Sisse Fog Odgaard (born 1968)

She was one of the chosen few to secure an apprenticeship at the Royal Danish Theatre, and in 1993 she could call herself a dressmaker. But hidden deep in her creative heart was a passionate textile artist. After a few years with the theatre, she felt the call of the TEKO school in Herning, where Sisse was trained as a technician in the ready-to-wear sector. This led to a job at a knitting factory in Cairo, where she met the love of her life, Jacob.

After 15 years as a homemaker, and with three wonderful children on her CV, Sisse blossomed into a textile artist. The dream of making a difference in the world took wing in the form of her own little workshop – and this is where she created her first exhibit, “Knit a shadow”, which was part of the Fanø Knitting Festival in 2016.

This ground-breaking and inventive textile artist lives with her family in lovely surroundings on the island of Zealand, where the beauty around her is a daily delight. Not only during her walks in the woods, which are a source of spiritual nourishment, but also when she is with the people who enrich her life.

Exhibitions:

Coming:
July 2020.                      Summerexhibition at Masnedø CANCELED
20.-22.8 2020             10.000 shadows at the Culturemeeting at Mors
Sep. 2020                     “Knit a shadow – in concrete” og Diversity, Ballerup Art Association
25.-27.9. 2020            10.000 shadows at Sy & Strik m.m. (“Sew & Knit”),Hillerød
7.11.2020.                    10.000 shadows at Fiberfryd, Aalborg
24.6.-8.8. 2021.           Summerexhibition at Masnedø
Aug. 2021                    ”In the surface” groupexhibiton at Galleri Katja Bjergby

Previous:

2020                              “Knit a shadow – in concrete” – 3 works for VK20 – Æglageret Holbæk
2019                              #UNFINISHED, The Knitting & Stitching Show, Harrogate
2019                              #UNFINISHED, The Knitting & Stitching Show London
2019                             #UNFINISHED, Saltum Uldfestival
2018                             #UNFINISHED, Knit a shadow – in concrete” , Diversity – Djurs Knittingfestival,
2018                              Diversity, Ågalleriet Frederiksværk
2018                             #UNFINISHED, Hammel culture house  Inside
2017                             #UNFINISHED, Fanø international knitting festival
2016                              Strik en skygge – i beton, Fanø strikkefestival
2016                              Strik en skygge, Åbne værksteder Rådvad
2016                              Strik en skygge i beton, Pop Up udstilling Aros, Aarhus

Education:

2000 – 2001               Garment technician, Teko Center Denmark
1997                              Pattern maker, “M. Müller & Sohn”, Düsseldorf Germany
1991-1993                   Costume dress maker, The Royal Danish Theater, Copenhagen
1985-1987                   Seamstress apprentice, Ritas sewing room, Næstved