Born 1977, Kristiansand Norway, lives and works in Berlin and New York

EDUCATION/RESIDENCIES
2011 ISCP, New York
2006 Cite International des Arts, Paris
2005 Gasmesserhaus AZB, Zürich
2004 NIFCA, Nordic AiR, Soumenlinna, Helsinki
1999 - 2003 MA, National Collage of Art and Design, Oslo
1998 Edvard Munch Studio, Ekely, Oslo
1996 - 1998 Oslo Tegne og Maleskole

SOLO SHOWS selection
2013 Kunstnerforbundet, Oslo
Gemälde Galerie, Statliche Museum Berlin
2012 LA SALLE DE BAINS, Lyon with Jean-Baptiste Maitre
2011 NADA Miami, with Lautom Contemporary
Lautom Contemporary, Oslo,
Sørlandets Kunst Museum, Kristiansand Norway
Gallery Weekend, PSM, Berlin
FORDE, Geneva
2010 Galerie Katharina Bittel, Hamburg
Kunstverein Arnsberg
2009 La Vitrine, Paris
2008 Lounge Project, Art Forum Berlin
PSM, Berlin
Galerie Katharina Bittel, Hamburg
Lautom Contemporary, Oslo
2007 Lautom Contemporary, Oslo
2006 Korridor, Berlin
Rogaland Art Center, Stavanger
2001 Galleri 21.25, Oslo
2000 Det Norske Teater, Oslo
Galleri 21.25, Oslo

GROUP SHOWS selection
2013 “Inside outside Architecture”, The National Museum of Art, Norway
“Interzone”, C24 Gallery, New York
2012 “If you want it you can get it for the rest of your life” ISCP, New York
“Abstract”, Essays and Observations, Berlin
“Game of Life”, Kristiansand Kunsthall, Norway
2011 “Tailgates and Substitutes”, Thierry Goldberg, New York
“Totem and Taboo”, Museum Quartier Vienna,
Momentum Biennial, Moss,
“Berlin-Paris”, with PSM at Galerie Dohyanglee, Paris
2010 “Untitled, 2010”, Lautom Contemporary, Oslo
“Zero Budget Biennial”, performance program, Berlin
“Les Interlocuteurs”, La Vitrine Paris
“Les Interlocuteurs” Les Printemps de Septembre, Toulouse
“The Kindness of Cronies”, Berlin
“Second Scenario”, La Box, Bourges, France
Frauenhofer Institut, Berlin
2009 “The foreign minister will be present…”, Lautom Contemporary, Oslo
Art Forum Berlin, with Galerie Katharina Bittel
“Grid and Line”, Galerie Katharina Bittel, Hamburg
Liste, Basel, with Lautom Contemporary
2008 “Lights on”, Astrup Fearnley Museum for Kunst, Oslo
“White Nights/Knights”, Jones Gallery, Cologne, Curated by Andreas Schlaegel
“Holiday in Arcadia”, Lydgalleriet, Bergen, Curated by Erlend Hammer
“Der Autorität”, Kunstverein Arnsberg, Curated by Vlado Velkov
“The Repetition of Signs”, Altefabrik, Rapperswil, Switzerland
“Representations”, D21, Leipzig, curated by Leif Magne Tangen
2007 Fotoflatfiling, Pierogi Leipzig
Pierogi Flatfiling, Artnews Project Berlin
“Bare Ord”, Lautom Contemporary, Oslo, curated by Leif Magne Tangen
2006 “Klartext Berlin”, Kunstraum NOE, Vienna, curated by Raimar Stange
“Summer Destruction show”, Seilduksfabrikken, Oslo, curated by Günter Reski
Bokaktig, Fotogalleriet, Oslo
“Every Story tells a Picture”, Sparwasser HQ, Berlin, curated by Michael Baers
“Location Shots”, Galerie Erna Hecey, Brussels, curated by Raimar Stange
Liverpool Biennale 2006
2005 “Water Event”, with Yoko Ono, Astrup Fearnley Museum, Oslo, curated by H. U. Obrist
“10 x 10”, Sørlandet Art Museum, Kristiansand Norway
“Pictures are the problem”, Pelham Art Center, NYC, curated by Walead Beshty
“Water Event”, Migros Museum, Zürich, curated by Hans Ulrich Obrist
“Boundless”, Stenersenmuseet Oslo and National Touring Exhibition Norway
Salong 100, Oslo
The Color and the Shape, Galerie Mehdi Chouakri, Berlin
2004 Ce qui reste, FRAC Bretage, Rennes, curated by Bettina Klein
4 and 4, Curators choice Berlin/New York, Galerie Müllerdechiara, Berlin
Desidolize now, Exposition International d´art, Paris, with Jan Christensen
Akershus Kunstnersenter, Lillestrøm, Norway
2003 Høstutstillingen, Oslo, with Jan Christensen
2002 100 Kunstnere.., Galleri Bomulds Fabriken, Arendal
Høstutstillingen, Oslo
Østlandsutstillingen, Norway
oVERstation, Astrup Fearnley Museum of Art, Oslo, for Rirkrit Tiravanija

