Sven Påhlsson
(He/him)
Address: Jarlsborgveien 12, 0377 Oslo
Floor: 1
The studio is open Sunday 27 April from 12-17
I work with electronic art such as video , digital photo and 3Danimation. I also paint pictures from my 3D constructed virtual worlds.
Electronic art and painting




Planned projects and exhibitions
Show Kunstsilo Kristiansand
Solo show at KB Contemporary
CV
Education
1983-84 Riddarfjærd Art School,Stockholm,Sweden
1984-85 Øland Fine Art School, Sweden
1985-90 The National Academy of Fine Arts, Oslo
Solo Exhibitions
2023 KB Contemporary Gallery, Oslo
2020 Vigelandmuseet, Oslo
2020 Modushuset, med Modus Ensemble, Middelalderparken, Oslo Norway
2019 Trafo Kunsthall, Asker
2017 Rådhusatelieret, Oslo, Norway
2016 Sven Påhlsson: Consumption and Language Centro Cultural Matucana 100,
Santiago, Chile
2015 Kunstnerforbundet, Overlyssalen, Oslo
2014 Fengersfors Art Center, Fengersfors, Sweden
2013 Drammen Museum, Nøstetangensalen. Drammen
2012 Nasjonalmuseet, Hove Music Festival Various locations, Arendal, Norway
2011 Nasjonalmuseet, Nettverk Gallery, Various art institutions around Norway
2010 Roca Space, Barcelona, Spain
2009 Nasjonalmuseet, Nettverk Galleri, Various art institutions around Norway
2008 Nasjonalmuseet, Nasjonalgalleriet og Samtidsmuseet, Oslo, Norway
2008 Tromsø Kunstforening, filmfestival utstilling Tromsø, Norway
2007 Gallery MGM, Oslo, Norway
2006 Asker Art Center Trafo, Asker, Norway
2005 Galeria Dels Angels, Barcelona, Spain
2005 Kunstnersentret Møre og Romsdal, MoldeJazz festspill utstilling, Norway
2004 Sørlandets Art Museum, Kristiansand
2004 Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Tel Aviv, Israel
2004 Kulturell Skolesekk, Solo show org. by Østfold Fylkeskommune, FMV,
Fredrikstad
2004 Gallery MGM, Oslo, Norway
2004 Oakville Galleries, Oakville, Canada
2003 Galeria Dels Angels, Barcelona, Spain
2003 Italy Solo Show Tour,
Roma Chiostro Del Bramante, Torino Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo ,
Bologna BSV Gallery and Firenze Fabricia Ex Motori, Milano Triennale, Catalogue
2003 Spencer Brownstone Gallery, New York, USA
2003 Galerie Almine Rech, Paris, France
2002 Massimo de Carlo Gallery, Milan, Italy
2002 ART BASEL Statements, Basel, Switzerland
2002 Spencer Brownstone Gallery, New York, USA
2001 Kunstnerforbundet Gallery, Oslo, Norway
2001 Spencer Brownstone Gallery, New York, USA
1999 Oslo Art Association, Norway
1997 Kunstnernes Hus, “Continuous”, Oslo
1995 UKS, Young Artists Society, Oslo, Norway
1995 Drammen Art Association, Norway
Group Exhibitions
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2021 Gruppebilde, KB Contemporary
2021 Juleutstillingen, Kunstnerforbundet, Oslo Norway
2021 OsloNegativ, Photoshow, Deichman, Oslo Norway
2020 Juleutstillingen, Kunstnerforbundet, Oslo Norway
2018 Sandvika Vinterfestival Art and Music Videoprojeksjoner Sandvika, Norway
2018 Oslo Open videokunstvisning Ekely, Norway
2017 Når fortid møter nåtid, Drammen Museum, Norway
2017 Oslo Rådhus m Ann Iren Buan Piya Wanthiang, Oslo, Norway
2017 Ekelyutstillingen 2017, Ekely, Norway
2016 Oslo Rådhus m Ann Iren Buan Piya Wanthiang, Oslo, Norway
2016 Ekelyutstillingen 2016, Ekely, Norway
2015 Patterns of the Mind, Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg, Russia
2015 Ekelyutstillingen Ekely, Norway
