RESUME
Born: Stord, Norway
Installations, Solo and Two-Person Exhibitions
2014
La MaMa Galleria, Will to Power, New York, USA
2010
Gallerie Susan Nielsen, Paris, France
Johansson Projects, Oakland, USA
Hanes Gallery at Wake Forest University, curator Victor Faccinto, NC, USA
2008 - permanent
Museum of Sex, The Sex Life of Animals, New York, USA
2007
Samson Projects, Rune Olsen, Boston, USA
2006
Red Saw Gallery, Escaping Freedom, Newark, USA
2004
Samson Projects, The Urge That Binds, Boston, USA
2002
Islip Art Museum, Auto Parts, Project '02,
Carriage House installation, New York, USA
2001
Bronx Museum of Arts, CAP, SuperVention,
New York, USA
1997
Unge Kunstneres Samfund (UKS), Leap of Faith,
installation, Oslo, Norway
Selected Group Exhibitions
2023
Marisa Newman Projects, You Go Girl!, New York, USA
2021
La MaMa Galleria, fetch fiddle fidget: Adriana Farmiga, Daphne Fitzpatrick, Rune Olsen, curated by Dr. Ksenia M. Soboleva, New York, USA
End of The Season by Soft Network at S&S Corner Shop, East Hampton, USA
2018
Opalka Gallery, Sage College of Albany, EFFECTS THAT AREN'T SPECIAL curated by Tim Davis, Albany, USA
2016
Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art (HVCCA,) Threads That Connect, USA
2014
Museum of Contemporary Art, Jacksonville, Material Transformations, curator Jennifer Jankauskas, USA
2013
Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, Material Transformations, curator Jennifer Jankauskas, USA
2011
RM Gallery & Projects, Drift of Summer, curator Richard Maloy, Auckland, New Zealand
Galerie Susan Nielsen, Disturbed, Paris, France
.NO gallery, Blue, White, and Red, USA
2010
Southern New Hampshire University, McIninch Gallery, Traversing Gender, USA
Judi Rotenberg Gallery, Man Up, curator Kristen Dodge, USA
2009
Arin Contemporary Art, Back to the Drawing Board, Laguna Beach, USA
Galerie Susan Nielsen, ROCK PAPER SCISSORS - NEW ART FROM NORWAY, Paris, France
VoltaNY, Solo project w/Samson Projects, New York, USA
Darkness Descends, curator M. Sellinger and C. Vassallo, USA (Traveling)
Exhibition places: Chasama, Lafayette College, and University of New Haven
2008
Exit Art, Labyrinth, New York, USA
The Sherman Gallery - Boston University, The Exquisite Line, curated by Lynne Cooney, Boston, USA
Governors Island, In-Site, public project w/Sculptors Guild, New York, USA
Kunstnernes Hus, Drawing Biennial, curated by Tegnerforbundet, Oslo, Norway
Moti Hasson Gallery, Untitled (On Paper), New York, USA
Volta4, Special Project, Basel, Switzerland
Eyewash, Art-Walk, New York, USA
2007
Western Michigan University, Keeping it Real, curated by Jerry Kearns, USA
Barbara Gillman Gallery, Head to Head, Miami, USA
Trygve Lie Gallery, Norwegian Artists in New York II, curated by Anki King, USA
Rupert Ravens Contemporary, Sanctuary, curated by Rupert Ravens, USA
The Art Lab @ Robert Smiths Hotel, Cabinet of Curious Ties, curated by Koan Jeff Baysa, USA
Judi Rotenberg Gallery, Human Eyes, curated by Kristen Dodge, USA
2006
Volitant Gallery, Take me to bed or lose me forever, curated by Leona Scull-Hons, TX, USA
Gallery 744, Newark between Us, curated by Rupert Ravens, USA
Cuchifritos Gallery, Working Space 06, curated by Omar Lopez-Chahoud and Zeina Assaf
3rd Ward, Nature More, curated by Peter Dudek, New York, USA
Hillwood Art Museum, Archival to Contemporary: Six Decades of the Sculptors Guild, curated by Jerelyn Hanrahan, New York, USA
MACO méxico arte contemporáneo, Samson Projects,
Mexico City, Mexico
ARCO’06, Samson Projects. Madrid, Spain
2005
New Art Dealers Association (NADA) Art Fair, Samson Projects, Miami, USA
Office of the Manhattan Borough President, Artists Alliance Inc, New York, USA
Istanbul Biennial, Waterways, artSUMER, curated by Renee Vara, Istanbul, Turkey
Venice Biennial, Waterways, curated by Renee Vara, Venice, Italy
