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Malene Bach is a visual artist, born in Denmark in 1967. She lives and works in Præstø, Denmark

Malene Bach’s work explores perception and the conditional in art – often through site-specific, colouristic and architectural interventions. With colour as the primary vehicle, she experiments across mediums and scales, moving fluidly between art and architecture. In her in-situ works she explores and evolves in a dialogical and dynamic process, baring the potentiality of the specific sites. Working artistically and colouristically - in and with architecture, her interventions can thus be seen as a direct and subtle response to material, spatial and architectonic qualities and local techniques.

2024
Arcade ceiling, integrated colour installation. Chäsimatt. Collaboration with  AMArchitects. Rotkreuz. Switzerland

2024
Site-specific colour transformation of stairwell. Odense Katedralskole. For New Carlsberg Foundation. Odense, DK

2023
Lazure painting on concrete floor in new greenhouse. For Munkeruphus, Dronningmølle, DK

2023-19
Counselling of colours, materials, bespoke furniture design, textiles, mobile sculpture and layout.Transformation of Eva and Niels Koppels architecture from 1970’s. B116 og B208 DTU, Technical University of Denmark. Collaboration with AART, Rørbæk og Møller Arkitekter, CCO, Lightscapes, Nerd, DTU Campus. For DTU, Lyngby, DK

2023-13
SKYWALK. Integrated colour art installation on the exterior facade and interior floor of the skywalk. Niels Bohr Bygningen/New Science Centre. Collaboration with Vilhelm Lauritzen Architects and CCO Architects. For University of Copenhagen, Danish Building and Property Agency. Copenhagen, DK

2022-20
Integrated colour art project and textile facades. Ecoquartier CODHA. Collaboration with Farra Zoumboulakis Architects, Lausanne. For La CODHA, Genéve. Nyon, Switzerland

2022
Green chasuble. Roskilde Cathedral. For Roskilde Cathedral Ward Council. Roskilde, DK

2022
Integrated Colour project for wine bar. Josephine. Collaboration with Alexander Damsbo Architect. Copenhagen, DK

2021
Integrated colour art project. Transformation of stage wall. The Blue Hall. International Arts Center deSingel. Antwerp, Belgium

2021-20
Winner proposal, invited competition. Bevægelseshuset. Collaboration with SHL Architects. For Aarhus Municipality. Gellerupparken. Aarhus, DK

2021
Integrated colour concept and colour scheme. Børnehuset Grønnegården. Collaboration with BBP Arkitekter. For Gladsaxe Municipality. Gladsaxe, DK

2021-17
Sculptural Bench, experimental signage and colour project. Hornbækhave Plejehjem. Collaboration with architect Gudrun Krabbe. For Helsingør Municipality and OK Fonden. Hornbæk, DK

2020-19
Integrated colour art project. Lundehusskolen. Renovation of public school. Collaboration with Kant Arkitekter & TRUST. For Copenhagen Municipality. The Colour Award 2020 is given to visual artist Malene Bach for Lundehusskolen. Copenhagen, DK

2020-17
New altar for Skagen Church. Collaboration with local shipyard, Jobi Værft. For Skagen Church Ward Council. Skagen, DK

2020
Colour scheme. Reconstruction of Sydhavnen’s RecyclingCenter / Sydhavn Genbrugscenter. Collaboration with Peter Kjær Arkitekter. Copenhagen, DK

2020-19
Artistic colour concept for Kizikula Guesthouses. Collaboration with Case Design. Zanzibar, Tanzania

2019-18
Integrated art installation of colours and light sculptures. DCPT. Danish Centre for Particle Therapy at Aarhus University Hospital. Skejby, DK

2019
Floor and wall painting. Gesamtkunstwerk. Café Black. Collaboration with Moser Architektur. Zürich, Switzerland

2019-16
Integrated colour art project. Avasara Academy. Collaboration with Case Design, Mumbai, India. Pune, India

2018
Floor painting. New office building in Zollikon. Collaboration with Moser Architektur. Zürich, Switzerland

2018
MOTION PICTURE live performance with Lotte Anker and Jakob Riis. Unerhört Jazzfestival. Zürich. Switzerland

2017-14
Renovation and reinterpretation of the romanesque church Snostrup Kirke. Collaboration with Leif Hansen Architects. For the Ward Council of Snostrup Church. Snostrup, DK

2016-15
Integrated colour art project. Transformation of public village school into a civic center. Nørre Vium Skole. Videbæk, DK. Collaboration with Erik Brandt Dam architects. Awarded Renoverprisen 2017 by Realdania

