Curriculum Vitae

Kjersti Sundland
Born 1972 Bergen, Norway

Education
2000 – 2001 National Academy of Fine Art, Oslo
1997 – 1999 MA Fine Art, Royal College of art, London
1993 – 1996 BA (Hons) Fine Art, Coventry University, Coventry

Solo exhibitions
2006 Monstrous little women, Remix installation from live video,
Sundland & Bang - Steinsvik, gallery Barbara Hansen, Oslo,
curator Hjørdis Kurås
2006 Monstrous little women,Live video event. ,UKS, Oslo
Sundland & Bang – Steinsvik, , curated by Hjørdis kurås, Linn Ulvin
2005 Hollow Void fictional time -laps experiments, Galleri Brandstrup, Oslo
2004 Habitat, Artopia Gallery, Milan, curated by Alessandra Pioselli,
2003 A dual of giants, Oslo Kunstforening, Oslo
2001 How to give your pet your personal characteristics, Gallery Brandstrup, Oslo
2000 Little boys room, Atelier G9, Oslo

Other exhibitions // projects
2008 Rendering Video, TICA, Center for Contemporary Art, Tirana, curator Alessandra Pioselli
2007 Time Code, Museum of Modern Art, Bologna, Curator Alessandra Pioselli and Fabiola Naldi
2007 Luft , Punkt Ø, Moss kunsthall, curator Siv Hofsvang
2007 Monstrous Litte Women, Netmage Live Media Festival, Bologna
live video performance, Sundland & Bang-Steinsvik
2006 Women in Revolt,Palazzo d’Accursio,Bologna, curator Fabiola Naldi
2006 Kjæledyr i kunsten, Sandnes Kunstforening, Sandnes
2006 Norske Bilder, Oslo Town Hall, Oslo
2006 ARTCPH, Artfair, Cobenhagen, repr. by gallery Brandstrup
2006 Videopassages, Via Torino,Milano, curated by Alessandra Pioselli
2006 Videopassages, Care of gallery, Milano, curated by Alessandra Pioselli
2005 B4 Play Video,Art Center, Friedrichstr. Berlin, curated by Barbara Blickensdorf
2005 Habitat, Brandstrup gallery, Stavanger
2005 Norske Bilder, Oslo Town Hall, Oslo
2005 New Territories, Arco Artfair, Madrid
repr. by Gallery Brandstrup
2004 Momentum, Nordic festival of contemporary art, gallery Henrik Gerner
2003 Zencill, Collbato, Barcelona, curated by Anne Britt Rage
2003 Class of 2003, repr. by Gallery Brandstrup, Vestfossen kunstlaboratorium, Oslo
2003 Nordiclive. ID Gallery, Stocholm
2003 Nordiclive , Gothenburg
2003 Meeting place, nordic travel exhibition in 6 countries
curated by Truls Olin and Anna Roos
Blå Stället Culture Centre, Gothenburg Rogalands Art Centre, Stavanger The Cable Factor, Helsinki Former Printing House, Vilnius The Museum Of Foreign Art,Riga Rotermanni Saltstorage, Exhibition Hall, Tallinn,
Art Hall,Södertälje
2002 Hear the art, Exnergasse Kunsthalle, Vienna, curated by Uwe Bressnik,
2001 Norske Bilder, Oslo City Hall,
2001 Days of the living dead,Gallery Brandstrup, Moss
2001 MUTU , Gallery 21:26, Oslo
2001 Desire and pursuit of the whole, curator Christopher Gordon
Peter and Paul Fortress, St Petersburg
1999 Articultural show, Southbank, London, curator Gavin Turk,
1998 Insomnia, Interim exhibition, Royal College of Art, London

Video screenings
2005 A Haunting, PureScreen, Castlefield gallery, Manchester
2005 VideoLisboa05, Lisboa
2005 Peripheral Visions, curator Nigel Rolfe and Cliodhna Shaffrey,
Cork Film Centre, Cork, Ireland
2004 Wiz Bang, Harvestworks, NY, curated by Meg Shiffler,
2004 Wiz Bang, CPA Gallery, Buffalo
2003 Cmyktv, Gothenburg
2003 Mov.Mogandishini,Cobenhagen
2003 Mov. Kunstakuten, Stocholm
2001 An ungrand opening,O1Lab, Center for electronical art and research, Oslo,
2001 Videopuls, Haugesund Film Festival, Norway
2000 Trancefear, Atelier Nord, media lab, Oslo
1999 Pink Elephant Production, Milan Film Festival, Milan
1999 Gossip, video art festival, Reykjavik
1999 Le big sloppy kiss, Contemporary Music Festival, Oslo
1999 Rosegarden, Lilith festival, Bologna
1998 Metro Peep Night, YazzidAutoSpaceArtClub, Oslo

Collaborative Projects
2003 -Sound of mu, stage for experimental sound and moving images, Oslo
www.soundofmu.no
1999 Networking II, Atelier G9 ,Oreste, Venice Biennial, Venice
1997 Machine, kinetic sound and video installation, Arvika
1997 Video conference, Gallery Subbau, Kunstakuten, Stockholm
1997 Gnu nug nug performance festival, G.U.N., Oslo
1997 Nom De Plume, Kinetic sound and video installation, G.U.N., Oslo

Text/essays
“intet hørt, intet sett” Utflukt magazin, vol 3, 2004

Bibliography
Kari Fauskanger, ”Monsterkvinner til Italia”, Bergens Tidene 2007
Ylva Halfen, “Ravende gale kvinner og fornuftige menn”, Argument vol 1, 2006
Børre Haugstad, “Skrekkens kvinner” VG, 2006
Aksel kjær Vidnes, “ Helvetes kvinnfolk” Afteposten, 2006
Børre Haugstad, “Heller film en maleri”, VG 2005
Line Ulekleiv, “ Natur i bur” kunstkritikk.no, 2005
“Naturen i forkledning”, Dagbladet, 2005
Trond Borgen, “Melankolsk og fremmedgjort” Stavanger Aftenblad, 2005
Alessandra Pioselli , ” I need to know what`s going on”
catalogue essay, ”habitat” solo exhibiton Artopia gallery, Milan 2004
Rune Olsen ” Cultural mutations” Odd Magazine, Vol 1, 2004
Liz Buer “ Det kvinnelige blikk” Dagens Næringsliv, 2004

Collections
Gosen Skole
Refsnes Gods, Moss
The Norwegian Royal Family
TV2, Oslo
Norwegian Cultural Council
Jaguar Motors, Coventry
Coventry University, Coventry

Grants / Awards
2007 OCA International support
2007 Norsk kulturråd, prosjektstøtte
2007 OCA, International support
2006 Prosjektstøtte, Vederlagsfondet
2006 Søren Falch`s Fond
2006 Bergen Kommune, Etablererstipend
2005 Brandstrup Minnefonds travel grant
2005 International residency, Office for contemporary art
2005 Arbeidsstipend, 2 år, Norwegian Cultural Council
2004 Prosjektstøtte vederlagsfondet
2004 Norwegian Cultural Council, art and new technology
2004 International support,OCA (office for contemporary art)
2003 International support, OCA (office for contemporary art)
2003 1 årig arbeids stipend, Statens kunstner stipender
2003 Debututstillings støtte, Norwegian Cultural Council
2003 Sleipner, Nifca
2002 Ustyrsstøtte, Norwegian Cultural Council
2001 Pris for nyskapende digital kunst, Atelier Nord
1999 Matthew Wrightson Award
1999 Lai Berg Holding A/S Bursary Award
1998 Bundy Travel Award