Peter Voss-Knude is an artist and songwriter who merges art with music
born 1987 in Copenhagen // peter@voss-knude.com // www.voss-knude.com
Education & positions
2020- The Nordic Faeries – Gathering organiser and community member
2018-2020 Bergen Academy of Art – Master of Fine Arts
2009-2012 Goldsmiths University of London – BA Fine Art & Art History – passed with distinction
2010-11 intern for contemporary artist Fiona Banner
Selected press-clippings (online)
[ENG]
Art Review – Review of the exhibition at Last Tango
Frieze – Review of the concert at Statens Museum for Kunst
American Songwriter – Review of the Anti-Terror Album
Passive/Agressive – feature on The Anti-Terror Album
[DK]
Politiken – Feature on the exhibition at Overgaden Institute of Contemporary Art
Information – Interview on Peter & the Danish Defence Vol. i
Information – Review of The Anti-Terror Album
Berlingske Tidende – Review of the public sculpture 1.1 Ton Rose Quartz Terror Barricade
Public Collections
2025 – Peace Sculpture (public sculpture) commisioned by Haderslev Council with the generous support of Slots- og Kulturstyrrelsen [DK]
2023 – In love (pastel painting) acquired by Kunst På Arbejde [DK]
2020 – 1.1 Ton Rose Quartz Terror Barricade (public sculpture) &
The Anti-Terror Album (soundwork) acquired by the Museum of Contemporary Art [DK]
Music records (available on spotify, itunes etc.)
2020 The Anti-Terror Album – PV Knude
2017 Vol. ii – Peter & the Danish Defence
2016 Vol. i – Peter & the Danish Defence
Selected exhibitions & concerts
2026 Kunsthal 6100 – solo exhibition [TBA]
2025 Børsen is Burning – group show in the inauguration of the new Børsen. With Dansk Erhverv and Kunst På Arbejde
2025 Public and permanent sculpture to mark the 80 years of peace in Denmark. Commissioned by Haderslev City with a generous donation from Slots- of Kulturstyrrelsen
2025 – Heralbony Art Prize, Tokyo – finalist selected amongst 65 out of 2600 artworks in a global competition [Japan]
2023 Acoustic concert at Gyldendal publishing house for Mads Lohdals book launch for “Soft Boys” [DK]
2023 Illuminations – Solo exhibition at Frederikshavns Kunstmuseum [DK]
2022 The Fall Exhibition – Censured group exhibition at Den Frie [DK]
2023 Public commission by Vallensbæk kommune (in process) [DK]
2022 Public commission nomination by Hvidovre Kommune [DK]
2021 Public commission nomination by the Ministry of Defence [DK]
2021 Public commission by University College Copenhagen (in process) [DK]
2020 The Anti-Terror Tour – Solo exhibition at Kunsthal 3.14 [NO]
2020 The Anti-terror Album – Solo exhibition at the Museum for Contemporary Art [DK]
2020 MFA group exhibition – at Kode 2 [NO]
2020 Anti-Krig – group exhibition at USF [NO]
2019 Migrant Car – collab. w Gitte Sætre & Ed D’Souza for the Oslo Biennale [NO]
2019 The language of terror is terror itself, the terror of language is terror itself, the terror of terror is language itself – solo exhibition at Galerie Wedding [DE]
2018 Think of me as a carol – solo exhibition at Grimmuseum [de]
2017 The Male Version of a Sports Bra – Duo exhibition with Fiona Banner at Last Tango [CHE]
2017 Peter & the Danish Defence Live – Concert at The National Gallery [DK]
2017 Peter & the Danish Defence Live – Concert performance at Code Art Fair [DK]
2017 Peter & the Danish Defence – Solo exhibition at Overgaden Institute for Contemporary Art [DK]
2016 Release Concert – Concert performance at the National Museum of Denmark DK]
2015 The anatomy of a beating heart – Solo exhibition & Performance at Counter Space, Zürich [CHE]
2015 Group show with citylink, Edinburgh [SCT]
2014 Voice of Steel – Burlesque music performance at Husets Teater [DK]
2013 Voina – Activist in 13 art actions, Ropenhagen/Roskilde [DK]
2013 carne vale – group show at flux factory, [USA]
2012 Peter & the Metropolitan Police – degree show at Goldsmiths University [UK]
2009 Synapse – group show at Goldsmiths University [UK]
2008 Trembling – Foundation degree group show at Arken Museum of Contemporary Art [DK]
2007 Rebellion skies – a series of art events in the tunnels of the streets of Copenhagen [DK]
Awards, grants & residencies
2022 Danish Art Council – for production of new works
2020 15. Juni Fonden – purchase of new work
2019 The Museum of Contemporary Art – residency
2020 Norwegian Arts council – work grant
2019 Meltzer Prize – project grant for top grade students
2018 Danish Art Council – for production of new works
2017 Danish Art Council – work grant for visual art
2017 Danish Art Council – for production of new works
2016 Danish Art Council – working grant for new contemporary music