Laila Kongevold

Artillerivej 40. 4. etg, DK-2300 Copenhagen, Denmark

Tel. studio: +45 32 54 42 28.
Mob.: +45 26 29 42 28
e-mail: laila@kongevold.dk
web: www.kunst.no/kongevold

Date of birth: 30.05.1970
Place of birth: Stavanger, Norway
Member of NBK, The Association of Norwegian Visual Artists & BONO


Education

Master of Arts Degree, The National College of Art, Bergen 1998
The National Academy of Fine Art, Bergen 1996-1997
The National College of Arts and Crafts, Bergen 1993-1996
Rogaland Artschool, Stavanger

Grants

Christian Lorch Schives grant 2001
Working grant for young artists, Norwegian Board of Fine Art

Selected solo exhibitions

ARTE POVERA, By the way, Bergen 2001
THE LOST DIAMOND, Galleri S·E, Bergen 2001
NYGÅRDSGATEN 2A, Appartment in sentral Bergen 1998
JOHN, 20:29. Biskops Arnö, Sweden

Selected group- and collective
exhibitions

ANTEPRIMA BOVISA, Milano Europa 2000, PAC/Palazzo Della Triennale, Italy 2001
PIP, Lovesick, Bergart, Bergen Kunsthall (Invited by Stefan Christiansen) 2001
OSLO-OPEN, Henie-Onstad Kunstsenter,Oslo 2000
TRANSATLANTIC,Galleri Sardin, Fedje (Supported by Bergen European City of Culture 2000) 2000
COASTLINE, Reykjavik, (Collaboration between the Nordic European Cities of Culture in the Year 2000) 2000
KUNST CRUISE, M/S Jupiter, Vestlandsutstillingen 2000
XS-MINIATURE EXHIBITION, Temp, Bergen 2000
STUNT, Gallery HKS, Bergen (with Pavel Büchler) 1999
NORWEGIAN BOARD OF CULTURE COLLECTION, UKS, Oslo 1999
BERGMAN, Holden Gallery, MMU & Annual Programme, Manchester 1999
EXIT, Post Graduate Exhibition, The Western Norwegian Museum of Applied Art 1998
THE WRITING ON THE WALL, Biskops Arnö, Sweden (with Lasse Mellberg) 1998
BYMIDTEN B-27, Qaqortoq, Greenland 1998
RHIZOME, Fløyen, Bergen 1998
DIAGNOSE, Stavanger Society of Fine Art 1997
ALLÉGATEN 41.University of Bergen 1997

National and regional annual shows

VESTLANDSUTSTILLINGEN,The Western Norwegian Annual Exhibition (Curated by Gavin Jantjes) 2000
THE NATIONAL ANNUAL AUTUMN EXHIBITION, Oslo 1998,96

Awards
Vestlandsutstillingens award 2000
Nominated for the "Premio Milano-Museo Del Presente" 2001

Collections

Norwegian Counsil of Culture 1998

Teaching experience

Tutorials, MA students, Manchester Metropolitan University, England 1999
Lecturer, MA students, The National College of Arts and Crafts, Bergen 1998

Selected television presentations & performances

Anteprima Bovisa TV/Video programme 2001
Metropol live 2000
Deutche Welle 2000
The Art Club, CNN 1999

Selected publications

Reality Check, By Catarina Campino, Arte Ibérica, July 2001
Norsk Kunstårbok, Norwegian Art Yearbook 2000
Naust, Globe and Pelikan, Collaboration between the Nordic European Cities of Culture