CV SYNNØVE G. WETTEN born 24.06.78, Akershus/ Norway sgwetten@gmail.com +47 91855354 Education 2007-2009 MFA, Malmö Art Academy, Sweden 2007-2008 Akademie fur Bildende Kunst, PCAP-Conceptual Department, Vienna 2004-2007 BA, Malmö Art Academy, Sweden 2000-2002 Strykejernet kunstskole, Norway Collaborations TRANS PANTHERS, member since 24.06.78 FINE ART UNION founded in 2006, Annette Stav Johanssen & Synnøve G. Wetten FRANK, initiated by Liv Bugge, Sille Storhile and Synnøve G. Wetten UPCOMING Open Studios, ISCP, NYC/ US ( invited by curator Natalie O Donnell) Buskerud Kunstsenter 2017. Solo exhibition. Solo exhibition 2014 HOW, UKS Young Artist Society, Oslo/ NO 2012 Nipple scale for a parade, SKMU Sørlandets Kunstmuseum, Sørlandet Art Museum Kr.sand/ NO (FAU) 2012 W17, Åpent studio, Kunstnernes Hus/ NO 2011 Trans Panthers Today s Labyrinths, Galleri S:t Gertrud, Malmö/ SE 2011 Trans Panthers Manifesto, Tidens Krav, Oslo/ NO 2010 Fine Art Union Club, Galleri 21, Malmö/SE (FAU) 2009 Splinter Trips- Deviant Militancies of Occupation, USF, Bergen/ NO 2009 Emergent Future, MFA Exhibition, KHM Gallery/ SE Group exhibition/ performance 2015 LA Art Book Fair, 2015 (US) (Trollkrem) 2015 Best of UKS, Studio 17, Stavanger/ NO 2014 You Imagine What You Desire, (Fine Art Union), 19TH BIENNALE OF SYDNEY 2014/ AUS 2014 NY Book Fair, 2014 (US) 2013 Paradox, Museet for Samtidskunst, Museum of Contemporary Art / NO/ performance (FAU) 2013 The beginning is Always Today, SKMU Sørlandets Kunstmuseum, Sørlandet Art Museum/ NO (FAU) 2013 Opplesninger, Torpedo Press, Kunsthall Oslo/ NO 2013 I See Rainbows, Kunstrom 5/ Oslo/ NO 2013 The greatest show on earth; The Northern Lights / CASS Gallery, London Metropolitan University (UK) 2013 Museets Samling 2013, The Collection 2013 / SKMU Sørlandets Kunstmuseum, Sørlandet Art Museum/ NO (FAU) 2012 Axis Allies And Neutrals, Overgaden-Institute for Contemporary art, Cph/DK (FAU) 2012 Kunstnere fra Hedmark, Kunstbanken, Hamar / NO 2012 After School, Landmark/ Bergen Kunsthall, Bergen /NO (FAU) 2012 Litteraturscenen, Kolon Forlag, Hove festivalen / NO 2011 Run, Comrade, the old world is behind you, Kunsthall Oslo/ NO 2011 Performative City Excavation Program, Göteborg International Biennial for Contemporary Art 2011/ SE (curated by Sarat Maharaj, Stina Edblom, Gertrud Sandqvist and Dorothee Albrecht) 2011 ΔΤΧ, Or Gallery, Berlin/DE (FAU) 2011 Screaming from the Mountain: Landscapes and viewpoints, SKMU Sørlandets Kunstmuseum/NO (F.A.U) 2011 Pang aea superkontinent, Inter Arts Center, Malmö/ SE 2011, Tekstallianse, Galleri 1857, Oslo/ NO (F.A.U.) 2011 Queering Sex, Human Resources, Los Angeles/ US (curated by Sarvia Jasso and Kathryn Garcia)
2011 ++, Black Box Teater, Oslo/NO 2011 Kurant, Tromsø/NO (performance) 2010 Access et Paradox, open art fair /Foire d art contemporain à Paris. (selected by Camilla Larsson and Virlani Hallberg), Paris/ FR 2010 Dansksvenskt, Bio Palatset/ Konstfrämjandet Skåne, Malmö/ SE 2010 Samtal, performance/presentation, Mars 16, Signal- Center for Contemporary Art, Malmö/ SE 2010 Astronomical Frontiers, January 15, Henningsen Contemporary, Cph/ DK (performance) 2010 Art Copenhagen/ The Nordic Art Fair 2010, Konstfrämjandet Skåne, Cph/ DK 2010 Høstutstillingen, Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo/ NO (performance) 2010 Common Sense, St. Michael, Eppan/ IT 2010 Art Kino # 7, Rio, Screening curated by Camilla Larsson and Virlani Hallberg, Stockholm/ SE (FAU) 2010 Astronomical Frontiers, Henningsen Contemporary, Cph/ DK (FAU) 2010 Diverse Universe 2010, Non Grata & Fine Art Union, May 25, Skånes Konstforening, Malmö/ SE 2010 Østlandsutstillingen 2010, Østfold kunstnersenter and Peder Balke Senteret/NO 2010 Hadal Aides, MFA Show/Critical Studies, KHM Gallery, Malmö/SE 2009 Freshness of