Constance Vena
(She/her)
Address: Hovseterveien 86 A, 0768 Oslo
Floor: 1
The studio is open Sunday 27 April from 12-17
I collect, put together, take apart, search, play, try, fail. What kind of material is random, but works mostly with metal. Screw, solder, knock and shape. The goal is to find a workflow where interesting, aesthetic, meaningful, unimportant, strange, beautiful or ugly objects arise. And then I make a dress.
mix, metal, textile
"Stick together" I and II, 2024
"Peace"
CJV, processed and soldered metal-circle (button), 5x5, 2024
In my studio
Old and new works. Process.
CV
EDUCATION
2000-2002 Master Costume Design, Oslo National Academy of the Arts (Khio)
1997-2000 Bachelor Costume Design, Oslo National Academy of the Arts
1996-1997 Vika Art School, Oslo
1994-1995 Academy of Art College, San Francisco, USA
EXHIBITIONS
2013 Norwegian Association for Arts and Crafts (NK) at National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design
2011 ’Open Kunsthall", Kunsthall Oslo
2008 IKM (Oslo Museum) video; performance “VærDen” (Be the one/World)
2007 “Masterful fashion”/“Clothing as Art” National Museum of Decorative Arts and Design, Trondheim
2007 Triennal 2006, NK, Röhsska Museum, Gøteborg Sweden
2006 Triennal textile-fiber-leather, NK, Oslo Art Society
2006 Kunstristen Oslo, artist group De Medskyldige
2005 Hausmania “badet”, Oslo
2004 The Foundation for Design and Architecture “Tur-Retur” (roundtrip), Oslo
2003 Master Exhibition, National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design, Oslo
2003 Prague Quadrennial, Czech republic, scenography/theatre, student pavillion
2001-2002 NTKDs (norwegian textile-and clothing design) 25th anniversary exhibition “textile future”, Oslo, Salhus, Mandal
COSTUMES
2015 “This is a world of dew” danceperformance Dreamscreen Productions, Dansens Hus (national stage for dance), Oslo
2011 “Metal and bone” danceperformance Dreamscreen Productions, Dansen Hus, Oslo
2009 “Three dwelling” film by Kristina Gjems
2009 “Between chairs” danceperformance by Emilie Dahlèn, Hausmania, Oslo
2007 “Svanevall” performance Anita Hillestad, Akerselva, Oslo
2006 “Cloud Gathering” film by Kristina Gjems
2006 “Trade Winds” Kristina Gjems, Bracknell Gallery, England
2003 Music-video, band Cato Salsa Experience, costume assistant
2002 “Breakfast in heaven” short film NISS (Nordic Institute of scene and studio)
2001 “Trilleverk” NK, parade Oslo Sentral Trainstation
PERFORMANCE
2008 “VærDen” Frognerparken, Oslo, Overlevelsesstrategenes project “from east to west and a stop in the middle”
2002 “The art of walking slowly” Nationalteatret and Stortinget Subway, Oslo
FILM or SHOW
2006 og 2007 Dance for camera, Ultima film, dance film “cloud gathering”
2005 “100% Risør”, Galleri Villvin, Risør
2004 Fashion show at Arts and Crafts market, Risør
COLLECTION – 2005 National Museum of Decorative Arts and Design, Trondheim (2)
GRANT – 2004 The National Established Grants for Young Artists
MEMBER – Norwegian Association for Arts and Crafts