Screenings |
2024 | Gdańsk Shakespeare Theater, Pantarei, "River Meditations" |
2023 | Geiranger Light Festival: «Disturbing Nature”, IstadPacini ArtLab Kunst rett Vest, artist open studio, group show Fornenu, «Disturbing Nature”, IstadPacini ArtLab |
2022 | Elvelangs Light Festival in Oslo: «Disturbing Nature ”, IstadPacini ArtLab KRONA Romsdalsmuseet, Molde: “Marine Debris», «Deep Surface», «Rivermeditations», «Found object, Stavern» |
2020-21 | Fundação Dom Luis in Cascais, Portugal: 2 videoes: INNER & OUTER, Istad Art. Traveling SUN, IstadPacini. Biennial Art Foundation of Cerveira, Portugal: Video: Plastic Queen, Guerrilla Plastic Movement, 2 video portraits of Pippip Ferner and Christine Istad. |
2019 | FECIP-2019, 3° Portoviejo Film Festival in Ecuador. Video: Hong Kong - Wan Chai. 8th International Video Art Festival of Camagüey. Video: Window Shopping (Japan). Oslo Central Train Station, Norway, Mesén. Video: Solar (Italy). |
2018 | Nordisk Panorama, Malmø, Sweden. Video «The Sky Comes With You». Nordic Film Fest 2018 at Villa Borghese, Rome, Italy. Artists from Circolo Scandinavo: "HK Wan Chai", "Solar", "Mist" and "Car Crash". San Diego, The Sixth International Marine Debris Conference: "The Plastic Queen" |
2017 | Gallery Semmingsen, Norway. video: "The Fountainhead, The Dragon Fly, Larence & Lindsey". Public Art Screen, Stavanger : video: “Ito, Solar, No title and HK-WanChai”. |
2016 | Louisiana Art&Science Museum, ”Sun Light/Star Light”, video: Traveling SUN; IstadPacini Video installation: “Spectra Emotion”, Elvelangs Oslo, Wøllo and IstadPacini |
2015 | Henie Onstad Art Center, Norway, video: Traveling SUN, IstadPacini Rjukan Culture House, Norway, video: Traveling SUN, IstadPacini Bærum Kunsthall: "Hong Kong - Wan Chai". Winner of Great Lakes Film Festival, best experimental: "Hong Kong - Wan Chai". Factory Light Festival, Slemmestad, Norway: "Spectra Emotion" with Pacini and Wøllo. Kunstverein Ingan, Gallery Greusslich, Berlin, Germany: "HONG KONG - Wan Chai". 27. Minimalen Short Film Festival, Trondheim, Norway: "Hong Kong - Wan Chai". Bærum Culture House, Trippeldans, video: "BEHIND GREEN". 6th International Videoart Festival of Camagüey, Cuba, video: "HONG KONG - Wan Chai". NOoSPHERE Arts, New York, video: "HONG KONG - Wan Chai". International experimental video-art festival, The Ferry Gallery, Bangkok, video: "HONG KONG - Wan Chai". |
2014 | Galleri Semmingsen, Norway: “HONG KONG - Wan Chai”, - "High Rise” and - "Red Waters” Henie Onstad Art Center, Norway, video: Traveling SUN, IstadPacini Kunst rett Vest, Norway, video: SOLAR Bærum Art Society, Norway: BREATH OUT MORPHOS - Sustainable Empires, Palazzo Albrizzi in Venice Italy: HERSELF MARTE - Feria de Arte Contemporáneo de Castellón (Spain): HERSELF Kunstgalleriet Stavanger, Norway: SOLAR Museo de Almería, Spain, International ArtExpo: HERSELF Phillips Collection, Wachington DC, USA, video: Traveling SUN, IstadPacini Marres, House for Contemporary Culture Maastricht, The Nederlands, video: Traveling SUN, IstadPacini |
2013 | Minimalen Short Film Festival, Norway, video: CAR CRASH International ArtExpo, Bari, Italy, video: BEHIND GREEN 100% Norway Dray Walk Gallery, 100%Norway, London Design Festival, video: Traveling SUN, IstadPacini Tromsø Art Hall, video: Traveling SUN, IstadPacini |
2012 | Tromsø Art Society, Norway, video installation: LIGHT & DARK Tromsø Art Hall, video: Traveling SUN, IstadPacini Verdensteateret Tromsø, Norway, video: IDENTITY Bærum Art Society, Norway, video installation: COLD BLOOD Nord-Trøndelag Region Gallery, Norway, video installation with Lisa Pacini and Erik Wøllo: SPECTRA EMOTIONS and WATERFALLS |
