Ellen Karin Mæhlum
(She/her)
Address: Frysjaveien 35, 0884 Oslo
Floor: 2 Grete Riseng er i samme etasje
The studio is open Saturday 26 April from 12-17
In my art practice, I often work with image series with a theme, format and graphic technique. Common to most of the projects is the focus on nature’s changes and the technical possibilities of printmaking.
After several years of immersion in Arctic icy landscapes, the starting point for the latest series – WOODSCAPES – is my experience of the forest as something rich, vibrant and mythical, but also frightening and vulnerable. Nature opens up a sense of both belonging and alienation. For the past 22 years I have also had ongoing art-research collaborations with various research groups related to climate changes.
Printmaking
From the studio, Everest Basecamp, Ellen Karin Mæhlum, 15 carborundum prints, 498 x 210 cm
Icescapes, Ellen Karin Mæhlum, leporello book, etchings, 30 x 40/350 cm, 2024. Photo: Istvan Virag
Woodscapes, Ellen Karin Mæhlum, carborundum prints, á 102 x 70 cm, Kunstverket Gallery, Oslo 2023. Photo: Istvan Virag
In my studio
At the studio, I will show large format print and examples from various graphic series and new leporello books.
Planned projects and exhibitions
2025 Exhibition, Eva Bull Holtes Museum, Åmotsdal, June 22. – August 15.
2025 BIECTR, The 14th Biennale internationale d’estampe, Canada
2025-2027 Art and science collaboration with geophysicists at the University of Oslo (UiO)
CV
EDUCATION
2008 – 09 Royal Institute of Art (KKH), Stockholm, Sweden
1992 – 94 Oslo National Academy of the Arts (KHIO), M.A.
1991 – 92 Oslo University College, Pedagogy
1979 – 84 Bergen Academy of Art and Design (KHiB)
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2024 Solo Exhibition, Kauffeldtgården, Gjøvik and Toten Art Society
2023 OMKVED (Woodscapes), Kunstverket Galleri, Oslo
2021 ICESCAPES II, Ibsenhuset, Skien Art Society
2019 Norwegian Printmakers 100 Year, Trafo Kunsthall, Asker
2018 SOFT ICE Kunstverket Galleri, Oslo, Norway
2018 Gallery Svalbard, Longyearbyen, Svalbard
2018 L2, Stockholm, Sweden
2017 Bølgen Kulturhus, Larvik, Norway
2016 SPENNVIDDE, Summer Exhibition, The Røros Museum, Norway
2014 OBSERVED – 79°N, Norwegian Printmakers Gallery, Oslo
2014 Galleri Henrik Gerner, Moss
2010 PLANKTON PORTRAITS, Norwegian Printmakers Gallery, Oslo
2010 IPY International Polar Conference, Lillestrøm, Norway
2009 Ibsenhuset, Skien Art Society, Norway
2009 Münsterlandfestival pART5, Germany
2008 33 IGC, International Geological Congress, Lillestrøm
2007 Gallery of the Icelandic Printmakers, Reykjavik, Iceland
2006 GEO PRINTS, Norwegian Printmakers Gallery, Oslo, Norway
2005 Instituto de Artes Graficas de Oaxaca, Mexico
2005 Peder Balke Center, Kapp, Norway
2003 Echo, Gallery Brandstup, Stavanger, Norway
2003 Gallery 27, Oslo, Norway
2003 Gallery Osebro, Porsgrunn, Norway
2001 Lillehammer Art Society
2001 Agora- Exhibition 2, Schæffergården, Copenhagen, Denmark
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2024 LOPF (London Original Print Fair), Kunstverket Galleri
2024 Sørlandsutstillingen, Arendal og Skien Kunstforeninger
2024 Stipendutstillingen, Telemark Kunstsenter (TKS)
2024 Kunstnerforbundets Juleutstillingen, Oslo
2023 ARTICA in residence at QSPA, Oslo
2022 Peder Balke-senter, Blikk på metal
2021-2022 Oil, Beauty and Horror in the Petrol Age, Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg
