1961 | Born in Denmark. |
1982 | Qualified toolmaker. |
1985 | First glass studio. |
Awards and foundations, selected: | |
2013 | Silver Prize. The International Exhibition of Glass Kanazawa. Japan |
2012 | The Rakow Commission. Corning Museum of Glass. Corning, NY, USA. |
2005 | Award of Excellence – Museum of Art and Design. On the occasion of the International Glass Invitational at Habatat Gallery. USA |
2002 | The Hempel Glass Prize, honorary award. Denmark. |
1999,-05 | The Danish Arts Foundation. |
1998 | The Ole Haslund Art Price. |
1996 | Denmarks Design Foundation. |
1995 | The Crafts Prize of 1879. |
Public collections: | |
Chazen Museum of Art. Madison, WI, USA. | |
Toyama Glass Art Museum. Japan | |
Corning Mueum of Glass. Corning, NY, USA. | |
D’Arcy Thompson Zoology Museum – Art Collection. Dundee, UK. | |
Ernsting-Stiftung Alter Hof Herding Coesfeld-Lette, Germany. | |
Glasmuseet Ebeltoft. Ebeltoft, Denmark. | |
Henry Ford Museum. Dearborn, MI, USA. | |
Hotel Murano. Tacoma WA, USA. | |
Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Los Angeles, CA, USA. | |
Mobile Museum of Art. Mobile, AL, USA. | |
Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe. Hamburg, Germany. | |
Museum of Art and Design. New York, NY, USA. | |
Museum of Glass. Tacoma, WA, USA. | |
National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh, UK. | |
National Museum Wales, Cardiff, UK | |
Nesrin Esirtgen Collection, Beyoğlu, Turkey. | |
Palm Springs Art Museum. Palm Springs, CA, USA. | |
Royal Albert Memorial Museum. Exeter, Devon, UK. | |
Seven Bridges Foundation. Greenwich, CT, USA. | |
The Anneberg Collections. Nykøbing S., Denmark. | |
The Danish Museum of Decorative Art. Copenhagen, Denmark. | |
The National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design. Oslo, Norway. | |
The Victoria and Albert Museum. London, UK. Ulster Museum Ireland |
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Solo exhibitions, selected: | |
2017 | The Structure of Everything. With Micha Karlslund. Heller Gallery. NY, USA. |
2011 | Captured in Glass – Fact or Fiction? Presented by Joanna Bird at Browse & Darby. London, UK. |
Mechanical Organics and Other Matters. Heller Gallery. NY, USA. | |
2010 | Nature Transfigured. Traver Gallery, Seattle, USA. |
2009 | End of my Garden. Heller Gallery. New York, NY, USA. |
2008 | The two Faces of Steffen Dam. Pismo Glass. Aspen, CO, USA. |
2007 | In Dialogue with Nature. Traver Gallery, Seattle, WA, USA. |
2001 | Galleri Grønlund. Copenhagen, Denmark. |
1999 | Galleri Glas Ett. Stockholm, Sweden. With M.K. |
1997 | Glas i Dronningesalen. Glasmuseet Ebeltoft , Denmark. |
1994 | Dam & Karlslund Glas. Karlshamns Konsthall. Sweden. With M.K. |
Group exhibitions, selected: | |
2018 | Shortlisted artist at LOEWE Craft Prize 2018. The Design Museum, London, UK. |
Scandinavian Glass – starting all over. Glasmuseet Ebeltoft. Denmark. | |
2017 | Sea Life. Glimpses of the Wonderful. Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery, Exeter, UK |
Scandinavian Glass – starting all over. The Glass Factory, Boda, Sverige and Suomen Lasi Museo, Riihimäki, Finland | |
2016 | Great Danes. Glazenhuis, Lommel, Belgium |
2015 | DG15 – 40 years of contemporary glass in Denmark. Glasmuseet Ebeltoft. DK |
What is Luxury? Victoria & Albert Museum. London, UK | |
Collect. Saatchi Gallery. London, UK. Presented by Joanna Bird Gallery. | |
Art Miami NY. New York, NY, USA. Presented by Heller Gallery. | |
Art Southhampton. Southampton, NY, USA. Presented by Heller Gallery. | |
2014 | SOFA Chicago. Chicago, IL, USA. Presented by Heller Gallery. |
Art Southhampton. Southampton, NY, USA. Presented by Heller Gallery. | |
Collect. Saatchi Gallery. London, UK. Presented by Joanna Bird Galler). | |
Re: Collection. Museum of Art and Design. New York, NY, USA. | |
GLASSS. Sophienholm, Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark. | |
2013 | GLASSS. Holstebro Kunstmuseum. Denmark. |
OCEAN. Glasmuseet Ebeltoft. Denmark. | |
Art of the curious. Colnaghi. London UK | |
The International Exhibition of Glass Kanazawa 2013. Notojima Glass Art Museum, Japan. | |
