Marianne Bjørnmyr (*1986) is a Norwegian artist, living and working in Bodø, Norway. Marianne received her MA in Photography from London College of Communication.
Marianne works with research based photography where central themes revolve around photography, authenticity, communication, documentation and evidence. Mainly through analog photography but also casts and objects have recently entered her production, with properties similar to photography through copying and replication. Instead of establishing a certainty, the works often represent a doubt and make us think differently about established facts. Through a phenomenological, index and performative approach, her work dwells on visibility and invisibility, behaviour and chance, science and phenomena.
Marianne, in collboration with Dan Mariner, runs NOUA in Bodø, Norway - an arena for photography as contemporary art.
CV
EDUCATION
| 2012 | MA Photography (with Distinction), London College of Communication, UK |
| 2007 -2010 | BA Photography with Social Anthropology (First Class Honours), Roehampton University, London, UK |
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
| 2022 | Epitaph, MELK galleri, Oslo (NO) | |
| 2021 | Epitaph, Stormen kunst, Bodø (NO) | |
| 2021 | Epitaph, Buskerud kunstnersenter (NO) | |
| 2020 | What the Eye Does not See, Nordnorsk kunstnersenter, Svolvær (duo with Hanne Grieg Hermansen) (NO) | |
| 2019 | 31 Indicative Objects , Babel visningsrom, Trondheim (NO) | |
| 2017 | Shadows/Echoes , Reykjavik Photography Museum, Reykjavik, (IS) | |
| Your Penumbra , Bodø kunstforening, Bodø (NO) |
GROUP EXHIBITIONS (SELECTED)
| 2022 | Chart Art Fair (represented by MELK), Copenhagen (DK) |
| Riga Photography Biennial, Screen Age III: Still Life, curated by Inga Brūvere & Marie Sjøvold (LV) | |
| 2022 | Den 76. Nordnorske kunstutstilling (NO) |
| 2020 / 14 | Høstutstillingen, The Norwegian State Exhibition, Oslo (NO) |
| Den 74. Nordnorske kunstutstilling (NO) | |
| 2019 | Unseen Photo Festival, Between a Rock and a Hard Place, Seen Fifteen Gallery (NL) |
| For Those Who Could Look Beneath the Surface, Curated by Emma Bowkett, Peckham 24, London (UK) | |
| Sculptural Landscapes, Curated by Trine Stephensen, Atelier NOUA, Bodø (NO) | |
| 2018 | Sculptural Landscapes, Photo City, Curated by Trine Stephensen, Copenhagen Photo Festival (DK) |
| 2017 | Scratch the Surface, Aldama Fabre Gallery, curated by Trine Stephensen, Bilbao (ESP) |
| Beneath the Salt, Stormen Kunst, Bodø / Kulturbadet Galleri, Alstahaug (NO) | |
| Den 71. Nordnorske kunstutstilling (NO) | |
| 2016 |
From North to South: The Archive as a Connective Map,
Curated by Federica Landi and Francesca Marcaccio,
Si Fest OFF (IT)
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| Shifting Focus, Kunstquartier Bethanien, Berlin (GE) | |
| 2015 | FATHOM Recidency Exhibition, Four Courners, London (UK) |
| Exposure, Format Festival, Derby (UK) | |
| Den 69. Nordnorske Kunstutstilling (NO) | |
| 2014 | Høstutstillingen, The 127th Norwegian State Exhibition (NO) |
| 2013 | Still/Moving, Small Projects, Tromsø (NO) |
| 5 under 30, Daniel Blau Gallery, London (UK) | |
| 2012 | Den 66. Nordnorske Kunstutstilling (NO) |
| 2010 | Juvenarte, Galleri Ramfjord, Oslo (2009 and 2010) (NO) |
| 2009 | Photography, Archive and Memory Symposium, Roehampton University (UK) |
COLLECTIONS
| 2020 | North Norwegian Art Museum |
| 2018 |
The Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, KORO (Public Art Norway) |
