Biography
BJØRG NORUNN TARANGER
Photo by Antti Peltokangas,
Galleria Jangva, Helsinki 2008
Bjørg, norrønt bjǫrg, 'help, protection, saving'
Born 1953 at Austevoll, a small island on
the west coast of Norway.
Lives and works in Bergen,
Norway
Home: Strandgt.210, 5004 N- Bergen
Studio: C.Sundtsgt.55, 5004 N-Bergen
Cell phone +47 970 60 789
e-mail: bjorg.taranger@gmail.com
studio: www.cs55.no/btaranger
MEDIA
Video and photo based installations, performance and
printmaking
EDUCATION
94- 99 Bergen National Academy of the Arts, Bergen N
97 L'Ecole Regionale des Beaux Art de Nantes FR (Erasmus exchange
program)
89- 92 Kunstskolen i Bergen N
UPCOMING
10 Video presentation in Buenos Aires (Sep) initiated by Lucrecia
Urbano
10 Video presentation in Montevideo (Oct.) initiated by Carlos
Capelan
10 TRYKKERIET kunsthall, Bergen
10 BGO 1, Bergen Kunstmuseum
12 KABUSO, Øystese N
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
10 Christiansands Kunstforening V3, Kristansand
09 Urban Mosaikk, Galleri Gathe, curated by Tommy Olsson,
Bergen
08 City Angel, Galleria Jangva, Helsinki FIN
07 Transatlantic Video Walks, Montevideo I-III, Centro
Municipal de Expsiciones SUBTE, curated by Santiago Tavella, Montevideo
UY
06 City Angel, Ralf Rosowski, SchirmerStraße 22, Düsseldorf
GER
04 City Angel 04, Aalesunds Kunstforening, Ålesund
00 Urbane Kors 2000, own billboard project i
Bergen
98 Urban Crosses, Human Rights Festival, The London Institute
Gallery, London UK
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
10 RGB Neighbors,one-day festival of artists
film and video, Leeuwarden, Netherlands, 27th. March. Curator:
Jeremy Welsh
09 Nordiskt sommarljus,4 Nordiska kvinner, Hishult Kunsthall, SWE
08-06 B-open, open artists studios in Bergen
08-06-04 Cinema B-open, Cinemateket USF, Bergen
08 Video tour, 6 artists, Kabuso, Nordheimsund
07 Statens 120. Kunstutstilling, Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo &
Trondheim Kunstmuseum
06 Political poster project in Bergen curated by Åse Løvgren &
Stine Gonsholt
06 European contemporary video/short film show, curated by
Mediaverkstedet and Apekosmonautene, KunstIBadet, Bergen
03 Bergen-Oslo, curated by TEMP & Mesén, Oslo Central station
03 Lanseringsutstilling, curated by Vestlandske Kunstmisjon,
Bergen
01 Café Maria, 10 days art café in cooperation with Anne Lise Karlsen,
Hordaland Kunstsenter, Bergen
01 Et annet sted, curated by TEMP, Hordaland Kunstsenter, Bergen
00 BergenArtFestival, Point Break, curated by Åshild Grana, Bergen
Kunstforening, Bergen
00 ArtGenda 2000, Third Biennial of Young Artists Around the Baltic
Sea, Helsinki FIN
98 -97 The International Student Print Exhibition, Falmouth UK
98 Statens 111. Kunstutstilling, Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo
98 Institution, Unge Kunstneres Samfund, Oslo & Bergen
kunstforening & Apotekergården, Bergen
98 Shopping Around, Kløverhuset Shoppingsenter, Bergen
97 Artikkel 19, FN-prosjekt , USF Bergen
97 Universal, FN-project Vita Havet, Stockholm SWE
96 Statens 109. Kunstutstilling, Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo
