Susanne Ussing (November 29, 1940 – March 8, 1998) was a

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artist, architect and ceramicist. The feminine world fascinated her. A large portion of her works were created with organic materials. With her husband, Carsten Hoff, the created a design studio called Ussing and Hoff. in 1970, after her design studio was created, she began to practice her expertise in housing construction. Ussing entered the Danish Architects' Association competition from 1970 - 1973 using award-winning ideas for multi-story homes. The fusing of art and living life was a continuous them in Ussing's work. The Women's Exhibition in 1975 and the Children's Exhibitions, shown across her country, from 1978-1979 showed this theme. Ussing and Hoff's workshop caught fire in 1984. Ussing did not allow this to stop her as she still presented her burnt pieces at the North Jutland Art Museum, in 1987. In 1988 she won the

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and in 1989 she received the

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. The years until her passing consisted of Ussing participating in decorating tasks and presenting her ceramic works in a number of exhibitions. .

Education

The Academy's School of Architecture (Denmark, 1960-1963) Work in a Drawing studio for four months and a Sculpting studio for eight months (Florence, Italy 1963-1964)

Artworks

* "In the Greenhouse" (, Denmark, 1980). * "Seaweed Church" (

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, Denmark, 1980–84).

Exhibitions

* Women's exhibition ( Charlottenborg, Copenhagen, 1975). * Children's Exhibition (

, Denmark, 1978). * Retrospective exhibition "Susanne Ussing – works 1957-87" ( Nordjyllands Kunstmuseum, Denmark, 1987). * Retrospective exhibition "Susanne Ussing" ( Den Fri Udstillingsbygning, Denmark 2014). * Children Exhibitio
Susanne Ussing's Children Exhibition
Denmark, 1978)

References

External links

Kvindebiografisk Leksikon
in Danish {{DEFAULTSORT:Ussing, Susanne 1940 births 1998 deaths Danish artists Women architects Recipients of the Eckersberg Medal 20th-century Danish architects 20th-century Danish women artists Danish women architects