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
CONTACT INFO
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
e-mail BAKROM : bakrom11@gmail.com
MEDIA
Video- and photo based installations, performance and ready-mades
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
12 REDGaleria, Galería Virtual de Arte Contemporáneo, Buenos Aires, ARG
12 Project in cooperation with TRYKKERIET Center for Contemporary Printmaking, Bergen
12 ROM 11, ongoing project with the artist group BAKROM, Bergen N
12 Project in cooperation with Ralf Rosowski, Düsseldorf GER
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
12 KABUSO Art House, project for the foajé, Øystese N 14.1.- 5.1.2012 ongoing
11 Red Circles Underground, curated by BEK , USF Verftet Bergen
10 Future Spaces, Christianssands Kunstforening V3, Kristansand N
09 Urban Mosaikk, curated by Tommy Olsson, Galleri Gathe Bergen N
08 City Angel, Galleria Jangva, Helsinki FIN
07 Video Walks, Centro Municipal de Expsiciones SUBTE, curated by Santiago Tavella, Montevideo UY
06 City Angel, curated by 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
Cultural night in Bergen N
11 - 'Carusel', wall covring videoprojection onto stone fasade. Work comissioned by the Centennial Committee for the 750-year anniversary of Håkonshallen, Bergen N, curated by BEK
One night only
0 Salon Des Amateurs Düsseldorf( Club in the basement of
Düsseldorf Kunsthalle) Mosaikk ed.2010, video screening curated by Ralf
Rosowski and Detlef Weinrich GER
10 Urban Mosaikk edition 2010, Zona Imaginaria, curated by Lucrecia Urbano, Buenos Aires, ARG
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
10 BGO 1, Bergen Art Museum Stenersen, Bergen N
10 TRYKKERIET kunsthall, Bergen
10-08-06 B-open, open artists studios in Bergen
09 Nordiskt sommarljus, 4 Nordiska kvinner, Hishult Kunsthall, SWE
08 Video tour, 6 artists, Kabuso, Nordheimsund
07 Statens 120. Kunstutstilling, Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo & Trondheim Kunstmuseum
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
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
FESTIVALS OF ARTISTS FILM AND VIDEO
10 RGB Neighbors, one-day festival of artists film and video, Leeuwarden, Netherlands. Curator: Jeremy Welsh
10-08-06-04 Cinema B-open, video show,Cinemateket USF, Bergen
06 European contemporary video/short film show, curated by Mediaverkstedet and Apekosmonautene, KunstIBadet, Bergen
06 ACR Asia Pacific Film Festival 2006, Sydney, AUS (co- production with NHH in Bergen)
PUBLIC SPACE EXHIBITIONS
11 Håkonshallen 750 years - part two - 4 artists , wall covering video projections by night, Bergen
06 Political poster project in Bergen curated by Åse Løvgren & Stine Gonsholt
03 Bergen-Oslo, curated by TEMP & Mesén, Oslo Central station
98 Shopping Around, Kløverhuset Shoppingsenter, Bergen
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
11 Working Grant The Norwegian Council for Culture Affairs,Oslo
11 Working Grant Bergen City Council
09 Exhibition Grant 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 Artist Award 1-year, Vederlagsfondet, Oslo
09-07–04Exhibition grants Bergen City Council
06 Ralf Rosowski,Düsseldorf GER
04 - 00 Grant Up-grading course for artists, Oslo
02 Working Grant Norske Grafikeres Fond, Oslo
01 Frida & Olav Rustes legat & NKVN, supports for Cafe Maria, 10 days art café in Bergen together with Anne Lise Karlsen
01Artist Award, Bergen City Council
00 Exhibition Grant, Point Break, Bergen Kunsthall, Bergen City Council, together with Mona S. Eckhoff & Ellen Solberg
00 Exhibition Grant for ArtGendaBienniale Helsinki, Bergen City Council & ArtGenda FIN together with Mona S. Eckhoff & Ellen Solberg
00-99 Travel Grant for ArtGenda, Helsinki , Bergen City Council
00 Own Billboard project in Bergen, sponsored by More Group AS
00 Support for billboard project in Bergen, Bergen City Council,
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
PRIZE
97 Paragon Press Price from Charles Booth – Clibbom, Falmouth UK
GRANTS for BAKROM (Bjørg Taranger, Adriana Alves, Katrine
Meisfjord)
11 Bergen City Council
OTHER EXH. / EVENTS
12 Artist talk at Kunsthuset Kabuo 2.2
09 HUMAN WALLS, videoloops, café Blå Time (okt/nov) København, curated by Doris Bloom
07 MEDHUM humanitæraksjon, Kunsthistorisk Museum, Bergen
06 NEON "Film", videovisning, Galleri Neon, Brösarp, SWE
04 BAZAR – TOX Liveprogram, Landmark Bergen
02 UKSellout, UKS Oslo
OTHER ACTIVITY (selected)
11- Member of BAKROM – Artist Group together with Adriana Alves & Katrine Meisfjord bakrom11@gmail.com
06- 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
10 BEK, video, Bergen N
08 KHiB, video, Bergen N
04 Atelier Nord, video, Oslo N
00 BEK, video, Bergen N
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
FORENINGEN AV 2007 TIL FREMME FOR KUNSTFAGLIG REFLEKSJON OG DEBATT ...
