Yamile Calderon
(She/her)
Address: Veterinærhøgskolen Atelierfelleskap, Ullevålsveien 72 Bygg 10, 0454 Oslo
Floor: 1
Room number: 111
The studio is open Sunday 27 April from 12-17
I am a visual artist working with photography and video. My practice is influenced by the documentary genre with particular focus on personal stories, many of which are drawn from my own family. With these personal perspectives, I don’t attempt to tell an objective story. My interest is rather to explore how a person experiences and remembers a specific event, and how this experience and recollection speaks of their immediate and broader social and cultural context. This allows me to investigate the boundaries between fact and fiction, local and global, private and public.
Working with personal stories or experiences is interesting to me because it generates a tension between the individual versus the collective. The individual as an accumulation of personal experience. And the collective as the person existing within a cultural and socio-political context and a particular moment in history.
I often work text into the photographs and films I make because it makes it possible to add other layers to the story that are not explicit and at the same time strengthen the presence of the person behind the story.
Video / Photography
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Yamile Calderon B.
Born 1974 in Colombia
Lives and works in Oslo, Norway
www.yamilecalderon.com
yamical@gmail.com
T: 40049281
Education:
2011-2012 Cultural Management, Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences (HIOA)
2006 – 2008 Master in Fine Arts, Bergen National Academy of the Arts
2004 – 2006 Oslo Photo Art School
1991 – 1995 Social Communications / Journalism, University Externado de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia
Selected Awards:
2020 Photo Art Price, The Relief Fund for Visual Artists (Bildende Kunstnernes Hjelpefond)
2014 Jury Prize for the 68th Northern Norway Art Exhibition (Nordnorske kunstutstilling)
Exhibitions & Screenings:
Solo Exhibitions:
2025 House of foundation, Moss.
2024 Mortensrud Siste Stasjon, Anne-Cath. Vestlys plass (January- March)
2023 Mortensrud Siste Stasjon, Mortensrud Torget (September)
2022 The Fictional City, BO, Oslo (Mars-April)
Oslo Stories, Norsk Billedhoggerforening, Prosjektrom Carl Berner, (January-August)
2018 La Cita (The date), No Place, Oslo (November)
When Fidel Meets Mao, Gallery 50, Toronto (August)
2013 El Parche Artist Residency, Kunstnernes Hus’s W17, Oslo (May)
2010 “When Fidel Meets Mao”, Lumenvisum, JCCAC, Hong Kong (May)
Group Exhibitions:
2024 Tad Galleri, Utstillingsåpning, Oslo (September)
Siste stasjon Mortensrud, Book Launch, Deichmann Bjørvika (January)
2023 Siste Stasjon er Mortensrud, Book Demo Mortensrud (December)
Skulptursonen Øvre Slottsgate, Oslo, (15 September 2023 – 31st December 2024)
The Quality Program – Horror Show, Store Gilhuus Gård, Lier (September)
Hvitsen Salong 2023, Hvitsen, (August)
Open Video XVII, Fyn, Denmark.2022 Mistakes Were Made: Members Galore, BO, Oslo (November/December)
The 8th Oslo Architecture Triennale, Oslo (September /December)
Open Video XIII, Store Gilhus Gård, Lier (September)
Inquiries of the Social Commons, Galleri 69, Oslo, (January)
Open Video XII, Norsk Billedhoggerforening, Oslo (April)
2021 Oslo Negative, Oslo, Det gamle biblioteket, (October)
Book Launch, “Narcos & Homes”, The Gallery of Photography, Dublin (October)
Open Video, Workshop, at Svalbard, Longyearbyen and Barentsburg. (August)
Inquiries of the Social Commons, Spriten Kunsthall, Skien, (April – July)
2020 Troika, Trio Exhibition, Galleri Dikemark, Asker (September)
Book Launch, “Narcos & Homes”, Fotobok Festivalen, Fotogalleriet, Oslo (September)
Book Launch, “Narcos & Homes”, Oslo Kunstforening, Oslo (August)
The Spring Exhibition, Fotogalleriet, Oslo (March – April)
