Anne-Lise Stenseth
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C.V. Anne Lise Stenseth 
Born 1959 Florø, Norway
Studio:  Ljansbrukveien 4, 1250 Oslo, Norway
Postal adress: Grensestien 48a, 1251 Oslo, Norway 
Mobile: +47 926 44 156   
Email:  alstenseth@gmail.com         

EDUCATION
2014-16    The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Creative Writing I-II
2005          Manuscript writing with Lars Daniel Krutzkoff Jacobsen
2003          Norwegian Network for Technology, Acustic and Music, Summerschool
2000          Oslo National Academy of the Arts, Interdiciplinary project and workshop. “The Role of the Arts in Investigating Conflicts”
1989-94    Oslo National Academy of the Arts
1984-86    Westerdahls School of Communication, Oslo
1980-83    Bergen National Academy of the Arts, Department of Specialized Art, Ceramics
         - 81    West Surrey College of Art, England


SOLO EXHIBITIONS/SCREENING
2024        Fredrikstad Kunstforening
2024        Kongsberg Kunstforening
2023        Kunsthuset Kabuso 

2021        Atelier Nord, Screening from Videoarkivet, "Harvest" 1999
2017        Atopia Kunstlab, Oslo
2015        Kongsvinger Kunstforening, Norway
2015        Titanikas, Vilnius Art Academy, Lithuania, "Anne Lise Stenseth - Selected video works 2008-14"
2015        Nida Art Colony, ”Detour”, screening
2014        The Writers House of Georgia / Center of Contemporary Art, Tbilisi, "Qvela peri - Ara peri", 
2013        Fjaler Kino, Dale i Sunnfjord, ”Detour”
2013        Voss Kino, Voss, ”Detour”
2013        Banksmidja, Voss
2011        Førde Traditional And World Music Festival, Norway, Festival Artist 
2011        Sogn og Fjordane Museum of Fine Art, Norway, “The Kiss And Waste Project” V15 (4 and 1 channel video projection and 3 flat screen
                installation)
2010        "Re:Imagining Cultural Space", Orionteatern, Stockholm. International conference and lab on the policy and practice of flexible art spaces and 
                 cultural organisations in Europe.“The Kiss and Waste Project” V14 (3 channel video projection and 3 flat screen installation)
2010        "SEAS X  Batumi", Batumi Drama Theatre, Georgia. “The Kiss and Waste Project” V12 (2 channel video projection and 3 flat screen installation)
2010        "Arts and Urban Re-Invention" - Conference, Kings College, University of Aberdeen.
                “The Kiss and Waste Project” V10 (3 channel video projection and 3 flat screen installation)
2010        "Florø 150 år", Florø Amfi, drawing, photography, videoinstallation
2009        "Re:vizje/Re:visions´09", 1500m2, Warsaw, Poland, “The Kiss and Waste Project” V9 (5 and 1 channel video projection and flat screen                                 installation)
                 Curator: Agnieszka Wlazel
2009        Exservicemens Club, Skegness, England (11 channel video projection and flat screen installation),“The Kiss and Waste Project” V8   
2009        Tromsø Kunstforening, Tromsø, Norway (6 channel video projection installation, and 10 channel video projection and flat screen installation), 
                “The Kiss and Waste Project” V7
2009        Gothenburg City Museum, Sweden (8 channel video projection and flat screen installation), “The Kiss and Waste Project” V6
2009        Toldkammeret, Helsingør, Denmark (7 channel video projection and flat screen installation), “The Kiss and Waste Project” V5    
2009        Depo, Istanbul, Turkey (7 channel video projection and flat screen installation), “The Kiss and Waste Project” V4
2008        Bulgarian Cultural Center, Odessa, Ukraine (5 channel video projection and flat screen installation),“The Kiss and Waste Project”V3
2008        City Gallery, Balchik, Bulgaria (5 channel video projection and flat screen installation), ”The Kiss and Waste Project” V2
2008        Mangalia Art Gallery, Mangalia, Romania (5 channel video projection and flat screen installation), ”The Kiss and Waste Project” V1
2008        Galleri Brandstrup, Oslo, Norway (single channel video projection and flat screen installation, drawing)
2006        Galleri Ram, Oslo, Norway, “Something About Wapke, - circumsatances and incidents in the life of a Dutch artist”, (single channel video
                projection installation)
2005        IKM, International Cultural Center and Museum, Oslo, Anne Lise Stenseth-Leif Gaute Staurland “Get a grip, this is not exactly a Birthday
​                Party..”,  (3 channel video projection and monitor installation)
2003        Stensersen Museum, Oslo, Norway. “Videoworks”*, (video projections and monitor installation)
2001        Bergen Kunsthall, Norway. “Birdess”, (3 channel video projection installation)
1999        Haugar Vestfold Artmuseum*, Tønsberg, Norway (video projection installation, photography)
1998        The Coastal Museum in Sogn og Fjordane, Flørø, Norway, “My Farm”*, (photography)
1997        Arendal Kunstforening, Norway “Trisomy 21”, (installation, objects, photography)
1997        Sogn og Fjordane Artcenter, Førde, Norway. “My Farm”*, (photography, installation, objects)
1996        Galleri F-15, Moss, Norway, Horror Vacui**, (installation, objects, sound)         

