Jessica Williams

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Jessica Williams b. 1986 in Anchorage, Alaska Based in Jeløya, Norway Portrait by Alexandra Gjerlaugsen →
Education 2014   Master of Fine Art, Kunstakademiet, Oslo National Academy of the Arts, Norway 2008   Bachelor of Fine Art, The Cooper Union, New York City, USA       ↖︎   Exchange, Malmö Art Academy, Sweden (2007)
Awards 2025   Nominated, Sandefjord Kunstforenings Kunstpris 2023   Best work, Vinterutstillingen, Østfold Bildende Kunstnere 2009   Shortlisted, Jean Claude Reynal Drawing Award 2008   Ethel Cram Memorial Prize for Excellence in Art, The Cooper Union	☙ = solo exhibition * = physical presence (book fair)

Artistic practice 2026 → Lessons in Love, UKS (Unge Kunstnernes Samfunn), Oslo → Solo-ish (TBA), UKS, Oslo ☙ ← Co-curator, with Monica Holmen, Imagine New Stories, Write New Rules, NITJA senter for samtidskunst, Lillestrøm	← Curator, Avgang, MFA in Medium- and Material-based Art + Art in Public Space (MAPS), Oslo National Academy of the Arts ↙︎ Visiting lecturer, Riso course, Oslo Fotokunstskole, Oslo ↙︎ Visiting lecturer, Designerens posisjon (MA), Høyskolen Kristiania ↙︎ Visiting lecturer, Grafisk designkritikk (BA), Høyskolen Kristiania
2025 → Sandefjord Kunstforenings Kunstpris 2025, Sandefjord → known unknowns, KHiO Bibliotek, Oslo National Academy of the Arts ☙ ↗︎ Kunstbok Oslo, Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo * → Juleutstillingen, Kunstnerforbundet, Oslo ← Co-curator, with Anemone, Climate Emergency Reading Room, Bergen Art Book Fair, Bergen Kunsthall → Climate Emergency Reading Room, Trivselsskogen, Gloppen → Climate Emergency Reading Room // Lesestue for kunstnerbøker om klimakrisa, Stavanger Kunstmuseum ↗︎ Offprint Paris, with ABC, Pavillon de l'Arsenal, Paris, France ↗︎ Bound Art Book Fair, with ABC, Manchester, UK → ABC CHOP, ACRE Studio, Berlin ↗︎ Biblioteka Art Book Fair, with ABC, The Warburg Institute, London, UK → Hybrid materialitet, Opplandia senter for samtidskunst, Lillehammer ↗︎ Kunstbokmessen B*stard, Opplandia senter for samtidskunst, Lillehammer → Mutippel 25, Nova Hutha visningsrom, Fredrikstad → Sommerutstillingen, Østfold Kunstsenter, Fredrikstad ↗︎ Offprint, with ABC, Tate Modern, London, UK ↗︎ Bergen Art Book Fair, Bergen Kunsthall, Bergen * ← Curator, Jelsen Lee Innocent: Truth Has No Friends in the West, NITJA senter for samtidskunst, Lillestrøm → 99g, The National Museum of Computing, Milton Keynes, UK	↔ unknown unknowns, artist publication (editor), Hverdag Books ↔ known unknowns, artist book, self-published ↔ Too Much / Not Enough, artist book, self-published ↖︎ Panel discussion: Fra marg til sentrum: Regional kunstpublisering i Norge, Kunstbok Oslo, Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo ↘︎ Workshop: Ferieklubben 2025, Galleri F15 + MOMENTUM 13, Moss ↙︎ External sensor, MA in Graphic Design + Illustration, Oslo National Academy of the Arts ↙︎ Visiting lecturer, Printmaking + Risography at Hunter College, New York City ↙︎ Visiting lecturer, Grafisk designkritikk (BA), Høyskolen Kristiania ↙︎ Artist presentation, Oslo Fotokunstskole, Oslo ↙︎ Mentor and project leader, Young Curators Mentorship, NITJA senter for samtidskunst, Lillestrøm ↙︎ Mentor and project leader, EU collaboration between NITJA senter for samtidskunst, Lillestrøm and Centrul de Resurse in Fotografie (CdRF), Bucharest ↖︎ Den kulturelle skolesekken (DKS): Natur eller plast?, Akershus Fylkeskommune → Apology, Klassekampen 28.04: for more missing credits → Apology, Klassekampen 26.04: for missing credits and critique → Review, Klassekampen 23.04: Individet først (artwork on front page)
