Mette Winckelmann
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OverviewHouse of Repair and Improvements I, 2026Mette Winckelmann (DK, 1971), reflects on rigidly defined categories and forms by creating and dissolving geometric patterns. Through layering and combinations of textures her works become abstract. By working with the painting’s own physicality she explores its tactile and spiritual quality. Some elements that can be found in her practice are flags, collages and fabrics. The flag symbolizes collective authority, authenticity and identification, and fabrics and textile crafts, such as quilting and patchwork techniques, have often been thought of as women’s work. As such, there are underlying subjects to be found in the abstract patterns. Flags, as symbols of national identity, and textiles, as the women’s indirect influence on society and gender history, are examples of some of the overall themes in Winckelmann’s work. They stand for hierarchies, possibilities and limitations. Some of her works have been created in direct relation to the spaces in which they are exhibited, demonstrating the artist’s interest in her works’ physicality. In that way, with the artist’s own words, her abstract, yet conscious, paintings combine her interest in art and life.Mette Winckelmann is educated from the Academy of Art and Design, Bratislava, Slovakia and at The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, Copenhagen (1997-2003). She has exhibited at the Changwon Sculpture Biennale, at Le Bicolore, Paris, Moderna Museet, Malmø, Den Frie - Center for Contemporary Art, Copenhagen, Munkeruphus, Augustiana, Overgaden - Institute for Contemporary Art, Gl. Holtegaard, Sorø Kunstmuseum. Her works are in collections at SMK - National Gallery of Denmark, HEART - Herning Museum of Contemporary Art, Viborg Kunsthal, and at Christiansborg. In 2025, she participated in the 7th Changwon Sculpture Biennale, Korea.
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Works
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Mette WinckelmannHouse of Repair and Improvements I, 2026110 x 110 cmAcrylic on linen -
Mette WinckelmannHouse of Repair and Improvements II, 2026140 x 140 cmAcrylic on linen
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Mette WinckelmannRedemption IV, 202695 x 95 cmAcrylic on venetian fabric
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Mette WinckelmannRedemption V, 202695 x 95 cmAcrylic on textile for furniture
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Mette WinckelmannRedemption VI , 2026110 x 110 cmAcrylic on textile for furniture
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Mette WinckelmannRedemption VII, 2026110 x 110 cmAcrylic on burlap
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Mette WinckelmannThe Up Side Down, 2026107 x 107 cmMixed textiles
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Mette WinckelmannTo the Lighthouse III, 202620 x 20 cmAcrylic on linen and canvas
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Mette WinckelmannTo the Lighthouse IV, 202620 x 20 cmAcrylic on linen and canvas
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Mette WinckelmannTo the Lighthouse IX, 202620 x 20 cmAcrylic on linen and canvas
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Mette WinckelmannTo the Lighthouse V, 202620 x 20 cmAcrylic on linen and canvas
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Mette WinckelmannTo the Lighthouse VI, 202620 x 20 cmAcrylic on linen and canvas
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Mette WinckelmannTo the Lighthouse VII, 202620 x 20 cmAcrylic on linen and canvas
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Mette WinckelmannTo the Lighthouse VIII, 202620 x 20 cmAcrylic on linen and canvas
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Mette WinckelmannTo the Lighthouse X, 202620 x 20 cmAcrylic on linen and canvas
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Mette WinckelmannTo the Lighthouse XI, 202620 x 20 cmAcrylic on linen and canvas
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Mette WinckelmannTo the Lighthouse XIII, 202620 x 20 cmAcrylic on linen and canvas
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Mette WinckelmannTo the Lighthouse XIV, 202620 x 20 cmAcrylic on linen and canvas
