1980 Born on the island Stord, NO
Lives and works in Oslo, NO
EDUCATION
2003 – 2005
The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, Copenhagen, Denmark
2003
Academy of Fine Arts Helsinki / Kuvataideakatemia, Finland
2002
Art Academy of Sarajevo, exchange project October 2002, Bosnia and Herzegovina
2001 – 2004
The National Collage of Art, Bergen, Norway
2000 – 2001
Bergen Art School, Norway
ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCIES
2020
Roten, public commission, Tankeplass, Oppland/Innlandet Fylkeskommune, Gran kommune *
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
2013
Askeaton Contemporary Arts, Limerick, Ireland
2012 - 2014
Or (fletting), outdoor sculpture. Vevring exhibition, Vestland Fylkeskommune, Naustdal, Norge
2011
Vadsø guest studio, Troms og Finnmark Fylkeskommune, Vadsø, Norway
Nordic Artists' Centre Dale (Nordisk Kunstnersenter Dalsåsen), Norway
Øyets Gymnastikk, Sandneshallen, commissioned by Sandnes Kommune / Rogaland Fylke, Norge
2009
Kloster Bentlage, Rheine, Germany
W17, BKH Studio Program, Kunstnernes Hus, Norway
2008
Bundanon Trust, Bundanon, Australia
2006
Advanced Course in Visual Arts, CASV, FAR, Como, Italy
PUBLIC COMMISSIONS
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2022
The Garden, Gran Prestegårdshage, Gran Kommune, NO
Low Liez Layers, Bærum Kulturhus, Sandvika, NO
Sophie Radichs ungdomsskole / Public commission, Kjeller, NO
2021
Grotten, Tegnerforbundet, Oslo, NO
2020
Rough travel for a rare thing, Norske Grafikere, Oslo, NO
Studio, Prosjektrom Carl Berner, Norsk Billedhoggerforening, Oslo, NO
Galerie Michael Janssen, Berlin, DE
2018
Kontor, Bankplassen, Oslo, NO
2017
Poteten, KORO (Uro), Mjøsa, NO
2016
Blind Bow Breakup, Galleri LNM, Oslo, NO
Dead and Potato Man, St. Patrick’s Day Parade, Askeaton Contemporary Arts, Limerick, IRL
2015
Über ende und Anfang, Galerie Michael Janssen, Berlin, DE
Found and Lost, Haugesund Billedgalleri, NO
2013
Anders Kjellesvik / Monique van Genderen / J. A. Pramuhendra, Gallerie Michael Janssen, Berlin, DE
Untitled (New Prints), Trykkeriet, Center for Contemporary Printmaking, Bergen, NO
2011
Varmrøkt Vernissage, Nordisk Kunstnarsenter, NKD, Dale, NO
2010
Leila, Hordaland Kunstsenter, Bergen, NO
Tour of the British Isles, United Kingdom. Boomerang Boat Museum, South Shields, UK
Cabaret, UKS Sommerfest, Ringsveen, Lillehammer, NO
In lack of a better name, Snowball Editions, Oslo, NO
Lyset i Varanger, Finnmark Fylkeskommune, NO
Half-Way – at Stord, so late a lonely shore, Giga, Stord, NO
Besichtigung Vol. 2, Håvard Arnhoff Portrait Gallery, Oslo, NO
2009
Smeden og Vandreren, Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo, NO
The Smith and the Wanderer, Campers / Norsk Billedhoggerforening, Markveien, Oslo, NO
Bermuda Triangle / Call of the Wild, The Overlooked Space, Plug In ICA, Winnipeg, CA
Dérive, Galleri Hartwich, Sellin, Rügen, DE
Bermuda Triangle / Journey to the Underworld, Gallery Volt, Bergen, NO
Porträits, Landschaften und Kartoffeln, Münsterlandfestival 2009, Münster, DE
Wanderlust, GAD, Oslo, NO
2008
Bermuda Triangle / Lolita, France Fiction, Paris, FR
Rock Island, Gallerinatten, Unten Drunter, Malmö, SE
2007
Sagatìmi, Dwarf Gallery, Reykjavik, IS
Flag Monument, Sørfinnset, NO
A Voyage on the North Sea, Unorossodue, Milano, IT
2006
Sky High, Bastard, Oslo, NO
Rainbow Warriors, Inndyr, NO
Collective Shovel,og Kaffe, Seilduksgata 25a, Oslo, NO
Moving In, GAD, Oslo, NO