ÆGRANTS/AWARDS selection
2012 1 year working grant, Norway
2012 Support, OCA, Office for contemporary Art, Oslo
Support, OCA, Office for contemporary Art, Oslo
2011 Support, Norske Billedkunstneres Hjelpefond
2011/2012 ISCP Residency, New York
2011 Support, OCA, Office for contemporary Art, Oslo
Support, OCA, Office for contemporary Art, Oslo
1 year working grant, Norway
2010 Support, OCA, Office for contemporary Art, Oslo
1 year working grant, Norway
2009 Vest Agder Kunstnerstipend
Support, OCA, Office for contemporary Art, Oslo
One-year working grant, Norway
2008 Support, Arts Council Norway
2007 Support, OCA, Office of Contemporary Art Norway
Pollock-Krassner Foundation, New York
Two-year working grant Norway
Support, Arts Council Norway
2006 Support, Arts Council Norway
Support, OCA, Office of Contemporary Art Norway
Support, OCA, Office of Contemporary Art Norway
2005 Christian Lorch Schive and Wife Grant, Norway
Support, OCA, Office of Contemporary Art Norway
2004 Sleipnir travel grant, NIFCA
Support, OCA, Office of Contemporary Art Norway
Billedkunstnerenes Hjelpefond, Norway
2003 Norwegian Shipping Unions Award, with Jan Christensen
Høstutstillingsprisen, with Jan Christensen
Sleipnir travel grant, NIFCA (2)_

PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
The National Museum of Art, Norway
Sørlandets Kunst Museum
ICART, Oslo
KpA, Oslo
Collection Yoko Ono, New York
Norwegian Labour Party, Oslo