2015 Entorno crítico, Samtidsmuseet, Burgos, Spain
2013 Nasjonalmuseet, Paradoks, Samtidsmuseet, Oslo, Norway
2012 Artworks for Change, Field Museum, Chicago, USA
2012 Gallery .NO, New York, USA
2011 Kviteseid Kunstforening, Sommerutstilling, Norway
2010 Seljord Kunstforening, Telemark, Norway
2010 Artworks for Change, World Exhibition,
2008 Natural World Museum, «Hot Topic» Monaco Art Center, Monaco
2007 Galleri F15, «Luft», Moss, Norway
2007 CAAC Museum, Crash Course, Sevilla, Spain
2007 Natural World Museum, «Hot Topic» Nobel fredssenter, Oslo
2007 Le Fresnoy, Lille “Animated Stories“, France
2007 Natural World Museum, Art in Action, Show and Artbook, San Fransisco, USA
2007 Dumbo Art Center, Art Auction show, Lay Out, New York, USA
2006 Stenersen museum, “Tor Juul art collection» Oslo, Norway
2006 La Caixa Foundation, Barcelona, Spain, “Animated Stories“, Cat,
2006 Sala Rekalde, “Animated Stories“, Bilbao, Spain
2006 Rubell collection, “Memorials of Identity”, Miami, USA, Cat.
2006 Katonah Art Museum, “I love Burbs”, Katonah, New York, USA
2005 Loop Art Fair, Barcelona, Spain with Galeria Dels Angels
2005 Emergency, opening show at new MUSAC art museum, Leon, Spain
2005 Panorama, Le Fresnoy, France
2005 ARCO, Madrid, Spain with galleri MGM and Galeria Dels Angels
2005 Drawings/Works on Paper, Spencer Brownstone Gallery, New York, USA
2004 Charlottenborg Utstillingsbyggning, “Dwellan”, Copenhagen, Denmark
2004 Printemps de Septembre, Toulouse, France
2004 FIAC Intl. Art Fair, with Galerie Almine Rech, Paris, France
2004 MCA, Amiens, France
2004 Maison de Malakoff, Paris, France
2004 NEMO Film Festival, Paris, France
2004 Kulturell Skolesekk, Video show org. by Sørlandets Kunstmuseum, Norway
2004 The Armory Show, with Spencer Brownstone Gallery, New York
2004 National Polish Art Museum, Warsaw, Poland
2003 Art Basel/Miami Beach, Intl. Art Fair, w. Spencer Brownstone , Cat Miami
Beach
2003 6.Graz Biennale Graz, Austria
2003 Loop Art Fair, Barcelona, Spain
2003 DesignFilmPool, Stockholm and Gothenburg, Sweden
2003 Absolute Empty, Buro Empty Gallery, Amsterdam, Netherland
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2003 Dissonanze, Roma, Italy
2003 Artissima Intl. Art Fair, with Spencer Brownstone Gallery, Turin, Italy
2003 FIAC, “Videocube”, Paris, France
2003 Bienal De Lisboa, Experimenta Design, Lisboa ; Portugal
2003 Riksutstillinger, “UFO”, Cat, Bergen , Norway , Catalogue
2003 Dissonanze, “Contemporary Electronic Music Festival”, Roma, Italy
2003 Schirn Kunsthalle, “At your Own Risk”, Catalogue, Frankfurt, Germany
2003 AFAA, Association Francaise dAction Artistique, “Art Digital Video”, Cat,
France
2003 Sensounico, “Video Projections”, Venice, Italy
2003 LISTE, Intl. Art Fair, with Spencer Brownstone Gallery, Basel , Switserland
2003 Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, “A River Half Empty, CT, USA , Cat
2003 The Armory Show, with Spencer Brownstone Gallery, New York
2003 Le Quartier, Centre Pour l’art Contemporaine, “Citizen Game”, Quimper,
France
2002 Art Basel/Miami Beach, Intl. Art Fair, w. Spencer Brownstone , Cat Miami
Beach
2002 De Appel, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
2002 Kristiansand Fylkesgalleri Nattgalleriet, video show, Kristiansand
2002 Centre Pour l’image Contemporaine , Cat.Geneve, Switzerland
