Kristina Bræin
Born in Oslo
Lives and works in Oslo
www.kbrain.no
mail@kbrain.no
EDUCATION
1992-97 National College of Art and Design,Oslo, Painting department
1983-84 Oslo School of Architecture
1978-83 University of Oslo: The Department of Music, The Department of Art History
EXHIBITIONS / SOLO
2019 ROM FOR KUNST OG ARKITEKTUR, Oslo, Norway
2017 Uten noter/ By heart, Kunstnerforbundet, Oslo, Norway
2016 Sitting in the Armchair, Trafo Kunsthall, Norway
2015 The Weaver`s Daughter, Tanja Pol Galerie, Munich, Germany
2014 Ganggalleriet, Hovedøya, Norway
2012 Begynnelser /Anfänge, Kunstverein Schwerin, Germany
2011 Who has decided the green here?, Tanja Pol Galerie, Munich, Germany
2009 Chambre du regard: Kristina Bræin, The problem of functionality; Kuntsbrulè, Milan, Italy
2008 Business as unusual, Project Space 1646 , Den Haag, The Netherlands
2006 Alone At Home, Kunstnerforbundet ,Oslo, Norway
2006 Too lazy to be Nature, ARTIS, Den Bosch, Holland
2005 The Idea of being abstract, Studio 2, Kunstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin, Germany
2005 A HELPING HAND, scnittraum, Cologne, Germany
2004 The Problem of Functionality, Stenersenmuseet,Oslo, Norway
2003 The Reserved and the Sky one Evening in October, Oslo Kunstforening, Norway
2002 Galleri III,Oslo, Norway
2000 Border, Galleri LNM, Oslo, Norway
1999 Areas, The Project Room, Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo, Norway
1998 Survival Strategies, Galleri UKS, Oslo, Norway
1998 Survival Strategies II, Rogaland Kunstnersenter, Stavanger, Norway
EXHIBITIONS / GROUP
2019 Artothek und Bildersaal, 3 Scandinavian artists, Munich, Germany
2018 It`s a Celebration, 10 years jubilee show, Tanja Pol Galerie, Munich, Germany
2018 Borgen Museum, Hvittingfoss, Norway
2015 Arte Povera and parallel Practices, National Museum of Art, Contemporary Art Museum, Oslo, Norway
2014 SHELF SHOW, w Ayse Erkmen, Barbara Bloom, David Batchelor, Ellen Hyllemose,Torgny Wilcke a o,Tom Kristoffersen gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark
2013 En kollektiv kraftanstrengelse for tapte saker, PODIUM, Oslo, Norway
2013 Die Liebe zu den Dingen, w Carla Black, Sylvie Fleury, Al Masson, Roman Signer, Florian Slotawa, Haegue Yang a o, Kunsthalle Münster, Germany
2012 Multiples, National Museum of Art, Norway
2012 UNFINISHED JOURNEYS, Museum of Contemporary Art, National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design, Oslo, Norway
2011 HUNDRE, Jubilee show, Kunstnerforbundet, Oslo, Norway
2011 WINTER IN AMERICA, Tanja Pol Galerie, Munich, Germany
2010 GODDESSES, National Museum of Art, Contemporary Art Museum, Oslo, Norway
2010 The Sophisticated Eye ( Trompe lòeil ), Galerie Opdahl, Berlin, Germany
2009 Blytt and Rooney curate something nice, Kunstprojects Berlin, Germany
2009 ONE HUNDRED YEARS, Jubilee show Oslo Art Academy, Kunstnerforbundet, Oslo, Norway
2009 WHAM, painting and beyond , w John Armleder, Julian Opie, Gerold Miller, Ellen Hyllemose, Peter Holm, Torgny Wilcke a o, Den Frie Udstillingsbygning, Copenhagen, Denmark
2009 FEMININE AND FORMAL, w Eva Berendes, Monica Bonvicini, Falke Pisano, Severine Hubbard, Jenny Holzer, Jessica Stockholder,Lina Viste Grønli a o, Triangle France, Marseille, France
2009 january 17th: ROAMING, La Rada, Locarno, Switzerland
2009 PLANKA ( group show on a long wooden shelf ) Oslo, Norway
2008 Life is a funny old dog, Tanja Pol Galerie, Munich, Germany
2008 The Rest of Now, MANIFESTA 7, Bolzano, Italy
2008 LNM, jubilee exhibition, Stenersenmuseet, Oslo, Norway
2008 PROJECT(OR) ,Art Rotterdam, The Netherlands
2007 A drawing show, Lisa Boyle Gallery, Chicago, Illinois, USA
2007 KUNST 4, from the collection, National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design, Oslo, Norway
2007 Departamento Compartido (with Ricardo Rendon) ALDABA ARTE gallery, Mexico City
2007 DUMP, National Museum of Art , Architecture and Design, Norway
2006 Seeing the Invisible, Galleria Riccardo Crespi, Milano, Italy
2006 LIMBO, Museo de Arte Carrillo Gil, Mexico City
2006 TEGNEBIENNALEN (DRAWING BIENNIAL), Stenersenmuseet, Oslo, Norway
2006 Villa Jelmini. The Complex of Respect, w Tonico Lemos Auad, Balthasar Burkhard, Roberto Cuoghi, Art Farm/Vim Delvoye, Gardar Eide Einarsson, Marius Engh a o, Kunsthalle Bern, Switzerland
2005 Dialogue I, Fabrikken For Kunst og Design, Copenhagen,Denmark
2004 PILOT 1, International Art Forum, London, England
2004 Maleri ? Galleri F15, Jeløya, Moss, Norway
2003 Devil-may-care, The Nordic Pavilion, w Mamma Karin Andersson and Lisa Lounila, 50th International Art Exhibition, LA BIENNALE DI VENEZIA, Italy
2001/ 02 Norsk Skulpturbiennale, Stenersenmuseet,Oslo, Lillehammer Kunstmuseum, Norway
1998 UKS Biennial, Henie-Onstad Kunstsenter, Høvikodden; Rogaland Kunstmuseum,Stavanger, Trondheim Kunstforening, Tromsø Kunstforening, Norway
1995 Høstutstillingen, Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo, Norway
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design, Oslo, Norway
RECIDENCIES
2009 CIVITELLA RANIERI CENTER FELLOWSHIP, Umbria, Italy
2007 ALDABA ARTE, Mexico City
2004/ 2005 International Studio Program, Kunstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin, Germany
PUBLICATIONS
2013 Kristina Bræin: Dilemma of Politeness/ Høflighetens dilemma/ Dilemma der Höflichkeit, Monograph, Kerber Verlag, Berlin, Germany
BIBLIOGRAPHY/ REVIEWS
2017: Line Ulekleiv: Komposisjon i gaffateip, Klassekampen 1.11.
