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CURRICULUM VITAE (brief summary)
Torbjørn Kvasbø, b. 1953
2632 Venabygd, Norway
Ph.: +47 61 28 40 34
M: +47 97028877
Email: tkvasboe@online.no
1990- Member of the International Academy of Ceramics (IAC).
2005- Member of the IAC Council
1996-2000 Professor at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden.
2000-2008 Professor at Konstfack, Stockholm, Sweden.
Live and work in Venabygd, Norway.
Education
1975-1978 National Institute of Applied Arts and Design, Bergen, Norway.
Selected group shows, national and international
2010 Clay Energy Gulgong, Masters Exhibition, Cudgegong Gallery, Australia
2010 Collect, Saatchi Gallery, London, England
2010 Intonation Deidesheim, Germany
2010 Taiwan Ceramics Biennale, Yingge Ceramics Museum, Taiwan
2009 British Ceramic Biennial, Airspace Gallery, Stoke-on-Trent, England
2009 Cheongju International Craft Biennale, Korea
2009 Intonation Deidesheim, Germany
2007 "Terres Extremes", Maison de la Ceramique Contemporaine, Giroussens, France
2007 "Terres Extremes", Museu del Cantir d`Argentona, Barcelona, Spain
2007 Keramik-Museum Weterwald, Germany
2005 “Typical Norwegian?” Vigeland-Museet Oslo, Norway
2005 “Typical Norwegian?” Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe, Hamburg, Germany
2005 „Strata“, Skulpturens Hus, Stockholm, Sweden
2004 Hetjens Museum, Düsseldorf, Germany, „Norwegen Heute-Keramisch“
2003 NOW&NOW, World Ceramic Biennale 2003 Korea
2002 Keramik aus Norwegen, Galerie Handwerk, Munich, Germany
2001 Holter Museum of Art, Montana, USA: Fifty Years of the Archie Bray Influence.
2001 1st Ceramic Biennale Int. Competition, World Ceramic Exposition, Korea.
2001 Faenza, Italy. "The 52st Int. Ceramic Art Competition"
2000 "Ceramic Circus 2000", Les Printemps des Poties, Bandol, France
2000 "Norwegian Alternatives" IADB-Cultural Center, Washington, USA
2000 Sidney Myer International Ceramic Award, Shepparton Gallery, Australia.
2000-1977 The Annual Exhibition of Norwegian Crafts.
1999 Faenza, Italy. "The 51st International Ceramic Art Competition"
1999 "Norwegian Contemporary Ceramics", Millenium Symposium, Amsterdam.
1999 "Different Stokes" Invitational Exhibition, University of Iowa, USA.
1998 "Stars". Gallery Inger Molin, Stockholm, Sweden.
1998 Auckland Museum, New Zealand. "The Fletcher Challenge Award"
1998 "Ceramic Art 1988-1998". Keramikmuseum Grimmerhus, Danmark.
1998 "Nordic ceramic Triennale `98". Historical Museum, Stockholm, Sweden.
1998 "Sweden-Norway-Expo Lära". Västerås Art Museum, Sweden.
1997 Keramikmuseum Grimmerhus, Denmark."Norwegian Expressionism in Clay".
1997 Archie Bray Foundation NCECA, Green Valley Library Gallery, Las Vegas, USA.
1997 Fletcher Challenge Ceramics Award, New Zealand. "Award of Merit".
1996 Archie Bray Foundation, Montana, USA. "Resident Artist Exhibition".
1996 University of Durham, Durham, England. "Scandinavian Images".
1996 Centro Esposivito della Rocca Paolina, Perugia, Italy. "Italy-Norway".
1996 Museum voor Sier Kunst, Gent, Belgium.
1996 Badisches Landesmuseum, Karlsruhe, Germany.
1996 Saarländisches Künstlerhaus, Saarbrücken, Germany. "Neue Wege International".
1996 Loes and Rainier International Ceramics, Deventer, Holland.
1995 Fletcher Challenge Ceramics Award, New Zealand.
1995 "Woodstack". The Gallery of Visual Arts, University of Montana, USA.
