Nora Joung

CV

Nora Joung, b. 1989, NO

Memberships
NBK, UKS, Attac, NKS

Education
2014-2016 KhiO, Fine Arts, MFA
2015 Art Writing Masterclass, Aarhus Litteraturcenter, Aarhus
2011-2014 KhiB, BFA
2012 Akademin Valand, Gøteborg, exchange
2009-2011 Kunstskolen in Bergen

Upcoming projects
2027- Solo exhibition, Atelier Nord, NO
2026- Solo exhibition, Kunstnerforbundet, NO
2025- Snake oil: An agit soap, by and with the artist group Rose Hammer

Solo exhibitions
2024 -Apparater for avvikskontroll, Centralbanken. Oslo NO
2022 -Governmental Operations, Stormen kunst/dájdda, Bodø, NO
2022 -Serpent Sightings, Guttormsgaards Arkiv, Blaker, NO
2020 -The great human unspoken, Joy Forum, KMD, Bergen, NO
2019 -Memorial: The right to work, Volt, Bergen, NO
2019 -Always serious, never solemn, performance, Bergen Kunsthall, Bergen, NO
2018 -DING DONG, Kunstnernes Hus and UKS, Oslo, NO
2017 -‘Retrospective’, suite of 8 performancer, curated by Rhea Dall/UKS, Coast Contemporary’s Cabin Series., Lofoten/Trondheim/Bergen; NO
2017 -Operette Morali, Diorama, Oslo, NO
2017 -The great human unspoken, Noplace, Oslo, NO
2015 -Please explain things to me, Akademirommet, Oslo, NO

Group exhibitions
2023 – The video show, Galleri K4, Oslo, NO
2023 – Group Show, Podium, Oslo, NO
2022 -Home Grown, Galleri Tom Christoffersen, Copenhagen, DK
2022 -Jeg kaller det kunst, Nasjonalmuseet, Oslo, NO
2022 -Milk Teeth, Nitja Senter for Samtidskunst, Lillestrøm, NO
2021 -Zitternde Hände, with Anna Daniell and Ray Hegelbach, Vebikus Kunsthalle Schaffhausen, CH
2020 -Signalfeil, Atelier Nord, Oslo, NO
2020 -Bouquet, Caravan, Oslo, NO
2019 -Game of Life IV, Kristiansand Kunsthall, Kristiansand, NO
2019 -Sandefjord Kunstforenings Art prize, nominee, Sandefjord, NO
2019 -Parallel Ecologies/Suddenly gave the effect of sunlight, Melk, Oslo, NO
2018 -Connected by the Hand, Henie Onstad Kunstsenter, B.æum, NO
2018 -another landscape and another tongue, Delfi, Malmø, SE
2017 -Oslo Museum of Contemporary Art, Kunsthall Oslo, Oslo, NO
2017 -Ode to a washrag, hymn to a tiger, Kunstnerforbundet, Oslo and Stavanger Kunsthall, Stavanger, NO
2016 -The Assembly of the Hyperboreans, Skaftfell Center for Visual Art, ISL
2016 -Ora or labora, MFA graduation show, Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo, NO

Collaborative projects/ Rose Hammer
2023- current – Snake Oil: An Agit Soap by and with Rose Hammer
2020 -National Episodes: The Radical Flu, radio play in eight parts and podcast by and with the artist group Rose Hammer, in collaboration with the Oslo biennial, KhiO, and Notam, broadcast on FM radio RadiOrakel and as podcast.
2019 -National Episodes: Grini and the futures of Norway, performance/theater, Bygningsarbeidernes Hus, the Oslo biennial, Oslo, NO

Curatorial initiatives
2018 The artist run gallery Destiny’s organized a group exhibition as part of Kunstnernes Hus’ guest invitations, with Sabbir Alam, Ane Kvåle, Andreas Olavssønn Rongen, Aljoša Eraković, Titania Seidl, Roddy Bell, Beatrice Alexanian, Therese Christensen, Johanna Lettmayer, Niels Munk Plum, Kim Svensson, Ásta Fanney Sigurudardottir
2016 Organizing the artist run gallery Destiny’s with Emilie de Rohan Birkeland, Melanie Kitti and Ray Hegelbach. www.destinysatelier.no
2015 -Organized Open Forum, open lecture series hosted by Kunstnernes Hus, in collaboration with Anna Daniell, Jan Maria Moszumanski og Ray Hegelbach. Guests included: Mårten Spångberg, Artist Supper Club, Nikolaus Gansterer, Inger Bruun,Carlos Garaicoa, Annika Eriksson, Yazid Anani, Karl Larsson, Gavin Morrison,Roderick Hietbrink, Wencke Qvale, Marte Jølbo Danielsen, Per-Oskar Leu, Charlie Roberts

Publications
2024- Steilneset Memorial and Feminicide, ed. Reidun Laura Andreassen and Liv Helene Willumsen, Orkana
2020 -Of(f) Our Times, reader, ed. Rike Frank and Beatrice von Bismarck
2019 -Språkspeilet, essay on Mercedes Mühleisen’s practice, the Astrup Fearnley Museum
2018 -Operette Morali, Varv Varv, ed. Matthew Rana
2017 -Three depictions, three modes of address, commissioned and published by CATALYST Art Writing Festival, ed. Lise Haurum
2016 -Ung må verden ennu være, essay on Martin Harkjerr Halse, Tag Team Texts
2016 -Mapping, performance and video screening, commissioned for the seminar Of(f) Our Times, Fritt Ord

Other
2024 – Jury member, Ingrid Lindbäck Langaard stiftelse
2023 – Teaching, introduction to theory 1BFA, KhiO
2022 – Elected board member, Guttormsgaards arkiv
2020-2022 – The National Jury (Høstutstillingen)
2020-2024 – Nomination Committee, Unge Kunstneres Samfund
2020 – Tutoring, BFA og MFA, KMD, Bergen
2019 – Taught art writing course, organized by Tag Team and Visp, Bergen Kunsthall
2016-2018 – Scientific assistant, KhiO, for Dora Garcia’s research- and film project Segunda Vez.
2016 – Editorial assistant for the anthology Critical Issues in Public Art – The Reader, KORO
2016 – On the editorial board of the small press House of Foundation
2016 – Organizing the artist run gallery Destiny’s with Emilie de Rohan Birkeland, Ray Hegelbach and Melanie Kitti
2015-2016 – Organized Open Forum, open lecture series Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo
2015 – Art- and literature critic, Kunstkritikk.no, Morgenbladet, Vinduet, Art Agenda, among others.
2012-2016 – Exhibition tech, among others for the Bergen Triannial and OCA