2020 LOPF (London Original Print Fair), Kunstverket Galleri/Artsy
2020 Galleriets Faste, Kunstverket, Oslo
2020 Nordic Print Triennal XVI, Sweden
2019 BIECTR, The11th Biennale internationale d’estampe, Canada
2018, 15, 12, MTG, International Print Triennial – Krakow, Poland
2017 6th Guanlan International Print Biennial, Shenzhen, China
2017 Queen Sonjas Kunststall, Opening Exhibition, Oslo.
2017, 02, 86, 83, Seljord Summer Exhibition, Seljord
2017 Telemarksutstillingen 50 år, Ibsenhuset, Skien
2016-2017 International Print Triennial – Krakow – Falun, Sweden
2016, 15, 12, 1999, 96, 90, 89, 87, 86, The Annual State Exhibition (Høstutstillingen)
2016 Charlottenborg Kunsthal, Spring Exhibition, Copenhagen, Denmark
2016 Grafikk 2016, Kunstverket. Lavetthuset, Hovedøya, Oslo,
2016 1th Xuyuan International Print Biennial, Beijing, China
2015 MTG, International Print Triennial – Krakow 2015, Poland
2015 GraN – Graphic Nordica, Akureyri Kunstmuseum, Iceland
2015 BIECTR, The 9th Biennale internationale d’estamp contemporaine, Canada
2015 Sørlandsutstillingen SKAP – LAND SKAP, Bomuldsfabrikken, Arendal
2015 5th Guanlan International Print Biennial, China Print Art Museum
2015 Telemarksutstillingen, Ibsenhuset, Skien, Norway
2014 Norway`s New Banknote Competition The Ocean, Grafill, Oslo
2014 7th Douro Biennial 2014, Portugal
2014 National Original Print Exhibition, Bankside Gallery, London
2014-2015 The traveling exhibition 8th BIECTR selection
2013 Impact8, Border and Crossings: the artist as explorer. Dundee
2013 Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers Annual Exhibition,
Bankside Gallery, London, UK
2013 BIECTR, The 8th Biennale internationale d’estampe, Canada
2013 Where is Printmaking? In Search of New Meanings. Opole
Contemporary Art Gallery, Poland
2012 RE OPEN 2012, Bankside Gallery, London, UK
2012 MTG- International Print Triennial 2012. Krakow, Poland
2012, 11, 09, 08, December Exhibition. Kunstnerforbundet, Oslo
2012 Grafikk Biennale, Oslofjorden Kunstsenter, Norway
2012 Gallery of Norwegian Printmakers. Oslo
2011 Art Museum of Xi´an Academy of Fine Arts Xi´an China
2010 Summer Exhibition, Kunstnerforbundet, Oslo
2009 Spring Exhibition, Royal Un. College of Fine Arts, Stockholm
2009 Kongsberg Art Society, Kongsberg
2008 December Exhibition, Kunstnerforbundet, Oslo
2007 80°, Leeds, UK,
2006 80°, Gallery Sverderup, Blindern, Universitetet i Oslo
2005 “The Norwegian Graphic Artist”, Gallery Atenum /
Norwegian Embassy, Warszawa, Poland
2005 Porsgrunn Art Society, Norway
2004 Carnegie Institution/Norwegian Embassy, Washington DC
2003 Soli Brug jubileumsutstilling, Sarpsborg
2002, 01, Galleri 27, Oslo
2001 Lillehammer Art Society
2000 “Potpuri” Telemark Kunstnersenter, Porsgrunn, Norway
2019 Olaf og Kathinka Mejdells Legat, Norwegian Printmaker 100 Year
2015 Norwegian Printmakers Fund´s Prize
The National State Exhibition (Høstutstilling), Oslo.
2015 Honorable Mention, MTG, International Print Triennial – Bunkier Sztuki
Contemporary Art Gallery, Krakow, Honorable Mention
2015 The 9th Biennale internationale d’estampe contemporaine.
De Trois Rivièrer, BIECTR), Canada Honorable Mention
2015 Telemarksutstillingen, Ibsenhuset, Vinje, (Jury`s prize)
2014 Hawton Prize, National Original Print Exhibition
Bankside Gallery London
2014 Prequalified in the competition: Norway´s new banknotes,
2013 Honorable Mention, The 8th Biennale internationale
d’estampe contemporaine de Trois-Rivières (BIECTR), Canada
2012 RE-OPEN 2012, The Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers,
Bankside Gallery. London. Guest Membership Award
2005 GI, Garanted Income for Artists
1999 SHKS 100 Year- Jubilee Prize from Arild Wahlströms Fund
WORK ACQUIRED BY THE FOLLOWING INSTITUTIONS
British Museum (2024), Norwegian National Touring Exhibitions Collection. Museum of Contemporary Art, Oslo. National Gallery, Oslo (2014,07,03,1998). The Norwegian Embassy/Consulate in the following countries: Stockholm, Sweden. Islamabad, Pakistan. Bangkok, Thailand. Havana, Cuba. Kampala, Uganda. Baku, Azerbaijan. Athens, Greece. Ankara, Turkey. New York, USA. FN delegation, Geneve, Switzerland. EU delegation, Brussel, Belgium, Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Palestinian repr. Building, Al Ram, Israel. Porsgrunn Borough Council. Telemark Central Hospital, Porsgrunn. Klosterskogen Senior School, Porsgrunn. Ministry of Health, Oslo. Ministry of Justice, Oslo. Ministry of Finance, Oslo. Ministry of Culture, Oslo. Ministry of Petroleum and Energy, Oslo. University of Oslo (UiO). Biobygg, University of Bergen (UiB). St. Olav`s Hospital, Trondheim. REC, Renewable Energie, Sandvika. Norwegian Mining Museum, Kongsberg. Statoil. Skien Town Hall. Art on Work (Kunst på arbeidsplassen). College of Business Studies (BI), Skien and Oslo. NRK Norwegian Broadcasting. KLP Group, Oslo. Thorenfeldt Arkitekter AS. NVE, Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate. NAV (The Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration). Lund Municipality, Sweden, Viking Cruises. H.M. Queen Sonja. University of Oslo, 2023, 22, 19, 05, 07, 08.
VARIOUS GRANTS, PROJECTS AND EXHIBITION SUPPORT 1986–2024