Helene Duckert
(She/her)
Address: Veterinærhøgskolen Atelierfelleskap, Ullevålsveien 72, 0454 Oslo
Floor: 1
The studio is open Sunday 27 April from 12-17
Helene Duckert (b. 1988) is an artist and writer from the Oslo National Academy of the Arts (KHiO) and OsloMet. Duckert graduated from KHiO in 2018, with an MFA in Medium- and material-based art. Duckert works with discarded and scavenged objects, detritus and obsolete materials, creating assemblages and installations that function as personal comments on contemporary living. Like an archaeologist who examines the remains of the last great civilisation, Helene Duckert finds new connections between human and its possessions. With small means and changing subtle and disturbing humour, surplus materials are transformed into meaningful objects that reflect life in an increasingly globalised world.
Sculpture, installation, jewellery, performance, text
“You Wouldn't Stream a Glass of Water”, Helene Duckert, 2022, still from video work, for A Structure Envisioned for Changing Circumstances (ASEFCC) and Østfold Kunstsenter. Performed with Louise Evensen Herreira, filmed by Ramy Ghanem.
Expat, Helene Duckert, sculpture, mixed media, 2019, Konsthall Marieholm.
"Fast Blue", Helene Duckert, 2021.
Weltschmerz 2000, Kunsthall Oslo, 2024. Photographer: Jon Gorospe
CV
Helene Duckert’s CV
Education:
2018: MFA in Medium- and Material-Based Art, Oslo National Academy of the Arts
2016: BA in Fine Arts, Oslo National Academy of the Arts
2012: BA in Art and Design, Oslo and Akershus University College
Solo/Duo Exhibitions:
2024: Weltenschmerz 2000, Kunsthall Oslo
2021: Evig eies kun det tapte, Østfold Art Center, Fredrikstad
2020: Blue Chip Baby, Babel Visningsrom, Trondheim (production by Duckert Detroit, featuring Dev Dhunsi and Brage Sunde)
2019: Hannah Ryggen Army, Rosenkrantz’ gate 14, Oslo (co-production with Julie Ebbing)
2019: Globus Hystericus, Konsthall Marieholm
2017: Subject to Change, Galleri Seilduken, Oslo National Academy of the Arts
Performance:
2023: IN CASE OF EMERGENCY – fritt etter internett, performative presentation of a text work in connection with the Kunstnerforbundet’s 113-year anniversary
2022: You Wouldn’t Stream a Glass of Water, performance and video work for A Structure Envisioned for Changing Circumstances (ASEFCC) and Østfold Art Center
2020: Sirene, performance in connection with the finissage of Hanna Ryggen Army (co-production with Julie Ebbing)
2020: Sisters in Action, performance in collaboration with United Sisters/Forandringshuset, commissioned by MMW Architects
2020: Critics Corner, Pakkhuset, Oslo (commissioned by kunstavisen.no)
2019: Origins – The Workshop, Praxisfestivalen (co-production with choreographer Oleg Soulimenko)
Group Exhibitions:
2025: Nitja, NK (TBA)
2024: Juleutstillingen, Kunstnerforbundet, Oslo
2024: Off The Wall, Kösk, Oslo
2023: Juleutstillingen, Kunstnerforbundet, Oslo
2022: Found and Lost, Wergelandshaugen Art Center (in collaboration with Simon Daniel Tegnander Wenzel and Pippip Ferner)
2022: Juleutstillingen, Kunstnerforbundet, Oslo
2022: Off The Wall, Kösk, Oslo
2022: Mardi Gras, Galleri Mayday, Oslo
2022: Os!o – You Won’t Believe it (curated by Mathilde Carbel), Trondheimsveien, Oslo
Curating:
2023: Sees vi i morgen?/Will I see you tomorrow?, Bærum Art Hall (co-curator with Pernille Gjerder Olsen)
Residency Programs:
2022: Found and Lost, Wergelandshaugen Art Center (in collaboration with Simon Daniel Tegnander Wenzel and Pippip Ferner)
2021: Porsgrund Porcelain Factory (in connection with the Porsgrunn Municipality’s Porcelain Scholarship)
Publications:
2024: The Vessel, nr. 8 (essay)
2023-24: IN CASE OF EMERGENCY – fritt etter internett (publication and performance in connection with the Kunstnerforbundet’s 113-year anniversary)
2023: Love will tear us apart again (essay on Momentum 12: Together as to gather), Tidsskriftet Kunsthåndverk
2021: Spytt meg i kjeften og kall meg kunst (essay based on my own artistic practice), Tidsskriftet Kunsthåndverk
2021: Livet er en kollektiv utfordring, interview with Morten Jensen Vågen, Tidsskriftet Kunsthåndverk
2020: Fra domestiserte varer til modernistiske objekter, interview with Elisabeth von Krogh, Tidsskriftet Kunsthåndverk
2020: “Kunstbøker: Helene Duckert” Recommendations