being, 24 April, Galleri Rekord, Oslo/ N 2009 Art Recipe Kabul/Oslo, Podium/Oslo/NO 2009 Art Recipe Kabul/Oslo, BIT Garasjen/Bergen/NO 2009 Spesial Nord, Launch, Torpedo, Oslo/ NO (FAU) 2009 Utpust! Sørlandsutstillingen, Christianssands Kunstforening, Skien Kunstforening, Arendal Kunstforening/ NO (FAU) 2009 Konfetti, Demo Demonstration, May 14, Stengade 30, Cph /DK 2009 Monument; Resurrection# 6, (performed in Andrea Geyer solo show) May 2, Landings Project Space/ NO 2008 Poll of Push and Pull, ISCP/ New York/US 2008 Group Effort-Collaboration as process and form, Wight Biennial, Los Angeles/US (curated by Wu Tsang and Alex Segade) 2008 Every Body Counts, Vestfossen Kunstlaberatorium/ NO 2008 Loop 2008, Festival Programacio Universitats, Barcelona/ ES 2008 Demo Demonstration Freaks ń Ǵeeks, Debaser- Malmö/ SE 2008 Monument, Monument, Joshua Tree/US 2008 Wildness- Demo Demonstration, Sept. 30, Silverplatter, LA/ US 2008 High come down Smia/ Kristiansand/NO 2008 Year exhibition 2008, Malmö Art Academy, Malmö/SE 2008 Rundgang 2008, Wien/At 2007 On the Status of Contemporary Aliens and Monsters Galerija Miroslav Kraljevic, Zagreb/HR 2007 Black Box Teater & UKS- Performance-festival, Nov. 3, Black Box Teater, Oslo/ NO 2007 Crosscick Plattform- Scenario 2, Sept. 14 & 18. Kunstverein Hannover, Hannover / DE 2007 KillingVildeVonKrogh : Basement 33, Oslo/NO 2007 Crosskick/ Platform #4, Kunstverein Hannover, (curated by Dr.Martin Engler & Stefan Berg) Hannover/ DE 2006 Junge Hunde festival- Scenario 1, Nov. 24, Palladium/Dansstationen, Malmö / SE 2006 Junge Hunde festival- Scenario1, Oct.17, Entrescenen, Aarhus / DK 2006 Our pleasure is financed, Rush Hour Strip Club, Sept.18, Berlin/ DE 2006 The riddle remains static in its displacement (collaboration with Leander Djønne),West Germany/ Burö fur postmoderne Kommunikation, Berlin/ DE 2006 The VIP Show, Copycat Syklus, Year Exhibition, Malmö Art Academy/ SE 2006 Black Beauty. Copycat Syklus,. Black Box Teater/ NO 2005 Copy Cat syklus. Globus Bar. Berlin. Performance-consert/ DE. 2005 Black Beauty. BIT Teatergarasjon, Meteor 2005/ NO 2005 Arte amor. Galleri 21, Malmö performance-consert./ SE 2005 Black Beauty meets Digital Utopia. Year Exhibition, Malmö Art Academy/ NO 2004 Salong 100, Helgesensgata 4, Oslo/ NO 2003 A robot must obey orders, Badet (sound/performance in collaboration with Monica Winther), Oslo/ NO 2003 Harmonisk og velordnet, Podium, (performance with Annette Stav Johanssen, scenography Synnøve G. Wetten) Oslo/ NO 2003 NO 9, Contemporary art space, Oslo/ NO 2002 SKA, Statens Kunstakademi i Oslo (concert/ Kallaltmarmor), Oslo/ NO 2002 NO 9, opening of the gallery (concert/ Kallaltmarmor), Oslo/ NO 2001 Mars 8- Rockefeller (concert/ Kallaltmarmor), Oslo/ NO2001 X-Ray, Blå/ Oslo/ N Curated projects 2012 FRANK (event IIII) initiated by Liv Bugge, Sille Storhile and Synnøve G. Wetten / Oslo/NO 2012 FRANK (event III) initiated by Liv Bugge, Sille Storhile and Synnøve G. Wetten / Oslo/NO
2012 FRANK (event II) initiated by Liv Bugge, Sille Storhile and Synnøve G. Wetten / Oslo/NO 2012 FRANK (event I) initiated by Liv Bugge, Sille Storhile and Synnøve G. Wetten / Oslo/NO 2010 VAST PROJECTION, screening program initiated in collaboration with Christina Leithe Hansen, part I & II at Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo/ NO 2009 CAM, co-curating with Arne Skaug Olsen, Jan Christensen, Andre Gali, James Webb and Lerato Bereng, Jooyoung Lee, Jimmi Limit, Wang Baoju and Wang Jiabei, Joris Lindhout, Jan Freuchen, Runa Johannessen and Dan Levenson, Gallery USF, Bergen/ NO 2003 Established Podium (2003-2005, collaboration with Steinar Haga Kristensen, Annette Stav Johansen, Torkil Sansund and Petter Goldstein) Oslo/ NO. 2003 Oslo Art Festival, representing Badet/ NO, collaboration with No 9, Oslo/ NO. Grants 2015 1 year working grant, Vederlagsfondet 2015 Project support Fond for Lyd og Bilde 2014 One year working grant, Statens kunstnerstipend Norway 2013 Prosjektstøtte Vederlagsfondet 2013 Prosjektstøtte Kulturrådet ( FAU) 2013 Prosjektstøtte Kulturrådet 2013 Office for Contemporary Art Norway-International Support (FAU) 2013 1 year working grant, Vederlagsfondet 2012 Residency W17, Kunstnernes Hus (NO) 2012 1 year working grant, Vederlagsfondet 2012 Sparebanken Hedmark grant 2011 Office for Contemporary Art Norway-International Support (FAU) 2011 Office for Contemporary Art Norway-International Support 2011 Office for Contemporary Art Norway-International Support (FAU) 2011 Arts Council Norway- project support 2010 Office for Contemporary Art Norway-International Support 2010 Norsk Fotografisk Fond 2010 Arts Council Norway- Scenetekstutvikling 2009 Office for Contemporary Art Norway-International Support 2009 Arts Council Norway - Scenetekstutvikling 2007 Arts Council Norway - Scenetekstutvikling 2007 Arts Council Norway Guest play, performance festival Blackbox/ UKS 2006 Arts Council Norway - Scenetekstutvikling 2003 Henning Børresen scholarship 2002 Frifond for musikk Published text 2013 The transversal/ Kunsthall Trondheim/ NO 2013 Forrådt/ Stemmerettsjubileet, Knipsu, Bergen/ NO 2012 Kunstkritikk, julekalender 09.12.12 2012 Kolon Forlag, Gruppe 12, skjønnlitterær antologi/ NO 2009 Spesial Nord, magazine/ NO 2008 Wight Biennial 2008, Group Effort- Collaboration as process and form-catalogue/ US 2007 Manifest, Rett Kopi (Karin Nygård & Ellef Prestsæter)/ Tidsskrift ved Universitets Forlaget / NO Bibliography 2014 Kunstkritikk, Julekalender 12.12.14 2014 Kunstkritikk Fantasi vs. Realpolitik, 09.04.14 2014 Kunstforum Nr 2, Profiler, Fine Art Union 2014 Kunstkritikk, Sterk norsk representasjon i Sydney
2014 Natt og Dag, Hva skjer- Kunst, mai 2014 2013 Kunstforum, Ny leder, nytt program, 20.09.13 2013 Kunstkritikk, No woman is an island 17.10.13 2012 Norsk Kunstårbok 2012, Redaksjonens valg, Highlighted projects 2012 Kunstforum, Kvinner i kunsthistorien, Frida Forsgren 2012 Morgenbladet, 16-22 feb., Hip,hip,hurra, Tommy Olsson 2012 Kunstkritikk, julekalender årets event, FRANK, Esperanza Rosales 2012 Morgenbladet, 9-15 feb., Tommy Olsson anbefaler 2012 Billedkunst, 3, På Hamar med slakt. Not! 2012 Billedkunst, 3, FRANK salongkunsten gjenoppstår http://www.billedkunstmag.no/content.aspx? contentid=2406 2012 Morgenbladet, 13-19 april, Fremtid under arbeid http://morgenbladet.no/boker/2012/fremtid_under_arbeid 2012 Bergens Tidene, Flerstemt, 05.03.12 2011 Pandemonium, Göteborg International Biennial for Contemporary Art 2011, catalogue 2011 Artforum, Unconventional wisdom 2011 Kunstkritikk.no, Manifeste Projeksjoner, 18.02.11 http://www.kunstkritikk.no/kritikk/manifeste-projeksjoner 2011 Sydsvenskan, Svärtan får en ny innebörd, Mons Holst-Ekström, 10.02.11 http://www.sydsvenskan.se/kultur nojen/konst form/konstrecensioner/svartan-far-en-ny-innebord/ 2010 Sydsvenskan, Carolina Söderholms fem tips till Gallerinatten 2010 Sydsvenskan, Speciellt fokus på Öresundsregionen 2010 Sydsvenskan, Mycket mer än en konstpaus/ Ulf Claren, 25.09.10 2010 Sydsvenskan, Kränkningens historia, Feb.18/2010 2010 Sydsvenskan, Skulpturer får liv för kapitalismen, feb 6/ 2010 2010 Sydsvenskan, Redaktionen tipsar inför helgen, Feb.5/ 2010 2009 Sydsvenskan, Kluvna känslor, Carolina Söderholm, 03.03.09 2008 Every Body Counts,Vestfossen Kunstlaboratoriet, catalogue 2006 Sydsvenskan, Elever som vil nå ut, Konst, 24.05.06 2006 Kveldsposten, Bakom murarna, 23.05.06 2005 Kveldsposten, Vilken vitalitet, 24.05.05
MOTIVASJON Synnøve G. Wetten Mitt mål er å bidra til en faglig og eksperimentell diskusjon og utvelgelse av et bredt spekter kunstuttrykk. Mvh Synnøve G. Wetten