Biography
Ingvill Gaarder (b. 1973) is a visual artist based in Tau, Ryfylke. She was educated at Chelsea College of Arts, University of the Arts London, where she earned both a Bachelor’s and a Master’s degree in Fine Art (1994–99), as well as at the Bergen School of Art (1992–94). Her work has been exhibited at venues including Rogaland Kunstsenter, Tou Scene, the Institute of Contemporary Arts (London), and The Living Art Museum, Reykjavik (Iceland). Gaarder is a member of the Norwegian Visual Artists Association (NBK), NBK Rogaland, and the Norwegian Painters’ Association (LNM). She has received grants from, among others, the Nordic Institute for Contemporary Art, the Government Grants for Visual Artists in Norway, and the King Sturge Art Award, London.
EDUCATION (selected)
1997–1999 Master of Arts, Fine Art, Chelsea College of Arts, University of the Arts London, UK
1994–1997 Bachelor of Arts, Fine Art, Chelsea College of Arts, University of the Arts London, UK
1994–1995 Painting, University of Houston, USA
1992–1994 Bergen School of Art, Norway
SOLO EXHIBITIONS (selected)
2026 Fotland Mølle, Bryne, Norway
2025 Overganger, Mølleparken, Tau, Norway
2019 Vårutstillingen, Kunstkompaniet, Oslo, Norway
2001 Void Gallery, London, UK
1999 The Object Lesson, Galerie D’Art, Charleville-Mézières, France
1998 Inter Exit, Brass Gallery, Frankfurt, Germany
1997 Spaced, Brass Gallery, Frankfurt, Germany
1997 Spectacle of the Bizzart, London, UK
1995 Fantastic, Art Festival, London, UK
1994 The Screaming Woman on the Bridge, Chelsea Space, London, UK
1994 Street SmArts, Riverside Gallery, Hammersmith, London, UK
1994 Hung Up, Performance Series, London, UK
GROUP EXHIBITIONS (selected)
2022 Galleri Osebro, Porsgrunn, Norway
2018 Summer Exhibition, Kunstrommet, Trondheim, Norway
2017 Kunstrommet, Trondheim, Norway
2013 Dør 13, Rogaland Kunstsenter, Stavanger, Norway
2011 R-Open, Stavanger, Norway
2011 Galleri Sult, Stavanger, Norway
2011 Base Camp, Tou Scene, Stavanger, Norway
2011 Summer Exhibition, Albin Upp, Oslo, Norway
2010 Autumn Exhibition, Sound of Mu Gallery, Oslo, Norway
2002 The Fridge Gallery, London, UK
2002 Fresh, Art Fair, Business Design Centre, London, UK
2001 Remote Sensing, The Living Art Museum, Reykjavik, Iceland
2000 Office Hours, Wickham House Business Centre, London, UK
2000 Living with the Dutch, Erlanger Road Gallery, London, UK
2000 Introduction Services, Zwemmers Gallery, London, UK
2000 Hard Candy, Westbourne Gardens, London, UK
2000 Multiples, Temple Gallery, Dublin, Ireland
1999 Igloo Productions, The Living Art Museum, Reykjavik, Iceland
1999 Rooms For All, Jersey Galleries, Osterley Park House, London, UK
1998 Twelve Portraits, Gallery 54, New York, USA
1998 MA on A4, Pump House Gallery, London, UK
1998 Video Festival, Transmedia, Berlin, Germany
1997 Bandits Festival, Bourges, France
1997 Worldwide Festival, The Hague, Netherlands
1996 Plastique Video Art Festival, Centre d’Art, Caen, France
1995 24 Years From Scratch, Institute of Contemporary Art, London, UK
1995 Autumn Exhibition, Stranda Kunstlag, Norway
1995 Lier Kunstforening, Norway
1994 Alstahaug Kunstforening, Norway
1994 Sandnes Kunstforening, Norway
GRANTS
2000 Norwegian Government Travel Grant for Visual Artists
2000 Norwegian Government Continuing Education Grant
1999 Sleipnir Grant, Nordic Institute for Contemporary Art (NIFCA)
1999 Exhibition and Travel Grant, NIFCA, Finland
1996 King Sturge Art Award, UK
MEMBERSHIPS
NBK – Norwegian Visual Artists’ Association
NBK-R – Norwegian Visual Artists Rogaland
LNM – Norwegian Painters’ Association