Kehnet Nielsen

BIOGRAPHY

Kehnet Nielsen (b. 1947, Copenhagen, Denmark) is a Danish sculptor based in Lyngby, Denmark. He studied at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts from 1977 to 1982.

Nielsen’s work has been featured in major solo exhibitions, including at Sophienholm, Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark (2018), Sønderjyllands Kunstmuseum, Tønder, Denmark (2011), Kunstmuseum Brandts, Odense, Denmark (2003), and Lund's Kunsthal, Lund, Sweden (2001). Among his accolades, he was awarded the Eckersberg Medal in 1996. Kehnet Nielsen has also created numerous site-specific works in Denmark, including commissions for Christiansborg (1997) and the Copenhagen Court (1991).

His sculptures are represented in the public collections of ARoS, Esbjerg Kunstmuseum, Kastrupgårdsamlingen, KUNSTEN Museum of Modern Art Aalborg, Museum Sønderjylland, and the National Gallery of Denmark (SMK), as well as Malmö Konstmuseum in Sweden.

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