27—28 April

Ulla Schildt

(She/her)
Address: Stiltelse Bjørka, Schweigaardsgate 34D, 0191 Oslo
Floor: 3
The studio is open Saturday 27 April from 12-17

Ulla Schildt primarily works with analog and digital photography, video, and installation. History, collective memory, and humanity’s relationship with nature are recurring themes in her artistic practice. Her works combine research objects, scientific equipment, along with archival material and images of landscapes. She has exhibited works both in Norway and abroad, and her artworks are part of various collections, including institutions such as the University of Oslo’s Art Collection, the Office of Public Works in Ireland and Preus Museum.

Photography, installation, video

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Parisian bird study nr i schildt ulla 2019
Parisian Bird Study, Ulla Schildt, analog photography, 105 x 92 cm, (2019)2022
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Av Natur, Ulla Schildt, fotografi, 2023, Preus museum, documentation Image (foto: Kunstdoc)
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The Voyage Out, Ulla Schildt, photography, 2023, Gyldenpris Kunsthall, documentation image (foto: Ulla Schildt)

In my studio

In my studio, I am showcasing some previous works, some of which are for sale. Additionally, we have a small exhibition in the common area of our studio community. Coffee and light refreshments will be served, and everyone is warmly welcome.

Planned projects and exhibitions

2025 Flowers from Svalbard, Fotografiets hus, NO (exhibition)
2025 Flowers from Svalbard, Photographic publication, Journal (ongoing book project)
2023 Spring exhibition, Fotogalleriet, Oslo, NO (exhibition)
2024 Ordinary Days, Kongsvinger kunstforening, NO (exhibition)

