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Coming: Exhibitions, Lecture, Travel guide 2023 – 

Great news I am happy to share:
Springer has published “Transformation Literacy. Pathways to Regenerative Civilizations”.  The book was initiated and edited by Professor Kristin Vala Ragnarsdottir, with co-editor Dr. Petra Künkel.
My contribution is chapter 18: “Red Snow—When the Climate Bleeds: A Nordic Art and Science Project Aimed at Overcoming Climate Apathy Through Collaboration Between Artists and Scientists.”
With generous foundation support, the book is now open access. 

Solo Art Exhibitions / Lectures Selected/Ausgewählt/Udvalg

2025 Ebeltoft. “Save the Earth, the only planet with chocolate.”
2025 8. januar Foredrag: Kunst og Skaberværket. Johanneskirken Randers
2024 Kunst, natur og skaber-værket. Foredrag m. udstilling v. Bente Elisabeth Endresen.
Mols-Helgenæs Kirker inviterer.

2023 Worldwide. Heartfulness magazine. “My Art – by Bente Elisabeth”
2023 DK Enghøj Church. Enghøj kirkes menighedshus. Solo exhibition. Creation. Skaberværket.  
2023 DK Enghøj Church. Foredrag på dansk. “Kunst og Klima – Det handler om Skaberværket.

      (Lecture  in Danish “Art and Climate, It´s about the Creation.”) 2023 05.7 – 16,7  Tinggalleriet, Ebeltoft Kunstforening
2023 Bente Elisabeth på Galleri Mols, Vråvej 5, 8420 Knebel
2023 01.4. – 28.4. Grenaa Pavillionen ” Lyset i livet”
2023 01.4 – kl. 17 Fernisering i Pavillionen i Grenaa.
2023 28.3. – 10.4. Nimtofte kirke “Nye perspektiver på påsken.2022 DK Art Gallery Mols, Eastern exhibition. “Joyful paintings.”
2022 DK Kunstforening, Odense
2021 DK Sundhedshuset Viborg
2021 Denmark. Syddjurs. Light and hope. Music and art. Fuglsø centeret.
2021 Denmark. Ebeltoft.  The Beauty of Nature. 21. july – 1. august
2019 Norway. Tromsoe. The Arctic Cathedral / Ishavskatedralen
2019 Norway. Elverum kirke. Festspillene
2019 Denmark. Art Gallery Mols. Eastern exhibition.
2018-19 Norway. Tromsoe Cathedral.  Tromsoe International Church festival.
2018 Denmark. Ørsted kro & culture house. Nordic day; Art & Music.
2018 Denmark.  Skæring Church. “The Way of Love”
2018 Denmark. Ebeltoft. Vild med Vand/ Fascination of Water.
2018 Denmark. Art Gallery Mols. Fascination of water.
2017 Denmark. Art Gallery Mols. 10 years Jubilee at Mols. Nordic, Arctic, Cosmic Art.
2015 Belgium, Leuven. “Aurora. Northern Light.” Exhibition and concert with Scandinavian Art and Music.
2015, 2003 Denmark. Svinklov Seaside Hotel.
2013 Denmark. Concurrence- and Consumer Agency.
2013 Denmark. Art Gallery Mols. “Nordic landscapes and Creation Myths”.
2012 Denmark. Ebeltoft Congregation House.
2012 Denmark. In Agri Church – Cultural Night. Cello concerto, poems and paintings.
2012 Denmark. Paintings and storytelling in Agri Kirke.
2010 Denmark. Art Gallery by Design group Phoenix. Horsens
2010 Greenland. Greenlands Culture House Katuaq, Nuuk. “The 5 elements.”
2010 Iceland. Nordic House, Reykjavik.. “Fire, earth, water, air – and cosmos!”
2010 Denmark.  Frederikshavn Art museum.
2009 Denmark. Gallery by the Church. Aarhus.
2009 Iceland. Gallery at Ecovillage Solheimar near Thingvellir.
2009 Denmark. Ulstrup Castle.  “Joy of Living.”
2009 Norway. Elverum Church Festival. “Myths and Paintings.”
2009 Denmark. Bregnet Congregation House, Roende. “The Creation”
2008 Norway. The Cathedral of Tromsø. Tromsoe International Church festival.
2008 Norway, Art Gallery Emilie. “Nordic nature impressions”
2007 Denmark. Gjellerup Church, Aarhus.
2007 Norway. Art Gallery Apothecia. Lofoten. Norway. “Nordic landscapes”
2006 Norway. Art Gallery Nord-Norge, Harstad. “Sunstroke in the dark”
2005 Norway. The Floating Art Gallery, Hurtigruten. Finnmarken.
2004 Norway. Art Gallery Emilie, Norway. “Colorful memories”
2003 Norway. Art Gallery Krane, Tromsoe. “Returning home”.
2003 Denmark. Art Gallery Vosnaesgaard. “A song for life”
2003 Denmark. Art Gallery Munken.
2002-09 Denmark. Art Circles; SAS, Maersk, Frederiksberg Hospital, Aarhus University hospital, Psych Hospital Aarhus, Gl. Estrup, Force Technology, BDO Scan revision, Datagraf, Vejle, Viborg, Skive, Randers Hospital, Aarhus Business School.
2001 Denmark. Odder Museum. “Nature in us”

