CV 

Born 1960

EDUCATION
The Slade School of Fine Art, London 1988–89
Iceland Akademy of the Arts, Reykjavik 1984
The National Academy of Fine Art, Bergen 1981–85

PRIZES
London Artists Book Fair 2004, 2006
Bergen City Council’s Annual Artist Prize 2005
Book and Graphic Art, The Association of Norwegian Printmakers 1986

GRANTS
GMI from 2005
Sparebanken Vest Art Grant 2005
RCCL Art Grant 2004
Norwegian Artist’s Grant 1987, 95, 96, 98, 02, 03
BKH 3-year Working Grant 1999
Rune Brynestad Memorial Grant 1997
Norwegian State three year Working Grant 1992
Bergen Council Artist’s Grant 1986, 91
BKH Grant 1984, 89
Lorck Scives Legacy 1986

SOLO EXHIBITIONS from 2006
Trafo Kunsthall 2015
Hå gamle Prestegaard 2013
Trondheim Society of Fine Art 2013
Tromsø Society of Fine Art 2013
Drøbak Society of Fine Art 2013
.no Sphere, New York 2013
Porsgrunn Society of Fine Art 2012
Vest Telemark Museum, Eidsborg 2012
Kabuso, Øystese 2012
Agder Kunstnersenter, Kristiansand 2012
Galleri Buen, Mandal 2012
Risør Kunstpark 2011
Sogn Kunstsenter, Lærdalsøyri 2011
Bergen Kunsthall 2010
Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo 2007
Bergen Art Museum 2007
Tromsø Society of Fine Art 2000, 01, 06
Akershus Art Center 2006

COLLECTIVE- AND GROUP EXHIBITIONS from 2008
The NY Art Book Fair, New York 2010, 2012, 2014
Art Book Weekend, Demond’s Mouth, Oslo 2014
Nordic Book Arts Exhibitions, Doverodde Købmandsgård 2014
Ganggalleriet, Hovedøya, Oslo 2014
Museu de Arte da Pampulha,
Belo Horizonte 2013 The Museum of Longing and Failure, New York 2012
The Lab, New York, 2011
<READ ME> Kurant Visningsrom Tromsø
“Small Publishers Fair”, London 2009
“Lessons in the Art of Falling”, Preus Museum, Horten 2009
“400 meter kunst”, Voss 2008
Bomuldsfabriken Art Hall, Arendal 1999, 2003, 08
“Minibooks”, Biblioteca, d’Arte, La Spezia, Italia 2008

OTHER PROJECTS from 2006
“Other Rooms” 2011-
“The Hair Collection” 2009–2019
“The Stone”, Steinafjellet, Hamlagrø 2008
Breath 2, Norway 2006–2013
Breath, Beitelen, Dale 2006

PERFORMANCE selected from 2008
PAO Festival, Oslo 2014
7a*11d International Festival of Performance, Toronto 2014
Book Art Fair, MOMA PS1, New York 2014
RIAP 2014, Le Lieu, Quebeck City 2014
Centre d’artistes, Carleton Sur Mer 2014
“ViVa! Art Action”, Articule, Montreal 2014
Oslo Internasjonale Poesifestival 2014
Orangerie, Köln 2014
Tempotärer Austellungraum ERDgeschoss, Essen 2014
13. Kulturpfadfest, Essen 2014
Stamsund Internasjonale Teaterfestival 2014
Ganggalleriet, Oslo 2014
Kaviar Factory, Henningsvær 2013
PAB, Open, Bergen 2013
Hå Gamle Prestegaard 1999, 2013
Trondheim Kunstforening 1983, 2013 Festspillene i Nord-Norge 2013
Lincoln Art Programme, Lincoln 2013
“Duo Days”, Catalist, Belfast 2013
Tromsø Society of Fine Art 1998, 2013
Drøbak Society of Fine Art 2013
Belfast international Performancefestival 2013
Porsgrunn Society of Fine Art 2013
Vest-Telemark Museum, 2012
Kabuso, Øystese 2012
Nicolay Kunsthall, København 2012
Tou Scene, Stavanger 2006, 07, 08, 12
Sogn Kunstmuseum, Førde 2012
Høstutstillingen, Oslo 1984, 86, 87, 2012
La Muga Caula, Spania 2012
Parlour Jardin in the Oxford Botanic Garden 2012
Agder Kunstnersenter 2012
Rosendal Food and Art Festival 2012
Galleri Buen, Mandal 2012
Landmark, Bergen 2011, 12
Risør Artpark 2012
“Co-Lab”, Savvyy, Berlin 2011
Sogn Artcenter, Lærdalsøyri 2011
Oslo Poetryfestival, Litteraturhuset 2011
Tegneforbundet, Oslo 2011
Hordaland Artcenter 1985, 86, 87, 88, 93, 2011
Galerie KUD, Leipzig 2011
“Live!” Biennale, Vancouver 2011
Open Space, Victoria 2011
10th Int. Performancefestival, Turbine, Giswil 2011
“Between Sea and Sky 3”, Herdla, Askøy 2011
“Artic Challenge”, Andørja 2011
“La deg fengsle!”, Bergen Kretsfengsel, Bergen Int. Festival 2011
“New Territories” Ramshorn Glasgow 2011
“To be Present” Museum voor Moderne Kunst Arnhem 2011
“Guangzhou Live”, Guangzhou 2010
Bergen Kunstmuseum Bergen 2005, 07, 10
BBbeyond, Belfast 2010
“One Night Stand 2”, Volume, Roma, 2010
Bergen Kunsthall 1982–2000, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010
“Naviki 2010”, Minsk 2010
“Interakcje XII,” Trybunalski 2010
Grace Exhibition Space, New York 2009
Scandinavian House, New York 2009
“Accion! 09MAD”, Madrid 2009
“Zoom Westeuropa”, Hildesheim 2009
Live Action Göteborg 2009
OiOi-Festivalen, Festspillene i Bergen 2006, 09
“Piekne Klamstwa” Warzawa 2008, 2009
Galeria xx1, Warzawa 2009
“Interser0”, Museo de Arte Carrillo Gil, Mexico City 2009
“Infraction”, Setè 2008
“Between sky and sea 2”, Lygra/Herdla 2005, 2008
Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo 1993, 2007, 2008
Bergen Kunsthall 1982–2000, 2005, 2007, 2008
“Undisclosed Territory #2”, Solo, Indionesia 2008
“PALA” Project, Bali, Indionesia 2008
Art Contact, Helsinki 2008

BOOKS from 2010
Sees-is 2015
About the transarency 2015
About time 2014
About potensial and energy 2014
About the Innermost 2013
About that without meaning 2013
About Thoughts 2013
About Breath 2013
Other Other Exercises 2012
The Speech 2012
Eat 2012
And Mountain and Stone and 2012
The Blue 2012
The Mountain 2011
Sketchbook 1984 – 2010 2011
About Everything 2011
Night 2011
And O 2010
That 2010
The Other Happening 2010
Selected 2010