Pierre Lionel Matte

CV

PIERRE LIONEL MATTE
Born 1961 in Tønsberg, Norway.
Education:
Studies in Poland, Chile, Bolivia 1993-94.
The Art-academy in Trondheim, Norway 1987-1992 Einar Granum Artschool, Oslo 1982-84
Solo shows
2018; Kunstnerforbundet/The Artist Society, Oslo
2012; IKM/OM ( Intercultural Museum) Oslo
2009: European Rorschach test part II, Kunstbanken, Hamar. 2008/2009: Artist in Residence at the Valdres Folk-Museum, Fagernes;
video soundwork and open air photoproject (Museale Forstyrrelser) 2008; Tromsø Art Society, Tromsø
2008; Valdres Open Air Folk Museum, Fagernes.
2007: TSSK, Trøndelag Centre for Contempory Art, Trondheim
2007; European Rorschach Test part I, Oslo Art Society, Oslo
2004; ”Master”, Gallery By the Way, Bergen
2003; Bodø Art Society, Bodø
2002; Rogaland Art Centre, Stavanger
2001; Gallery Ask, Åsgårdsstrand
2000; Chapelle St.Jaques, St. Gaudens, France, together with Andrea Lange 1999; Battlefield; South-Norwegian Artist Centre, Kristiansand Arendal Art
Society, Arendal
1998; Battlefield; Trøndelag Artist Centre, Trondheim
1997; Porsgrunn Art Society
1996; Contempory Memory, Galler Struts, with Victor Lind. Curated by Andre
Lange
1996; Slowly their faces disappear, Young Artist Society, Oslo 1993; Trøndelag Art Museum, Trondheim

Group Shows
2025; Hybris, gruppeutstilling, kunstnergruppen Louisesgate 4c, Vestfold Kunstsenter, Tønsberg.
2024; Trøndelagutstillingen 2024, Trondheom og Namsos.
2024; Vanlige dager, kunstnergruppen Louisesgate 4c, Kongsvinger Kunstforening.
2023; The National Autumn Exhibition
2022: Multippel 2022, Prosjektrom Helium, Fredrikstad.
2021; Styrlause Prosessar 2, Kabuso, Øystese
2021; The National Autumn Exhibition
2021; We Are Nature short filmfestival, Brooklyn, NY
2020; Styrlause Prosessar 1, Kabuso, Øystese; tegning, maleri, film 2020; Music VideoAnimation for the music project MOON ontherun 2019; Tegnetriennalen/The Drawing Triennale 2019, Oslo
2019: Greenlight District Art Festival, Skien Porsgrunn
2018; Blaker gml.meieri / Guttromsgaards arkiv
2018; Trøndelagutstillingen
2017; The National Autumn Exhibition
2017; TOYS, Gruppeutstilling, Villa Alemana, Chile
2014; Bærum Kunsthall; Gruppeutstilling
2014; The National Autumn Exhibition
2014: Trafo, Asker; Group-show
2014; 1814 Revisited. Eidsvoll Verk
2013; NOoSphere Art Gallery, Group-show, New York.
2013; AMNESIA; Haugar, Vestfold Kunstmuseum.Tønsberg
2012; The National Autumn Exhibition; participant in Beit Aza; Performance 2012; PRISME, The National Museum ́s Drawing Exhibition
2012; Oslo Screenfestival
2011; The Sculpture biennale 2011
2010; Participation in Guttorm Guttormsgaards exhibition Arkiv,
Bomuldsfabrikken.
2009: Pierre le Ménétrier. Videoscreening at RiddoDuottarMuseat ( The
Sami Cultural Museum),Karasjok:
2008; Traveling group-show, Akershus Artist Center.
2008; Xenophobia Redux, Wien. Kuratert av Anne Britt rage.
