Inger-Johanne Brautaset


born in Sunndal, Norway

Education and Awards
1987-1988West Norway Academy of Fine Art, Bergen, Norway
1970-1971College of Art and Design, Bergen, Norway
1964-1968National College of Art and Design, Oslo, Norway
1979-813-years artist grant from the Norwegian government
1988Honorary mention, The International Triennale of Tapestry, Lotz, Poland
1993-2011GI, Annual grants from the Norwegian government
1998,2012,2017"Utstillingsstipend", grant from Arts Council Norway
2003,2014,2016"Diversestipend", grant from Arts Council Norway
2020Grant from Norwegian Art Council, "Norsk-Islandsk Kulturfond", Norway
2012,2017,2018"Vederlagsfondet", grant, The Association of Norwegian Visual Artists (NBK)

Solo exhibitions (selected)
2021LÁ Art Museum, Hveragerdi, Iceland
2020Oseana Kunst- og Kultursenter, Bjørnafjorden, Norway
2019,2003,1994Gallery Barbara, Sunndal Culture Hall, Sunndalsøra, Norway
2018Kunstgarasjen, Bergen Norway
2017Kunstbanken Hedmark Artists´ Centre, Hamar, Norway
2016,2003M.K. Ciurlionis National Museum of Fine Art, Kaunas, Lithuania
2016Rådhusgalleriet, Oslo City Hall, Oslo, Norway
2015,1998,1987Visningsrommet USF, The Culture Hall, Bergen, Norway
2011,1981Norsk Skogmuseum, Elverum, Norway
Elverum Kunstgalleri, Norway
2009Trondheim Museum of Art, Trondheim, Norway
2009,2002Gallery s·e, Bergen, Norway
2006,2001,1984Galleri Vikerødegaarden, Hamar, Norway
2004Luna Convento, Amalfi, Italy
2003Gallery Brevik, Tromsø, Norway
1999Sogn og Fjordane Artists' Centre, Førde, Norway
1997Society of Art, Haugesund, Norway
1993Møre and Romsdal Artists' Centre, Molde, Norway
1991Kunstnerforbundet, Oslo, Norway
1987Galleri Langegaarden, Bergen, Norway
1981Oslo Society of Art, Oslo, Norway
Tromsø Society of Art, Tromsø, Norway

Collective and group exhibitions (selected)
2018«Collage» Kunstgarasjen, Bergen, Norway
Galleri Tonne, Oslo, Norway
«Krona», Molde Art Museum, Molde, Norway
2016«Fiberfeber», Nordenfjeldske Kunstindustrimuseum, Trondheim, Norway
2016«Nyt Kapitel - Artist Books», Svends Bibliotek, Copenhagen, Denmark
2016"Samanhengande", Kunstgarasjen, Bergen, Norway
2014"Bergenskunstnere", Gallery s·e, Bergen, Norway
2009,2010,2012,2013 Gallery Voksenåsen, Oslo, Norway
2007"M-E 2007 II", Aklan Museum, Kalibo, Aklan Province, Philippines
2002The 4th International Women's Art Festival, Aleppo, Syria
2000-2001NORRUT; ASI Art Museum, Reykjavik, Iceland; Bryggen Museum, Bergen, Norway; Museum of Art and Design, Helsiniki, Finland; The Nordic Embassies, Berlin, Germany and The National Museum of Fine Art, Kaunas, Lithuania
2000"Paper Road", Museum de Santa Maria Della Scala, Siena, Italy
1999-2000"Edible paper", Leopold-Hoesch Museum, Düren, Germany and The City Museum, Deggendorf, Germany
1998Holland Paper Biennial, Rijswijk, The Netherlands
1997"TXX", Museum of Decorative Arts, Bergen, Norway
Oslo Town Hall Gallery, Oslo, Norway.
1996"Stretch", Galleri F 15, Moss, Norway.
The Arsenal, Museum of Decorative Arts, Vilnius, Lithuania; Museum of Decorative Arts, Riga, Latvia; The County Museum, Pernu, Estonia
Norwegian Contemporary Art, Dolny Kubin, Slovakia
"Sea Born Papers", Clausens Pakhus, Nysted, Denmark
1995"Encounters", The National Museum of Fine Arts, Amman, Jordan
"Paper Path", Rundetårn, Copenhagen, Denmark, travelling exhibition in DK
1994"Golden Autumn", Museum of Decorative Art and Folk Art, Moscow, Russia
"Paper Manifestation", Museum Aemstelle, Amsteelven, The Netherlands.
"Nordic Art", Frederikshavn Art Museum, Denmark
1993"Célébration Papier", Montreal, Canada (selected).
1991-93"KVADRAT", Christiansand Society of Art, Kristiansand; Hå gamle prestegård, Jæren and the The National Museum of Decorative Arts, Trondheim, Norway
1992The IVth International Biennal of Paper Art, Leopold-Hoesch Museum, Düren, Germany
"Kryss/Crossing Borders", Bergen, Norway
"New Norwegian Tapestry", The National Museum of Decorative Arts, Trondheim, Norway
1991"Crossing Borders", Norwegian/Russian Art, Gallery F 15, Moss, Norway
1990"Nordform 90", Malmø, Sweden
"Between Spaces", Bergen, Norway
1989Norwegian Textile Art, Moscow, Russia
"Perspective on Paper", Maihaugen, Lillehammer, Norway
1988Audio-Visual Experiment Festival, Arnhem, The Netherlands
1988,85The International Triennal of Tapestry, Lodz, Poland
1984Michoacan International Exhibition of Miniature Textiles, Morelia, Mexico
"Hexagon", travelling exhibition in Sweden, Iceland and Norway
1977,79,80,88,93The State Autumn Salons at Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo, Norway
1979,82,85,88,92The Nordic Textile Triennal; travelling exhibition in Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Iceland and the Faroe Islands

