Sara Christensen 


Born 1979 in Skovby, Denmark. Lives and works in Oslo


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Education

2008-2010 MA, Oslo National Academy of the Arts
2009 Exchange, Department object and sculpture, Manfred Pernice, Academy
of Fine Arts, Vienna
2005-2008 BA, Oslo National Academy of the Arts, Oslo
2003-2005 Rogaland School of Art, Stavanger

Solo exhibitions
2012
When Ships Sink, They Do It In Water, Kit Schulte Contemporary Art, Berlin (upcoming)
Designated Paintings, Bærum Kulturhus, Sandvika

2011
Ingen arme ingen kage, (No arms no cake) Semikolon, Oslo
Fra sans og samling, Galleri K, Oslo

2010
Mensch ärgere Dich nicht, Galleri BOA, Project space, Oslo

2008
Work Nr. 42, Visningsrom 21m2, Stavanger

2006
Office for Contemporary Grounding, 21:25, Oslo
Velkommen gæst (Welcome guest) 21:24, Oslo

2005
Portræt (Portrait) Visningsrom 21m2, Stavanger

Other
2011 ”ACQUIRED! The story so far...” Sara Christensen´s Collection, The project space, Gallery Trafo, Asker

Group exhibitions
2013
Norwegian Sculpture Biennial (Collaboration with True Solvang Vevatne)(upcoming)
2012
Allegori som Allegori, Wip: Konsthall, Stockholm (upcoming)
Visitt, Normanns, Stavanger
AYE dunkelblau – part one, Parrotta Contemporary Art, (Collaboration with True Solvang Vevatne) Curated by Susanne M. Winterling, Stuttgart
Battle 05: Jacqueline Forzelius vs. Sara Christensen, Pink Cube, Oslo

2011
Paco, Curated by Sebastian Severin, Stadtgalerie Kiel, D (Collaboration with Nadine Droste)
Sannsynligheter (Probabilities), Small Projects, Tromsø
I Walk The Line, Oslo (Collaboration with True Solvang Vevatne)
2011, 07, 06 The National Annual Autumn Exhibition, Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo
Ne Runde Blau, Unmarked Space: Amöben, Lotseninsel Schleimünde
Wuthering Heights, Ola Narr, Oslo (organized in collaboration with Merete Dille)
Bits and Pieces, Galleri Øst, Steinbrakka, Fredriksvern Verft, Stavern

2010
Max 21 x 29.7, Paulusgasse ecke Paulusplatz 1030 Vienna
Max opening, Paulusgasse ecke Paulusplatz 1030 Vienna
Jabberwocky, Frappante e.V., Viktoria-Kaserne, Hamburg, D  (Collaboration with Nadine Droste)
Contribution to Woodland by Lars Kjemphol, Galleri Maria Veie, Oslo, N
Strange age art festival, Podium, Oslo
Knock Knock, The Association of Norwegian Sculptors, Oslo
Please touch, Curated by Michaela Freeman, TAP, CoExist Galleries, UK
Mamma eller Pappa, Organized by Annika Ström, Project space, Kunstnernes
hus, Oslo
MA degree show, The Stenersen Museum, Oslo
Kunstbasseng, Galleri Tipi, Oslo

2009
Zur gleichen Zeit in Oslo / Pår samme tid i Hamborg, Golden Pudel Club
Hamburg, The Pavilion, Oslo National Academy of the Arts, (Up and Out)(Collaboration with Nadine Droste)
Activity suggests a life filled with purpose, 21:25, Oslo
Welches Leben? Zwischen beruf und berufung/ Which life? Between calling and career. Curator’s project / Sabine Breitwieser, Semperdepot, Vienna (Collaboration with Nadine Droste)
Terskel, Kunstakademiet kommer til museet #2/ Oslo Stress Press,
Kunstakademiet kommer til museet #3 The National Museum of Art,
Architecture and Design, The Museum of Contemporary art, Oslo
The Secret Show, Gallery Trafo, Asker
The whole place is dark and we see, vol. 2. Centrum Kultury “Zamek”, Wroclaw
Dr. Fragenstein, Zirl/ Tyrol
Ei Arakawa and Pernice Class Performance, Pro Choice, Vienna
Miss Mary Shelley, Pawel Althamer und Andere, Secession, Vienna
The whole place is dark and we see, Cellar Gallery, Krakow
Collector’s Edition, One night Only, Oslo National Academy of the Arts

2008
Planka (The Plank) Private apartment, Herslebs gate 32A 0578 Oslo
Forunderlig reise Markeringsdistrikt Stavanger (A peculiar journey Stavanger Territorial marking) Galleri Svalbard, Svalbard
BA degree show, The Stenersen Museum, Oslo
Podium, Hausmania, Oslo
Garish Barish, The Cubicle art gallery, Manilla

2007
Videoshow No 1, Galleri Schouberger, Asker
Bindestrek (Dash) Gallery GAD, Oslo

2006
Vestlandsutstillingen
The summer destruction show, Seilduksfabrikken, Oslo
Superfosfat, Tou, Stavanger
Ecnanosér (Books) Jarnac, France

2005
Final year exhibition, Rogaland School of Art, Stavanger

Public Collections
The National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design, Oslo, N
The West Norway Museum of Decorative Art, Bergen, N

Grants
2011
Norwegian State's Working Grant, 3 years
Diversestipend, Oslo kommune

2010
Norwegian Artists Association, production grant, Vederlagsfondet
Art Council Norway, production grant/ Projektstøtte
Art Council Norway, exhibition grant/ Statens utstillingsstipend
Stipend basert på gennemført kunstutdanning

2009
BKH, kunststudentstipend

2008
Stipend basert på gennemført kunstutdanning