Anne-Karin Furunes
Norwegian, born 1961
lives and works in Trondheim
Professor at the Academy of Fine Art in Trondheim
Teacher in higher education since 1997
1946 Apprenticeship in glass engraving at his father’s (Valentin Eisch) workshop, until 1949.
Education
1986-88/91-93 The National Academy of Fine Art, Oslo
1989: Graduate of The Norwegian Technical
High School, Dept. of Architecture, Trondheim
Additional Education
1993-94: Fifth year at The Academy of Fine Art, Trondheim
1988: Two semesters at The Architectural Association, London,
Diploma I, with Peter Wilson
1985: Architectural High School in Oslo,
Complex Building, with Sverre Fehn
1984-85: School of Arts and Crafts, Oslo
1983-84: Department of Architecture
The Royal Academy of Art, Copenhagen, Denmark
Solo Exhibitions
*Denotes exhibition catalogue or accompanying publication
2007: Barry Friedman Ltd., New York, USA
Galleri Andersson Sandström, Umeå, Sverige
2006: Galerie Anhava, Helsinki, Finland
Conny Dietzschold Gallery – Melbourne, Australia
2005: Conny Dietzschold Gallery – Sydney, Australia
2004: Schröder Galerie, Cologne, Germany
2003: Galleria Traghetto , -Venezia, Italy
Molde International Jazz Festival, Molde Kunstforening
Conny Dietzschold Gallery – Sydney, Australia
Galleri K-Nina Roos & Anne-Karin Furunes*
“Excursion into the slightest of Signs”, Oslo, Norway
(text by Anders Kreuger)
2002: Galleri Stefan Andersson, Umeå, Sweden
Galleria Kari Kennetti, Helsinki, Finland
2001: Tromsø Kunstforening
2000: Galleri K, Oslo*
(text by Mika Hannula)
2000: Trondheim Kunstmuseum*
(text by Steve Dixon)
Galleri S.E., Bergen, Norway *
(text by Audun Eckhoff)
1999: Galleria Kari Kennetti, Helsinki, Finland
Die Weisse Galerie, Cologne, Germany*
1998: Galleri K, Oslo,*
(text by Gary Michael Dault)
Skyatlas, Tr. Kunstnersenter.
Sofie Persvik & Helena Kive
1997: Jane Corkin Gallery, Toronto, Canada
1996: Galleri K, Oslo, *
(text by Gertrud Sandqvist)
1994: The Project Room, Galleri F15,
Gertrud Sandquist, curator
Selected Group Exhibitions
*Denotes exhibition catalogue or accompanying publication
2007: Art Basel, Galerie Anhava, Switzerland
Art Brüssel, Galleri Andersson Sandström, Belgium
Kunstmarked, Galleri Andersson Sandström, Stockholm, Sweden
Preus Fotomuseum, From the daguerrotype to digitalization, Horten, Norway
2006: Art Miami Basel, Galerie Anhava, USA
Artforum Berlin, Galleri K, Galerie Anhava, Germany
Art Brüssel, Galerie Anhava, Belgium
Symbolic Order, Rogaland Kunstmuseum, Norway
Prosjektrommet 93-06, Galleri F15, Moss Bryggeri Utstillingshall, Norway
2005: Beijing Biennale 2005 Winner of the Second Prize Reward, China*
The National Museum of Contemporary Art, Architecture and Design, Exhib. (12.02.2005-09.12.2008)
Oslo, Norway
Diskurs, Drammen museum, Drammen*
Symbolic Order, Trondheim Kunstmuseum*
Artfair Cologne, Conny Dietzschold Gallery, Germany
Artforum Berlin 2006, Galleri K, Germany
Stockholm Artfair, Galleri Stefan Andersson, Sweden
Artfair in Bologna, Galleria Traghetto, Italy
Trondheim Kunstmuseum, Summerexhibition 2005, Norway
2004: Dynamics of the face, Galleria d'Arte Moderna di palazzo Ducale in Pavullo nel
Frignano, Italy*
Sal Haaken, Henie Onstad Kunstsenter, Oslo*, Norway
Stockholm Artfair, Galleri Stefan Andersson, Sweden
Artfair in Bologna, Galleria Traghetto, Italy
Art Chicago, Barry Friedman Ltd., USA
Maleri?/Painting? Galleri F15, Moss, Norway
2003: Artforum Berlin 2003, Galleri K, Germany
night train-Surrealist Routes to Kiasma’s Collections, Kiasma, Finland
Artfair in Bologna, Galleria Traghetto, Italy
Stockholm Artfair, Galleri Stefan Andersson, Sweden
Art Palm Beach, Barry Friedman Ltd., USA
Art Fair Milano, Galleria Traghetto
2002: Lys, Bomuldsfabrikken, Arendal
Art Basel Miami, USA
Melbourne Art Fair 2002, Conny Dietzschold Gallery,
(Australian and International Contemporary Art Project)
Artforum Berlin 2002, Galleri K
Umedalen Skulpturpark, Galleri Stefan Andersson, Umeå, Sweden
Art Basel Miami, Barry Friedman Ltd., USA
