Cathrine Raben Davidsen

Cathrine Raben Davidsen (born 1972), is a Danish artist, who works in textiles, ceramics, printmaking, drawing, and painting. She is best known for her paintings depicting grief, in particular her portraits, which have been described as "eerie". She has cited Mamma Andersson and Kai Althoff as influences in her work, as well as her former teachers in Italy, Rose Shakinovsky and Claire Gavronsky.

Rabe Davidsen studied art in Denmark, Italy, and the Netherlands before establishing herself in Copenhagen where her work has most extensively been exhibited. She has been the recipient of a number of awards and grants. In 2015, she was made a Knight of the Order of Dannebrog.

Biography Cathrine Rabe Davidsen was born in Copenhagen in 1972. Her father died when she was 13; he was one of the first Danes to die of causes related to HIV/AIDS. Her grief led her to pursue painting as a means of connecting with his memory despite the stigma that surrounded his death. These early works were executed in oil, charcoal, and pencil and are considered to be emotional and wild in character.

Raben Davidsen has collaborated with the Royal Danish Ballet, where she created a scenography for the ballet Virtuosi Steps by August Bournonville.

Selected solo exhibitions The Harlequin Set, Martin Asbæk Gallery, Copenhagen, 2013 Trickster, Litografisk, Valby, Denmark, 2013 House of The Ax, GL STRAND, Copenhagen, 2012 The Inkwell, Trapholt Museum of Modern Art, Kolding, Denmark, 2010 Remote Control, Martin Asbæk Gallery, Copenhagen, 2009 White Ink, Horsens Museum of Art, Horsens, Denmark, 2008 Voice of the Shuttle, Schäfer Grafisk Værksted, Copenhagen, 2007 Voice of the Shuttle. Permanent public wall painting at Nimb, Copenhagen, 2007 Meta Morphoses, Sorø Kunstmuseum, Sorø, Denmark, 2006 Penelopes Web, Martin Asbæk Gallery, Copenhagen, 2006 Heroides, Ama Gallery, Turku, Finland, 2005 Pen Pencil Poison, Horsens Museum of Art, Horsens, Denmark, 2003

Selected group exhibitions 10.000 Hours, Trapholt Museum of Modern Art, Kolding, DK, 2014 The Nordic Influence, curated by Glenn Adamson, MAD, Museum of Art and Design/ represented by Vance Trimble, Collective2/Designfair, New York, 2014 På Kant med Kierkegaard, Holstebro Kunstmuseum, Denmark, 2014 SHOWcabinet: Maison Martin Margiela, SHOWstudio, London, UK, 2013 Zeigen: Karin Sander, Nikolaj Kunsthal, Copenhagen, 2013 På Kant med Kierkegaard, The National Museum of Denmark, 2013 Betroet Tvivl, The Vejen Art Museum, Denmark, 2013 Andratx on Paper, CCA Andratx Kunsthalle for Contemporary Art, Mallorca, Spain, 2013 MARKET Stockholm, represented by Martin Asbæk Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden, 2013 WONDERS – Masterpieces from Private Collections in Denmark, KUNSTEN, Museum of Modern Art Aalborg, Denmark, 2012 A Journey Through A Nordic Fairytale, Pop Up Space, Guided By in Voices, Chelsea, New York City, 2012 Ten years of DANSK, Dansk Design Center, Copenhagen, 2012 Art Moves, GL. STRAND, Copenhagen, 2011 1–4. A Private Collection of Contemporary Art, ACC Showroom, Copenhagen, 2011 Hp & Jo 07, Litografisk, Valby, Denmark, 2007 Groupshow with gallery artists, Martin Asbæk Gallery, Copenhagen, 2007

Selected monographs