GROUP EXHIBITIONS/OTHER
2022        The 135th Autumn Exhibition, Kunstnernes Hus
2021        Sogn og Fjordane Museum of Fine Art, Norway, "Mønstring"
2021        Romeriksutstillingen
2021        Radio Tenthouse, Episode 48, “The Room”
2020        Coast Contemporary, Hovedøya Kunstsal
2019        Ord og Sted, Skjolden, Sogn og Fjordane
2018        Munchs hus, Haugar Vestfold Kunstmuseum
2018        Between the lines, Kunstnernes svar på #MeToo, Kunsthøgskolen i Oslo, Kunstakademiet.
2018        Heimeyrkeskulen og kunsten, Førdehuset
2018        Oslo Open, screening
2017        Minimalen Kortfilmfestival 29. Retrospective: Film & Video Art in Norway, 1990-2000
2016        Fotogalleriet, Oslo, "Its Cloud Illusions I Recall”
2016        "Curators Vacation", Skule, Solund
2016        Vestlandsutstillingen, Kabuso, Kube, Sogn og Fjordane kunstmuseum, Stavanger Kunsthall
2016         Kraft, Bergen, Florø Samfunnshus, Deichmanske Bibliotek, Tøyen,  "Replanted Identity" - tour
2015        Steinkjer Kunstforening, "Dansen gjennom skuggeheimen"
2015        Le Garage, Saint Nazaire, France, "Replanted Identity"
2015        Sogn og Fjordane Museum of Fine Art, Norway
2015       "Replanted Identity" Biennale Internationale Design Saint Etienne, France
2014        TIME is Love.7,  The Invisible Line Gallery, London. International Video Art Program.  
                Galerie TALMART Paris.  Pink Gallery, Seoul.  Vovatanya Gallery, Kharkiv, Ukraine.  PHOTON - Centre for Contemporary Photography, Slovenia
2013       Tromsø Kunstforening/Tromsø Centre for Contemporary Art, Tre filmer om arbeid/Three films about labour. http://www.tromsokunstforening.no
2013       Charlottenborg Kunsthal, Copenhagen, Denmark. Spring Exhibition
2012       "KUNSTsf2012", Sogn og Fjordane Museum Of Fine Art, Norway
2012       "Vevringutstillinga", Norway
2012       Getting To You Tidende, http://gettingtoyoutidende.wordpress.com/  Curator: Lars Sture
2012       "200 Voices", Visiting Arts, London,  http://www.visitingarts.org.uk/content/anne-lise-stenseth   
2012       Artwiki, http://artwiki.org/Anne_Lise_Stenseth , 7th Berlin Biennale for Contemporary Art - open platform for artists to share artist biographies as                   a  free and open historiography for contemporary art. 
2011        "Shifts", videoscreening at Annexet, Intercult Stockholm, Sweden
2011        Screening selected videos from "The Kiss And Waste Project", Førde Kino, Lisjesalen.
2010        "Artisterium 3", 3rd Tbilisi International Contemporary Art Exhibition and art Events, Karvasla, Tbilisi, Georgia. “The Kiss and Waste Project” V13 
                (flat screen installation)
2010        SEAS Xpedition in Turkey; Istanbul, Akçakoça, Ûnye, Camlihemsin, Hopa. “The Kiss and Waste Project” V11 (videoprojection, public space)
2009        Re:vizje/Re:visions´09,  PKIN, Warsaw, Poland. Curator: Agnieszka Wlazel
2008        Royal Scottish Academy, ”The North Sea Project”, Edinburgh, Scotland.
2008        Rogaland Artcenter, Stavanger, Norway, ”The North Sea Project”
2008        Galleri Attic Salt, Edinburgh, Scotland
2008        Festival International de Film et Video de Creation, ”Media Art in Norway Today”, Beirut, Lebanon. Curator Per Platou. 
2007        Black/North Seas Gathering, Odessa, Ukraine (Artist Project Presentation and Conference) Organized by Intercult, Sweden http://www.seas.se/
2006 -      “Bibliobox”, Travelling Archive. BRITAIN: Oswestry, Lancaster University. GERMANY: Baruth/Mark, Land Brandenburg. IRELAND, Carrick-on-                      Shannon.  NETHERLANDS: Okkenbroek, Overijssel, Ericastraat 8 in Rotterdam, Amersfoort, LOKO 06, Hardenberg, Overijssel and more.                          http://www.bibliobox.org/
2006        Rogaland Artcenter, Stavanger, Norway, Stenseth&Staurland
2006        Kosovo Art Gallery, Pristhina, Stenseth&Staurland
2006        Liverpool Biennial Independents 06, England. ”Sinking Towards Wishy Mountain”*, The Royal Standard, Stenseth&Staurland
2006        Moss Bryggeri Utstillingshall, Norway, Projectroom 93 - 06
