CV
Anders Kjellesvik
Born 1980, Stord, Norway
Anders Kjellesvik
Born 1980, Stord, Norway
EDUCATION
2003 - 2005 The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, Prof. Erik Steffensen, Copenhagen, Denmark
2003 Academy of Fine Arts Helsinki / Kuvataideakatemia, Finland
2002 Art Academy of Sarajevo, KHiB exchange project, Bosnia and Herzegovina
2001 - 2004 Bergen Academy of Art and Design (KHiB), BA printmaking, Bergen, Norway
2000 - 2001 KiB, Kunstskolen i Bergen, Norway
2003 Academy of Fine Arts Helsinki / Kuvataideakatemia, Finland
2002 Art Academy of Sarajevo, KHiB exchange project, Bosnia and Herzegovina
2001 - 2004 Bergen Academy of Art and Design (KHiB), BA printmaking, Bergen, Norway
2000 - 2001 KiB, Kunstskolen i Bergen, Norway
BOARD POSITION
2022 - 2025 Chair of the board: LNM - The Association of Norwegian Painters, Norway
2020 - 2022 Deputy chair of the board: LNM - The Association of Norwegian Painters, Norway
2017 - 2019 Head og jury / jury member; The National Jury, Autumn exhibition, Kunstnernes Hus, Norway
2017 - 2019 Member of the advisory board of Kunstnernes Hus, Norway
2014 - 2017 Chair of the board: NG - Association of Norwegian Printmakers (Norske Grafikere), Norway
2020 - 2022 Deputy chair of the board: LNM - The Association of Norwegian Painters, Norway
2017 - 2019 Head og jury / jury member; The National Jury, Autumn exhibition, Kunstnernes Hus, Norway
2017 - 2019 Member of the advisory board of Kunstnernes Hus, Norway
2014 - 2017 Chair of the board: NG - Association of Norwegian Printmakers (Norske Grafikere), Norway
MEMBERSHIP
Member og Explorers Club, New York, USA, 2012 - 2018
Norske Billedkunstnere / The Association of Norwegian Visual Artists (NBK)
Landsforeningen Norske Malere / The Association of Norwegian Painters (LNM)
Norske Grafikere / The Association of Norwegian Printmakers (NG)
Norsk Billedhoggerforening / The Association of Norwegian Sculptors (NBF)
Tegnerforbundet / the Norwegian Drawing Center (TF)
ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCIES
2013, 2016 Askeaton Contemporary Arts, Limerick, Ireland *
2011 Vadsø guest studio, Troms og Finnmark Fylkeskommune, Vadsø, Norway
2011 Nordic Artists' Centre Dale (Nordisk Kunstnersenter Dalsåsen), Norway
2009 Kloster Bentlage, Rheine, Germany
2009 W17, BKH Studio Program, Kunstnernes Hus, Norway *
2008 Bundanon Trust, Bundanon, Australia *
2006 Advanced Course in Visual Arts, CASV, FAR, Como, Italy *
PUBLIC COMMISSIONS
2011 Vadsø guest studio, Troms og Finnmark Fylkeskommune, Vadsø, Norway
2011 Nordic Artists' Centre Dale (Nordisk Kunstnersenter Dalsåsen), Norway
2009 Kloster Bentlage, Rheine, Germany
2009 W17, BKH Studio Program, Kunstnernes Hus, Norway *
2008 Bundanon Trust, Bundanon, Australia *
2006 Advanced Course in Visual Arts, CASV, FAR, Como, Italy *
PUBLIC COMMISSIONS
2024 Namsenfuglen, Høknes barnehage / Namsos Kommune, Norway
2022 Camera Obscura, Sophie Radichs ungdomsskole, Lillestrøm, Norway
2020 Roten, public commission, Tankeplass, Oppland/Innlandet Fylkeskommune, Gran kommune, Norway *
2018 Den høgreiste og havet, Leirvik Torg and Vidsteenparken, commissioned by Stord Kommune, Norway
2016 Fjuk 161 m.o.h / Skystudier, public commission, Fjuk Oppvekstsenter, Sørum, Norway
2012 - 2014 Or (fletting), temporary public sculpture. Vevring exhibition, Vestland Fylkeskommune, Naustdal, Norway
2011 Øyets Gymnastikk, Sandneshallen, commissioned by Sandnes Kommune / Rogaland Fylke, Norge *
2022 Camera Obscura, Sophie Radichs ungdomsskole, Lillestrøm, Norway
2020 Roten, public commission, Tankeplass, Oppland/Innlandet Fylkeskommune, Gran kommune, Norway *
2018 Den høgreiste og havet, Leirvik Torg and Vidsteenparken, commissioned by Stord Kommune, Norway
2016 Fjuk 161 m.o.h / Skystudier, public commission, Fjuk Oppvekstsenter, Sørum, Norway
2012 - 2014 Or (fletting), temporary public sculpture. Vevring exhibition, Vestland Fylkeskommune, Naustdal, Norway
2011 Øyets Gymnastikk, Sandneshallen, commissioned by Sandnes Kommune / Rogaland Fylke, Norge *
SOLO EXHIBITIONS (selected)
2026
Collaboration / exhibition with Andrea Gjestvang (N), Kunstgarasjen, Bergen, Norway (upcoming)