Exit Art, Homomuseum, New York, USA
Smack Mellon, T-Zone,
curated by Peter Dudek, New York, USA
Scope New York, Samson Projects, New York, USA
2004
Arthouse at The Jones Center, New American Talent,
curated by Jerry Saltz, Austin, TX, USA
Aljira, A Center for Contemporary Art, Timeless/Timeliness, curated by Dominique Nahas, Newark, USA
Samson Projects, Super Salon, Boston, USA
2002
Dining Haul: Unpacked no.4,
curated by Alisoun Meehan, New York, USA
2001
G-Module, Perfect Plastic, Paris, France
2000
Danielle Arnaud Gallery, Brussels Art Fair, London, UK
1999
Goldsmith College Degree Show, London, UK
1998
Kunstnernes Hus, Høstutstillingen, Oslo, Norway
1997
Atelier G9, Geniale I, litt likt og litt forskjellig, Oslo, Norway
G.U.N., Gnu Nug-Nug, Oslo, Norway
1996
Atlerier G9, Klar, Freidig, Gå, Oslo, Norway
Coventry University Degree show, Coventry, UK
Arcade Center, The Blind Spot,
curated by Dave Sowerby, Birmingham, UK
Grants and Awards
2011
Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris - Artist Residency awarded by
Ingrid Lindbäck Langaards stiftelse, Norway
2010
Headlands Center for the Arts, Artist in Residence, San Francisco, USA
2009
New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) Sculpture Fellowship 2009 New York, USA
Sculpture Space Artists-in-Residence, Utica, USA
2007/08/09
Billedkunstnernes Vederlagsfond, Prosjektstøtte, Norway
2006
Art Omi International Artists Residency, New York, USA
Statens Kunstnerstipend, Work Grant for
Younger/Newly Established Artists 2006, Norway
2005
Artists Alliance Inc.’s (AAI)
LES-RSP Residency Program, New York, USA
Statens Kunstnerstipend, Work Grant for
Younger/Newly Established Artists 2005, Norway
New Jersey State Council on the Arts Fellowship, sculpture, USA
2004
Office for Contemporary Art, Exhibition support, Norway
2003
Creative Capital, Professional Development Workshop,
New York, USA
Statens Kunstnerstipend, Work Grant for
Younger/Newly Established Artists 2003, Norway
2002
Aljira Emerge 2003, Professional Development for
Emerging Artists, Newark, USA
Office for Contemporary Art, Exhibition support, Norway
Royal Norwegian Consulate General,
Exhibition support, New York, USA
1999
Statens Kunstnerstipend, Etableringsstipend, Norway
1997
Billedkunstnernes Vederlagsfond, Prosjektstøtte, Norway
Billedkunstnernes Vederlagsfond,
Prosjektstøtte to Atelier G9, Norway
Norsk Kultur Fond, Debutant støtte, Norway
1996
Billedkunstnernes Vederlagsfond,
Prosjektstøtte to Atelier G9, Norway
Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris - Artist Residency awarded by
Ingrid Lindbäck Langaards stiftelse, Norway
2010
Headlands Center for the Arts, Artist in Residence, San Francisco, USA
2009
New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) Sculpture Fellowship 2009 New York, USA
Sculpture Space Artists-in-Residence, Utica, USA
2007/08/09
Billedkunstnernes Vederlagsfond, Prosjektstøtte, Norway
2006
Art Omi International Artists Residency, New York, USA
Statens Kunstnerstipend, Work Grant for
Younger/Newly Established Artists 2006, Norway
2005
Artists Alliance Inc.’s (AAI)
LES-RSP Residency Program, New York, USA
Statens Kunstnerstipend, Work Grant for
Younger/Newly Established Artists 2005, Norway
New Jersey State Council on the Arts Fellowship, sculpture, USA
2004
Office for Contemporary Art, Exhibition support, Norway
2003
Creative Capital, Professional Development Workshop,
New York, USA
Statens Kunstnerstipend, Work Grant for
Younger/Newly Established Artists 2003, Norway
2002
Aljira Emerge 2003, Professional Development for
Emerging Artists, Newark, USA
Office for Contemporary Art, Exhibition support, Norway
Royal Norwegian Consulate General,
Exhibition support, New York, USA
1999
Statens Kunstnerstipend, Etableringsstipend, Norway
1997
Billedkunstnernes Vederlagsfond, Prosjektstøtte, Norway
