KJERSTI VETTERSTAD
Born 07.03.1977
Lives and works in Oslo (NO)
MEMBER OF
UKS – Society of Young Artist Norway
NBK – Association for Visual Artists Norway
Chairwoman of MEANDER – Society for Ecological Thinking and Artistic Practice
EDUCATION
2007-2010: MA, Art in the Public Realm, Konstfack, Stockholm (SE)
2009: Exchange, Art Academy in Oslo (NO)
2006-2007: Exchange, Willem de Kooning Academy, Rotterdam (NL)
2004-2007: Bergen National Academy of the Arts (NO)
2003: Art History, University of Oslo (NO)
2001: Ex. Fac. UiO (No)
1999-2001: Strykejernet Tegne og Maleskole, Oslo (NO)
1997: Ex. Phil. UiO (NO)
UPCOMING SHOWS AND PROJECTS:
2024: Artist residency, with Georgiana Dobre,
Lademoen, Trondheim (NO)
2024: Group show, curated by Randi Nygård at Tegneforbundet, Oslo (NO)
2024: Norwegian Wood, group show curated by Vilde von Krogh at Can Serrat Artist Residency,
el Bruc, Catalonia (ES)
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2024: Slow Burn, Suprainfinit Gallery, Bucharest (RO)
2019/ 2020: The Lure of Gold, Knipsu, Bergen (NO)
2018: An Epoch of Rest, in collaboration with Georgiana Dobre, Bruksrommet, Stavanger (NO)
2014/ 2015: Quest in Paradise, UKS, Oslo (NO)
2013: Fine Day (Altered State), in collaboration with Peter Mitterer/ Sex Tags, SALT, Oslo (NO)
2012: One 4, in collaboration with SEXTAGS, Trykkeriet, Bergen (NO)
2012: Overdose With Style, in collaboration with Monica Winther, Tidens Krav, Oslo (NO)
2011: No Maps For These Territories, Podium, Oslo (NO)
2011: Mom & Jerry’s Mega Rave, in collaboration with Monica Winther, initiated by
Cameron MacLeod and Roger van Reybekiel, Platform Stockholm (SE)
2011: Lethargia, Entrée, Bergen (NO)
2010: The Plague, Dortmund Bodega, Oslo, (NO)
2010: Where the Streets Have No Shame, in collaboration with Monica Winther and
Morten Magnus, Dortmund Bodega, Oslo (NO)
2009: Trosløfteofferet, in collaboration with Monica Winther, Sandnes Kunstforening, (No)
2009: Moti Ragnarokum, in collaboration with Monica Winther, curated by Karolin Tampere
and
Karin Laansoo, Atrium Gallery, Norwegian Weeks, Tallinn, (EE)
2006: The Tale of The Psychedelic Warriors, in collaboration with Monica Winther,
TOU Kunsthall, Stavanger (NO)
2006: Ultimate Reality, in collaboration with, Kunstrom 1, Bergen (NO)
2005: The Battlefield, in collaboration with Monica Winther, Kunstrom 2, Bergen (NO)
GROUP EXHIBITIONS AND PROJECTS
2023: Puls21, MNAC – Museum of Contemporary Art in Bucharest (RO)
2023: Open Video XVII, initiated by Janne Talstad, Kunstrum Fyn, Fyn (DK)
2023: The Sustinable City – Tales of horror by the Drammen Fjord, initiated by
Janne Talstad,
Store Gilhus Gård, Lier (NO)
2023: The Silver Port Cigarette with an Engraved Scorpio – A Visual Journey Inside a Queer
Novel,
curated by Valentina Iancu, Timișoara Project Center, Timișoara (RO)
2023: LOL – Humor in Norwegian Art History, curated by Erlen Hammer, Haugar Kunstmuseum,
Tønsberg
(NO)
2022: Puls22, MNAC – Museum of Contemporary Art in Bucharest (RO)
2022: Kunst Rett Vest, Fossekleiva Kunstsenter in Svelvik and Siloen, Drammen (NO)
2022: Høstutstillingen, Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo (NO)
2022 Open Video XIV/ Oslo Open, Norsk Billedhuggerforening, Oslo (NO)
2022: Jeg kaller det kunst, The National Museum, Oslo (NO)
2022: Dot to Dot, curated by Kilobase Bucharest, Kunsthalle Bega, Timisoara (RO)
2021: You Feel, You Drift, You Sing, på Combinatul Fondului Plastic, curated by
Kilobase Bucharest,
Bucharest (RO)
Bucuresti (RO)
2021: Ecological Thinking and Artistic Practice, online seminar initiated by MEANDER – Society,