2025
Soft edge, Skiens Kunstforening, Ibsenhuset, Norway (upcoming)
2024
Conceptual Romance, Galerie Michael Janssen, Berlin, Germany
2023
Elements og Deep Pink and Berlin Blue, with Ingunn Skogholt, Kösk, Oslo, Norway
2022
The Garden, Gran prestegårdsshage, KORO (LOK), Granavollen, Gran, Norway *
Low Liez Layers, Bærum Kulturhus, Sandvika, Norway
2020
Breaking Rules Together, Galerie Michael Janssen, Berlin, Germany
Studio, Prosjektrom Carl Berner, Norsk Billedhoggerforeningen, Oslo, Norway *
Grotten, Tegnerforbundet, Oslo, Norway *
Rough travel for a rare thing, Norske Grafikere, Oslo, Norway
2018
Kontor, Bankplassen, Oslo, Norway *
2017
Poteten, KORO (Uro), Mjøsa, Norway *
2016
Blind Bow Breakup, Galleri LNM, Oslo, Norway
Demonstration Island / Paint it Black (Save Engebøfjellet), Volt, Lille Lungegårdsvann, Bergen *
Potato Man and Death, St. Patrick’s Day, Askeaton Contemporary Arts, Limerick, Ireland *
2015
Über Ende und Anfang, Galerie Michael Janssen, Berlin, Germany
Found and Lost, Haugesund Billedgalleri, Haugesund, Norway
Solo presentation, Positions, Berlin Art Weekend / Galerie Michael Janssen, Arena, Tyskland
New paintings, Bømlo Kunstlag / Bømlo Kulturhus, Norway
2013
Anders Kjellesvik / Monique van Genderen / J. A. Pramuhendra, Galerie Michael Janssen, Berlin, Germany
Untitled (New Prints), Trykkeriet, Center for Contemporary Printmaking, Bergen, Norway
2011
Varmrøkt Vernissage, Nordisk Kunstnarsenter, NKD, Dale, Norway
2010
Leila, Hordaland Kunstsenter, Bergen, Norway *
Tour of the British Isles, United Kingdom *
Boomerang Boat Museum, South Shields, England *
Cabaret, UKS Sommerfest, Ringsveen, Lillehammer, Norway *
In lack of a better name, Snowball Editions, Oslo, Norway *
New Paintings, Vadsø guest studio, Finnmark Fylkeskommune, Norway
Half-Way – at Stord, so late a lonely shore, Galleri Giga, Stord, Norway
Besichtigung Vol. 2, Håvard Arnhoff Portrait Gallery, Oslo, Norway
2009
Smeden og Vandreren, Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo, Norway *
The Smith and the Wanderer, Campers / Norsk Billedhoggerforening, Markveien, Oslo, Norway *
Bermuda Triangle / Call of the Wild, The Overlooked Space, Plug In ICA, Winnipeg, Canada *
Dérive, Galleri Hartwich, Sellin, Rügen, Germany
Bermuda Triangle / Journey to the Underworld, Gallery Volt, Bergen, Norway *
Porträits, Landschaften und Kartoffeln, Münsterlandfestival 2009, Münster, Germany
Wanderlust, GAD, Oslo, Norway
2008
Bermuda Triangle / Lolita, France Fiction, Paris, France *
Rock Island, Unten Drunter, Malmö, Sweden *
Collaboration / exhibition with Andrea Gjestvang (N), Kunstgarasjen, Bergen, Norway (upcoming)
2025
Soft edge, Skiens Kunstforening, Ibsenhuset, Norway (upcoming)
2024
Conceptual Romance, Galerie Michael Janssen, Berlin, Germany
2023
Elements og Deep Pink and Berlin Blue, with Ingunn Skogholt, Kösk, Oslo, Norway
2022
The Garden, Gran prestegårdsshage, KORO (LOK), Granavollen, Gran, Norway *
Low Liez Layers, Bærum Kulturhus, Sandvika, Norway
2020
Breaking Rules Together, Galerie Michael Janssen, Berlin, Germany
Studio, Prosjektrom Carl Berner, Norsk Billedhoggerforeningen, Oslo, Norway *
Grotten, Tegnerforbundet, Oslo, Norway *
Rough travel for a rare thing, Norske Grafikere, Oslo, Norway
2018
Kontor, Bankplassen, Oslo, Norway *
2017
Poteten, KORO (Uro), Mjøsa, Norway *
2016
Blind Bow Breakup, Galleri LNM, Oslo, Norway
Demonstration Island / Paint it Black (Save Engebøfjellet), Volt, Lille Lungegårdsvann, Bergen *
Potato Man and Death, St. Patrick’s Day, Askeaton Contemporary Arts, Limerick, Ireland *
2015
Über Ende und Anfang, Galerie Michael Janssen, Berlin, Germany
Found and Lost, Haugesund Billedgalleri, Haugesund, Norway
Solo presentation, Positions, Berlin Art Weekend / Galerie Michael Janssen, Arena, Tyskland
New paintings, Bømlo Kunstlag / Bømlo Kulturhus, Norway
2013
Anders Kjellesvik / Monique van Genderen / J. A. Pramuhendra, Galerie Michael Janssen, Berlin, Germany
Untitled (New Prints), Trykkeriet, Center for Contemporary Printmaking, Bergen, Norway
2011
Varmrøkt Vernissage, Nordisk Kunstnarsenter, NKD, Dale, Norway
