kristianevju
Location: London
Website: www.kristianevju.com Born in 1980, Norway. Studied Painting and Drawing at Edinburgh College of Art 2003 - 2007 and Fine Art at Chelsea College of Art and Design 2010 - 2011. Assembles fictional narratives through minute drawings and paintings, where the figures are often isolated and forced to interact. In 2007, whilst still a student, he was awarded the Andrew Grant Bequest, and shortly after went on to win the Debutante Award at the Norwegian Autumn Exhibition and the first price in Juvenarte and NorskArt 2007. In 2011 he was selected for the Jerwood Drawing Prize and was shortlisted for the Brenda Landon Pye Portrait Award. His work has been shown both nationally and internationally, and he currently lives and works in London.
Exhibitions
Upcoming Exhibitions
2011
Metamorphosis, Islington Arts Factory, London
Juvenarte, Ramfjord Gallery, Oslo, Norway
Outside, Turin Contemporary Art Fair, Turin, Italy
Group Exhibitions
2011
Jerwood Drawing Prize, Jerwood Space, London
Untitled, Accesso Galleria, Pietrasanta, Italy
Brenda Landon Pye Portrait Prize, Triangle Space, London
Summer Salon 2011, Islington Arts Factory, London
Østlandsutstillingen 2011, Larvik Art Society, Larvik, Norway
Østlandsutstillingen 2011, Oslo Art Society, Oslo, Norway
2010
Østlandsutstillingen 2009, Palais am Festungsgraben, Berlin, Germany
2009
Østlandsutstillingen 2009, Studio STAG, Vestfossen, Norway
Østlandsutstillingen 2009, Skårer Gallery, Oslo, Norway
Aspect Prize 2009, Paisley Art Gallery and Museum, Glasgow
Spring Open 2009, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh
2008
The Scottish Show, Thompson’s Marylebone Gallery, London
Joint Exhibition of Drawings, The Prince’s Drawing School and ECA, London and Edinburgh
New Faces 2008, The Leith Gallery, Edinburgh
2007
Fresh 2007, The White Gallery, Dundee
Høstutstillingen (The Autumn Exhibition) 2007, Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo, Norway
Høstutstillingen (The Autumn Exhibition) 2007, Trondheim Museum of Modern Art, Norway
Juvenarte 2007, DogA, Oslo, Norway
The Next Step, Billcliffe Gallery, Glasgow
NorskArt 2007, La Viande, London
