CV
Monica Winther
Born in Norway
Lives and works in Oslo, Norway
Address: Holsts gt 4a
0473 Oslo
Education:
2004-2007: BA, Bergen National Academy of the Arts,Fine Art Department (No)
1999-2001: Strykejernet Art School, Oslo (No)
1996- 1998: Oslo Fotokunst scool, Oslo (No)
Solo exhibitions:
2010: " Where the street`s have no shame" Mom&Jerry, Installation with performance, in collaboration with Kjersti Vetterstad .Dortmund Bodega, Oslo (No)
2009: "Daughters of valhalla" In collaboration with Kjersti
Vetterstad, the Norwegian embassy in Tallinn
2009: "Faith Lift offering 'In collaboration with Kjersti Vetterstad,
Sandnes Art Association, Sandnes (No)
2008: "The Inward rising" mixed media / sound installation in
collaboration with Stian Skagen. Hennie Onstad, Oslo (No)
2007: "She Who walks alone" Social Realistic staging of an Illusion /
cinematic concert performances. Tafkag, Oslo (No)
2007: "In the backsweep of our time`s seduction" Act 1 A speech in
the Consumer Cathedral against neo-liberal stranglehold on people. Oslo City
(No)
2007: Act 2 A continuation of the above themes aimed at the art world
consensus and consumption. Rekord, Oslo (No)
2006: "The Tale of The Psychedelic Warriors" Multimedia installation
in collaboration with Kjersti Vetterstad. Tou Art Hall, Stavanger(No)
2006: "Ultimate Reality" Multimedia installation in collaboration
with Kjersti Vetterstad, Bergen (No)
2006: "Inside my head I'm like a sweet caramel" Wall Mural /
Installation / social-realistic dope performance. Galuzin Gallery Dept. 227,
Oslo (No)
2005: "The Battlefield" Multimedia installation in collaboration with
Kjersti Vetterstad, , Bergen (No)
2005: "Sweet little shit dog" Drawing and painting, Nordic Art
Info, Oslo (No)
2005: "I paint so I don` t Kill them I play so I don `t Hear them"
Social Realistic low-life-performance/wallpainting, Nygårds gt. 37, Bergen (No)
2003: "Everyday life" Multimedia Performance Music by Jorgen
Skylstad, Project Space, Bergen (No)
2003: "Mom and Ron," Video, Blunk Gallery, Trondheim (No)
2003: "Forever in a dream That never Includes You" Performance The
Yellow House, Asker (No)
GROUP EXHIBITIONS AND PROJECTS:
2010: "Svarteste natta i
manns minne", Podium (No)
2010: "Vitamin Sandnes”, Sandnes, (No)
2010: "It arrived the fatherland", Dalarna, (View)
2010: Lofoten International Art
Festival, LIAF, Lofoten, (No)
2009: "Fygjingen" and "Giants of Yore" video,
Lafayette Gallery, Pennsylvania (U.S.)
