KIRA WAGER

Pilesredet 57
0350 OSLO Norway
+47 99003137
kirawager@hotmail.com

EDUCATION

1994-1998 State Academy of Fine Arts, Oslo, Norway
1997 Academy of Fine Arts, Helsinki, Finland
1991-1993 The Nordic School of Art, Kokkola, Finland

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2004 RARE Gallery, New York, USA
2003 "Davits serien", Gallery K, Oslo, Norway
2002 No 5 ("Filter"), Bergen Kunsthall, Bergen, Norway
2001 "Postcards", Samtidskunstforum, Oslo, Norway
1999 "Original-Reconsrtuction", Kunstnerforbundet, Oslo, Norway

GROUP EXHIBITIONS (selected)

2003-2005 Carnegie Art Award, Konstakademien Stockholm, Listasafn Kopavogs, Reykjavik, Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo, Charlottenborg, Copenhagen, Victoria Miro Warehouse, London, Konsthallen, Helsinki
2003 "Pitch dark", Museum of Contemporary Art Studio, Beograd
2002 ISCP Open Studios, New York
2002 "Tusen blomster", Haugar Kunstmuseum, Tonsberg, Norway
2001 UKS Biannual, Seilduksfabriken, Oslo, Norway
2000 Hoestutstillingen, Bergen Kunstmuseum, Bergen, Norway
2000 "Pave the earth", Samtidskunstforum, Oslo, Norway
1999 Hoestutstillingen, Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo, Norway
1998 "Turning the mind inward upon itself", Kuvataideakatemia, Helsinki, Finland

PUBLIC COMMISSION WORK

2001 Kvitsoy Sea Traffic Central, Stavanger, Norway

COLLECTIONS

2003 Museum of Contemporary Art
2003 Norsk Hydro
2001 Norsk Kulturraad
1999+2003 Hoyskolen i Oslo

LITERATURE (selected)

2003 Le Monde Diplomatique, Nordic edition, first issue
2003 Gard Olav Frigstad, Kunst naa, May
2003 " Fra partyteltet", Lotte Sandberg, Aftenposten, March
2002 "en kunstner i New York", Per Moen, Dagsavisen, Oktober
2000 New European Artists, Edward Lucie Smith, Annual Development
1999 "Wagers variationer", Harald Flor, Dagbladet, February
1998 "Gulvnaere skulpturer og rekonstruktioner", Lotte Sandberg, Aftenposten, May

GRANTS

2002-2003 International Studio and Curatorial Program, New York
2000-2002 Statens Arbeids stipend
1999 Statens Reise stipend
1998 Statens Eablerings stipend
1998 Sleipner