Kirsten Biven

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Biography

I was born and grew up on a family farm in Denmark (Europe). After completing high school and gaining some work experience, I travelled to Canada as a rural exchange student and arrived in Australia in the mid seventies. Here, together with my partner, my travels took me to an isolated new land farm east of Esperance. My formal art education began in the mid eighties. It was a slow and long process, partly due to the weekly 210km round trip to Esperance TAFE, but also due to my commitment in raising a family and developing the farm. It was not until after we moved to Perth in 2010 that I finally finished my arts degree at Curtin University in 2011. I can see evidence of my cultural Danish heritage in my art practice but the essence of my art making relates to my connection with the natural environment, open spaces, and a sense of isolation.

Solo Exhibitions

2017
Sommer Udstillingen 2017
Tranum Strandgaard Art and Culture Centre, Denmark EU

2015
Ink on Paper & Abstract Nature
Harvison Gallery, Perth

2013
On Thin Ice @ ECA Gallery, Esperance
On Thin Ice @ ECA Gallery, Esperance

2008
Oscillate @ Hellfire Gallery, Esperance
Oscillate @ Hellfire Gallery, Esperance

Group Exhibitions

2017
Christian Hess and Kirsten Biven "Paperworks"
Kalamunda Modern WA

2016
Reconfigure
Harvison Gallery, Perth

2016
winery psalms, the mixed half dozen
A collaborative multi arts event presented by Remnant Dance

2016
Harvison's Christmas Exhibition
Harvison Gallery, Perth WA

2016
Harvison's Christmas Exhibition
Harvison Gallery

2014
Blending Past and Present by Connect Multicultural Arts @ Moores Building Contemporary Art Gallery
Blending Past and Present by Connect Multicultural Arts @ Moores Building Contemporary Art Gallery

2014
Oil and Water @ The Cannery Art Centre, Esperance
Oil and Water @ The Cannery Art Centre, Esperance

2013
Seven Walks 'past, present and future' A collaborative exhibition with members of the Yanchep Commu
Seven Walks 'past, present and future' A collaborative exhibition with members of the Yanchep Community and students from Two Rock primary school @ Capricorn House, Yanchep

2011
Group Exhibition @ Gallerie Warradale,Denmark
Group Exhibition @ Gallerie Warradale,Denmark

2011
Curtin Degree Show @ Curtin University, Perth
Curtin Degree Show @ Curtin University, Perth

2010
Group Exhibition @ Gallerie Warradale, Denmark, EU
Group Exhibition @ Gallerie Warradale, Denmark, EU

2009
Flotsam and Jetsam, Festival of the Wind Esperance @ The Cannery Art Centre
Flotsam and Jetsam, Festival of the Wind Esperance @ The Cannery Art Centre

2007
The Esperance Biennial @ The Cannery Art Centre
The Esperance Biennial @ The Cannery Art Centre

2006
Threads @ Hellfire Gallery, Esperance
Threads @ Hellfire Gallery, Esperance

Awards

1996
Received top student award, Advance Certificate Art and Design TAFE Esperance
Received top student award, Advance Certificate Art and Design TAFE Esperance

Collections

TAFE Esperance

Residencies

2017
Tranum Strandgaard
Tranum Strandgaard Art and Culture Centre, Denmark EU

2014
Tranum Strandgaard
Tranum Strandgaard Art and Culture Centre, Denmark EU

2013
Inaugural Capricorn Yanchep Residency, Artsource, Artsource, Residency Program
Inaugural Capricorn Yanchep Residency, Artsource, Artsource, Residency Program

Kirsten Biven
Design, Drawing, Painting

Artist Statement

I'm foremost a painter who explores the physicality of paint and its aesthetic potential, but I also draw and use installations in my practice. A re-occurring theme in my work is the delicate inter-relationship that exists in a harsh enduring landscape between the elements and its people. Seeing, finding and re-expressing is all part of my art practice.