Born 1980 in Kristiansand. Lives and works in Berlin
Education
2001 - 05 National Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA/SKA), Oslo
2000 - 01 Nordland Art and Filmschool, Kabelvåg
Projects and solo exhibitions
2009 Annarumma 404, Naples, Italy (Forthcoming March)
2008 "Public Commission at the Price of a Song", Null NP3, Groningen, Netherlands
2008 "Catalog of Wonders", Point Éphémère, Paris, France
2008 "404", Porsgrunn Kunstforening, Porsgrunn, Norway
2007 GAD, Oslo
2007 "Somewhere Else, Another Time", Prosjektrommet, Galleri F15, Moss, Norway
2007 Leif Magne Tangens (with Matthew Antezzo), Skien, Norway
2007 "Blurry Diamonds", Unten Drunter, Malmö, Sweden
2006 "Blurry Diamonds", R. T. Hansen, Berlin, Germany
2006 Akershus Kunstsenter (with Josefine Lyche), Lillestrøm, Norway
2006 "The Truth", GAD, Oslo, Norway
2005 "Home Alone", By the Way, Bergen, Norway
2005 Hordaland Kunstsenter (with Josefine Lyche and Jan Christensen), Bergen, Norway
2004 "When Disaster Strikes", ROR Galleria, Helsinki, Finland
Projects and group exhibitions
2008 "Sommerutstilling", GAD, Oslo, Norway
2008 "Fotografiets dag", Preus museum, Horten, Norway
2008 "Icebreaker Festival", Lilandgården, Kabelvåg, Norway
2008 Sørlandets Kunstmuseum, Kristiansand, Norway
2008 "Alone in the Dark", Kunstnerforbundet, Oslo, Norway
2008 "Art Recipe", CCAA, Kabul, Afghanistan
2008 "Ghost Work", Librairie du Jeu de Paume, Paris, France
2008 "Art is Not Mute", Hit, Gothenburg, Sweden
2008 "Rykk tilbake til start!", 0047 OSLO, Oslo, Norway
2007 "Obergeschoss Dritter Finger Rechts", Ballhaus Ost, Berlin, Germany
2007 "Art is Not Mute", ICA-Dunaújváros, Dunaújváros, Hungary
2007 "Nothing", R. T. Hansen, Berlin, Germany
2007 "Cross Talking", Christianssands Kunstforening, Kristiansand, Norway
2007 "Sommerutstilling", GAD, Oslo, Norway
2007 "Pierogi Flatfiling", Artnews Projects, Berlin, Germany
2007 "Art is Not Mute", Ersta Konsthall, Stockholm, Sweden
2007 "Electrolux", 0047 OSLO, Oslo, Norway
2007 "Borealis", Bergen Offentlige Folkebibliotek, Bergen, Norway
2007 "Come Into the Open", 0047 OSLO, Oslo, Norway
2007 "OvKiDovKi", Øksnehallen, Copenhagen, Denmark
2007 "Sørlandsutstillingen 07", Bomuldsfabrikken Kunsthall, Arendal; Skien Kunstforening, Skien; Christiansand Kunstforening, Kristiansand, Norway (booklet)
2006 "Dødsstjerne", Leif Magne Tangens, Skien, Norway
2006 "3t 10 år", Black Box, Oslo, Norway
2006 "MOLIM Art Sale Oslo", Torggata 17b, Oslo, Norway
2006 "Rio", Artnews Projects, Berlin, Germany
2006 "Norsk skulpturbiennale", (with Josefine Lyche) Vigelandsmuseet, Oslo, Norway (catalogue)
2006 "Hjem", Agder kunstnersenter, Kristiansand, Norway
2006 "Visible - Invisible", Galerie Jan Wentrup, Berlin, Germany
2006 "Scandinavian Spastic", Sjokoladefabrikken, Oslo, Norway
2006 "Oslo Art Festival", Members Club/Prosjektskolen, Oslo, Norway
2006 "Crossings", (Youthbridge benefit event) Stallungen/Viktoriaquartier, Berlin, Germany
2006"Sørlandsutstillingen 06", Bomuldsfabrikken Kunsthall, Arendal; Skien Kunstforening, Skien; Christiansand Kunstforening, Kristiansand, Norway (booklet)
2005 "Hook-up (3 Curators/30 Days): Flicker!", Projekt 0047, Berlin, Germany
2005 "Hook-up (3 Curators/30 Days): Stilleben", Projekt 0047, Berlin, Germany
