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Artistic Journey
- Education
- Studied at the University of the Arts London.
- Painting
- Began painting in 1995; public debut as a painter in Copenhagen followed in 2008.
- Practice
- Working across painting, drawing, printmaking, audio/visual work and writing.
Artistic Approach
- Themes
- Perception, memory, colour, materiality, artistic process and cultural identity.
- Methods
- Practice-based research through material experimentation, observation and iterative processes.
- Media
- Painting, drawing, printmaking and audio/visual works, with an emphasis on experimentation and collaboration.
Education
- 1994–1995 — Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design.
- 1991–1993 — Apprenticeship as a commercial draughtsman.
Practice Development
Began painting figuratively in 1995 and developed an extended period of material and process-based experimentation before moving towards abstraction and monochrome painting. The transition culminated in the debut exhibition 4 Grades of Reality in Copenhagen in 2008.
Early practice included experimental painting, monochrome works and works incorporating unconventional materials, ultraviolet light and movement sensors, alongside photographic and video documentation.
From 2008 onward the practice expanded across painting, drawing, printmaking, audio/visual work and writing.
Solo Exhibitions
- Graphite, Galleri Weinberger Schandorff, Copenhagen, 2022.
- Colours Collected From a Childhood, Galleri Weinberger Schandorff, Copenhagen, 2020.
- Life After Ninety, Galleri Weinberger, Copenhagen, 2016.
- Infinity Loop and Images of Eggs, Cath Alexandrine Danneskiold-Samsøe Gallery, Copenhagen, 2012.
- The Journeyman, Cath Alexandrine Danneskiold-Samsøe Gallery, Copenhagen, 2011.
- The Man Without Qualities, CDS Art and Visibility, Copenhagen, 2010.
- 4 Grades of Reality, debut exhibition, Copenhagen, 2008.
Selected Group Exhibitions
- 2023 — Group exhibition, Artwork Orange, Galleri Weinberger Schandorff, Copenhagen.
- 2020 — The Postal-Collage Project No. 9, Berkeley, US.
- 2016 — Anonymous Drawings 2016, Stadt- und Industriemuseum, Rüsselsheim, Germany.
- 2015 — Anonymous Drawings 2015, ARTQ13, Rome, Italy. Galerie Geyso20, Brunswick, Germany. Kunstverein Tiergaten, Galerie Nord, Berlin, Germany.
- 2015 — Pairings, Healdsburg Center for the Arts, US.
- 2014 — The Postal-Collage Project No. 2, Berkeley, US.
- 2012 — Video Dia Loghi, Velan Gallery, Torino, Italy.
- 2012 — The Postal-Collage Project No. 1, Berkeley and San Francisco, US.
- 2011 — Fragments, Arnot Art Museum, Elmira, New York, US.
- 2010 — Stories of the Sun God, Valerie Green / Dance Entropy, Queens, New York. US, and Triskelion's Collaborations in Dance Festival, Brooklyn, New York, US.
- 2009 — Water Preserves, State of the Art Gallery, Ithaca, New York, US.
- 2009 — The Vitruvian Woman and Exquisite Corpse Video Project, Formverk, Eskilstuna, Sweden.
- 2009 — At the Zenith, Magacin Gallery, Beograd, Serbia.
- 2009 — Anonymous Drawings, Kunstraum Kreuzberg, Berlin, Germany.
- 2008–2010 — Exquisite Corpse Video Project, international exhibitions and screenings.
Residencies
- 2023 — Printers Proof, Copenhagen — Spitbite.
- 2020 — Printers Proof, Copenhagen — monoprint.
- 2013 — Crown Point Press, San Francisco, US — photogravure.
- 2012 — Danish Art Workshops, Copenhagen — aquatint.
- 2011 — Arnot Art Museum, Elmira, New York, US — audiovisual experimental installation.
- 2011 — Danish Art Workshops, Copenhagen — aquatint.
- 2009 — Crown Point Press, San Francisco, US — aquatint, hard-ground and soft-ground etching.
Grants
- 2011 — Project Grant, The New York State Council on the Arts.
- 2010 — Travel Grant, Danish Arts Foundation.
- 2009 — Travel Grant, Danish Arts Foundation.
Bibliography
Catalogs and Essays
- Michael B. Chang, More on Art, 2025–present. Link
- Michael B. Chang (ed. Justina Joy Bartoli-Miller), A Collection of Essays on Art, Forlaget Uden Titel, 2010–2013. Link
- A Collection of Catalog Texts, 2025–present. Link
- 2012 — Infinity Loop and Images of Eggs, ISBN 978-87-992964-6-0.
- 2011 — The Journeyman, ISBN 978-87-992964-4-6.
- 2009 — The Man Without Qualities and Symposium, ISBN 978-87-992964-2-2.
- 2008 — Monochromes and Short Wave Paintings, ISBN 978-87-992844-0-5.
- 2008 — 4 Grades of Reality, Self-published. On file with The Royal Danish Library.
- Michael B. Chang, Interferens: Interaktion med Jens Jørgens Thorsens film "Lys" 1988, Forlaget Uden Titel ApS, Copenhagen, 2011.
Selected Press and Reviews
- Trine Ross, Politiken.dk, Copenhagen, 2011: “Dansk krop overmaler Munch, Warhol og Bacon med sort”. Link
- Ray Finger, Star-Gazette, Elmira, NY, US, 2011: “Fragments on Display at Arnot Museum”.