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Mette WinckelmannTo the Lighthouse XV, 202620 x 20 cmAcrylic on linen and canvas
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Mette WinckelmannTo the Lighthouse XVI, 202620 x 20 cmAcrylic on linen and canvas
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Mette WinckelmannTo the Lighthouse XVII, 202620 x 20 cmAcrylic on linen and canvas
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Mette WinckelmannTo the Lighthouse XVIII, 202620 x 20 cmAcrylic on linen and canvas
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Mette WinckelmannTo the Lighthouse XXI, 202620 x 20 cmAcrylic on linen and canvas
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Mette WinckelmannNaboplanet, 202490 x 90 cmTexile and acrylic
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Mette WinckelmannHousehold, 2023170 x 170 cmAcrylic and used vale and saw blades on canvas
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Mette WinckelmannNature and Causes, 2023170 x 170 cmAcrylic on printed fabric (hunting theme)
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Mette WinckelmannThe happiest year, 2023170 x 170 cmAcrylic on canvas
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Mette WinckelmannUntitled, 202190,5 x 75 cmOil on canvas and textile
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Mette WinckelmannUntitled, 202190,5 x 75 cmOil on canvas and textile
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Mette WinckelmannVariabler #5, 202162 x 32 cmAcrylic on canvas
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Mette WinckelmannA4, 2020-202330 x 21 cmAcrylic on textile and canvas
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Mette WinckelmannA4, 2020-202330 x 21 cmAcrylic on textile and canvas
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Mette WinckelmannA4, 2020-202330 x 21 cmAcrylic on textile and canvas
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Mette WinckelmannFinished, Unfinished, Crossed, 2012210 x 147 cmMixed media
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Mette WinckelmannUGH! (black and white), 2007164 x 130 cmtextile collage
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Exhibitions
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Mette Winckelmann: SLIP
30 Apr - 6 Jun 2026In the exhibition SLIP , Mette Winckelmann presents a series of new paintings and textile works in which paint, fabric, and composition merge in an exploration of the meaning, history,...Read more -
SPRING SHOW: POTENTIAL POWER
26 Apr - 5 Aug 2025This spring, we celebrate the power and talent of five of the gallery’s artists: Maiken Bent, Mette Winckelmann, Miriam Kongstad, Maria Wæhrens, and Hannah Heilmann . The works have been...Read more -
SPRING SHOW
13 Apr - 25 May 2024It is our great pleasure to be able to welcome you all to the gallery's first SPRING SHOW, which is a group exhibition with all the gallery's represented artists: Maiken...Read more -
Mette Winckelmann: Lend and Borrow
17 Nov 2023 - 3 Feb 2024Wilson Saplana is pleased to present artist Mette Winckelmann's first solo exhibition in the gallery, Lend and Borrow. For the exhibition, Winckelmann presents new geometric, material, and tactile paintings that...Read more
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Selected Institutional exhibitions
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METTE WINCKELMANN: SILENT APPLE
THE 7TH CHANGWON SCULPTURE BIENNALE, CHANGWON, KR September 27 - November 10 2024SILENT APPLE WITH METTE WINCKEMANN Seongsan Art Hall, Seongsan Shell Mound, Changwon Cultural Complex, Changwon City, South Korea Mette Winckelmann is exhibiting her installation 'Emotions are My Power ' at... -
METTE WINCKELMANN: BELIEF AND SUPERSTITUION
PERMANENT PUBLIC COMISSION, VIBORG KUNSTHALLE, VIBORG, DK 2013BELIEF AND SUPERSTITUION BY METTE WINCKELMANN Viborg Kunsthalle, Riddergade 8, 8800 Viborg, DK Around Viborg Kunsthalle, visual artist Mette Winckelmann's 151 meter long mosaic wall greets the Kunsthalles visitors. The... -
METTE WINCKELMANN: KEEP YOUR LAWS OFF MY BODY
SOLO EXHIBITION, VESTJYLLANDS KUNSTPAVILLION, VIDEBÆK, DK November 12 - December 18, 2022KEEP YOUR LAWS OFF MY BODY BY METTE WINCKELMANN Vestjyllands Kunstpavillon, Henning Larsens Vej 3, 6920 Videbæk, DK In her solo exhibition Keep your laws off my body at Vestjyllands...
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