Sparebankstiftelsen DNBs stipendutstilling 2017

Oslo Kunstforening and The DNB Savings Bank Foundation has the pleasure of presenting a grant exhibition for the tenth year in a row. The following artists are participating in this years exhibition: Bente Louise Aas, Bjørn Mortensen, Emilija Škarnulytė, Ingrid Eggen and Roderick Hietbrink.

The DNB Savings Bank's art grant 2017 is awarded Emilija Škarnulytė. Škarnulytė receives an 175.000 NOK art grant.

The jury makes the following statement: "This year's grant winner masters her medium to the full and draws up a mythological landscape in a formatively strong video installation. She creates settings that's never been seen before through digital modelling- and editing techniques combined with an engaging montage. A soundtrack based on recordings made on-site places the video in a bodily experience of places that are built to expand boundaries for human experience and knowledge, yet come across as desolate and alien. «Sirenomelia» shows monumental man-made apparatuses and instruments and weave them together to one installation - both timely relevant and thought provoking."

Previous recipients of the grant see the grant exhibition as an important yearly arena for presenting important, yet not publicly noted artists:

"For us, the grant has been an acknowledgement of our way of working. It’s made us economically able to realize several projects," says Andrea Bakketun and Christian Tony Norum, who received the grant in 2015. 

Last year’s recipient, Tor Børresen, says that the recognition provides affirmation in regards to the significance of one’s own work: 

"Being invited to take part in the exhibition means you will be able to show your work in a context where competition normally is high. Money opens up possibilities and the grant is led back into the art production."

Both the duo Bakketun and Norum as well as Børresen are presenting separate shows at Oslo Kunstforening during the spring of 2018 after having received the grant.

"Our separate show in January is an important step for both of us. It is an honour to show at Oslo Kunstforening, with all its history, professional environment and exposure given to our artistic practice, says Bakketun and Norum."

The Jury

Jury Leader: Sabrina van der Ley, Director of Contemporary Art, The National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design.

Members: Jan Christensen, Visual Artist, Marianne Hultman, Artistic Director, Oslo Kunstforening, Steffen Håndlykken, Visual Artist and Director, 1857 and Arve Rød, Critic and Art Writer.

Background

Since 1986 Oslo Kunstforening has awarded artists, with the kind support of Sparebanken Oslo og Akershus.

Since 2008, The DNB Savings Bank Foundation and Oslo Kunstforening have awarded grants to Ellisif Hals and Susanne Skeide (2008), Ignas Krunglevicius (2009), Ann Cathrin November Høibo (2010), Kaia Hugin (2011), Marie Buskov (2012), Sandra Mujinga (2013), Ingrid Lønningdal (2014), Andrea Bakketun and Christian Tony Norum (2015). Tor Børresen (2016).