AWARDS AND GRANTS
| 2022 | Home Artist Residence, Samfunnsløftet |
| 2021 | Norwegian Visual Artists Association, two year working grant |
| Fond for Lyd og Bilde, Project Support | |
| Regional project support for visual arts, Exhibition support | |
| 2020 | Norwegian Visual Artists Association, one year working grant |
| Arts council Norway, Covid working grant | |
| 2019 | Norwegian Visual Artists Association, one year working grant |
| Regional project support for visual arts, Exhibition support | |
| Norwegian Arts Council, Event support, 3 years, Atelier NOUA | |
| Norwegian Arts Council, Tool and material support, Atelier NOUA | |
| Norwegian Arts Council / Nordland Council County, Project support Atelier NOUA | |
| Norwegian Visual Artists Association, Project Grant | |
| 2018 | Norwegian Visual Artists Association, one year working grant |
| 2017 | Arts Council Norway, Creative Business Support, Atelier NOUA |
| Talent grant, Sparebank 1 Nord-Norge | |
| Kulturnæringsstiftelsen , Sparebank 1 Nord-Norge, culture business support Atelier NOUA | |
| 2016 | The Nowegian State's Exhibition Grant, Statens Utstillingsstipend |
| Kulturnæringsstiftelsen, Sparebank 1 Nord-Norge, culture business support Atelier NOUA | |
| Nordland County Council, Exhibition support | |
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Arts Council Norway, Publication Grant |
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The Norwegian States working grant, Statens Kunstnerstipend , 2 years, FFF |
| Nordland County Council, Travel grant | |
| Artist in Recidence, Træna, Norway | |
| 2015 | The Norwegian States artist grant, Diversestipend , NBK |
| Fathom Recidency, Four Corners Film, London, UK | |
| 2014 | Norwegian Photographic Fund, Project support |
| Norwegian Visual Artists Association, Project support | |
| 2013 | Daniel Blau, 50 under 30, Winner |
| Norwegian Arts Council, Visual Arts support | |
| 2012 | Lise og Arnfinn Hejes fond, Art Grant |
| Jansons Legat, Main Art Grant | |
| 2010 | Juvenarte, Winner First Price (2009 and 2010) |
| Roehampton University, School of Art’s Prize for Photography | |
| Bodø Kommunes Kulturstipend, Art Grant |
PUBLICATIONS
Beneath the Salt,
Self Published, March 2017
An Authentic Relation
, Self Published, August 2016
Shadows/Echoes
, Self Published, December 2013
SELECTED BOOK SHOWS AND COLLECTIONS
Athens Photo Festival (GR) ; Burning With Pleasure, Archipelago, Matéria, Rome (IT) ; Offprint, Paris Photo (FR) ; Offprint, Tate Modern, London (UK) ; Ouverage, Archipelago, Milan (IT) ; Between The Lines, Archipelago, London (UK); London Art Book Fair, Whitechapel Gallery (UK) ; Unseen Photo Fair Book market, Amsterdam (NE) ; Vienna Photobook Festival (CH) ; Photobook Library Project, Dublin (UK) ; Self Publish Be Happy Collection (UK).
MEMBERSHIPS
| UKS |
| Forbundet Frie Fotografer (Assosiation of Fine Art Photographers Norway) |
| NBK/NNBK (Norwegian Visual Artists) |
POSITIONS
| 2020 - 2023 | Faglig utvalg for visuell kunst, Norsk kulturråd (leader 2022-2023) |
| 2020 - 22 | Jury member, Spring exhibition (Vårutstillingen). |
| 2020 | Member Project Group, Culture Economy, Arts Council Norway |
| 2017 - 2019 | Jury member, North Norwegian Visual Artists |
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2017 - 19 |
Member curatorial board, Se Kunst i Nord-Norge |
| 2017 |
Jury member The 72. North Norwegian Art Exhibition |