CV
Eirik Jahnsen.
Born in 1985, in Bergen, Norway, Eirik Jahnsen currently works and lives in Groningen.
Education.
2021 • Master of Painting, Frank Mohr Institute Groningen.
2017 • Bachelor of Arts at Minerva art academy, Groningen.
2010 • Second year, pre-academic art education at KROT kunstfagskole Trondheim, NO.
2009 • First year pre-academic art education at Kunstskolen i Bergen, NO.
2006 • Social Science at University of Cape Town, SA.
Collections/ commissions.
2019 • Compressed, temporary outdoor sculpture for VHDG in Leeuwarden.
2019 • Fuerza Bruta for VHDG/New nordic wave in Leeuwarden.
2018 • Liquid/Solid for exhibition Water/Waterstof at CBK-Groningen, Cultural Embassy Leeuwarden.
2018 • Achilles, permanent sculpture for collection Hanze University of applied sciences in Groningen.
2017 • Sculpture included in MALcollection, Loppersum.
2017 • Janus 1 and Janus 2, included in collection In4Art, Rotterdam.
Residencies, awards.
2020 • Artist residency at VHDG/Mannen van staal in Leeuwarden.
2019 • Artist residency, Transborder collective in Mureck, SL/AT.
2017 • Artist residency at Kunsthuis SYB, Beetsterzwaag.
2017 • Nominated for Klaas Dijkstra awards.
Exhibitions & Performances.
2021 •
Overflowing Overgrowth, group exhibition at Galerie Bart.
Graduation Show 2021 with Frank Mohr Institute at Suikerterrein in Groningen.
Art Away, group exhibition and art fair in Groningen.
2020 •
This Road Show by MILK/This art fair at KNSM Amsterdam.
Re-cover, installation at NP3 in Groningen.
Re-present, group exhibition at NP3 in Groningen.
2019 •
Compressed, temporary outdoor sculpture, for VHDG in Leewarden.
Fuerza Bruta, VHDG/New nordic wave in Leewarden.
Performance at Transborder festival in Mureck, SL/AT.
Eigen Risico performance at OT301 in Amsterdam.
Achilles, part of group exhibition in Kunsthal 45 Den Helder.
2018 •
Achilles, permanent outdoor sculpture at Hanze University in Groningen.
Liquid/Solid part of Water/Waterstof, group exhibition commissioned by CBK-Groningen
at Cultural Embassy Leeuwarden.
Kickstart 2, group exhibition at In4Art project-space in Amsterdam.
2017 •
Group exhibition at Artphy, ruimte voor levenskunst in Onstwedde.
Farbenrausch performance at Ted-x Groningen in Stadschouwburg Groningen.
Graduation show, solo exhibition and performances at SIGN in Groningen.
Group exhibition at Kunsthuis SYB in Beetsterzwaag.
Tents, group exhibition at Machinefabriek NNT in Groningen.
2016 •
March Expo, group exhibition at Minerva art academy in Groningen.
Farbenrausch, group exhibition/performance at Flutgraben E.V in Berlin DE.
Bird-up, group exhibition at Werfstraat in Groningen.
De Osloos, group exhibition/performance at Oude Glasfabriek in Groningen.
2015 •
Xenogamy, Farbenrausch performance at EMG Factors in Groningen.
Laboratorium, Farbenrausch performance at Oude RKZ cinema in Groningen.
Publicity.
23.11.18 HanzeMag Bijzondere kunstwerken in nieuwe Wiebenga gebouw. (starts at 01:40).
Zomaar Radio #162 Artist Talks by Groninger Culturele Ambassade. (starts at 16:35).
14.11.2017 TEDxTalks The Laboratory by Farbenrausch | Eirik and Simon artists | TEDxGroningen.
Other activities.
2019 • Part of the performance group Eigen Risico.
2014 • Formed the audio-visual performance duo Farbenrausch, with Berlin-based musician Simon Schmidt (spotify: Blindsmith).