Helene Knoop
Born 1979, Norway
Lives and works in Oslo, Norway
Education
Odd Nerdrum; pupil/assistent
Reidar Finsrud; pupil/assistent
Vika Maleskole
Nesodden Videregående skole; Tegning, form og farge
Courses
Language school, Italian Scuola d´italiano
Norske Grafikers Verksted, graphic techniques
Projects
Palazzo Belmonte; commission for the Prince of Belmonte, Italy – 2007-2009
Studies of Antique sculptures, Baroque churches and paintings. Rome, Italy – 2007
Terje Vigen, musical and book-project. Oslo, Norway – 2006
Artist in Residence, Gunnar Gunnarssons home. Skriduklaustur, Iceland – 2005
Landscape study-trip. Finnmark, Norway – 2003
Publications
Helene Knoop–Paintings. Oslo, Kitsch Press, 2011. Text by art historian Therese Sjøvoll. 72 pages, 68 color illustrations.
Kitsch – mer enn Kunst, Oslo: Schibstedt, 2009 , co-author.
Figurationer. Realism och romantik i norsk samtidskonst. Stockholm: Atlantis, 2009. Presentation of Knoop’s paintings and her biography.
Store Norske Leksikon, Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget, 2009. Article/artistbiography written by art historian Arnt Fredheim.
De Ni Muser, documentary film, Parkas Produksjoner. Oslo, Norway, 2007-2009
Media
KUNST. A series of articles on masterpieces in Europe (Venice, Stockholm and Paris) in collaboration with Odd Nerdrum. Oslo, Norway, 2010.
Jenter på hjul. TV2. Guest in TV-program. Norway – 2009
Scanorama. Cover-story in the Scandinavian Airlines inflight magazine – 2005
Presentations
Fine Art Gallery, talk on the Kitsch Biennale and Kitsch. Oslo, Norway – 2010
International Symposium on Minimal Residual Cancer, talk on paintings and studio practice. Oslo, Norway – 2003
Relevant activities
Founder of World Wide Kitsch, a non-profit association for figurative painting – 2005
The Kitsch Biennale 2008. Project leader, jury member and curator. Munich – 2008
The Kitsch Biennale 2010. Project leader, jury member and curator. Venice – 2010
Teaching experience
Friluftsskolen i Hagan. Painting course. Eggedal, Norway – 2010-2011
Private pupils in studio – 2007-2010
Select Solo Exhibitions
Pop-up exhibition, Youth, Oslo, Norway – 2012
Hammar Residence, Sweden – 2011
Drøbak Kunstforening, Drøbak, Norway – 2011
Arnulf Øverlands galleriet, Kristiansund, Norway – 2011
Gallery PAN, Oslo, Norway – 2010
Galleri Trafo, Asker, Norway – 2009
Trygve Lie Gallery, New York, USA – 2007
Åmells Gallery, London, UK – 2005
Holmenkollen Park Hotel, Oslo, Norway – 2005
Møre og Romsdal Kunstsenter, Molde, Norway – 2005
Grev Wedels Kunsthandel, Oslo, Norway – 2004
Galleri Havstad, Drøbak, Norway – 2002
Select Collective Exhibitions
Sympatiutstilling for Odd Nerdrum, Fine Art, Oslo, Norway – 2011
The Kitsch Biennale, Palazzo Cino, Venice, Italy – 2010
The Kitsch Biennale, Munich. Germany – 2008
Bølgen Kulturhus, Larvik, Norway – 2010
Ålesund Kunstforening, Ålesund, Norway – 2010
Edsvik Konsthall, Stockholm, Sweden – 2009
Galleri Futura, Stockholm, Sweden – 2009
Vasa Konsthall, Gøteborg, Sweden – 2009
Krapperup Konsthall, Mølle, Sweden – 2009
Anne Grimdalens Museum, Dalen, Norway – 2004
Festspillutstiller i Nesbyen, Nesbyen, Norway – 2005
Haus der Kunst, Munich, Germany – 2004
Solli Brug, Sarpsborg, Norway – 2003
Haugar, Vestfold Kunstmuseum, Tønsberg, Norway – 2002
Telemarksgalleriet, Notodden, Norway – 2002/2009/2010
Collections
Private collections in Norway; Bjørg Fjell AS, T.M. Christensen VVS Detaljer AS
Private collections in Sweden; Tetra Pak
Private collections in Italy; Palazzo Belmonte
Private collections in Nicaragua; BMW
Private collections in USA; Even and Kirsten Berntsen, Gill Holland
Awards/grants
Sparebankstiftelsen, for making the book Helene Knoop-Paintings – 2011
The 2009 Kitsch Award – 2009
Norsk Kulturråd, exhibition grant – 2005