Carl Mannov

Images

Installation view. Carl Mannov. Hard Words, 2026. Huset for Kunst & Design, Holstebro — Installation view. Hard Words, 2026. Huset for Kunst & Design, Holstebro

Carl Mannov. Mate, 2026. Oil on linen. 61 x 30,5 x 2,5 cm — Mate, 2026. Oil on linen. 61 x 30,5 x 2,5 cm

Installation view. Carl Mannov. Barbara, 2025. Kunstnerforbundet, Oslo — Installation view. Barbara, 2025. Kunstnerforbundet, Oslo

Carl Mannov. Character study VI, 2025. Oil on cotton. 50 x 30 x 2,5 cm — Character study VI, 2025. Oil on cotton. 50 x 30 x 2,5 cm

Carl Mannov. Character Study VII, 2025. Oil on linen. 30 x 40 x 2,5 cm — Character Study VII, 2025. Oil on linen. 30 x 40 x 2,5 cm

Installation view. Carl Mannov. Kammerspil, 2021. Overgaden Institute of Contemporary Art, Copenhagen — Installation view. Kammerspil, 2021. Overgaden Institute of Contemporary Art, Copenhagen

Carl Mannov. Chamber Play (Act 1). Watercolor, pencil and print on paper and passepartout. 80 x 40 x 1.5 cm. Christian Andersen — Chamber Play (Act 1). Watercolor, pencil and print on paper and passepartout. 80 x 40 x 1.5 cm

Installation view. Carl Mannov. Agggoraphobe, 2018. Christian Andersen, Copenhagen — Installation view. Agggoraphobe, 2018. Christian Andersen, Copenhagen

Carl Mannov. Feeding grounds, 2018. Coffee table, hanger, trousers, magazines, and oil-treated Bulgarian walnut (courtesy of Arv.international). 163 x 59 x 50 cm. Agggoraphobe, 2018. Christian Andersen, Copenhagen — Feeding grounds, 2018. Coffee table, hanger, trousers, magazines, and oil-treated Bulgarian walnut (courtesy of Arv.international). 163 x 59 x 50 cm

Carl Mannov. Agggoraphobe, 2018. Acrylic, charcoal, collage, and acrylic mat on plywood, and pine stretcher. 200 x 130 x 6,5 cm. Agggoraphobe, 2018. Christian Andersen, Copenhagen — Agggoraphobe, 2018. Acrylic, charcoal, collage, and acrylic mat on plywood, and pine stretcher. 200 x 130 x 6,5 cm

Installation view. .RAR! 2017. STANDARD (OSLO), Oslo

chacmool brawl n claw, 2017. Xerox WorkCentre 6655, glazed stoneware and concrete, copy paper (A3, A4), plastic pots, ceramic cup and stoneware vase. 132 x 70 x 63 cm

Installation view. Carl Mannov presented by Christian Andersen & STANDARD (OSLO), ALAC, Los Angeles, 2016

CV

Carl Mannov

Born 1990 in Copenhagen
Lives and works in Copenhagen

Education
2011–2016 Oslo National Academy of Fine Art
2010–2011 Graphical Technician, Copenhagen Technical College

Solo exhibitions
2027
Stormen kunst/dájdda, Bodø (upcoming)
2026
Hard Words (with Melanie Kitti), HFKD, Holstebro
2025 
Barbara, Kunsterforbundet, Oslo
2022
Public comission for the High Court of Eastern Denmark, Copenhagen
2021
Kammerspil, Overgaden Institute of Contemporary Art, Copenhagen
2019
DVÆLER, Heerz Tooya, Veliko Turnovo
2018
Agggoraphobe, Christian Andersen, Copenhagen
2017
Positions w. Christian Andersen, Art Basel Miami Beach
.RAR!, STANDARD (OSLO), Oslo
2016
DESK CHOP SHA CHI, Christian Andersen, Copenhagen
2015
Water Cooler Conversations, STANDARD (OSLO), Oslo
Pro- pods and bullpens, One Night Only, Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo
Project space, Trafo Kunsthall, Oslo
2014
No buddy but our shelves, Oslo Prosjektrom, Oslo
2013
Rambuk, Kazachenkos Apartment, Oslo