2005
Loffere / Tramps, Tou Kunsthall / Tou Scene, a 700 km walk from Oslo to Stavanger, Norway, Dagens Nyheter, Studentenes Roklubb, Kalvøya, NO
Polar Expedition, a series of public projects and concerts in the north of Norway, Hotel Dansk Pige, Bergen Kunsthall, NO
Liberty Monument, Galleri Festiviteten, Eidsvoll Verk, NO
Oslo Mobile Kunsthall, Oslo Kunsthall, NO
2004
Mixmaster / Peep Show, Galleri Q, Kæbenhavn, DK
Wish I was a young or a dead artist, Danske Grafikeres Hus, København, DK
100 nye portretter, Det Kongelige Danske Kunstakademi, DK
Round in Circles. sammen med Tim Bennett(UK). Kuvataideakatemian Galleria, Helsinki, FI
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)
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2022
Multippel 2022, Helium, Fredrikstad, NO
2021
Sommerutstilling, Ringebu Prestegard, NO
Høstsalongen, Haugesund Billedgalleri, NO
2020
Villa Bazaar, Norsk Billedhoggerforening, NO
Schwarzwald 3000, Ad_vent, Botsfengselet, Oslo, NO
2019
It's (in) our Nature, Bærum Kunsthall, NO
Norske Grafikere 100 år, Bodø Kunstforening, NO
GIFC / Velvet Ropes, Galleri Golsa, Oslo, NO
2018
Det var en jul, Kunstnerforbundet, Oslo, NO
2017
Statens 130. Kunstutstilling, Høstutstillingen, The National Art Exhibition, Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo, NO
Birds, Nørrekærbiennalen, DK
Poteten, Lomsjøen, Kunstland, NO
Juleutstillingen, Kunstnerforbundet, Oslo, NO
2015
By Products, curated by Zoë Claire Miller – Ausstellungsraum IG Metall, Berlin, DE
Imagining Commons, Volt, Bergen, NO
Art Brussel, Galerie Michael Janssen, Brussels, BE
Positions Berlin, Galerie Michael Janssen, Berlin, DE
2014
Desert Island. The Museum of Longing and Failure, avTaggart and Lewis, RAKE Visningsrom, Trondheim, NO
How Green Was My Valley, Vevringutstillinga, NO
2013
7th Norwegian Sculpture Biennial 2013, Over bekken etter vann, The Vigeland Museum, Oslo, NO
Undercover: a Dialect, VISUAL Centre for Contemporary Art, currated by Michele Horrigan, Carlow, IE
aiPotu at Landmark, Volt´s symposium on collectivity and collaboration in art, Bergen Kunsthall, Norway
Welcome to the Neighbourhood, ASKEATON CONTEMPORARY ARTS, Limerick, IE
Vestlandsutstillingen 2013, NO
drawNEARFAR, Winchester Gallery, UK
The Circle and the Square, Gruneløkka Kunsthall, Oslo, NO
10 year anniversary exhibition, the nord land / Sørfinnset Skole, Gildeskål, NO
2012
Unknown (Paintings), Galerie Michael Janssen, Berlin, DE
Beacons and Cairns, NKD Pavillion, Bristol Biennial 2012, Bristol, UK
Bruk auga før du går inn i kott og krok, VU 2012, Haugesund Billedgalleri, NO
Vevringutstillinga, Vevring, NO
Preparation for an expedition, TorinOver 012, MAO – Museo d’Arte Orientale, Torino, IT
Five thousand generations of birds, Fitjar, NO
Potato Man and Death, A Ship Called She, Metro Arts Galleries, Brisbane, AU
Kome til deg i Tidende, Musea i Sogn og Fjordane, NO
2011
Statens 124. Kunstutstilling, Høstutstillingen, Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo, NO
Concentrate on the Devil – Stop concentrating on the Devil, Wildenbruchestr 81, Berlin, DE
Neukölln Norwegen, Galerie im Körnerpark, Berlin, DE
Spår, Malmø Kunstmuseum, Malmø, SE
November, Festiviteten, Eidsvoll Verk, NO
Practice for a Sunset, Tidens Krav, Oslo, NO
WunderbaumWanderlustWunderkammer, Harpefoss Hotell, Harpefoss, NO
Til Salgs, Østlandsutstillingen, Akershus Kunstsenter, Lillestrøm, NO
2010
