Biography

CV

NAME: Marianne Darlén Solhaugstrand
BORN: 1975. Tromsø, Norway
LIVE/WORK: Nesodden, Akershus
WEB: www.darlen.no

EDUCATION

2017-2018  Arts Management, avd. Handelshøyskolen, fakultet for Samfunnsvitenskap, Oslo Metropolitan University
2012 KORO(Public Art Norway) Art Consultant Course
2009 Spring Semester Postgraduate Certificate in Pedagogical Education. Oslo University College of Applied Sciences
2007 Autumn Semester Postgraduate Certificate in Pedagogical Education. Oslo University College of Applied Sciences
2001-2004 Master of Arts v/Institute Color. Oslo National Academy of the Arts
2001 Bachelor degree in Arts v/Institute Color. Oslo National Academy of the Arts
1998-2001 Institute Color. Oslo National Academy of the Arts
1996-1997 KIB – Bergen Art School
1995-1996 Aesthetics and General studies( 3. Påbygning) v/Høgtun high school
1993-1995 Kabelvåg Art School, (VK 1 & VK 2)
1991-1993 Aesthetics and General studies(Grunnkurs) v/Sjøvegan high school

SELECTION SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2017 “Each man a Phoenix”, Oslo Prosjektrom, Oslo
2013 “All Artists are Hermaphrodites”, Visningsrom Drammen, Drammen
2013 “Akvareller” 2004-2013 utvalg av Intendant Svein Pedersen, Tromsø Kunstforening(TKF)
2012 “Juicier” Window Box Gallery Pushwagner, Oslo
2011 “Bøy Meg” Gallery Nord -Norge, Harstad
2011 “Bøy Meg” Haugesund Museum of Fine Art
2010 “Watercolours” Bærum Culture House
2009 Weidemann Scholarship Exhibition, Regimenten -Steinkjer Kunstforening
2009 Fosen Scholarship Exhibit, Galleri HANS – Ørland/Bjugn Kunstforening
2008 “Intimation of Mortality” Gallery LNM. Oslo
2006 “California Dreams”, Tegnerforbundet Gallery. Oslo
2003 “Boys Boys Boys”, Gallery 21/24 Oslo
1998 “Alene”, Harstad Kunstforening

SELECTION GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2022  Les Femmes du Feu – Project 1 Gallery, Bucharest, Romania, kuratert av Thale Blix Fastvold
2022  All of Gods Dark Places are mine/Sanatorium – Galleri Vanntårnet, med Ingvild Kjær Tofte
2020 BONANZA-ZA-ZA, Akershus Kunstsenter, Lillestrøm
2019 Statens Høstutstilling, Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo

2017 “Arctic Hysteria IIII” group – exhibition curated by LOCUS, Museum of Nonconformist, St Petersburg, Russia
2017 Den 71. Nordnorske Kunstutstilling, Bodø Kunstforening, Tromsø Kunstforening, Alta Kunstforening, Harstad Kunstforening
2017 Portræt NU, Fredriksborg Museum, Hillerød, Denmark
2017 “Arctic Hysteria III” group – exhibition curated by LOCUS, Visningsrommet USF, Bergen

