CORNELIA TAESTENSEN
VITA
1978. — Born in Romania
1993–1997 — High School Degree in Visual Arts,
Art High School, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
1997–2002 — Bachelor and Master, Decorative Arts and Textile Design,
University of Arts and Design 'Ioan Andreescu', Cluj-Napoca, Romania
2002–2003 — Post Graduate Conceptual Art Program, Aarhus Kunstakademi, Denmark
RESIDENCES & AWARDS
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Denmark — Artist in Residence, 2009
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Denmark — Artist in Residence, 2013
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United States — Artist in Residence, 2000
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Hungary — Artist in Residence, Hevis, 2012
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Proud Collector Female Artist Award, Proud Collector, 2018
COLLABORATIONS & COMISSIONS
2012 — Commissioned by the Romanian Embassy Stockholm to create an official diplomatic gift
for the Swedish Royal Family on the birth of Princess Estelle
2018 — Research participation: Feminine Archetypes and Artistic Expression —
nine-month collaborative study with Jungian analyst Faranak Mirjalili,
exploring archetypal themes through artistic practice
2026 — 72 Names / Hebrew Letters Series — ongoing symbolic commission for Kabbalah centre
CHARITY & PHILANTROPY
2014 Christies Private Auction for the Chaim Medical Center, Germany
2016 Proud Collector Charity Auction, Germany
2023 American Women's Club Hamburg — artwork donations in support of charity auctions FAWCO
2024 American Women's Club Hamburg — artwork donations in support of charity auctions FAWCO
LITERATURE & PRESS
2023 — NDR Kulturjournal feature: "Postpartale Depression –
Künstlerin Cornelia Tae will aufklären" (on the Blue Milk series)
2023 — Blue Medicine Journal, Jungian Podcast guest appearance: "Postpartum Blues,
La Llorona, and the Shadow" with host Sandra Luz del Castillo
PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
Jens Kerstan,
Peter Lodahl,
Piet Hoffmann Tæstensen,
Cristina Aschioape,
Mette Høi Davidsen,
Anri Coza,
Kristina Loock,
Sara Nordbo Fiil,
Melissa Aziz,
Roxana Balan,
Cille Tæstensen,
Jakob Møller Hansen,
Sandra Luz del Castillo,
Miriam Frank,
Mariana Gheorghiu,
Adrienne Wright Bülow,
Anna Heine, Susanne Fuhrmann,
Arpad Asztallas,
Simona Gherasim,
Ulla Tæstensen,
Carlo Visconti,
Peter Larsen,
Suria Aziz,
Dennise Schaboi,
Maria Houlind
Todd
INSTITUTIONAL & COMPANY COLLECTIONS
Aasted ApS, Sparrow Quantum,
Niels Bohr Institute,
Harvard Business School, Høi Davidsen Holding ApS,
LAYAR, Morphosis Architects, gmp Architekten,
ECCO Sko A/S,
American Women's Club of Hamburg,
Artist Rights Society, Freya Sense, Sweco,
Morgen & Stern,
Technical University of Denmark (DTU),
Net Pizza Kft,
Federal Office of Metrology and Surveying
