biography                                                                                                         







Anders Kjellesvik
Born 1980 (Stord, Norway). Lives and works in Berlin.


a.kjellesvik@gmail.com

www.anderskjellesvik.com
www.aipotu.org



EDUCATION / RESIDENCES:

2009                                   Guest lecturer, The Wanderer, The Banff Centre (CAN)
2009                                   Kloster Bentlage, Rheine (D)
2009                                   W17, BKH Studio Program, Kunstnernes Hus (N)
2008                                   Bundanon Trust, Bundanon (AU)
2006                                   Advanced Course in Visual Arts, FAR, Como (IT)
2003 - 2005                       The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, Copenhagen (DK)
2003                                   Academy of Fine Arts Helsinki (F)
2002                                   Art Academy of Sarajevo (BIH)
2001 - 2004                       The National Collage of Art, Bergen (N)
2000 - 2001                        Bergen Art School (N)

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS:

2010
New Works, Giga, Stord, Norway

2009
Dérive, Galleri Hartwich, Sellin, Rügen (D)
Porträits, Landschaften und Kartoffeln, Münsterlandfestival 2009 (D)
Wanderlust, GAD, Oslo (N)

2006
Moving In, GAD, Oslo (N). Collaboration with Andreas Siqueland (N).

2004
Wish I was a young or a dead artist, Danske Grafikeres Hus, København (DK). Collaboration with Finn Naur Petersen.
Round in Circles, Kuvataideakatemian Galleria, Helsinki (FI). Collaboration with Tim Bennett(UK).

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS:

2010
Ayran & Yoga, The Forgotten Bar Project, Berlin (D)
Tegnebiennalen 2010, Moss (N)
A Formal Figure, The Forgotten Bar Project, Berlin (D)

2009   
Dark Matters, Peder Balke Senteret, Toten (N)
Ung Norsk Samtidsgrafikk, Norske Grafikere, Oslo (N)

2008                                   
Reality Bliss, Kunstverket, Oslo (N)
Scandinavian Indie, Kunstverein Rüegen, Putbus (D)

2007          
4th Graphic Triennale, Holbæk Kunstforening, (DK).

2006                               
Scandinavian Driftwood, Nucleo de Arte, Maputo, Mosambique

2004         
Fremtidens Kontor, Kønbenhavn (DK). Curated by N55 and Parfyme.
Chrysalis, Stord Kunstforening (N)
HOHOT, the Inner Mongolia Art Museum (MG)
Mellom bakkar og berg, the House of Culture USF, Bergen (N)
The year exhibition, RDA (DK)
Mellom bakkar og berg, Norske Grafikere, Oslo (N)
Grafikk, Helsingör Hovedbibliotek (DK)

2003                   
Art in Architecture, Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art, Helsinki (FI)

2002    
Artist contribute society, Academy Gallery Sarajevo (BIH)                                   
Love/Lie, KHiB student gallery , Bergen (N)
Artefakt 02, Galleri Siverts, Bergen (N)



aiPotu
- a collaboration between the artists Anders Kjellesvik and Andreas Siqueland (N).


SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

2010
Snowball Edition, Oslo, Norway

2009
Performance Festival, Kunstbanken Hamar, Norway. In collaboration with Kristian Ø. Dahl (N), Anna Odell (S), Jorunn Hancke Øgstad (N) and Camilla Thorup (DK).
Tempo som tanke - byrom som skisse, Telemark Kunstsenter, Skien, Norway. Curated by jan Christensen
Smeden og Vandreren, Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo, Norway
Smeden og Vandreren, Campers - okkupasjon av det offentlige rom, Skulpturarena Öst, Norsk Billedhoggerforening, Markveien, Oslo
Bermuda Triangle / Call of the Wild, The Overlooked Space, The Plug In ICA, Winnipeg, Canada
Bermuda Triangle / Journey to the Underworld, Volt, Bergen, Norway

2008
Bermuda Triangle / Lolita, France Fiction, Paris, France
Rock Island, Gallerinatten, Unten Drunter, Malmö, Sweden
Mellom Himmel og Hav 2, International Performance Festival, Herdla, Norway
2008 Biennale of Sydney, Revolutions - Forms that turn, Sydney, Australia, curated by Carolyn Christov-Barkagiev
((())), Echo, Transpalette, Bourges, France   
Pavillon 7, Palais de Tokyo, Paris, France
Tegnebiennalen 2008, Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo, Norway

