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Rune Olsen    (Norwegian, 1971)

 Rune Olsen -  	Jealous (Sculptures)
Rune Olsen
Jealous 2007
 
 Rune Olsen - Installation view (Sculptures)
Rune Olsen
Installation view 2007
 
 Rune Olsen - Too Drunk To Fuck: Father & Son #2 (Sculptures) h: 160 x w: 79 x d: 69 in / h: 406.4 x w: 200.7 x d: 175.3 cm
Rune Olsen
Too Drunk To Fuck: Father & Son #2 2009
 

Biography
1971 Born in Stord, Norway
1990 - 1993 Visual Communication, Voss v.d.g. Norway
1993 - 1996 Coventry University, Bachelor of Arts (Honors), Coventry, UK
1996 Billedkunstnernes Vederlagsfond, Prosjektstøtte to Atelier G9, Norway
1997 Billedkunstnernes Vederlagsfond, Prosjektstøtte, Norway
1997 Norsk Kultur Fond, Debutant støtte, Norway
1998 - 1999 Goldsmith College, Postgraduate Diploma Fine Art, London, UK
1999 Statens Kunstnerstipend, Etableringsstipend, Norway
2002 Aljira Emerge 2003, Professional Development for Emerging Artists, Newark, USA
2003 Creative Capital, Professional Development Workshop, New York, USA
2003 Statens Kunstnerstipend, Work Grant for Younger/Newly Established Artists 2003, Norway
2004 Office for Contemporary Art, Exhibition support, Norway
2005 Artists Alliance Inc.’s (AAI) LES-RSP Residency Program, New York, USA
2005 Statens Kunstnerstipend, Work Grant for Younger/Newly Established Artists 2005, Norway
2005 New Jersey State Council on the Arts Fellowship, sculpture, USA
2006 Statens Kunstnerstipend, Work Grant for Younger/Newly Established Artists 2006, Norway
2007 Billedkunstnernes Vederlagsfond, Prosjektstøtte, Norway
2007 Peer Gynt Public Sculpture finalist, Norway

Exhibitions
2008 Drawing Biennial, Kunstnernes Hus, Norway
2007 Western Michigan University, Keeping it Real, curated by Jerry Kearns, USA
2007 Art Cologne, Sculptors Guild, Germany
2007 The Art Lab @ Robert Smiths Hotel, Cabinet of Curious Ties, curated by Koan Jeff Baysa, USA
2007 Barbara Gillman Gallery, Head to Head, advised by Judith Page, Miami, FL
2007 Trygve Lie Gallery, Norwegian Artists in New York II, NY, NY
2007 Samson Projects, Boston, USA (solo)
2006 Red Saw Gallery, Escaping Freedom, Newark, USA (solo)
2006 Volitant Gallery, Take me to bed or lose me forever, curated by Leona Scull-Hons, TX, USA
2006 Gallery 744, Newark between Us, curated by Rupert Ravens, USA
2006 3rd Ward, Nature More, curated by Peter Dudek, New York, USA
2005 New Art Dealers Association (NADA) Art Fair, Samson Projects, Miami, USA
2005 Exit Art, Homomuseum, New York, USA
2005 Smack Mellon, T-Zone, curated by Peter Dudek, New York, USA
2004 Arthouse at The Jones Center, New American Talent, curated by Jerry Saltz, Austin, TX, USA
2004 Aljira, A Center for Contemporary Art, Timeless/Timeliness, curated by Dominique Nahas, Newark, USA
2004 Samson Projects, The Urge That Binds, Boston, USA (solo)
2004 Aljira, A Center for Contemporary Art, Aljira Emerge 2003, Newark, USA
2004 SamSon Projects, Super Salon, Boston, USA
2002 Dining Haul: Unpacked no.4, curated by Alisoun Meehan, New York, USA
2002 The Islip Art Museum, Auto Parts, Project '02, Carriage House installation, New York, USA (solo)
2002 Dining Haul: Unpacked no.4, curated by Alisoun Meehan, New York, USA
2001 G-Module, Perfect Plastic, Paris, France
2001 The Bronx Museum of Arts, CAP, SuperVention, New York, USA (solo)
2001 G-Module, Perfect Plastic, Paris, France
2000 Danielle Arnaud Gallery, Brussels Art Fair, London, UK
1999 Goldsmith College Degree Show, London, UK
1998 Kunstnernes Hus, Høstutstillingen, Oslo, Norway
1997 Atelier G9, Geniale I, litt likt og litt forskjellig, Oslo, Norway
1997 Unge Kunstneres Samfund (UKS), Leap of Faith, installation, Oslo, Norway (solo)
1996 Atlerier G9, Klar, Freidig, Gå, Oslo, Norway
1996 The Blind Spot, curated by Dave Sowerby, Arcade Center, Birmingham, UK
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