- Claudia Corrieri, ArtReview.com, London, 2010: “Exquisite Corpse Video Project: A Network First”.
- Tita Nordlund-Hessler, Eskilstuna-Kuriren, Sweden, 2009: “Nu vill han göra bilder av tomrum”.
Collaborations
- 2009–2022 — Marty McCutcheon (US), multiple long-term collaborations.
- 2011–2014 — Slowness (US), audiovisual and performance collaborations.
- 2009–2011 — Christy Walsh (US), scenographic and performative collaboration.
- 2012–2013 — Kirstine Autzen (DK), exhibition and audiovisual collaborations.
- 2008–2009 — Exquisite Corpse Video Project, international collaboration involving artists from Denmark, Sweden, US, Brazil, Norway, England, France, Germany, Portugal, India, South Africa and Taiwan.
- 2009 — Melanie Chilianis (Australia), Raspen Ungated, collaborative audiovisual project.
- Additional collaborations with Jan Kather (US), Stina Pehrsdotter (Sweden), Niclas Hallberg (Sweden), Willy Darko and Irina Gabiani (Italy).
Video and Audio/Visual Works
Selected Documentaries (2008–2016)
- Life After Ninety (2016), 7:13.
- Studio Visit I–III (2013), 6:37 / 9:25 / 7:02.
- Images of Eggs Series (2011–2012), including Making a Print, Layer 1–6, and Infinity Loop.
- Fragments (2011), 37:29.
- The Man Without Qualities (2010), 6:10.
- Stories of the Sun God (2009), 10:00.
Selected Audio/Visual Works (2007–)
- 2025 — On Silence III: A Third Opinion — experimental short.
- 2012 — Autzen+Chang — collaboration with Kirstine Autzen.
- 2011 — Two Hands in the Air and One Hand in the Air — gesture-based performance works.
- 2011 — No Manifesto — audiovisual work exhibited internationally.
- 2011 — Little King and Black and White — collaboration with Slowness.
- 2010 — Y — long-form video essay, 1h 38m.
- 2009 — In the Morning, Spinning, Transformation, Interfaces — short experimental works.
- 2008 — On Silence — early video work concerned with visual minimalism.
- 2008 — Concerto Azzurro — collaborative film with Slowness.
- 2008 — Exquisite Corpse Video Project — international collaborative video project.
- 2007 — Pregnant — early short audio/visual work screened internationally.
Selected Screenings
- 2014 — Y, Transborda – Overflow, Alcobaça, Portugal.
- 2012 — No Manifesto, ZET Foundation, Amsterdam; Galerie Octobre, Paris; Rich Mix, London; Savvy Contemporary, Berlin; Box Space, Milan; Expressive Arts Institute, San Diego.
- 2010–2011 — Interfaces and Transformation, ECVP Vol. 2, including presentations at Videoformes, France; Optica, Paris; Blueprint, London; and Experimenta!, Brazil.
- 2009 — Pregnant and Espresso, ECVP Vol. 1, including presentations at Artists Television Access, San Francisco; Indie Film Festival, Brazil; Alucine Festival, Toronto; Aza Digital Cinema Festival, Thessaloniki; Kulturpalast Wedding, Berlin; Sguardi Sonori Festival, Rome and Benevento; and Optica Fest, Latin America.
- 2008 — Pregnant, Vansa Network, Cape Town, South Africa; Rural Research Labs, Elmira, New York, US; and other international presentations.
Other Activities
Workshops, Talks, Art Fairs and Related Activities
- 2023, Jan 27–29 — Art Herning, MCH Messecenter, (MCH Exhibition Centre), c/o Galleri Weinberger Schandorff, Herning, Denmark.
- 2022, Aug. 22–28 — Enter Art Fair, c/o Galleri Weinberger Schandorff, Copenhagen.
- 2022, May 6–8 — Art Herning, MCH Messecenter, (MCH Exhibition Centre), c/o Galleri Weinberger Schandorff, Herning, Denmark.
- 2021, Aug. 27–Sep. 30 — Pop-Up Show: Michael Baastrup Chang, Galleri Weinberger Schandorff, Hellerup, Denmark.
- 2020, Oct./Nov. — Paintings, drawings and prints featured in Ulven kommer, (Cry Wolf), DR1 Drama, Danmarks Radio (Danish Broadcasting Corporation, DR).
- 2015, Dec.–Jan. — The Journeyman (Revisited), Kunstforeningen Det Kgl. Bibliotek, (The art club of the Royal Danish Library), Copenhagen.
- 2013, Aug. 8–9 — Pinhole Camera Workshop, Kulturskolerne, (The Danish Schools of Culture), Hellerup, Denmark.
- 2012, Dec. 16–18 — Video Dia Loghi, curated by LOOP, Velan Gallery, Torino, Italy.
- 2011, Oct. 14 — Culture Night Open Workshops, Danish Art Workshops, Copenhagen.
- 2011, Apr. 7 — Artist Talk: Meeting in the Middle, Arnot Art Museum, Elmira, NY, US. Link
- 2009, Apr. 1–May 30 — Rejected, Strandgade 10, Copenhagen.
- 2009, Aug. 29–Sep. 26 — Pictures of Nothing, Formverk Art Zone, Eskilstuna, Sweden.
- 2008, Nov. 3–26 — Monochromes and Short Wave Paintings, Frederiksgade 2, Aarhus, Denmark.
- 2014–2016 — Kunstnerkollektivet Tietgensgade, (Tietgensgade Artists’ Collective), initiator, co-founder and member.