2010
Leila, Hordaland Kunstsenter, Bergen, Norway *
Tour of the British Isles, United Kingdom *
Boomerang Boat Museum, South Shields, England *
Cabaret, UKS Sommerfest, Ringsveen, Lillehammer, Norway *
In lack of a better name, Snowball Editions, Oslo, Norway *
New Paintings, Vadsø guest studio, Finnmark Fylkeskommune, Norway
Half-Way – at Stord, so late a lonely shore, Galleri Giga, Stord, Norway
Besichtigung Vol. 2, Håvard Arnhoff Portrait Gallery, Oslo, Norway
2009
Smeden og Vandreren, Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo, Norway *
The Smith and the Wanderer, Campers / Norsk Billedhoggerforening, Markveien, Oslo, Norway *
Bermuda Triangle / Call of the Wild, The Overlooked Space, Plug In ICA, Winnipeg, Canada *
Dérive, Galleri Hartwich, Sellin, Rügen, Germany
Bermuda Triangle / Journey to the Underworld, Gallery Volt, Bergen, Norway *
Porträits, Landschaften und Kartoffeln, Münsterlandfestival 2009, Münster, Germany
Wanderlust, GAD, Oslo, Norway
2008
Bermuda Triangle / Lolita, France Fiction, Paris, France *
Rock Island, Unten Drunter, Malmö, Sweden *
2007
Sagatìmi, Dwarf Gallery, Reykjavik, Iceland *
Flag Monument, Sørfinnset, Norway *
A Voyage on the North Sea, Unorossodue, Milano, Italy *
Sagatìmi, Dwarf Gallery, Reykjavik, Iceland *
Flag Monument, Sørfinnset, Norway *
A Voyage on the North Sea, Unorossodue, Milano, Italy *
2006
Sky High, Bastard, Oslo, Norway *
Rainbow Warriors, Inndyr, Norway *
Collective Shovel / Kaffe, Seilduksgata 25a, Oslo, Norway *
Moving In, GAD, Oslo, Norway
Sky High, Bastard, Oslo, Norway *
Rainbow Warriors, Inndyr, Norway *
Collective Shovel / Kaffe, Seilduksgata 25a, Oslo, Norway *
Moving In, GAD, Oslo, Norway
2005
Loffere / Tramps, Tou Kunsthall / Tou Scene, a 700 km walk from Oslo to Stavanger, Norway *
Dagens Nyheter, Studentenes Roklubb, Kalvøya, Norway *
Polar Expedition, a series of public projects and concerts in the north of Norway *
Hotel Dansk Pige, Bergen Kunsthall, Norway *
Liberty Monument, Galleri Festiviteten, Eidsvoll Verk, Norway *
Oslo Mobile Kunsthall, Oslo Kunsthall, Norway *
Loffere / Tramps, Tou Kunsthall / Tou Scene, a 700 km walk from Oslo to Stavanger, Norway *
Dagens Nyheter, Studentenes Roklubb, Kalvøya, Norway *
Polar Expedition, a series of public projects and concerts in the north of Norway *
Hotel Dansk Pige, Bergen Kunsthall, Norway *
Liberty Monument, Galleri Festiviteten, Eidsvoll Verk, Norway *
Oslo Mobile Kunsthall, Oslo Kunsthall, Norway *
2004
Mixmaster / Peep Show, Galleri Q, Kæbenhavn, Denmark *
Wish I was a young or a dead artist, Danske Grafikeres Hus, København, Denmark
100 portraits, Det Kongelige Danske Kunstakademi, Denmark
Round in Circles, with Tim Bennett(UK). Kuvataideakatemian Galleria, Helsinki, Finland
Mixmaster / Peep Show, Galleri Q, Kæbenhavn, Denmark *
Wish I was a young or a dead artist, Danske Grafikeres Hus, København, Denmark
100 portraits, Det Kongelige Danske Kunstakademi, Denmark
Round in Circles, with Tim Bennett(UK). Kuvataideakatemian Galleria, Helsinki, Finland
2004/2005
Tour of Europe:
Malmö Kunsthall, Hamburger Kunsthalle, Stedelijk Museum, Kunsthal Rotterdam, K21
Düsseldorf, Kunsthalle Basel, Kunsthalle Zürich, PAC Milano, Villa Croce (Genova),
Musee d’Art Moderne et d’Art Contemporain Nice, Musèe d’Art Contemporain de Marseille,
Centre Pompidou (Paris), Palais de Tokyo (Paris), Museum für Moderne Kunst (Frankfurt),
Neue Nationalgalerie (Berlin), Hamburger Bahnhof (Berlin), Kunsthallen Nikolaj (København) *
Tour of Europe:
Malmö Kunsthall, Hamburger Kunsthalle, Stedelijk Museum, Kunsthal Rotterdam, K21
Düsseldorf, Kunsthalle Basel, Kunsthalle Zürich, PAC Milano, Villa Croce (Genova),
Musee d’Art Moderne et d’Art Contemporain Nice, Musèe d’Art Contemporain de Marseille,
Centre Pompidou (Paris), Palais de Tokyo (Paris), Museum für Moderne Kunst (Frankfurt),
Neue Nationalgalerie (Berlin), Hamburger Bahnhof (Berlin), Kunsthallen Nikolaj (København) *
GROUP EXHIBITIONS / PROJECTS (selected)
2025/26
Skulpturpark,one year project, Norsk Billedhoggerforening, Norway (upcoming)
2023
