Galleri Susanne Ottesen (DK)

Galleri Susanne Ottesen has built a reputation over five decades as a voice for pioneering contemporary art, championing both Nordic and international artists with a focus on experimental and installation-based practices. Since its founding in 1983, the gallery has maintained a dynamic programme of solo and group exhibitions with Ottesen recognised for her artist-focused and personal approach. She notes: "My primary role is to promote the artistic viewpoints of the artists I collaborate with, locally as well as internationally. I do my best to be a sparring partner for the artists too, and consider this to be very important."

Gothersgade 49
1123 Copenhagen K
Denmark
(+45) 33 15 52 44

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Curated for
CHART

For CHART 2026, Galleri Susanne Ottesen presents a duo booth with gallery artists Kehnet Nielsen and Bjørn Nørgaard. Kehnet Nielsen unfolds a new series of works on paper while Bjørn Nørgaard brings 'Seven Friends' ('Syv Venner') - a new series of abstract glass portraits of well-known figures whose identities remain undisclosed.

Kehnet Nielsen (DK)

Kehnet Nielsen (b. 1947, Copenhagen) lives and works in Lyngby, Denmark. Since the early 1980s, he has worked with painting across figuration and abstraction. Emerging from the generation of De Unge Vilde, his early work was marked by an explicit, often political use of painting. In later works, this shifts toward a more introspective and materially driven approach. His canvases unfold as layered, psychological landscapes, where figures, text, and references drawn from art history, literature, music, and lived experience emerge and dissolve.

Kehnet Nielsen (b. 1947, Copenhagen) lives and works in Lyngby, Denmark. He studied at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts (1977–1982) and received the Eckersberg Medal (1996). He has held numerous solo exhibitions in Denmark and is represented in major public collections, including SMK, ARoS, KUNSTEN, and Malmö Konstmuseum, among others.

All The Darkness Behind The Light I

Oil on canvas
2025

Courtesy of the artist and Galleri Susanne Ottesen. Photo by Stine Heger

All The Darkness Behind The Light III

Oil on canvas
2025

Courtesy of the artist and Galleri Susanne Ottesen. Photo by Stine Heger

Portrait of Kehnet Nielsen

Courtesy of the artist and Galleri Susanne Ottesen. Photo by Hans Ole Madsen

Bjørn Nørgaard (DK)

Bjørn Nørgaard has, over more than half a century, developed a remarkably extensive and varied body of work. Working across sculpture, performance, film, and public commissions, his practice is driven by a sustained engagement with material, history, and society. Emerging from the experimental art scene of the 1960s, his work has consistently sought to intervene in and reflect on cultural and political conditions. Comprising over a thousand works, his production unfolds across scales and contexts, characterised by a distinct visual language and a continuous transformation of materials and forms.

Bjørn Nørgaard (b. 1947, Copenhagen) lives and works between Copenhagen and Møn. He is a central figure in Danish contemporary art and served as Professor of Sculpture at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts from 1985 to 1993. He has exhibited widely in Denmark and internationally, including major solo exhibitions at SMK – The National Gallery of Denmark (2010) and CAFA Art Museum (2014), and has participated in numerous biennials, representing Denmark at the Venice Biennale in 1980. Nørgaard’s practice includes major site-specific commissions, notably the Gobelin tapestries for the Great Hall at Christiansborg Palace (1988–2000). His works are held in prominent public collections in Denmark and internationally.