Commissions (selected)
2018St. Paul Gymnas, Bergen, Norway
2003Øvsttunheimen Nursing Home, Bergen, Norway
2001Tredal School, Sunndalsøra, Norway
1989Sunndal Town Hall, Sunndalsøra, Norway
1988Tysvær Town Hall, Ryfylke, Norway
1987Rauma Town Hall, Åndalsnes, Norway
1985Karmøy Town Hall, Norway
1983Norwegian Broadcasting Cooperation (NRK), Elverum, Norway
Løten Nursing Home, Norway
1982Statkraft Administrative Building, Sunndalsøra, Norway
Stange Nursing Home, Norway
1979Rogaland Regional College, Stavanger, Norway

Public Collections
Trondheim Museum of Art, Trondheim, Norway
Arts Council Norway, Norway
The National Gallery of Fine Art, Kaunas, Lithuania
The Royal Palace, Amman, Jordan
The Russian Museum of Decorative Art and Folk Art, Moscow, Russia
Museum of Modern Art, Morelia, Mexico
Hedmark County Council, Norway
Bærum County Council, Norway
Several private and public collections

Publications
2016«Tekstilkunst i Norge» by Randi Nygaard Lium, Museumsforlaget Trondheim, s.218, 219, 220, ISBN 9788283050233
2009"Norsk Kunsthistorie, Bilde og skulptur frå vikingtida til idag" (Norwegian Art History) written by Gunnar Danbolt, Det Norske Samlaget, s. 379-80. ISBN 978-825217435-9
2009"Portfolio Collection Inger-Johanne Brautaset", Telos Art Publishing, Brighton, England, ISBN 1-902015-99-6
2004"Art Textiles of the World, Scandinavia" vol. 1, edited by Matthew Koumis, Telos Art Publishing, England, ISBN 1-902015-01-0
1999"Paper", edited by Gabrielle Falkiner, Watson-Guptill Publications New York, USA, ISBN 978-082300304-4
1998"Fire and Paper", edited by Pat Torley and Peter Gentenaar, Gentenaar & Torley Publishing, Rijswijk, The Netherlands, ISBN 978-908041831-8
1998"Ariadnes tråd" (Ariadne's thread) by Jorunn Haakestad PhD, Norwegian Academic Press, Kristiansand, Norway, ISBN 82-7634-167-5
1992"Ny norsk billedvev" (New Norwegian Tapestry) by Randi Nygaard Lium MA, by C. Huitfeldt Forlag, Oslo, Norway, ISBN 82-5252-156-8