LET’S MIX! (part 2), Galerie Michael Janssen, Berlin, Germany
2022
Formannsveggen, Galleri LNM, Norway
Multippel 2022, Helium, Fredrikstad, Norway
Høstsalongen, Haugesund Billedgalleri, Norway
Bad+ Bordeaux, representert av Galerie Michael Janssen, Bordeaux, France
2025/26
Skulpturpark,one year project, Norsk Billedhoggerforening, Norway (upcoming)
2023
LET’S MIX! (part 2), Galerie Michael Janssen, Berlin, Germany
2022
Formannsveggen, Galleri LNM, Norway
Multippel 2022, Helium, Fredrikstad, Norway
Høstsalongen, Haugesund Billedgalleri, Norway
Bad+ Bordeaux, representert av Galerie Michael Janssen, Bordeaux, France
2021
Sommerutstilling, Ringebu Prestegard, Norway
Høstsalongen, Haugesund Billedgalleri, Norway
Sommerutstilling, Ringebu Prestegard, Norway
Høstsalongen, Haugesund Billedgalleri, Norway
2020
Villa Bazaar, Norsk Billedhoggerforeningen, Oslo, Norway
Schwarzwald 3000, performance, Ad_vent, Botsfengselet, Oslo, Norway
2019
It ́s (in) our Nature, Bærum Kunsthall, Norway
Norske Grafikere 100 år, Bodø Kunstforening, Norway
GIFC / Velvet Ropes, Galleri Golsa, Oslo, Norway
2017
Statens 130. Kunstutstilling, Høstutstillingen, The National Art Exhibition, Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo, Norway
Birds, Nørrekærbiennalen, Denmark *
Poteten, Lomsjøen, Kunstland, Norway *
Juleutstillingen, Kunstnerforbundet, Oslo, Norway
2015
By Products, curated by Zoë Claire Miller - Ausstellungsraum IG Metall, Berlin, Germany
Imagining Commons, Volt, Bergen, Norway *
Art Brussel, Galerie Michael Janssen, Belgium
Villa Bazaar, Norsk Billedhoggerforeningen, Oslo, Norway
Schwarzwald 3000, performance, Ad_vent, Botsfengselet, Oslo, Norway
2019
It ́s (in) our Nature, Bærum Kunsthall, Norway
Norske Grafikere 100 år, Bodø Kunstforening, Norway
GIFC / Velvet Ropes, Galleri Golsa, Oslo, Norway
2017
Statens 130. Kunstutstilling, Høstutstillingen, The National Art Exhibition, Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo, Norway
Birds, Nørrekærbiennalen, Denmark *
Poteten, Lomsjøen, Kunstland, Norway *
Juleutstillingen, Kunstnerforbundet, Oslo, Norway
2015
By Products, curated by Zoë Claire Miller - Ausstellungsraum IG Metall, Berlin, Germany
Imagining Commons, Volt, Bergen, Norway *
Art Brussel, Galerie Michael Janssen, Belgium
2014
Desert Island, The Museum of Longing and Failure, Taggart and Lewis, RAKE, Trondheim, Norway*
How Green Was My Valley, Vevringutstillinga, Norway *
Desert Island, The Museum of Longing and Failure, Taggart and Lewis, RAKE, Trondheim, Norway*
How Green Was My Valley, Vevringutstillinga, Norway *
2013
7th Norwegian Sculpture Biennial 2013 / Over bekken etter vann, The Vigeland Museum, Oslo, Norway
Undercover: a Dialect, VISUAL Centre for Contemporary Art, curated by Michele Horrigan, Carlow, Ireland
aiPotu at Landmark, Volt´s symposium on collectivity and collaboration in art. Bergen Kunsthall, Norway *
Welcome to the Neighbourhood, Askeaton Contemporary Arts, Limerick, Ireland *
Vestlandsutstillingen 2013, Norway
drawNEARFAR, performance, Winchester Gallery, England
The Circle and the Square, Grunerløkka Kunsthall, Oslo, Norway *
7th Norwegian Sculpture Biennial 2013 / Over bekken etter vann, The Vigeland Museum, Oslo, Norway
Undercover: a Dialect, VISUAL Centre for Contemporary Art, curated by Michele Horrigan, Carlow, Ireland
aiPotu at Landmark, Volt´s symposium on collectivity and collaboration in art. Bergen Kunsthall, Norway *
Welcome to the Neighbourhood, Askeaton Contemporary Arts, Limerick, Ireland *
Vestlandsutstillingen 2013, Norway
drawNEARFAR, performance, Winchester Gallery, England
The Circle and the Square, Grunerløkka Kunsthall, Oslo, Norway *
2012
Unknown (Paintings), Galerie Michael Janssen, Berlin, Germany
Beacons and Cairns, NKD Pavillion, Bristol Biennial 2012, England
Bruk auga før du går inn i kott og krok, Vestlandsutstillinga 2012, Haugesund Billedgalleri, Norway
Vevringutstillinga, Naustdal, Norway
Preparation for an expedition, TorinOver 012, MAO - Museo d'Arte Orientale, Torino, Italy *
Five thousand generations of birds, Fitjar, Norway *
A Ship Called She, Metro Arts Galleries, Brisbane, Australia *