2005        Museum Folkwang, Essen, Germany. "Useful, cute, collected. The Photographed Animal"
2005        Berwick Film & Media Arts Festival, Crossing Borders, Berwick upon Tweed, England
2005        Galleri Seilduken, Oslo. “Vincent Lunge XV”, 30 artists celebrating The 15. anniversary of The Institute of Vincent Lunge, Stenseth&Staurland
2004        “Borders - A Journey and a Café”, Kirkenes, Norway
2004        Norwegian Images, Oslo City Hall/Galleri Brandstrup
2004        Femmina International Film Festival, Verdal, Norway, “Teddy Bear”
2003        Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin,  “Rest in Space”*
2003        “Migration”, a Barents art project 2003, Touring exhibition in the Barents region, (Norway, Sweden, Finland, Russia)*
2003        Galleri ASK, Åsgårdstrand, with L.G. Staurland
2003        Bomuldsfabriken, Arendal, Artists Books**
2002        Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo, “Rest in Space”*
2002        Kunst Messe Köln, represented by Galleri Brandstrup
2002        Manifesta Archive, Manifesta 4, European Biennial of Contemporary Art, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
2002        Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo, “Stunt Club”*
2001        Galleri F 15. “Who says seeing only happens with the eyes”*
2001        TENT, Rotterdam. “Who says seeing only happens with the eyes”*. http://www.wssohwte.net
2001        Preuss Museum, “Fokus”
2001        Galleri Brandstrup, Oslo, “Birdess”
2001        Tromsø Kunstforening, “Harvest”, “Birdess”
2001        The Fringe, Hong Kong, “Star Alliance City Festival”
2000        Centro Cultural Borges, Buenos Aires, Argentina. “The Norwegian Weeks, Contemporary Photography from Norway”
2000        “Foodart, places and between”, Site-spesific project in boat terminals from Bergen to Stavanger
2000        Alta Mueum, Bodø Kunstforening, Atelier Lofoten, Svolvær, Mo i Rana Kunstforening “Tales of the expected – stories from the real”,
2000        “1. International Art Triennal”, Petrozavodsk, Russia
1999        The Norwegian Short Film Festival, Grimstad, “Harvest”
1999        Oslo Kunstforening, “Status Oslo 1000/2000”
1999        Bomuldsfabriken, Arendal
1999        Tallin Art Hall, “Suitcases”*
1998        Stenersen Museum, Oslo. “Colour between Art and Science”*
1998        Momentum, Nordic festival of contemporary art. “Art in Public Space.”
1998        Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo, Fellessentralen - Norsk Kunstproduksjon i 90-årene*
1997        Canberra Contemporary Artspace, “Alikeness”*
1997        NIFCA, Helsinki. “Nordica”*
1997        UKS, Oslo, “The Other Art”*
1997        Gothenburg Art Museum. “22 artists from Oslo”
1997        Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo. “e~on, the future is your friend”
1997        Center for Contemporary Photography, Melborne, Australia, “Alikeness”*
1996        Zoolounge, Oslo. “Not yet Titled”
1986        Arken Museum of Modern Art, Denmark, “Borealis 8, The Scream”*
1996        Central House of Artists, Moskva. “Maybe no Problem”*
1996        Galleria Medium, Bratislava, Slovakia*
1996        International Artist Center, Poznan, Polen. “Signed, Sealed, Sold” 
1995       "Vevringutstillinga", Norway
1995        Trondheim Kunstforening. “The Doctor and The Patient”*
1995        “DIXI - a presentation of 34 emerging artists”*, Oslo
1995        "In The League",  Galleri Heer,  Oslo 
1995        Galleri OTTO PLONK, Bergen, “OMO Sapiens Project – Vanitas”, and “OMO Sapiens Exorbit +”.
1995        Norwegian Russian Artcenter (NRKS)*, “House of Difference” -Touring  Murmansk, Moskva, St.Petersburg, Oslo
1994        Galleri Struts,Oslo, “Doll with Downs Syndrome”
1994        PiG, Prosjekt i Gamlebyen, Oslo, “My Art Belongs to Daddy”,  Anne Lise Stenseth, Anne Grethe Thoresen
1994        Norwegian Russian Artcenter (NRKS), Kirkenes, Norway
1993-95   NUKE COLLECTION* Swedish National Touring Exhibitions, Sweden, Finland, Norway, Estland, Italy
1992        Gothenburg Art Museum, "Tiden / Time"
        