2019 Screening of the Film “Even Jesus Was Bipolar”, New York Lift-Off Film Festival (June)
Open Video X, Tenthaus, Oslo (April)
2018 Screening of the Film “Even Jesus Was Bipolar”, London Lift-Off Film Festival (December)
Planning Future 2018, Kiel (November – December)
Open Video IX, Galleri Dikemark, Asker (October)
Guerrilla Girls, K4 Galleri, Oslo (August)
Open Video VI, Atelier Nord ANX, Oslo (April)
2017 Screening of the Film Evens Jesus Was Bipolar, Kunstnernes Hus (Kino), Oslo (November)
Open Video V, Atelier Nord ANX, Oslo (April)
Open Video VI, Papay Gyro Nights Art Festival 2017, Hong Kong (May)
2016 POST.COM, Espacio de Arte Contemporaneo, EAC, Montevideo (December)
Oppstandelser, Kristiansand Kunsthall (January)
El Maestro Giuseppe Meazza, International Film Festival, Wexford Ireland (May)
2015 The 128th Autumn Exhibition, Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo (September)
2014 El Maestro Giuseppe Meazza, Grimstad Film Festival
Exiles – State of the state, Galleri BOA, Oslo (May – June)
The 35th East Norway Exhibition (Østlandsutstillingen), Buskerud kunstsenter, Drammen, Kunstbanken i Hamar, Østfold kunstnersenter, Fredrikstad
Exhiles – All King, No Kingdom”, Spriten Kunsthall, Skien (March – April)
The 68th Northern Norway Art Exhibition (Nordnorske kunstutstilling), Different cities in the north of Norway, 2014 (jury’s prize)
2013 The Unbearable Richness of Gray, Gallery NOosphere, New York (October)
Forsvinninger / Disappearances, Galleri Hippolytes, Helsinki, Finland (July – August)
Forsvinninger / Disappearances, Kristiansand Kunsthall (May – June)
Entry Denied, Visningsrommet USF Verftet (April)
The Spring Exhibition, Kunsthal Charlottenborg, Copenhagen, (March)
2012 The End Will Show What Tomorrow Brings, Galleri KONE, Hämeenlinna, Finland (November)
Forsvinninger / Disappearances, Oslo Kunstforening (February – March)
2011 Our Sweet Home, Flat 0 Budget, Hollywood Road, Hong Kong
Shaping Time. Time and the City, www.shapingtime.eu
2009 Fiesta Bastarda, Bastard, Oslo (November)
The Spring Exhibition, Fotogalleriet, Oslo (May – June)
2008 Take Off 2008, Galleri Brandstrup, Oslo (June)
Tomorrow’s parties, Master in Fine Arts Final Exhibition, Bergen Kunsthall (April)
2007 Cross Talking, Kirkefestspillutstilling 2007, Christianssands Kunstforening (August –September)
It’s like opening a door, USF Verftet, Bergen (April)
Norway in the World, The World in Norway, Galleri BOA, Oslo (January)
2006 Ventetid (Waiting Room) by Katinka Maraz, Oslo S
2005 International Photography Festival 2005, Pingyao, People’s Republic of China
The 118th Autumn Exhibition, Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo (September)
South China Normal University Art Gallery, Guangzhou city (March)
Artistic residencies/workshops:
2026 The artic circle, July
2025 Cité International des arts, Paris (July- October)
2023 OCA, Arctica residency. Longyearbyen (30. August- 7. July)
2022 Workshop, Open Video, Store Gilhus Gård, Lier (September)
Residency at Praksis Oslo. R22 – Repression – Expression// Violence – Creative Resistence. (August – September)
2021 Open Video Workshop i Barentsburg og Longyearbyen, Svalbard (August)
Notam, December
Atelier Nord, November
2020 Residency at Circolo Scandinavo, Rome (October – November)
Residency at Guesthouse Project, Cork (January – February)
2012 El Parche Artist Residency, Bogota (June – August)
2010 Workshop “Shaping Time”, Flaggfabrikken, Bergen, and The Polish National Film, Television and Theatre School in Lodz, Poland (October)
El Parche Artist Residency, Bogota (June – August)
Publications:
2023 Siste stasjon Mortensrud / Last Stop Mortensrud, Washawasha Books
2020 Narcos & Homes, Washawasha Books
2009 From His Point of View I am an A4 Person, Self-published
Public Collections:
The Møller Collection
Helse Sør-Øst. New Drammen hospital.