96 Vestlandsutstillingen, Bergen, Haugesund, Stavanger, Aalesunds,
Førde
PURCHASED BY
10 Augustins Matgleder A/S, Bergen (video)
04 Høgskolen Haukeland Hospital, Bergen (3 digital prints)
05 Stavanger Tingrett, Stavanger (print)
GRANTS / AWARDS/ Prizes
09 Gallery Gathe, solo exhibition Bjørg Taranger, Bergen City
Council
09 Exhibition Grant, Vederlagsfondet, Oslo
08 Artist Award, Bergen City Council
08 International Art and culture exchange grant, Bergen City
Council
08 1 year artist award, Vederlagsfondet , Oslo
07 – 04 Exhibition grants, Bergen City Council
06 Ralf Rosowski, Düsseldorf
GER
04 - 00 Grant for up-grading course for
artists,Oslo
02 Norske Grafikeres Fond, Oslo
01 Frida & Olav Rustes legat & NKVN,
supports for Cafe Maria, 10 days art café in Bergen
01 Artist Award, Bergen City Council
00 Ehibition Grant, Point Break, Bergen Kunsthall, Bergen City
Council
00 Exhibition Grant for ArtGendaBienniale Helsinki, Bergen City Council
& ArtGenda FIN
00-99 Travel Grant for ArtGenda, Helsinki , Bergen City Council
00 Billboard project in Bergen, sponsored by More Group AS
00 Bergen City Council, support for billboard project in Bergen
99 Grant for Workshop in Copenhagen, Bergen City Council,
ArtGenda
99 Grant for equipments, The Norwegian Council for Culture
Affairs
98 Grant for Workshop in London, KHiB
98 Grant for travel and exhibition in London , KHiB
97 Paragon Press Price from Charles Booth – Clibbom, Falmouth UK
OTHER EXH. / EVENTS
10 Salon Des Amateurs Düsseldorf,video screening curated by Ralf
Rosowski and Detlef Weinrich
09 Månedens kunstner november, den kulturelle skolesekken,
Hordaland fylkeskommune
09 Human Walls, video, café Blå Time (okt/nov) København, presentert av
kunstner og kurator Doris Bloom
07 MedHum humanitæraksjon, Kunsthistorisk Museum, Bergen
06 NEON "Film", videovisning, Galleri Neon, Brösarp, SWE
06 ACR Asia Pacific Film Festival 2006, Sydney, AUS (tverrfaglig
videoprosjekt i samarbeid med NHH i Bergen)
04 BAZAR – TOX Liveprogram, Landmark Bergen
02 UKSellout, UKS Oslo
PERFORMANCES
04 City Angel, Aalesunds Kunstforening
00 City Angel, Galleria Jangva, Helsinki FIN
01 Melankoliens sol , café maria, HKS Bergen
99 City Angel, Haukeland Hospital, Bergen
97 Art.19, Støttemedlem, USF Bergen
OTHER ACTIVITY (selected)
06-08- Member of Drafting Committee for Kunstjournalen B-post, new Art
publication in Norway www.kunstjournalen.no
06-12 Chairman of the board, Kunstnerverksteder www.cs55.no
04-09 Chairman of the board, B-open www.b-open.no
WORKSHOPS
08 KHiB, video, Bergen
04 Atelier Nord, video, Oslo
00 BEK, video, Bergen
99 ArtGenda, København DEN
98 Dugnad'98, Human Rights Festival, London UK
MEMBERSHIPS
NBK Norwegian Fine Artists
UKS Young Artists Association
BKFH Fine Artists Hordaland
PUBLICATIONS AND REVIEWS (selected)
09 Catalogue, Jangva 15 years old, Helsinki FIN
ISBN 978-951-97499-3-8-
09 Hc Gilje, Bjørg Taranger, Nathan Coley. Gallerirunde Bergen
kunstkritikk.no/article /86151
09 UPOP, Anette Basso
http://www.upop.no/2009/10/kunstig
