MARTE GUNNUFSEN
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BIO
Marte Gunnufsen (b. 1980) lives and works in Oslo. She has an MA in classical piano performance with specialization in contemporary music from the Grieg Academy in Bergen and the Norwegian Academy of Music in Oslo (2009), a BA in piano tuning and mechanics from the Norwegian Academy of Music in Oslo,  and a BA from Bergen Academy of Art and Design (2014).  Her main focus is on time based expressions such as film, performance, and sound installations. Gunnufsen has held solo exhibitions and participated in group exhibitions at museums and galleries in Norway, UK, Finland, Sweden, Poland, the Netherlands, and the USA at institutions such as  Zachęta – National Gallery of Art (Warszawa), AC Institute (New York),
DePaul Art Museum (Chicago), Noplace (Oslo), KODE in Bergen, Sørlandets Kunstmuseum (Kristiansand), Bomuldsfabriken Kunsthall (Arendal) and Supermarket Art Fair (Stockholm)

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Member of:
The Association of Norwegian Visual Artists (NBK), The Association of Visual Artists Oslo (BO), Young Artists’ Society (UKS), The Norwegian Sculptor Society (NBF)

Education:
2022-2024: Piano Tuner University College Graduate, Norwegian Academy of Music, Oslo
2011-2014: The Art Academy in Bergen, KHIB
2000-2009: Master degree in classical piano, The Grieg academy in Bergen, Norwegian Academy of Music in Oslo
2004: Philosophy in romantic music, University of Oslo
2004: Film music, University of Oslo

Upcoming exhibitions:
2026: Galleri 69

Solo- og duo exhibitions:
2022: Agder Art Center Kristiansand
2021: Arendal kunstforening
2021: Noplace, Oslo
2019: AC Institute, New York, USA
2019: Galleri Bølgen, Larvik
2018: Bomuldsfabriken kunsthall, Arendal
2018: TRAFO Center for Contemporary Art, Szczecin, Polen
2017: Arteriet, Kristiansand
2016: Arendal Kunstforening, Arendal
2016: RAM Galleri, Oslo
2015: One Night Only, Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo
2014: HATCH, Bomuldsfabriken (ARTendal), Arendal
2014: Galleri Knipsu, Bergen
2012: Patos&Logos, Bergen kjøtt, Bergen

Selected group exhibitions and film screenings:
2023: DePaul Art Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA
2023: AMIFF (Arctic Moving Image & Film Festival 2023)
2022: Frihet til å elske/ Matrix of Gender, Fossekleiva kultursenter
2022: Matrix of Gender, Bomuldsfabriken Kunsthall
2022: The Spring Exhibition, Fotogalleriet, Oslo
2021: Meteor theatre festival, KODE, Bergen
2021: På gjensyn! Fra Katta til Kunstsilo, The Southern Norway Art Museum
2020: Villa Bazar, The Norwegian Sculptor Society (NBF), Oslo
2020: BONANZAZA – Exit, Akershus Kunstsenter
2019: Oslo Fusion, Cinemateket
2018: SUB, Akershus Kunstsenter, Lillestrøm
2017: HATCH 10 years, Agder Art Center, Kristiansand
2016: EKPGO, Drawing biennale, Oslo
2016: The Artists, Zachęta National Gallery of Art, Polen, Warszawa
2016: The Autumn Exhibition, Agder Art Center at Metahuset, Lillesand
2016: The Southern Norway Art Museum, winner of Sparebank Sør and Southern Norway Art Museum art prize and audience award
2016: The Soap box, London, UK
2016: Supermarket Art Fair, Stockholm, Sweeden
2015: LOOP – A video art marathon, Galleri CC, Malmö, Sweeden
2015: Kunst i kvaderaturen, performance at Galleri Format, Oslo
2015: 20 years Anniversary Exhibition, The Southern Norway Art Museum
2015: FILMIDEO, Index Art Scenter, Newark, New Jersey
2015: Art/Gender/Art, Trondheim
2014: Stipendutstillingen, Agder Art Center, Kristiansand
2014: B-Open Cinema, Bergen
2014: The Short Film Festival in Grimstad
2013: Sørlandsutstillingen, Spriten Kunsthall, Skien
2013: The Hove Festival, Arendal
2013: Østlandsutstillingen, Lillestrøm
2013: Don ́t feed the Artist, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
2012: The end will show what tomorrow bring, Galleria Kone, Finland
2012: The Autumn exhibition, Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo.
2011: The Hove Festival, Arendal
2011: The Autumn Exhibition, Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo

Scholarships and prizes:
2025 - 2026: Government Grants for Artistst
2022: Government Grants for Artistst
2022: Project support, Norsk Fotografisk Fond
2022: Exhibition support, Kunstsenterne i Norge
2021: Project support, Arts Council Norway
2021: Working grant, Billedkunstnernes Vederlagsfond
2020: Working grant, Billedkunstnernes Vederlagsfond
2019: Art prize, Bildende Kunstneres Hjelpefond
2019: Working grant, Billedkunstnernes Vederlagsfond, w
2018: International support, OCA
2017: Project support, Arts Council Norway
2017: Project support, Billedkunstnernes Vederlagsfond
2017-2018: Government Grants for Artistst
2017: Art stipend, Aust-Agder fylkeskommune
2016: Art prize The Southern Norway Art Museum (SKMU) and Sparebanken sør
2016: Audience award, The Southern Norway Art Museum (SKMU) and Sparebanken sør
2016: Working grant, Billedkunstnernes Vederlagsfond
2015: Project support, Billedkunstnernes Vederlagsfond
2015: Travel support, Bildende kunstneres hjelpefond
2015: Miscellaneous grant for recently graduated artists
2014: Art stipend, Agder Art Center
2012: Project support, Billedkunstnernes vederlagsfond

Residency:
2017: Martello in Paris, France, The Norwegian Society of Composers
2015: AiR, Nordnorsk kunstsenter, (NNKS), Svolvær
2013: Deelstaat, Nijmegen in The Netherlands

Art collections:
The Southern Norway Art Museum (SKMU) Knut Jarl Jøsok

Selected press:
2022: «Å gjøre vann til kunst», review by Frida Forsgren, Fædrelandsvennen
2021: «Hun er der, skjønner du, og når du sover er hun våken», review in Nordic Art Review by Tommy Olsson
2021: «Å omgjøre seg selv til en illusjon», review in Kunstavisen by Thula Kopreitan
2019: Norwegian Art Yearbook 2019
2018: «Å miste noe verdifullt med vilje», book by Tommy Olsson
2017: Magasinet Kunst, «Hold øye med- Marte Gunnufsen», article by Frøydis Hågvar
2016: Klassekampen 01.06: "Å bare henge rundt», review by Tommy Olsson
2016: Klassekampen 20.05: «Få med deg: Marte Gunnufsen» by Runa Kvalsund
2015: Klassekampen: 20.08, «Slik jeg ser det» by Sara Hegnar Hammer
2015: Interview in CinèWomen
2014: Norwegian Broadcasting Cooperation – NRK , Nasjonalgalleriet, feature on the film Ave Maria II
2014: NATT&DAG: 14.02: N&D recommend: The exhibition ”Ave Maria” av Marte Gunnufsen
2013: Kunstforum: 13.09: «Vellykket oppdatering» by Gunhild Horgmo
2013: Norwegian Broadcasting Cooperation – NRK, Nasjonalgalleriet, feature on the film Virginal Loop
2012: Aftenposten 07.09: "Svart patos på Høstutstillingen» by Tone B. Værvågen
2012: NATT&DAG 23.05: “Patos & Logos på Bergen Kjøtt”

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