BIBLIOGRAPHY/PRESS selection
2011 Haraldseth, Geir “Labyrintisk Biennale”, Kunstkritikk.no
Ulekleiv, Line, “Biennalens her og nå”, Kunstkritikk.no
West, Kim “Utställningens Begrepp”, Kunstkritikk.no
Pahl Bjerke, Mona “En håndfull tid”, NRK.no
Ekroth, Power “Law and Order”, artforum.com
Rød, Kjetil “Moss slår Venezia”, Aftenposten
Fredheim, Arnt “Labyrintiske fulltreffere”, Moss Avis
Gouwenberg, Maaike “Momentum Biennale, Moss”, mistermotley.nl
Schifano, Sara “MOMENTUM BIENNALE”, grazia.it
Rhodes, David “Øystein Aasan”, Brooklyn Rail
2010 Artforum.com Criticks Pick, February 2010
2008 Eriksen, Chris “Anon- ved en av dem”, 11. July 2008. www.kunstkritikk.no
Vik, Synnøve „All the Lonely„, Billedkunst No 7, December 2008
Brandtzæg, Kari, „Selvbevisst mytologisering„ Billedkunst, No 1, February 2008
Opitz, Christiane „Der Allrounder„ Szene Hamburg, Oktober 2008
Schlaegel, Andreas „Summer´s White Nights„ Flash Art, no 259, March-April, 2008
2007 Ulekleiv, Line, „Bokstavelige Bilder„, Billedkunst no 7„, Oslo January, 2007.
Rød, Arve, „Gammel og tung„ Dagens Næringsliv, Oslo, 28 April, 2007.
2006 Alver, Eirik, “Kunstflyktninger”, Dagbladet Magasinet, Oslo, 25 February, 2006.
Fox, Dan, “Music 2005”, Frieze Issue 96 January -February 2006.
Hennebach, Annika, “Raumstation, Korridor”, Zitty, Berlin 3/2006.
Schlaegel, Andreas, “Neue Berliner Funky”, Flash Art, No. 247 March-April 2006.
Schlaegel, Andreas, “News Berlin”, Contemporary Issue 81, May 2006.
Stange, Raimar, “Berliner Tagesbuch”, Spike Art Quarterly, Wien, 08, summer 2006.
Rüther, Tobias, “Punk für Paik”, Monopol, Berlin nr. 2 2006.
Askeland, Ole J. Stavanger Aftenblad, 21. December, 2006 Stavanger
2005 Flor, Harald, “Grenesprengende Tendens”, Dagbladet 20. Februar. 2005.
Grimsgaard, Didi, “Unge og etablerte”, Agderposten 15. April. 2005.
Larsen, Mona, “Grenseløs Kunst”, Dagsavisen 20. Februar. 2005.
Moe, Svein Harald, “Her er 1970-Generasjonen”, Fedrelandsvennen 16. April.
Moestue Bugge, Erle, “Grenseløse Kunstnere”, Aftenposten. 18. Februar. 2005.
NRK, Distrikts Nyheter, NRK TV, 15. April. 2005. Norway.
Holm Simonson, Maria, “Grenseløs Forundring”, Avisa Nordland, 29.04.2005,
Weisser, Johan Otto, “Utstilling med høyt trykk”, Fedrelandsvennen 22. April. 2005.
2004 Herbstreuth, Peter, Tagesspiegel, July 03. Berlin,
Stange, Raimar “Raimar Stange über Oystein Aasan”, Künstlerporträt. Artist Kunstmagazin nr. 61. Bremen
2005 Flor, Harald, “Grenesprengende Tendens”, Dagbladet 20. Februar. 2005.
Grimsgaard, Didi, “Unge og etablerte”, Agderposten 15. April. 2005.
Larsen, Mona, “Grenseløs Kunst”, Dagsavisen 20. Februar. 2005.
Moe, Svein Harald, “Her er 1970-Generasjonen”, Fedrelandsvennen 16. April.
Moestue Bugge, Erle, “Grenseløse Kunstnere”, Aftenposten. 18. Februar. 2005.
NRK, Distrikts Nyheter, NRK TV, 15. April. 2005. Norway.
Holm Simonson, Maria, “Grenseløs Forundring”, Avisa Nordland, 29.04.2005,
Weisser, Johan Otto, “Utstilling med høyt trykk”, Fedrelandsvennen 22. April. 2005.
2004 Herbstreuth, Peter, Tagesspiegel, July 03. Berlin,
Stange, Raimar “Raimar Stange über Oystein Aasan”, Künstlerporträt. Artist Kunstmagazin nr. 61. Bremen,
- “Pretty as a picture”, Die Tageszeitung. July 14. Berlin,¨
2003 Aarre, Mari “Redaksjonelt/Kultur som salderingspost”, Billedkunst, Oslo, No. 5, p. 3
Elton, Lars “En hyggelig opplevelse”, VG, September 7, p. 56, Oslo
Elton, Lars “Høstutstillingen på riktig vei”, VG, September 5, p. 54 8-9, Oslo
Flor, Harald “Skriften på veggen”, Dagbladet, September 5, p. 41, Oslo
Grindaker, Siw “Overrasket dronningen på Høstustillingen”, Dagbladet, September 7, p. 58, Oslo
Jensen, Finn Robert “Svett høståpning”, Aftenposten, September 7, kultur/p. 2, Oslo
Moe, Svein Harald “Priser til høstutstillere”, Fedrelandsvennen, September 9, Kristiansand
Sandberg, Lotte “Debutantene danser inn”, Aftenposten, September 6, kultur/p. 2, Oslo
“Høstutstillingens satellitt på Oslo S”, Dagsavisen, September 6, p. 23, Oslo
2002 Bangstad, Mari “Kunst og kultur”, Nettavisen.no, Oslo January 22
Fringstad, Gard Olav “Kunst som intelektuell øvelse”. Aftenposten, Oslo. January 21
Dahlberg, Gunhild ”Pullover”, NRK P3, Oslo, December 12
Hansen, Svend E. Østlandsposten, October 10
Kokkin, Jan “Ikke rør Høstutstillingen”, Morgenbladet, Oslo September 9
Nergaard, Ketil “Betrakteren som deltager”, Morgenbladet, Oslo January 25
Rød, Arve “Å møte seg selv i døra”, Billedkunst, Oslo, nr. 01
Rognstad, Britt “Gå inn i kunstverket”, Vårt Land, Oslo, January 21, p. 14-15
Stoveland, Kaare “Debuterer med arkitektur-fotografier”, Fedrelandsvennen , September 5
Vik, Siss “Ansvarsfraskrivelsens kunst”, Morgenbladet, Oslo, January 25- 31
2001 Engh, Karin. Article. Grimstad Addressetidene, Grimstad, March 17
NRK P3, Radio Intervju, Oslo January 15

