Agnete Bjørneboe née Bayer (born 1943) is a Tanzanian-born Danish artist and educator whose work covers painting,

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, mosaic and

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. Her subjects are inspired by her upbringing in East Africa and by study trips to India, Syria and Egypt. For many years, she has taught art both in the classroom and with individual students. In addition to her artwork as a book illustrator, her creations can be seen in the

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Biography

Born on 31 October 1943 in

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in the early 1980s. Her art education also included study trips to India and Nepal (1987), Syria (1994), Cairo (1996), Rome and Peru (1998).

Career

Bjørneboes artwork was influenced by her childhood in East Africa and by her later travels to India, Nepal and the Middle East. This led to the repeated geometric patterns she applied to her kilim rugs. The ornamental quality of her acrylic-coloured newspaper cuttings in the 1990s stems from India. As a painter, she has adopted a style similar to that of

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in her botanical and zoological subjects. Active in

Horsens Horsens () is a city on the east coast of Jutland region of Denmark. It is the seat of the Horsens municipality. The city's population is 61,074 (1 January 2022) and the municipality's population is 94,443 (), making it the 8th largest city in De ...

, she has decorated local buildings including the hospital and several schools while teaching both school classes and individuals. First exhibiting at the autumn presentations at

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in 1978, she has since participated in both group and individual events. Her works can be seen in Copenhagen's City Museum, in the Arts and Crafts School in

Vejle Vejle () is a city in Denmark, in the southeast of the Jutland Peninsula at the head of Vejle Fjord, where the Vejle River and Grejs River and their valleys converge. It is the site of the councils of Vejle Municipality ('' kommune'') and the R ...

and in the Syren Park in Børkop. Bjørneboes has also served for many years as a columnist for ''

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'', writing on lifestyle, art, antiques and food.

References

External links

Agnete Bjørneboe's website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bjorneboe, Agnete 1943 births People from Kilimanjaro Region 20th-century Danish artists 20th-century Danish women artists 21st-century Danish artists 21st-century Danish women artists Danish people of Tanzanian descent Living people