Frederik Nystrup-Larsen

Frederik Nystrup-Larsen (b. 1992) is an artist based in Copenhagen, Denmark. He holds an MA in Sculpture from the Royal College of Art in London.

In the early part of his career, Nystrup-Larsen engaged in a range of artistic collaborations and projects that further expanded his cross-disciplinary approach, allowing form and process to move fluidly between media while maintaining a restrained, conceptually grounded use of personal experience.

Nystrup-Larsen’s practice unfolds across sculpture, painting, and installation, moving beyond traditional artistic categories as form shifts between figuration and abstraction. His works often incorporate personal experiences as a point of departure, used to explore ideas and themes that resonate universally rather than narrate his own biography. He frequently employs aesthetically compelling strategies as a form of communication to address topics that involve social critique or draw attention to pressing issues in society.

In recent years, Nystrup-Larsen has focused on plant blindness through oil painting, investigating how plant species that constitute our everyday environments increasingly go unnoticed and undervalued. This growing disconnection from nature contributes to a diminished understanding of plants’ essential role within the biosphere and accelerates the loss of biodiversity. In response, Nystrup-Larsen documents, preserves, and revitalises local flora. His works function as an archive — one that seeks to restore awareness and foster renewed engagement with the natural world.

Born in 1992 in Copenhagen, Denmark, where he still lives and works.

EDUCATION

2018 – 2020
Royal College of Art, Sculpture (MA)

2014 – 2017
The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, School of Design

2016
École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs, Art-Espace


SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

 2026

Think Like a Mountain, group show, V1 Gallery,
Art Herning, Herning, Denmark

2025

Fortune Teller, group show, V1 Gallery,
Copenhagen, Denmark

Bonding, solo booth, CHART Art Fair, V1 Gallery,
Copenhagen, Denmark

Ivy Fence, group show, CHART Art Fair, Tivoli, V1
Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark

Landscapes, group show, V1 Gallery,
Copenhagen, Denmark

Art Herning V1 Gallery, group show, V1 Gallery,
Art Herning, Herning, Denmark

2024

Paintings That Sell Houses, solo show, Skal
Contemporary, Skagen, Denmark

Stolen Motifs Vol.1, solo show, Eighteen,
Copenhagen, Denmark

6/Daily コンビニ — CASH ONLY, with Oliver Sundqvist, solo show, The Plug, Tokyo, Japan

Fortune Teller, group show, V1 Gallery,
Copenhagen, Denmark 

2023

Landscape is a Verb
(imported), in collaboration with Amanda Lydert, solo show, Brigade Gallery,
Copenhagen, Denmark

Landscape is a Verb, in collaboration with
Amanda Lydert, solo show, Galería de Arte Servando, Havana, Cuba

Pacific Time Out, in collaboration with
Amanda Lydert, solo show, V1 Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark

Det materielle liv, group show, Sophienholm,
Lyngby, Denmark

Soft Boxing, solo show, Alma,
Stockholm, Sweden

Soft Boxing, solo show, Side Gallery,
Madrid, Spain

Soft Boxing, solo show, Side Gallery,
Barcelona, Spain

2021


Love Is Not Enough BOY, solo show, Eighteen,
Copenhagen, Denmark

Under/Over East, group show, Marta,
co-curated by Emmanuel Olunkwa, New York City, US

300kg Beauty Bath, with Oliver Sundqvist,
solo show, V1 Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark

ZERO, group show, Side Gallery,
Barcelona, Spain

As Seen By, group show, RIMOWA X The
Community at 3537, Paris, France

De Oro En Su Núcleo, group show, Pradiauto,
Madrid, Spain

MINDCRAFT 2021, group show, Online

 2020

PN1, group show, Quick Tiny
Shows, Pavillon Nordico, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Fed Ler, group show, Gl.
Holtegaard Museum, Holte, Denmark

Inter October Estate, group show, La Totale,
Les Moulins, France

Accessory Muscles, group show, Ivory Pax,
Copenhagen, Denmark

The Private Collection of
Frederik Nystrup-Larsen, solo show, Eighteen, Copenhagen, Denmark

The Private Collection of
Frederik Nystrup-Larsen, solo show, MA Degree Show, Royal College of Art, London, UK

Today’s Special #6, group show, curated by
Amanda Færk, V1 Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark

Today’s Special 1, group show, curated by
Jesper Elg, V1 Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark

MINE IV, solo show, V1 Gallery,
Copenhagen, Denmark

2019


MINE III, group show, V1 Gallery,
Copenhagen, Denmark

OFF LICENSE CASH ONLY, solo show, V1 Gallery
(external location), Copenhagen, Denmark

ATLAS OF CC., solo installation, Social
Service Club, Store Heddinge, Denmark

Greatest Hits, group show, Tableau,
Copenhagen, Denmark

Soft Boxing, solo show, Eighteen
Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark

WIP, solo show, Royal College
of Art, London, UK

2018


MINE II, solo show, V1 Gallery,
Copenhagen, Denmark

A Sustainable Future, group show, Dyson
Gallery, Royal College of Art, London, UK

Eros Torso, solo show, Tableau,
Copenhagen, Denmark

Tables, Pots and Plants, solo show, V1 Gallery
Booth, VOLTA14, Basel, Switzerland 

2017


Open Studio, solo show, Palazzo Monti,
Brescia, Italy

Not a Sport Club, solo show, Wood Wood,
Copenhagen, Denmark

SELECTED PROJECTS

Permanent installation, CPH
Airport, Terminal E, Creator Projects, Copenhagen, Denmark

Commissioned paintings for
COVE restaurant, New York, US

Installation of paintings
at Cecilie Bahnsen shop, Copenhagen, Denmark

Heart of Light, Louis Poulsen
collaboration and installation, 3 Days of Design, Copenhagen, Denmark

KIKI BEACH CLUB, sculptural seating, CHART
Art Fair, Copenhagen, Denmark

How to Build a Blanket Fort, installation, CHART Art
Fair, Copenhagen, Denmark

How to Build a Blanket Fort, installation, Roskilde
Festival, V1 Gallery, Roskilde, Denmark

Homage, sculptures for Tekla, 3
Days of Design, Orlogsmuseet, Copenhagen, Denmark

Us Mater, objects for Totokaelo,
New York City, US

Mater Series, objects for NOMA 2.0,
Copenhagen, Denmark