John Kørner (born in 1967) is a Danish artist based in

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. Kørner was born in

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. His paintings feature a mixture of figurative and abstract imagery rendered in watered-down

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. Some common motifs are people, animals, boats and trees. In addition to works on canvas, Korner also paints on

ceramics A ceramic is any of the various hard, brittle, heat-resistant and corrosion-resistant materials made by shaping and then firing an inorganic, nonmetallic material, such as clay, at a high temperature. Common examples are earthenware, porcelain ...

. Kørner attended the

Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts ( da, Det Kongelige Danske Kunstakademi - Billedkunst Skolerne) has provided education in the arts for more than 250 years, playing its part in the development of the art of Denmark. History The Royal Dani ...

in Copenhagen between 1992 and 1998. He was awarded an

Eckersberg Medal The Eckersberg Medal (originally the ''Akademiets Aarsmedaille'' or Annual Academy Medal) is an annual award of the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts. It is named after Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg, known as the father of Danish painting. The Ec ...

in 2012.

Selected exhibitions

2006 ''Painting as Presence'', Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin & Taidehalli, Helsinki 2005 ''Statements'', Art Basel Saatchi Gallery, London 2004 ''Momentum 04'', Moss 2004, Norway ''Painting 2004'', Gallery Victoria Miro, London ''Superdanish'', Toronto, Canada ''The design of Productions'', Gallery Maze, Torino, Italy 2003 Galleri Stefan Andersson, Umeå, Sweden ''The Greenland Problem'', Herning Artmuseum, Denmark 2002 ''Be On Show'', Galleri Christina Wilson, Copenhagen ''POST'', Galleri Franz Pedersen Horsens, Denmark 2001 ''Theater'', Arhus Artmuseum – Project-room-installation 2000 ''Dig Og John’s Engagement'', Galleri Søren Houmann, Copenhagen

Selected exhibitions

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