broadcasted from Notam, Oslo (NO)
2021: Museum Workings/ CHANGE – (EX)CHANGE, curated by Kilobase Bucharest, Zina Gallery,
Cluj (RO)
2020: Launching event for the web-platform International Platform
initiated by MEANDER – Society at
Tenthaus, Oslo (NO)
2020: Unfolding Questions, Codes, and Contours, curated by Randi Grov Berger,
Tromsø Kunstforening, Tromsø (NO)
2019: Ökokino, curated by Nina Tabassomi, TAXIXPALAIS Kunsthalle Tirol, Innsbruck (AT)
2019: Stoffskiftet, epilogue to Arne Næss – Oppstandelsen, in collaboration with Ludvig Uhlbors,
Hanna Sjöstrand and Kristin Astrup Aas, Blackbox Theatre Oslo (NO)
2019: Open Video, initiated by Janne Talstad, Tenthouse, Oslo (NO)
2017: The Party of the First Part, initiated by Morten Magnus, Galleri 69, Oslo (NO)
2017 Ecology X/ Arne Næss – Gjenoppstandelsen, initiated by Ludvig Uhlbors, Fjaler Teaterfestival, (NO)
2017 Momentum 9: Alienation, Momentum Nordic Biennial for Contemporary Art, Moss (NO)
2016: Western Problems & Provocation, publication launched in collaboration with
Monica Winther
and Förlaget as part of the exhibition Seeable/ Sayable, at Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo (NO)
2016: When Species Meet, curated by Karolin Tampere, TKS, Skien (NO)
2016: Chanting all clamoring, chirping, blaring elevator stops, curated by
Christian Tony Norum,
The Munch Museum, Oslo (NO)
2016: Tegnebiennalen, Tegneforbundet, Oslo (NO)
2016: The Wild Living Marine Resources Belongs to The Common, curated by Randi Nygård
and Karolin Tampere, Kurant, Tromsø (NO)
2015: Open Video II, initiated by Janne Talstad, Space 4235, Genova, (IT)
2015: Menneskeberget, initiated by Christian Tony Norum, Munch’s Atelier at Ekely, Oslo (NO)
2014: Exo Squelette Total Dispersion, COUAC, Lyon (FR)
2014: Blind Choices – Sour Grapes, curated by Henrik Ekesiöö and John Huntington,
Platform Stockholm (SE)
2014: The Institute of Art and Crime, initiated by Sebastian Makkonen Kjølås,
Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo (NO)
2014: High On Low-Life, curated by Power Ekroth, TKS, Skien (NO)
2013: Flag NYC, curated by Randi Grov Berger, Performa 13, New York (US)
2013: Turku Biennial 2013, Aboa Vetus/ Ars Nova, Turku (FI)
2012: Battle 11: Mom & Jerry vs. That Purple Stuff, Pink Cube, Oslo (NO)
2012: GOLD, curated by Maaike Gouwenberg og Tim Voss, W139, Amsterdam (NL)
2012: Power Distortion 2: Mom & Jerry: See You On The Next Level,
initiated by Åsa Elieson,
SKF/ Konstnärshuset, Stockholm (SE)
2011: Please Mind the Gap, Podium, Oslo (NO)
2011: Run, Comrade, The World Is Behind You, Kunsthall Oslo (NO)
2011: Sharks/ 22.07, 2011 uka, part of Squid: The Parallel Action Summer School,
Kunsthall Oslo (NO)
2011: [Klamrar], Platform Stockholm, Stockholm (SE)
2011: WunderbaumWanderlustWunderkammer, curated by Eivind Slettemeås and
Anna Gudmundsdottir, Harpefoss Hotell, Harpefoss (NO)
2011: Om Ljuset Tar Oss, curated by Carl Bergström and
Maya-Lena Johansson,
Gävle Konstcentrum, Gävle (SE)
2011: Prettyfresh/ Bcc, curated by Marco Bruzzone, PMGalerie, Berlin (GE)
2010: Strange Age, curated by Neu, Podium, Oslo (NO)
2010: 1 timers and 2 liners, initiated by Siri Hjorth og Sebastian Makonnen Kjølaas,
X-Trabant, Oslo (NO)
2010: GAGO på Hove, initiated by Galleri Godteri, Hove Music Festival, Hove (NO)
2009: Darkness Descends: Norwegian Art Now, curated by MASH: Christina Vassallo and
Michael Selleger, Chashama, New York (US)
2008: Savory Sessions/ Open Studios, kuratert av Rakett, ISCP, New York (US)
2008: The Talitha Peace Spiritual Love Tour, curated by Vemund Thoe, Stamsund (NO)
