght’s Scholarship, Denmark
2006 Grosserer L.F.Foght’s Scholarship, Denmark
2005 Talent Award, Jury: Visual Art Department, Goldsmiths College, London, UK
2005 Grosserer L.F.Foght’s Scholarship, Denmark
2003 Student Hardship Bursary, Goldsmiths – University of London, UK

SPONSORED & GRANTED ART RESEARCH
2012 Fine Art Travel, 1 month period of art production in Mojacar, Spain
ART RESEARCH: Spanish painting, folk art
2012 Fine Art Travel, 2 month period of art production in Milan, Italy
ART RESEARCH: Leonardo Da Vinci – The Last Supper
2011 Fine Art Travel, 3 month period of research in Fine Art History, Rome, Italy
ART RESEARCH: Baroque
2011 Fine Art Travel, 4 month period of research in Fine Art History, Paris, France
ART RESEARCH: Louvre, Feminism, Picasso
2011 Fine Art Travel, 3 month period of research in Fine Art History, Athens, Greece
ART RESEARCH: Ancient Greek Sculpture, Feminism
2010 Fine Art Travel, 3 week period of research in Fine Art History, South of Italy
ART RESEARCH: Pompeii
2010 Fine Art Travel. 2 week period of research in Fine Art History, Paris, France
ART RESEARCH: Impressionism, Post-Impressionism, Symbolism
2010 Fine Art Travel. 1 week short period of research in Fine Art History, South of France
ART RESEARCH: Impressionism, Post-Impressionism, Symbolism
2007 – 2008 Fine Art Travel. 1 year period of research in Fine Art History, North of Italy
ART RESEARCH: Byzantine, Gothic, Early Renaissance, Renaissance, Mannerism, Baroque, Rococo, Neo Classicism

ART HISTORY RESEARCH / VISITED ART INSTITUTIONS, 2006 – 2012
ITALY: The Uffizi Gallery, Florence. The Brancacci Chapel, Florence. Fondazione Canova, Possagno. Museo di San Marco, Florence. Museo Morandi, Bologna. The Medici Chapel & The Church of San Lorenzo, Florence. Sistine Chapel & Vatican Museum, Rome. Villa di Maser / Villa Barbaro, Maser. Palazzo Te, Mantua. Villa Farnesina, Rome. Capella Degli Scrovegni, Padua. Fondazione Querini Stampalia, Venice. Galleria Dell’Accademia di Venezia, Venice. Ducal Palace, Mantua. Museo Correr, Venice. Museo Fortuny, Venice. Museo Ca’ Rezzonico, Venice. Peggy Guggenheim, Venice. Museo Ca’ d’Oro, Venice. Palazzo Doria Pamphili, Rome. Pompeii Ruins, Pompeii. Museo Lombardi, Parma. Villa Borghese, Roma. Parco dei Mostri, Bomarzo
FRANCE: The Renoir Museum, Cagnes-sur-Mer. Atelie Cezanne, Aix-en-Provence. Chagall Museum, Nice.
Matisse Museum, Nice. LOUVRE, Paris. Musee D’Orsay, Paris. Musee Delacroix, Paris. Musee Rodin, Paris. Musee de L’Orangerie, Paris. Atelie Brancusi, Paris. Maison de Victor Hugo, Paris. Monet’s House, Giverny. Musee de Poupee, Paris. Musee Gustave Moreau, Paris. Musee d’Art Moderne de la Ville, Paris
SWITZERLAND: Paul Klee Museum, Bern. Kunst Museum Bern, Bern
GREECE: The Greek Theatre Museum, Athens. The Byzantine Museum, Athens. The Greek Historical Costume Museum, Athens. Museum of Greek Folk Art, Athens. The National Archeological Museum, Athens. Benaki Museum, Athens. The New Acropolis Museum, Athens. The Greek Film Archive, Athens. The Dora Stratou Collection, Athens. The National Gallery, Athens, GR
UNITED KINGDOM: The Charleston House, Lewes East Sussex. The National Gallery, London. Museum of Childhood, London. V & A, London
USA: Guggenheim Museum, New York. Whitney Museum, New York. The Frick Collection, New York. THE MET, New York

ART PRODUCTION / TRAVEL SPONSOR
2012: THE NATIONAL WORKSHOP FOR ART (DK), THE DANISH ART COUNCIL (DK), VALPARAISO FOUNDATION (SPAIN), VIR VIAFARINI RESIDENCY (ITALY)
2011 K KORT (DK), THE DANISH INSTITUTE AT ATHENS (DK), PRELOVED (GR), THE DANISH INSTITUTE IN ROME (IT), MONTANA (DK) THE DANISH ACADEMY COUNCIL (DK), THE DANISH ART COUNCIL (DK)
2010 MONTANA (DK), GRID (DK), CREAS (DK), BALLETBOUTIQUE (DK), THE DANISH ART COUNCIL (DK)
2009 MONTANA (DK), THE DANISH ART COUNCIL (DK)
2008 MONTANA (DK), THE DANISH ART COUNCIL (DK), THE NATIONAL WORKSHOP FOR ART (DK)
2007 THE DANISH ART COUNCIL (DK)
2006 THE NATIONAL WORKSHOP FOR ART (DK)

ABOUT WEBSITE, WWW.ATLA.DK
The web-platform atla.dk is presenting the art practice of the Danish visual artist, Augusta Atla. 1) to offer a good insight to the work of the artist , 2) to be a consistent showcase or ‘virtual museum’ of her work independent of all other art institutions that may represent, distribute, publish and exhibit her work. Note, the artworks of Augusta Atla do have a physical extension and the level of experiencing the work is therefore dependent on the physical presence of a viewer, therefore a website can ‘only’ function like a book, newspaper, blog, archive system or a catalog. www.atla.dk is supported by The Danish Art Council (DK)

COPYRIGHT & COURTESY 2012
The images and artworks of Augusta Atla, and everything www.atla.dk contains, may not be re-produced without the artist’s permission. Augusta Atla holds the copyright of the artwork, 2012. Member of COPYDAN (DK), 2012. Augusta Atla holds the courtesy of her artwork, 2012.

LISTED
A. ATLA LISTED AT KVINFO EXPERT DATABASE (DANISH GENDER ORG.)
http://www.kvinfo.dk

Kunst.dk
http://www.kunstdk.dk/kunstner/augusta_atla

MEMBER OF ASSOCIATIONS
The Royal Academy of Fine Arts, The Academy Council
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1050 Copenhagen, DK
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BKF
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COPYDAN
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2100 Copenhagen, DK
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DANSKE GRAFIKERE
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1307 Copenhagen
Denmark
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