Born 1985 in Poznan, Poland
Lives in Los Angeles, California and Oslo, Norway
INQUIRIES:
Studio: hello@bjarnebare.com
Acquisitions: OSL contemporary, Oslo, Norway
EDUCATION:
2015/2017 - MFA UCLA Los Angeles
2010/2013 - BFA Academy of Fine Art Oslo
SOLO SHOWS:
2021:
Anamnesis. Salonul de proiecte, Bucharest, Romania
The Itch. No Moon LA, Los Angeles, California
2020:
Breathing, Together. OSL contemporary, Oslo, Norway
2017:
If, Then, Because, Since and So. OSL contemporary, Oslo, Norway
2015:
Bivouacked. OSL contemporary, Oslo, Norway - with Tiril Hasselknippe
The Pineappleweed. Kunstparken, Risør, Norway
2014:
Outboard Swaddle. Fondazione Bevilacqua La Masa, Palazzetto Tito, Venice, Italy
SELECTED GROUP SHOWS:
2021:
Rites of Passage, Kunstnernes Hus / Norway's National Museum of Art, Oslo, Norway
Exposed, Henie Onstad Kunstsenter, Oslo, Norway
As far as my Eye can Sea, Bomuldsfabrikken Kunsthall, Arendal, Norway
2020:
Let's Talk About Images 2.1.0, Fotogalleriet, Oslo, Norway
THERE IS NO PLACE LIKE HOME, OSL contemporary, Oslo
2019:
Pointed Consciousness, QB Gallery, Oslo - curated by Behzad Farazollahi
2018:
If, Then, Because, Since and So (excerpt), Sparebanken Sør Art Award, Sørlandets Kunstmuseum, Kristiansand, Norway
ANNEX, at M+B gallery, Los Angeles - curated by Jay Ezra
Belt Friction, Kopeikin Gallery, Los angeles - curated by Arden Surdam
2017:
The Young Lions, Preus Museum, Horten, Norway
MFA thesis exhibition, UCLA Broad Art Center, Los Angeles - with Jackie Rines, Kate Spencer Stewart and Veronica Gelbaum
2016:
Syzygy / Roaming, Louise Dany / UKS, Oslo, Norway
Sakte bilder, Lillehammer Kunstmuseum, Lillehammer, Norway
Gallery artists, OSL contemporary, Oslo, Norway
2015:
Distant shadow, Jimei X Arles, Three Shadows Xiamen Photography Art Centre, Xiamen, China - curated by Thora Dolven Balke
Hatch, Agder Kunstsenter, Kristiansand, Norway
2014:
Publish / Curate, TJ Boulting, London, UK
2014Frames: Projecting International Photography. CCA, Glasgow, UK
2013:
13/18, Oslo Academy of Fine Art - BFA degree show. Oslo, Norway
2012:
MoDERNISM MACHINE, Henie Onstad Kunstsenter, Oslo, Norway
Voies-Off. Arles, France. La Photographie du Nord en 3 actes. Hosted by the Finnish Museum of Photography
2011:
Nofound to New Documents, Viktor Wynd Fine Art, London, UK
2009:
Fotografia Nouvelle, Palito, Bombon, Helado, miaumiau, Buenos Aires, Argentina
2008:
Høstutstillingen, Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo, Norway
2007:
Art4Aid, Gallery Zuiderkerk. Amsterdam, Netherlands
Eksponert, 170 years of photography, Henie Onstad Kunstsenter
Forlaget Press 2021
ISBN 978-82-328-0391-0 (nor) 978-82-328-0441-2 (eng)
Conversations on Photography, Fotogalleriet Oslo
Kehrer Verlag 2021
ISBN 978-3-96900-008-3
Why Photography? (editor)
Skira editore 2020
ISBN 978-88-572-4266-8
Insights 2: Wienerberger Contemporary Photography Collection
Kehrer Verlag 2019
ISBN 978-3- 86828-937-4
If, Then, Because, Since and So
artist book
Hassla Books 2017
ISBN 978-1-940881-19-5
Un'apparizione di superfici
Apm Edizioni 2017 - edited by Luca Panaro
ISBN 978-88-891099-6-0
GR-09022017
SKREID Publishing 2017
ISBN 978-82-690710-0-9
Sakte Bilder: Samtidsfotografi
Lillehammer Kunstmuseum 2016
ISBN 978-82-935020-1-2
MAR
artist book
Cornerkiosk press 2016
ISBN 978-82-998640-9-1
New Scandinavian Photography (editor)
Black Dog Publishing 2015
ISBN 978-1-910433-09-6
Cropping the Ocean
artist book
Cornerkiosk press 2014
ISBN 978-82-998640-5-3
Grapnel Grapple
artist book
Cornerkiosk press 2014
ISBN 978-82-998640-3-9
Entering a Site of Production - MoDERNISM MACHINE
Henie Onstad Kunstsenter 2012
ISBN 978-82-8294-008-5
Hose Variations, Studies from Los Angeles and elsewhere
artist book
Cornerkiosk press 2011
ISBN 978-82-998640-0-8
Shaping Time
The Polish National Film, Television and Theatre School Press 2011
ISBN 978-83-878704-0-9
The National Museum of Norway
Kistefos Museum
Preus Museum
The Ekard Collection
The Møller Collection
REV Ocean
Wienerberger Contemporary Photography Collection
CURATORIAL WORK:
2009 and ongoing:
Curatorial work for MELK through numerous solo and group exhibitions featuring contemporary Scandinavian photography across Europe, including publications.
2014:
green apples / blue sky - Morten Andenæs. Paris November 2014 in collaboration between MELK, Fotogalleriet and Objektiv.
2011:
Scandinavian Forest aka. MILKSHAKE #2. Groupshow with 11 emerging Scandinavian photographers at Akerhus Kunstsenter.
2010:
DARK CURRENTS aka. MILKSHAKE #1. At Fotogalleriet, Oslo.
2009:
EAST WEST FUSION 'Norske Blikk på Japan' Utvalgte fotografier, with Mikkel McAlinden, Morten Andersen, Christine Istad, Mattias Josefsson, Kjetil Skøien, Jan Walaker and Mette Tronvoll. Hole Artcenter, Oslo
OTHER:
Co-founder and director of MELK since 2009
Founder of Cornerkiosk press since 2011
Teaching assistant at UCLA Art Department for Catherine Opie, Chelsea Mosher and James Welling 2015 - 2017
Member of Unge Kunstneres Samfund (UKS) and NBK
Editorial advisor at Objektiv 2010 - 2015
Board member FKD - Fund for Art and Design Students in Oslo 2012 - 2015
Nominator for Plat(t)form 2013,15, Fotomuseum Winterthur
Nominator for Foam Paul Huf Award 2015, 2018, 2019, 2021 Foam Museum
Jury member - Østlandsutstillingen 2013
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