Magnus Bjerk - Biography

    Born 1980, Sarpsborg, Norway
    Lives and works in Berlin, Germany & Sarpsborg/Oslo, Norway
    magnus.bjerk@gmail.com
    Norway: +47 9511 0453
    Germany: +49 176 6523 7388

    Education:
    2001/04 Edinburgh College of Art, BA Hons Fine Art Photography
    2000/01 Sogndal Folkehøgskule, Photographic Foundation
    1999/00 University of Oslo, 'Examen philosophicum'


    Upcoming Exhibitions:
    2010 Group exhibition, The National Museum of Poland, curated by Tomasz Wendland, Warszawa, Poland
    Group exhibition, Lodz Biennale ´Fokus´ (The ´Inner Focus´ Programme, curated by Tomasz Wendland) Lodz, Poland
    Solo exhibition, Cooperation with Ingrid Nord and Petter Tangmyr. As a part of ´Refleks Tysvær´ (public art project), curated by Ruth Hege Halstensen and Sylvain Berland, Tysvær, Norway


    Past Exhibitions:
    2010 Group exhibition, Muscle Temple Studios, with: Ming Wong, Annika Lundgren, Erlend Hammer, Karl Lyden, Petri Henrikson, Hanne Ulla, Simen Helsvig, Silja Hildardottir og Ronja Svaneborg, Berlin, Germany
    2009 Solo exhibition, The façade wall of Oslo Central Train Station next to main entrance (Public art exhibition as a part of the ´Oslo Open Art Festival), Norway
    Group exhibition, The Case, curated av Erlend Hammer, Vilnius Lithuania / Berlin Germany Solo exhibition, Official festival artist for the ´Olavsdagene´ Culture Festival, Sarpsborg, Norway
    Solo exhibition, Østfold Kunstnersenter, Fredrikstad, Norway Group exhibition, Litteraturhuset (curated/produced by Edy Poppy, Gyldendal Publishinbg House, The National Writer´s Association (Forfatterforeningen) and the ´Fritt Ord´ organisation), Oslo, Norway
    Group exhibition, The Peder Balke Art Centre, curated by Kine Lillestrøm and Heidi Marie Wien, Toten, Norway
    Group exhibition, Kunst i Gata, Art Festival, Fredrikstad, Norway
    2008 Group exhibition, Tactile Bosch, Wales, UK Group exhibition, GAD, Oslo, Norway
    Group exhibition, Østfold Kunstnersenter, Galleri ØKS, Fredrikstad, Norway
    Solo exhibition, Blomqvist Kunsthandel, (Catalogue) Oslo, Norway
    Solo exibition Galleri S12, Bergen, Norway
    Solo exhibition, Rakkestad Kunstforening, Rakkestad, Norway
    2007 Work sold at the annual national Norwegian Charity Campaign auction (TV- aksjonen) in the benefit for UNICEF Group exhibition, Østlandsutstillingen (Annual juried exhibition touring the eastern part of Norway)
    Solo exhibition, Galleri 5, Lund, Sweden Collective exhibition, ´Organ 3´ Culture Festival, Oslo, Norway
    Collective exhibition, Tiekstraße project room, with: Elin Hansdóttir, Erla Haraldsdóttir, Kine Lillestrøm og Goro Tronsmo. Berlin, Germany
    Group exhibition, Sarpsborg Kunstforening, Sarpsborg, Norway
    Group exhibition, Design Derby Festival, Adelaide, Australia
    2006 Solo exhibition R.T. Hansen, Berlin, Germany
    Group exhibition, Østfold Billedkunstnere, Galleri ØKS, Fredrikstad, Norway
    Group exhibition, Sjokoladefabrikken, Oslo, Norway
    Group exhibition, Vestfossen Kunstsenter, avd.Blomqvist kunsthandel, with: Unni Askeland, Flavia Sollner, Nils Erichsen Martin, Andrew Barton, Ingeborg Stana og Christer Karlstad. Vestfossen, Norway
    2005 Group exhibition, Amber Roome Gallery, Edinburgh, UK
    Solo exhibition, Blomqvist Kunsthandel, (Catalogue) Oslo, Norway
    Group exhibition, Østfold Billedkunstnere, Galleri ØKS, Fredrikstad, Norway
    Solo exhibition, 340 Old Street Gallery (Terry Duffy Project Space), London, UK
    2004 Group exhibition, 'The Brave Art Project' The Atrium Gallery, Whiteley's, (Catalogue) London, UK
    Collective exhibition, Galleri Seilduken, Oslo, Norway
    Group exhibition, The Red Door Gallery, Edinburgh, UK 2004
    Collective exhibition, Andrew Grant Gallery, Edinburgh, UK 2003
    Collective exhibition, Sogndal Cultural Centre, Sogndal, Norway 2001


    Awards/Grants/Financial Support:
    2010 OCA (Office Of Contemporary Art Norway) Project grant
    2009 KORO (Kunst I Offentlig Rom) National Fund For Art In Public Space, Project grant
    Kulturrådet, (Norwegian State Ministry of Culture) Project grant
    Fredrikstad county, Project grant
    2007Billedkunstnernes Vederlagsfond (National Visual Artists Association), One year working grant
    Kulturrådet, (Norwegian State Ministry of Culture) Project grant
    Kulturkontakt Nord (Nordic kulture fond), Travel grant
    Project grant from Norway´s embassy in Sweden, 2007
    2005SG Architects´ Prize for best work, Received as a part of the annual grants exhibition arranged by the ´Norwegian Visual Artists Association´, Norway
    Norwegian Embassy, 'Project grant, Great Britain
    The Norwegian Council in Scotland, UK, 'Project grant'
    2004Selected to represent Scotland for 'The Brave Art Project' at The Atrium Gallery, Whiteleys, London


    Published in:
    2008Record cover for Plastic Strip Records
    "Milk And Money" Norwegian art/design magazine
    2007"Merian" - Portraits of Norwegian writers for a German travel magazine
    2006"Spenn" - The official book for Norwegain literature for Norwegian high schools, (Cappelen publishing)
    2005"Scottish Contemporary Poets" - collection of portraits of Scottish poets. (National Scottish Poetry Library publishing)


    Photographic internship:
    2001´Klassekampen´ daily national newspaper Norway, three weeks


    Represented in National/Corporate Art Collections:
    (Purchases by private collectors are not included)
    National Norwegian Central hospital, Trondheim (St. Olav), 6 works
    Standard Life Investments, 3 works
    Blomqvist Kunsthandel A/S, 1 work
    Ferd A/S v. Johan H Andresen, 1 work
    Sarpsborg County, 2 works
    Association for Norwegian students Abroad (ANSA), 1 work
    J.B. Ugland Shipping A/S, 2 works
    Wallenius Wilhelmsen Lines A/S, 3 works
    Tomlin Bean London, 3 works
    Saga Innovation A/S, 6 works


    Member of:
    Norwegian Association for Visual Artists - Norske Billedkunstnere (NBK)