2024 → Juleutstillingen, Kunstnerforbundet, Oslo ↗︎ Cairo Art Book Fair, with ABC, Cairo, Egypt → pile at Kiosken Studio, Kiosken, Bergen ☙ ↖︎ Residency, Kiosken Studio, Bergen → Hvitsten Salong, Hvitsten x → (be)longing, one year later, Torpedo, Oslo ☙ ↗︎ Bound Art Book Fair, with ABC, Manchester, UK ↗︎ Inventory, with ABC, London, UK → Unfolding Duplications: Contemporary Risograph Publishing, San Francisco Center for the Book, USA → Ulises: Assembly, Tufts University Art Galleries, Grossman & Anderson Galleries at SMFA, Boston, USA → Sommerutstillingen, Østfold Kunstsenter, Fredrikstad ↗︎ Kunstbokmessen B*stard, Opplandia senter for samtidskunst, Lillehammer * ↗︎ Malmö Artists' Book Biennial, Victoriateateren, Sweden * ↗︎ Vancouver Art Book Fair, with Risoforening, Vancouver, Canada ↗︎ Bergen Art Book Fair, Bergen Kunsthall, Bergen * → Thump, Busan Museum of Contemporary Art, South Korea → Turbulens, Norske Grafikere, Oslo → Allmenningens tragedie, KUBE museum, Ålesund	↔ What should an artist look like? What should a practice feel like?, zine, Hverdag Books ↙︎ Visiting lecturer, MFA in Medium- and Material-based Art, Oslo National Academy of the Arts ↙︎ Visiting lecturer, Riso course, Oslo Fotokunstskole, Oslo ↙︎ Visiting lecturer, Arkitektur- og designhøgskolen i Oslo (AHO), Oslo ↙︎ Visiting lecturer, Grafisk designkritikk (BA), Høyskolen Kristiania ↘︎ Workshop series, Framtiderne, KUBE museum + Ålesund Kommune, Ålesund ↘︎ Workshop: kollasj, bokbinding, bærekraft, Galleri F15, Moss ↘︎ Workshop: risography for parents, kids (and people), Pamflett, Bergen ↘︎ Workshop: risography, Kunstbokmessen B*stard, Lillehammer ↘︎ Workshop: risography (for children), Peagsus, Norsk Litteraturfestival, Lillehammer ↘︎ Workshop: Sustainability, collage and artists' books (for children), Norske Grafikere, Oslo ↙︎ Mentor and project leader, Young Curators Mentorship, NITJA senter for samtidskunst, Lillestrøm ↙︎ Mentor, Tekstallianse Summer Academy: An Introduction to Independent Publishing, Bergen ↖︎ Moderator, Oslo Zine Fest panel discussion, ROM for kunst og arkitektur, Oslo ↖︎ Public talk, things take time / it all comes down to how we treat each other with Makda Embaie and Jelsen Lee Innocent, Torpedo, Oslo ↖︎ Presentation, Kunstbøker til folket, seminar arranged by Arts Council Norway → Mention (primary source), Kunstavisen: Kunstbokmesse under vann
2023 → (be)longing, House of Foundation, Moss ☙ → MOMENTUM 12: Together as to gather, F15, Moss → Moss Kunstmesse, Moss Kunstforening, Moss → (be)longing: open workshop, House of Foundation, Moss ☙ → Nye Medlemmer, Norske Grafikere, Oslo → Sommerutstillingen, Østfold Kunstsenter, Fredrikstad → [Photography: The Web of the Future], Northing + Fotobokfestival Oslo, Pon Ding Space, Taipei, Taiwan → Horisonter, Art Lab Gnesta, Sweden → Vinterutstillingen, Østfold bildende kunstnere, Halden → Residency, Art Lab Gnesta, Sweden	↔ (be)longing, so far, artist publication (editor), Hverdag Books ↔ Artistic contribution, ABC Stampa, ABC [Artists' Books Cooperative] ↔ Artistic contribution, No Known Last Address, Artists' Postcard Edition, Multinational