BIO
Rebekka Hilmer Heltoft (b. Jammerbugt - DK, 1991) is a visual artist, MAA, with a background in philosophy, BA. In her artistic practice, she investigate relations between nature, materials and perception through a multitude of material expressions such as installations, film, text and drawings.
Rebekka has studied at The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, Schools of Visual Art, The Academy of Fine Arts Vienna and University of Copenhagen. Her work has been shown in contexts such as Kunsthal Charlottenborg (DK), Franz Kaka Gallery (CA), CPH:DOX (DK), Wilson Saplana Gallery (DK), GOMO curated by Salon 75 (AT) and Finn’s Bakery as part of the public sculpture biannual Sommer Skulptur Søby (DK). In 2023 she published her first book Drawn To The Pencil; Dark light Glitter. She is the recipient of Niels Wessel Bagges Honorary Grant (2024) and has, most recently, been artist in residence at Arcus Research, (2025, Ibaraki, Japan), where she worked on her current project concerning animation film and plants. RHH is currently based in Copenhagen, Denmark.
CONTACT
rebekkahilmer(at)gmail.com
@rebekkahilmerheltoft
NEWS
2026
- Contribution to the anthology Rethinking Transcultural Interactions in Visual Art, published by De Greuter as part of the series Contact Zones
2025
- Solo show Sieve curated by Soontag, Møntvask Rantzausgade, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Residency at ARCUS Project, Moriya, Ibaraki, Japan. Learn more about Rebekka's work at ARCUS by clicking here
CV (SELECTED)
EXHIBITIONS
2024
- Duo show with Davide Hjort Di Fabio, Sankt Jakobs Kirke, Copenhagen, Denmark
- 6 is too much but 8 might be interesting, Thorsgade 85, Copenhagen
- Caring Absurdities, group show at Wilson Saplana Gallery, Copenhagen Denmark
- Pt. 1: Drawings, group show w. A. Rønholt Schmidt and J. Thomas Lundbye, Saalt, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Årgang 2023, acquired by Kunst På Arbejde, exhibition tour to: Møstings Hus, Det Fynske Kunstakademi Skulptursalen, Art Herning and Augustiana Kunstpark & Kunsthal
2023
- Half Life organized by Elif Saydam, Franz Kaka, Toronto, Canada
- BEACH II curated by Salon 75, GOMO, Vienna, Austria
- MFA Degree Show, Kunsthal Charlottenborg, Copenhagen, Denmark
2022
- HEART CUTS CONNECT duo exhibition with Julia Sjölin, Udstillingsstedet Q, Copenhagen, Denmark
2021
- Searching for Nigel, Villa Kultur, Copenhagen, Denmark
2020
- A single sheet of glass in a window or door, Drottninggatan 6B, Malmö, Sweden
- Group show, Arcway, Copenhagen, Denmark
2019
- Skulpturlandsby Selde, Selde, Denmark
2018
- Sommer Skulptur Søby 2018, Ærø, Denmark
2017
- Tiefe Kirschen, Galerie Lisa Kandlhofer, Vienna, Austria
- Inaguration, Delfi, Malmö, Sweden
- A Marriott in Ritz Clothing, Take Festival, Vienna, Austria
2016
- Sommer Skulptur Søby 2016, biennale at Ærø, Ærø, Denmark
RESIDENCIES
2024
- Læsø Artist in Residence, Læsø, Denmark
- Artist in Residence at San Cataldo, Amalfi Coast, Italy
Publications
2023
- Drawn To The Pencil; Dark Light Glitter, personal essay self published on the occasion of the MFA Degree Show 2023 at Kunsthal Charlottenborg, Copenhagen, Denmark
2021
- Dear Moyra, letter to Moyra Davey
2020
- Kimskiven, bachelor catalogue, The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, Schools of Visual Art, Copenhagen, Denmark
2019
- Samling, publication for reading night at exhibition space Delfi, Malmö, Sweden
2018
- Pause, Filmögon magazine
- Kære, invitation to collaborators in connection with Sommer Skulptur Søby 2018, Ærø, Denmark
- Langs den grønne flod, Textuelle Bildhauerei Zine
2017
- Some questions, exhibition catalogue 72, Austrian Sculpture Park, Austria
SELECTED READINGS
2023
- Kunsthal Charlottenborg, Copenhagen, Denmark
2020
- Drottninggatan 6B, Malmö, Sweden
- Arcway, Copenhagen, Denmark
2019
- Delfi, Malmö, Sweden
2018
- Anti - antikvariat & bokhandel, Malmö, Sweden
2017
- Delfi, Malmö, Sweden
FILM FESTIVALS
2022
- Gold Teeth And Certain Arms, CPH:DOX, Cinemateket and Kunsthal Charlottenborg, Copenhagen, Denmark
EDUCATION
2018-2023
Master of Fine Arts, The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, Schools of Visual Art, Copenhagen Denmark
2020-2023
Minor in Writing and Research, The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, Schools of Visual Art, Copenhagen, Denmark
2016-2018
Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, class of Textual Sculpture w. Heimo Zobernig, Austria
2015-2016
- Kunsthøjskolen på Ærø, Ærø, Denmark
2011-2014
Bachelor in Philosophy, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Grants
Niels Wessel Bagges Honorary Grant
Scandinavia-Japan Sasakawa Foundation
Arne Meyers Legat
Birgit Vibeke Tofts Mindefond
Fondet for Dansk-Svensk Samarbejde
Graphic design and web
development – Orin Bristow
© Rebekka Hilmer Heltoft
and the authors, 2024