1943 Bente Hansen is born in Copenhagen in 1943. Education & Career 1960-1964 Denmark’s Design School (former ”Skolen for Brugskunst”). 1964-1970 Attached to Bing & Grøndahls Porcelain Factory. 1978-1982 Attached to Royal Copenhagen. 1968- Establishing own workshop in Copenhagen. 1992-1996 Head of the Department for Ceramic and Glass, Denmark’s Design School. 1992-1997 Member of the National Bank of Denmark Jubilee Fund of 1968 Committee. 1999-2001 Member of the Danish Arts Foundation Committee for Applied Art and Design. Exhibitions in the Netherlands: 1990 – “Danish Ceramics Artists”, Singer Museum Laren, Holland. Memberships – The Danish Arts and Crafts Association. – The Danish Artists Association. – The Board of the ”Académie Internationale de la Céramique”, Switzerland. – The Board of IAC, International Academy of Ceramists. Contact : Studio: Elleborgvej 4A, 3140 Aalsgaarde, Denmark E-mail: bente@bentehansen.dk Pictures : Bente Hansen in her workshop, around 2015 (source Keramiske Veje 2018); portrait Bente Hansen (source website artist); container with block decoration (source Gallery Ann Linnemann); lidded pot (source Pinterest); container (source Venice Clay Artists.com).
Keramiske Veje 2018, United and Apart , Clay Museum Middelfahrt (DK), catalogue 2018


