Curriculum Vitae Ulla Schildt Biography: Born in Oulu, Finland,1971. Currently living and working in Oslo, Norway Adress: Westye Egebergsgate 2c, 0177 Oslo, Norway E-mail: [email protected] Memberships: The Union of Artist Photographers in Finland, The Union of Artist Photographers in Norway, BOA, NBK * Maternity leave 2013
EDUCATION 2001 - 2006 Bachelor of Art Program, Department of Photography, Dublin Institute of Technology, DIT, Dublin 2003 - 2004 University of Art and Design, UIAH, Helsinki, Finland, study exchange
COMING EXHIBITIONS 2016 Resurrection: Kristiansand Kunsthall, Kristiansand A Rare Visitor: Street Level Photoworks, Glasgow, Scotland
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS 2015 A Rare Visitor: Akershus Kunstsenter, Lillestrøm, Norway A Rare Visitor: Galleri Ask, Horten, Norway 2014 15 Years Bjørka Anniversary: Oslo Prosjektrom, Norway Exiles: Spriten Kunsthall, Skien/ Gallery BOA, Oslo, Norway Østlandsutstillingen: Kunstbanken Hedmark, Hamar, Norway 2013 Høstutstillingen: Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo, Norway Disappearances: Kristiansand Kunsthall, Kristiansand/ Photographic Gallery Hippolyte, Helsinki, Finland Entry Denied: Visningsrommet USF, Bergen, Norway Østlandsutstillingen: Akershus Kunstsenter,Oslo/ Galleri Zink, Lillehammer/ Vestfold Kunstsenter, Tønsberg, Norway 2012 182nd Annual Exhibition: The Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin, Ireland Kunst på vandring: Gallery Trafo, Asker/ Ullensaker Kunstforening/ Kolben Kulturhus, Norway Naturescape: NNKS (Nord Norsk Kunstnersenter), Svolvær, Norway 2011 Naturescape: Gallery BOA, Oslo/Lørenskog kunstforening, Norway Spring Exhibition: Fotogalleriet, Norway Flow: The Pearse Museum, Ireland/ The Linenhall Library, Northern Ireland 2010 Photo Ireland International Festival of Photography, Dublin, Ireland 64th North Norwegian Art Exhibition: DNNK (The Jury Prize) , Norway 2009 Høstutstillingen: Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo, Norway Kunst Offentlig Rom: Oslo Open, Norway 179nd Annual Exhibition: The Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin, Ireland 2008 Høstutstillingen: Kunstnernes Hus, Norway/ Stavanger Kunstforening, Norway Østlandsutstillingen: ØKS, Fredfoss Kulturpark, Norway/ Gjøvik Kunstgalleri, Norway/ Kunsthall St.Annen, Germany Bjørka 10 År: Preus Museum, Horten, Norway New Nordic Photography, COMMON GROUND: Hasselblad Center, Gothenburg, Sweden (Shortlisted for the Victoria Award) Nordic Light International Festival of Photography, Kristiansund, Norway 178nd Annual Exhibition: The Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin, Ireland 2006 RDS Art Awards: Dublin, Ireland Photowork: National Photographic Archive, Dublin, Ireland
GRANTS AND PRIZES
2015 Project support, Finsk Norsk Kulturfond, (A Rare Visitor) Project support, Akershus fylkeskommune, (A Rare Visitor) Project support, Norwegian Visual Artists Compensation Fund, Norway (A Rare Visitor) Grant, The Norwegian Association of Fine Art Photographers 2014 Project support, The Fritt Ord Foundation, Norway, (And What Happens After ) 2013 Grant, Norwegian Visual Artists Compensation Found, 1 year 2012 Project support, Norwegian Visual Artists Compensation Fund, Norway (Record of Strength- Collectors) Project support from Arts Council, Norway (Naturescape) 2010 Project support from Norwegian Photographic Found, NoFoFo, Norway, (Fantasies and Distant Tales of the Removed) Critic´s price, The 64.North-Norwegian Art Exhibition (DNNK), Norway 2008 The Curtin O’Donoghue Photo Award, Ireland
WORKS IN COLLECTIONS 2012 University of Oslo, Norway 2009 Hospital in Lidköping, Sweden 2008 The Office of Public Work, OPW, Ireland DIT Faculty of Art Collection, Ireland The National Irish Visual Art Library, Ireland Lewis Gluckmans Gallery, Ireland
RESIDENCIES 2013 Grassina Studio House, Florence, Italy 2011 Lássagámmi, Skibotn, Norge
OTHER A Rare Visitor has been selected as part of Norwegian Journal of Photography- program 2015 - 2017. More info: www.njp.no