Marte Johnslien
Born 1977 in Lillehammer, Norway
On maternity leave from October 2009 to August 2010

Education

2002-2005 National Academy of Arts, Oslo.
2000-2001 Robert Meyer Kunsthøgskole, Oslo
1997-2000 Bath Spa University College, UK
1996-1997 Einar Granum Kunstfagskole, Oslo

Fellowship/Residency

2008 Berlin Mitte (2 months), granted by Office for Contemporary Art Norway (OCA)
2006 Oslo Lusaka Fine Art Fellowship (12 months). In collaboration with Visual Arts Council, Zambia and National Academy of Arts, Oslo

Public commissions

2009 The sculpture project Vitner / Witnesses. Norad Utviklingshus, Vestbanen, Oslo.
2008 The photo series The Reappearance. Selmer Advokatfirma, Oslo.

Exhibitions (selection)

Upcoming
Kunstnerbanken Skien. Solo show. Curated by Jan Christensen.

2009
The artist's book. Group show. Tegnerforbundet, Oslo.
Grünerløkka Kunsthall #1. Oslo. Group show.
Snowball Editions. Lautom Contemporary, Oslo. Group show. Curated by Yngvar Larsen og Per-Oscar Leu.

2008
0047, Oslo. Solo show. Curated by Marianne Zamecznik.
Bookish. Lewis Glucksman Gallery, Cork. Group show. Curated by Matt Packer.
Snowball Editions. Group show. Curated by Yngvar Larsen and Per-Oscar Leu.
Lights On. Bastard presents: Monumento Mori. Astrup Fearnley Museum of Modern Art, Oslo. Group show. Curated by Anders Smebye.
Rykk tilbake til start. 0047, Oslo. Group show. Curated by Jan Christensen.
Let there be light. Christiansands Kunstforening, Kristiansand and Elementi Gallery, Skopje, Macedonia. Group show. Curated by Åse Løvgren.

2007
Oslo Lusaka Artist’s Books. Launch of artist's book and show with Milumbe Haimbe. Sound of MU, Oslo.
Tempo Skien. Group show. Curated by Marianne Zamecznik and Telemark Kunstnersenter.
Synthetic Nature. Kunstraum D21, Leipzig, Tyskland. Group show. Curated by Leif Magne Tangen.

2006
AKA Lusaka. The Visual Arts Council, Lusaka, Zambia. Group show.
Fundamental Expressions. Alliance Française, Lusaka, Zambia. Group show.

2005
Daisy 05. Group show. Organized by Kunstnersenteret i Oppland.
Take Off 2005. Group show. Galleri Brandstrup, Oslo.
Graduation Show 2005. Stenersenmuseet, Oslo.
No 9. Solo show. With Lutz Rainer Müller. Curated by Vilde von Krogh.

2004
Darling, don’t leave me all by myself. Gallery EKA Tallinn, Estland. Group show. Curated by Rakett.

2003
Østlandsutstillingen and Den Lille Østlandsutstillingen. Organized by Østlandsutstillingen.

2001
Vårutstillingen. Group show. Fotogalleriet Oslo.

Miscellaneous

2009
Text to the anthology The sound of uploading makes me wanna download, with Matt Packer. Editor Victor Boullet.

2008
New York Times Magazine, May 11th 2008. Design commission for the column On Language.
Lights On. One for the Books. Astrup Fearnley Museet, Oslo. Curator of a temporary bookshop.

2007
Whose stories are being told? Co-curator for a seminar at the National Museum, Oslo.
Curating Degree Zero. Presentation. Curated by Rakett.

Bookproduction

2008
Inediti. Handmade book in 60 copies.
Le Livre sur Le Livre. Handmade book in 1 copy.

2007
Showgrounds. Handmade book in 30 copies.

Catalogues

Selmer Art. Selmer Advokatfirma.
Lights On. Astrup Fearnley Museum of Modern Art.
Let there be light. Fanzine/poster published by CTRL+Z Publishing.
Tempo Skien 2007. Published by Telemark Kunstnersenter.
Daisy ’05. Published by Kunstnersenteret i Oppland.
Avgangsutstillingen 2005. Published by Statens Kunstakademi.
Darling, don’t leave me all by myself. Published by Rakett.
Silence and Traumas. Published by Østlandsutstillingen.