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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