Are Blytt, born 1981 in Bergen, Norway
Lives and works in Oslo
Upcomming exhibitions
2012 Group show at The Agency Gallery, London, UK
2012 Solo show at Trafo Project Space, Asker, Norway
Education
2006-2008 Master of Fine Art, Trondheim Academy of Fine Art (prof. Anne Karin Furunes)
2003-2006 Bachelor of Fine Art, Trondheim Academy of Fine Art (prof. Thorbjørn Sørensen)
2001-2002 Bergen Art School
Solo exhibitions
2011 The Abstraction of Barry Lyndon, The Agency Gallery, London, UK (catalogue published by NABROAD) (web)
2010 Tall, noter og ingenting, Telemark Kunstnersenter, Norway. Curated by Jan Christensen (text) (press)
2009 Why Count Flowers At The End Of The Day?, The Agency Gallery, London, UK (text) (web)
2008 Basilikum Blytt, collaboration with Benny the Cat, Galleri Blunk, Trondheim, Norway (web)
2006 New Works, Nord-Trøndelag Fylkesgalleri, Namsos, Norway
2006 New Works, Galleri Blunk, Trondheim, Norway (web)
Selected group exhibitions
2011 Morgenrøde, Kobe Biennale 2011 & Void289, Kobe, Japan (web)
2011 Norway Now in NYC, .NO, New York, US
2011 Tahara, Podium, Oslo, Norway. Curated by Magnus Vatvedt
2011 No Noise, The Agency Gallery, London, UK (text) (web)
2010 Svarteste natta i manns minne, Podium, Oslo, Norway. Curated by Galleri Knekt
2010 Galleri Knekt, Oslo, Norway. Curated by Christian Tony Norum
2010 Salong 2010, Rod Bianco Showroom, Oslo, Norway. Curated by Javier Barrios, Tara Rolfsen & Oda Broch
2009 Tempo som tanke – byrom som skisse, Telemark Kunstnersenter, Norway. Curated by Jan Christensen
2009 HotchPotch London, MKII, London, UK. Curated by Magnus Vatvedt (web)
2009 Høstutstillingen 2009, Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo, Norway
2009 Exile, Kunstcentret Silkeborg Bad, Denmark
2008 Believing is seeing, Project Space 21.25, Oslo, Norway. Curated by Magnus Vatvedt
2008 Hangaram Art Museum, Seoul, Korea
2008 Norsk Skulpturbiennale 2008, Vigeland-museet, Oslo, Norway. Curated by Øyvind Storm Bjerke
2008 Take Off, Galleri Brandstrup, Oslo, Norway
2008 How could you be angry while grooming a dog?, Galerie Perpetuel, Frankfurt, Germany. Curated by Declan Rooney (web)
2008 Rykk tilbake til start, Projekt 0047, Oslo, Norway. Curated by Jan Christensen (web)
2008 Heartbeat, Trondheim Art Museum and Projekt 0047, Oslo, Norway
2008 Trøndelagsutstillingen 2008, 2007, 2006 & 2005, Trondheim, Norway
2007 Hangaram Art Museum, Seoul, Korea
2005 Paintings, Visningsrommet USF, Bergen, Norway (web)
Public projects & collections
2007 Maskros/Dendalion, collaboration with Niklas Mulari and Mikael Nilsson, permanent sculpture, Trondheim, Norway (web)
2007 2,5kg of Freedom, temporary sculpture, Central Park, New York, US
2006 Trondheim Kommune, Norway
2006 Steinkjer Kommune, Norway
2005 Norsk Kulturråd, assigned to Sørlandet Kunstmuseum, Norway
2005 Norsk Kulturråd, assigned to Nord-Trøndelag Fylkesgalleri, Norway
Grants & residencies
2011 Circolo Scandinavo – Residence in Rome for Nordic Artists, Italy
2011 OCA – Office for Contemporary Art Norway, International Support (web)
2011 OCA – Office for Contemporary Art Norway, International Support (web)
2010 Norsk Kulturråd, Norway
2010 OCA – Office for Contemporary Art Norway, International Support (web)
2010 Vederlagsfondets kunstnerstipend
2009 Chr. Lorch Schive og hustrus legat
2009 OCA – Office for Contemporary Art Norway, International Support (web)
2008 The Scandinavia-Japan Sasakawa Foundation, Norway
Selected press
2011 The Abstraction of Barry Lyndon, Jaymi McCann, The Independent, UK, 04.06.
2011 Progetto Now, Il Messaggero, Italy, 01.03.
2011 Content: Are Blytt, Kunstforum, Norway, nr. 2 2011
2010 Olsson anbefaler, Tommy Olsson, Morgenbladet, Norway, 03.09.
2010 Young at Art, Kristiane Larssen & Julie Werenskiold, Dagens Næringsliv – D2, Norway, 23.07.
2009 A Nice Dandelion, Ruth Woods, Suomen Antropologi, Finnland, nr. 34
2009 Løvetannen og Oksen, Ruth Woods, Norsk Antropologisk Tidsskrift, Norway, nr. 20
2008 Fra mester til master, Øivind Storm Bjerke, Klassekampen, Norway, 21.06.
2008 All tomorrow’s masters, Tommy Olsson, Billedkunst, Norway, nr. 4 2008
2008 Overlevelsesstrategier, Anja Johansen, Billedkunst, Norway, nr. 3 2008
2008 Kulturnytt, NRK P2 & NRK2 (Norwegian Broadcasting, radio and TV), Norway, 13.05.
2007 Kulturnytt, NRK P2 (Norwegian Broadcasting, radio), Norway, 16.03.
2007 Maleri fra mørkets by, Heidi Vollamo, Adresseavisen, Norway, 20.10.
2006 Kvalitet bak høy terskel, Per Christiansen, Adresseavisen, Norway, 04.02.
Publications & catalogues
2011 The Abstraction of Barry Lyndon, Nabroad & The Agency Gallery, London, UK. Catalogue with texts by Hanne Beate Ueland, Charles Danby and Charlotte Jansen (PDF) (web)
2010 Kunst i Offentlige Rom 2009, KORO, Oslo, Norway
2010 Public Art in Trondheim 2000–2010, Tapir Akademisk Forlag, Norway
2009 Oh, Don’t Get Carried Away, KP Poetry Journal Volume 1, Kunstprojects Berlin, Germany
2009 Høstutstillingen 2009, Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo, Norway
2009 Exile, Kunstcentret Silkeborg Bad, Denmark
2008 How could you be angry while grooming a dog?, Galerie Perpetuel & Kunstprojects, Frankfurt, Germany
2008 Skulpturbiennalen 2008, Vigeland-museet, Oslo, Norway
2008 Heartbeat, Trondheim Academy of Fine Art, Trondheim, Norway
Curated exhibitions
2011 Morgenrøde, group exhibition co-curated with Naoshi Okura, KOBE Biennale 2011 & Void 289, Kobe, Japan (web)
2009 Blytt & Rooney Curate Something Nice, group exhibition co-curated with Declan Rooney, Kunstprojects, Berlin, Germany (web)
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