Selected group exhibitions
2027
Isaak Fangel, Copenhagen (upcoming)
2026
Gang Pinokio Again!, Kgs. Nytorv 1, Copenhagen
2024
Describe me the view from my window, Union Pacific, London
2022
Decembristerne 2022, Den Frie Centre of Contemporary Art, Copenhagen
I Call It Art, The National Museum, Oslo
Chloe Elgie, Stefano Faoro, Carl Mannov, Dana Munro, Nora Kapfer, organized by Slemmestad Fine Arts, Caravan, Oslo
2020
Ups & Downs – 15 Years of STANDARD (OSLO), STANDARD (OSLO), Oslo
FED LER, Gl. Holtegaard, Holte
2019
Civilkurage, Plum Trim, Oslo
The whole is less than the sum of its parts, She Will Artspace, Ski
2018
REPEAT.FORWARD, Galleri F15, Moss
2017
Oslo Museum for Samtidskunst, Kunsthall Oslo, Oslo
I Wish I Could Wait Forever but I Just Give Up, Den Nordiske Ambassade, Copenhagen
The Hand Refrains, MAUVE, Vienna
Plant B, curated by Komplot and Toke Lykkeberg, Parc de la Fonderie, Brussels
Grasping a Concept is Mastering the Use of a Form, La Casa Encendida, Madrid
Norwegian Sculpture Biennial 2017, Vigeland Museum, Oslo
Rites de passage, Philipp Haverkampf Galerie, Berlin
A Painters Doubt: Painting & Phenomenology, Salzburger Kunstverein, Salzburg
2016
Chanting, all clamoring, chirping (Chiroptera), blaring elevator stops. Dings, organized by Christian Tony Norum, The Munch Museum, Oslo
The Intern Ship, Galleri Slursula, Oslo
Stoneroses #5, organized by Santiago Taccetti and Mirak Jamal, Bern
SLOHAGENHALLAH, Goethe Institute, Ramallah
MFA Degree show, Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo
2015
Project exhibition, Agder Kunstsenter, Kristiansand
Conflicting evidence, 1857, Oslo
Chris Hood & Carl Mannov, Rod Barton, London
2014
Mind & Matter, LYNX, Oslo
BASKETBALL, VOLLEYBALL, TENNISBALL, GOLFBALL, Akademirommet, Oslo
Summer slumber super salon, Demons Mouth, Oslo
2013
Mangler. Liten ulv i bronse. Har forsvunnet, Akademirommet, Oslo
Høstutstillingen, Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo
Maleri=Divergens, Podium, Oslo
2012
Winter Solstice, ANX Gallery, Oslo
cs_ono, One Night Only Gallery, Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo

Grants
2022, 2021, 2019, 2016
The Danish Arts Foundation working grant
2017
Arts Council Norway, 3 year working grant for young artists
2016
BKH, Billedkunstnernes Hjelpefond, Oslo
FKDS, Kunstnernes Hus, studio stipend, Oslo
2015
Knud Højgaards Foundation, Gentofte
The Oticon Foundation, Smørum
2014
Project Grant, Fondet for kunst- og designstudenter, Oslo
2013
Youth Grant, Frifond, Oslo

Residencies 
2023 
ISCP, International Studio & Curatorial Program, New York

Selected bibliography 
2021
 Kammerspil. Monographic publication, published by Overgaden Institute of Contemporary Art, Copenhagen 
2020
 Mattia Lullini. ‘Interview. Carl Mannov’. Emergent Magazine, Issue 06. pp. 138–164 

Public Collections
New Carlsberg Foundation, Copenhagen
The Danish Arts Foundation, Copenhagen
Municipality of Copenhagen Art Collection, Copenhagen