PROJECTS/other
2020        “Photography Bound: …” Moderator, panel om Nordic Funding.
2014       "Replanted Identity", Florø, Norway. Workshop. Organiser: Ralston & Bau, Transplant
2004       “Borders”, journey and workshop Sevettijärvi, Neiden, Murmansk, Kirkenes, Curator: Pikene på Broen.        
2000       “The Arts as an Arena for Investigating Conflicts”. Further education project. Cooperation between visual arts, theatre and dance. 
                 Participating artists from Oslo, Belgrade and Pristina
1998-99   DETOX  - (Electronic Art) National Touring Exhibitions, Norway (The project group: Christian Bjørnæs, Kate Pendry, Ståle Stenslie, Anne Lise                      Stenseth)
1996-97   Project coordinator for Oslo International Colour Conference 8.-11. oct 1998, "Colour between Art and Science* 
                (Organisers: Institute of Colour, The Oslo National Academy of the Arts and Norsk fargeforum)
1996        [a:t] art & technology* Norway,  Curator: Anne Lise Stenseth, Leif Gaute Staurland
1995        DIXI - a presentation of 34 emerging artists* (Curator: Anne Lise Stenseth, Karl Hansen, Anne Grethe Thoresen)
        
ARTIST RESIDENCE
2020-21  Kvam Bygdemuseum Storeteigen (Hardanger and Voss Museum)
2015       Nida Art Colony, Nida, Lithuania
2014       Center of Contemporary Art Tbilisi, Georgia
2007       Edinburgh and Nairn, Scotland connected to a show at The Royal Scottish Academy, Rogaland Artcenter and Stavanger 2008 in 2008
2005/6    Metal, Liverpool, Residency connected to the “Liverpool Biennial 2006”
2004       Kirkenes, Norway. Residency connected to the “Borders”, journey and workshop Sevettijärvi, Neiden, Murmansk, Kirkenes
2001       Duende, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Residency connected to the show “Who Says Seeing Only Happens With The Eyes”*
2001       Hafnarfjördur, Island. Nordic Institute of Contemporary Art (NIFCA) residency programme, july-august 2001.        
1994       The Norwegian-Russian Artcenter, Kirkenes, Norway. NRKS-residency programme march-may 1994.
* catalogue, publication, www, ** artist book