Group Art Exhibitions Selected/Ausgewählt/Udvalg

2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 201 DK KunstSpor. Art Trail. Open atelier and Gallery.
2024 N  TU Tromøutstillingen  Censureret udstilling
2022 DK  Easten exhibition, Støberiet, Nibe by Kulturelt Samråd.
2022 DK  Ebeltoft Kunstforenings påskeudstilling i Ebeltoft Tinghus.
2020 DK “17 Pathways to a sustainable world.” Ebeltoft Art Circle.
2020 DK KunstSpor. Art Trail. Open atelier and Gallery.
2016 DK Climate Art. Rebild Centre. www.rebildcentret.com
2016 Faroe Iceland. Nordic House, Thorshavn. RED SNOW – ICE IN MOTION. Art and Science in dialog about climate change. Curator: Bente Elisabeth Endresen. See Red Snow
2015 Iceland.  Nordic House, Reykjavik.. RED SNOW – When the Climate Bleeds. Art and Science in dialog about climate change.  Curator: Bente Elisabeth Endresen.
2015 Art Trail. Open ateliers at Djursland. Bente Elisabeth together with  www.elhardt.net
2015 DK Nordatlantens Brygge, Copenhagen.  RED SNOW – ICE IN MOTION. Art and Science in dialog about climate change.  Curator: Bente Elisabeth Endresen.
2014 DK Greenland, Greenlands Culture House Katuaq, Nuuk. RED SNOW – ICE IN MOTION. Art and science in dialog about climate change.Curator: Bente Elisabeth Endresen.
2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011 Denmark. Art Tracks. Open ateliers at Djursland
2014 Island. CON-TEXT2013 exhibits ARTIST BOOKS, TEMA: hem : HJEM : koti : heim : heima : angerlarsimaffik. at Nordatlantens Brygge.
2014 Island. CON-TEXT2013 exhibits ARTIST BOOKS, Theme: Home. Nordic House, Reykjavik.
2013 Greenland. CON-TEXT2013; ARTIST BOOKS, Theme: Home. Cultural House Katuaq.
2013 DK Nordic ARTIST BOOKS, Theme: HOME.   Art Centre Silkeborg Bad.
2011 Norway. Art Gallery His, Arendal.
2011 Norway. Art Gallery Bi-Z, Kristiansand. Christmas exhibition and permanent exhibition.
2011 DK. Art project: Myths in sound and paintings.
2010 Norway. Harstad Art Circle.  75 years jubilee – “Art we own”
2010 DK Fussing Slot. Eastern exhibition.
2009 Norway. Art Gallery Bi-Z, Kristiansand. Summer exhibition.
2006 Norway. Art Gallery sg, Trondheim.
2006 Norway. Art Gallery Sjoegata, Bodo.
2006 DK Ebeltoft Art Circle. Theme: Flowers
2006 DK Landscape of Djursland by 7 Art exhibition circles
2006 DK Fuglsoecentret, Eastern Art Exhibition
2005 DK Roende House of Culture, Inauguration
2005 DK Music hall Aarhus. The Spanish Embassy. “Don Quixote 400 year’s anniversary”.
2005 USA, Washington DC. Touchstone Art Gallery.
2005 India, Chennai. Palazzo Art Gallery.  “5 Women”
2004 DK  Art Centre Silkeborg Bad.  “The Creation. New Art to the seven days.”
2004 USA, New York. Avenue Art Gallery. “Scandinavian dreams”. Paintings in permanent selection.
2003 Norway. Art Gallery Bi-Z, Kristiansand. Paintings in the permanent selection.
2001 DK Music Hall, Aarhus. 13 Individualists

Commissions Selected/Ausgewählt/Udvalg

India, Hyderabad. Kanha Sankti Vanam The main office of Worlds largest meditation Hall.
Norway. Elverum church office.
DK Roende College
DK Students Café Kernen.
DK Eastern: Resurrection. Syddjurs Deanery.
DK Rosenholm Medical Centre.
DK “Roses of Joy” to Her Majesty the Queen Margrethe of Denmark.
DK Painting as a price given by Favrskov Municipality.
DK Djursland Farmers’ association, Foelle. Paintings.
Norway Elverum Church. Nordic light over landscape.
Norway. The Cathedral of Tromsoe. Triptycon: “The Creation”
DK Hospice Djursland. The Library. Meeting room.
DK Junckers Wood industry, Koege.
DK New Home, Roende.
DK. Hornslet Printing House.
DK Law & advice, Roende.
DK Roende Gymnasium
DK Roende Library
Greenland. SAS Lounge Kangerlussuaq.