Billedkunstnernes Vederlagsfond,
Prosjektstøtte to Atelier G9, Norway
Norsk Kultur Fond, Debutant støtte, Norway
1996
Billedkunstnernes Vederlagsfond,
Prosjektstøtte to Atelier G9, Norway
Teaching experience
2011
Pont-Aven School of Contemporary Art (PASCA,) France
Visiting Faculty in Art - Fall Semester
2010
California College of Art, San Francisco
Graduate advisor
2007 – 2011
Cooper Union, Saturday Outreach Program, New York
Teaching classes in drawing and sculpture
2008
John Jay College of Criminal Justice, New York
Teaching classes in drawing and sculpture
2005-2007
Part-time/substitute teaching:
• School of Visual Art
• Hunter College
• New York University
• New Jersey City University
2004 – 2009
Visiting Lecturer/Artist
• Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA)
• University of California, Berkeley
• Corcoran College of Art and Design
• Boston University
• Montclair State University
• New York Studio Program
(Parsons The New School for Design)
• University of Oklahoma
• University of Massachusetts Amherst
• Brandeis University
• New York University
• School of Visual Art,
• Hunter College
1996 – 1998
National College of Art and Design, Norway
Manager of the Printmaking Department
Responsible for the departments daily operation, including teaching printmaking classes and advising undergraduate and graduate students.
Education
98-99 Goldsmith College, MFA (Postgraduate Diploma), London, UK
93-96 Coventry University, Bachelor of Arts (Honors), Coventry, UK
90-93 Visual Communication, Voss v.d.g. Norway
2006
International Sculpture Center (ISC), Crossroads Cincinnati 2006 conference speaker discussing Human and Animal Forms in Contemporary Sculpture, moderated by Glenn Harper, Ohio, USA
2004
Jersey City Museum, Slide presentation, Jersey City, USA
2003
Bronx Museum of The Arts,
Collaborative Arts Project-panel, New York, USA
2001
Bergen Kunst Skole, Visiting Artist in USA
96-01
1 of 6 Founding members of the coop studio/gallery
Atelier G9, Oslo, Norway
Pont-Aven School of Contemporary Art (PASCA,) France
Visiting Faculty in Art - Fall Semester
2010
California College of Art, San Francisco
Graduate advisor
2007 – 2011
Cooper Union, Saturday Outreach Program, New York
Teaching classes in drawing and sculpture
2008
John Jay College of Criminal Justice, New York
Teaching classes in drawing and sculpture
2005-2007
Part-time/substitute teaching:
• School of Visual Art
• Hunter College
• New York University
• New Jersey City University
2004 – 2009
Visiting Lecturer/Artist
• Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA)
• University of California, Berkeley
• Corcoran College of Art and Design
• Boston University
• Montclair State University
• New York Studio Program
(Parsons The New School for Design)
• University of Oklahoma
• University of Massachusetts Amherst
• Brandeis University
• New York University
• School of Visual Art,
• Hunter College
1996 – 1998
National College of Art and Design, Norway
Manager of the Printmaking Department
Responsible for the departments daily operation, including teaching printmaking classes and advising undergraduate and graduate students.
Education
98-99 Goldsmith College, MFA (Postgraduate Diploma), London, UK
93-96 Coventry University, Bachelor of Arts (Honors), Coventry, UK
90-93 Visual Communication, Voss v.d.g. Norway
Panels, Lectures and other
2006
International Sculpture Center (ISC), Crossroads Cincinnati 2006 conference speaker discussing Human and Animal Forms in Contemporary Sculpture, moderated by Glenn Harper, Ohio, USA
2004
Jersey City Museum, Slide presentation, Jersey City, USA
2003
Bronx Museum of The Arts,
Collaborative Arts Project-panel, New York, USA
2001
Bergen Kunst Skole, Visiting Artist in USA
96-01
1 of 6 Founding members of the coop studio/gallery
Atelier G9, Oslo, Norway