CV

CV/ Ulla Schildt (1971)
Bachelor of Art, BA, Department of Photography, DIT, Dublin/ University of Art and Design, TAIK, Helsinki, Finland
www.schildt.no
Upcoming activities:
2025 Flowers from Svalbard, Fotografiets hus, NO
2024 Flowers from Svalbard, Photographic publication, Journal
2023 Spring exhibition, Fotogalleriet, Oslo, NO
2024 Ordinary Days/ Vanlige dager, Kongsvinger kunsforening, NO
Past:
2023 The Voyaga Out, Gyldenpris kunsthall, Bergen, NO
2023 Av Natur, Preus museum, Horten, Norway, NO
2023 Ordinary Days/ Vanlige dager, Sagene Kunstsmie, Oslo, NO
2022 The 35th Anniversary Exhibition: The New North – A New Perspective, Northern Photographic Centre, Oulu,
FI/ NOUA, Bodø, Norway, NO
2022 Oslo Negative, Det Gamle Biblioteket, Oslo, NO
2022 The Anual Spring Exhibition, Vårutstillingen, Fotogalleriet, Oslo, NO
2022 Frozen Horizon, Tenthaus, Oslo, NO
2022 Inquiries of the Social Commons, Galleri 69, Oslo, NO
2021 Flowers from Svalbard, Arctic Art Newspaper, publication together with Stephanie von Spreter
2021 Klima2, Norsk Teknisk Museum, Oslo, NO
2020 Manifestations from the Waiting Room, Vasli Souza, Oslo, NO
2020 Bonanza-za-za, Akershus Kunstsenter, Lillestrøm, NO
2020 Flowers from Svalbard, Bærum kunstthall, Bærum (solo), NO
2019/20 Norsk Dokumentarfotografi/Norwegian Journal of Photography, Henie Onstad Kunstsenter, NO
2019 Beyond the Circle, Gallery Hippolyte, Helsinki, FI (solo)
2018 The Annual Autumn Exhibition, Høstutstillingen, Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo, NO
2018 For a gentle song would not shake us if we never heard a loud one, Fotografisk Center, Copenhagen, DE
2017 Photovisa, International Festival of Photography, Krasnodar, RU
2017 Lengselen etter det ubevisste landskap, Heimdal Kunstforening, Heimdal, NO (solo)
2017 Østlandsutstillingen, Hedmark Kunstsenter, Buskerud Kunstsenter, Østfold Kunstsenter, NO
2017 In Parenthesis, Oslo Prosjektrom, Oslo, NO (solo)
2017 Norwegian Journal of Photography, #3( publication), Fritt Ord/ Journal
2016 For a gentle song would not shake us if we never heard a loud one, Fotogalleriet, Oslo, NO
2016 Østlandsutstillingen, Akershus Kunstsenter, Oslo, NO
2016 Resurrection, Kristiansand Kunsthall, Kristiansand, NO
2016 A Rare Visitor, Street Level Photoworks, Glasgow, UK (solo)
2015 A Rare Visitor, Akershus Kunstsenter, Lillestrøm/ Galleri Ask, Horten, NO (solo)
2015 Exiles, Spriten Kunsthall, Skien/ Gallery BOA, Oslo, NO
2015 Østlandsutstillingen, Kunstbanken Hedmark, Hamar, NO
2013 The Annual Autumn Exhibition, Høstutstillingen, Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo, NO
2013 Disappearances, Kristiansand Kunsthall, Kristiansand, Norway/ Gallery Hippolyte, Helsinki, FI
2012 182nd Annual Exhibition, The Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin, IE
2012 Kunst på vandring, Gallery Trafo, Asker, NO
2012 Naturescape, NNKS (Nord Norsk Kunstnersenter), Svolvær, NO
2011 The Anual Spring Exhibition, Vårutstillingen, Fotogalleriet, Oslo, NO
2008 The Annual Autumn Exhibition, Høstutstillingen, Kunstnernes Hus/ Stavanger Kunstforening, NO
2008 Østlandsutstillingen, ØKS, Fredfoss Kulturpark, Norway/ Kunsthall St.Annen, Germany, DE
2008 Bjørka 10 År, Preus Museum, Horten, NO
2008 New Nordic Photography, COMMON GROUND, Hasselblad Center, Gothenburg, SE
(Shortlisted for the Victor Award)
2008 Nordic Light International Festival of Photography, Kristiansund, NO
Grants and Prizes:
2022 Project grant, Norwegian Photographic Found, NoFoFo, NO
2022 Project grant, Norwegian Visual Artists Compensation Found, NO
2022 Miscellaneous Grant/ Diverse Stipend, Government grant, NO
2022 Working Grant, Norwegian Visual Artists Compensation Found, 1 year, NO
2022 Project grant, ArtsCouncil, NO
2022 Project grant, The Fritt Ord Foundation, NO
2021 Miscellaneous Grant/ Diverse Stipend, Government grant, NO
2020 Project grant, The Bergesen Foundation, NO
2020 Miscellaneous Grant, Norwegian Fagphotographers Fund, NO
2020 Covid 19 grant, Arts Council Norway, NO
2020 Project grant, Billedkunstnernes Vederlagsfond, NO
2020 Project grant, The Fritt Ord Foundation, NO
2019 Project grant, Norwegian Photographic Found, NoFoFo, NO
2019 Project grant, The Fritt Ord Foundation, NO
2019 Project grant, Finsk Norsk Kulturfond, NO
2018 Project grant, Ingrid Lindbäck Langaards Stiftelse, NO
2018 Miscellaneous Grant, Norwegian Fagphotographers Fund, NO
2018 Project grant, The Fritt Ord Foundation, NO
2017 Project grant, Billedkunstnernes Vederlagsfond, NO
2017 Project grant, The Fritt Ord Foundation, NO
2017 Miscellaneous Grant, Oslo kommune, NO
2016 Project grant, Norwegian Photographic Found, NoFoFo, NO
2016 Project grant, The Fritt Ord Foundation, NO
2016 Project grant, Billedkunstnernes Vederlagsfond, NO
2016 Miscellaneous Grant, Norwegian Fagphotographers Fund, NO
2015 Statens Kunstnerstipend, Diverse Stipend, NO
2015 Exhibition support, Akershus fylkeskommune, NO
2015 Project grant, The Fritt Ord Foundation, NO
2015 Project grant, Billedkunstnernes Vederlagsfond, NO
2010 Project grant, Norwegian Photographic Found, NoFoFo, N
2010 Critic´s price, The 64.North-Norwegian Art Exhibition (DNNK), NO
2008 The Curtin O’Donoghue Photo Award, IE
Collections:
Ministry of Local Government and Modernisation, Norway/ University of Oslo, Norway/ Region Skåne, Sweden/ The Office of Public Work, OPW, Ireland/ The Curtin O’Donoghue art collection/ DIT Faculty of Art Collection, Ireland/ The National Irish Visual Art Library, NCAD, Ireland/ The National Irish Visual Art Library, NCAD, Ireland/ Lewis Gluckman´s Gallery, Ireland/ Møller Collection, Norway/ OsloMet Art Collection, Norway / Preus Museum, Norway
Memberships: FFF, NBK, BOA, VTL