Bodil Furu (NORWAY)
Born 1976 in Askim
Education
1998-2002 National Academy of Fine Arts, Oslo, Norway
1997-1998 Mølla Art School, Moss, Norway
1996 Tallinn Music School, Tallinn, Estonia
1995-1996 Østfold Carpenter School, Mysen, Norway
Prizes and Awards
2003 Honorable Mention of the Jury, The Norwegian Short Film Festival
Solo Exhibitions
2007
2005
Selected Group Exhibitions
2007
The 4th Ars Baltica Triennial of Photographic Art
Documentary Fortnight Expanded, The Museum of Modern Art, New York.
2006
Dreamlands Burn. Nordic Art Show 2006, Kunsthalle Budapest, Hungary
Every Day ... Another Artist/Work/Show, Salzburger Kunstverein, Austria
Busan Biennale 2006, South Korea
Post Nora, Today Art Museum, Beijing, China
National Psyke, The LAB, San Francisco, USA
2005
Kiss the Frog! The Art of Transformation, National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design, Oslo, Norway
Unizone, National Touring Exhibitions Norway
Anders R. Stueland, Bodil Furu, Oslo Kunstforening, Norway
Happy Days, Contemporary Music festival, Oslo.
2004
BETA versjon, Bomuldsfabriken Kunsthall, Arendal, Norway
UKS Biennialen 2004, UKS Gallery, Oslo, Norway
Momentum. Nordic Festival of Contemporary Art, Moss, Norway
2003
Young2003, Gallery F15, Moss, Norway
I Virkeligheden, Overgaden – Institute of Contemporary Art, Copenhagen, Denmark
Vårutstillingen, Fotogalleriet, Oslo, Norway
Ideologia II. Nordic Biennial for Contemporary Art, Gothenburg, Sweden
Nuart, Gamle Tou Bryggeri, Stavanger, Norway
Graduate Exhibition, National Academy of Fine Arts, The Stenersen Museum, Oslo, Norway
2001
Norwegian Wonders, Gallery 21:25, Oslo, Norway
2000
Informant, A5, Stockholm, Sweden
Irony Bomuldsfabrikken, Arendal, Norway.
Selected Film Festivals/Screenings
2006
La Rochelle Filmfestival, France.
National Short Film Festival in Grimstad, Norway.
Individual Comminities, Monkey Town, NYC, USA.
Beaconsfield, London, UK.
2003
National Short Film Festival in Grimstad, Norway.
VideoVolt, Elverket, Dramaten, Stockholm, Sweden.
Electric Visions, Nordic Video Program.
2002
Uppsala International Short Film Festival, Sweden.
Parus Film Festival, Kaliningrad, Lithuania.
2000
National Short Film Festival in Grimstad, Norway.
1998
Nordic Baltic Video Festival. Alingsås, Sweden.
Sound
2006
”Understemmer”, Kobotn Konsertorkester. In collaboration with Lars Petter Hagen.
2005
Happy Days, Contemporary Music festival, Oslo.
2003
5x17, sound, Cinematektet, Oslo.
5x17, sound. NRK P2, radio (the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation)
National Short Film Festival in Grimstad, Norway.
Public Commissions
2007
Residency at Platform China
2006
OCA- travel support x 2.
2005
New technology support.
Arts Council Norway.
2005
Norsk Fotografisk Fond.
Vederlag found support.
Government grants, Work grant for younger artist 2 years.
2004
OCA- travel support.
The Freedom of Expression Foundation.
The Norwegian Government’s Grant, Vederlag found support.
Government grants, Work grant for younger artist 1 year.
2003
Sleipnir- travel grant.
The Norwegian Government’s Grant, Vederlag found support.
NIFCA RESIDENCY - NORDIC AiR 2003. Malungen, Stockholm, Sweden.
2002
The Relief Found for Visual Artist.
The Norwegian Government’s Grant. ESTABLISHING GRANT.
Public Art
2004
Roverud og Austmartka Bo- og Rehabiliternigssenter, Kongsvinger, Norway.
(In collaboration with Marthe Thorshaug)