05/08/2026
Bricks Gallery is pleased to present ‘It Wouldn’t Be the Same Without You’, a solo exhibition by Jon Erik Nyholm, with an opening reception on Friday, August 14, from 5-8 PM. This exhibition features seven oil paintings on canvas, all framed in waxed oak.
In Jon Erik Nyholm’s series of new paintings, a number of questions seem to arise regarding the motifs. However, more important than the questions themselves is their order and hierarchy.
First, the functions of nature dissolve, such as flowers blooming and withering once more. The plant stems become cracks in a mirror, boding misfortune. We ask if humanity is to blame, but it appears subject to the same regime of dissolved and dismantled functions. [...]
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Jon Erik Nyholm (b. 1982) is a Danish artist born in Aarhus who now lives and works in Copenhagen (DK). He holds a MFA from both The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen (DK) and a BA from the University College for the Creative Arts in Canterbury (UK). Recent exhibitions include Market Art Fair with Bricks Gallery (2026, SE), ‘Jord Uden Himmel’ at Bricks Gallery (2025, DK), ’Det Nære Det Sære Det Smukke Det Store ’at 1.SAL.100 (2024, DK), ’Verdant Fade’ at Bricks Gallery (2022, DK), and ’Dear Hunter’ at LIST (2019, DK).
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Jon Erik Nyholm
Untitled, 2026
Oil on canvas
Waxed oil frame
190 x 130 cm
(JEN 160)
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Photos courtesy of Bricks Gallery and the artist
Nyholm Nyholm