Marie Herwald Hermann
B.1979 Copenhagen, Denmark
Lives and Work in Chicago, USA
Education
2009 MA, Fine Art, Royal College of Art, London, UK
2003 - 07 Edmund de Waal’s Studio Manager, London, UK
2003 BFA, Fine Art, University of Westminster, London, UK
Collections
Muséedes Arts Décoratifs, Paris, FR
The Denver Art Museum, Colorado USA
Cranbrook Art Museum, Michigan USA
NordenfjeldskeKunstindustrimuseum, Trondheim, Norway
Sevres Museum, Paris, France
The Danish Art Foundation, Copenhagen, Denmark
Jingdezhen Ceramic Art Museum, China
The Rothschild Collection, Waddesdon Manor, UK
Solo Exhibitions
2022 And a Haze, lifted, Galerie NeC, Paris, France
2021 And the Walls Became the World All Around, Reyes | Finn, Detroit, USA
2019 Both of us, flickering, Reyes | Finn at NADA Chicago Invitational, Chicago, USA
2018 Bit by bit above the edge of things, Paris London Hong Kong, Chicago, USA
2017 And dusk turned dawn, Blackthorn, (solo presentation with Reyes Projects) NADA Miami, USA
Shields and Parergons, Reyes Projects, Detroit, USA
2016 Northern Light, Pontiac Rise, Galerie NeC, Paris, France
2015 And dusk turned dawn, Blackthorn, Simone DeSousa Gallery, Detroit, USA
2014 Ny Keramiks, Banja Rathnov Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark
2013 A Gentle Blow to the Rock, Galerie NeC, Hong Kong
A Gentle Blow to the Rock, Simone DeSousa Gallery, Detroit, USA
2012 Untitled 7, Galerie NeC, Paris, France
2011 Echo Chamber, Schein-Joseph Gallery, Alfred, New York, USA
2010 Stillness in the glorious wilderness, Matin Gallery, Los Angeles, USA
2007 A joyful gathering of a defenseless legion, Matin Gallery, Los Angeles, USA
2006 The only thing I can think about is yellow, Egg, London, UK
2005 New Work, Matin Gallery, Los Angeles, USA
Select Group Exhibitions
2023 Vessel, Kasmin Gallery, New York City, USA
Rebecca Camacho Presents, San Francisco, USA
Reyes | Finn
2022 Fog San Francisco, Rebecca Camacho Presents, San Francisco, USA
Roots and Culture, Chicago, USA
Mindy Solomon Gallery at Design Miami, Miami, USA
2021 Objects: USA 2020, R & Company, New York City, USA
Backroom, Anastasia Tinari Projects, Chicago, USA
BasBlue, Detroit, USA
Officine Saffi Award 4, Officine Saffi, Milano, Italy
2020 Never Done, Rebecca Camacho Presents, San Francisco, USA
Bowl, Public Pool, Detroit, USA
NADA, Detroit, USA
2019 With a Capital P, Elmhurst Art Museum, Elmhurst, Illinois USA
Add to the cake, Kunstgewerbemuseum Schloss Pillnitz, Dresden, Germany
Korean International Ceramic Biennale, Korea Ceramic Foundation, Gyeonggi-do, Korea
2018 Objects and Place, The Scarab Club, Detroit, USA
From the Studio: Marie Herwald Hermann & Anders Ruhwald, Reyes Projects, Detroit, USA
2017 99 Cents, Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCAD), curated by Jens Hoffmann, Detroit, USA
The Lounge of Saturn, Popps Packing, Hamtramck, Michigan, USA
Saint-Etienne Internationale Design Biennale, St. Etienne, France
Collect, Saatchi Gallery, London, UK
Quiet quiet, Adrian College, Ann Arbor, Michigan USA
2016 This is the living vessel: person, Pewabic Gallery, Detroit, USA
Biennale Internationale de Vallauris, Musee Magnelli, Vallauris, France
2015 Manya Slip, Marsden Woo Gallery, London, UK
Edition/15, Simone DeSousa Gallery, Detroit, USA
Birds in My Hair, ArtX, Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCAD), Detroit, USA
Everyday Projects, Arkitektskolens bibliotek, Copenhagen, Denmark
2014 Strange to notice all…, Cranbrook Art Museum, curated by Laura Mott, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, USA
Another Look at Detroit, Marianne Boesky Gallery, curated by Todd Levin, New York City, USA
Mindcraft, Ventura Lambrate, Milan, Italy
Det drejer sig om, Ann Linneman Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark
Grants
2021 The Danish Arts Foundation
2019 The Danish Arts Foundation
2015 -17 The Three Year Work Stipend, The Danish Arts Foundation
2014 The Danish Arts Foundation
2013 Kresge Artist Fellows Grant, USA
The Danish Arts Foundation
The Danish National Bank Foundation
2012 The Danish National Bank Foundation
2011 Eikkoff Foundation, Denmark
2010 The Annie and Otto Johs. Detlefs’ Prize for Ceramics, Denmark