2016 “Arctic Hysteria II” group – exhibition curated by LOCUS, Uncontaminated Art and Fashion Festival, Oslo
2016 “Arctic Hysteria I” group – exhibition curated by LOCUS, Kunst rett Vest/Dikemark Psykiatriske sykehus, Akershus
2016 “Collected Stories”, curated by LOCUS, Timebag Art Show, Medellin, Columbia
2016 “Treasures”, curated by Knut Ljøgodt, Northern Norway Art Museum, Tromsø
2016 “Collected Stories”, curated by LOCUS, utstilling LUDA Gallery St. Petersburg, Russia
2015 X Contemporary at Miami Art Fair, Miami, LOCUS presented by Window Box
2015 “Ident-alter-ity” exhibition, curated by Markoglou Theodore/State Museum of Contemporary art Thessaloniki under the 5th Biennale of Contemporary Art Thessaloniki, Greece,
2015 Group -Exhibition with Thale Fastvold og Tanja Thorjussen, Studio 17, Stavanger
2015  Die Winterreise, curated by Geir Yttervik, Galleri LNM, Oslo
2014  Norwegian program, curated by Thale Fastvold, RE-Culture III by art in Progress, Patras, Greece
2013 “BALL-BOA” curated by Thale Fastvold, Gallery BOA, Oslo
2013 “A HOUSE FULL OF FRIENDS” NOo Sphere Arts, NY, USA
2013 Oslo Open, gallery BOA, Oslo
2012 “The Nordic Watercolour” Curated by Peder Nielsen V, Fullersta Gård, Huddinge, Sweden
2012 “Grunerløkka Lufthavn Performance Laboratory” curated by Tanja Thorjussen, Gallery 69, Oslo
2012 “Higher Ground” curated by Lise Dahl, the North Norwegian Art Museum
2011 “Fellesnevner :Mannen” curated by Rikke Kommisar, Akershus Kunstnersenter, Lillestrom
2011 “Ut I min Hage – No. 19” curated by Ingeborg Annie Lindahl, Arctic Arts Festival, Harstad
2011 “North Stars” curated by Sol Kjøk. NO Gallery, New York, USA
2010 Den 64. Nordnorske Kunstutstilling, Bodø Kunstforening, Tromsø Kunstforening, Alta Kunstforening, Harstad Kunstforening
2010 Vestlandsutstillingen, Kunsthuset Kabuso/Hardanger og Voss Museum
2010 Østlandsutstillingen-Østfold Art Centre, Fredrikstad
2010 “Borders”, IMAA Gallery, Brooklyn, USA
2009 Østlandsutstillingen-Lørenskog Kulturhus, Vestfossen and Palais am Festungsgraben, Berlin
2009 “New Nordic tendencies” curated by Peter V. Nielsen, Dronninglund Art Center, Denmark
2009 Brygger Jacobsen Portrætudstilling. Fredriksborg Museum, Hillerød, Denmark. Ljungberg Museum, Ljungby, Sweden. Akureyri Art Museum, Iceland
2008 Echology. Tsai-Mo Exhibition, Taichung Cultural Center, Taiwan
2008 Høstutstillingen. Kunstnernes hus. Oslo
2008 Den 62 Nordnorske Kunstutstilling, Bodø Kunstforening, Tromsø Kunstforening, Alta Kunstforening, Harstad Kunstforening
2008 Østlandsutstillingen, Gallery Skårer, Østfold Art Center and Kunsthalle St. Annen, Lubeck
2007 “Ny Figurasjon” curated by Petrine Lillevold Vinje, Oslo Art Association
2007 “Speil Speil..” Gallery Nordnorge, Harstad
2007 World Artist Exhibition, Seoul Art Center, Korea
2007 International Art Festival, Taichung Cultural Center, Taiwan
2006 World Artist Festival, one of 5 Norwegian painters selected by LNM, SeoulMuseum of art, Korea
2006 Vestlandsutstillingen 06
2006 “Diesel New Art Award”, DogA, Oslo.
2004 Tegnebiennalen 04, Stenersen Museet, Oslo
2004 Degree Exhibition, Oslo National Academy of the Arts, Oslo
2004 Degree Exhibition Institute Color, Oslo National Academy of the Arts, Akershus Kunstsenter
2003 Oslo Open curated by Geir Harald Samuelsen, Gallery Seilduken,
2003 “Inner City Art Attack, Traffic Jam”, collaboration with Sverre Malling, Bjørvika Shed 55, Oslo
2002 Tinn municipality Scholarship Exhibition with Sverre Malling, Rjukan Art Association
2001 Gallery Steens Spring exhibition
2001 Østlandsutstillingen

CURATOR /ART CONSULTANT
2020- 2022 Project Manager/Art Consultant, Ås videregående skole, Viken

2015- 2017 Project Manager/Art Consultant, KOM project -Senja Vgs. Skolested Finnfjordbotten
2012/11/10 Project Manager/ Curator the Annual Art Festival “Artic Challenge Site Specific” in collaboration with TDA Triple Challenge & Arctic Race of Norway
2011 Public Art Norway(Koro) Approved Consultant
2010 Judging for admission NFUK
2006/2011 Curator and Interior Consultant for renovation of Ibestad Civic Center with RineDesign
– Included planning, drawing of facade, banquet hall, gallery, library and Curating the Art