2009: DNB NOR Scholarship Exhibition, Oslo Art Society, (No)
2009: "Art and fall," Preus Museum, (No)
2009: "Decent Darkness", Chashama, New York (Us)
2009: "Faith Promise victim" Konstnarhuset, Stockholm, (View)
2008: "Let There Be ligth" Mom and Jerry, in collaboration with Kjersti
Vetterstad, Cultural center, Magaz,
2008: "Contemperary art on sale" Mother & Jerry
Installation In collaboration with Kjersti Vett Erstad, Oca residence (Us)
2008: "I am a human and I need to ask loved" Monkey Town,
Brooklyn (Us)
2008: "The Talitha Peace. Spiritual love tour" Mom & Jerry
In collaboration with Kjersti Vett Erstad, (No)
2008: "Alone in the darkness," Kunsnerforbundet, Oslo (No)
2008. "" Re .* Doubting Telling Objects "USF, Bergen (No)
2008: "Let There Be ligth" Mom & Jerry” In collaboration with
Kjersti Vetterstad, Makedonia,
2008: "Let There Be Light" Mom and Jerry, in collaboration with
Kjersti Vetterstad, Kristiansand Art Association (No)
2008: "Find your soul somewhere else", Lautom (No)
2008: "The last battle" F15, Moss (No)
2007: "KillIng Vilde Von Krogh" Basement 33 (No)
2007: "Paction painting" Towards the West, ART Cade, Marseille (Fr)
2007: New Milk Festival, Video, Haugesund, (No)
2006: no 9 in Exile presents "Everything Unneeded" curated by Members
Club, Oslo Art Festival 3 (No)
2006: "Stuck on a Melting Rock n 'Rolling" curated by Rocket,
liquidation Total, Madrid (Spain)
2006: "The Great Fall" curated by Members Club, Gallery NOD, Prague
(Czech Republic)
2005: "(A Guide to) Constructing the Universe" curated by Rocket,
eka-Gallery, Tallinn (Estonia)
2005: 1.Akt, curated by Members Club, Skostredet 3, Bergen (No)
2005: Video program SKA-TV, Detox, Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo (No)
2004: "Fly", Hisnakul, Andøya (No)
2004: "Darling, do not leave me all by myself" Curated by Rocket,
eka-Gallery, Tallinn (Estonia)
2004: Salon 100, Oslo (No)
2003: The bathroom, Hausmania Oslo (No)
2003: "Forever in a dream That never incudes you", No 9 exhibition
space for contemporary art, (No)
2003: Galleri NAG, Månefisken, Oslo (No)
2003: "People, space and movement hours' Galleri Badet, Oslo (No)
2000: Galleri NAG / cabin, Oslo (No)
CURATED PROJECTS:
2007: "Mc mess" Curated by Club Members, (No)
2006: "Mother's Best" presents Christian Bould, art room 1, Bergen
(No)
2006: "Everything Unneeded" curated by Members Club, Oslo Art
Festival 3 (No)
2006: "The Great Fall", curated by Members Club, NOD Gallery, Prague
(Czech Republic)
2006: "MC Festival curated by Members Club, Skostredet 3, art room and
gallery fish
2005: "Trial Room" curated by Members Club, Bergen (No)
2005: "1.Akt" curated by Members Club, Skostredet 3, Bergen (No)
2003: Oslo Art Festival 1 (No)
CONCERT PERFORMANCE:
2010: "The space cadet" main stage at the National Theatre, Oslo (No)
2009: "Ira Ira and Flag Factory Presents One Night Stans, USF Bergen (No)
2009: "Unconscious Force" Gestalt Project, Berlin (
2009: "Valhallas daughters", the Norwegian Embassy in Tallinn, in
cooperation with Kjersti Vetterstad (Tallin)
2009: "Be free fuck it all", Landmark, curated by Karolin
Tampere, Landmark Bergen (No)
2008: "Fuck off" New music, Youngstorget (No)
2008: "Be free fuck it all" Astrup Fearnley (No)
2007: "Tribute to Mona Lisa" Louvre (Fr)
2006: "Darkness and Light", Prøverommet, Bergen (No)2006: Bergen Carl
Hagstrom, Trykkeriet, Bergen (No)
2005: "Survival of the fittest", Sample Room, Theatre Garage,
Bergen (No)
2005: Video screening, "Norwydeo", curated by Bull.Miletic, ATA, San
Francisco (USA)
2005: "Survival of the fittest," Opening of prosjektskolen, Oslo (No)
2005: Video screening, "Drive-in Cinema," curated by Rocket, England
(No)
Public Art:
2005: Wall Painting, Bergen Police (No)
2010: Åna Prison, (No)
GRANTS:
2007: £ 30,000 fund for audio and video to the "Mc mess" Curated by
Club Members
2006: £ 15,000 from the Bergen municipality to "The Great
Fall", curated by Members Club, NOD Gallery, Prague (Tjekkia)
2008: 1-year Work grant for younger newly-established artists, the
National Art Scholarship
2009: £ 4116 - 600 $, raising money for 2 pieces. The Norwegian Consulate in
New York, To show Darness descends, New York (USA)
2009: 2-year work grant for younger newly established artists, the Government
Art Scholarship