2008: Let There Be Light, curated by Åse Løvgren, Cultural Center, Magaza (MK)
2008: Pinapple or Knife?, Iceberg or Volcano? at Lights On – Norwegian Contemporary Art,
curated by
Rekord, Astrup Fearnley Museum for Contemporary Art, Oslo (NO)
2008: Let There Be Light, curated by Åse Løvgren, Christianssands Kunsforening (NO)
2008: The Last Battle: Replace solution with mystery, initiated by Ivan Galuzin, F15,
Moss (NO)
2007: Who Makes And Owns Your Work, initiated by Iaspis, Årsta Folkets Hus, Stockholm (SE)
2007: Killingvildevonkrogh, initiated by Vilde von Krogh, 33 Basement, Oslo (NO)
2007: Old Bold Neuropa II, initiated by Ivan Galuzin, Area 53, Vienna, (AT)
2007: Please Look Like a Tourist, M.ORD, Rotterdam (NL)
2006: Every Story Tells a Picture, curated by Rakett/ Michael Baers, Sparwasser HQ, Berlin (DE)
2006: Stuck on a Melting Rock n’ Rolling, curated by Rakett, Liquidation Total, Madrid (ES)
VIDEO AND FILM SCREENINGS:
2021: A Beehive in My Heart, International Filmmaker Festival of New York, (US)
2021: A Beehive in My Heart, Jaipur International Film Festival, Jaipur (IN)
2020: A Beehive in My Heart, Cinemateket – USF, in collaboration with Entrée/ Randi Grov Berger, Bergen (NO)
2019: The Agronaut, 30-years Anniversary, Can Serrat International Art Residency,
el Bruc (E)
2018: Screening of the video work No Maps for These Territories at
Norwegian Arts Council’s Annual Conference in Grieg Concert Hall, Bergen (NO)
2017: Screening of the video work No Maps for These Territories, Tror vi på fremtiden? / What about the future? – satellite to LIAF – Lofoten International Art Festival, Henningsvær (NO)
2017: Screening of the film The Agronaut på Mellomstasjonen/ Nasjonalmuseet, Oslo (NO)
2016: Screening of the film The Agronaut, Verdensteateret, Tromsø (NO)
2015: Screening of the film The Agronaut at the El Bruc City Hall, Barcelona (ES)
2014: Screening of the video No Maps for These Territories, Oslo Open, Film Institute, Oslo (NO)
2012: Screening of the film The Agronaut at BrucStock: Can Serrat Art and Music Festival,
el Bruc (ES)
2011: Screening of the video work Everything’s gonna be alright at Oulala j’ai peur,
La Semencerie, Strasbourg (FR)
2010: Screening of video at Lørda’s Video’ne, initiated by Sex Tags,
Landmark – Bergen Kunsthall, Bergen (NO)
2010: Screening of video at Fête Triste, initiated by Otto Dix Club, RTT, Brussels, (BE)
2010: Screening of video at Det Främmande Fäderneslandet, curated by
Joakim Forsgren & Konstfrämjandet Dalarna, Dalarna (SE)
2009: Screening of video at Video Night, curated by Åsa Elieson, Konstnershuset,
Stockholm (SE)
2008: Screening of video at Art Club, curated by Morten Kvamme, Landmark, Bergen (NO)
2005: Screening of video at Prøverommet, BIT Teatergarasjen, Bergen (NO)
2005: Screening of video at Norwydeo, curated by Bull.Miletic at ATA, San Francisco (USA)
2004: Screening of video at Oslo Art Festival II, curated by Josefine Lyche and
Karolin Tampere, Oslo (NO)
PERFORMANCE:
2018: Be Kind for Real (Boycott the Referendum), collaboration with Georgian Dobre at Romania 100,
The Film Institute, Oslo (NO)
2017: The syndicate for lifting up the civil rights fighting spirit in every citizen, Home Fest,
Bucuresti (RO)
2017: Daughters of Valhalla: Three Signs of Misfortune at Kunst på Øya/ Øyafestivalen 2017,
Oslo (NO)
2013: Mom and Jerry at 100 år! Forråd in collaboration with Monica Winther, Knipsu (NO)
2013: Mom and Jerry: The Artists are Presents, curated by Branko Francheschi,
12th Days of Performance, Varazdin (HR)
