Emily Gernild, DK

Emily Gernild (b. 1985, Odense, Denmark) lives and works in Copenhagen.

In her drawings and paintings, Gernild engages with unobserved motifs: objects that we take for granted and which surround us in our private and public everyday lives. The beauty and intimate drama of transience is a constant motivation for her.

She studied fine arts at The Funen Art Academy in Odense, Denmark. During her studies, she spent a year in Düsseldorf as a painting student of Prof. Tal R at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf.

Gernild’s work has been exhibited in museums such as ARKEN, Trapholt (permanent collection), Rønnebæksholm, Kastrupgårdsamlingen (permanent collection), Gl. Holtegaard, and Vestjyllands Kunstmuseum. She had her first major solo exhibition at Gl. Holtegaard in 2023/2024. From June 2025, Gernild will be part of a two-person show at the Vigeland Museum in Oslo.

Emily Gernild’s works can be found in both European and North American collections. She has also had various significant gallery exhibitions, including at CFA (Berlin), OSL Contemporary (Oslo), and Galleri Bo Bjerggaard (Copenhagen).

Gernild received an honorary grant from the Niels Wessel Bagges Arts Foundation in 2021.