2009 The Danish Arts Foundation
Augustinus Foundation
Frimodt-Heineke Foundation
Grosserer L.F. Foghts Foundation
Knud Højgaard Foundation
Reviews and Articles
Ceramics Now, “Officine Saffi Award 4: Finalists Exhibition,” Milan, Sept. 7, 2021
The Design Edit, “Milan / Marie Herwald Hermann,” Osman Can Yerebakan, Aug. 31, 2021
The New York Times, “12 Galleries That Aren't in New York or Even Los Angeles,” John Chiaverina, June 16, 2021
Detroit Art Review, “Marie Herwald Hermann@Reyes | Finn Gallery,” Nadja Rottner, May 22, 2021
whitewaller, “Andthe Walls Became the World All Around,” May 19, 2021
Artsy.net, “Marie Herwald Hermann: And the WallsBecame the World All Around,” May 8, 2021
2020
Phillips Auction, “House Calls: Marie Herwald Hermann,” July 9, 2020
2019
ArtNews, “ ‘Some That Might Not Have Come Otherwise’: Expo Art Fair and NADA’s Inaugural Chicago Invitational Court Collections in the Windy City,” Kerry Cardoza, Sept. 20, 2019
SightUnseen, “Saturday Selects,” Monica Khemsurov, Sept. 9, 2019
2018
Chicago Tribune,“The blooming West Town gallery scene,” Lori Waxman, Nov. 27, 2018
SightUnseen, “At PLHK, a Danish Artists Spare, Self-Contained Vignettes,” Jill Singer, Nov. 20, 2018
Artsy.net, “These 20 Female Artists Are Pushing Sculpture Forward,” Tess Thackara, July 30, 2018
Detroit Art Review, “A Spring Offensive,” Dennis Nawracki, April 17, 2018
2017
Artsy.net, “40 Artists Share Their Favorite Shows of 2017,” Scott Indrisek, Dec. 25, 2017
Artnet News.com, “From a Surprise ‘Salvador Mundi’ to Tears for Trump: 8 Star-Making Turns at NADA Miami,” Rachel Corbett and Andrew Goldstein, Dec. 9, 2017
The New York Times,“8 Highlights from Miami Art Week,” Kat Herriman, Dec. 7, 2017
Artsy.net, “9 Artists to Watch at NADA,” Scott Indrisek, Dec. 7, 2017
(Miami) Observer, “Your Must-See ArtGuide to Art Basel Miami Beach,” Alina Cohen, Nov. 29, 2017
2016
SliceAnnArbor.com, “Marie Torbensdatter Hermann,” April 14, 2016
2015
Hyperallergic, “Unpacking the Contradictions in Quiet Ceramic Tableaus,” Sarah Rose Sharp, June 3, 2015
2014
The NewYork Times, “The Lively Soul of a Dying City,” Randy Kennedy, June 25, 2014
Ceramics: Art and Perception, No. 97. “Marie Torbensdatter Hermann: A Gentle Blow to the Rock.” Elizabeth Reichert. Australia, September 2014: 40-43.
2012
ParisART, “Marie Torbensdatter Hermann,” Oct. 25, 2012
2010
Art Forum, “Critics’ Picks,” Claudine Ise, November 2010
Publications
2022
Officine Saffi Award 4, Officine Saffi, Milano, Italy. (catalog)
And the Walls Became the World All Around, 2022. (catalog)
2020
Adamson, Glenn. Objects: USA 2020, R & Company and the Monacelli Press, 2020, pgs. 138-139. (book)
2016
Stone-Richards, Michael, ed. DetroitResearch, Volume 2. (Detroit, Spring/Fall 2016.) Chapter7/Marie T. Hermann, a compilation comprising 8 essays.
2013
Marie T. Hermann – A Gentle Blow To the Rock. Detroit, Re:View Contemporary Gallery, January 2013. (catalog)
2012
Hart, Rebecca. “Tocata (570),” in Marie Torbensdatter Hermann: A Gentle Blow to the Rock, Paris, Galerie NeC, 2012. (catalog)
Shales, Ezra. Echo Chamber: Anders Ruhwald and Marie Torbensdatter Hermann. Alfred, New York, Schein-Joseph International Museum of Ceramic Art, 2012. (catalog)
2011
Overthrown: Clay Without Limits. Denver, Colorado, Denver Art Museum, 2011. (catalog)
Abrams, Janet. Anders Ruhwald: You Will See / Marie Torbensdatter Hermann: In All My Shades of Days. Glen Ellyn, Illinois, Gahlberg Gallery, College of DuPage, 2011. (catalog)
2010
Adamson, Glenn. Stillness in the Glorious Wilderness. Los Angeles, Matin Gallery, June 2010. (catalog)
2009
Cooper, Emmanuel. Contemporary Ceramics. London, UK, Thames & Hudson, 2009. (book)
Teaching Positions
2018 - present Associate Professor, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, USA
2017 - 18 Visiting Artist, Ceramics Department, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, USA
2016 - 19 Instructor, Ox-Box School of Art, Saugatuck, Michigan USA (summers)
2011 - 17 Visiting Graduate Advisor, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan USA
2011 - 16 Visiting Assistant Professor, Acting Department Head, Ceramics Department, College for Creative Studies,
Detroit, USA