Astrid Krogh (b. 1968, Denmark) creates large-scale textiles and light-based public installations that delve into the microscopic structures of biological life and the elusive organization of the universe. Her foundation in textile design led her to a structuralist approach to the study of unobservable and overlooked phenomena, mixing rational inquiry with wonder. She is drawn to “patterns that embrace changeability,” in her words.
Since 2000, Krogh has crafted hand-woven tapestries based on traditional Scandinavian rya and Central Asian ikat textiles, updating their techniques to incorporate fiber optic cables. These digital fibers are programmed to transmit light in an ebb and flow of color. Her sensitivity toward light and its effects led her to reconsider the photons emitted by distant stars, galaxies, and nebulas, many of which take vast stretches of time to reach our eyes. Meanwhile, her proximity to the Kattegat Strait prompted her to incorporate branching species of seaweed and other plant specimens into her work.
Astrid Krogh lives and works in Denmark. She graduated in 1997 from the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts School of Design with a degree in textile design. Krogh has exhibited internationally and completed numerous large-scale installations for public spaces, including the Uppsala Central Railway Station, the Platinan building in central Gothenburg, the Täby Simhall, and the Danish University Centre in Beijing. She is the recipient of numerous awards, honors, and grants, including the Finn Juhl Prize, CODA Awards, the Nationalbankens Jubilæumsfonds Bequest, the Knud V. Engelhardt Memorial Bequest, and a series of grants from the Danish Arts Foundation. Her work is in the collections of the Danish Arts Foundation, the Designmuseum Danmark, the High Museum of Art, and the Trapholt Museum of Contemporary Art, among others.
ASTRID KROGH
b. 1968, Denmark
EDUCATION
1997
The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, School of Design, Textile Department, Denmark
1995
Institute for Product Design, Denmark
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2024
Arabesque, Hostler Burrows, Los Angeles, CA
2022
Space Odyssey, Galerie Maria Wettergren, Paris, France
2015
National Bank, Copenhagen, Denmark
2012
SKY, Galerie Maria Wettergren, Paris, France
2010
Gallery NB, Viborg, Denmark
2006
Potential Volumes by Light, Malmø Art Museum, Malmø, Sweden
2002
Tapeter, Designmuseum Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2023
Narrative Threads, Scandinavia House, New York, NY
2021
Matter at Hand, Hostler Burrows, New York, NY & Los Angeles, CA
COSMOS: Design From Here and Beyond, Centre d’Innovation et de Design au Grand Hornu, Hornu, Belgium
Radiant: Light and (e)Motion, Galerie Maria Wettergren, Paris, France
In a Slow Manner, Maison du Danemark, Paris, France
2020
Nouvelle Vague: Scandinavian Art & Design 1999-2020, Galerie Maria Wettergren, Paris, France
2018
My Golden Horizon, Barovier & Toso, Venice, Italy
2016
Design Nu, Designmuseum Danmark, Copenhagen, Denmark
Remembering Landscapes, Galerie Maria Wettergren, Paris, France
2015
Crafted: Objects in Flux, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
Textile Art of Today, Bratislava, Slovakia
2014
Building with Textiles, Textile Museum, Tilburg, Netherlands
2013
The Rijswijk Textile Biennial 2013, Rijswijk, Netherlands
Installation Nordiques, Musée Nationale Eugène Delacroix, Paris, France
2012
Movements, Risør Kunstpark, Risør, Norway
2011
Tournai International Triennial of Contemporary Textile Arts, Tournai, Belgium
2010
It’s a Small World, Shanghai, China
Cosmos, KunstCentret Silkeborg Bad, Silkeborg, Denmark
2009
It’s a Small World, Danish Design Center, Copenhagen, Denmark
2007
The Biennale for Craft & Design, Kolding, Denmark
2006
Honey I’m Home, Danish Design Center, Copenhagen, Denmark
2005
Use It! Danish Design in Everyday Life, Danish Design Center, Tokyo, Japan
Index 2005, Danish Design Center, Copenhagen, Denmark
DANISH – Framing the Future of Design, Danish Design Center, Copenhagen, Denmark
2004
STUFF, Danish Crafts, Toronto, Canada
The 11th International Triennial of Tapestry, Łódź, Poland
2003
Scandinavian Design Beyond the Myth, Kunstgewerbemuseum, Berlin, Germany
Derfor Danish Craft, Paustian, Copenhagen, Denmark
2002
Fremtidens Tradition, Danish Craft, Paris, France
2001
Young Nordic Design: The Generation X, Scandinavia House, New York, NY
2000
Light Mail, Trapholt Museum of Contemporary Art, Kolding, Denmark
AWARDS AND GRANTS
2016
Finn Juhl Prize
CODAawards
2015
Nationalbankens Jubilæumsfonds Hæderslegat
2013
Inga og Ejvind Kold Christensens Fond Hæderspris
2012
Knud V. Engelhardt Mindelegat
"Danish Arts Foundation, (+2003, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2012)
Augustinus Fonden (+2000)
2011
Danish Crafts (+2007, 2009)
2008
Thorvald Bindesbøll Medaljen
2003
Ole Haslunds Kunstnerfond
2001
Martha og Paul René Gauguins Fond
SELECTED COMMISSIONS/COLLECTIONS
Designmuseum Danmark, Copenhagen, Denmark
Danish Arts Foundation, Copenhagen, Denmark
Trapholt Museum of Contemporary Art, Kolding, Denmark
Royal Danish Library, Copenhagen, Denmark
The Danish Parliament, Copenhagen, Denmark
The Danish University Center, Beijing, China
21C Museum International Contemporary Art Foundation, Cincinnati, OH
Longchamp, Paris, France
Bloomberg, London, UK
Boulevard Haussmann, Paris, France
NRGi, Aarhus, Denmark
Kolding Commune, Kolding, Denmark
Sittard Hospital, Geleen, The Netherlands
Rigshospitalet (Hospital), Copenhagen, Denmark
Nya Karolinska Solna (Hospital), Stockholm, Sweden
Sunderby Sjukhus (Hospital), Luleå, Sweden
Östra Sjukhuset (Hospital), Göteborg, Sweden
UK HealthCare, Chandler Hospital, Lexington, KY
Nykøbing Katedralskole, Nykøbing Falster, Denmark
Askim Ungdomsskole, Askim, Norway
Ceremony Room, Halden Prison, Norway
Teglverkets Skole, Oslo, Norway
Högskolan, Malmø, Sweden
Frederiksberg Slots Ridehus
Private Collections
PROJECTS
2014-18
Chairman, Crafts and Design, Danish Arts Foundation, Denmark
2007-13
Board member for Denmark’s Nationalbanks Jubilæumsfond af 1968
2010
Board member of Trapholt—Museum for Art, Design and Craft, Kolding
2006
Board member of Kulturkanonen, Danish Ministry of Culture
2005
Leader of workshop Northern Fibre 06, Finland
2004
Curator, Biennale 2004 (Danish Craft)
2000
Member of Stroom, Den Haags centrum voor beeldende Kunst, The Hague, Netherlands