Kome til deg i Tidende, Musea i Sogn og Fjordane, Norway *
Unknown (Paintings), Galerie Michael Janssen, Berlin, Germany
Beacons and Cairns, NKD Pavillion, Bristol Biennial 2012, England
Bruk auga før du går inn i kott og krok, Vestlandsutstillinga 2012, Haugesund Billedgalleri, Norway
Vevringutstillinga, Naustdal, Norway
Preparation for an expedition, TorinOver 012, MAO - Museo d'Arte Orientale, Torino, Italy *
Five thousand generations of birds, Fitjar, Norway *
A Ship Called She, Metro Arts Galleries, Brisbane, Australia *
Kome til deg i Tidende, Musea i Sogn og Fjordane, Norway *
2011
Statens 124. Kunstutstilling, Høstutstillingen, The National Art Exhibition, Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo, Norway
Concentrate on the Devil – Stop concentrating on the Devil, Wildenbruchestr 81, Berlin, Germany
Neukölln Norwegen, Galerie im Körnerpark, Berlin, Germany
Spår, Malmø Kunstmuseum, Malmø, Sweden
November, Festiviteten, Eidsvoll Verk, Norway
Practice for a Sunset, Tidens Krav, Oslo, Norway
Wunderbaum Wanderlust Wunderkammer, Harpefoss Hotell, Harpefoss, Norway *
Til Salgs, Østlandsutstillingen, Akershus Kunstsenter, Lillestrøm, Norway *
Statens 124. Kunstutstilling, Høstutstillingen, The National Art Exhibition, Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo, Norway
Concentrate on the Devil – Stop concentrating on the Devil, Wildenbruchestr 81, Berlin, Germany
Neukölln Norwegen, Galerie im Körnerpark, Berlin, Germany
Spår, Malmø Kunstmuseum, Malmø, Sweden
November, Festiviteten, Eidsvoll Verk, Norway
Practice for a Sunset, Tidens Krav, Oslo, Norway
Wunderbaum Wanderlust Wunderkammer, Harpefoss Hotell, Harpefoss, Norway *
Til Salgs, Østlandsutstillingen, Akershus Kunstsenter, Lillestrøm, Norway *
2010
You can find me in the garden if you want to, unless it’s poring down with rain, Bar 25, Berlin, Germany *
Svarteste natta i manns minne, Podium, Oslo, Norway
Endless Boogie, Forgotten Bar, Berlin, Germany
Salong 2010, Rod Bianco, Oslo, Norway
Tegnebiannalen 2010, Momentumhallen Moss, Norway
Nye medlemmer, Norske Grafikere, Oslo, Norway
A formal figure, Forgotten Bar, Berlin, Germany
Ayran & Yoga - The 1st Berlin Kreuzberg Biennal 2010, Germany
You can find me in the garden if you want to, unless it’s poring down with rain, Bar 25, Berlin, Germany *
Svarteste natta i manns minne, Podium, Oslo, Norway
Endless Boogie, Forgotten Bar, Berlin, Germany
Salong 2010, Rod Bianco, Oslo, Norway
Tegnebiannalen 2010, Momentumhallen Moss, Norway
Nye medlemmer, Norske Grafikere, Oslo, Norway
A formal figure, Forgotten Bar, Berlin, Germany
Ayran & Yoga - The 1st Berlin Kreuzberg Biennal 2010, Germany
2009
Tempo som tanke - byrom som skisse, Telemark Kunstnersenter, Skien, Norway *
Performance Festival, Kunstbanken, Hamar, Norway *
Dark Matters, Peder Balke Senteret, Toten, Norway
Ung Norsk Samtidsgrafikk, Norske Grafikere, Oslo, Norway
Tempo som tanke - byrom som skisse, Telemark Kunstnersenter, Skien, Norway *
Performance Festival, Kunstbanken, Hamar, Norway *
Dark Matters, Peder Balke Senteret, Toten, Norway
Ung Norsk Samtidsgrafikk, Norske Grafikere, Oslo, Norway
2008
Battle of Herdla”, Mellom Himmel og Hav 2, Performance Festival, Herdla, Norway *
Boomerang Boat, Revolutions forms that turn, Biennale of Sydney 2008, Sydney, Australia *
If you don´t like the weather, wait 15 minutes., Revolutions forms that turn, Biennale of Sydney 2008 *
Been there, done that, Echo, Transpalette, Bourges, France *
Out. Cold., Pavillon 7, Palais de Tokyo, Paris, France *
The Tempest, Tegnebiennalen 2008, Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo, Norway *
Reality Bliss, Kunstverket, Oslo, Norway
Scandinavian Indie, Kunstverein Rügen, Putbus, Germany
Battle of Herdla”, Mellom Himmel og Hav 2, Performance Festival, Herdla, Norway *
Boomerang Boat, Revolutions forms that turn, Biennale of Sydney 2008, Sydney, Australia *
If you don´t like the weather, wait 15 minutes., Revolutions forms that turn, Biennale of Sydney 2008 *
Been there, done that, Echo, Transpalette, Bourges, France *
Out. Cold., Pavillon 7, Palais de Tokyo, Paris, France *