2012: Mom & Jerry meets Stig Larsson, initiated by Åsa Eliasson, part of Power Distortions 2,
Biljardpalatset, Stockholm (SE)
2011: Kulla-Gulla, Fassbinder och Jag, initiated by Arena Baubo, shown at Inkonst in Malmö,
MDT in Stockholm and at Uppsala State Theatre (SE)
2010: Mom & Jerry: Contemporary Art on Sale, Strange Days, in collaboration with Monica Winther,
initiated by Neu/ Podium, at Podium, Oslo (NO)
2010: Mom & Jerry: Contemporary Art on Sale, in collaboration with Monica Winther,
initiated by Galleri Godteri, Hovefestivalen, Hove (NO)
2009: Mor & Jerry Show: Be Free Fuck it All, in collaboration with Monica Winther, curated by
ILYW/ Karolin Tampere, Landmark, Bergen (NO)
2008: Mom & Jerry: Be Free Fuck it All, Pineapple or Knife? curated by Rekord, Lights On
– Norwegian Contemporary Art,
Astrup Fearnley Museum of Contemporary Art, Oslo (NO)
2007: Mom & Jerry: Contemporary Art on Sale, in collaboration with Monica Winther,
Killingvildevonkrogh, inititaed by Vilde von Krogh, 33 Basement, Oslo (NO)
2005: Survival of the Fittest, Official Opening, Prosjektskolen, Oslo (NO)
2005: Survival of the Fittest, Members Club at Prøverommet, Teatergarasjen, Bergen (NO)
COMISSIONED WORK:
2017: Skisse, Bergen Academy of Art and Design, initiated by KORO (NO)
2010: Do you want to know the dark side of the moon?, Marienlyst Ungdomskole, initiated by KORO,
Drammen (NO)
IN PUBLICATIONS:
2023: Black Mirror, text contribution to Sensing Earth: Cultural Mobility and
Ecological Awareness in the Post-Pandemic Era, edited by Philipp Dietachmair &
Pascal Gielen, published by Valiz (NL)
2021: UKS 100 Years Anniversary Book (NO)
2019: The Sourceres Apprentice, text contribution to Simen Dyrhaug Artist Book, Ocht Forlag (NO)
2018: Text and image contribution to the first edition of the feminist art magazine Cutra. Written in collaboration with
Georgiana Dobre (RO)
2018: The Fjord and the Mountain – Through the lens of deep ecology, text written in collaboartion with Kristin Astrup Aas, contribution to the art magazin Revista ARTA (RO)
2018: Interview, Billedkunst (NO)
2017: Photo contributions to the publication The Wild Living Marine Resources Belongs to the Common,
edited by Randi Nygård and Karolin Tampere (NO)
2017: Photos published in Sørfinnset skole/ the nord land Logg Book
2012: Interview with Randi Grov in Entrée retrospective 2009 – 2022
ARTIST PRESENTATIONS:
2024: Presentation of the documentary film Fjorden og Fjellet/ The Fjord and the Mountain (work in progress) at Landmark, as part of the EARTHWORKS exhibition program, curated by Axel Wieder and Silja Leifsdottir, Bergen Kunsthall (NO)
2023: Presentation of the documentary film Fjorden og Fjellet/ The Fjord and the Mountain (work in progress) at Network for artistic film, initiated by Filmbyrået Jack, Kunstnernes hus kino, Oslo (NO)
2023: Artist presentation as part of For A Multitude of Futures at Autumn School of Curating, with Xiaoyu Weng, Art Encounters Foundation Timișoara (RO)
2019: Artist presentation at Bergen Academy of Art and Design, as part of the workshop Solastalgia, by Christine Hansen (NO)
RESIDENCIES:
2018: 1 January – 4 April at NKS Nordic Artist’s Centre Dale, Dalsåsen, Sunnfjord (NO)
2013: 15 August – 13 September NKS Nordic Artist’s Centre Dale, Dalsåsen, Sunnfjord (NO)
WORKSHOPS AND PARTICIPATION IN COLLECTIVE PROJECTS:
2022: Sørfinnset Skole/ the nord land, initiated by Geir Tore Holm and
Søssa
Jørgensen, Gildeskål (NO)
2021: Open Video Workshop, initiated by Janne Talstad, Longyearbyen, Svalbard (NO)