AWARDS/GRANTS
2023 Visual Artist Compensation Fund grant
2022 Visual Artist Compensation Fund grant
2020 Government Miscellaneous grants. Arts Council Norway
2016 Visual Artist Compensation Fund grant
2015 Visual Artist Compensation Fund grant
2013 Visual Artists Compensation Fund grant
2013 Project Support, Visual Artists’ Compensation Fund
2012 Winsor & Newton Award. The Nordic Akvarellsälskapet
2012 Project Support, Artic Challenge – Site Specific, Arts Council Norway
2012 Project Support, Artic Challenge – Site Specific, North Norwegian Art Center
2011 Exhibition Scholarship, “FELLESNEVNER: MANNEN”, Arts Council Norway
2011 Travel support, New York, OCA
2011 Government Miscellaneous grants. Arts Council Norway
2010 Government Miscellaneous grants. Arts Council Norway
2010 Project Support, Artic Challenge – Site Specific, North Norwegian Art Center
2009 Fosen scholarship
2009 Jakob Weidemann Memorial Scholarship
2009 Government Miscellaneous grants. Arts Council Norway
2008 Visual Artists’ Compensation Fund Scholarships
2007 Visual Artists’ Compensation Fund Scholarships
2006 Establishment Grants. Arts Council Norway
2005 Visual Artists’ Compensation Fund Scholarships
2004 Scholarships based on finishing Art education
2000 Tinn Municipality Artist Prize

ARTISTBOOK/PUBLICATIONS 
2015 Responsible editor, in collaberation with Stig Mangschau, for the Book: “ARTic -Utfordringer i et utvidet kulturfelt” (Contributors: Dag Wiersholm, Helga-Marie Nordby, Boel Christensen-Scheel, J. Odd Martinsen, Torill Østbye Haaland, Sigrid Røyseng, Lene Ødegaard Olsen and Dag Solhjell)Design Anette Lorange, Blunderbuss, published by LOCUS(Thale Fastvold/Tanja Thorjussen/Marianne Darlén Solhaugstrand)
2011 Inventing Wonderland Cartoon
2008 Intimation of Mortality, Catalog, Text by Hilde Øvreness

PROCUREMENT/COLLECTIONS 

Kunststiftelsen – Sparebank1 Nord – Norge
Nordnorsk Kunstmuseum
Haugesund Billedgalleri
Steinkjer Kommune
KORO (Public Art Norway) – Tromsø Ungdomssenter
Tor Juuls private samling
Ibestad Kommune

MEMBERSHIP
Norwegian Visual Artists (NBK)
National Association Norwegian Painters (LNM)
Tegnerforbundet (TF)
Young Artists Society (UKS)
BKA
BONO

SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY

2017:
Catalog: Portræt NU! 2017 Carlsbergfondets Foundation Portrait Award. Contemporary Nordic and Chinese Portraiture. Text: Mette Skougaard – director Det Nasjonalhistoriske museum på Fredriksborg, Peter Michael Hornung – Kunstkritiker, Af dr. Peter Funnell – forskningssjef ved National Portrait Gallery, London

2016:
Book: “Treasures”, Art from the Directors Choice Exhibition, Northern Norway Art Museum, Tromsø – Text Knut Ljøgodt
Book: Arctic Hysteria, Published by LOCUS, Text Vilde Fastvold, Tommy Olsson, Ekaterina Shelganova

2015:
Catalog: “Ident-alter-ity” 5th Thessaloniki Biennale, Museum of Modern Art Greece – Text Theodore Markoglou

2014:
Catalog: “Inexhaustible Beauty” Kunststiftelsen Sparebank1 og NNKM – Text Lise dahl
Catalog: “RISK” Re -Culture 2 Patras, Hellas, Art in Progress – Text Thale Fastvold

2013
Featured: HT 13. Juli 2013 “Innkjøpt av Kunststiftelsen”
Featured: HT 3. Juli 2013 “Stiller ut i Tromsø Kunstforening” Text Tom Inge Andersen
Featured: iTROMSØ. 6. Juli “Maler nakne menn” Tekst Gina Johansen
Portrait Interview: akvarellen nr 2 – 2013 “Marianne Darlén Solhaugstrand” Text Lisa Stålspets
Portrait Interview: KUNSTforum nr 1 – 2013 “Med mannen som objekt” – Text Andre Gali og Monica Holmen
Featured: HT 23.01.2013 “Tar Tegning til en høyere grunn” – Text Tom Inge Andersen