Videography: 1999-2021:
"Whispering Walls", 2023, 33:03 min.
"Pessimistic Cardinal Principles", 2021, 49:53 min.
"Yakamoz - når månen speglar seg i vatn" 2018, 47 min.
"Ljoske / Gleam Of Light" 2015, 19 min
"Suspended Dust", v.1 2014-15, 25 min
"Notes on Political Economy", 2014, 19 min       
"Detour", 2012, 47 min

"The Kiss and Waste Project", 2008-2011:
"Lizzie, Florence, Pearl, Tanya, Lily And Martha. ...", 2011, 15 min
"The Letter, The Donkey And The Woman", 2009, 16 min
"The Workshop" 2009, 40 min
"I Am A Refugee, No Doubt!, 2009, 19 min
"Now, Right Now, Yet Still", 2009, 10 min
"There Is A Small Balcony On The Bedroom Side", 2009, 7 min
"One, Two, Three, Mangalia!", 2008,15 min.
"A Letter Home", 2008, 21 min
"Norway Fjords Studio/The Song", 2008, 20 min
"The Letter Form Odessa", 2008, 18 min
"Efrosina, Sofia, Varna", 2008, 7 min
"Antoaneta", 2008, 18 min
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"The Couple", 2007, 2 min
"Sketch for a Short Film in Black and White", 2008, 8 min.
"Whiteness", 2008, 3 min.
"Something about Wapke - circumstances and incidents in the life of a Dutch artist., 2006, 27 min.
"Borders of Paradise - from Shades of Blue to Black, White, Pink or Purple.", 2006, 23 min
"Earth! - because I sit here like this.", 2006, 4.30 min
"Get a grip, this is not exactly a Birthday Party!..'. ",  2005, 25 min
"City Birds", Triptych, 2003. Part 1: 13:47 min, part 2:  08:20 min, part 3: 11:19 min
"Teddy Bear", 2003, 12 min
"Birdess", 2001, 23 min
"Harvest", 1999, 11min