2019: Sørfinnset skole/ the Nordland, initiated by Geir Tore Holm and
Søssa Jørgensen, Gildeskål (NO)
2016: Sørfinnset skole/ the nord land, initiated by Geir Tore Holm and Søssa Jørgensen,
Gildeskål (NO)
2015: Sørfinnset skole/ the nord land, initiated by Geir Tore Holm and Søssa Jørgensen,
Gildeskål (NO)
2014: Sørfinnset skole/ the nord land, initiated by Geir Tore Holm and Søssa Jørgensen,
Gildeskål (NO)
2013: Sørfinnset skole/ the nord land, initiated by Geir Tore Holm and Søssa Jørgensen,
Gildeskål (NO)
2012: Sørfinnset skole/ the nord land, initiated by Geir Tore Holm and Søssa Jørgensen,
Gildeskål (NO)
CURATED PROJECTS:
2007: Members Club Art Fair, curated by Members Club, BIT Teatergarasjen, Bergen (NO)
2006: Everything Unneeded, video program curated by Members Club at Oslo Art Festival 3 (NO)
2006: The Great Fall, curated by Members Club at NOD Gallery, Prague (CZ)
2006: MC Festivalen (Members Club Art Festival), curated by Members Club, Bergen (NO)
2005: Members Club at Prøverommet, curated by Members Club, Teatergarasjen, Bergen (NO)
2005: Første akt, curated by Members Club, Skostredet 3, Bergen (NO)
AWARDS:
2015: The Oslo Award for the solo exhibition Quest in Paradise, UKS (NO)
2010: Konstfack Student Award (SE)
GRANTS:
2024: 24.000 kr, International Production Support, OCA
2023: 61.000 kr, Div grant, Arts Council Norway
2022: 50.000 kr, Div grant, Arts Council Norway
2021: 70.000 NOK: project support, BKV
2021:
290.000 NOK x 3: 3 years work grant, Norwegian Arts Council
2020: 84.000 NOK Project support, Norwegian Cultural Council/ FLB
2020: 39.000 NOK Project support, BKV
2019: 40.000 kr: Project support, Norwegian Cultural Council/ FLB
2019: 100.000 kr: Project support received by MEANDER Society, Environment and Climate Crises Grant
2019: 70.000 kr: Project support, Norwegian Cultural Council/ FLB
2019: 70.000 kr: Project support, BKV
2019 – 2020: 270 000 NOK x 2 year work grant, BKV
2018: NOK 37.000: Project support, Regional Funds (in collaboration Georgiana Dobre)
2018: NOK 30.000: Project support, Arts Council Norway
2018: NOK 120.000: Project support, (in collaboration with Kristin Astrup Aas and Christopher Horne Iversen), Arts Council Norway/ FLB
2018: NOK 120.000: Project support, (in collaboration with Kristin Astrup Aas and Christopher Horne Iversen) BKV
2018: NOK 60.000: Project support, (in collaboration with Kristin Astrup Aas and Christopher Horne Iversen), Arts Council Norway
2017: NOK 150.000: Work grant, BKV
2017: NOK 492.000: 2 years work grant, Arts Council Norway
2016: NOK 20.500: Project support Arts Council Norway
2016: NOK 20.500: Project support BKV
2016: NOK 100.000: Project support, Arts Council Norway/ FLB
2016: NOK 60.000: Project support, Arts Council Norway
2015: NOK 100.000: Project support, Arts Council Norway
2015: NOK 40.000: Project support, BKV
2015: NOK 40.000: Project support, BKV (in collaboration with Monica Winther)
2015: NOK 150.000: Artist grant, BKV
2014: NOK 150.000: Artist grant, BKV
2013: NOK 20.000: Exhibition support, Arts Council Norway
2013: NOK 50.000: Project support, Norwegian Cultural Council/ FLB
2013: NOK 30.000: Project support, Arts Council Norway
2012: NOK 200.000: 2 year work grant for artists, Arts Council Norway
2011: NOK 30.000: Arts Council Norway, (in collaboration with Monica Winther)
2011: NOK 20.000: Norwegian Cultural Council/ FLB, (in collaboration with Monica Winther)
2010: SEK 6.000: Konstfack student grant
2010: NOK 40.000: Div grant, Arts Council Norway
2006: NOK 15.000: Travel grant, Municipality of Bergen, (in collaboration with Members Club)