Vibeke Menche Nielsen

Vibeke Mencke Nielsen is a Danish painter and graphic artist, born on December 6, 1937. She received her formal education at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts from 1958 to 1964 under the supervision of professors Søren Hjorth Nielsen and Holger J. Jensen.

Mencke Nielsen works with graphics and painting and is considered a visual artist in the broadest sense of the word. Her works focus on immediate subjects such as landscapes, portraits and everyday objects. Although the starting point for her works is naturalistic, they often take abstract and symbolic detours.

In 1989, Mencke Nielsen made history as the first female professor at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in the graphic arts school. She held this position until 1998. In addition to her teaching career, she is a member of the artists' association Kammeraterne and has created decorations for the Danish Crafts Council and the University of Copenhagen.

Alongside her artistic work, Mencke Nielsen has also been associated with the Danish Institute for Social Research from 1964 to 1971 and with Danmarks Radio from 1983 to 1987. She has held several positions of trust, including as chairman of the Academy Council from 1987 to 1990 and as president of the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts. She is a former member of the Board of Representatives of the Danish Artists' Council and a board member of a large number of museums.

In recognition of his contributions to the arts, Mencke Nielsen was awarded the Danish Arts Foundation's lifetime grant in 1998 and the prestigious Eckersberg Medal in 2005.