Enterprises ↙︎ Visiting lecturer, MFA in Medium- and Material-based Art, Oslo National Academy of the Arts ↙︎ Visiting lecturer, MFA in Art and Public Space, Oslo National Academy of the Arts ↙︎ Visiting lecturer, Riso course, Oslo Fotokunstskole, Oslo ↙︎ Artist presentation, Oslo Fotokunstskole, Oslo ↘︎ Activator, Work/Around by DesignInquiry, London Design Week, UK ↖︎ Presentation, Kollektive erfaringer gjennom kunstnerboken, Kristiansand Kunsthall ↖︎ Presentation, Kunstnarbøker: Nær og fjern, Agenda, Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo ↖︎ Presentation, cheat sheet with Júlía Hermannsdóttir, Reykjavik Art Book Fair, Reykjavik Art Museum, Iceland ↖︎ Panel discussion, Å skape en egen verden - selvpublisering og distribusjon i det norske kunstbokfeltet, Kunstbokmessen B*stard, Opplandia senter for samtidskunst ↖︎ Panel discussion, Edition Taube, Hverdag Books and Bladr on Book Shops as Distribution Platforms, Bergen Art Book Fair, Bergen Kunsthall ↖︎ Public talk, (be)longing with Tarini Sethi and Tia Blassingame, House of Foundation, Moss ↖︎ Public talk, (be)longing with Makda Embaie, Marina Dubia, and Shaon M, House of Foundation, Moss ↖︎ Public talk, (be)longing with Jelsen Lee Innocent and Robin Mientjes, House of Foundation, Moss ↖︎ Public talk, (be)longing with Júlía Hermannsdóttir and Vicente Mollestad, House of Foundation, Moss ↘︎ Workshop: risography for children (holiday), Norske Grafikere, Oslo ↘︎ Workshop: Sustainability, collage and artists' books (for children), Norske Grafikere, Oslo ↘︎ Workshop: risography, Moss Voksenopplæring, Moss ↘︎ Workshop: risography, Lyse Netter, Moss ↘︎ Workshop: self-publishing and artists' books, Halden Bookworks ↘︎ Workshop: Kunstcamp med Norske Grafikere, Ammerudklubben ↘︎ Workshop series: Safemuse + Hvitsten Salong ↘︎ Workshop: Blikkåpner Sinnekunst Festival, Galleri F15, Moss ↘︎ Workshop: Monsterverkstad #4, Art Lab Gnesta, Sweden ↘︎ Workshop: risography, Aggregat Kunstnerfellesskap, Ålesund ↘︎ Den kulturelle skolesekken (DKS): Natur eller plast?, Fredrikstad Kommune ← Participant: Kunstsentrenes kunstkonsulentkurs ← Participant: Speculative Writing Workshop, Harpefoss Kunstarena → Mention, Kreativt Forum Kudos: Expand where inspiration can come from → Interview, Billedkunst: Urgent publications: "(be)longing" with Jessica Williams → Review, Frieze: Frieze New Writers Pick the Best Shows to See in Norway
2022 → Jeg kaller det kunst, Nasjonalmuseet, Oslo → Betraktninger, ROM for kunst og arkitektur, Oslo → Sommerutstillingen, Østfold Kunstsenter, Fredrikstad → Down to Earth, Roots & Culture, Chicago, USA ↗︎ Kunstbokmessen B*stard, Lillehammer * ↗︎ Lyse Netter, House of Foundation, Moss * ↗︎ Bergen Art Book Fair, Bergen Kunsthall, Bergen * → Vårutstillingen, Fotogalleriet, Oslo → (be)longing: I find myself..., House of Foundation, Moss ☙	↔ pile, artist book, Hverdag Books ↔ Inheritance, artist book, Hverdag Books ↔ Oslofjord, artist book, second edition, Issue Press (US) ↙︎ Visiting lecturer, Riso course, Oslo Fotokunstskole, Oslo ↖︎ Presentation: Oslofjord, with Issue Press, Bergen Art Book Fair, Bergen Kunsthall ↘︎ Workshop: Sen Fredag, Nasjonalmuseet, Oslo ↘︎ Workshop: Hvor ekte er nettversjonene av oss?, NITJA Ung, NITJA senter for samtidskunst, Lillestrøm ↘︎ Workshop: risography, UngKunst, Henie Onstad ↘︎ Workshop: risography, UngKunst, Galleri F15 ↘︎ Workshop series: artists' books, Ung Kunst ↘︎ Artist Workshop, Galleri F15, Moss → NUMER #128: Interview with Norsk Risoforening