2005 "Up North", Casa del migg, Barcelona, Spain
2005 Kunstakademiets avgangsutstilling, Stenersenmuseet, Oslo, Norway (catalogue)
2005 "The Würth Show", Galleri Würth, Oslo, Norway (catalogue)
2005 "Common Sense", Søgne Gamle Prestegård, Søgne, Norway
2005 "Past/Present/Forever", Buia Gallery, New York City, NY
2005 "GPB 2005", publication by Galleri Pastor Bonus (Olga Robayo and Marius Wang)
2005 "BoundLess", participant in Jan Christensens project, Stenersenmuseet, Oslo, Norway
2005 "Draw", Stray-Dog Gallery, Aberdeen, Scotland
2005 "Sørlandsutstillingen 05", Bomuldsfabrikken Kunsthall, Arendal; Skien Kunstforening, Skien; Christiansand Kunstforening, Kristiansand, Norway (booklet)
2004 "Salong 100", Helgesensgata 4, Oslo, Norway
2004 "Painting Based Groupshow", Nordea bank, Oslo, Norway
2004 "Åpent forum", Galleri Seilduken, Oslo, Norway
2003 "Norsk skulpturbiennale", (with Are Mokkelbost and Kalle Runeson), Haugar Vestfold Art Museum, Tønsberg, Norway (catalogue)
Curated projects
2008 "High Come Down", Smia, Kristiansand, Norway (Including: Jan Christensen,
Vera Dvale,
Roald Andersen d. y.,
Jan Freuchen,
Henrik Plenge Jakobsen,
Josefine Lyche,
Per-Oscar Leu,
Anders Dahl Monsen,
Kristin Nordhøy,
Håvard Pedersen,
Synnøve G. Wetten)
2007 "Believers & Illusionists", R. T. Hansen, Berlin, Germany (Including: Vårin Andersen, Jan Christensen, Santiago Cucullu, Halina Kliem, Josefine Lyche, Frode Markhus, Marius Martinussen, Yorgos Sapountzis, Anders Smebye, Norbert Erwin Witzgall)
2005 "Common Sense", Søgne Gamle Prestegård, Søgne, Norway (Including: Roger Eugen Poliakov Egseth, Jan Freuchen, Pål Steinar Gumpen, Henrik Leonard Lohne, Josefine Lyche, Lars Morell, Kalle Runeson)
2003 "Let´s Get Physical", Altin Turk Showroom, Oslo, Norway (Including: Kalle Runeson, Marianne Hurum, Josefine Lyche, Tova Mozard, Per-Oskar Leu, Lars Morell, Mathias Øygard, Are Mokkelbost, Karen B. Sveen)
2003 "Handicapped Future", Raw Space Seilduken, Oslo, Norway. Co-curated with Josefine Lyche. (Including: Tobias Arnell, Ane Graff, Espen Dietrichson, Michael O’Donnell, Josefine Lyche, Karl Larsson, Andreas Mangione, Lars Morell, Kalle Runeson, Anders Smebye, Leif Magne Tangen)
Grants and Residencies
2008 2 Years Working Grant/Statens arbeidsstipend for yngre kunstnere - 2 år, Statens Kunstnerstipend, Oslo, Norway
2008 Studio Residency, Kristiansand kommune, Kristiansand, Norway
2007 Grant, The Arts Council Norway/Norsk Kulturråd, Oslo, Norway
2007 Grant, Billedkunstnernes Vederlagsfonds Prosjektstøtte, NBK, Oslo, Norway
2006 Grant, The Arts Council Norway/Norsk Kulturråd, Oslo, Norway
2005 Grant, The Legacy of Forsberg and Aulie/Forsbergs og Aulies Legat, Oslo, Norway
2005 Grant; The Legacy of Christian Lorck Schive and his Wife, Oslo, Norway
2005 Grant; Sørlandsutstillingens reisestipend, Kristiansand, Norway
Presentations at Artfairs
2007 Pierogi, Art Forum Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Public collections
2008 Malmö Konstmuseum, Malmö, Sweden
2008 Kristiansand Kommune, Kristiansand, Norway
2008 StatoilHydro, Stavanger, Norway
2008 Sørlandets Kunstmuseum, Kristiansand, Norway
2007 Color Line AS, Oslo, Norway
2006 Montblanc, Hamburg, Germany