GRO FOLKAN – born 15.08.49
CURRICULUM VITAE
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
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2014 Gallery Vanntårnet, Nesodden – by Oslo
2011 Gallery Brevik, Tromsoe
2010 Gallery Sult ,Stavanger
2010 Gallery Tonne ,Oslo
2008 Gallery Brevik,Tromsoe
2006 Gallery Brevik,Tromsoe
2001 Gallery Embla, Tromsoe
2001 Gallery Albin Upp, Oslo
2001 Tromsoe Museum
1993 Tromsoe Kunstforening,Tromsoe
1990 Hammerlunds Kunsthandel, Oslo
1987 Gallery Cassandra, Drøbak
1985 Tromsoe Kunstforening, Tromsoe
1984 Kunstnerforbundet, Oslo
1983 Tromsoe Kunstforening
1982 Gallery Tanum, Oslo
1979 Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo
1977 Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo
1977 Gallery 71, Tromsoe
1975 Bergen Kunstforening, Bergen
1973 Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo
1971 Kunstnerforbundet, (Artists´ Association) Oslo
1967 Club 7, Oslo
PUBLIC PURCHASES
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Norwegian National Gallery
Norwegian State Gallery
Norwegian Culture Council
Central Bank of Norway
Oslo Public Schools Art Collection
Oslo City Art Collection
University of Tromsoe
North Norway Art Museum
Norwegian Contemporary Art Museum
County of Troms
University hospital of North-Norway
EDUCATION
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1967-69 Norwegian Central Art School, painting and grafics
1969 73 Art Academy of Norway, painting and grafics
JOINT EXHIBITION
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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,(ArtistsÁssociation) Oslo
1968 Nordic Exhibition, Hässelby castle, Stockholm, Sweden
1969 UKS Spring Exhibition, participated 4 times since
1972 Liljevalks Konsthall, Stockholm, Sweden
1974 ”Norwegian Grafics today” Travelling exhibition, Germany two years
1975 ”Norwegian today”, Hässelby castle, Stocholm, Sweden
1976 Female artists, Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo
1977 Gallery F 15, Moss
1980 Fredrikstad Kunstforening
1990 Tromsø Kunstforening, Tromsoe
1995 Norwegian Pictures 95, Brandstrup, Oslo City Hall
1996 Norwegian Pictures 96, Brandstrup, Oslo City Hall
2000 North Norwegian contemporary art , travelling exhibition
2014 Summer Expo, Gallery Vulkan, Oslo
AWARDS
1976 First prize, school decoration, Oslo city
PUBLIC ASSIGNMENTS
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1975 ”Park 62” (artist group) Rehabilitation of Asker city center
1975 Scenography, Høvikodden ballet, Oslo
1975 ”Park 62” exhibition, ”Can Tøyen Public Baths become everyman´s garden of
Eden? City of Oslo Information Center and the Munch museum
1977 ”Conditions of life” Rehabilition of Rodeløkka, in Oslo, exhibition
Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo
PUBLIC DECORATIONS
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1978 Rommen school, Oslo
1983 Grindbakken school,Oslo
1985 Sparebank Nord, Tromsoe
1985 Telecom Bilding, Finnsnes
1988 Porsangermoen, army camp, Lakselv, North Norway
1989 Kroken nursing home, Tromsoe
1998 Saga Petroleum, supply ship, Oslo
STIPENDS
1968 ”The three percent” working stipend
1969 General Consul Røwde´s memorial stipend
1973 City of Bærum 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