2011 | Zoellner Arts Center, PA, USA, video installation with Lisa Pacini and Erik Wøllo: SPECTRA EMOTIONS Oslo Central Station, Norway; Rom for Kunst, video: “TIME – in hundred years everything is forgotten” |
2009 | Gallery Trafo, Norway, video: SPEED PULSE, SPECTRA EMOTIONS and SHOREN-JI |
2008 | Høstutstillingen; Oslo, Stavanger, Tromsø, video: KYOTO TO TOKYO Bærum Art Society, Norway, video: SIBIR Art Center Møre & Romsdal, Moldejazz, video: ITO and MIST Folk Museum, Moldejazz, Norway, video: SHOREN-JI Henie Onstad Art Center, Norway, video installation with Vigdis Storsveen and Mathilde Viddal: FROZEN LANDSCAPE |
2006 | Gallery Statskleiv, Bø, Norway, video: THE KISS and NO TITLE (vasp) |
2005 | Bærum Art Society, Norway, video: VOLTE |
2004 | Bergen Art Hall, Landmark, Norway, video: NO TITLE (vasp)
Høstutstillingen, Oslo, Norway, video: NO TITLE (vasp) Oslo Art Society, Norway, video installation: FROM THE KITCHEN |
2003 | Art Center Møre og Romsdal, Norway, video: THE KISS Bærum Culture house, Norway, video: THE KISS Boa Gallery, Oslo, Norway, video: FROM TUNISIA Lommedalen Church, Norway, video: CLOSED DOORS |
2002 | Tønsberg Art Society, Norway, video: THE CAT FRITJOF and PORTRAITS OF 9 DOGS |
2001 | Molde Art Society, Norway, video: FROM THE KITCHEN Museum of Hamar, Norway, video: CLOSED DOORS Museum, Trondheim, Norway, video: CLOSED DOORS |
1999 | Telemark Regional Gallery, Notodden, Norway, video: MARIA |
1998 | Art Center Møre og Romsdal, Norway, video: MARIA |
Education |
1985-1987 | Westerdals School of Communication, Oslo |
1984-1985 | Parsons School of Design, New York |
1984 | Examen Philosophicum, UiO |
1982-1983 | Strykejernet Maleskole, art school, Oslo, Norway |
1981-1982 | Manger folkehøgskole, art school, Norway |
Solo show |
2024 | "After Fall" Gallery Semmingsen, Oslo |
2022 | "Deep Surface", KRONA, Romsdalsmuseet, Molde, Norway. 24th of February - 8th of May. |
2020 | "Delirious Metropol", Gallery Semmingsen |
2017 | "Interconnections" Galleri Svae |
2017 | "Skylife Dissolved" Galleri Semmingsen |
2014 | "Made in Hong Kong" Gallery Semmingsen, Norway |
2014 | "Insight Outsight" Kunstgalleriet, Stavanger, Norway |
2011 | "Øyeblikkets kvalitet" Bærum Kulturhus |
2011 | "Fotografier" Galleri Allmenningen, Bergen Norway |
2010 | "Speed Pulse/City Pulse" Galleri Trafo, Norway |
2009 | "Breath in – Breath out" Galleri Semmingsen, Oslo, Norway |
2009 | "Abstractions" Kunstgalleriet, Stavanger, Norway |
2009 | "Something Between" Art Museum KUBE, Ålesund, Norway |
2008 | "Toki" Molde International Jazzfestival, festival artist |
2005 | "Elevator" Henie Onstad Art Center, Norway |
2003 | Gallery BOA, Oslo, Norway |
2001 | Molde Art Society, Norway |
2000 | Tønsberg Art Society, Norway |
2000 | Fotohuset, Gøteborg, Sweden |
1999 | Galleri NK, Lillehammer and Oslo, Norway |
Juried group shows |
2017 | Novemberutstillingen, Kongsberg Kunstforening |
2016, 13, 10, 09, 07, 06, 01, 98 | Østlandsutstillingen |
2008, 04 | Statens Høstutstilling |
2004, 01 | Vestlandsutstillingen |
Group shows |
2024 | Rosvoll Prestegård, Nordmørsmusa. photo Istad Art, woodcut Lars Chr. Istad and Klart Glass Oslo Negativ, Gallery Semmingsen, photo by Istad Art |
2023 | "Residence 2023" at Patrick Huse Temporary Studio Gallery, Vinstra Norway |
2022 | Oslo Negativ, photo festival, by Møller Collection, The Old Library in Oslo Bærumsutstillingen, juried group show, Bærum Art Hall |
2021 | As far as my Eyes can Sea – The Expedition Exhibition Art Rev Ocean. Bomuldsfabriken Art Hall, Arendal, Norway |
