Frederik Næblerød (b. 1988, Denmark) holds an MFA from The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, Copenhagen. Næblerød’s practice spans painting, drawing, sculpture, and off-grid projects, unified by a vivid expressiveness that often embraces the grotesque. Through these striking forms, he encourages curiosity, confrontation, and an openness to emotional response in the viewer. Næblerød’s practice embraces the complexities of emotion and the human condition, transforming these complexities into tangible form. His creative process unfolds as a dynamic interplay between deliberate action and material response, shaped by cycles of building, breaking down, and returning to the work with persistence. He approaches his materials with deep reverence, attentive to their ability to articulate both vulnerability and strength. Næblerød continually returns to the fundamental question of what it means to be human, weaving his personal experiences and insights into gestures, form, and colour.
Solo exhibitions include ARKEN Museum (2025); Alice Folker Gallery (2024); Gl. Holtegaard Museum, Holte (2023); Horsens Art Museum, Horsens (2022); Vejle Art Museum, Vejle (2022); Alice Folker Gallery, Copenhagen (2021); Artissima, Turin (2020) and Kunsthal for Maritim Æstetik, Grenå (2019). Duo and group exhibitions include Helsinki Contemporary, Helsinki (2025); HEART - Herning Museum of Contemporary Art, Herning (2025); Odsherreds Kunstmuseum, Odsherred (2025); Trapholt Museum, Kolding (2024); Skovgaard Museum, Viborg (2024); Odsherred Museum, Odsherred (2024); The Telegraph, Czech Republic (2022); Jeppe Hein Studio, Berlin (2022); Art Brussels, Bruxelles (2022); Philipp Haverkampf, Berlin (2020); Politikens Forhal, Copenhagen (2019) and Kunsthalle E-werk, Schwerin (2019).
In 2025, Frederik Næblerød and Casper Aguila's duo exhibition TIMELINE at Odsherreds Kunstmuseum was awarded by the Danish Arts Foundation. In 2018, Næblerød was nominated for the Association Internationale des Critiques d'Art (AICA) prize together with Aguila, and their duo exhibition Off-Grid at Alice Folker Gallery (2019) received an award from the Danish Arts Foundation. Public collections include Trapholt, Skovgaard Museum, the New Carlsberg Foundation, the Danish Arts Foundation, Kastrupgårdsamlingen, Museum Jorn, Vejle Art Museum, and Horsens Art Museum.