Born 1985 in Poznan. Lives and works in Oslo.
email: bjarne at barebjarne.no
phone: (+47) 97 59 37 37
Education:
2010->td. - Oslo Art Academy - Fine Art BA
2007/2008 - Oslo Fotokunstskole - Photography student
2005/2006 - University of Bergen - Estetics
2002/2005 - Risoer Vidregaaende - Formgivning
Group exhibitions:
- 2009:
Fotografia Nouvelle, Palito, Bombon, Helado.miaumiau. Buenos Aires, October.
Launch of MELK. MELK gallery. Oslo, September.
Risoer Internasjonale Fotofestival. Risoer, August.
- 2008:
"What Comes Around, Goes Around" Gallery Elenor, Oslo, Nov.-Dec.
"Hoestutstillingen 2008" Statens 121. Kunstutstilling. Sept-Oct Oslo, Oct-Nov. Stavanger.
- 2007:
"Breakthrough" SAFC San Fransisco.
"Art4Aid" Charityexhibit with 30 selected artists from europe by Unicef, JCI Int. and Sothebys. Gallery Zuiderkerk. Amesterdam.
Online exhibitions:
- 2010:
7000words.com - One work per day in a week. August.
Humble Arts Foundation - Groupshow #36. July.
Curatorial work:
- 2010:
DARK CURRENTS aka. MILKSHAKE #1. Curated for and hosted at Fotogalleriet in Oslo. Artsits: Johan Bergström, Mårten Lange and Signe Vad.
- 2009 - 2010:
Various exhibitions at MELK gallery featuring emerging Scandinavian photography.
- 2009:
EAST WEST FUSION pt.1 'Norske Blikk paa Japan' Utvalgte fotografier. Hole Artcenter, Oslo June 2009.
A photography exhibition showing Norwegian photographers focus on Japan.
Chosen artists: Morten Andersen - Christine Istad - Mattias Josefsson - Mikkel McAlinden - Mette Tronvoll - Kjetil Skoeien - Jan Walaker.
Supported by the Japanese embassy in Norway.
Link for pictures.
Public collections:
St. Olavs Hospital 2009
Vital Eiendom 2008
Collections:
Johan Strai Stiftelse 2008
Orkla ASA 2007
Hole Artcenter 2006, 2008
Various private collections in Norway, U.S. Holland and Argentina.
Travels:
Buenos Aires, Paris, Tokyo 2009
Seoul, Tokyo, Beijing, NYC 2008
Cairo, Berlin 2007
Bangkok 2006
Related Work Experience:
2009 -> Co-founder of MELK, a showroom for emerging scandinavian fine-art photography in Oslo.
2009 -> Fotogalleriet, Oslo. Assistant
2007 Assistant for Thomas Hartwells Photography Workshop at CiC Cairo
2006 Catchlight Photostudio - Assistant
Commissioned work:
Contributed in magazines such as Carls Carls (NO) Natt&Dag (NO) MAVI (TUR) Dazed&Confused (UK)
Media:
"Profiler" Kunstforum 05/2010
"Verden rundt paa bjarnebillett" Natt og Dag 04/2010
"Stoetter fremvekst blant kunstnerstyrte gallerier" - journalen.no
"MELK galleri" - Dagbladet
"Bare maa ha det" Natt&Dag
"Norwegian photographer to document Rockabillies in Japan" - Norwegian Embassy in Japan
"Bjarne Bare a Tokyo!" - Emeric Glayse Paperblog
"Yngstemann paa Hoestutstillingen" - Aust Agder Blad
"ENSOMHET I MASSENE" - D2.no
"Ikke Bare Bare" - Natt og Dag
"Bjarne Bare @ Elenor" - GaliBlog
"Si hei til Bjarne Bare" - Aftenposten Oslopuls
"Regiamag issue # 03" - Regiamag Argentina
"Clics de soledad urbana, segun Bjarne Bare" - Viajes Libres
"Buenos Aires, tras la lente de un noruego" - Viajes Libres