You can find me in the garden if you want to, unless it’s poring down with rain, Bar 25, Berlin, DE
Svarteste natta i manns minne, Podium, Oslo, NO
Endless Boogie, Forgotten Bar, Berlin, DE
Salong 2010, Rod Bianco, Oslo, NO
Tegnebiannalen 2010, Momentumhallen Moss, NO
Nye medlemmer utstilling, Norske Grafikere, Oslo, NO
A formal figure, Forgotten Bar, Berlin, DE
Ayran & Yoga – The 1st Berlin Kreuzberg Biennal 2010, Berlin, DE
2009
Tempo som tanke – byrom som skisse, Telemark Kunstnersenter, Skien, NO
Performance Festival, Kunstbanken, Hamar, NO
Dark Matters, Peder Balke Senteret, Toten, NO
Rote Licht, Ung Norsk Samtidsgrafikk, Norske Grafikere, Oslo, NO
2008
Battle of Herdla, Mellom Himmel og Hav 2, Performance Festival, Herdla, NO
Boomerang Boat, Revolutions forms that turn, Biennale of Sydney 2008, Sydney, AU
If you don´t like the weather, wait 15 minutes., Revolutions forms that turn, Biennale of Sydney, Sydney, AU
2008, Sydney, AU
Been there, done that, Echo, Transpalette, Bourges, FR
Out. Cold., Pavillon 7, Palais de Tokyo, Paris, FR
The Tempest, Tegnebiennalen 2008, Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo, NO
Reality Bliss, Kunstverket, Oslo, NO
Scandinavian Indie, Kunstverein Rüegen, Putbus, DE
2007
4. Grafikk-Triennale. Holbæk, DK
Gul och Blå, BotnikStudios. Hamburgsund, SE
The Sinking Boat Tent Project, The Tent Show. Nikolaj Kunsthall, København, DK
Two men record everything that happens in a square. L´Evolution de l´art, SPACE Projects, SK
Eggs and Castles, MiArt. galleri Unorossodue, Milano, IT
2006
Happy Mountain Circus, Fragmented Show. Via Farini, Milano, IT
Travel Book, Momentum, Nordic Biennale for Contemporary Art. Moss, NO
Warm-Up, Corso Aperto, CASV. Antonio Ratti Foundation, Como, IT
Noise Killer, Secret sounds from the underground, Radio(www.surinternet.org), Paris, FR
Scandinavian Driftwood. Nucleo de Arte, Maputo, MZ
2005
The Recycling Show. Stockholm Art Fair, SE
Tutkia Suomi, an expedition to Finland with Parfyme, DK
2004
Fremtidens Kontor, w/ N55 and Parfyme, Copenhagen, DK
Wanderlust, Danske Grafikeres Hus, Copenhagen, DK
Chrysalis, Stord Kunstforening, NO
HOHOT, Inner Mongolian Art Museum, CN
Mellom bakkar og berg, USF, Bergen, NO
Grafikk, Helsingör Libary, DK
2003
Art in Architecture, Kiasma, Helsinki, FI
Artist contribute society, Academy Gallery Sarajevo, Sarajevo, BA
COLLECTIONS
Malmö Art Museum, Statoil, Stord Kommune, Haugesund Kommune, various private collections
PUBLICATONS (selected)
2015
The Imaginary Reader, Volt *
2013
Undercover: a Dialect, VISUAL Centre for Contemporary Art, Carlow, Irland, 2013
Over bekken etter vann / 7th Norwegian Sculpture Biennial 2013, The Vigeland Museum
2011
NuDa, WunderbaumWanderlustWunderkammer, Harpefoss Hotell, newspaper, Norway *
Øyets gymnastikk, aiPotu / Sandnes Kommune 2011 *
2010
Norsk Kunstårbok 2010
2009
Snow blind Homer; Notes on Utopia | aiPotu, by Zachary Cahill (US)
2008
Biennale of Sydney, Revolutions - Forms That Turn, red. Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev,Thames and Hudson, London *
If you don´t like the weather, wait 15 minutes, aiPotu, 48p newspaper, Biennale of Sydney *
Shimaguni, aiPotu, 40 fanziner *
2007
Bande Dessiné, Éditions Dasein, Éditions Dasein *
2006
aiPotu, Travel Book, Éditions Dasein*
Sur Papier, Radio, Dasein, Paris *
Fragmented Book, Nero Publishing *
Try again, Fail again, Fail better, Festival Program, Momentum Festival of Contemporary Art *
Surpapier, Éditions Dasein*