Ingvill Gaarder studied fine art at Chelsea College of Art and Design, The London Institute (England), Houston University (USA) and Bergen School of Art (Norway). She has participated in a range of exhibitions, museums and art festivals. The work is mainly focused within painting, drawing, installations and photography. The work is often conceptual exploring ideas within the home, female identity, autobiography and vulnerability.
Recent work are dealing with the creation of scenes within the photographic medium and digitally manipulated image which are particularly exploring the relationship between the body and confined spaces with the female gender often being within the specific theme and centre of the pieces.
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Biography
Education
1997-1998
Master of Art, Fine Art, The London Institute, Chelsea College of Art and Design, London, England
1995-1996
Dep. of Painting, Houston University, USA
1994-1997
Bachelor of Art (Honours), Fine Art, The London Institute, Chelsea College of Art and Design, London, England
1992-1994
Kunstskolen i Bergen, Norway
Selected Exhibitions
2002 The Fridge Gallery, London, England
2002 Void Gallery, London, England
2001 Remote Sensing Reykjavik, Iceland
1999 The Object Lesson, Galerie D’Art Charleville, Meziere, France
1998 Twelve Portraits, Gallery 54, New York, USA
1998 MA on A4, Pump House Gallery, London, England
1998 Inter Exit, Brass Gallery, Frankfurt, Germany
1998 Video Festival, Transmedia Brass Gallery, Berlin, Germany
1997 Bandits Video Festival, Bourges, France
1997 Worldwide Video Festival, Den Haage, Holland
1997 Spaced, Brass Gallery, Frankfurt, Germany
1997 Spectacle of the Bizzart, London, England
1996 Plastique Video Art Festival, Centre D Art Caen, France
1995 24 Years From Scratch, The ICA, London, England
Grants/Scolarships
1999 Sleipnir
1999 Nifca
1996 King Sturge Art Prize
Memberships
NBK: Norske Billedkunstnere (Association of Norwegian Artists)
BKFR: Bildende Kunstneres Forening Rogaland (Association of Artists in Rogaland)
LNM: Landsforeningen Norske Malere (The Society of Norwegian Painters)