2021 → Risografi i Norge, Grafill, Oslo → Fra skog til Google, Skiens kunstforening, Skien → Art and Life on Paper, curated by BABF, Jugendstilsenteret, Ålesund → Sommerutstillingen, Østfold Kunstsenter, Fredrikstad ↗︎ Printed Matter's Virtual Art Book Fair, with Norsk Risoforening, online → Residency, Tenthaus P1 – Mobilt atelier, Tistedal School, Halden ← Co-curator, with Norsk Risoforeing, Riso i Norge, Grafill, Oslo	↔ Reimagining the data center as mycelium, artist publication, Hverdag Books ↘︎ Workshop series, Riso i Norge, Norsk Risoforening, Oslo ↘︎ Workshop series, Tenthaus P1 – Mobilt atelier, Tistedal School, Halden ↖︎ Panel discussion, utlikning i designdiskursen, Årets Vakreste Bøker fagdag , Sentralen, Oslo ↖︎ Public talk, with George Wietor of Issue Press, Norsk Risoforening, Printed Matter's Virtual Art Book Fair ↘︎ Den kulturelle skolesekken (DKS): Fra Skog til Google, Vestfold og Telemark
2020 → Tenthaus for sale, Tenthaus, Oslo → Residency, Hjemmefra artists-at-home residency, The Union, Oslo ↗︎ Artic Art Book Fair, Alfheim Swimhall, Tromsø ↗︎ Trondheim Art Book Fair, TKM Gråmølna ↗︎ Bergen Art Book Fair, online + Bergen ← Co-organizer, with Tiril Hasselknippe and Marie Buskov, Pauseromsplakater poster project	→ Review, Kunstavisen: PAUSEROMSPLAKATER - Takk fra kunstnere til sykepleiere → Review, Kunstpluss: Fem Kunstnerbøker
2019 → No Wrong Answers, Studio 17, Stavanger ☙ ↗︎ Chicago Art Book Fair, Chicago Athletic Association, USA * → Hverdag Books at VITRINE, Oslo National Academy of the Arts ☙ → Residency, The Second International Congress of Artist-Run Spaces, Lofoten International Art Festival, Svolvær → Bergen Art Book Fair at NAP, Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo ↗︎ MISS READ : Berlin Art Book Festival, Germany *	↔ It me, artist book, Hverdag Books ↔ Artistic contribution, Bibliotek Nordica, Codex Polaris ↖︎ Presentation, NARC: North American Risograph Conference, Cards Against Humanity Theater, Chicago ↖︎ Public Talk, Public Discussion: Artist-Run Spaces, Lofoten International Art Festival, Svolvær ↖︎ Panel discussion, The Unwanted Fish? Scandinavian Publishing today, MISS READ, Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin, Germany → Review, Idoart.dk: 3 bøger fra bogreolen #6 ↔ Commissioned text, Codex Polaris: A Short History of Norsk Risoforening and Risography in Norway ↔ Commissioned text, Bergen Art Book Fair: Artists' Books in Norway
2018 → Group Hug #2, Low Standards, Oslo → Food. Place. Memory., Low Standards, Oslo → Engaged Editions, Booklyn, Brooklyn, USA → SMØR Press Risografiutstilling, BABEL, Trondheim Open → Summer Sun Day Dream, The Lab @ Silver Eye, Philadelphia, USA → Between the lines, Kvinnemuseet, Kongsvinger ↗︎ Kunstbokmessen B*stard, Oppland Kunstsenter, Lillehammer * → Why Riso?, Tøyen Startup Village, Oslo → RISOTTO'S RISO ROOM, The Lighthouse, Glasgow, UK ↗︎ Malmö Artists' Book Biennial, Victoriateateren, Sweden * ↗︎ Bergen Art Book Fair, Bergen Kunsthall, Bergen * → Between the lines, Reception Gallery, KhiO, Oslo → Residency, PRAKSIS: Taking Hold—The Double Bridge, Oslo → Residency, Fordypningsrommet, Fleinvær	↔ Intimate Narratives, series of 4 zines, Hverdag Books ↔ Artistic contribution, Fragment, Blokk Forlag ↔ Artistic contribution, SPRTS, Chess