Gro Folkan
born in Oslo 1949 - living in Tromso since1980
Solo exhibitions excerpt
1971 Kunstnerforbundet
(Artists’ Association), Oslo
1973 Kunstnernes Hus (House of Artists), Oslo
1975 Bergen Kunstforening (Art Association of Bergen)
1977 Gallery
71, Tromso
1979 Kunstnernes Hus (House of Artists), Oslo
1982 Gallery Tanum, Oslo
1983 Tromso
Kunstforening (Art Association of Tromso)
1984 Kunstnerforbundet (Artists’ Association), Oslo
1985 Tromso
Kunstforening (Art Association of Tromso)
1987 Gallery
Cassandra, Drobak
1990 Hammerlunds Kunsthandel, Oslo
1993 Tromso
Kunstforening (Art Association of Tromso)
1998 Tromso Museum
2001 Gallery
Albin Upp, Oslo
2001 Gallery Embla, Tromso
2006 Gallery
Brevik Tromso
2008 Gallery Brevik, Tromso
Public purchases excerps
Norwegian National Gallery
Norwegian State Gallery
Norwegian Culture Council
Bank of Norway
Art Association of Bergen
Oslo Public Schools’Art Collection
Oslo City Art Collection
University of Tromso
North Norway Art Museum
Norwegian Contemporary Art
Museum
County
of Troms
Education
Statens Kunst- og Håndverksskole, malerlinje,
1967-69
(”National Academy of Art
and Handcraft”)
Statens Kunstakademi, maleri og grafikk, 1969-73
(Today both institutions are
integrated in:
Oslo National Academy of the
Arts, KHIO)
Joint
exhibitions (excerpt)
1967 Debut Statens
Høstutstilling(Norwegian State Autumn Exhibition),
Participated eight times since
1967 Debutants from
Norwegian State Exhibition, Oslo Kunstforening
1968 The June
Exhibition, Kunstnerforbundet, (Artists´Association) Oslo
1968 Nordic
Exhibition, Hasselby castle, Stockholm
1969 UKS Spring Exhibition, participated 4 times since
1972 ”Borderland”, Oslo Kunstforening
1972 Liljevalks Konsthall, Stockholm
1974 ”Norwegian
Grafics today”. Travelling exhibition,
Germany two years
1975 ”Norwegian
today”, Hasselby castle, Stockholm
1975 Female artists,
Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo
1975 Gallery F 15,
Moss
1980 Fredrikstad Kunstforening
1990 Tromsø Kunstforening, Tromso
1995 Norwegian Pictures 95, Brandstrup,
Oslo City Hall
1996 Norwegian
Pictures 96, Brandstrup, Oslo City Hall
2000 North Norwegian
comtemporary art, travelling exhibition
Awards
1976 First prize, school
decoration, Oslo city
Public assignments (excerpt)
1975 ”Park 62” (
artist group) Rehabilitation of Asker
city center
1975 Scenography, Hoevikodden
ballet, Oslo
1975 ”Park 62”
exhibition, ”Can Toeyen Public Baths
become everyman´s garden of Eden?”
City of Oslo Information Center and the Munch museum
1977 ”Conditions of
life ” Rehabilitation of Rodeloekka,in
Oslo, exhibition Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo
Public
decorations
(excerpt)
1978 Rommen school,
Oslo
1983 Grindbakken school, Oslo
1985 Sparebank Nord, Tromso
1985 Telecom Building, Finnsnes
1988 Porsangermoen , Armycamp, Lakselv
1989 Kroken Nursing Home,
Tromso
1998 Saga Petroleum, (drilling
ship), Oslo
Stipends (excerpt)
1968 ”The three
percent” working stipend
1969 General Consul
Roewde´s memorial stipend
1973 City of Baerum
working stipend
1975 State of
Norway, 3 year working stipend
1982 County of
Troms, working stipend
1986 Lorch
Shive´s working stipend
1995 Project support,
Oslo
1996 County of Troms,
project support