2012 | Playing with Fire – 50 Years of Contemporary Glass. Museum of Art and Design. New York, NY, USA. |
Contemporary Glass Sculpture – Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Studio Glass. Orlando Museum of Art. FL, USA. |
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SOFA. New York, NY, USA. Presented by Heller Gallery. | |
Collect. Saatchi Gallery. London, UK. Presented by Joanna Bird Gallery. | |
European Glass Context. Bornholms Kunstmuseum, Gudhjem, Danmark. | |
Art Palm Beach. Palm Beach, Florida. USA. Presented by Heller Gallery. | |
Under the Sea. Millenium Gallery, Museums Sheffield, Sheffield, UK. | |
FUSION: A New Century of Glass. Oklahoma City Museum of Art. OK, USA. | |
2011 | Collect. Saatchi Gallery. London, UK. Presented by Joanna Bird Gallery. |
2010 | Litvak Gallery Grand Opening. Litvak Gallery. Tel Aviv, Israel. |
In Focus. Heller Gallery, New York, USA. | |
Collect. Saatchi Gallery. London, UK. Presented by Joanna Bird Gallery. | |
SOFA. Chicago, USA. Presented by Heller Gallery. | |
2009 | Collect. Saatchi Gallery. London, UK. Presented by Joanna Bird Gallery. |
SOFA. New York, Santa Fe and Chicago, USA. Presented by Heller Gallery. | |
Modern glass art – Hempel glass prize winners. Anneberg Collections, Nykøbing S. DK. | |
2008 | Transparency – Contemporary Glass Works from Denmark. Guangdong Museum of Art, Guangzhou and A4 Gallery, Chengdu, China. |
SOFA. New York, USA. Presented by Heller Gallery. | |
Beyond Representation. Jenkins Johnson Gallery. San Francisco, CA, USA. | |
2007 | Biennalen for Kunsthåndværk og Design, Trapholt Museum, Kolding. DK. |
Transparency – Contemporary Glass Works from Denmark. Gana Art Gallery, Seoul, and Museum of Art, Seoul International University, South Corea. |
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SOFA. New York, USA. Presentet by Heller Gallery. | |
SOFA. Chicago, USA. Presentet by Galleri Grønlund, DK. | |
2006 | Coburg Glaspreis, Germany. |
The Danes – Contemporary Glass at Heller Gallery. New York, USA. | |
Innerst Inne. Smålands Museum, Växjö, Sweden. | |
SOFA New York and Chicago, USA. Presentet by Galleri Grønlund, DK. | |
2005 | Måske Sort. Galleri Specta, Copenhagen, Denmark. |
Danish Studio Glass. Hawk Galleries, Ohio, USA. | |
Habatat Galleries, Michigan, USA | |
SOFA. New York and Chicago, USA. Presentet by Galleri Grønlund, DK. | |
2004 | GLASSS. Holstebro Museum of Art and Sophienholm, Lyngby-Taarbæk, Denmark. |
Collect. Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK. Presentet by Galleri Grønlund, DK. | |
Pilgrim. Vadstena Castle. Sweden. | |
New Glass from Denmark. Traver Gallery. Seattle, USA. | |
SOFA. Chicago, USA. Presentet by Galleri Grønlund, DK. | |
2003 | The 31st Glass Invitational. Habatat Galleries, Michigan, USA. |
Contemporary Danish Glass. W.D.O. Contemporary craft gallery. Charlotte, North Carolina, USA. | |
SOFA. Chicago, USA. Presentet by Galleri Grønlund, DK. | |
2002 | Reflektioner – glas på Ribe Kunstmuseum, Ribe Museum of Art, Denmark |
The 30th Glass Invitational. Habatat Galleries, Michigan, USA. | |
La tradition de demain, innovation au quotidien. Maison du Danemark, Paris, France. | |
2001 | Contemporary decorative arts 2001. Sotheby’s. London, UK. |
The 29th Glass Invitational. Habatat Galleries, Michigan, USA. | |
Artspace 2001. Barn Galleries, Oxford, UK. | |
International Glass Exhibion. Millenium Museum. Beijing and Shanghai Fine Arts Museum, Kina. Hsinchu Municipal Glassmuseum, Taiwan. | |
2000 | Contemporary crystal and glass sculptures. Général de Banque, Liège, Belgium. |
Contemporary decorative arts 2000. Sotheby’s. London, UK. | |
1999 | Exhibition of Art Glass 1999. Steninge Slot. Stockholm, Sweden. |
1998 | New Danish Glass. National Glass Centre. Sunderland, UK. |
1997 | Skulpturelt Glas. Aarhus Kunstbygning, Denmark. |
En Verden i Glass. Hadeland Glassverk. Norway. | |
1996 | Glas i Stensalen. The Danish Museum of Decorative Art. Copenhagen, Denmark. |
1995 | Kunsthåndværkerprisen af 1879. The Danish Museum of Decorative Art. Copenhagen, Denmark. |
Glasmuseum Frauenau. Frauenau, Germany. | |
Dansk Design Aktuelt. Sophienholm, Lyngby-Taarbæk, Denmark. |
Steffen Dam C.V.