2001-02: Painting&Painting, Kristinehamn Museum of Art
2001: Biennial in Painting
The nordic countries & the Baltic States-
Väsby Konsthall and Galleri Vilunda, Stockholm*
“To build a Collection”
The National Museum of Contemporary Art, Oslo
2000: Melbourne Art Fair 2000, Die Weisse Galerie,
(Australian and International Contemporary Art Project)
Artforum Berlin 2000, Galleri K and
Galleria Kari Kenetti
Andres Verk /Interplay,
The National Museum of Contemporary Art, Oslo
Kvit Akse, Bergen Kunstforening*
Bomuldsfabriken, Arendal
Hå gamle prestegård, Jæren
Out of Home / Ausser Haus,
Trondheim Kunstmuseum*
Stockholm Art Fair, Galleria Kari Kenetti
Swanljungs Collection Exhibition, Helsinki*
1999-00: Carnegie Art Award Exhibition,
Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo*
Amos Andersons konstmuseum, Helsinki
Konstakademien, Stockholm
Sophienholm, Copenhagen
Listsafni Islands, Reykjavik
Barbican Art Center,The Curve, London
Stockholm Art Fair, Galleri K
Galleri K, Oslo
1999- 00: Frankfurt Art Fair, Galleria Kari Kenetti
1998-99: Art forum Berlin, Galleri K*
80/90 Mirrors of our time,
Works from the National Museum of Contemporary Art,
Oslo at Listsafni Islands.*
International Photoscene Köln 1998
with Tracey Moffatt & Mary Lou Pavlovic,
Die Weisse Galerie, Cologne, Germany*
1998: 4 Utstillere, Norges Hus, Stockholm*
1997: Jeanne d ´arc, Riksutstillingene*
Sørlandets Kunstmuseum, Kristiansand
Nordenfjelske Kunstindustrimuseum, Trondheim
Vestlandets Kunstindustrimuseum, Bergen
Nordnorsk Kunstmuseum, Tromsø
1996: Mørketidsutstillingen, Tromsø Kunstforening
Portrait, The National Museum of Contemporary Art, Oslo*
Trøndelagsutstillingen, Trondheim
1995: DIXI, project featuring 34 Emerging Norwegian Artists, Oslo*
Høstutstillingen, Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo
Juni-utstillingen, Kunstnerforbundet, Oslo
1994: Desemberutstillingen, Trondheim Kunstforening
Høstutstillingen, Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo
Heimdalsutstillingen, Trondheim*
Trøndelagsutstillingen,
Kunstnersenteret i Trøndelag
1992: Desemberutstillingen,
Trondheim Kunstforening
1991: The oral picture, Galleri Mevlana, Oslo, curated by Tom Sandqvist *
Dialogue, Galleri Rotor, Gøteborg, Sverige
1990: The true and untrue picture,
The Norwegian Art Academy in Oslo, curated by Tom Sandqvist *
Overganger, with Ingrid Book and Carina Hedén, Oslo Kunstforening *
1988: End of the Year Exhibition, Architectural Association, London, England *
Bahnhof Westend, with H.D.K., Berlin
1987: Artlantis, Håholmen, with H.D.K., Averøy *
Interaction, 4 students from Art Academy in Oslo, Galleri Rom
1986: Project - A chair, Interior-Messe Milano,
1985: Architecture from inside-out,
Ecole Speciale d´Architecture, Paris
COLLECTIONS
2005: The National Museum in China, Beijing
2003: Konstvägen, Sweden
Kistefos Museum, Norway
2002: Tromsø Museum of Contemporary Art, Norway
Saastamoinen Foundation Art Collection, Finland
Landstinget Västernorrland, Sweden
Landstinget Västerbotten, Sweden
Landstinget Jönköping, Sweden
Landstinget Kronoberg, Sweden
Landstinget Gävleborg, Sweden
Landstinget Västra Götalandsregionen, Sweden
Jönköpings Kommun, Sweden
Sundsvalls Kommun, Sweden
Umedalen Skulptur, Balticgruppen, Umeå, Sweden
1996-98-00: The National Museum of Contemporary Art, Oslo, Norway
1999-00: KIASMA, Helsinki, Finland
1996-00: Norwegian Culture Fund
2000: The Museum of Art, Trondheim, Norway
2000: Trondheim Kommune, Norway
1999: Swanljungs collection, Helsinki
Commissions
2005: Deutsche Bank (Norman Foster Building ), Sydney /Aluminum work “The Door” high:270 cm x wide:426,9 cm
Henrik Wergelands Hus, Eidsvoll 1814 Wall: 4,80 m x 26,40 m, Finished 05
St. Olavs Hospital, Trondheim (Competition), work in aluminium, Finished 05
2004: Avinor, "The new Tower", Trondheim Airport, Wall: 3m x 5,15m, Finished 04
2003: Hydro, outdoor work at Grane oil platform , 300cm x 300cm
2001: Stjørdal V.G. skole, One Wall, measuring: 360cm x 840cm,
painted and perforated aluminium.
