Bård Breivik, Biography
Born 1948 in Bergen, Norway. Died in 2016.
EDUCATION
1967–1970
Bergen School of Arts and Crafts
1970–1971
St. Martin´s School of Art, London
1982–1985
Professor of sculpture, National Academy of Fine Arts, Stockholm
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2022
▹ War Paint, GSA Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden
2021
▹ War Paint, Bomuldsfabrikken, Arendal, Norway
2015
▹ Udden Skulptur, Hunnebostrand, Sweden
▹ Rolling Snowball/ 6 Djúpivogur
▹ Galleri Giga, Stord
2014
▹ Kode, Bergen, Norway
2012
▹ Galleri s.e, Bergen, Norway
▹ Inside Out Art Centre, Beijing, China
▹ Galleri Riis, Oslo, Norway
▹ Bærum Kunstforening, Oslo, Norway
2011
▹ Kunstnerforbundet, Oslo, Norway
2010
▹ Galleri Andersson Sandström, Umeå, Sweden
▹ National Museum Bamako, Mali
2009
▹ Galerie Anhava, Helsinki, Finland
▹ Image Gallery, Beijing, China
▹ Flø, Norway
2008
▹ Third Beijing Art Biennale, Beijing, China
▹ Sørlandet Art Museum, Kristiansand, Norway
2007
▹ Bomuldsfabriken Kunsthall, Arendal, Norway
▹ Gallery Bouhlou, Bergen, Norway
2006
▹ The National Museum, Oslo, Norway
▹ Gallery Brandstrup, Oslo, Norway
▹ Vida Museum, Borgholm, Sweden
▹ Skien Kunstforening, Skien, Norway
▹ Skulpturens Hus, Stockholm, Sweden
▹ Galleri Riis, Oslo, Norway
2005
▹ Blickachsen 5 Bad, Homburg, Germany
2004
▹ Galerie Anhava, Helsinki, Finland
2003
▹ Gallery Brandstrup, Oslo, Norway
▹ Galleri Riis / Galleri Brandstrup, Oslo
2001
▹ Galleri Riis, Oslo, Norway
▹ Galleri Stefan Andersson, Umeå, Sweden
2000
▹ The Chinese European Art Center
1999
▹ Galleri s.e., Bergen, Norway
▹ Galleri Bouhlou, Bergen, Norway
1997
▹ Bomuldsfabrikken, Arendal, Norway
▹ Galleri Bouhlou, Bergen, Norway
1996
▹ Malmö Konsthall, Malmö Sweden
▹ Galleri Riis, Oslo, Norway
▹ Galleri Susanne Ottesen, København, Denmark
1994
▹ 141:an Gothenburg, Sweden
1993
▹ Art Museum of Lillehammer (Inagural exhibition) , Norway
▹ Galleri Riis, Oslo, Norway
▹ Galerie Artek, Helsinki, Finland
1992
▹ Germans van Eck, New York, USA
1991
▹ Biennale Sao Paulo ,Sao Paulo , Brazil
1990
▹ Citadel, Oslo, Norway
▹ Germans van Eck, New York, USA
▹ Center for Contemorary Art, Chicago, USA
▹ Citadel, Oslo, Norway (A cooperative project between a contractor, architects and Bård Breivik)
1989
▹ Galleri Eklund, Umeå, Sweden
▹ Galleri Riis, Oslo, Norway
▹ Galerie Artek, Helsinki, Finland
1988
▹ Bergen Kunstforening, Bergen, Norway
▹ Granit, Belfort, France (with Sverre Wyller)
▹ Edward Thordén Gallery, Göteborg, Sweden
▹ Germans van Eck, New York, USA
1987
▹ Art Museum of Lillehammer (Inagural exhibition), Norway
▹ Galleri Eklund, Umeå, Sweden
1986
▹ Galleri Nordenhake, Stockholm, Sweden
▹ Germans van Eck, New York, USA
▹ Galerie Artek, Helsinki, Finland
1985
▹ Bergen Art Museum, Bergen, Norway
▹ Galleri Nordenhake, Malmö, Sweden
▹ Galleri Barbar, Stockholm, Sweden
▹ Galleri Riis, Oslo, Norway
1984
▹ Galleri Riis, Oslo, Norway
▹ Norrköpings Konstmuseum, Sweden
1983
▹ Galleri Nordenhake, Malmö, Sweden
▹ Galerie Nemo, Eckenförde, Germany
1982
▹ Galleri Aronowich, Stockholm, Sweden
▹ Galeri Pictura, Lunds University, Lund, Sweden
▹ Oscarsson-Hood Gallery, New York, USA
1981
▹ Galleria Sculptor, Helsinki, Finland
▹ Galleri Nemo, Eckenförde, Germany
▹ Trondhjems Kunstforening, Norway