The Tempest, Tegnebiennalen 2008, Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo, Norway *
Reality Bliss, Kunstverket, Oslo, Norway
Scandinavian Indie, Kunstverein Rügen, Putbus, Germany
2007
4. Grafikk-Triennale, Holbæk, Denmark
Gul och Blå, Botnik Studios, Hamburgsund, Sweden *
The Sinking Boat Tent Project, The Tent Show, Nikolaj Kunsthall, København, Denmark *
Two men record everything that happens in a square, L´Evolution de l´art, SPACE Projects, Slovakia *
Eggs and Castles, MiArt, galleri Unorossodue, Milano, Italy *
4. Grafikk-Triennale, Holbæk, Denmark
Gul och Blå, Botnik Studios, Hamburgsund, Sweden *
The Sinking Boat Tent Project, The Tent Show, Nikolaj Kunsthall, København, Denmark *
Two men record everything that happens in a square, L´Evolution de l´art, SPACE Projects, Slovakia *
Eggs and Castles, MiArt, galleri Unorossodue, Milano, Italy *
2006 H
appy Mountain Circus, Fragmented Show, Via Farini, Milano, Italy *
Travel Book, Momentum, Nordic Biennale for Contemporary Art, Moss, Norway *
Warm-Up, Corso Aperto, CASV, Antonio Ratti Foundation, Como, Italy *
Noise Killer, Secret sounds from the underground, Radio surinternet.org, Paris, France *
Scandinavian Driftwood, Nucleo de Arte, Maputo, Mosambique
appy Mountain Circus, Fragmented Show, Via Farini, Milano, Italy *
Travel Book, Momentum, Nordic Biennale for Contemporary Art, Moss, Norway *
Warm-Up, Corso Aperto, CASV, Antonio Ratti Foundation, Como, Italy *
Noise Killer, Secret sounds from the underground, Radio surinternet.org, Paris, France *
Scandinavian Driftwood, Nucleo de Arte, Maputo, Mosambique
2005
The Recycling Show, Stockholm Art Fair, Sweden *
Tutkia Suomi, an exhibition expedition to Finland with Parfyme (DK) *
The Recycling Show, Stockholm Art Fair, Sweden *
Tutkia Suomi, an exhibition expedition to Finland with Parfyme (DK) *
2004
Fremtidens Kontor, with N55 and Parfyme, København, Denmark
Wanderlust, Danske Grafikeres Hus, København, Denmark
Chrysalis, Stord Kunstforening, Norway
HOHOT, Inner Mongolian Art Museum
Mellom bakkar og berg, USF, Bergen, Norway
Grafikk, Helsingör Libary, Denmark
Fremtidens Kontor, with N55 and Parfyme, København, Denmark
Wanderlust, Danske Grafikeres Hus, København, Denmark
Chrysalis, Stord Kunstforening, Norway
HOHOT, Inner Mongolian Art Museum
Mellom bakkar og berg, USF, Bergen, Norway
Grafikk, Helsingör Libary, Denmark
2003
Art in Architecture, Kiasma, Helsinki, Finland
Artists contribute society, Academy Gallery Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Art in Architecture, Kiasma, Helsinki, Finland
Artists contribute society, Academy Gallery Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
TEACHING & EXAMINER
2018 - 2023 Examiner BA, Oslo National Academy of the Arts, The Art and Craft department (KHiO), Norway
2017 - 2023 Screen print workshop, The Munch museum, Oslo, Norway
2015 Guest teacher: UiT, Tromsø Academy of Contemporary Art, Norway
2014 Examiner: MA / BA, Oslo National Academy of the Arts, The Art and Craft department (KHiO), Norway
2012 Guest lecturer: Oslo National Academy of the Arts, The Art and Craft department (KHiO), Norway
2012 Examiner: MA / BA, Oslo National Academy of the Arts, The Art and Craft department (KHiO), Norway
2010 Guest lecturer: Bilde i Rom, Bergen academy of art and design (KHiB), Norway
2009 Guest artist / lecturer: Thematic Residency 'The Wanderer', The Banff Centre, Alberta, Canada *
2006 - 2010 Guest lecturer (several years): Prosjektskolen (Oslo) og Strykejernet (Oslo), Norway *
2012 Den Kulturelle Skolesekken: Øyets Gymnastikk, Sandved Skole, Sandnes Kommune , Norway
2011 Den Kulturelle Skolesekken: Rapport, Turneorganisasjonen Hedmark / Kunstbanken, Hamar, Norway
2007 Den Kulturelle Skolesekken: Rainbow Warriors, Inndyr Skole, Gildeskål Kommune, Norway
2017 - 2023 Screen print workshop, The Munch museum, Oslo, Norway
2015 Guest teacher: UiT, Tromsø Academy of Contemporary Art, Norway
2014 Examiner: MA / BA, Oslo National Academy of the Arts, The Art and Craft department (KHiO), Norway
2012 Guest lecturer: Oslo National Academy of the Arts, The Art and Craft department (KHiO), Norway
