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Henrik Placht

Born 1973

CURRICULUM VITAE

Henrik Placht

Born: 29th of May 1973 Oslo, Norway
Lives and works in Oslo and Ramallah

Education
2000-2001 Academy of Fine Art Bergen, Norway
1999 Academy of Fine Art, Berlin Weisensee, Germany
1997-1999 Academy of Fine Art Bergen, Norway

Selected solo exhibitions

2009 Rien sans peine Gallery Haaken, Oslo (cat)
2008 Eye of the rose Gallery Haaken, Oslo (cat)
Eye of the rose 2 Gallery Dar Al Anda, Amman, Jordan (cat)
2006 Going places Gallery Haaken, Oslo (cat)
Going places 2 Risør Kunstforening, Norway
2005 Ronin Oslo Fine Art Association, Oslo
2004 Friendly persuasion Gallery J.M.S,Oslo
2001 Paintings Bergen Kunsthall, Norway
Urban legend naked woman Galleri S.e Bergen
2000 A/B Gallery enkehuset, Stockholm, Sweden
1999 Pavillon babette, Berlin


Selected group exhibitions

2010 CAMP collection exhibited in Linz, co production with Van Abbes museum curated by Charles Esche and Jack Persekian
2009 5 Haaken artists at Ålesund Kunstforening
2008 The Jerusalem Show edition 0.1 Al-mamal foundation for contemporary art.
Curated by Jack Persekian (cat)
2007 Daydreams & nightmares Stenersen Museum, Oslo Tor Juul`s Art Collection (cat)
2006 United Nations Headquarter NY: Contextualization: A Palestinian narrative.
2006 National Museum Norway, National Gallery Oslo, Paintings, New works from the collection (cat)
2004 Steadfast in Palestine, UN Headquarter, New York
2003 Norrkøping Art Museum, Sweden
2003 Stockholm Art Fair, Sweden
2002 “Dagr”, Caixa de Galicia Santiago de Compostela, National Bank of Spain
2002 Art Genda Hamburg, Baltic Biennale for Contemporary Art, Germany (cat)
2001 UKS Biennale Bergen Kunsthall Norway (cat)



Represented in collections and public commissions (selected)

National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design Norway
International Peace Institute (IPI http://www.ipacademy.org/), the Trygve Lie Center for Peace, Security & Development, and Turtle Bay Club, permanent collection, Manhattan New York USA
Royal Norwegian Embassy Amman Jordan
CAMP (Contemporary Art Museum – Palestine, Jerusalem)
Norwegian Cultural Affaires
Rogaland Art Museum
Tore A Holms collection
Tor Juul Collection

Represented in various private collections in Norway, Palestine, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Sweden, France, Germany and USA

Kindly supported by

2008 Office for contemporary art Norway, OCA (The Jerusalem Show 0.1)
2006 The Norwegian government 3 year studio/working grant for young artists
2005 Office for Contemporary Art Norway, OCA (curator, Ramallah)
2004 Office for Contemporary Art Norway, OCA (curator, New York)
2003 Ministry of Foreign Affaires, for Ramallah project
2003 Norwegian Council for Cultural Affaires
2002 NIFCA, Nordic Institute for Contemporary Art
2001 BKH

Lecturer/curator/advisor (selected)

Columbia University, SIPA dep. Middle East Institute, New York, USA
Hochschule für Bildende Künste Braunschweig, Germany
European Cultural Foundation
Visiting Fellow University Southampton, Winchester School of Art UK
Nobel Peace Center, Norway
Munch Museum, Norway
International Academy of Art Palestine
Hashemite University of Jordan (Amman), Faculty of Art & Design
Gothenborg University, Valand Art Academy, Sweden
ISFIT International Student Festival Trondheim NTNU
Academy of Fine Art Bergen
University of Bergen, Norway
University of Tromsø Norway
An Najah Islamic University Nablus, Palestine
Khalil Sakakini Center Ramallah
United Nations Headquarter NY USA
Oslo National Academy of the Arts

Various other related experiences

- Initiator/founder/fundraiser and project manager for the establishment of the International Academy of Art Palestine (IAAP). (2002 -2008)
- Member of art group gutengut from 1998 – 2003 (www.gutengut.org) (15 exhibitions)
- Board member in Academy of art Bergen 1998 – 2000
- Member of UKS
- Editor, art critic and writer in various magazines in Norway 1999 -2001.

Eye of the rose (Giza cut)
Henrik Placht (2007)
190 x 134 cm.

HENRIK PLACHT - Rien sans peine (2009)

Henrik Placht - Eye of the Rose (2008)

Going places (2006)