Per Johan Svendsen

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Per Johan Svendsen
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Born13 March 1953
CitizenshipDanish
Education Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts
Occupation(s) painter , illustrator
Years active1979–present
Website www.perjohansvendsen.dk
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Per Johan Svendsen (born 1953 in Copenhagen) is a Danish painter. He was educated at The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts from 1974 to 1981. [1]

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In the 1980s and 1990s, Per Johan Svendsen was active in the Danish art group Syntese, which he founded in 1983 together with Steen Krarup Jensen and Flemming Vincent. [2] The group's activities were wide-ranging and included exhibitions, societal debates, a lawsuit against Unibank (Denmark), [3] happenings, professional art debates, as well as a collective application for a professorship at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts. [4] Syntese sparked significant debate. [5]

In 2022, Per Johan Svendsen received the Henry Heerup Honorary Grant.

Beside his work as an artist, Per Johan Svendsen has held the following teaching positions: [6]

Selected decorations

Selected illustrations

Exhibitions

Over the years, Per Johan Svendsen has exhibited in many different places, including Musikhuset Aarhus, the Easter exhibition in Århus, various spring and autumn exhibitions, Bergen's Kulturbygning, and Oslo Kulturfabrik.

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References

  1. "Kunstindeks Danmark & Weilbachs kunstnerleksikon".
  2. https://www.syntese.nu Syntese's Open Archive (primarily in Danish)
  3. "Retssag, Syntese vs. SDS/Unibank (1989–1993) • Kunst- og kulturgruppen Syntese".
  4. "Kollektivt professorat • Kunst- og kulturgruppen Syntese". (newspaper articles in Danish)
  5. "Debat • Kunst- og kulturgruppen Syntese".
  6. "Kunstindeks Danmark & Weilbachs kunstnerleksikon".
  7. "Newspaper articles and photos of the gable paintings".
  8. "Kunstindeks Danmark & Weilbachs kunstnerleksikon".
  9. Articles and photos (Havremarkens skole) from syntese.nu
  10. The anthology in Danish libraries from bibliotek.dk