Issue, Endless Editions, USA ↔ Artistic contribution, Mini Zine in Norway, Northing + Bananafish, Norway + China ↖︎ Panel discussion, Self-publishing = Self-empowerment?, Panel discussion, Kunsthall Stavanger, Stavanger ↖︎ Panel discussion,Kunstnerbøker i Fokus, Panel discussion, Norsk Litteraturfestival, Lillehammer ↖︎ Panel discussion, Why Riso?, Tøyen Startup Village, Oslo ↘︎ Workshop: risography, with Miles Hamaker, Low Standards, Oslo ↖︎ Presentation, Every Shore is a Treasury, Talk, Westerdals ACT Library, Oslo → Interview, D2, 17/8: Min arbeidsplass → Mention, Subjekt: Problemet med menn og minimalisme
2017 → Å finne stemmen, Pamflett, Bergen ☙ → Å vokse opp på Internett og papir, Deichmann Grünerløkka, Oslo ☙ → Nature or Plastic?, Norsk Kilmafestivalen § 112, Wizard, Oslo ☙ → only to find, with Annie Bielski, High Tide, Philadelphia, USA → Islands Of The Sun, curated by Mondo Books, Lofoten International Art Festival, Henningsvær → China Meets Norway in a Bookshelf, Meridan Space, Beijing, China → High Tide Zine Release at Ulises, Ulises, Philadelphia, USA → Residency, Pamflett, Bergen	↔ Å finne stemmen / Finding one's voice, artist book, Hverdag Books ↔ Not ready for this world, artist book, Hverdag Books + High Tide ↖︎ Panel discussion, Self-publishing = Self-empowerment?, Panel discussion, Kunsthall Stavanger, Stavanger ↖︎ Panel discussion, Kunstnerbøker i Fokus, Panel discussion, Norsk Litteraturfestival, Lillehammer ↖︎ Panel discussion, Why Riso?, Tøyen Startup Village, Oslo ↘︎ Workshop: risography, with Miles Hamaker, Low Standards, Oslo ↖︎ Presentation, Every Shore is a Treasury, Talk, Westerdals ACT Library, Oslo → Artistic contribution, Fanfare #10: Det teknologiske nummeret → Interview, Deichmann Litteraturbloggen: Tiden det tar → Review, NUMER #111: Bergen Art Book Fair 2016 → Text contribution, Kreativt Forum Kudos: Natur til salgs
2016 → Isolasjon, Galleri Storck, Oslo ☙ → Bergen Art Book Fair, Bergen Kunsthall, Bergen *	↔ Oslofjord, artist book, first edition, Hverdag Books ↘︎ Visiting lecturer, Kunstakademiet i Tromsø ↖︎ Presentation, Bergen Art Book Fair, Landmark, Bergen ← Godt Bestått (C1), Bergenstesten
2015 → Goddag mann! Kunstsamling, Rogaland Kunstsenter, Stavanger	→ Cover illustration, The Blue Notebook: Journal for artists' books, Volume 10 No 1 (UK) → Photo editorial, FETT #1:
2014 ↗︎ Pictures from Japan, Izakaya, Oslo ☙ ↗︎ SPRINT, O', Milano, Italy * → Precious Moments, Open Space, Baltimore, USA ↗︎ Norway Focus at NY Art Book Fair, MoMA PS1, New York City, USA * → Screening, The unnamed feeling, Sept 12, Folkets bio, Umeå, Sweden → COL•LATE, Flying Object, Hadley, USA → Skrev Bokhandel pop-up, Demon's Mouth, Oslo → Kunstakademiet MFA Avgangutstilling, Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo → Blog Re-blog, Austin Center for Photography, USA → BYOP (Bring Your Own Plant), Wizard, Oslo → Screening, Faces, Surfaces and Interfaces, Apr 23, Cinemateket, Oslo	↔ Slow Education, artist publication, NSEW Press ↔ Paperheart, artist book, self-published ↔ Artistic contribution, Fantasy Art Now, Swimmers Group (CA) ↘︎ Workshop: risography, with Camilla Skibrek, Trafo, Oslo → Review,Artwort: Phases of Artwort #02 – Jessica Williams → Review, Phases Mag: Sympathetic Objects → Review, Hyperallergic: Is Norway an Artist Book Paradise? → Interview, BOOK STAND: A Conversation with Jessica Williams → Review, LVL 3 Media: Spotlight: NSEW → Interview, I like this blog: Blog Reblog: Jessica Williams & Anthony Smith