CATALOGUES
11 Håkonshallens 750-års jubileum, Bergen
10 Catalogue, BGO 1, Bergen kunstmuseum, Bergen
09 Catalogue, Jangva 15 years old, Helsinki FIN ISBN 978-951-97499-3-8-
09 Catalogue, Urban Mosaikk, Bjørg Taranger 2007-2009
09 Catalogue, Nordiskt sommarljus, Konsthallen Hishult, SWE ISBN 91-85348-35-X
07 Catalogue, Statens 120. Kunstutstilling, Oslo & Trondheim
06 Catalogue, ARC 2006 Sydney, AUS
06 Catalogue, Ta ned bildene, det er krig! BKFH 1931-2006
04 Catalogue, City Angel 1999- 2004 Bjørg Taranger
00 Catalogue, ArtGenda 2000, Third Biennial of Young Artists around the Baltic Sea,s.52-55
00 Catalogue, Bergen ArtFestival /Point Break
98 Catalogue, Human Rights Festival Dugnad'98, s.10
98 Catalogue, Institution
ART MAGAZINE
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
PRESS RELEASES (outside Norway)
10 Press Release, Zona Imaginaria, Buenos Aires AGR
09 Press Release, Konsthallen Hishult SWE
08 Press Release, Galleria Jangva, Helsinki, FIN
07 Press Release, Centro Municipal de Exposiciones SUBTE, Montevideo UY
06 Düssel-dorfer – monatskalender für kultur Oktober, GER
06 Press Release, Ralf Rosowski, Düsseldorf GER
98 Press Release, The London Institute gallery UK
REVIEWS
09 Kunstkritikk.no Hc Gilje, Bjørg Taranger, Nathan Coley. Gallerirunde Bergen by Susanne Christensen kunstkritikk.no/article /86151
09 UPOP, http://www.upop.no/2009/10/kunstig by Anette Basso
09 www.omkonst.com Från fyra håll, 23.juli by Thomas Lissing SWE
09 Hallands Nyheter, Nordiskt sommarljus på Konsthallen, 7.juli by Bitte Montigny SWE
09 HD.se Kreativa rum, 18.juli by Sören Sommelius SWE
09 Lahoms Tidning, 3.juli by Hans Bergtson SWE
08 Hufvstadsbladet, VOLT, I MARGINALEN 23.februari 2008 by Barbro Teir FIN
01 Jomfru Maria på café, Direktesendt radio interjuv, 15.08.01 kl.12.15 by Jan Isdahl NRK
01 Åpner kunstkafé, BA 9.08.01 omtale, by Ann Kristin Frøystad
01 En kafé til jomfru Maria, Bergens Tidende 11.08.01 by Sissel Hamre Dagsland
01 Jomfru Maria på café, Bergens Tidende 15.08.01
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
98 Sponset og spetakulert, Bergens Tidende 12.mai review by Mia Kolbjørnsen, photo by Eirik Brekke
98 Flygeklare studenter, kritikk Bergens Tidende 31.mai 1998 anmeldt av Tone Gjesvik
98 Dagbladet.no Kunst fra vest, photo
VIDEO CARTOTEQUES
08 Video interview initiated by Riitta Alto,
Gallery Jangva, FIN
06 Neon gallery’s video cartoteque, Brösarp, SWE
02 Nifca’s video cartoteque, SWE
TEXTS
09 Off the
grid, text by Tommy
Olsson
09 Urban Oberservations by Marianne Gathe
07 Bjørg Tarangers Video Walks by Ralf Rosowski
04 Poetic and political on our existential conditions, text by
Elisabeth Byre
98 Urban Crosses, text by Lars Vilks
MAIN FIELD TRIPS
10 Buenos Aires/Montevideo/Sao Paulo, 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
Kunsthuset Kabuso, contact Heidi Jeager heidi@kabuso.no
Bergen, Norway bek@bek.no
Contact: Curator Anne Marthe Dyvi mail:annemarthesin@gmail.com
Bergen Art Museum , Bergen Norway.
Contact : Eli
Okkenhaug, sjefkonservator
Lucrecia Urbano, Zona Imaginaria, Buenos Aires taller@lucreciaurbano.com.ar
Tommy Olsson, freelance writer, curator and artist , Bergen tommyolsson@gmail.com
Marianne Gathe, Galleri Gathe, Bergen marianne@gallerigathe.no
Konsthallen Hishult Sweden,
Kjell-Åke Gustafsson
Riitta Allto, Galleria Jangva, Helsinki, Finland galleria@jangva.fi
Santiago Tavella, Centro Municipal de Exposiciones SUBTE, Montevideo saptav@chasque.net
Ralf Rosowski, author, Schirmer Strasse 22, Düsseldorf ralf.rosowski@due-erre.de
Kunstjournalen B-post
Anne Standal, Ålesunds Kunstforening, Ålesund aalk@online.no
Daniella Brown, The London Institute Gallery marcom@linst.ac.uk
Hordaland kunstsenter hks@kunstsenter.no
ArtGenda
biennial 2000 Helsinki
Birthe Marie Løveid
