INGER ROKKJAER (1934-2008)
Born in 1934, Inger Rokkjaer studied at the Jutland Academy of Fine Arts, Århus, from 1965 to 1970, where one of her tutors was Gutte Eriksen. She set up her own workshop in 1969, later returning to the Academy to teach from 1982 to 1986.
In the introduction to her last exhibition at Galerie Besson in 2005, friend and fellow potter Margaret O'Rorke wrote: "Throughout her career Inger Rokkjaer has continued to pursue the mysteries of the lidded jar. The lid conceals the secrets held within the rim and the interior of the vessel. Bowls, teabowls and cylinders also enter her vocabulary, all demonstrating her continual pursuit of form, texture and colour through the traditional process of Raku firing...An original translation of Raku denotes 'happiness', a lightness of spirit which pervades Inger’s works."
Above: Inger Rokkjaer, 2005
Curriculum vitae
| Selected Group Exhibitions since 1995: | |
| 1995 | Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam, Dansk Keramik Galleri Hummeluhre, Arhůs, Denmark Brænderigården, Viborg, Denmark |
| 1996 | Yufuku Gallery for Fine Arts, Tokyo Galleri Nørby, Copenhagen Kunstindustrimuseet, Copenhagen, Unika Designfonden Illum, Copenhagen, Hands On |
| 1997 | Kunstindustrimuseet, Copenhagen, Dansk Keramik 1947-1997 Sophinholm, Copenhagen, Dansk Keramik 1850-1997 Haderslev Kunstmuseum, Keramik 97 Filosofgangen, Odense, Kunst og Design |
| 1998 | Galerie Loes & Reiner, Deventer, The Netherlands Galerie le Vieux-Bourg, Lausanne, Switzerland |
| 1999 | München, Keramik aus Dänemark Galleri Nørby, Copenhagen Galerie Besson, London, Millennium Mugs |
| 2000 | Brænderigården, Viborg og Gudhjem Museum Bornholm |
| 2002 | Galleri Nørby, Copenhagen |
| 2003 | Galerie in Kelterhaus, Hochheim, Frankfurt Galerie Åhuset, Koge, Denmark |
| 2004 | Royal Danish Embassy, Paris, From the Kilns of Denmark The Nordic Embassies, Berlin, From the Kilns of Denmark |
| Selected Solo Exhibitions since 1997: | |
| 1997 | International Art Salon Kogen, Nagoya, Japan Gallery Syokando, Kyoto, Japan |
| 2000 | Gallery Syokando, Kyoto, Japan |
| 2001 | Galerie Ortilles-Fourcat, Paris Galerie Besson, London Gallery Tsuboya, Nara, Japan |
| 2004 | Galleri Nørby, Copenhagen |
| 2005 | Kaolin, Stockholm Galerie Besson, London |
| Works in Public Collections: | |
| Kunstindustrimuseet, Copenhagen Rosenthal-studierne, Copenhagen Palmer Museum of Art, Pennsylvania, USA Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam Ny Carlsberg-Fondet, Copenhagen Statens Kunstfond, Copenhagen Bornholm Museum, Denmark Den kongelige Porcelænsfabrik, Copenhagen Aabenraa Museum, Denmark Museum of Art, Belfast Kunstmuseet Trapholt, Kolding, Denmark Svenska Konstrådet, Stockholm Kunstforeningen af 14 August, Copenhagen Dr. Hans Thiemanns Samling, Hamburg Museum of Contemporary Art, Shigaraki, Japan Keramikmuseet Grimmerhus, Middlefart Rösska Museet, Göteborg, Sweden Søren Kierkegaards Hus, Copenhagen Musée de Sèvres, Paris Gutenberg Museum, Frankfurt |
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Exhibitions at Galerie Besson
| Twenty Years - Twenty Pots | Sep - Oct 2008 |
| Inger Rokkjaer | Nov - Dec 2005 |
| Inger Rokkjaer | Jun - Jul 2001 |
| Commemorative Mugs for the Millennium | Dec 1999 - Jan 2000 |
| Danish Pots and their Influence | Oct - Nov 1995 |
| Two Danish Potters | Jan - Feb 1994 |
| Eight Danish Potters | Feb - Mar 1989 |