2007
Sagatìmi, Dwarf Gallery, Reykjavik
Gul och Blå, BotnikStudios, Hamburgsund, Sweden
The Tent Show, Nikolaj Kunsthall, Copenhagen, Denmark
Flag Monument, Sørfinnset, Norway
A Voyage on the North Sea, Unorossodue, Milan, Italy (in collaboration with Matteo Rubbi)
L´Evolution de l´art, SPACE Projects|Residency Lab|Store, Bratislava, Slovakia
Eggs and Castles, MiArt,, represention by gallery Unorossodue in Milano
Berliner Music, Concert tour in Berlin with perfomance at R.T. Hansen, Berlin, Germany

2006
Sky High, Bastard, Oslo, Norway
Fragmented Show, Via Farini, Milano
Ferstival Program, Momentum, Nordic Biennale for Contemporary Art, Moss
Warm-Up, Corso Aperto, CASV,  Antonio Ratti Foundation, Como
Rainbow Warriors, Inndyr, Norway
Radio, Paris (www.surinternet.org)
Collective Shovel, Oslo, Norway
Kaffe, Seilduksgata 25a, Oslo, Norway

2005
Loffere / Tramps, Tou Kunsthall / Tou Scene, 30 day walk from Oslo to Stavanger, Norway  

The Nordic Tour:
Tutkia Suomi, an expedition to Finland with the artist collective Parfyme (DK)
Oslo Mobile Kunsthall, Oslo Kunsthall. One week project in collaboration with invited artists Fillippo Filliger (CH), Parfyme (DK), Blunderbuss, Michael Fliri (I), John Mäkinen (FI), Jérôme Leuba (CH), Rakett (N), AK 28 (S), Systerfilm (S)
Polar Expedition, a tour of the North of Norway
Hotel,  Bergen Kunsthall, Bergen Norway
Liberty Monument, Galleri Festiviteten, Eidsvoll Verk, Norway
The Recycling Show, Stockholm Art Fair, Stockholm, Sweden

Tour of Europe (part I + II):
Malmø Kunsthall, Hamburger Kunsthalle, Stedelijk Museum, Kunsthal Rotterdam, K21 Düsseldorf, Kunsthalle Basel and Kunsthalle Zürich, Centre d’Art Contemporain Geneva, 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) and Kunsthallen Nikolaj (Copenhagen) (among others).

Mixmaster, Galleri Q, Copenhagen, Denmark
Peep Show, Galleri Q, Copenhagen, Denmark
Dagens Nyheter, Studentenes Roklubb, Kalvøya, Bærum, Norway




Publications
If you don´t like the weather, wait 15 minutes, aiPotu, 48 siders storformat avis i farger, Biennale of Sydney -Revolutions Forms That Turn, 2008
Shimaguni, aiPotu, 40 fanziner sendt fra Japan, 2008
Bande Dessiné, Éditions Dasein, 2007
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


Press
Sydney Morning Herald, Contemporary Annual, Exibart, Fyrdabladid, Grapewine, Jærbladet, Aftenposten, Eidsvoll Blad, Kaupukilehti Pohjois, Klassekampen, Meløyavisa, Parisart Rogalands Avis, Scene 4 (NY), Teknemedia, Undo, Bergens Tidende, Romerikes Blad, Stockholm City and Metro, Storhaug Bydelsavis, TV Norge / TV Hordaland, NRK Østlandssendingen


SUPPORT (aiPotu):
Office for Contemporary Art Norway, Norwegian Art Council, NBK Vederlagsfondet, Nordic Council of Ministers, NIFCA - Sleipnir Grants, Gildeskål Vekst, Bergen Kommune and Montana.


GRANTS (personal):
2010-2012 Statens Kunstnerstipend – 3 years Work Grant
2008                                      Statens Kunstnerstipend – BKH – Work Grant
2007                                      Sparebanken Vest – Artist grant
2007                                      Statens Kunstnerstipend – Vederlagsfondet – Work Grant
2007                                      Norske Grafikeres Fond, Artist grant
2006                                      Statens Kunstnerstipend, Chr. Lorch Schives og hustrus legat
2005                                      Statens Kunstnerstipend, Material Grant
2004                                      Norske Grafikeres Fond, Artist grant


Representation (personal / aiPotu)
Malmö Konstmuseum,
Statoil ASA
Various collectors (N, D)