2014-13
The Danish Ministry of Climate, Energy and Utilities. Integrated art and colour project. Collaboration with Berthelsen og Scheving arkitekter. For Danish Building and Property Agency. Copenhagen, DK

2010-12
Integrated colour art project in public school. Nørrebro Park Skole. Collaboration with Nova5 architects. For Copenhagen Municipality. Awarded Colour award 2012. Copenhagen, DK

2010-12
Skodsborg Spa and fitness. Integrated colour art project. Collaboration with Henning Larsen Architects. For Kurhotel Skodsborg. Skodsborg, DK

2006-2004
Danish Defence. Integrated art projects in Ballerup, Aalborg, Karup, DK  and Grønnedal, Greenland

2002
Table for Kommunernes Landsforening / Local Government, Copenhagen, DK

Solo

2024-23
Del & Helhed / Teil & Gesamtheit / Part & Whole: Værksted for Arkitektur / Workshop for Architecture. Strandgade 27B, Copenhagen, DK

2021-20
Colour Transitions. Montanasalen, Kunstforeningen Gl. Strand. Copenhagen, DK

2019
Colour Sections / Farvesnit, Nordkystens Kunsttriennale - Arv. Munkeruphus, DK

2014
Icons & Objects. Exhibition at SUPEROBJEKT Gallery, Copenhagen, DK

2009
Extended Colour. Viborg Kunsthal Brænderigården. Viborg, DK

2002
Moving. Overgaden. Copenhagen, DK

Group

2023-22
Tradition is Contemporary - Danish Textile Craft in Art and Design. The National Crafts Museum. New Delhi, India 

2020
Beta 2020. Timisoara Architecture Biennal. Collaboration with Case Design. Timisoara, Romania

2020
3 Days of Design. Material Matters. Den Frie Centre of Contemporary Art. Copenhagen, DK

2019
The Craft of Collaboration. The Flanders Architecture Institut. Collaboration with Case Design. Antwerp, Belgium

2019
A School in the Making. Archizoom Gallery. EPFL. Collaboration with Case Design. Lausanne, Switzerland

2019
New Encounters. Danish Cultural Institute Delhi. Delhi. India

2018
A School in the Making. Freespace. La Biennale Architettura 2018. Collaboration with Case Design. Venice, Italy

2016
High Desert, Inner Space. William Lumpkins Studio. Santa Fe Art Institute. New Mexico, USA

2013
Demolition Series. Collaboration with Studio Mumbai. Chemould Gallery, Mumbai, India

2013
Mindst ét minut. Nivaagaards Malerisamling, Nivå

2006
Farveskriget. With Olivia Holm-Møller. Gl. Holtegaard. Søllerød, DK

2004
Puzzle Parade. KØS Museum of Art in Public Spaces. Køge, DK

2003
Puzzle Parade. White Box. New York, USA 

1998
Visual Luxury. Charlottenborg. Copenhagen, DK

1998
1+1. DCA Gallery. New York, USA

1997
90'er Modernisme, Den Frie Centre of Contemporary Art. Copenhagen, DK

Klara Karolines Foundation founded by Aase & Poul Gernes, honorary grant

Annemarie Telmanyi født Carl Nielsens Fond, honorary grant

Aage and Yelva Nimbs Foundation, honorary award received 2 times

Sven Hols Legat, honory grant

National Arts Foundation

New Carlsberg Foundation

Dreyers Fond

The Oticon Foundation

The Augustinus Foundation

C.L. Davids Fond

Nationalbankens Jubilæumsfond

Henry Heerups Malerlegat

The Academy Council

2024 The Colour award 2024 - awarded for the colours in the transformation of Koppel's architecture, B208 at DTU

2022 Residency. Can Lis. Jørn Utzons house. Mallorca, Spain

2020 The Colour award 2020 – awarded to Malene Bach for integrated artistic colour project at Lundehusskolen

2017 Awarded Renoverprisen by Realdania to the Landsbyen i Skolen. Nørre Vium Skole

2012 The Colour Award – awarded for integrated artistic colour project at Nørrebro Park Skole

2009 Årets Bedste Bogarbejde 2009 af Foreningen for Boghaandværk - for MALENE BACH-EXTENDED COLOR

2022
50 Buildings. Danish Architecture 2016-2022. Arkitekten Books. 2022, Copenhagen

2018
Cyril Veillon: Case Design A School In the Making. Archizoom EPFL, 2018. Lausanne, Switzerland