Åse Løvgren


Born in Bodø, Norway 1975, lives and works in Bergen
aselov@gmail.com
+47 93645257
www.rakett.biz

Education

2005 Cand.Magister in Art History, University of Bergen and Oslo
2000 – 2004 Bergen National Academy of the Arts, departement of Free Art
2004 Exchange to Bergen National Academy of the Arts, department of photography
2002 Exchange to Universidad Complutense, Bellas Artes Madrid
1999 Strykejernet Art School


Solo shows

2007 (upcoming), Bodø Kunstforening
2005 Hver dag ser jeg det, gjemt innerst i øyekroken (with Petra Rahm and Ellen Jakobsson) USF, Verftet, Bergen
2005 Dissident, By the way – Gallery of Contemporary Art, Bergen
2003 Kunstrom, Bergen


Group shows (selected)

2005 Den Nordnorske Kunstutstilling, Tromsø, Bodø, Svolvær, Alta
VU05, mental map: fjords, Haugesund Kunstforening, Stavanger Kunstforening, Aalesunds Kunstforening, Hordaland Kunstnersenter

2004 Talk to me, Grieg-hallen, Per Gynt-foajeen, Bergen International Festival
Idealtid, Seilduksfabrikken, Oslo
Kunst, Final show of Bergen National Academy of the Arts, Bergen Kunsthall
Might and Magic, Seilduksfabrikken, Oslo
Vestlandsutstillingen 2004, Bergen Kunsthall, Stavanger Kunstforening
Den Nordnorske Kunstutstilling, Tromsø Kunstforening, Bodø Kunstforening, Svolvær Kunstforening

2003 Interference, Trøndelag senter for samtidskunst, Trondheim
Subjectivity meets reality, Galleri 3.14, Bergen
Heimat, Museo Revoltella, Trieste, installasjon in collaboration with the Art Academy in Ösnabrück, Germany and Music Conservatory in Trieste, Italy
Vestlandsutstillingen 2003,Hordaland Kunstsenter, Stavanger Kunstforening Videokunst og lapskaus, Kvarteret, Bergen
Heimat, Audio-visual installation in collaboration with Autonnalen, Festival for Contemporary Music, Bergen


Rakett-projects which is a collaboration with Karolin Tampere. Rakett involves different activities from curatorial practice to initiation of projects

2006 Every story tells a picture, Exhibition organized by Michael Bears, Sparwasser HQ, Berlin
Stuck on a Melting Rock n’Rolling, Liquidation Total, Madrid
Domestic Cocoon Situation, Exhibition in Murmansk Art Museum including works of Marius Mørch, Jorunn Myklebust Syversen, Mattias Härenstam, Lilli Hartman and Jon-Martin Kolnes
Everyday Improvement, collaboration project between four artists from Murmansk Region, Russia, Rovaniemi, Finland and Oslo, Norway, during Barents Spektakel, Kirkenes
Murmansk Rock Club, Moving the club to Kirkenes during Barents Spektakel, Kirkenes

2005 Tramps, Exhibition in Tou Kunsthall, Stavanger
Stilleben, Exhibition/project including works of 24 artists, Project 0047, Project-space in Berlin
Rakett presents SEX TAGS, Kunstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin, in collaboration with Bo Krister Wallstrøm
Euphoria Station, Gallerie Neuegerreimschneider, Berlin in collaboration with Rirkrit Tiravanija, Magazine Station no. 4
Oslokunstpallepalass, Oslo Mobile Kunsthall, Torggata, Oslo. Sound event. St.einar ha krist DGM. Franz Pomassl, Sex Tags and Center of the Universe. In collaboration with aiPotu and Oslo Kunsthall
Rakett presents Stillongs, Concert, Sørfinnset skole, the North Land, GIldeskål, Norway
Rakettslipp! Katalogrelease and event with dj Trampere, Landmark, Bergen Kunsthall
(a guide to) Constructing the Universe part I and II, (II c/o curated with Andres Löo), EKA Gallery and KuKu Klub, Tallinn, Estonia: Morten Torgersrud, Jorunn M Syversen, Jaqueline Forzelius, Mikael Konttinen, Sverre Strandberg, SKATV, Monica Winther and Kjersti Vetterstad, Bad Beuys, GyronV, Valner Valme, Christoph Höschele
(Guide to) Constructing the Universe, exhibition at EKA Gallery, Tallinn with Morten Torgersrud, Jorunn M Syversen, Jaqueline Forzelius, Mikael Konttinen, Sverre Strandberg, Monica Winther and Kjersti Vetterberg
Drive-in cinema at Sørfinnset skole, Gildeskål, showing movies and presenting videos from the young art-scene in Bergen, in collaboration with Søssa Jørgensen, Geir Tore Holm and The North Land
It’s not worth it! Marius Notvik, Girl From Saskatoon, Kunstrom, Bergen

2004 Rainbow Trut, Project in Inndyr with students from Meløy High School in Nordland
The T-shroom-Project with Karin Lansoo, performance, concert, Hordaland Kunstnersenter, Bergen
Darling don’t leave me all by myself (part I and II), EKA Gallery and Von Kraahl, Tallinn, Estonia, with Marius Mørch, Line Helen Danielsen, Marte Johnslien, Monica Winther, Centre of the Universe, Hello Country Club and Terje Øverås
Mass Superposition, Marte Johnslien and Marianne Hurum, Kunstrom, Bergen

2003 Vi har aldri levd, Simen Dyrhaug , Kunst_rom, Bergen
Hverdagsliv, Monica Winther and Centre of the Universe, Kunstrom, Bergen
Hanne Mugaas and Anna Karin Stjernløf, Kunstrom, Bergen
Rakettstart! Aurora Plastic Monster and Jorunn Yggstad, Kunstrom, Bergen


Grants and funding

2006 Ingrid Linbäck Langaard stipend
Municipality of Bergen, Norway
Barentssekretariatet
Office for Contemporary Art

2005 Etableringstipend, Bergen Kommune
Sleipnir, Nifca, travel support to go to Murmansk to do research for project in Murmansk Art Museum in 2006
Kulturrådet, Exhibition support, gallery by the way
Sleipnir, Nifca, travel support to go to Estonia to arrange exhibition and concert
Nordnorsk Kunstnersentrum, support for artists-initiated projects for the drive-in cinema at Sørfinnset skole in collaboration with the North Land
Bergen Kommune, support for drive-in cinema, see above
Kulturrådet, exhibition support, USF

2004 Bildende Kunstneres Vederlagsfond, support for photo-project
USF Studiogrant, Art Academy in Bergen
OCA, International support
Bergen Kommune, project-support

2003 Academy-prize, study-trip to the Venice Biannual


Residency

2005 Kunstwerke Berlin, by Office for Contemporary Art, Norway


Publication

2005 Rakett: ”Darling don`t leave me all by myself”
part I: Catalogue (Texts by Per Solvang, Karin Lansoo, Andres Löo)
part II: Cd with live and studio recordings from the participating artists

2004 Kunst, Catalogue for final show, Bergen Kunsthall, text by Aslak Sira Myhre