2013 ↗︎ BASIC NEEDS, Good Press, Glasgow, UK ☙ → GSB 5 Years, Gallery Steinsland Berliner, Stockholm, Sweden ↗︎ Grafixx Zine Fest, De Studio, Antwerp, Belgium* ↗︎ Toyko Art Book Fair, Kyoto University of Art and Design, Japan * → Blog Re-blog, Signal, Brooklyn, USA → 1986 - 2013 / En kunstner som samler kunst, Vestfossen Kunstlaboratorium → Open Academy, Kunstakademiet, Oslo National Academy of the Arts, Oslo → Sraunus, Diffusion Festival, Cardiff, Wales, UK → We Are All Here, Superclub, Edinburgh, UK ↗︎ Kunstpublikationer, Overgaden Institute, Copenhagen, Denmark*	↔ Sympathetic Objects, photobook, Mediabus (KR) ↔ Leftovers, artist book, NSEW Press ↔ plantlife/oslo, artist book, Miniature Garden (US) ↔ work, drawings, zine, self-published ↔ Artistic contribution, COMMON PEOPLE, Bronze Age + Museums Press (UK) ↘︎ Workshop: Parallel Academy, with Camilla Skibrek, Kunstakademiet, Oslo National Academy of the Arts ↘︎ Workshop: self-publishing, with Espen Friberg, Kunsthøgskolen i Bergen ↖︎ Presentation, Publishing as (Part-time) Practice, Talk, Grafill R21, Oslo
2012 → Notes on Building a Bow, One Night Only, UKS, Oslo ☙ → Diary, Domy Books, Austin, USA ☙ ↗︎ Kunstpublikationer, Overgaden Institute, Copenhagen, Denmark * → working title, Galleri Vitrine, Oslo National Academy of the Arts ☙ → Sraunus, NextArt, Gothenburg, Sweden → The Family Show II, Good Press, Glasgow, UK → Pluss Pluss, March 26, Black Box Teater, Oslo	↔ Diary, zine, Nieves (CH) ↔ Artistic contribution, book of knots, Miniature Garden (US) ↖︎ Artist Presentation, Good Press Talks, Glasgow School of Art, UK ↖︎ Presentation, LENTYNA, National Gallery of Art, Vilnius, Lithuania ↖︎ Presentation, Kunstpublikationer 2012, Overgaden, Copenhagen, Denmark → Photo illustration, Meme Wars (by Adbusters), Random House (CA) → Photo editorial (cover), Wilder Quarterly #2 (US)
2011 ↗︎ Full Circle, Galleri P0, Oslo National Academy of the Arts ☙ ↗︎ Tekstallianse, 1857, Oslo * → Open Academy, Kunstakademiet, Oslo National Academy of the Arts → Attn: Library, curated by BOOKLET, Kosmos Lane Gallery, Tokyo, Japan → Communicate and Circulate, Good Press, Glasgow → If inside, to get out—if outside, to get in, Holodeck, Oslo → PIY 2, Maison d'Art Bernard Anthonioz, Nogent sur Marne, France → Chain Letter, curated by David Horvitz, Berlin, Germany → You are My Favorite, Lokal, Hamburg, Germany → Hunter/Gatherer, Booklyn, Brooklyn, USA → Post, Affordable Art Fair, New York City, USA → Cutters Edges, Gestalten Space, Berlin, Germany → Sraunus, Drop In/Drop Out / BYOB, W2 Storyeum, Vancouver, Canada → Pick Me Up, curated by Nous Vous, Somerset House, London, UK → Assembly, The Book Club, London, UK → Twice Removed: A Survey of Take Away Work, Golden Age, Chicago, USA → Cutters/Cork, West Cork Arts Centre, Skibbereen, County Cork, Ireland	↔ Zine Subscription, series of 12 zines, NSEW Press ↔ Artistic contribution, Cutting Edges, Die Gestalten Verlag (DE) ↖︎ Presentation, Norsk Fanzinekongress 2, Landmark, Bergen → Photo editorial, Wilder Quarterly #1 (US) → Review, Kunstkritikk: Big politics on a small scale → Review, Hyperallergic: Beyond the Book or Zine Hunting in Booklyn ← Interview series, I Heart Photograph: Making Time → Artistic contribution, Vow Magazine #1 (DE) → Artistic contribution, Excerpt Magazine: Issue 01
