Erik Sjodahl 1940-2012

In my view, Erik Sjødahl (Sjodahl) was undoubtedly one of the most gifted silversmiths globally. During my numerous visits to his workshop, where the sound of hammering resonated from street level, I was consistently amazed by the craftsmanship displayed by one man with just a hammer and a sheet of metal. The widespread recognition and admiration for Erik's work, evident from the appreciation of countless individuals and museums, further validate this sentiment.

• Trained as a Silversmith with Silver Medal from C.C. Hermann in 1959
• Worked as a Silversmith with Svend Toxsværd and Preben Salomonsen from 1959-73
• Own workshop since 1973
• Co-founder of Danish Silversmiths (DS) 1976-
• Co-founder of Kirkesølvsmedene 1994-99
• Member of Hand-værkerforeningen in Copenhagen 1994-
• Admitted to the Guild of Goldsmiths of 1429, Copenhagen 1994-, Board Member 1998-02
• Artistic collaboration with the Society for Ecclesiastical Art.

Selected Exhibitions

• Danish Silversmiths, Handelsbanken, Copenhagen 1976
• Danish Silversmiths, Lolland Falster Diocesan Museum, Maribo 1976
• Danish Silversmiths, Viborg Diocesan Museum 1976
• Danish Silversmiths, Den Gamle By, Aarhus 1976
• Danish Silversmiths, Nordenfjeldske Museum of Decorative Arts, Trondheim, Norway 1977
• Danish Silversmiths, Museum of Decorative Arts, Oslo, Norway 1977
• Danish Silversmiths, Danish Museum of Decorative Art, Copenhagen 1978
• Danish Silversmiths, National Museum, Stockholm, Sweden 1978
• Danish Silversmiths, Sønderjyllands Art Museum, Tønder 1978
• Danish Silversmiths, Röhsska Museum of Arts and Crafts, Gothenburg, Sweden 1979
• Danish Silversmiths, West Norway Museum of Decorative Art, Bergen, Norway 1979
• Danish Silversmiths, Society for Goldsmith Art, Hanau, Germany 1980
• Danish Silversmiths, Den Permanente, Copenhagen 1980
• European Silver Triennial, Hanau 1980
• Danish Silversmiths, Schloß Kiel, Germany 1981
• Danish Silversmiths, De Zonnehof, Amersfoort, Netherlands 1981
• Danish Silversmiths, Sønderjyllands Art Museum, Tønder 1981
• Danish Silversmiths, Crafts '82, Bella Center, Copenhagen 1982
• Danish Silversmiths, Tag Arts Gallery, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia 1984
• Danish Silversmiths, Sønderjyllands Art Museum, Tønder 1984
• Danish Silversmiths, Uhrenbloch, Rendsburg, Germany 1985
• Danish Silversmiths, Crafts '86, Bella Center, Copenhagen 1986
• Danish Silversmiths, Galerie Frantz Hingelberg, Aarhus 1986
• Danish Silversmiths, Danish Metal's Art Association, Copenhagen 1987
• Danish Silversmiths, Exempla '90, Munich, Germany 1990
• Danish Silversmiths, Galerie Frantz Hingelberg, Aarhus 1990
• Danish Silversmiths, Crafts '90, Bella Center, Copenhagen 1990
• Danish Silversmiths, Kensington Palace, London, England 1991
• Danish Silversmiths, DTH, DIA and DTB's Art Association, Lyngby 1991
• Danish Silversmiths, Danish Cultural Institute, Edinburgh, Scotland 1992
• From the Golden Age to the Present Day, Danish Silversmiths, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1995
• Danish Silversmiths, Center for Danish Crafts, Herning 1995
• Danish Silversmiths, Hässelby Castle, Stockholm, Sweden 1996
• Silver Korpus, Galerie Gammel Strand, Copenhagen, 1996
• Contemporary Danish Silver, Brøndsalen, Frederiksberg 1997
• Modern Silver, Danish Silversmiths, Hofburg, Vienna, Austria, 1998
• Danish Silver 2000, Koldinghus, Kolding 2000
• Trifles, Galerie Metal, Copenhagen 2001
• Modern Danish Silver 1900-2000, Bröhan Museum, Berlin, Germany 2001
• Trifles II, Galerie Metal, Copenhagen 2002
• Danish Silversmiths, Koldinghus, Kolding 2002
• Trifles III, Goldsmith Boye, Aarhus 2003
• Erik Sjødahl – Silversmith of the Year, Solo Exhibition, Koldinghus, Kolding 2002
• Tea on Time, Kronborg, Helsingør / Art Center Silkeborg 2005

Sales / Commissions / Collections

• Danish Arts Foundation
• Röhsska Museum of Arts and Crafts, Gothenburg, Sweden
• Nordenfjeldske Museum of Decorative Arts, Trondheim, Norway
• Sønderjyllands Art Museum, Tønder
• Danish Museum of Decorative Art, Copenhagen
• Koldinghus, Kolding
• Blågårds Church 2001
• Johannes Baptist Church 2004
• Gjesvær Church, Norway 2005
• Chamberlains' christening gift to Prince Christian 2006
• Church silver in collaboration with Allan Havsteen-Mikkelsen: Jertinge Church 1994
• Bogense Chapel 1995
• Staby Church 1996
• Askov Church 1996
• Darum Church 1996
• Mary Magdalene Church, Copenhagen 2001
• Broager Church 2002

Awards

• Ole Haslunds Artist Fund 1988
• Craftsman Award, Silver Medal 1991
• Karl Gustav Hansen Prize 2002

Publications

• The Blue Book, Kraks Forlag
• Contemporary Danish Silver
• Danish Metal 1997
• Danish Silver, 20th Century, Nyt Nordisk Forlag Arnold Busck
• Publications by Danish Silversmiths since 1976.