▹ Høvikodden Kunstsenter, Høvikodden, Norway
1979
▹ Galleri Wallner, Malmö, Sweden
▹ Galleri Dobloug, Oslo, Norway
1974
▹ Galleri 1, Bergen, Norway
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2003
▹ Rio de Janeiro
2001
▹ Bomuldsfabriken, Arendal, Norway
2000–2001
▹ “Between space and time”, Galleri F-15, Moss, Norway
▹ Atlanta Contemporary Art Center, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
▹ Steensland Art Museum. St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota, USA
▹ North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, North Dakota, USA
▹ Nordic Heritage Museum, Seattle, Washington, USA
▹ The American Scandinavian Foundation, New York, USA
1995
▹ “La Hora del Norte” Centro Cultural del Conde Duque, Madrid
1994
▹ “Etcaetera,Etcaetera” Galleri Riis, Oslo
1993
▹ “Riis til egen bak” Galleri Riis, Oslo
▹ “Juxtaposition” Charlottenborg, Copenhagen
1990
▹ ”Northlands”, MOMA, Oxford
▹ Trinity College, Dublin
1989
▹ ”Meeting in the north”, Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo, Norway
1988
▹ ”Three Contemporary Norwegian Artists”, Centro Cultural Arte Contemporráneo, Mexico City, Mexico
1987
▹ “Scandinavia Today”, Seibu Museum of Art, Tokyo, Japan
▹ “Norealis” DAAD Galerie, Berlin, Germany
1986
▹ “Nordanad”, Musée des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, Frankrike
▹ “Malmö Konsthall, Malmö, Sverige
▹ “La biennale di Venezia”, Venice, Italy
1985
▹ “Borealis 2”, The Nordic Biennale, Høvikodden Kunstsenter, Oslo
▹ “Kunst in Norwegen Heute”, Neue Galerie, Sammlung Ludwig, Aachen
1984
▹ “ARS´83”, The Art Museum of the Atheneum, Helsinki, Finland
1982–1983
▹ “The sleeping beauty-Scandinavian Art Now”, Guggenheim museum, New York
▹ The Port of History Museum, Philadelphia
▹ Municipal Art Gallery, Los Angeles
1982
▹ “Matter/Memory”, Lund, Sweden
▹ Helsinki, Finland
▹ Oslo, Norway
▹ Copenhagen, Denmark
1981
▹ “Norwegische Kunst Heute”, Kunsthalle zu Kiel, Germany
PUBLIC COMISSIONS
The Government Building , Oslo , 1981
The National Theatre Railway station, Oslo , 1981
Norsk Hydro, Bergen, 1986
Christies Park, Bergen, 1987
Lillehammer Museum for Modern Art, Lillehammer 1992
WASA Insurance, Stockholm, 1992
Kalmar Gymnas, Kalmar, 1993
University of Lund, Lund, 1993
Haukeland Hospital, Bergen 1994
Jussi Björlings Plats, Gothenburg 1994
City of Malmø, Sweden 1996
“Torvalmenningen”, Main plaza, City of Bergen, Norway 1996–1999
“Botsparken”, East Side Park, City of Oslo, Norway 1999
Umedalen Sculpture park, Umeå, Sweden 2001
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
Moderna Museet, Stockholm
Bergen Art Museum, Bergen
Malmö Museum, Malmö
Museet for Samtidskunst, Oslo
The Art Museum of the Atheneum, Helsinki
Kunsthalle zu Kiel, Kiel
Göteborgs Konstmuseum, Göteborg
Høvikodden Kunstsenter, Oslo
Lübeck Museum, Lübeck
Sara Hildén Art Museum, Tampere, Finland
Fredrik Roos Collection, Rooseum, Malmö
Norrköpings Konstmuseum
Power Collection, Sydney
Malmö Konsthall, Malmö, Schyls Donation
Trondheim Art Museum, Trondheim
Rogaland Art Museum, Stavanger
Centro Cultural Arte Contemporaneo, Mexico
Lillehammer Kunstmuseum, Lillehammer, Norway
Sandnes City Art collection , Sandnes, Norway
The Norwegian Foundation for Art in Public Buildings, Norway