lars pryds :: fine artist and graphic designer

Lars Pryds - Graphic Designer

Education:
1983-1987: School of Arts and Crafts, Kolding, Denmark (now: Design School Kolding).
1987: Graduates as a graphic designer/illustrator.

Work experience:
Since 1985: Freelance graphic designer.

1988: Founds graphic design studio "Grafik&Text", with art critic, journalist Lisbeth Tolstrup.
In the 1990ies, the name of the studio is changed to "Tolstrup Pryds Graphics", to emphasize the persons behind the company.
For TPG, Pryds works with graphic design in many different forms - posters, logotype, letterhead and stationary, catalogues, books, brochures, illustration etc. - and since 2003 also type design. Tolstrup does text - writing, editing etc.

1993-94: Teaches graphic design, fine art, and drawing at "Seminarium for håndværk og design" ("Teachers College of Handicraft and Design"), Nørresundby, Denmark.

1996-2006: Works full time as a news graphic artist/illustrator/graphic designer/Art Director with "Morgenavisen Jyllands-Posten" (Denmark's largest daily newspaper).
Has worked with almost all aspects of modern newspaper graphics; from simple no frills editorial pie charts, logo elements, advertising, photo illustrations to web design and the overall design of broadsheet and tabloid pages.
Designed the graphic identity for the JP Explorer expeditions.
Worked with Mario Garcia on redesigning the Sunday supplements in 2001; and with DaniloBlack in redesigning the main sections 2006.
2005-2006 Art Director for the newspaper's magazines.

2006--, Art Director/Editor of "SNDS Magazine", published quarterly by Society for News Design Scandinavia. Redesigned the graphic identity of the society 2005.

2006-2008, Graphic designer/layout artist at "Nyhedsmagasinet Ingeniøren" ("Engineering Weekly"), Copenhagen, Denmark.
Works with newspaper and magazine layout, and the redesign of the newspaper.

February 2008--, Chief Sub-editor for Visuals, "24timer".

Design Awards:
1997: DDF, Årets Avisside i DK
1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008:
SNDS, Best of Scandinavian News Design competition
1998, 1999, 2000, 2005, 2006: SND, Best of Newspaper Design.
1999, 2004: European Newspaper Award.
2001-2002, 2003-2004: IAWMD, Golden Web Award.

Commissions and Honorary Offices:
2003: Commission: Original poster desig for "Rumprisen", award given at the Scandinavian Furniture Mart, Bella Center
2004: Member of the organizing committee for the SNDS Upside Down Conference, Copenhagen
2007: Member of the organizing committee for the SNDS Copenhagen Crash Conference, Copenhagen snds.org/crash2008

Lars Pryds - Fine Artist

Education:
1981 and 1983: Attends courses in folk high schools, specializing in graphic arts, poetry and ceramics. Works with graphic artists Jørgen Sten Nielsen (in Herning) and Bjarne Agerbo (in Holbæk) who both evoke the enthusiasm for black and white dry point and etching techniques. As an artist, Pryds works with these techniques exclusively until 1985, when painting and collage become part of his graphic language.
1983-1987: School of Arts and Crafts, Kolding, Denmark (now: Design School Kolding).
1987: Graduates as a graphic designer/illustrator. Although this is primarily a design education, Pryds combines his artistic spontaneity with the tight graphic demands whenever possible.

Juried Exhibitions:
1986, 1987: KP, Kunstnernes Påskeudstilling, Århus.
1986, 1987: KS, Kunstnernes Sommerudstilling, Tistrup.
1990: Mensch und Elemente/Meldorfer Culturpreis, Meldorf, Germany
1990: 1. Nordiske Teckningstriennal, Skellefteå, Sweden
1992: 2. Nordiske Teckningstriennal, Sweden/Norway/Danmark