2019: Hold Stenhårdt Fast På Greia Di, book review, Tidsskriftet Kunsthåndverk
2019: Kunsten å bli antatt, Interview with the jury of Årsutstillingen 2019, Tidsskriftet Kunsthåndverk
2019: Storsvinet, interview with Elise Storsveen, Tidsskriftet Kunsthåndverk
2018: Hardcore tekstilkunstnere – Hvem vil tilslutte seg Hannah Ryggen Army?, contribution and images from my artistic work, Tidsskriftet Kunsthåndverk
Teaching/Workshops:
2024-25: Presentasjonsforum, teaching BA students at the Oslo National Academy of the Arts
2024: Introduksjonskurs for BA1 students at the Oslo National Academy of the Arts
2023: Workshop for Kulturskolen, Ungkunst Viken, DKS Viken
2023: Concept development, art communication, and workshop for the Activity School, commissioned by Oslo Municipality’s Art Collection and Vigeland Museum
2023: Do Something, workshop arranged by Kunsthall Oslo in collaboration with Prosjektskolen and Agenda X
2023: Why Use Gold When Other Things Glitter, workshop for first graders at Prosjektskolen
2023: Art Day/workshop for the Activity School in collaboration with the Vigeland Museum, ordered by the Oslo Municipality’s Art Collection
2022: Art walk and workshop for the Activity School in collaboration with Ekebergparken, pilot project commissioned by Oslo Municipality’s Art Collection
2022: Concept development and art communication for Den Kulturelle Skolesekken, commissioned by Nitja Center for Contemporary Art in connection with the exhibition Ingen Død, Bare Respawn
2022: Workshop at the Oslo National Academy of the Arts, department of Crafts, metal, and jewelry art
2021: Hotweek workshop at the Oslo National Academy of the Arts, department of metal and jewelry art
2020: Prosjektskolen, artist presentation and studio visit
2018: Guest lecturer for Hotweek at the department of Metal and Jewelry Art, Oslo National Academy of the Arts
Media and Communication:
2023: Panel discussion participant on Kunstpodden, “Kunst rett vest – Innganger”
2023: Panel discussion participant on Kunstpodden, “Kritikk av kritikken”, Lillehammer Litteraturfestival
2022: Artist presentation at the Kunstnernes Hus
2021: Speaker at Norske Kunsthåndverkere, “Hvordan kan tekst inspirere din egen praksis?”, webinar
2020: Guest on Kunstpodden, “Identitetspolitikk og gode intensjoner”
2020: Artist talk with Jennie Bringaker, Salgshallen
2019: Moderator and panel participant at Årsutstillingen, KODE, Bergen
2019: Guest on Skravleklassen, Er kunsten fri?
2019: Guest on Kunstpodden, Blodfeminisme og Kukmaleri
2019: Moderator for artist talk with Elise Storsveen at SOFT Galleri
Other Activities:
2022: Artist/Assistant/Technician at Hjernelabyrinten, Munch Museum
2020: Participant/Representative at Workshop on scenarios for the future cultural sector organised by Kulturrådet
2019: Scenography for Ways of Seeing, stand-in for Jennie Bringaker at Stockholm Fringe Festival
2018: Assistant to Marit Paasche for the book Hannah Ryggen – En fri
2018: Advisor for youth initiatives at the National Museum
2018-22: Art communicator at the Norwegian Sculpture Association
2018-19: Guide at the Oslo City Hall
2018: Admissions Committee member (MFA), department of Medium- and Material-Based Art at the Oslo National Academy of the Arts
2016-18: Communicator/guide at the Norwegian Museum of Cultural History
2014: Communicator at the Museum of Decorative Arts and Design, National Museum
2008-2013: Youth worker at Hovseter Leisure Club, Vestre Aker District/Oslo Municipality
Memberships:
2021-: Member of Billedkunstnere i Oslo (BO)
2018-: Member of Norske Billedkunstnere (NBK)
2018-: Member of Norsk Billedhoggerforening (NBF)
2018-19: Member of Norske Kunsthåndverkere (NK)
Grants:
2024-26: Work grant from the State Artist Grant, awarded by Norske Kunsthåndverkere
2020: Regional project funds for visual art, Øst
2020: Crisis grant from Oslo Municipality
2020: Porsgrunn Municipality’s Porcelain Scholarship awarded to the artist group 4+4
2019: Exhibition support for emerging artists, Norwegian Crafts
2018: Diversity scholarship for newly graduated artists from Kulturrådet
Positions:
2021-22: Nomination committee member (active deputy), Billedkunstnere i Oslo and Akershus (BOA)
2016-17: Board member (student representative) at the Oslo National Academy of the Arts