Nina Bang

(She/her)
Address: Trafo Kunstnerhus, Hovinveien 1, 0576 Oslo
Room number: 2003
The studio is open Saturday 26 April from 12-17

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Nina Bang has in the recent years explored how natural history research has been part of the conquest of living nature, and which attitudes may have influenced contemporary ecological and climatic collapse.

Her works has a poetic expression influenced by minimalism. Nina Bangs skills include medias like graphic and digital techniques, painting, neon, sculptural
objects and installations.

Parallell with exhibitions; e.g. at Bomuldsfabriken,Trafo Kunsthall, Østfold Art Centre, Høstutstillingen and Kunstbanken, Nina Bang has been working with a numerous site spesific art projects.

Nina Bangs work is represented in the collections of The National Museum, Oslo Muncipality Art Collection, KORO, Norwegian Council and REV Ocean.

Site-spesific art, sculpture, installation, print

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THE BLACKBIRD'S CONVERSATION WITH SILENCE Kinetic sculpture series UV-print om milled plexiglas 80x80x30cm Photo from Kunstnernes Hus, Statens Kunstutstilling, Høstutstillingen 2024 Photo: Vegard Kleven

The sculpture "The Blackbird's Conversation with Silence" (2024) is a visual processing of sound images from my nearby forest, where birdsong and silence are constantly mixed with the sound of forest machines. This kinetic sculpture series consists of milled Plexiglas with digital printing. The sculpture's basic shape is taken from a circular saw. Mechanical and organic forms unite in a figure based on mixed soundscapes in the forest. The bird-inspired pattern is dynamic, and by combining patterns, an interference effect occurs, similar to what happens with the skimmer effect in the birds' plumage. The result is that the works are animated – they change as you move in the room.

THE BLACKBIRD'S CONVERSATION WITH SILENCE Kinetic sculpture series UV-print om milled plexiglas 80x80x30cm Installation photo in studio Photo: Margarida Paiva

BIRD PUNK VI, 2024 UV-print on acrylglass, burned wood 42x11x26cm Photo: Nina Bang

SHIFTING BASELINE 2024 Charbonnel relief ink on Plexiglas, aluminium shelf 250x40x3cm Foto: Nina Bang

Planned projects and exhibitions

In 2025, I look forward to continuing to work with sculptural objects where I explore kinetics as a tool. I’m also looking forward to two months in the Edward Munch Foundation’s printmaking workshop at Ekely, and to showing my projects at KunstaRena at Rena and Nova Hutha in
Fredrikstad.

CV

CV NINA BANG
*1956 i Oslo
Bor og arbeider I Oslo
Mobil: +47 90079470
Mail: nina@ninabang.com
www.ninabang.com

Education
2012-2013 Kunstteori, KHIO
2002-2003 Kunstkritikk I og II, KHIO
1988- 1989 Statens Kunstakademi
1982-1986 Statens Kunstakademi
1976-1980 Statens Håndverks- og Kunstindustriskole
2002-2003 Kunstkritikk I og II, KHIO

Solo Exhibitions
2024 Mellomrommet, Oslo
2021 ØKS Østfold Kunstsenter
2016 Kunstplass (10), Oslo
2012 Atopia Vitrine, Oslo
2009 Trafo Kunsthall, Asker
2007 Kunstbanken, Hamar
2000 Kunstnerforbundet, Oslo
1998 Oslo Kunstforening, Oslo
1995 Kunstnerforbundet, Oslo
1993 Oslo Kunstforening, Oslo

Group exhibitions / projects
2025 Nova Hutha, Fredrikstad
2025 Stiftelsen Edvard Munchs atelier
2025 KunstaRena
2024 Statens Høstutstilling
2024 Stiftelsen Edvard Munchs atelier
2023 Mellomrommet, Oslo
2022 Galleri Sagene Kunstsmie, Oslo
2021 Bomuldsfabriken Kunsthall
2020 Statens Høstutstilling
2018 Bærum Kunsthall, Bærum
2017 Galleri BOA, Oslo
2017 Atopia Kunstlab
2011 Trondheim Kunstmuseum
2009 Galleri LNM, Oslo
2008 Galleri 0047. Oslo
2007 Cinemateket i Oslo
2002 ”2002 Tegnebiennale”, Galleri F15, Moss

Art in public space / site spesific
2023 Søgne skole og idrettssenter, Søgne
2022 Grimstad høyskole og tannklinikk, Grimstad
2022 REV Ocean Research Wessel
2020 Emmaboda Hälsostation,Emmaboda, Sverige
2016 Riksrevisjonen, Oslo
2015 Nordlandssykehuset, Bodø
2014 Hurum Rådhus, Sætre I Hurum
2012 Sam Eyde vgs., Arendal
2010 Det Norske Oljeselskap,Trondheim
2010 Lillesand Ungdomsskole, Lillesand
2010 Bårliskogen Barnehage, Akershus
2009 Hauketo Skole, Oslo
2008 Sandane Kulturhus, Sandane
2006 Universitetet i Stavanger
2005 Rød Skole, Fredrikstad
2004 Lillehammer Sykehus
2005 Kongsvegen videregående skole, Mo I Rana
2003 Rosenvilde videreg.skole, Bærum

Collections
2020 Oslo Kommunes Kunstsamling
2006 Universitetet i Stavanger
2006 Nasjonalmuseet
2001 Utsmykkingsfondet (KORO)
2000 Oslo Kommunes Kunstsamlinger
1995 Nord-Trøndelag Fylkesgalleri
1993 Onsøy Kommune
1989 Nasjonalgalleriet (nå Nasjonalmuseet)
1989 Museet for Samtidskunst (nå Nasjonalmuseet)
1984 Norsk Kulturråd
1984 Østfold Kulturkontor

Grants
2024 Arbeidsstipend BKV
2023 Arbeidsstipend BKV
2023 Kunstnerforeningen Stipend
2016-2022 Seniorstipend
2021 BKH Utstillingsstipend
2020 Regionale Prosjektmidler for visuell kunst
2020 Prosjektstøtte BKV
2019 Prosjektstøtte BKV
2017 Prosjektstøtte BKV
2017 Ingrid Lindbäck Langgaard Stipend
2001-2016 Statens garantiinntekt for kunstnere
2016 BKH Utstillingsstipend
2008 Norsk Kulturråd Utstillingstøtte
2004 Oslo By Kulturstipend
2001 1-årig arbeidsstipend
1009-2000 Ingrid Lindbäck Langgard stipend
1987-1999 Statens 3-årige arbeidsstipend
1996 og 1990 Statens reise- eller studiestipend

Teaching
KHIO / Kunsthøgskolen i Oslo
Universitetet i Ås (NMBU)
Einar Granum Kunstskole