Solo Exhibitions:
1984: Galleri Kloster, Kolding
1986: Galleri Deco, Aalborg
1987, 1993: Galleri Åkjær, Kolding
1989: Galleri Peter Løwe, Fredericia (sm.m. Lisbeth Tolstrup).
1990: “Katharsis”, Brillegalleriet, Århus; Galleri Åkjær, Kolding.
1992: “Textile Spor”, Esbjerg Museum (with Lisbeth Tolstrup).
1992: “Barcelona Revisited”, Grafik&Text, Århus
1993: Haus Schwerin, Schwerin, Germany
1993: “Fra Mørket”, Kunstbrænderiet, Vejle (with Lisbeth Tolstrup).
1993: “Sua Sponte”, Galerie Buchelhax, Silkeborg (with Lisbeth Tolstrup).
1996: “Images”, 1998, “eXperiment”, Galleri Bønneland, Odder (with Lisbeth Tolstrup).
1999: Galleri Kellum, København (with Niels Rahbæk).
2000: Kunstsalen, Fredericia.
2001: Galleri 1A, Århus.
2001: “Værk 2001”, Det Gamle Gasværk, Brabrand.
2001: Galleri Vejle, Vejle (with Lisbeth Tolstrup and Elsie Heidmann)
2002: Galleri Smykker & Kunst, Køge (with Lisbeth Tolstrup)
2002: Galleri Lang Sommer, Rudkøbing
2003: Galleri Chips, Copenhagen
2003: “Girls! Girls! Girls!”, “A Lot Of Work(s)”, Kunsten 17.g, Århus
2003: Galleri Isager, Århus
2003: Galleri Bjørn, Ringsted
2004: “Torpedo in a Piano - a Tribute to Hedy Lamarr, the Schablone Sisters and the Sad-Eyed Ladies of Advertising”, Galleri Projekt, Copenhagen
2004: X-Art, Experimentarium, Copenhagen
2005: “København–Venezia”, Galleri Lisse Bruun, Copenhagen
2007: “Bybilleder”, Galleri Lisse Bruun, Copenhagen
2008: KPMG C. Jespersen, Frederiksberg
2008: Tuse Næs Kunsthåndværk, Uglerup, Holbæk
2009: Jyllands-Posten, Viby J. (May)
2009: Vingstedcentret, Bredsten (September)
2009: Galleri Lisse Bruun, Copenhagen (September)

Group Exhibitions:
1985: “Fragmenter”, Museet på Koldinghus, Kolding
1988: “Krukker–Jars–Cruches”, Labyrint, Ridehuset, Århus
1988: “Kvartet 1”, Museet på Koldinghus, Kolding
1989: Galleri Sonne, Holstebro
1989-90: “Kvartet 2”, Aabenraa Museum; Filosofgangen, Odense; Husets Galleri, Aalborg
1991: “Kobber”, Labyrint, Ridehuset, Århus; Ridehuset, Randers
1991: Galeria La Viscontea, Milan, Italy
1992: “Hymn to John”, Galleri Nordenvind, Sæby
1993: “Aros II”, Artists’ Union, Skt.Petersborg, Russia
1993: “Kunst og Kandelaber”, Galerie Buchelhax, Silkeborg
1993: 14. Kroatiske Tegnebiennale, Zagreb, Croatia
1994: “Black”, North Art Gallery, Copenhagen
1996: “Jacta est alia”, Århus Kunstbygning, Århus
1996-97: Randers Grafiske Værksted på Randers Kunstmuseum, Randers
1998: Galleri Kellum, Copenhagen
1998: 2000, Kunstmessen, Århus
1999: “Humor på Bjerget”, Kunstnernes Hus, Århus
2001: “Kunstavisens 20 års jubilæumsudstilling”, Køge Galleriet, Køge
2003: Visuelt Forum, Jyllands-Postens Galleri, Copenhagen
2003: “Blå Time”, Kunsten 17.g, Århus
2003: Galleri Helco, Hadsund
2003: Galleri Python, København
2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008: Galleri Lisse Bruun, Copenhagen
2004-2005: Paraplyen, Århus
2005: “Kalejdoskop”, Galleri Projekt, København
2005, 2006, 2007: Store Formater, Galleri Lisse Bruun, Copenhagen
2005: “De hedder allesammen Lars”, SAK, Svendborg
2006: City Vest Art Gallery, Århus
2007: Galleri V58, Århus
2008: Det Blå Atelier, Højby Sj.
2008: "Kunst i Ting- & Arresthuset", Fredensborg

Grants and Honorary Offices:
1989: Grant from Danmarks Nationalbanks Jubilæums Fond
1993-1994: Chairman of the regional board of BKF - Danish Artists' Society - Midtjysk Region
2004: Commission: Outdoor sculpture: "Legis" for "Legepladsen i Sabro" ("Sabro Playground") - with Lisbeth Tolstrup

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