2002 Artissima Intl. Art Fair, with Spencer Brownstone Gallery, Turin, Italy
2002 Henry Art Gallery , “Out of Site” show cont., Seattle, Washington, USA
2002 Museum of Art Nuoro ”Casa Dolce Casa”, Cat. Nuoro, Italy
2002 Museo Nacional de Arte Reina Sofia , “Cine y Casi Cine”, Cat. Madrid, Spain
2002 FIAC Intl. Art Fair, with Galerie Almine Rech, Paris, France
2002 Feira de Tentaciones, Madrid, Spain
2002 Plus qu’une image, videoshow, Cat. Paris, France
2002 Moderna Museet, “Performing Buildings” show, Stockholm, Sweden
2002 The New Museum of Contemporary Art, “Out of Site” show, Cat. New York,
USA
2002 Overgaden, Copenhagen, Denmark
2002 Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo
2002 Hordaland Kunstsenter, Bergen
2002 Østersund Art Museum, Østersund, Sweden
2002 The Armory Show, with Spencer Brownstone Gallery, Cat. New York
2001 PS1 Contemporary Art Center, “Animations”, Cat. New York, USA
2001 FIAC Intl. Art Fair, with Spencer Brownstone Gallery, Paris, France
2001 Voges und Deisen Gallery, Frankfurt, Germany
2001 LISTE Intl. Art Fair, with Spencer Brownstone Gallery, Basel, Switzerland
2001 ISCP studio exhibition, Hells Kitchen location, New York
2001 Modellmakerne, Riksutstillinger, 8 Various Cities, Norway
2001 The Armory Show, with Spencer Brownstone Gallery, New York
2000 ISCP studio exhibition, Tribeca location, New York
2000 Modellmakerne, Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo
1999 Mellbourne Biennale, Mellbourne, Australia
1999 RARE Gallery,“Hocus Focus”, New York
1998 The New York Photography Fair, with RARE, New York
1998 Tate Gallery of Modern Art, “Performing Buildings”,First show at
Bankside,London
1998 Trondheim Art Association, Nordic Biennale, Norway
1998 Høstutstillingen, The National Exhibiton, Cat. Oslo
1998 Momentum, Nordic Biennale of Contemporary Art, Cat. Moss, Norway
1998 ISP studio exhibition, Tribeca location, New York
1997 Strek, Riksutstillinger, Norway
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1997 Nor-A-Way, Statsgallery, Cat. Kiel, Germany
1997 Nordic Pavillion, XLVII Biennale di Venezia, Cat. Venice,Italy
1997 Casey Kaplan Gallery,“The Name of the Place”, New York, USA
1996 Rerun Artgenda, Gothenburg, Sweden
1996 Høstutstillingen, The National Exhibiton, Oslo
1996 Picture Biennale, Stavanger, Norway
1996 Art-Genda, European Cultural City Copenhagen 96
1995 Høstutstillingen, The National Exhibiton, Oslo
1995 Show-Windows Steen&Strøm, Oslo. With N.O. Bøe
1995 Inderlig, Gallery Heer, Oslo
1994 Høstutstillingen, the National Exhibiton, Oslo
1994 Møre og Romsdals County Gallery, Molde
1993 Nettverk, Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo
1993 Opening Exhibition, Atelier Nord Oslo
1993 Spillbilder, UKS-gallery, Oslo
1992 Spill, UKS-gallery, Oslo
1992 Aurora Biennale, Joensuu, Finland
1992 Østlandsutstillingen,Travelling exhibition, Norway
1991 Young Artists Triennale, Vilnius Lithuenia
1991 Billedrom, Oslo Art Association, Norway
1991 Det Syntetiske Bilde, Kunstnernes Hus Oslo
1990 Henie Onstad Kunstsenter, Høvikodden, Norway
1990 Gallery ETC, Umeå, Sweden
1990 Gallery Aktuell Kunst, Oslo
1989 UKS, Spring Exhibition, Oslo
1988 Akademiutst., Norwegian Art Association,Oslo
1988 Kunstvideo, Gallery F-15,Jeløy,Norway
1987 Simulo, Rådhusgalleriet, Oslo, Norway