09 Catalogue, Urban Mosaikk, Bjørg Taranger 2007-2009
09 Catalogue, Nordiskt sommarljus, Konsthallen Hishult,
SWE
ISBN 91-85348-35-X
09 Press release, Konsthallen Hishult SWE
09 www.omkonst.com,Från fyra håll, 23.juliThomas Lissing SWE
09 Hallands Nyheter, Nordiskt sommarljus på Konsthallen, 7.juli Bitte
Montigny SWE, hn.se/kulturnoje/1.516375
09 HD.se Kreativa rum, 18.juli Sören Sommelius SWE
09 Lahoms Tidning, 3.juli Hans Bergtson SWE
08 Hufvstadsbladet, VOLT, I MARGINALEN 23.februari 2008 by Barbro
Teir FIN
08 Video interview initiated by Riitta Alto, Gallery Jangva,
FIN
08 Press Release, Galleria Jangva, Helsinki, FIN
08 Press Release, KABUSO Norheimsund N
07 Catalogue, Statens 120. Kunstutstilling, Oslo & Trondheim
07 PressRelease, Centro Municipal de Exposiciones SUBTE;
Montevideo UY
06 Düssel-dorfer – monatskalender für kultur Oktober, GER
06 Catalogue, Ta ned bildene, det er krig! BKFH 1931-2006
06 Neon gallery’s video cartoteque, Brösarp, SWE
06 Catalogue, ARC 2006 Sydney, AUS
06 Press release by Ralf Rosowski, Düsseldorf GER
04 Catalogue, City Angel 1999- 2004
04 Poetic and political on our existential conditions, text by
Elisabeth Byre
01 Jomfru Maria på café, Direktesendt radio interjuv, 15.08.01 kl.12.15
v/ Jan Isdahl NRK Hordaland
01 Åpner kunstkafé , BA 9.08.01 omtale, Ann Kristin Frøystad
01 En kafé til jomfru Maria , Bergens Tidende 11.08.01 Sissel Hamre
Dagsland
01 Jomfru Maria på café, Bergens Tidende 15.08.01
00 Catalogue, ArtGenda 2000, Third Biennial of Young Artists around the
Baltic Sea, s. 52-55
00 Mare Articum the Baltic Art Magazine, Issue 2, 2000, photos, reviews
by Jonas Valatkevicus s.61,
Ekaterina Andreeva s.66, William Easton s.73
00 Kaupunkilaista sielua etsimässã, Helsingin Sanomat 20.mai 2000
review by Anu Uimonen
00 Når kunsten infiltrerer byen, eller omvendt , Morgenbladet 28.mai
2000 review by Anne Karin Jortveit
00 Catalogue, Bergen ArtFestival /Point Break
98 Urban Crosses, text by Lars Vilks at www.bek.no/urbanekors
98 Catalogue, Human Rights Festival Dugnad'98, s.10
98 Catalogue, Institution
98 Sponset og spetakulert, Bergens Tidende 12.mai, photo,
review
98 Dagbladet, Kunst fra vest, photo
MAIN FIELD TRIPS
08 Paris
07 Istanbul/Kassel
06 Paris
05 Buenos Aires/ Montevideo
04 Paris / London
03 Paris / Istanbul
02 Berlin
01 Paris/ Venice
98 Kassel
96 Paris
95–00 New York, London, Roma, Helsinki, Amsterdam
CONTACTS/REFERANCES
Tommy Olsson, freelance writer, curator and artist living in Bergen tommyogbo@gmail.com
Marianne Gathe, Galleri Gathe, Bergen
marianne@gallerigathe.no
Konsthallen Hishult
Sweden
Riitta Alto, Galleria Jangva, Helsinki,
Finland
galleria@jangva.fi
Santiago Tavella, Centro Municipal de Exposiciones SUBTE,
Montevideo
saptav@chasque.net
Ralf Rosowski,freelance curator and writer,Schirmer
Strasse 22, Düsseldorf
ralf.rosowski@due-erre.de
Anne Standal, Ålesunds Kunstforening, Ålesund
aalk@online.no
Daniella Brown, The London Institute Gallery
marcom@linst.ac.uk
Hordaland kunstsenter
hks@kunstsenter.no
Arne Rygghttp://www.b-post.no/kunstjournalen
ArtGenda
biennial 2000 Helsinki
