Glass Art - Britta Madsen and Søren Gøttrup

Glass Art – Britta Madsen and Søren Gøttrup

In the work of Britta Madsen and Søren Gøttrup, glass becomes stories, colours and surprising details. The artist couple works with glass in a playful and curious way, creating pieces where even the smallest details are crafted with great precision.

Each exhibition has a recurring theme, often inspired by everyday life and current topics. Mobile phones, fast food, pistols, blackboards and detailed newspaper pages are just some of the motifs that have been transformed into glass in their artistic universe.

Britta Madsen and Søren Gøttrup explore how far glass can be taken as an artistic material. Over the years, they have taken part in a wide range of exhibitions in Denmark and abroad and created decorations for public buildings and spaces.

Visits are available by appointment, where the artist couple welcomes guests into a universe full of colour, craftsmanship and bubbling creativity.

Exhibitions – selected

• Masterpieces – 50 works by 50 artists, Galerie Wolfsen, Aalborg, 2014
• USEFUL OR NOT, Galerie Wolfsen, Aalborg, 2013
• Blikket på kunsten, Kunsthal Nord, Aalborg, 2010
• GPS+ Great Peoples Sports Cars, Galerie Wolfsen, Aalborg, 2008
• KMD at Nordjyllands Kunstmuseum, 2008
• Galerie Provence, Vadum, 2001, 2003 and 2005
• Steninge Slott, Stockholm, 2005
• Gimsinghoved Art Centre, 2005 and 2010
• Art Stockholm, Galerie Wolfsen, 2002
• Holbæk Æglager, 2002
• The Glass Museum Ebeltoft, Religious Glass Art, 2001
• Nordic Glass, 2000
• ArtCopenhagen, Galleri Wolfsen, 1998, 1999 and 2002
• Galleri Den Gyldne Løve, 1999
• Seinajoen Taidehallin, Finland, 1997
• Art Expo Singapore, 1997
• Frederikshavn Art Museum, solo exhibition, 1997
• Thit Jensen’s House, Farsø, 1997
• Kulturland, Aalborg, 1996
• Chateau de Bourglinster, Luxembourg, 1996
• Museum of Decorative Applied Art, Riga, 1995

Decorations and representations – selected

• Hjørring Art Museum
• KMD Aalborg
• Glass and light decoration, Farsø Torv
• Glass and water art, Kalundborg
• Aalborg Municipality
• Aarhus Municipality
• Brønderslev Town Hall
• Hals Town Hall
• Støvring Town Hall Hall
• Handelsbanken, Copenhagen
• Bindslev Municipality
• The church at Sønder Omme State Prison, 1992-1994, glass and iron
• Aalborg Swimming Pool
• Støvring Swimming Pool
• Aalborg Business College
• Støvring motorway sculpture
• Amtsgården, Aalborg
• Amtsgården, Vejle
• Psychiatric Hospital Brønderslev
• Frederikshavn Municipality
• Frederikshavn Hospital
• Aalborg District Court
• The Glass Museum Ebeltoft
• EUC Nordsjælland
• Spar Nord Bank, head office in Aalborg, 366 glass panels

Grants and awards – selected

• Awarded by Aalborg Municipality, 2001, for the decoration at Spar Nord Bank’s head office in Aalborg: “The Last Days of the Millennium in Glass”, 366 glass panels
• North Jutland Art Prize, 1990
• The Danish Arts Foundation, 1989