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Charlotte Houman
Curriculum vitae
Charlotte Houman
Born 1963 in Denmark

Education
1987-91 Denmark´s Design School

Individual exhibitions

2006
From craft to industrial design, La Sala Vincon, Barcelona

2005
Se, nu stiger solen, Trapholt, Kolding, Denmark

2004
"Inside Spain, outside my Window", Textile Forum, Herning, Denmark

2003
"Inside Spain, outside my window",Paustian, Copenhagen

2001
"Arcos",The Danish Museum of Decorative Art, Copenhagen

1996
"Carta Blanca",The Textile Museum, Barcelona

1994
"Aurora Boreal",San Francisco Monastery, Caceres, Spain

Censored and invited exhibitions

2007
The 12th International Textile triennial, Lodz, Poland

2006
Striber til stol og krop, Round Tower, Copenhagen.

2005
Bienal de ArtMar 2005, The Maritim Museum, Barcelona

2004
"Nordic Cool, Hot women Designers", National Museum of Women in the Arts, Wash. USA

2003
Prizeexhibition, Danish Design Center, Copenhagen
Artfad Awards, new Spanish arts and crafts, Barcelona, Spain
Derfor, new Danish crafts, Paustian, Copenhagen.
Form VI, new Danish crafts, Svendborg, Denmark
2002
Biennal for Crafts and Design, The Danish Museum of Decorative Art, Cph.

2001
Unika- Young Danish crafts. Two-year tour in Denmark and Europe
The 2nd Cheongju International Craft Competition, South Korea

2000
Tramo 2000, Gallery of craftsmen, Barcelona

1999
Luz del Sur, Rovaniemi, Finland
Biennal 1999, Trapholt Art Museum, Kolding, Denmark
Prize exhibition, Officinet, Copenhagen
The 6th Internetional Textile Competition 99, Kyoto, Japan

1998
European Prize for Contemporary Art- and Design-led Craft, Viena, Paris, Gothenburg

Awards
2007
Delta Silver in Delta Awards, Barcelona, Spain

2006

Grant of Honour, Ole Haslund Art Foundation, Denmark

2003

Nomination for the Danish Design Prize 2003
1´st prize, Artfad Awards, (goldmedal), Barcelona

1999
ITF outstanding award, 6th International Textile Competition, Kyoto

1991
Danish Craftsmen´s Prize, (bronze medal)

Grants
Beckett Foundation 2007,2004
L.F. Foghts Foundation 2007, 2004, 2003.
Nordea Danmark Foundation 2007
Augustinus Foundation 2007
National Bank of Denmark Jubilee Foundation 2007, 2004, 2002, 2001, 1998
The State Art Foundation,2004, 2002, 2001, 2000
Center for Danish Visual Art 1998
The Thomas B. Thrige Foundation 1993

Freelance design
Kvadrat Boligtekstiler, Denmark; Contrast Boligtekstiler, Denmark; Faber, Denmark;

Represented at
Flindtsted A/S, Varde, Denmark; The Danish Museum of Decorative Art, Copenhagen; The State Art Foundation 2004, 1999, Denmark;
Museum of Decorative Art, Barcelona, Spain.
Private collections in Denmark and Spain.

Publications
Se nu stiger solen. Catalogue from exhibition at Trapholt, Denmark, 2005.
Dansk Design. Thomas Dickson, 2006
Superbrands, from business to consumer. Danish Superbrand Council. 2006

Memberships
Danish Crafts.

Stays in The National Workshops of Arts and Crafts, Gl. Dok. Copenhagen: 2008, 2007, 2004, 2001, 2000, 1999