b.1983, Volda, Norway
arildvageberge gmail.com
Education
2021-22 Landscape as Material Witness, Bergen Centre for Electronic Art.
2017 Post MFA course, Nordic Studio-Rejmyre Art Lab, Kalbo Sweden.
2015-17 MFA. Bergen Academy of Art and Design
2014-15 Post Graduate Diploma in Education, Bergen Academy of Art and Design
2011-14 BFA in specialized art, Photography, Bergen National Academy of the Arts
2013 Exchange to Valand Academy of Art, Göteborg
2006-07 Music Pedagogy education, Agder University, Kristiansand
2008-10 Art Photography education,Nordisk Institutt for Scene og Studio, Oslo
2003-04 Art and Design education, Follo Folkehøgskole
Commissions
2020 Sogn og Fjordane regional court in collaboration with Art in Public Spaces (KORO)
Solo exhibitions
2023 Museum of Archaeology, Stavanger (NO)
2022 No13 Contemporary, Fredrikstad (NO)
2021 Grieghallen, Bergen (NO)
2020 Volda og Ørsta Kunstlag (NO)
2019 Skien Kunstforening (NO)
2019 Møre og Romsdal Kunstsenter (NO)
2018 Depôt, Rom 61, Bergen (NO)
2017 Sea Change, Cheung Chau Wave, Hong Kong (SAR)
2017 Unstable Monuments, Arts and Culture Outreach, Hong Kong (SAR)
2016 Inherent Direction: Part 3, Gallery Bakketunet, Ørsta (NO)
2016 Inherent Direction: Part 2, Nobel Bopel, Bergen (NO)
2016 Inherent Direction, Galleri Fisk, Bergen (NO)
2013 Proximities, Gallery Monitor, Göteborg (SE)
2013 A Film About the Universe, Vaskerelven 8, Bergen (NO)
Selected group exhibitions
2023 All That is Solid Melts Into Water, Kunsthall Oslo (NO)
2020 Stop-Rewind-Play, Akershus Kunstsenter (NO)
2019 Vestlandsutstillingen (NO)
2018 CCFT Nomadic Dialogue, Telavåg-Rom 61, Bergen (NO)
2018 Høstutstillingen (NO)
2018 Members exhibition, Kunstgarasjen, Bergen (NO)
2017 Tendenser, Oslo Design Fair (NO)
2017 Bruddflater, Gallery Felt, Bergen (NO)
2017 MFA show, Triage, Bergen Kunsthall (NO)
2016 Artists as Independent Publishers traveling show, Sala Terrena, Heiligen Kreuzer Hof. Wien (A),Stockholm Art Book Fair (SE),
Dyson Gallery, London (GB), Weserburg, Bremen (DE)
2016 Artists as Independent Publishers, Rom 8, Bergen (NO)
2016 Rift, Bergen kjøtt (NO)
2016 Artists as Independent Publishers. Weserburg, Bremen (DE)
2015 Photography Day, Horten (NO)
2014 BFA show, Fryserom 12, Bontelabo , Bergen (NO)
2014 Festspillene i Bergen student arr, Vibber (NO)
2013 Verda vi møter. Gallery Andre Siden, Bergen (NO)
2013 Proximities. Gallery Blokk (NO)
2013 A Film About the Universe. Vaskerelven 8, Bergen (NO)
2012 Beginnings. Bergen Kjøtt (NO)
2010 Black Swan. Nordisk Institutt for Scene og Studio, Oslo (NO)
Publications
2022 The Techological Twilight (978-82-691036-6-3)
2021 Forhandlingar (ISBN 978-82-691036-4-9)
2018 The Gravity of a Lake Focused Into One Point -Process and Archive (ISBN 978-82-691036-0-1)
2016 Inherent Direction
Residencies
2017 Nordic AiR, Art and Culture Outreach , Hong Kong (SAR)
Grants/awards
2023 Working Grant, Bildende Kunstneres Hjelpefond
2022 Working grant, Arts Council Norway
2021 Working grant, Arts Council Norway
2019-2022 Grant from climate and environmental fund, Arts Council Norway
2019-2020 Working grant, Arts Council Norway
2019 Regional exibition grant, Contemporary Art Centres Norway
2018 Norske Kunstforeningers debutantpris ved Høstutstillingen
2018 Miscellaneous grant, Arts Council Norway
2017 Exhibition Grant, Arts Council Norway
2017 Bildende Kunstneres Hjelpefond, Art Student Scholarship
2017 Miscellaneous grant for recently graduated artists, Arts Council Norway
2016 Tussa Energi project support
Collections
Tussa Energi
Rami Maktabi private collection
Nordisk Institutt for Scene og Studio
Selected work experience
2020-2021Chairman of election committee, Forbundet Frie Fotografer (FFF)
2020-2021 Lecturer of Photography, Oslo School of Photography (OFKS)
2017- 2020 Research Assistant, Topographies of the Obsolete, The Art Academy - Dep. of Fine Art, University of Bergen
2017-2018 Assistant Professor (MFA Coordinator) Department of Fine Art, University of Bergen
2017- Museum Host, Astrup Fearnley Museum of Modern Art
2015-16 Guest lecturer, Oslo School of Photography (OFKS)
2016-17 Member of the school board, Bergen Academy of Art and Design
2016-17 Chairman of the student council, Bergen Academy of Art and Design
2013 Member, Dept. of art council, Bergen Academy of Art and Design
2012 Member of Galleri Bokboden, Bergen
2011 Member of Galleri Fisk, Bergen
Media/Apparences
23.01.20 Stop. Rewind. Play review, Kunsthåndverk
01.06.19 Power Structures review, Varden
17.01.19 Noen Stoffers Motstand review, Romsdals Budstikke
06.09.18 Announcement of Høstutstillingens debutantpris, Norske Billedkunstnere
05.09.18 Announcement of Debutantprisen, Norske Kunstforeninger
July 18 Review of show Depôt in Billedkunst Art Journal Nr. 3 2018
09.03.18 Book Launch and mini exhibition, Hordaland Art Centre
02.02.18 Public Lecture, Faglig pedagogisk dag, Bergen University
20.11.17 Monday Lecture, Faculty of Fine Art, Music and Design (password: iamkhib)
15.10.17 Public Lecture, Oslo Fotokunstskole
03.08.16 Sunnmørsposten, Nedarva Retning exhibition review
06.04.17 Bergensavisen, Triage exhibition review
June 17 Featured artist, Kunstguide
June 17 VISP, Artist of the month
02.06.17 VISP, Interview
21.04.17 Kunstkritikk, Triage Exhibition review
Other
Member of National Organisation for Photographers (FFF)
Member of Kunstguide and VISP
Member of Kunstgarasjen
Founder and co/owner of Topos Bokforlag topospublications.com