2010 → Sraunus, Steinsland Berliner, Stockholm, Sweden → General Public Library, Art in General, New York City, USA → even my mum can make a book, Manzara Perspectives, Istanbul, Turkey → Publish It Yourself, Maison d'Art Bernard Anthonioz, Nogent sur Marne, France → Exhibition IV, Appartment, Berlin, Germany → Saturday Sun, Capricious Space, Brooklyn, USA → Being is what it is, 38 Elderfield Road, London, UK	↔ by myself / I was born / lil la-z-y boy, with Espen Friberg, zine, self-published ↔ Artistic contribution, book of books, Miniature Garden (US) ↔ Artistic contribution (cover), SCHEMATIC #1 (US) → Interview, I like this blog (online): Hello, I would like to talk about #8 → Photo editorial, Kinki Magazine 31 (DE) → Photo editorial, Brooklyn Diary, Lines & Shapes (US)
2009 → Live Archive, Younger Than Jesus, New Museum, New York City, USA → Salon, The Cave, Brooklyn, New York, USA → Medium Rare, Golden Age, Chicago, USA → Cutters, Cinders Gallery, Brooklyn, USA → Civilization and Its Discontents, The Junction, Toronto, Canada → Everything is Possible, Space 15 Twenty, Los Angeles, USA → I Don't Believe in Miracles, SpaceWomb, New York City, USA → Involved, Socially, Triple Base Gallery, San Francisco, USA → Park Life: The New Utopia, Subliminal Projects, Los Angeles, USA → Mistakes, Papa B Studios, Brooklyn, USA → Installation at PROJECT MINT, Seoul, South Korea → Forms of Melancholy, SEGO Art Center, Provo, USA → ASDF: In Real Time, Capricious Space, Brooklyn, USA	↔ Open Windows, Open Doors, artist book, Medium Rare (US) ↔ Glance, photobook, Mediabus (KR) ↔ Sensitive, zine, self-published ↔ Wild Kindness, zine, self-published ↔ My Favorite Items He Didn't Win, with Reference Library, zine (US) ↔ Artistic contribution, Murren Vol. 6, Utrecht (JP) ↔ Artistic contribution, book of houseplants, Miniature Garden (US) ↔ Artistic contribution, Kingsboro Press #5 (US) ↔ Tenderness, photozine, Books On Line (FR) → Interview, Interview Magazine: Two of (Paper) Hearts → Review, San Fransico Gate: 'Involved Socially': Artists meld life and art
2008 → Missing The Moon, KRETS, Malmö, Sweden ☙ → Simple Gestures, The Cooper Union, New York City, USA ☙ → Helsinki Biennale, Helsinki, Finland → The Canteen Reading Room, Pulse Fair, Miami, USA → Papercut, Heist Gallery, New York City, USA → Qompendium Time Capsule Series Feat. MANYSTUFF, Qompendium Work Shop, Berlin, Germany → Meet Waradise: Fjord, New York City, USA → Summer Reading, Capricious Space, Brooklyn, USA → RETURN TO SENDER, KRETS, Malmö, Sweden → Means to an End, Heaven Gallery, Chicago, USA → Deep in the Heart of Southie, LaMontagne Gallery, Boston, USA	↔ Imperfect Archives, artist book, self-published ↔ Artistic contribution, Lines & Shapes Vol. 4 (US) ↔ Artistic contribution, Zine Parasita #5, zine, (BR) ↔ Illustration, RE:UP Magazine #17 (US) ↔ Artistic contribution, Totally Rad, zine, Something Secret (CA)
2007 → Let's Build A Home, Duduá, Barcelona, Spain ☙ → Emerging Lines, Temporary Gallery, New York City, USA → White Light, White Heat, Mahan Gallery, Columbus, USA → Årsutställning, Malmö Art Academy, Malmö, Sweden → Forever Is Not Long Enough, EDA / Gallery 1250, Los Angeles, USA	↔ Some Thoughts, zine, Mediabus (KR) ↔ Sverige, artist book, self-published ↔ Yes, Goodbye, zine, self-published ↔ Artistic contribution, (dik'sas) Volume 1 (US) ↔ Artistic contribution, ‹VISION› China September (CN) ↔ Artistic contribution, Waterfall Magazine: Issue 4 (TW) ↔ Artistic contribution, Semi-Permanent 2007, book (AU) ↔ Artistic contribution, babybabybaby #7, zine (MX) ↔ Artistic contribution, Ruby Mag #2, book (AR)