2020-2021 | Open Space, Fundação Dom Luis in Cascais, Portugal |
2020 | Biennial Art Foundation of Cerveira, Portugal. IstadFerner, Guerrilla Plastic Movement |
2019 | Open Space, TFK, Trondheim Art Society |
2018 | Open Space: Bryne Kunstforening H.A. Isdahl, L. Pacini, M. K. Lalim, C. Istad, |
2017 | ’Novemberutstillingen’, Kongsberg Kunstforening |
2016 | "Sun Light/Star Light", Louisiana Art&Science Museum, USA |
2016 | "Every Thing Else is too Narrow". Bærum Kunsthall with AK Senstad and AM Staurset |
2015 | "Traveling SUN" Arctic Circle Assembly, Reykjavik, Iceland |
2014 | ’Winter Anti Depression Show’ Marres Maastricht, The Nederlands |
2014 | International ArtExpo at Museo de Almería, Spain |
2013, 12, 09, 08, 07, 05, 04 | Bærum Art Society, Norway |
2013 | 'LNM uten maling' gruppeutstilling |
2013 | Liquid Borders, International ArtExpo, Bari, italy |
2012 | "Rommet mellom" Open Space, Art Museum Nord-Trøndelag, Norway |
2012 | "Lost Garden", Henie Onstad Art Center |
2012 | "Exit In" by Open Space at Tromsø Center for Contemporary Art, Tromsø |
2011 | "Open Space" at Main Art Gallery, Zoellner Arts Center, PA, USA |
2010, 07, 04, 02 | Galleri Semmingsen, Oslo, Norway |
2009 | ”Frozen Landscape” Igreja de São Vicente, Évora, Portugal |
2009 | "Art Video Exhange" Raulandsutstillinga 2009 |
2008 | "Frozen Landscape" Henie Onstad Art Center, Norway |
2005 | "Identitet", KUBE Art Museum, Ålesund, Norway |
2004 | Regional Art Center, Møre og Romsdal, Norway |
2004 | Oslo Fine Art Society, Norway |
2004 | "Video 2004" Bergen Kunsthall, Landmark |
2004 | "Video 2004" Bergen Kunsthall, Landmark |
2001 | Tønsberg Art Society, Norway |
1999 | Telemark Fylkesgalleri, Notodden, Norway |
1998 | Regional Art Center, Møre og Romsdal, Norway |
Artist Residences | Study Trips |
2023 | Skåbu Artist Residence. Group show: "Residence 2023" PHT; Studio Gallery Vinstra, Norway |
2022 | Skåbu Artist Residence, Norway |
2021 | NOTAM Oslo, video and sound stdio |
2018 | Study trip to Japan |
2019 | Study trip USA, San Fransisco, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, support Ingrid Lindbäck Langaards Stiftelse |
2017 | Studies in Rome, Italy - artist in residence at Circolo Scandinavo. |
2016-17 | USA - Two study trips; from Miami to New York and from Chicago to Detroit, support Ingrid Lindbäck Langaards Stiftelse |
2014 | Study trip to Hong Kong |
2006-2009 | Culture and language studies in Japan. 6 travels including a Pilgrimage at Shikoku Island for 6 weeks. With support from The National Work Grants for artists, 3 years. |
Grants |
2024 | After Fall solo show - BKH - The Relief Fund for Visual Artists |
2023 | Sparebankstiftelsen NordVest til Plastarken, Guerrilla Plastic Movement |
2021 | KiN, Kunstsentrene i Norge, Regional project support |
2020 | The Association of Norwegian Visual Artists (NBK) |
2020 | Grant from The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Lisbon |
2019 | Ingrid Lindbäck Langgaard Stiftelse |
2019 | Guerrilla Plastic Movement from Art Council Norway |
2017 - | BKH - The Relief Fund for Visual Artists |
2016 | Ingrid Lindbäck Langgaard Stiftelse |
2014 | Work Grant for artists, NBK, 1 year |
2012 | Art Council Norway, Exhibition Grant, Kulturrådet, Open Space |
2011 | Project Grant, Ingrid Lindbäck Langaard stiftelse |
2010 | Grant from NBK - Norwegian Visual Artists Association |
2010 | Art Council Norway |
2010 | Art Council Norway, project DeFence |
2010 | Open Space, grant from NBK - Norwegian Visual Artists Association |
2009 | Japan Sasakawa Foundation, travel grant |
2007 | Project Support, Norwegian Photography Fund, FFF |
