CV

Ida Olesdatter Barland (b. 1989, Hammerfest, Norway)

Currently based in Skien, Norway

idaolesdatter@gmail.com

www.idaolesdatterbarland.com

@idaolesdatterbarland (Instagram)

EDUCATION

2018 MFA – Medium and material based art, Oslo National Academy of the Arts, Oslo

2016 BFA – Medium and material based art, Oslo National Academy of the Arts, Oslo

2013 Høgskolen i Telemark – Leire 2, Notodden, Norway

2011 Høgskolen i Telemark – Leire 1, Notodden, Norway

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

TBA Sentrum senter for samtiden, Oslo

2023 Jeg skriver best i dusjen., Spriten Kunsthall, Skien

2019 RSVP, Kunstvisitten/Akerhus Kunstsenter, Oslo busterminal, Oslo

SELECTED JURIED EXHIBITIONS

2026 Stipendutstillingen 2026, Telemark Art center, Skien

2022 Stipendutstillingen 2022, Telemark Art center, Skien

2020 Stipendutstillingen 2020, Telemark Art center, Skien

2019 Talente 2019, München

2016 Kunsthåndtverk 2016, Hydrogen factory, Fredrikstad

2016 Pottery is back, Kunstnerforbundet, Oslo

2015 Kunsthåndverk 2015, Kunstindustrimuseet, Oslo

2015 Re- animate, repair, meld & mend, Bluecoat display center, Liverpool

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

TBA 4+4 vol.2, Kunsthall Grenland, Porsgrunn

2025 Kunstløypa, Kunsthall Grenland/Porgrunn municipality

2023 Bonanza, Kunsthall Grenland, Porsgrunn

2021 Functional Art, Gallery Sorgenfri, Oslo

2021 Stedsans festival 2021, street art, Porsgrunn

2021 Artist supermarket, Galleri Sorgenfri, Oslo

2020 Juleutstillingen, Kunstnerforbundet, Oslo

2020 Skulpturpark, Galleri Sorgenfri, Oslo

2020 4+4, Kunsthall Grenland, Porsgrunn

2020 Stedsans festival 2020, street-art, Porsgrunn

2019 Hjelp det er Julemarked!, Kunsthall Oslo

2019 PORTAL, TOU Scene, Stavanger

2018 TRAUST 2018, Oslo National Academy of the Arts, Oslo

2018 I never saw a crack I didn’t like, Gallery Seilduken, Oslo

2017 MOAN2017, Oslo National Academy of the Arts, Oslo

2016 Avgang 2016,Oslo National Academy of the Arts, Oslo

GRANTS/PRICES

2026 Grant, The Relief Fund for Visual Artists

2024 Work grant 3 years, Government Grand/The Norwegian Association for Arts and Crafts

2023 Subjekt-prize, Exhibition of the year, nomination, Subject magazine

2023 Project grant, Vestfold and Telemark county municipality

2023 Study grant, Arts and Crafts fund/The Norwegian Association for Arts and Crafts

2022 Artist grantee, Skien municipality

2021 Work grant 1 year, Government Grand/The Norwegian Association for Arts and Crafts

2020 Porcelain stipend, Porsgrunn municipality

2020 Telemark Art center price, The Relief Fund for Visual Artists

2019 Project grant, exhibition 4+4, Government Grant/The Norwegian Association for Arts and Crafts

2019 Work grant 2 years, Government Grant

2018 Art-student stipend, The Relief Fund for Visual Artists

2018 Miscellaneous grant for recently graduated artists, Government Grand/The Norwegian Association for Arts and Crafts

MEMBERSHIPS

2023 Hi10, Artist run studio, gallery and printworkshop, Kunstnerbyen Skien

2015 The Norwegian Association for Arts and Crafts, member

RESIDENCE

2022/23 Artist grantee, Spriten Kunsthall, Kunstnerbyen Skien, Skien municipality

2021 Artist in residence, artist group «4+4», Kunsthall Grenland

2019 Artist in residence, 1400 grader, Porsgrunn Porcelain factory/Kunsthall Grenland

SELECTED FURTHER EXPERIENCE

2025/26 Exhibition coordinator, BFA Gratuation exhibition 2026, Oslo Academy of the Arts

2025. Palestine Cinema Days 2026, coordinator/host, Gallery Hi10

2024 Hi10, board/curator

2022/23 Workshop, Spriten Kunsthall + KHiO/KiB-students

2021 Curator, Are we human, Jubileumsutstilling/festival Gallery Format Oslo

2020/21 Communication and project coordinator, Gallery Format, Oslo

2019 Workshop, Greenlight District 2019

2019 Stipedutstillingen 2019, Telemark Kunstsenter, jury member

2019 Workshop, Oslo Open 2019

2016 ShAM (Student house Aker Smek), board

2015 Curator, FRAGMENTS, Galleri Seilduken, Oslo, Norway

2014 Gallery Seilduken, Oslo National Academy of the Arts, board

COLLECTIONS

Kunsthall Grenland