2006 → Let Me Show You, The Cooper Union, New York City, USA ☙ → You're a Serpent; And There's No Use Denying It, Domy Books, Houston, USA → Kontempora: Stereo, LINDA, Hamburg, Germany → End of Year Show, The Cooper Union, New York City, USA → A Clearing, with Erin Ikeler, The Cooper Union, New York City, USA	↔ One year, artist book, self-published ↔ Artistic contribution, babybabybaby #6, zine (MX)
2005 → My Back Pages, Allston Skirt Gallery, Boston, USA → Paper!Awesome! Pigman Gallery, San Francisco, USA → FIVE, Artguise, Ottawa, Canada → He Said/She Said, Pr1mary Space Gallery, Detroit, USA	↔ A collection of snapshots, zine, self-published ↔ Artistic contribution, The Great Escape, Die Gestalten Verlag (DE) ↔ Artistic contribution, The Drama Issue 4, zine (US)
2004 → Residency, Look-Look Magazine, SVA, New York City, USA → All The Best, 37 Vestry Street Gallery, New York City, USA → The Drama Presents: RPM, Zirkle House Galleries, Harrisonburg, USA	↔ make everyone happy pt.2, zine, self-published ↔ wash your hair more #2, zine, self-published ↔ Artistic contribution, The Drama Issue 2, zine (US)
Relevant roles and jobs Publisher and founder, Hverdag Books (2016 – ) Publisher and founder, North, South, East, West (NSEW Press) (2011–2014) Curator, Avgang, MFA in Medium- and Material-based Art + Art in Public Space (MAPS), Oslo National Academy of the Arts (Aug 2025 – Jun 2026) Curator, NITJA senter for samtidskunst (Feb 2024 – Jan 2026) Board member, Norske Grafikeres Fond (2025–2028) Deputy board member, Østlandsutstillingen (2024–2027) Co-founder and board member, Norsk Risoforening (2018 – ) Media and Technology Manager, The Kitchen, New York City (2008–2009) Intern, Printed Matter, New York City (2005)	Memberships Norske Billedkunstnere Norske Grafikere Østfold Bildende Kunstnere ABC [Artists' Books Cooperative]
Stipends and selected grants 2025   Billedkunstnernes Vederlagsfond 1-year stipend 2024   Prosjektstøtte (visningssteder) (Hverdag Books), 2-year 2023   Billedkunstnernes Vederlagsfond 1-year stipend 2023   Kulturdirektoratet: Pilotprosjekt for distribusjon og formidling av kunst- og kunstnerbøker 2020   Norsk Kulturrådet: midlertidig stipend COVID-19 2020   Norwegian-Icelandic cultural collaboration fund 2015   Norsk Kulturrådet: diversestipend for nyutdannede	Selected collections Nasjonalmuseets Bibliotek Preus Museums Bibliotek Kunsthøgskolen i Oslo Bibliotek Zabar Art Library at Hunter College New York Public Library Høgskolen i Østfold Stavanger bibliotek Sølvberget

You've made it to the end. ✨ Are the arrows confusing? → (solo, duo, and group exhibitions, press) ↖︎ (presentations, public talks, panel discussions) ↙︎ (teaching, mentoring) ← (curating, participating) ↗︎ (art book fairs) ↘︎ (workshops) ↔ (artist books, publications, published texts) Juggling all these (not to mention private life) sometimes gets difficult for me, too. On the left are activities generally recognized as artistic production. On the right are artistic activities where the recognition is less clear cut. On top of all this, I took parental leave between 2019 – 2021. Here is a simplified, much shorter CV på norsk (pdf).