Emily Gernild (b. 1985, Odense) is a visual artist based in Copenhagen, Denmark. Her paintings reimagine classical still life traditions, creating vibrant, contemporary tableaux that weave in personal narratives. Gernild holds a Fine Arts degree from the Funen Art Academy and Kunstakademie Düsseldorf. Her work has been exhibited internationally and is part of institutional collections.
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Bio
Selected solo exhibitions
2025
Emily Gernild // Sonja Ferlov Mancoba, Vigeland Museum, Norway
2024
We Breathe the Same Flesh, Galleri Bo Bjerggaard, Denmark
Beyond Ideas, Studio 4 Berlin, Germany
2023
Aunts and Dolls, Gl. Holtegaard, Denmark
Nocturnalis, Schwarz Contemporary, Germany
2022
Never Too Good to Be True, Galleri Bo Bjerggaard, Denmark
Soil, OSL Contemporary, Norway
The Significant Other, Schwarz Contemporary, Germany
2021
During Dusk, M100, Denmark
Black Lemons, Schwarz Contemporary, Germany
2020
Domestic Landscapes, Galleri Kant, Denmark
2019
Before and After, The House for Art and Design, Denmark
Upåagtet – Emily Gernild & Christine Swane, Rønnebæksholm, Denmark
2018
Moveable Feast, Schwarz Contemporary, Germany
Coquettish, Galleri Kant, Denmark
Selected group exhibitions
2025
Koloristerne, Den Frie Udstillingsbygning, Denmark
2024
Kolossal, Kastrupgårdsamlingen, Denmark
2023
Green Dreams, Kunstbygningen Filosoffen, Denmark
2022
Food Galore – in Baroque and Contemporary Art, Gl. Holtegaard, Denmark
The Sisters of Cassandra, Rundetaarn, Denmark
2021
Flowers in Art, Arken Museum for Modern Art, Denmark
Vokseværk, Kastrupgårdsamlingen, Denmark
Leftovers and other Squeezed Lemons, Gammelgaard Art and Culture, Denmark
After Images, Janus Vestjyllands Kunstmuseum, Denmark
2020
Seniornotes – in a Covid Era, Trapholt Museum of Modern Art, Denmark
Public collections
Canica Art Collection, Norway
Danish Arts Foundation (Statens Kunstfond), Denmark
Trapholt Museum of Modern Art, Denmark
Kastrupgårdsamlingen, Denmark
Public art commissions
Ministry of Higher Education and Science, Denmark
The Maritime and Commercial High Court, Denmark
Holbæk Art, Denmark
Årets Harald, Royal Copenhagen and the University of Copenhagen
Awards
Honorary Grant, Niels Wessel Bagge Art Foundation
Publications
Emily Gernild: Black Lemons, Milena Høgsberg, 2021, Kerber Verlag
Upåagtet – Emily Gernild & Christine Swane, Vibeke Kelding Hansen, 2019, Public