Past Residents
Past Resident2022: OCA - Office for Contemporary Art Norway
Kjersti Solbakken
Kjersti Solbakken is a freelance curator, writer, and institutional leader who has recently been appointed as the curator of the Lofoten International Art Festival (LIAF) 2024. She is the co-founder of Feil forlag and Holodeck, and former director of Kunstnerforbundet, Galleri Format, and Fotogalleriet.
Kjersti Solbakken has presented exhibitions at Kunstnerforbundet; Astrup Fearnley Museet; and Fotogalleriet, all in Oslo, among others.
Kjersti Solbakken, Bente Sætrang, 2020, exhibition at Kunstnerforbundet, publication.
Installation view at Kunstnerforbundet, Oslo, curated by Kjersti Solbakken of John Raustein's work, Når alt faller på plass, 2019, dimensions variable. Photo by Thomas Tveter.
Kjersti Solbakken, artist Ahmed Umar with visitors at Kunstnerforbundet, 2018, studio programme. Photo by Thomas Tveter.
Marit Paasche, Lives and Videotapes - The Inconsistent History of Norwegian Video Art, 2014, publication. Photo by Thomas Tveter.
Kamilla Langeland and Maya Økland, Intimitet og nærhet, exhibition curated with Kari Skippervold, installation view at Kunstnerforbundet, dimensions variable. Photo by Thomas Tveter.
Past Resident2023: Artis, Office of Cultural Affairs, Consulate General of Israel in New York, ZAZ10TS, Tzili Charney
Noa Yekutieli
Noa Yekutieli’s work explores tensions between shared human experiences complicated by cross-cultural perspectives through a variety of craft mediums such as paper-cutting, handwoven textiles, and site-specific installation. Through images of landscapes and disasters, the artist examines universal patterns of destruction, loss, trauma, and memory, drawing on personal experiences as an Israeli-Japanese-American and considering conflicts related to assimilation and immigration. By incorporating patterns from various cultural contexts, Yekutieli attempts to investigate human systems in the emotional and political realms.
Noa Yekutieli has exhibited work at Contemporary Art Museum of Rosario, Argentina; Kunstmuseum Ahlen, Germany; and Nakanojo Biennale, Japan, among others.
Noa Yekutieli, The Chaos in Order, 2020, manual paper-cutting and xerox copies, 138 × 138 × 95 in. (350.52 × 350.52 × 241.3 cm).
Noa Yekutieli, Shoji Screen, 2021, manual paper-cutting, 971/4 × 597/8 in. (247.01 × 152.07 cm).
Noa Yekutieli, Not a place to rest, 2022, manual paper-cutting and hand woven textile, 371/8 × 471/4 in. (94.3 × 120.01 cm).
Noa Yekutieli, From Dichotomy to Color, 2022, manual paper-cutting and hand woven textile, 321/4 × 201/8 in. (81.91 × 51.12 cm).
Noa Yekutieli, Being There Absent, 2022, manual paper-cutting and hand woven textile, 551/8 × 825/8 in. (140.02 × 209.87 cm).
Residents from United States
Past Resident2022: Danish Arts Foundation
Tina Maria Nielsen
Tina Maria Nielsen works primarily with sculpture and installation, drawing inspiration from a wide range of sources ranging from everyday objects to ancient sculpture. Nielsen attempts to reproduce our sense of values and views through her work, reflecting an interest in objects that have some sort of lost attention. She investigates the assigned relationship between an object and its meaning, as well as the process and psychological aspects inherent in relation to experience and presence in space as a body, using various materials and casting methods.
Tina Maria Nielsen has exhibited work at Den Frie Centre of Contemporary Art; Esbjerg Art Museum; and Horsens Art Museum, all in Denmark, among others.
Events & Exhibitions
2022 Fall Open Studios
November 18–November 19, 2022
Tina Maria Nielsen, Protection, 2016, bronze sculpture, dimensions variable. Photo by Lior Zilberstein.
Tina Maria Nielsen, Follow, Follow, 2022, aluminum sculptures, dimensions variable. Photo by Morten Kamper Jakobsen.
Tina Maria Nielsen, Hello Darkness, 2017, installation view at Esbjerg Art Museum. Photo by Torben Meyer.
Tina Maria Nielsen, Lost Arms, 2018, bronze and plaster, dimensions variable, installation view from Carl Nielsen and Anne Marie Carl-Nielsens Award show at Den Frie Centre of Contemporary Art. Photo by David Stjernholm.
Tina Maria Nielsen, Erotic of Unknown Origin, 2018, sculpture. Photo by David Stjernholm.
