Sigmund Skard

Born in 1952. Sveio, Hordaland, Norway.
Lives/works/studies in Oslo and Valevåg, Norway

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Education

2008 – 2009:  Exchange at Acadmy of the Arts, Munich, Germany (Nov – Jan)

2004 – 2009:  Student at Oslo National Academy of the Arts, Oslo

2002 – 2004:  Student at Rogaland School of Art, Stavanger

1996 – 1997:  Stord/ Haugesund University college, pedagogy

1977 – 1980:  College of education, Volda

Membership

BKFH (Hordaland Visual Artists Association)

NBK (Norwegian Visual Artists Association)

BOA (Visual artist organisation in Oslo and Akershus)

PAB (Performance Art Bergen)

Grants

2013      Two year grant, Billedkunstnernes Verderlagsfond

2012      One year grant, Billedkunstnernes Verderlagsfond

2011      One year grant, Billedkunstnernes Verderlagsfond

2010      One year Artistgrants, Bildende Kunstneres Hjelpefond

2009      Educational grant. Norske Kunstnerstipend

2009      Educational grant. Bildende Kunstneres Hjelpefond

2008      Educational grant. Bildende Kunstneres Hjelpefond

2007      Educational grant. Norske Kunstnerstipend

Project support

2011      Vederlagsfondet

2010/11   Vederlagsfondet

Solo exhibitions

2012      Gallery No Place, Oslo

2012      Gallery Jensen, Haugesund

2009      From space to space. One Night Only, Oslo

2008      Corrections. Gallery 21:25, Oslo

2008      Cokeline. Førde in Hordaland, 30 km from Haugesund

2004      Together they are different. 21m² Showroom, Stavanger

Group exhibitions

2013     Winter Solstice, The Association of Norwegian Sculptors, Oslo

2013     Haugesund Billedgalleri, 100 Year Anniversary Exibition, Haugesund

2013     Drawnearfar,UK – Vestlandsutstillingen. WSA Gallery, Winchester

2013     Children’s poetry day, Oslo

2013     PAB open. Performanceartbergen.com, Bergen

2013     Møllebyen Litteraturfestival, Moss

2013     ONO gallery, Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo

2013     Vestlandsutstillingen

2012     Valestrand Culture Church, Valevåg

2012     Performance Art Bergen, Sogn og Fjordane museum of art, Førde

2012     MOMBI 2012, Fall, by the Ransfjorden, Norway

2012     Five thousand generations of birds, Fitjar, Norway

2012     Fail again Fail Better, Tromsø Artistunion, Tromsø

2012     Armory show. Work presented by DOR, New York

2011     Wuthering Hights, Ola Narr park, Oslo

2011     Art Fair, Supermarket 2011, Stockholm

2010     Peep-show. Kunstakademiet Oslo

2010     Haugesund Artist union . Christmas exibition. Haugesund

2010     The Museum of Longing and Failure. Bergen

2010     Bottlemail/Interfjords. Geiranger, Lysefjorden, Røros. 2 visual 4 arts.

2010     Høstustillingen. Oslo

2010     Strange Age Art Festival, Oslo

2010     Colours of the Fjords, Ulvik

2010     Sørlandsutstillingen, Skien

2009     Herre i eget hus. Galleri BOA, Oslo

2009     Haugesund Artist union . Christmas exhibition, Haugesund

2009     Kunstbanken Hedemark Kunstsenter. Performance festival, Hamar

2009     Hotch-poch, London

2009     Tram festival, Portugal

2009     Oslo open, Hotch-potch, Studio – Screening

2009     Open art. Ørebro Kunsthall. Ørebro, Sweden

2009     100 year anniversary. National Academy of the Arts. Artists union, Oslo

2009     100 year anniversary. National Academy of the Arts. The Museum og  Contemporary Art

2009     MA – Final Year Show. Stenersen Museum, Oslo

2009     Freshness of being. Gallery Rekord, Oslo

2008     Peep-show XI. Kunstakademiet. Oslo National Academy of the Arts

2008     Open Academy. SKA, Oslo

2008     The Cristmas exibition. Artists union, Oslo

2008     Cowboys don’t cry. Art in landscape. Suldal, Norway

2008     Film fra sør, Biblotekaren. Regi Eirik Pirolt. The publik price. Kristinsand

2008     Alone in the dark. Artists union, Oslo

2008     Bowing to Lebow Kaiskur 9. Tromsø

2008     Garish Barish, Cubical Gallery. Manilla, Philippines

2008     Podium, Oslo

2007     Garish Barish, Mag:net, Cinekatipunan, Manilla, Philippines

2007     Open Academy. SKA, Oslo

2007     Pip-show X. Oslo National Academy of the Arts

2007     Festival Loop ’07. Barcelona

2007     Podium. Oslo

2007     BA  – Final Year Show. Stenersen Museum, Oslo

2006     Podium. Oslo

2006     Sculpture reunion. Kellokoski, Finland

2006     Gallery. Tau scene. Stavanger

2006     The Summer Destruction Show. Academy of fine Art Oslo, Seilduken

2006     Open Act. Perfrormance show, Spasibar

2005     Gallery Rastløs. Oslo

2005     Performance. Performance show. Spasibar, Oslo

2005     Podium. Oslo