TRIBUTE in New York

The curator of the exhibition is Turid Meeker. Their Majesties King Harald V and Queen Sonja of Norway will be present at a Service beginning at 11 am, followed immediately by a private viewing of the exhibition.

Sverre Bjertnes (born, 1976, Trondheim, Norway), lives and works in Oslo and New York, and will exhibit a series of new drawings titled REFUTATIONS 1-7, 2011. The artist is known to use personal narrative in his art and makes paintings, sculptures, drawings, and videos. He was educated at the Dutch Academy of Fine Art Enchede Holland, 2002-04, and at the National Academy of Fine Arts, Oslo, Norway, 1995-99. Recent one-person exhibitions: Art Brussel (2011), Happiness of Henry Darger, Galleri K, Oslo, 2010, Obsolete. Gråmølna, Trondheim (2010), Obsolete. VOLTA NY 2010, New York, 2010), Sentiments, Galleri K, Oslo, 2009, Malerier, Nordnorsk Kunstmuseum, 2009, Implosion, Haugar Vestfold Kunstmuseum, 2007.

Frank Brunner (born, 1971, Kristiansand, Norway), for the time being, relocated to Oslo from New York where he lived and worked for many years, will exhibit oils on canvas from his new body of work, some of which were on view at the Bertrand Delacroix Gallery, NYC. The artist employs repetition to explore ideas of familiar iconographies, whether that is revisiting his childhood memories integrated with incongruous objects, such as suitcases or studies of the human form through reflected surfaces. Brunner makes paintings, objects and is a print maker. He was educated at Yale University (MFA) New Haven, CT, USA, 1998 - 00, Statens Kunstakademi, Oslo, Norway, 1993-98, and at Ilja Repin Statsakademi, St.Petersburg, Russia, 1995-96. Recent one-person exhibitions: Abaton Part 2, Galleri Haaken, Oslo, Norway, 2009, Abaton Part 1, Galerie Zidoun, Paris, France, 2009, Nye malerier, Galleri Haaken, Oslo, Norway, 2007, 45º Part 2, Galleri Haaken, Oslo, Norway 2005, 45º Part 1, Cynthia Broan Gallery, New York, USA, 2005.

Håvard Homstvedt (born, 1976, Lørenskog, Norway), lives and works in New York but has recently also been an artist in residence at W17, Kunstnernes Hus in Oslo. Homstvedt will exhibit a small group of works on paper that are invented portraits, taking inspiration from early 20th Century costume design, they explore a sense of theatricality while concerning formal issues of composition and mark making. Homstvedt often creates intricate installations with paintings, mixed media objects and works on paper. He received his MFA from Yale University School of Art, 2003, and his BFA, from Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), 2000. Recent one-person exhibitions include “I Så Fall”, Galleri Riis, Oslo, 2010, Perry Rubenstein Gallery, (an exhibition that took place in 3 locations), New York, 2008, Art Basel-Statements 2008, Kantor-Feuer Gallery, Los Angeles, 2006.

Thomas Pihl (born, 1964, Bergen, Norway), lives and works in New York and in Bergen, Norway. The artist will be represented with a canvas from his new series, Personal Structures, a word play referring to the first major exhibition of Minimalism, Primary Structures. Several works from this project were exhibited in Venice, during the Venice Biennale, 2011. Pihl’s practice consists of a vigorous investigation into the properties of acrylic paint on canvas but does also include the making of mixed media sculptural objects. He attended Hunter College of the City University of New York City, 1997 - 1999, the School of Visual Arts, New York City, 1994 – 1995, the National College of Arts and Design, Oslo 1989 -1996. Recent one-person exhibitions: Palazzo Bembo, “Personal Structures”, La Biennale Di Venezia, 2011, Kunstnerforbundet, Oslo, 2010, Kunsthuset Kabuso, “Sublime Landskap”, 2010, “Pre-articulation”, Heiberg Cummings, New York, 2009, Galleri F 15/Punkt Ø, “Flater”. Hoverdbygingen 2.etg, 2008, Galleri S.E ,”Sculptures”, Bergen, Norway, 2008, Galerie De Rijk, Haag, Netherlands, 2008.

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