BO MAGNUS

CS55 ARTIST WORKSHOPS, 406

C.SUNDSGATE 55

5004 BERGEN

bo.magnus@ymail.com

+47 90973955

www.bomagnus.com

EDUCATION

• 2008-2009    Master of Fine Arts, Chelsea College of Arts, London

• 2003-2007    Vossaskulen for visual art

• 1995-1997    Bergen Art School, KiB, 2-year-old

• 1991-1992    Regent University, USA, course in scenography

• 1981-1984    University of Bergen, Cand.mag.  

EXHIBITIONS

• 2018B-open, Bergen

• 2017                  Member exhibition, Kunstgarasjen, Bergen

• 2016                  'the other side' solo exhibition,

Gallery Christinegaard, Bergen

• 2015                  Selected Curators, VISP, Neptune Gallery,

Bergen

• 2015                  Kochi-Muziris Biennale Page Program, India,

together with Hema Upadhyay, InEpic, Curator:

Malin Barth

• 2014                  GALLERY XX1, Warsaw, Poland,

Curator: Eulalia Domanowska

• 2014                  The spring exhibition 2014, Kunsthal Charlottenborg

Castle, Copenhagen

• 2014                  'time COMES' Project room SC55, Bergen

• 2013                  'in which the smallest gesture becomes epic'

Gallery Nils Bergslien, Eidfjord

• 2013                  which the smallest gesture becomes epic´ Voss

Kunstlag, Voss Kulturhus w / Klara Lidén, Nina Grieg

and Gitte Sætre. Curator: Sayoko Nakahara

• 2012                  B-open, Bergen

• 2011                  artWorks Open, Arts Group Trust Barbican, 

• 2011                  London Art Fair, London, UK 

• 2010                  FT10 Summer Show, London (catalog) 

• 2010                  Nordic Portrait Exhibition, Denmark, Sweden,

Finland, Iceland

• 2009                  'ARCHEOLOGY of Subject / Object'

Vyner Street Gallery, London 

• 2009                  Recent Graduates Exhibition,

The Affordable ArtFair, London   

• 2009                  MASTER SHOW Chelsea College of Arts, London

• 2009                  Nordic Portrait Exhibition, Fredriksborg Castle, DK

• 2009                  'XHIBIT09' The Arts Gallery, London

• 2009                  'artWorks Open' Arts Group Trust Barbican, London

• 2009                  MA Fine Art Interim Show, Trianglespace, 

Chelsea College of Arts, London

• 2009                  'Condensation 2009' Bodhi Gallery, London

• 2009                  'Collision' gallery77, London

• 2008                  '400meterkunst', Voss

• 2008                  The autumn exhibition, Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo

• 2008                  The autumn exhibition, Stavanger Art Association

• 2008                  Tegnebiennalen, Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo

• 2007                  'FILTER' separate exhibition, Art in the Bathroom, Bergen   

SCHOLARSHIP AND SUPPORT

• 2014                    OCA travel support to Poland and India India NBK

project support, Bergen Municipality International

arts and culture exchange support to India.

• 2014                   Statens kunstnerstipend,

diversestipend

• 2014                   Bergen Municipality (Quick response)

• 2013                   Insert in Hardanger Folkeblad,

                                  supported by Eidfjord

               municipality and  Hardanger Folkeblad 

• 2013  Exhibition support from Hordaland County Municipality, 

Voss municipality, Regional business fund

Voss-Aurland-Vik and Voss Sparebank

• 2012                   Catalog support 'In Which the smallest gesture

Becomes epic 'from Fritt Ord

• 2011                   'Jakten på skyggen' supported by Hordaland County Municipality

• 2012                   Hordaland County Municipality, support

• 2011                   Remuneration fund for visual artists

• 2010                   State artist scholarship, miscellaneous scholarship

• 2009

 -2010                   Selected Artist for The Florence Trust Program, FT10

• 2009                   Artist scholarship from Bergen municipality

RELEVANT PUBLICATIONS

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• 2015                   The International Difference, The Foundation 3.14. Catalog.

• 2015                   Artistic women's struggle in India by Mette Paust-Andersen,

Opinion Art Forum

• 2015                   Cover image, for the collection of poems 'thintharoo'

by Kuzhur Wilson

• 2013                   'Femininity expanded' by Nina Sundbeck-Arnäs

• 2013                    'Where the female gesture arouses contemporary art' 

by Sayoko Nakahara

• 2013                   Insert Hardanger Folkeblad, (8p.) Edition 8000           

• 2013                   Exhibition catalog 'in which the smallest gesture

becomes epic '

• 2000                   A city in the world (Kulturbyen Bergen 2000)

• 2001                   Allmenningen 2000, (Kulturbyen Bergen 2000)

OTHER

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• Project coordinator for Bergen Kulturskole, spring exhibition 2016

• Teacher Cultural School in Bergen, visual arts (2012-2015) 

• Scenography film, theater and TV (USA, Norway 1990-1995) 

• Project manager, Barnas Hus, Bergen (1998-2000) 

• Teacher at Kulturskolen, Fana, Bergen (1997-2001) 

• Teacher of arts and crafts, Bergen municipality (1994-2008)

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PUBLIC PURCHASING

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Bergen Cathedral School, Hordaland county municipality 2018

Voss upper secondary skule, Hordaland county municipality 2018

Fyllingsdalen Nursing Home, Bergen municipality 2012

Blokkhaugen School, Bergen  municipality 2008

MEMBERSHIP

Norwegian Visual Artists, NBK 

Kunstgarasjen.no

Visual artists' association Hordaland, BKF 

Tegneforbundet, TF 

National Association of Norwegian Painters, LNM