2007:The National Autumn Exhibition
2006; Akershus Kunstnersenter Jubilee Exhibition
2006; Public Diplomacy, UKS ( Young artist society ) ; curated by Eivind
Slettemeås
2006; Fantastic Politics. Art in time of turbulence. The National Museum of
Art, architecture and design. Curated by Andrea Krogsnes 2006; Fotogalleriet. Artist books.
2005: UNIZONE. Curated by the Norwegian and Swedish Touring
Exhibitions.
2005; The National Autumn Exhibition
2004. Østlandsutstillingen part I, II.
2003: Point of View, Akershus Art-centre. Curated by Samir M ́kadmi 2003; Somewhere else, Venize, Italy. Curated by Tor Andreas Gitlesen 2002; Refuge/Tilflukt. Henie Onstad Artcentre, Bærum.Curated by Gavin
Jantjes
2002; The Drawing – biennale Gallery F 15
2001: Milano Europa 2000, Milano, Italy. Curated by Gavin Jantjes 2001; Transart, Groupshow, Trondheim
2000: Oslo 1000 years celebration. Group show, Oslo Kunstforening. 1999; Someday something unexpected may happen, at the Polish
Sculpture Center, Oronzko, Poland.
1999: The National Autumn Exhibition
1999; The Sculpture Biennale 1999. At The Stenersen Museum
Curated by Lars Nittve
1999; Social Comitted Art" ( 100 years Jubilee of the Workers Union,
Norway), Stenersen Museum
1998; The National Autumn Exhibition.
1997; Shelter , an international group show connected to The Millenium
Jubilee of the City of Trondheim,
1997; Screens, a international group-show about art and new technology,
Trondheim,
1997; Østlandsutstillingen
1996; The National Autumn Exhibition
1996; Østlandsutstillingen ( East Norway Regional Exhibition) 1996; Vårutstillingen, Vestfold Arrtist center, Haugar, Tønsberg 1995; ad HOK, Høvikodden Art-center; Bærum; sound-installation
1995; The Spring-exhibition. A Group-show at The Young Artists Society Gallery, Oslo
1995; Østlandsutstillingen ( East Norway Regional Exhibition)
1994: Backyard Memories a sitespecific project in Oslo Old Town, as part
of the PIG-project ( Project In Old Town). 1993; Momento Mori, Trondheim Art-Museum 1992; The National Autumn Exhibition
1990; The National Autumn Exhibition
1988; Trøndelagutstillingen
Public Commisions;
2022/23; «Poems for Skårersletta» ; Permanent public space light-projections for Skårersletta, Lørenskog Municipality
2001; Public Commision project for Groruddalen School, Oslo Municipality
Commisioned projects/illustrations for books and publications
2013; Text-project for Vector, artist journal, New York
2011; Picasso/Nesjar updated. Art-project for SNU, a climate-change related anthology published by Cappelan Damm publishing house.
Edited by Åsne Seierstad, Aleksander Melli, Simen Ekern, Nora Ceciliedatter Nerdrum.
2010; Illustrations for the book Society, by socialanthropolog Thomas Hylland Eriksen, University of Oslo.
2002; Art-project for the book Fortress Europe – NO!
published by Anne Britt Rage, Espai 22, Barcelona, Spain.
2001; ”Red flag”, project for the 60 years anniversary web-site for artist Victor Lind.
2000; ”The populist”, comic story , published in UKS Forum for contemporary art.
1986: Illustrations for the book Anvendt Kunstanatomi, written by Einar Granum, published by Aschehoug Forlag
1984-87; Illustrations and posters for illegal newpapers in Chile and El Salvador ( Radio Farabundo Marti )
Collaborations
2006: Art-crossword. A project with Ketil Nergaard for the artist book Manual
1998; A public poster-project about racism with artist Juan Brito Vargas for The exhibition Muhammad Cheref missing. Gallery GUN, Oslo.