Finished in August 01.
2000: Telenor Bergen, Two works, each measuring: 1075cm x 714cm,
painted and perforated aluminium.
Finished in July 00.
1999: First Prize in The Competition for Public Art at The National Theatre
Station, (The main platform), Oslo, 500m (250m on each side) x 2m frieze.
Finished in November 99.
(N.Th. Station got Brunel Award 2001 for its Comission Art)
1949 Studied glass design at the Academy of Fine Arts, Munich, Germany, until 1953.1956 Studied sculpture at the Academy of Fine Arts, Munich, Germany, until 1959.
1960 Founded the art group Radama with Max Strack and Gretel Stadler.
1962 Married Gretel Stadler; first contact with Harvey Littleton.
1965 Started a glass studio in Frauenau, Germany.
1968 Began Lecturing/ Teaching around the world.
1988 Organized the summer school Bildwerk, Frauenau.
Selected Exhibitions
2002 Kunsthalle Dresen und Schloss Pillnitz, Germany.
2001 Otto Gallerie, Munich, Germany.
1999 16 Heads and The Space Between. Corning Inc. Headquarters, Corning, NY.
1997 Leerer Beutel. Städtische Sammlungen und Kunstverein, Städtische Galerie Regensburg, Germany.
Museum of Modern Art, Hokkaido, Japan.
Charleroi Musee du Berre, France.
1995 Expanded Glass. Modern Art Museum, Yokohama, Japan.
1994 Kurokabe Museum, Nagahama, Japan.
1992 Kristallnacht. Galerie Maurine Littleton, Washington DC.
1988 Peintures-Verres-Dessins. Musee des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, France.
Hommage a Picasso-Peintures et Sculptures. Galerie Suzel, Paris, France.
1987 Kulturepreis, East Bavaria, Germany.
1984 Galerie Ketterer, Munich, Germany.
1982 Heller Gallery, New York, NY.
1981 Kunstmesse, Basel, Switzerland.
Galerie Schuh, Munich, Germany.
1980 Contemporary Glass: Europe and Japan. The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, Japan.
1979 New Glass: A Worldwide Survey. The Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, New York. Through 1981.
1978 Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
1977 Kunstsammlungen der Veste Coburg, Germany.
1976 Modernes Glas aus Amerika, Europa, und Japan.
(First glass head series/Harvey K. Littleton Head) Museum für Kunsthandwerk, Frankfurt, Germany.
1973 Leading German Craftsmen. The British Crafts Center, London, England.
1972 Museum Bellerive, Zürich, Switzerland.
1971 Galerie Henning, Darmstadt, Germany.
Narziss-Ein Interieur. Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe, Hamburg, Germany.
1969 Art Alliance, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
1968 Fountain of Youth Installation. Bundesgartenschau, Dortmund, Germany.
1964 Elvehjem Museum of Art, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin.
1961 Glas und Porzellanhaus Tritschler, Stuttgart, Germany.
1960 Bolus Krim Gedächtnisausstellung-Gruppe Radama. Galerie Malura, Munich, Germany.
Awards
2002 Lifetime Achievement Award, Urban-Glass, Brooklyn, NY.
1995 Lifetime Achievement Award, Glass Art Society, Corning, NY.
1992 Krystallnacht Project, Gold Award for “My Love to Anne Frank,” American
Interfaith Institute, Philadelphia, PA.
1985 Coburger Glaspreis – First prize.
