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Grethe Gunneng
Thomesheiveien 10
N-3770 Kragerø
NORWAY
Tlf. +4790702810
www.grethegunneng.no, grethgun@online.no
Born in Bardu, Troms 1957. Living in Kragerø since 1986
Memberships
The Norwegian Textile Artists' Association (NTK)
The Visual Artists Organisation of Northern Norway (NNBK)
The Norwegian Artists’ Organization (NBK).
Separate exhibitions
Nordnorsk Kunstnersenter 2011
Kragerø Kunstforening, trial project 2010
Buskerud Artists' Centre 2008
Skien Art Society 2008
Travelling exhibition ”(Com)passion”: Kragerø Kunstforening 2008, Skåtøy Café & Gallery 2007, Tromsø University Museum 2007, Nord-Troms Museum 2006.
Skåtøy Café & Gallery 2007
Arendal Art Society 2006
Bodø Art Society 2006
Sami Artists' Centre 2005
Tromsø University Museum 2004
Kragerø Art Society 2003, supported by the Norwegian Culture Council.
Lecture and exhibition at Sami University College in Kautokeino 2003, hosted by NordFo (Northern Forum for Research and Development in Arts and Crafts)
Collective Exhibitions
Works shown at several collective exhibitions, among them:
Travelling exhibition: Hommage to Iver Jåks, opening at Tromsø Art Society 2008, to be shown until 2010
Nordic Fibre VI: “(Wo)man and technology”, Helsinki, 2005
Jomfrulandsutstillingen 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2001
Raulandsutstillingen 2004, 2000, 1999
Telemarksutstillingen 1995
Sørlandsutstillingen (the counties of Agder and Telemark) 1992
Grants and official acquirements
Arts Council Norway, exhibition grant 2007
Sametinget. support for catalog 2006
Norrbottens Läns Landsting, Sweden, 2005
Arts Council Norway, debutant’s exhibition grant 2003
Textile decorations at a preschool in Kragerø 1999
Works aqcuired by Kragerø Library 1993 and Kragerø Municipality 1992, 2008
Tuition
“The Cultural Schoolbag”, guiding and workshops in connection with ”(Com)passion”, Nord-Troms Museum 2006
Various courses in plant dyeing, a.o. at Raulandsakademiet and Holmen Gård crafts centre
Other
Winner, competition for the Kragerø sweater 2002
Winner, competition for the Marker sweater 1997
Contributed with knitted garments to the Norwegian Folk Art and Craft Association’s Olympic “Tracks” collection 1994
Contributed with knitted garments to Telemark Craft Central’s Olympic collection 1994
Freelance journalist:
- Editor of the festival newspaper for On the Edge, the Norwegian Philosophy Festival 2007, 2008
- Closely associated freelance to KragerøAvisa 2005-2008
- Various crafts-related articles, a.o. in Norsk Husflid, Kysten
Education
Tromsø Art College - 2007 Art in the City (one semester)
Tromsø University - 2006 Sami Art and Art History (one semester)
University of Oslo - 2005 Ex.phil.
University of Oslo - 2005 Ex.fac.
Telemark University College - 2003 Graduate degree; 4 years cand. mag. and 2 years graduate studies. Thesis: “On the idea of slowness. A study through philosophy, artistic expressions and my own creative work”
Telemark University College - 1999 One semester course in product development
Akershus University College - 1999 Vocational Pedagogy
University of Bergen - 1998 Art History
Oslo University College - 1996 Two-year course in design and weaving
Oslo University College - 1995 One semester course in design and knitting
Oslo University College - 1989 First-year course in design and weaving
Vocational schools - Two-semester courses in weaving; one-semester course in arts, crafts and design
Agricultural schools - One-year course in managing outlying fields; agronomist
Study tours
2013 Rhizome Lijiang art center, China
2009 Resaerch cruise with Norwegian Polar institute, Svalbard
2009 SIM, Reykjavik, Iceland
2008 Kunstnerhytta, New-Aalesund
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