2007 | Art Council Norway, Exhibition Grant, Kulturrådet |
2006 | The National Work Grants for artists, 3 years |
2005 | Grant from NBK - Norwegian Visual Artists Association |
2002 | Art Council Norway |
2001 | Minestry of Culture and Church Affairs |
Collections |
2021 | Rev Ocean Collection |
2022 | Art Collection Drammen Kommune |
2014 | Gjensidige, Norway |
2013 | Bærum Idrettspark |
2013 | University of Oslo, Norway |
2012 | The Ministry of Education, SuperOffice, Antibac, Kluge Attorneys at law. |
2011 | LUAG Collection, Lehigh University Art Galleries/Museum Operation, PA, USA |
2011 | Bærum Kommunes Art Collection |
2011 | The Norwegian Prime Minister's Office |
2010, 09 | KUBE Art Museum, Ålesund, Norway |
2010 | Moldebadet, Public Building and Rica Seilet Hotel, Molde, Norway |
2009 | Stokke Møbler |
2008 | REC Group |
2007 | Statistisk Sentralbyrå, BW Offshore and Gjøvik Videregående Skole |
2004 | KORO, National Foundation for Art in Public Buildings |
2003 | Klaveness A. F. & Co, Verdipapirsentralen and Domstolsadministrasjonen |
2002 | Bærum Kommunes Art Collection |
1998 | Molde Stadion |
Commission work |
2024-25 | SNR, Sjukehuset i Nordmøre og Romsdal, Kulturbyrået Mesén, photography |
2021 | Hjorth Advokater (law firm), photography x 2 |
2021 | Rev Ocean, photography x 4 |
2017 | Clarkssons Platou, Oslo, photography x 4 |
2017 | Kronarb Eiendom AS, Oslo, 1 photography |
2016 | Norges Bank, photography x 5 |
2016 | Kronarb Eiendom AS, Vika Oslo, photo installation, |
2016 | "Traveling SUN" KORO at National Library in Mo i Rana, Norway |
2015 | Oslo Kommune, Jarbakken barnehage, photo and painting |
2014 | St. Olavs Hospital KORO, Trondheim, Norway, photography x 2 |
2014 | Norges Varemesse, photography |
2012 | SuperOffice, Oslo Norway, photo installation |
Articles |
2019 | 100 Norwegian Photographers, by Ina Otzko. |
2012 | Rom for kunst 2001-2011, Kulturbyrådet Mesén |
2011 | "KUNST", av Mona Vaagen |
2010 | "KunstForum" av André Gali |
2005 | "Prisma" Henie Onstad Art Center, by curator Benedicte Sunde |
2000 | "Fotografi" and "Kunst for Alle" by Morten Løberg |
Projects |
2016 - | Guerrilla Plastic Movement, six artist activists fighting plastic pollution with beach cleaning and making performances, installations, costumes, scenographies, workshops and more. |
2016-2017 | "Fornebu - Traces of Time", 100 meter art in public space at Fornebu. Kulturbyrådet Mesén. |
2015 | Opening ceremony, Kunst rett Vest at Henie Onstad Art Center. |
2013-2012 | 'DeFence' Sørenga Oslo, Istad/Storsveen |
2012-2016 | "Traveling SUN", road movie and site specific light sculpture by IstadPacini. |
2011 | "TIME", video at Oslo Central Station, Rom for Kunst |
2010 | Fornebu International Flag Project |
2008 | "505050" Outdoor art project at Henie Onstad Art Center |
2006-2009 | "Fusion East West" 6 study trips to Japan |
2003-2005 | "Elevator" Henie Onstad Art Center, Norway |
1998-1999 | "Virgin Mary" video installation, KMR and Telemark Fylkesgalleri. |
Awards |
2016 | Bærum Kommunes Kulturstipend |
2011 | Award from The Scandinavian American Foundation |
2009, 04 | Bærum Art Society Art Award |
2009 | Kunst rett Vest "Artist of the year" |
Work experience |
2017 – | Chief of board for BKiB. Styreleder for Bærum Bildende Kunstnere. |
2011-2012 | Curator. Video art at Galleri Svae, Gjøvik |
1988-2012 | Art Director |
Member of |
NBK, FFF, LNM, BKA, BKiB, BONO |
Art critic |
2020 | Kunstavisen by Lars Elton |
2020 | Klassekampen by Tommy Ohlsson |
2018 | Stavanger Aftenblad by Anne Therese Tveita |
2009 | Stavanger Aftenblad by Signe Hodne |
2009 | Fotografi Magazine by Per Torgersen |