Malene Kastalje

Malene Kastalje, 1968, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Lives and works in Copenhagen.

Education:
2006-12 Goldsmith studies at goldsmith Gitte Bjørn, Copenhagen, Denmark
1994 MA in one-off furniture and experimental design, The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts - The School of Design, Copenhagen, Denmark
1993-94 Exchange student, Aalto University - School of Arts, Design and Architecture, Helsinki, Finland
1991 Higher National Diploma in 3 dimensional multi-area design, University of Portsmouth, England
 
Selected exhibitions:
2017 Exposicão de Inauguracão, Galeria Alice Floriano, São Paulo, Brazil.
2016 Olo/Mærkbart, Kouvola Art Museum, Kouvola, Finland.
2016 JOYA Barcelona Art Jewellery Fair, Arts Santa Monica, Barcelona, Spain.
2016 Alliages - The Legacy Award 2016, JOYA Barcelona Art Jewellery Fair, Barcelona, Spain.
2016 Impressions 2016 - The Permanent, Alliages Gallery, Lille, France
2016 The Legacy Collection - Alliages Gallery, Orfebres Peris Roca Gallery, Melting Point 2016, Valencia, Spain
2015 Beijing International Jewelry Art Biennial 2015, Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology, Beijing, China
2015 The Legacy Award 2015 - Alliages Gallery, Joya Barcelona Art Jewellery Fair, Barcelona, Spain
2015 Kunstforeningen af 14. august, 50 years jubilee exhibition, Paustian, Copenhagen, Denmark
2015 Women in Danish Furniture Design, Trapholt Museum of Fine Art, Kolding, Denmark
2015 The Spring Exhibition 2015, Kunsthal Charlottenborg, Copenhagen, Denmark
2014 What is it worth – money and affection, Gallery Bærbart, Copenhagen, Denmark
2014 Jewellery, Form/Design Center, Malmö, Sweden
2013 The Biennale for Craft and Design 2013, The Round Tower, Copenhagen, Denmark
2013 Chain, A Casa Museu do Objeto Brasileiro, São Paulo, Brazil
2011 KE11 - The Artists’ Autumn Exhibition, Den Frie, Copenhagen, Denmark
2001 Dansk Form – Tur Retur - Design vom Nachbarn, The Danish Architecture Centre, Copenhagen + Stilwerk + Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe, Hamburg, Germany
2000 The Danish Wave, (invited by the Danish Ministry of Cultural Affairs), Ozone Gallery, Tokyo, Japan and China Revolution History Museum, Beijing, China
2000 Crafts Collection 04, Danish Crafts at Tendence, Frankfurt, Germany
2000 Æ, Ø, Å, Galerie Nicola Quadri, Milan, Italy
2000 Rumfang, (Kropsholder) Danish Design Center, Copenhagen, Denmark and  Abitare il Tempo, Verona, Italy
2000 Crafts Collection 03, Danish Crafts at Ambiente, Frankfurt, Germany
1999 Walk the Plank, Designmuseum Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark
1999 Living Danish Design, Royal Danish Embassy, London, UK
1998 Charlottenborg Autumn Exhibition, Kunsthal Charlottenborg, Copenhagen, Denmark
1998 Designers Block, (Kropsholder), Old Truman Brewery, London, UK
1998 Talente, International Trade Fair, Münch, Germany
1997 Kropsholder, Scandinavian Furniture Fair, Copenhagen, Denmark
 
Grants and residencies:
2016 The Danish Arts Foundation, projects grant.
2016 The Danish Arts Foundation, working grant
2015 The Danish National Bank Foundation, travel grant
2015 The Danish State Art Foundation, working grant
2001 The Danish State Art Foundation, 2-year working grant
2000 Ministry of Cultural Affairs Foundation, grant
1998, 1999, 2000 The Danish National Bank Foundation, grant
1998 The Danish State Art Foundation, working grant
1996 The Danish Cultural Foundation, grant
1996, 1997 The Danish Art Workshops, residency
 
Collections:
2016 The Legacy Collection, Alliages Gallery, France
2016^. Trapholt Furniture Collection, Trapholt Museum of Fine Art, Denmark
2015 The Legacy Collection, Alliages Gallery, France
2015 Kunstforeningen af 14. august, Denmark
2015 The Jewellery Box, The Danish State Art Foundation, Denmark
 
Collaborative projects:
1997-2002 Malene Kastalje was, in collaboration with Louise Campbell, the initiator to Kropsholder, a group of 14 female Nordic furniture designers
 
Memberships:
2014-today Member of The Danish Crafts & Design Association, Copenhagen, Denmark
2015 Member of Klimt02
 
Other:
2001 Censor at The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, School of Design, Copenhagen, Denmark
2015-today Censor in the admissions committee at The Danish Crafts & Design Association
 
Nominations:
 2015 The Legacy Award 2015, Joya Barcelona Art Jewellery Fair, Barcelona, Spain
 

Alliages Galerie
111 boulevard Victor Hugo
Lille, France.

Galeria Alice Floriano
São Paulo, Brazil.