CATALOGUES/PUBLICATIONS
2010 “Les Interlocuteurs”, Hypertexte Paris, ISBN 978-2-9533449-2-9
2009 “Correspondences”, KURATOR, edited by Fanny Gonella, ISBN: 978-3-03746-139-6
“Øystein Aasan”, Published by Galerie Katharina Bittel, PSM, Lautom Contemporary
2008 Lights On, Astrup Fearnley Museum of Modern Art, Published by Skira Editore S.p.A.
ISBN: 978-82-91-43054-6
2006 Liverpool Biennial/Rogaland Kunstsenter, Sinking towards a wishy Mountain, Liverpool/Stavanger
Ulekleiv, Liv, Norwegian Art Yearbook 2005, Imprint Forlag/KIK, Oslo
ISBN 82 –7039-070-4
Kunstraum Niederösterreich, Klartext Berlin,
ISBN 3-9502078-5-6
2005 Årbu, Grete, Horizontal Memories, Astrup Fearnley Museum of Art. Oslo
ISBN 82-91430-44-6
Aak Sveinar, Dag, Boundless/Grenseløs, Du Store Verden, Oslo
ISSN 0808-3444-18
Maurizio Cattelan, Massimiliano Gionio and Ali Subotnick, Checkpoint Charley,
The 4th Berlin Biennale ISBN 3-9804265-6-4
2004 Jeune Creation, Paris
ISBN 2-904652-44-2
Klein, Bettina, Ce qui reste, Revolver Archiv für aktuelle Kunst, Frankfurt
ISBN 3-937577-49-1
2003 Asp, Eva, Bildbruk med Mening, Riksantikvarämbetets Forlag, Stockholm
ISBN 91-7209-329-3
Kommisar, Rikke, Høstustilingen, Norske Billedkunstnere, Oslo
2002 Woltmann, Marit, Ustvedt, Øystein, Passenger, Astrup Fearnley Museum of Art, Oslo
ISBN 82-91430-27-6
Kommisar, Rikke, Høstustilingen, Norske Billedkunstnere, Oslo
Østlandsutstillingen, Norske Billedkunstnere, Oslo

PUBLISHED WRITING selection
www.kunstkritikk.no
Billedkunst no. 2, 2003 (Norway)
Billedkunst no. 5, 2003 (Norway)
Billedkunst no. 5, 2005 (Norway)
Neue Review no. 1 - 11, 2003 - 2006 (Berlin)
Umelec Magazine no.2 2003 (International English edition)
Spike Art Quarterly. no.3. 2005 (Vienna, international edition)
Spike Art Quarterly. no.3. 2005 (Vienna, international edition)
Spike Art Quarterly. no.14. 2007 (Vienna, international edition)
Spike Art Quarterly. no. 17, 2008 (Vienna, international edition)