2012
Featured: Morgenbladet 14. 09. 2012/ Olsson anbefaler
Featured: HT 13.09.2012 “Solhaugstrand i Galleri Pushwagner” – Text Tom Inge Andersen
Kronikk: Billedkunst 5 – 2012. Kampen om det utvidede Kulturfeltet – Text Marianne Darlén Solhaugstrand
Featured: Billedkunst 5 – 2012. Kunst og Idrett på kollisjonskurs – Text Therese Søgård
Critic: Fredrikstad Blad 06.07. 2012 “Sensualitet i Gamlebyen” – Text Ida Julsen
Featured: HT 26.07.2012 “Kunst og Idrett får etterspill i bokform – Tekst Tom Inge Andersen
Featured: www.winsornewton.com “Winsor & Newton – Award – Marianne Darlén Solhaugstrand
Featured: Katalog “Higher Ground” NNKM – Text Lise dahl
Featured: KUNSTforum 29.03.2012. “Mangfold innen snever ramme” – Text Nicolai Strøm-Olsen
Featured: KUNSTforum 01. 2012. “Å drømme om menn” -Text Kristian Meisingset

2011:
Featured: Nasjonalgalleriet NrK1 17.12.2011. Runar Døving, Narve Hovdenakk og Helle Vaagland
Featured: Morgenbladet 01.12.2011/Olsson anbefaler
Critic: SKINN Blad, 3/2011 – Text Torill Østbye Haaland
Critic: Billedkunst, 5/2011- “Kunst om Idrett”/ text Odd Johan Martinsen
Featured: YTTER 10.08.2011-“Utfordringen av sitt eget hjemsted” text Julie Lillelien Porter
Featured: HT 13.07.2011 – “Kunst og Idrett”/ text Tore Skardal
Featured: HT 19.06.2011 – “Kunst i Hage og uthus”/ text Tom Inge Andersen
Critic: HT 26.03.2011 – “På vei mot noe” /text Sigurd Stenersen
Featured: HT 24.03.2011 – “Først Harstad så Manhattan”/ text Tom Inge Andersen
Featured: Kunstkritikk, 16.02.2011 – “Nytt Galleri for Norsk kunst i New York/text Gerd Elise Mørland
Featured: YTTER, 28.01.2011 -Anna Christina Lorenzen og Marianne Darlén Solhaugstrand/text Vilde Andrea Brun

2010:
Featured: Morgenbladet 22.10.2010/Olsson anbefaler
Featured: Billedkunst, 5/2010
Featured: KUNST, 3/ Text Mette Dybwad Torstensen / Foto Anne Vesaas
Featured: Dagbladet magasinet,/Text Inger Merete Hobbelstad
Mention: Dagsrevyen 11.06.10

2009:
Featured: Portræt nu: Weekendavisen DK. Nr. 20 – 15. mai/ Ole Nørlyng
Catalog: Public Art Norway 2008, tekst av Gro Kraft og Carl Frode Tiller
Catalog: Nordisk Akvarl, text av Jaculine Stare

2008:
Featured: Nordnorsken, Kunst magasinet Nr 2/Line Engen
Catalog: Østlandsutstillingen 2008,
text by Roger Ryberg, Peter Harry Carstensen, Marianne Gihle og Thorsten Rodiek
Catalog: Statens 121 kunstutstilling,
text by Ingrid Toogood Hovland, Ingeborg Stana, Ingrid Lydersen Lystad og Tommy Olsson
Featured: Over streken langt over streken s. 161
Knust – Tommy Olsson, Cappelen Damn

2007:
Catalog: World Art festival 2007. Korea
Catalog: International Tsai Mo Art Exhibition. Taiwan

2006:
Featured: Vestlandsutstillingen: Stavanger Aftenblad/Trond Borgen
Featured: Vestlandsutstillingen: Norsk Kunstårbok 2006
Featured: Billedkunst nr 2, 2006/ Thomas Herward
Catalog: Diesel New Art Award 2006
Catalog: World Artist Festival 2006, Seol, Korea

2004:
Catalog: Tegnebiennalen, text by Tommy Olsson
Featured: Tegnebiennalen, Kunst nr 4/Josefine Lyche