1995 NCECA Clay National. F.R.Weisman Art Museum, Minneapolis, USA.
1994 Fletcher Challenge Ceramics Award, New Zealand.
1994-96 "Nordic Images". The museums of Applied Arts in Oslo, Helsinki, Stockholm, Copenhagen.
1994 "In Touch". The Norwegian 1994 Winter Olympic Craft Show.
1993 Mastermeeting. Ringebu Workshop 1993. Museum of Applied Arts, Oslo.
1993 Pulverturm am Schlosswall, Artotek in der Peterstrasse, Oldenburg, Germany.
1993 Fletcher Challenge Ceramics Award, New Zealand. "Judges Commendation".
1992 "Hot Clay from Cold Climates". North Project, Art Evo Gallery, Edmonton, Canada.
1992-90 "Contemporary Norwegian Ceramics":
Keramion, Frechen, Germany
Kunstgewerbemuseum, Berlin, Germany.
Schloss Gottorf, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
Polytechnic Gallery, Newcastle, England.
Aberystwyth Arts Centre, Wales, England.
Crafts Council, Dublin, Ireland.
Arts Council gallery, Belfast, Ireland.
World Expo, Sevilla, Spain.
Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, USA.
National Museum of Ceramic Art, Baltimore, USA.
1991 47. Concorso Internazionale Della Ceramica D`arte, Faenza, Italy.
Selected solo exhibitions, national and international
2010 Kunstnerforbundet Gallery, Oslo, Norway
2009 Trøndelag Center for Contemporary Art, Trondheim, Norway
2009 Gallery Zink, Lillehammer, Norway
2005 Nationalmuseet for kunst, arkitektur og design, Oslo, Norway
2004 Museum of Applied Arts, Bergen Norway
2004 Kunstbanken, Hamar Norway
2003 Arendal Art Hall, Norway
2001 MIC, Museum of International Ceramics, Faenza, Italy.
2001 Galerie DM Sarver, Paris, France
2001 Gallery Inger Molin, Stockholm, Sweden
2000 Kunstnerforbundet Gallery, Oslo Norway
1998 Gallery Bjørnen, Stockholm, Sweden.
1997-1993 Gallery Nørby, Copenhagen, Denmark.
1995 Main Street Gallery, Napa, California, USA.
1994 Leedy-Voulkos gallery, Kansas City, USA.
1994 The Works Art Festival, Edmonton, Canada.
1993-1986 Kunstnerforbundet Gallery, Oslo, Norway
1992 Hopkins Hall gallery, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA.
1991 The Works Art Festival, Edmonton, Canada.
1990 Blås och Knåda, Stockholm, Sweden.
1990-1986 Museum of Applied Arts, Trondheim, Norway.
Selected collections
Lotte Reimers Stiftung Kunstzentrum, Deidesheim, Germany
The Daum Museum, Missouri, USA
World Ceramic Exposition, Korea
Mr. and Mrs. William Van Keppel Collection, Kansas City, USA
Museum of Modern Ceramic Art, Gifu Ceramics Park Mino, Gifu, Japan
Museums of Applied Arts in Oslo, Trondheim and Bergen, Norway
Museum of Applied Arts in Copenhagen, Denmark
The National Museum, Stockholm, Sweden
Auckland Institute and Museum, New Zealand
Dr. Hans Thiemann Collection, Hamburg, Germany
Leedy Voulkos Galleries, Kansas City, USA
Van Keppel Collections, Kansas City, USA
Dr. Anthony Rucela Collection, Kansas City, USA
Museo Internazionale delle Ceramiche in Faenza, Italy
Maurice Lambiotte Collection, Paris, France
Swedish Art Council
Selected related professional activities
External Examiner at the Royal College of Art, London, England
Council Member of the IAC
Judge at Fletcher Challenge Ceramic Award, New Zealand 1998.