Commissions:
2021-2023 Et blivende sted – Kunst i Oslo Sør. City of Oslo Art Collection
Selected Press, Reviews, Essays:
En tidskapsel for fremtiden, Sten Nilsen, Kunst Pluss, No. 1 2024
Hvem eier fortellingen? Ekaterina Sharova, Periskop.13.03.2024
Nå er det like før, Andreas Breivik, Klassekampen, 03-01-2024
Et Portrett av Mortensrud – intervju med Yamile Calderón, Linn Carin Dirdal Oslo Kommunes Kunstsamling,01.09.2023
Ei ikkje – historie om Oslo, Maria Horvei, Klassekampen, 20.04.2022
Akvedukt og Techno, Ranghild Aamås, Kunstkritikk, 04.04.22
A Tale About Freedom / En bereting om Frighet, Ellen Lande, Nyttid, 10,02.2018
Mediefisert Vrikelighet, Geir Haraldseth, kunstkritikk, 08.02.12
Love Motels, Emil Finnerud, Gateavisa #198, 2018
Grants:
2024 Arts Council Norway, The Government Grants for Artists, Two-years grant
KORO, LOK.
Billedkunstnernes Vederlagsfond, Project Support
Arts and Culture Norway, Project Support
Regionale prosjektemidler
2023 NBK Grant (Bildende Kunstneres Hjelpefond), One-year grant
Fritt Ord, Project Support
2022 NBK Grant (Bildende Kunstneres Hjelpefond), One-year grant
Norsk kultur Råd (prosjekt Støtte)
Oslo Kommune, løpende tilskudd til kunst- og kulturtiltak
2021 Arts Council Norway, The Government Grants for Artists, One-year grant
Audiovisual Fund (Fond for lyd og bilde, Norsk Kulturråd), Project Support
Fritt Ord, Project Support
2020 SKS-Covid-19 stipend
Billedkunstnernes Vederlagsfond, Project Support
Billedkunstnernes Vederlagsfond, One-year grant
OCA, International Support
2019 Norsk Fotografisk Fond, Project Support
2018 Miscellaneous Grants (Statens diversestipend)
2017 Arts Council Norway, The Government Grants for Artists, Three-year grant
Norwegian Photographic Fund, Project Support
NBK Grant (Billedkunstnernes Vederlagsfond), Project Support
Arts Council Norway, Project Support
2016 OCA, International Support
NBK Grant (Billedkunstnernes Vederlagsfond), Project Support
NBK Grant (Billedkunstnernes Vederlagsfond), One-year grant
2014 NBK Grant (Billedkunstnernes Vederlagsfond), Project Support
2013 NBK Grant (Billedkunstnernes Vederlagsfond), Three-year grant
OCA, International Support
2012 NBK Grant (Billedkunstnernes Vederlagsfond), Project Support
NBK Grant (Billedkunstnernes Vederlagsfond), One-year grant
2011 Norwegian Photographic Fund, Project Support
Miscellaneous Grants (Statens diversestipend)
Audiovisual Fund (Fond for lyd og bilde), Project Support
2010 NBK Grant (Billedkunstnernes Vederlagsfond), Project Support
NBK Grant (Billedkunstnernes Vederlagsfond), One-year grant
2009 Arts Council Norway, Project Support
Miscellaneous Grants (Statens diversestipend)
Miscellaneous:
2022- Board member of BO (The Association of Visual Artist Oslo)
2010 – 2014 Member of Artistic Commitee, Akershus Kunstsenter
2010 – 2012 Member of Nomination Commitee, Norwegian Photographic Fund
Member of:
BO (Billedkunstnere i Oslo)
NBK (Norske Billedkunstnere)
FFF (Forbundet Frie Fotografer)
NBF (Norsk Billedhoggerforening)