2012 Examiner: MA / BA, Oslo National Academy of the Arts, The Art and Craft department (KHiO), Norway
2010 Guest lecturer: Bilde i Rom, Bergen academy of art and design (KHiB), Norway
2009 Guest artist / lecturer: Thematic Residency 'The Wanderer', The Banff Centre, Alberta, Canada *
2006 - 2010 Guest lecturer (several years): Prosjektskolen (Oslo) og Strykejernet (Oslo), Norway *
2012 Den Kulturelle Skolesekken: Øyets Gymnastikk, Sandved Skole, Sandnes Kommune , Norway
2011 Den Kulturelle Skolesekken: Rapport, Turneorganisasjonen Hedmark / Kunstbanken, Hamar, Norway
2007 Den Kulturelle Skolesekken: Rainbow Warriors, Inndyr Skole, Gildeskål Kommune, Norway
CURATING
2014 How Green Was My Valley, outdoor project for Vevringutstillinga's 35 years anniversary. KORO (Uro)
project in Naustdal, Norway * Invited artists: Sean Lynch (IR), Lisa Torell (SE), Egill Sæbjörnsson (IS),
Michael Fliri (IT), Liv Strand (SE), Freek Wambacq (B), Laura Solari (CH)
2011 Free Poems, with Jorunn Hancke Øgstad (N), group exhibition, Podium, Oslo, Norway
Invited artists: Sue Tompkins (UK), Sarah Lannan (US), Simon Evans (UK), Kirstine Roepstorff (DK),
Sofie Bird Møller (DK), Gustav Oppland (N)
2010 Glogauer Dreieck, with Jorunn Hancke Øgstad (N) and Ivan Andersen (DK), Berlin, Germany
2005 Oslo Mobile Kunsthall, in collaboration with Helga Marie Nordby, Oslo Kunsthall, Norge *
Invited artists:: Fillippo Filliger (CH), Parfyme (DK), Blunderbuss, Michael Fliri (I),
John Mäkinen (FI), Jérôme Leuba (CH), Rakett (N), AK 28 (S), Systerfilm (S)
project in Naustdal, Norway * Invited artists: Sean Lynch (IR), Lisa Torell (SE), Egill Sæbjörnsson (IS),
Michael Fliri (IT), Liv Strand (SE), Freek Wambacq (B), Laura Solari (CH)
2011 Free Poems, with Jorunn Hancke Øgstad (N), group exhibition, Podium, Oslo, Norway
Invited artists: Sue Tompkins (UK), Sarah Lannan (US), Simon Evans (UK), Kirstine Roepstorff (DK),
Sofie Bird Møller (DK), Gustav Oppland (N)
2010 Glogauer Dreieck, with Jorunn Hancke Øgstad (N) and Ivan Andersen (DK), Berlin, Germany
2005 Oslo Mobile Kunsthall, in collaboration with Helga Marie Nordby, Oslo Kunsthall, Norge *
Invited artists:: Fillippo Filliger (CH), Parfyme (DK), Blunderbuss, Michael Fliri (I),
John Mäkinen (FI), Jérôme Leuba (CH), Rakett (N), AK 28 (S), Systerfilm (S)
ARTIST GRANTS & SUPPORT
2023-2024 Billedkunstnernes Vederlagsfond, 2 years working grant
2023 - 2024 Kulturdirektoratets Kunstnerassistentordning, with Kamil Kak (PL)
2020-2022 Statens Kunstnerstipend, 3 years working grant
2019 Billedkunstnernes Vederlagsfond, working grant
2017– 2018 Billedkunstnernes Vederlagsfond, 2 years working grant
2016 Billedkunstnernes Vederlagsfond, working grant
2015 Norske Grafikeres Fond, support
2014 Billedkunstnernes Vederlagsfond, working grant
2013 Billedkunstnernes Vederlagsfond, working grant
2012 OCA, international support for participation in TorinoOver *
2010 – 2012 Statens Kunstnerstipend for yngre Kunstnere (ASY), 3 years working grant
2011 Kathinka og Olaf Mejdells Legat
2009 BKH - Billedkunstnernes Hjelpefond, working grant
2008 Billedkunstnernes Vederlagsfond, working grant
OCA, support for participation in the 16th Biennale of Sydney*
OCA, support for participation in Pavillon 7 *
2007 Statens Kunstnerstipend, Chr. Lorch Schives og hustrus legat
2007 Sparebanken Vest, artist grant
2007 Norske Grafikeres Fond, support
2005 Statens Kunstnerstipend, support
2004 Norske Grafikeres Fond, support
2004 – 2020 SELECTED SUPPORT:
KORO (URO), OCA - Office for Contemporary Art Norway
Nordic Council of Ministers,
Norsk Kulturråd,Prosjektstøtte
NBK Vederlagsfondet, ,
NIFCA – Sleipnir Grants,
Bergen Kommune
Montana DK (Tour of Europe)
2023 - 2024 Kulturdirektoratets Kunstnerassistentordning, with Kamil Kak (PL)
2020-2022 Statens Kunstnerstipend, 3 years working grant
2019 Billedkunstnernes Vederlagsfond, working grant
2017– 2018 Billedkunstnernes Vederlagsfond, 2 years working grant
2016 Billedkunstnernes Vederlagsfond, working grant
2015 Norske Grafikeres Fond, support
2014 Billedkunstnernes Vederlagsfond, working grant