2015: Jonas Ekeberg: Museet som eksistensielt monument, Kunstkritikk.no, 19.03. 15
2014: Kjetil Røed: beretninger om undring, Aftenposten 31.05. 14
2012 Andrea Kroksnes: Kristina Bræin, Unfinished Journeys, catalogue
2011 Øystein Ustvedt: Ny norsk kunst etter 1990; Fagbokforlaget Bergen, Norway
Cecilie Skeide: Meaning-bearing reductionism, Festspill catalogue Hanne Borchgrevink
2009 WHAM, painting and beyond, catalogue, Copenhagen , Denmark
2008 40/40, 40 painters, 4 decades, Oslo ; catalogue p. 24-25
2008 INDEX, Manifesta7;; catalogue p. 62
2007 Samuele Menin: Vedere l ìnvisibile, FLASH ART international, march/ april
2006 Kjetil Røed: En strek i tegningen, Kunstkritikk.no, 21.9. Tegnerforbundet:: Tegnebiennalen 2006; catalogue, Oslo, Norway
Xandra de Jongh: Kristina Bræin, KUNSTBEELD:NL, nr.6, The Netherlands
Line Bøhmer Løkken/ Tine Aamodt(producers) : MANUAL, Oslo, Norway
Paulina Lasa: OPEN STUDIO, and intervened by Kristina Bræin, SPOT magazine, Mexico City, February
2005 Jens Asthoff: Fur einen provisorischen Minimalismus, BE Magazine #12, 2005, Berlin, Germany 2004 Andrea Kroksnes: Wall to Wall Andrea Kroksnes on the art of Kristina Bræin, ARTFORUM
international, March
2003 Mieke Bal: Strings Attatched, Andrea Kroksnes: A wild Practice, Anne Karin Jortveit:: At a devil- may-care Angle, Devil-may-care, The Nordic Pavilion, the 50th Venice Biennial, 2003, catalogue- texts.
Dreams and Conflicts, the dictatorship of the viewer, 50th international art exhibition,
La Biennale di Venezia, catalogue p.564-65
Michael Hubl: Nordische Lander, 50. Venedig-biennale, KUNSTFORUM international, Bd 166- 2003. Maxine Kopsa: 50th Venice Biennial,FRIEZE.com/review.
Maaretta Jaukkuri: Kristina Bræin Joy and Beauty of a Moment, KUNST 2003:2, Oslo, Norway
Paula Toppila: The Nordic Pavilion at the Venice Biennial 2003, FRAME news 1/2003, Finland.
Staffan Boije: Oksygen lukter, 50.Venezia-biennale, BILLEDKUNST 4/ 2003, Oslo, Norway
Gard Olav Frigstad: Et bilde av verden er ikke verden, Den 50. Venezia-biennale, KUNST 2003:3, Oslo, Norway
Anne Schaffer: Lavmælt tilstedeværelse, BILLEDKUNST 1/2003,Oslo, Norway
NRK P2, kulturbeite: 14.1.2003, K-punkt : 12.6. , radio Interviews.
2002 Anne Stol Øyan: Intervju av to samtidskunstnere, Samtidskunst og estetisk opplæring, Oslo , Norway
2001 Jonas Ekeberg: Kampen om kunsten, Dagens Næringsliv, 28.10. Oslo, Norway Anders Olofsson: Stenersenmuseet, Oslo: Norsk Skulpturbiennale,konsten.net/recensioner/skulpturbiennale,12.11.
Prosjektrom 1998/1999/2000, Kuntnernes Hus, Oslo, Norway; catalogue
1998 Trond Borgen: Urenhetens seier, Stavanger Aftenblad, 22.4. Norway
Ingvill Henmo: Naivistisk surrealisme og trivialitetenes poesi, Morgenbladet 20.3. Oslo, Norwa Tone Hansen: A brutal Grip on the Everyday, UKS- forum for samtidskunst nr.1/2, Oslo, Norway
TEACHING/ WORKSHOP/ LECTURE
2017 AGENDA: Context, Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo, Norway
2008 - 2009 Oslo Art Academy, Norway; professor Sculpture/ Installation
2007 - 2008 Trondheim Art Academy , Norway, professor Painting
2006 - 2007 Guest teacher Trondheim Art Academy, Norway
2007 - Lecture Tamayo Museum, Mexico City
1999, 2000, 2001,2002,2003,2004,2005,2006, 2007 - Kunsthøyskolen i Oslo, Norway