1997; “The Millenium – City”, a calendar, poster and computer-based game-work for the 1997 Millenium Jubilee in Trondheim. Collaboration with artist Ketil Nergaard.( programming; HC Gilje )
1996; "Signed – Sealed – Sold ". Project for a supermarket with the artist
group TAF . The International Artistcenter Poznan, and Gallery
TAK, Sczeczin, Poland.
1996; “Schengen – access to the world”. A public space billboard – project
with artist Ketil Nergaard
1995; “ad HOK”, Høvikodden Art-center; Bærum, collaborative
projects with writer and poet Gro Dahle.
Videoscreening/presentations
2013: Videoscreening at Oslo Central Station
2013; Videoscreening at the Norwegian Arts Council Conference, Bergen. 2010: Videoscreening at the ABM ( archives-libraries-museums)-
conference Oslo.
2010; Pierre le Ménetrier. Video. Valdres Open air Folk Musuem,Fagernes 2009: Videoscreenng and presentation at the KAFF-conference (nordic
conference for Culture Heritage ), Lillehammer.
2009; Videoscreening and presentation at Institute for culture studies and
oriental languages, University of Oslo
2009; Pierre le Ménetrier. Valdres Open air Folk Musuem,Fagernes 2004: Videoscreening and presentation at Norwegian Conference of
Globalisation, Oslo
2003; Boom! Evil is gone. Video screening at Landmark; Bergen Art Hall
Teaching and lectures
Teaching and lectures at Einar Granum Artschool from 1985; human anatomy and drawing, gestalt theory and composition, 20 th century Avantgarde Art and culture.
The School of Graphic Design 1990-2001; classes in basic drawing, painting and comic book-projects.
Westerdal School of Communication from 2001; 20 th century avantgarde- art/design
Lecturer in the history of Avantgarde Art and experimental cinema at Nordland Art and Film School from 2000
Lecturer in Art History at Nansenskole, Lillehammer since 2006
Lecturer in the history of avantgarde Art and experimental cinema at Oslo Fotokunst Skole.
Series of Lectures at Norwegian Academy of Music, Oslo; avantgarde art and sound.
Series of Lectures on Contemporary Art at Philosophical Project Center, Oslo. From 1994 to today: Lectures on 1970 Art and Feminism at art academies in Trondheim, Bergen, Oslo
Series of Lectures at the seminar “New feminist traits 90s”, Rogaland Art Center 1999
Lectures on Polish Contempory Art; Museum of Contemporary Art, Oslo, and Lillehammer Art Museum, Lillehammer.
Prosjektskolen, Oslo; lecture Modernism in Latin-America
Oslo Kunstforening; Series of lectures on 20th century art.
Bærum Kunstforening; Series of lectures on 20th century avantgarde Art. Akserhus Kunstsenter, Lillestrøm; series of lecturers in modernism and contemporary art
Scholarship/Grants/prices.
Since 2006; Annual guaranteed income from the Norwegian State 2007: Norwegian Culture Council, project – support,
2005; Vederlagsfondet, project support
2001-2003; 3 year Annual artist’s scholarship, State of Norway 2002; Norwegian Culture Council, project – support,
2000; Vederlagsfondet, project support
1999; The Norwegian State, travel grant
1998; Vederlagsfondet, project support
1997; Vederlagsfondet, project support
1995; Norwegian Culture Council, project – support 1993; The Norwegian Culture – Fund, exhibition – grant
Public Collections:
2013 Gardermoen VIP terminal 2012 The National Museum 2010 The National Museum 2005 Norwegian Culture Council 2001 Oslo Municipality
1999. Kunst på arbeidsplassen 1998 Norwegian Culture Council 1998. Trondheim Municipality 1992. Norwegian Culture Council
Other art-related activity;
Member of the Jury, National Automne Exhibition 2008
Member of the board, Oslo Art Association 2002-2008
Member of Resource-group for IKM ( InterCulturalMuseum) Oslo, since 2005.
Memberships:
UKS, NBK, NBF