Teaching/lectures/workshops / Undervisning, kurs, forelesning:
2021         KHiO, Kunsthøsskolen i Oslo, Kunstfag, sensor på masterstudiet
2019         Oslo Met, ”Bevegelige bilder” KD2
2018         HIOA - Høgskolen i Oslo og Akershus, ”Bevegelige bilder” KD2
KHiO, Kunsthøsskolen i Oslo, Kunstfag, ”Writing Practice”
2017         HIOA - Høgskolen i Oslo og Akershus, ”Bevegelige bilder” KD2
KHiO, Kunsthøsskolen i Oslo, Kunstfag, sensor på masterstudiet
2016         KHiO, Kunsthøsskolen i Oslo, Kunstfag, sensor på masterstudiet
HIOA - Høgskolen i Oslo og Akershus, ”Bevegelige bilder” KD2
2015         Universitet i Tromsø, Kunstakademiet, presentasjon av egne arbeider
2014         KIR - Kunstskolen i Rogaland, Kurs i video
2013         Stiftelsen 3,14, ”Artist-talk” - presentasjon av prosjektet ”Qvela peri – Ara peri”
2013         Faglig Forum, Sogn og Fjordane Kunstmuseum, presentasjon av L. Bourgeois i regi av BKSF
2011-12   KHiO - Kunsthøgskolen i Oslo, ”The Oslo Kabul Art Experiment” – prosjektleder for utvekslingsprosjekt mellom studenter og kunstnere fra KHiO og Center for Contemporary Art Afghanistan.
2012         Nordland kunst og filmfagskole, sensor ved kunstavdelingen, avgangsutstilling
2011         KHiO - Kunsthøsskolen i Oslo, Kunstfag, forelesning, ”The Oslo Kabul Art Experiment”
2011         KIR-Kunstskolen i Rogaland, Veiledning og oppfølging av årsutstilling med 1 kl. studenter.
2010         KIR-Kunstskolen i Rogaland, Veiledning og oppfølging av avgangsutstilling med 2 kl. studenter.
2009         KIR-Kunstskolen i Rogaland, Kurs i video
2008         KHiO, Kunstfag avd. tekstil, gjestelærer med prosjektet ”Portretter og arkiver, en rundtur i individuell, kollektiv og fiktiv hukommelse”
2008         KIR-Kunstskolen i Rogaland, Kurs i video, intensjon og digitale medier.
2007         Kunstnerpresentasjon, ”The Kiss and Waste Project”, BLACK/NORTH SEAS gatering Odessa, Ukraine, Arrangør: Intercult Sverige, http://www.seas.se/
2007         Nordland kunst og filmfagskole, hovedlærer ved kunstavdelingen, vårsemester 2007
2009,07,06,05          KHIB-Kunsthøgskolen i Bergen, sensor på master og bachelorstudiet
2005,04   KHIB-Kunsthøgskolen i Bergen, sensor hovedfagstudiet, Avdeling for spesialisert
kunst, seksjon for fotografi.
2005,04   Nordland Kunst og Filmfagskole, Kurs i Idé/intensjon/metode, oppfølging og veiledning
2003,06   KIR-Kunstskolen i Rogaland, Kurs i Video og Datagrafikk - ”Artist Books”
2001-02   KHIO-Kunsthøgskolen i Oslo, KHiO, avd. Statens Kunstakademi (20%)
1997         Workshopleder for "Den andre kunsten", i regi av UKS og KHIO, Etterutdanning for kunstnere (med Leif Eriksson,S)
1996-97   KHIO-Kunsthøgskolen i Oslo. Prosjektkoordinator for "Oslo International Colour Conference" 8.-11. oct 1998, ”Colour between Art and Science* (Arrangert av : Kunsthøgskolen i Oslo, Institutt for farge og Norsk fargeforum) (50 %)
1995         "Tekst og bilde" - Temakveld på UKS, panelinnlegg
1994-d.d.Presentasjon av egne arbeider ved KHiO, KHiB, Nordisk Kunstnarsenter, Dale, Kunstakademiet i Tromsø, Nordland Kunst og filmfagskole, Kunstskolen i Rogaland, og Robert Meyer Fotokunstskole.

Collections / representations:
Sogn og Fjordane Museum of Fine Art, Sørlandets Kunstmuseum, Haugar Artmuseum, Preuss Museum, Videoarkivet, Nam – The National Museum,  Riksutställningar Sverige, Göteborgs Konstmuseum, Kunst på arbeidsplassen, Kunst i skolen, Akershus Municipality
           
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