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Artistic Journey
Began painting in 1995, initially figurative, followed by an extended period of material and process-based experimentation. Moved gradually towards abstraction and monochrome painting, culminating in the 2008 Copenhagen debut exhibition 4 Grades of Reality.
From 2008 onward, abstract painting developed alongside drawing, printmaking and writing, with writing becoming an integral part of the practice. The writing explores themes including perception, memory, colour, materiality and cultural identity. Process-based experimentation and material research remain central to the work.
Education
- 1994–1995 — Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design, studies in visual art, one year
- 1991–1993 — apprenticeship in commercial draftsmanship, three years
Solo Exhibitions
- 2022 — Graphite, Galleri Weinberger Schandorff, Copenhagen
- 2020 — Colours Collected From a Childhood, Galleri Weinberger Schandorff, Copenhagen
- 2016 — Life After Ninety, Galleri Weinberger, Copenhagen
- 2012 — Infinity Loop and Images of Eggs, Cath Alexandrine Danneskiold-Samsøe Gallery, Copenhagen
- 2011 — The Journeyman, Cath Alexandrine Danneskiold-Samsøe Gallery, Copenhagen
- 2010 — The Man Without Qualities, CDS Art and Visibility, Copenhagen
- 2008 — 4 Grades of Reality, debut exhibition, Copenhagen
Selected Group Exhibitions
- 2023 — Artwork Orange, Galleri Weinberger Schandorff, Copenhagen
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Anonymous Drawings
2016 – Stadt- und Industriemuseum, Rüsselsheim, Germany
2016 – ARTQ13, Rome, Italy
2016 – Galerie Geyso20, Brunswick, Germany
2015 – Kunstverein Tiergaten, Galerie Nord, Berlin, Germany
2009 – Kunstraum Kreuzberg, Berlin, Germany -
The Vitruvian Woman
2012 — Velan Gallery, Torino, Italy
2009 — Formverk, Eskilstuna, Sweden -
Fragments
2011 — Arnot Art Museum, Elmira, New York, US
2009 — Berkeley Commonplace Community Screening Center, Berkeley, US
- 2009 — At the Zenith, Magacin Gallery, Beograd, Serbia
Work visits
- 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 — audio/visual experimental installation
- 2011 — Danish Art Workshops, Copenhagen — aquatint
- 2009 — Crown Point Press, San Francisco, US — aquatint, hard-ground and soft-ground etching
Public Funding
- 2011 — Public funding from the New York State Council on the Arts’ Decentralization Program, administered by The ARTS Council of the Finger Lakes, for Fragments, Arnot Art Museum, Elmira, New York, US
- 2010 — Travel Grant, Danish Arts Foundation
- 2009 — Travel Grant, Danish Arts Foundation
Bibliography
Catalogs and Essays
- 2025–present, Michael Baastrup Chang, More on Art, Link
- 2012 — Infinity Loop and Images of Eggs, Forlaget Uden Titel, ISBN 978-87-992964-6-0
- 2011 — The Journeyman, Forlaget Uden Titel, ISBN 978-87-992964-4-6
- 2011 — Interferens: Interaktion med Jens Jørgens Thorsens film "Lys" 1988, ISBN-978-87-992964-1-5, Forlaget Uden Titel, Link
- 2010–2013, Michael Baastrup Chang (ed. Justina Joy Bartoli-Miller), A Collection of Essays on Art, Link
- 2009 — The Man Without Qualities and Symposium, Forlaget Uden Titel, ISBN 978-87-992964-2-2
- 2009 — Afvist, self-published exhibition catalogue, Link
- 2008 — Monochromes and Short Wave Paintings, Forlaget Uden Titel, ISBN 978-87-992844-0-5
- 2008 — 4 Grades of Reality, self-published exhibition catalogue, on file with The Royal Danish Library
Selected Press and Reviews
- Vibes’n Vistas — K-Art on the map, August 17, 2026: “An Interview with Michael Baastrup Chang”, Link
- Trine Ross, Politiken.dk, Copenhagen, 2011: “Dansk krop overmaler Munch, Warhol og Bacon med sort”. Link
- Ray Finger, Star-Gazette, Elmira, New York, 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
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2009–2022 —
Marty McCutcheon (US),
multiple long-term collaborations:
2020 — The Postal-Collage Project No. 9, Berkeley, US
2014 — The Postal-Collage Project No. 2, Berkeley, US
2012 — The Postal-Collage Project No. 1, Berkeley and San Francisco, US - 2011–2014 — Slowness (US), audiovisual and performance collaborations
- 2012–2013 — Kirstine Autzen (DK), exhibition and audiovisual collaborations
- 2009–2011 — Stories of the Sun God, Christy Walsh (US), scenographic and performative collaboration at: Valerie Green / Dance Entropy, Queens, New York, US and Triskelion's Collaborations in Dance Festival, Brooklyn, New York, US
- 2009 — Melanie Chilianis (Australia), Raspen Ungated, collaborative audiovisual project
- 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
- Additional collaborations with Jan Kather (US), Stina Pehrsdotter (Sweden), Niclas Hallberg (Sweden), Willy Darko and Irina Gabiani (Italy)
Selected Documentaries
- 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
- 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
- 2015 — Pairings, Healdsburg Center for the Arts, US
- 2014 — Y, Transborda – Overflow, Alcobaça, Portugal
- 2012 — Video Dia Loghi, Velan Gallery, Torino, Italy
- 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 — Water Preserves, State of the Art Gallery, Ithaca, New York, US
- 2009 — Exquisite Corpse Video Project, Formverk, Eskilstuna, Sweden
- 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
Art Fairs, Talks and Related Activities
- 2023, Apr. 29 AXEL Artist Takeover, AXEL Aarhus, exhibition and live wall work
- 2023, Jan 27–29 — Art Herning, MCH Messecenter, (MCH Exhibition Centre), c/o Galleri Weinberger Schandorff, Herning, Denmark
- 2022, Aug. 25–28 — 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
- 2014–2016 — Kunstnerkollektivet Tietgensgade, (Tietgensgade Artists’ Collective), initiator, co-founder and member
- 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, New York, US Link
- 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, 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
Representation
Galleri Weinberger Schandorff, Copenhagen