Articles and Paintings in Publications Selected/Ausgewählt/Udvalg

In 2022 Springer published “Transformation Literacy. Pathways to Regenerative Civilizations”.  The book was initiated and edited by Professor Kristin Vala Ragnarsdottir, with co-editor Dr. Petra Künkel.
My contribution is chapter 18: “Red Snow—When the Climate Bleeds: A Nordic Art and Science Project Aimed at Overcoming Climate Apathy Through Collaboration Between Artists and Scientists.”
With generous foundation support, the book is now open access.

Norway.  Tromsoe Cathedral Catalog; Face to Face.
Heartfulness Magazine. Artist portrait.
Denmark. Aarhus Stifttidende. “My spot in the Nationalpark Mols”.
DK  P4. Cultural news. Yaac. Art club for young people
DK  Art Tracks; Book: Art guide around the National park Mols.
Norway NKR TV from Tromsoe Cathedral.
DK Church magazine Thorsager – Bregnet – Feldballe.
DK Knebel Church magazine. Nov*Dec*Jan. Sep*Oct*Nov.
DK  Peters corner at Radio Roende; Interviewing Bente Elisabeth and Per.
DK Interview in Cultural News on DR – P1 og P2 .
DK Ebeltoft Church magazine,
DK  Art in Schools  Article. VISVA.
DK  Hornslet Printing House. 100 Years jubilee. Poster
DK 2008 Knebel Church magazine. Marts*April*May.
DK  Roende Senior High School. Yearbook.
DK  Academic News (AC) no. 2, 2003
DK  Portrait, Aarhus Wednesday
DK  FrontPage Mostrup, Roende
DK  Management Today no. 52
DK  Civil Economist. Portrait

Art Grants

Syddjurs Kommunes Kulturpulje; “Fascination of Water”.
Nordic Culture Point, Nordic Culture Fund, Greenland Government, Sermerq Fund, Nuna fund, Royal Arctic Line; grants to the project RED SNOW – ICE IN MOTION.
NAPA. Nordic Institute i Greenland.
Yaac. Youth active art club. Supported by LAG Djursland, EU and Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries of Denmark.

Artist in residence: The Danish Cultural Institute in Damascus. Global Arts Village, India.  Foundation Valparaiso, Spain.

Study Tours

Japan, Barcelona, New York, Washington, California, Roma, Ravenna, Venedig, Berlin, London, Paris, Hamburg, Vienna, India, Iran, Dubai, Syria, Spitzbergen, Norway, Greenland, Faroe Islands, Iceland, Chile, Bolivia, Peru, Spain.


DK Bente Elisabeth som rejseleder / tour guide.  

Svalbard, Spitzbergen.
Tromsø and Northern Norway
Oslo, art and culture.
Indien, Highlights. 
Indien: På Maharajaernes Paladser.
 Eventyr i farverige Rajasthan
Guldbroderede dragter, tvistede turbaner og store sølvsmykker. Det er i ørkenstaten Rajasthan, hvor man oplever Indien fra sin mest farverige side. Vi bor tilmed på en perlerække af historiske paladser. Hver med sin historie om tapperhed, kærlighed og romantik.

ART tours.
2022 DK  FOF Djursland: Eventyrlige oplevelser ;  2.+3.dec. Kunst og West Side Story i Operaen.
Oplev West Side Story på kunst – og oplevelsestur til København. Få noget at glæde dig til. Tag med FOF og Bente Elisabeth på denne eventyrlige tur, hvor vi fyldes med oplevelser af fantasifuld keramik på CLAY Keramikmuseum, omvisning på Operahuset fuldt af kunst, et højdepunkt af en musical klassiker “West Side Story” fyldt med kendte hits, en maleriudstilling af den verdenskendte Matisse på Statens Museum for Kunst og årets Eventyrlige Julemarked ved H. C. Andersens hus.

Education and More

Member of DBF – Danish Artists Association.
Medlem af KUFA – Kunstnernes Fagforening

Curator of international art- and science projects working with Climate Change.
Leader of Yaac, Denmark. Art club for young people by Bente Elisabeth
Guest teacher at Art School Nuuk, Greenland
Academy of Fine Arts. Aarhus. Painting
School of Business and Social Sciences, Aarhus University. Diploma in economy.
Academy of Fine Arts. Aarhus. Graphic arts.
VIA University College. Teacher in art and music

After working in tourism internationally, Bente Elisabeth is frequently a tour leader. It be on Art Tours by AROS Art Museum Aarhus, or to the Arctic: Northern Norway, Spitsbergen, Greenland. And to Asia and the Middle East; India, Iran.