2013 Billedkunstnernes Vederlagsfond, working grant
2012 OCA, international support for participation in TorinoOver *
2010 – 2012 Statens Kunstnerstipend for yngre Kunstnere (ASY), 3 years working grant
2011 Kathinka og Olaf Mejdells Legat
2009 BKH - Billedkunstnernes Hjelpefond, working grant
2008 Billedkunstnernes Vederlagsfond, working grant
OCA, support for participation in the 16th Biennale of Sydney*
OCA, support for participation in Pavillon 7 *
2007 Statens Kunstnerstipend, Chr. Lorch Schives og hustrus legat
2007 Sparebanken Vest, artist grant
2007 Norske Grafikeres Fond, support
2005 Statens Kunstnerstipend, support
2004 Norske Grafikeres Fond, support
2004 – 2020 SELECTED SUPPORT:
KORO (URO), OCA - Office for Contemporary Art Norway
Nordic Council of Ministers,
Norsk Kulturråd,Prosjektstøtte
NBK Vederlagsfondet, ,
NIFCA – Sleipnir Grants,
Bergen Kommune
Montana DK (Tour of Europe)
PUBLICATONS (selected)
2015 The Imaginary Reader, Volt *
2013 Undercover: a Dialect, VISUAL Centre for Contemporary Art, Carlow, Irland, 2013 *
2013 Over bekken etter vann / 7th Norwegian Sculpture Biennial 2013, The Vigeland Museum
2011 NuDa, WunderbaumWanderlustWunderkammer, Harpefoss Hotell, newspaper, Norway *
2011 Øyets gymnastikk, aiPotu / Sandnes Kommune *
2010 Norsk Kunstårbok 2010
2009 Snow blind Homer; Notes on Utopia | aiPotu, by Zachary Cahill (US)
2008 2008 Biennale of Sydney, Revolutions - Forms That Turn, red. Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev, Thames and Hudson, London *
2008 If you don´t like the weather, wait 15 minutes, aiPotu, 48p newspaper, Biennale of Sydney *
2008 Shimaguni, aiPotu, 40 fanziner *
2007 Bande Dessiné, Éditions Dasein, Éditions Dasein *
2006 aiPotu, Travel Book, Éditions Dasein*
2006 Sur Papier, Radio, Dasein, Paris *
2006 Fragmented Book, Nero Publishing *
2006 Try again, Fail again, Fail better, Festival Program, Momentum Festival of Contemporary Art *
2006 Surpapier, Éditions Dasein*
2013 Undercover: a Dialect, VISUAL Centre for Contemporary Art, Carlow, Irland, 2013 *
2013 Over bekken etter vann / 7th Norwegian Sculpture Biennial 2013, The Vigeland Museum
2011 NuDa, WunderbaumWanderlustWunderkammer, Harpefoss Hotell, newspaper, Norway *
2011 Øyets gymnastikk, aiPotu / Sandnes Kommune *
2010 Norsk Kunstårbok 2010
2009 Snow blind Homer; Notes on Utopia | aiPotu, by Zachary Cahill (US)
2008 2008 Biennale of Sydney, Revolutions - Forms That Turn, red. Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev, Thames and Hudson, London *
2008 If you don´t like the weather, wait 15 minutes, aiPotu, 48p newspaper, Biennale of Sydney *
2008 Shimaguni, aiPotu, 40 fanziner *
2007 Bande Dessiné, Éditions Dasein, Éditions Dasein *
2006 aiPotu, Travel Book, Éditions Dasein*
2006 Sur Papier, Radio, Dasein, Paris *
2006 Fragmented Book, Nero Publishing *
2006 Try again, Fail again, Fail better, Festival Program, Momentum Festival of Contemporary Art *
2006 Surpapier, Éditions Dasein*
COLLECTIONS
Malmö Art Museum, Statoil, Stord Kommune, Haugesund Kommune, various private collections
Malmö Art Museum, Statoil, Stord Kommune, Haugesund Kommune, various private collections
PRESS AND REVIEW (selected)
Contemporary Magazien (Issue 2, Annual 2007), Sydney Morning Herald (AUS), BBC Television, Scene4 (USA),
Exibart (IT), Fyrdabladid (IS), Grapevine (IS), Kaupukilehti Pohjois (FI), Kunstkritikk.no, Bergens Tidende,
Aftenposten, Jærbladet, Eidsvoll Blad, Klassekampen, Meløyavisa, Parisart (FR), Rogalands Avis,
Teknemedia (IT), Romerikes Blad, Stockholm City and Metro, Storhaug Bydelsavis, TV Hordaland,
Natt og Dag og NRK etc-
Contemporary Magazien (Issue 2, Annual 2007), Sydney Morning Herald (AUS), BBC Television, Scene4 (USA),
Exibart (IT), Fyrdabladid (IS), Grapevine (IS), Kaupukilehti Pohjois (FI), Kunstkritikk.no, Bergens Tidende,
Aftenposten, Jærbladet, Eidsvoll Blad, Klassekampen, Meløyavisa, Parisart (FR), Rogalands Avis,
Teknemedia (IT), Romerikes Blad, Stockholm City and Metro, Storhaug Bydelsavis, TV Hordaland,
Natt og Dag og NRK etc-
* aiPotu - collaboration with the Andreas Siqueland (N) / www.aipotu.org