Oslo Kunstforening is pleased to welcome you to the opening of Sparebankstiftelsen DNB's Grant Exhibition 2022.

This year's exhibitors are Oslo-based artists Kim Hankyul, Jacky Jaan-Yuan Kuo, and Lesia Vasylchenko.

The grant exhibition is being held at Oslo Kunstforening for the fifteenth time, an event that has become an important institution in Norway’s art scene over the years. To date,18 artists have received grants and 69 artists have participated in the exhibition. A jury of art professionals is responsible for both the nominations and the final judging, and the grant recipient is announced at the opening.

Oslo Kunstforening is proud of the collaboration with Sparebankstiftelsen DNB on this annual exhibition, which is much more than a competition for a grant. The grant exhibition has developed into an important platform for introducing exciting artistic practices, both established and emerging, to a wider public.

The nominees in this year's exhibition are Kim Hankyul (b. 1990, South Korea), Jacky Jaan-Yuan Kuo (b. 1994, Taiwan), and Lesia Vasylchenko (b. 1990, Ukraine). Despite different approaches, they have in common that they present powerful analyses of the contemporary world. Their work addresses a wide range of themes – from familial relationships and religious rituals in Jacky Jaan-Yuan Kuo's installation "All the Time", via media handling and grief processes in light of the Korean War in Kim Hankyul's kinetic sculpture "AV Buddha", to connections between nuclear technology, climate and our perception of time in Lesia Vasylchencko's "No One Will Stop the Wind" – through sculpture, photography, and video.

Welcome!