Guest teacher, external examiner for Masters Degree and special subject examinations, member of appointments boards for lectures/professors for many years at both the National Colleges of Applied Arts and Design in Oslo and Bergen, Norway.
Arranging/producing/curating many national and international workshops and exhibitions.
Invited as leturer, guest artist, exhibitor or as workshop conductor to a.o.:
Taiwan Ceramics Biennale 2010
British Ceramic Biennial 2009
Intonation deidesheimer, Germany
Central Academy of Fine Arts, beijing, China
Peters valley, New Jersey, USA
Cheongju International Craft Biennale, Korea
Naori Wood Fired Ceramics, KO-EURO, Korea
Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA.
San Jose State University, California, USA.
San Francisco Art Institute, California, USA.
Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.
Mendocino Art Center, California, USA.
Napa Valley College, California, USA.
Iowa University, Iowa City, Iowa, USA.
Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, Montana, USA.
Montana University, Missoula, Montana, USA.
Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, USA.
University of Ohio, Athens, Ohio, USA.
Red Deer College, Red Deer, Alberta, Canada.
"The Works Visual Arts Festival", Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Alberta University, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Banff, Alberta, Canada.
"NCECA", Tempe, Arizona, USA.
"NCECA", Philadelphia, USA.
"NCECA", New Orleans, USA.
University of Industrial Arts, Helsinki, Finland.
Konstfack College of Art, Stockholm, Sweden.
Kent State University, Ohio, USA.
Kolding College of Applied Arts, Kolding, Denmark.
Kecskemét International Ceramics Studio, Hungary.
Fletcher Challenge Ceramics Award, New Zealand.
ASP-Centre, Auckland, New Zealand
Clay-Sculpt Gulgong, Janet Mansfield, Australia.
Perth, "The Edge", Australia.
Perugia, "Cotta terra", Italy.
Faenza, Italy
Bandol, "Les printemps des poitiers", France.
La Borne, France
Handwerkskammer in München und Oberbayern, Germany
Prizes
2010 Janet Mansfield Fellowship Award
2001 "Silver Prize", 1st. World Ceramic Biennale 2001 Korea.
1999 "Premio Faenza", 1. prize in the 51. Premio Faenza Concorso Internationale--.
1997 "Embryo 1997". The best art education in Sweden.
1997 "Award of Merit". Fletcher Challenge Ceramics Award.
1993 "Award of Merit". Fletcher Challenge Ceramics Award.
Selected articles
1992 Ceramics Monthly, April Issue. Portifolio "Dont ever get a steady job".
1993 Ceramics Art and Perception, Issue 13. "Between Nature and Sivilisation"
1996 "Ceramic Art", Issue 10, Taipei, Taiwan.
1999 "Norwegian Contemporay Ceramics". Catalogue Amsterdam Exh.1999.
2000 "Ich habe keine Angst". Keramik Magazin nr. 1, 2000.
2000 "Une dramaturgie de l`homme et de la nature". "Revue Ceramique et du Verre" no. 113 July-August 2000.
2000 "Der Norweger, Torbjørn Kvasbø". Neue Keramik no. 5 Sept/Oct. Germany
2001 ”The Universe of Clay”. Form no. 4/2001. Sweden
2004 “Keramik magazin” no 2/ 2004: “Ûber das Unbezähmbare“. Gabi Dewald
2004 „Kunsthåndverk“ Norway no 91, 1/ 2004: “Making the invisible visible” Jorunn Veiteberg
2004 “Konsthantverk” Sweden, no 2/ 2004
2007 Revista Ceramica Contemporania no. 31. Spain
2008 Ceramics Monthly April Issue,"Terres Extremes.
2008 Contemporay Pottery, Collection Maurice Lambiotte, France. ISBN 978-2-9155-4212-7
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