Artist, b. 1974, Mendrisio, Switzerland
Lives and works between Oslo and Zürich
2023 | Nearing Towards the Edge of the World, Oslo Kunstforening. |
2022 | Layers of darkness and light, Video-screening of Runde, Kunstnernes Hus (Kunsthaus), Oslo. |
2015-2016 | Substratum, Jugendstilsenteret, Kunstmuseet KUBE, Ålesund, Norway. Curated by Elise C. Hoedemakers |
2014 | Division Leads to Multiplication, Museo cantonale d'Arte in Lugano, Switzerland. Manor Art Prize. Curated by Elio Schenini |
2012 | Strategie ohne Strategie, Trafo Kunsthall, Asker, Norway. |
2011 | Along the Axis of the Mind, Galleri Norske Grafikere, Oslo. |
2011 | Ante Verbum, La Rada, Spazio per l'arte contemporanea, Locarno, Switzerland.Curated by Patrick Gosatti and Noah Stolz. |
2008 | Imagines faciunt saltus, Biblioteca cantonale, Bellinzona, Switzerland. |
2007 | Opening Books. Opening Images, Villa Bernasconi, Genève. |
2002 | Parabolé, Sala del Torchio, Balerna, Switzerland. |
2023 | The Art of Mirrors, Atelier Nord Gallery, Oslo. Curated by Greg Pope. |
2021 | Caster / Plaster / Faster / Flame, Meer Projects, Oslo. |
2016 | Colony Collapse Disorder, Sonnenstube, Lugano, Switzerland. Curated by Isaline Vuille and Laura Giudici. |
2016 | Innbundet / Ubundet, Galleri Norske Grafikere, Oslo. |
2014 | Entre chien et loup, Villa Bernasconi, Genève. Curated by Françoise Mamie. |
2013/2014 | Nationale Ausstellung für Druckgrafik, Kunsthaus Grenchen, Switzerland. |
2013/2014 | Catch of the Year 2013, Dienstgebäude, Zürich. Curated by Andreas Marti |
2011/2012 | Impression, Kunsthaus Grenchen, Switzerland. |
2011 | Swiss Art Awards 2011, in occasion of Art Basel, Switzerland. |
2010 | Che c'è di nuovo?, Museo Cantonale d'Arte, Lugano, Switzerland. Curated by Elio Schenini |
2009 | Swiss Art Awards 2009, in occasion of Art Basel, Switzerland. |
2006 | Dîvân, Museo della stampa, Soncino, Italy. |
2005 | GrigiORI, Galleria Officina Arte, Magliaso, Switzerland. |
2003 | Galleri Norske Grafikere, Oslo. |
2003 | Museum of Applied Arts, Oslo. |
1998 | Galleri Asur, Oslo. |
1997 | The Crypt of the church San Lorenzo, Florence. |
1996 | Pinacoteca Züst, Rancate, Switzerland. |
1995 | Teatro Studio, Prato, Florence. |
2023 | Project-support awarded from Arts Council Norway. |
2022 | Project-support awarded from Arts Council Norway. |
2019 | Honorary Mention, CERN International Art Award. |
2017 | Art grant from Ingrid Lindbäck Langaards Stiftelse, Norway. |
2017 | Five years Art grant from the state of Norway. |
2016 | Art grant awarded from Norwegian Printmakers Association. |
2016 | Publication support from Arts Council Norway. |
2015 | Exhibition support from Arts Council Norway. |
2015 | Exhibition support from Pro Helvetia, Switzerland. |
2015 | Project-support awarded from Billedkunstnernes Vederlagsfond, Norway. |
2015 | Project-support awarded from Arts Council Norway. |
2014 | Project-support awarded from Norwegian Printmakers Association. |
2014 | Three years Art grant from the state of Norway (2014-2016). |
2014 | Project-support awarded from Norwegian Printmakers Association. |
2013 | Manor Art Prize, Switzerland. |
2013 | Project-support awarded from Billedkunstnernes Vederlagsfond, Norway. |
2013 | One year Art grant from the state of Norway. |
2012 | Art grant from Ingrid Lindbäck Langaards Stiftelse, Norway. |
2012 | One year Art grant from the state of Norway. |
2011 | Project-support awarded from Norwegian Printmakers Association. |
2011 | Art grant from the state of Norway. |
2010 | Project-support awarded from Norwegian Printmakers Association. |
2010 | Art grant from the state of Norway. |
2010 | Exhibition support awarded from Arts Council Norway. |
2009 | Exhibition support from the State of Norway. |
2009 | Art grant awarded from Norwegian Printmakers Association. |
2008 | Art grant from the state of Norway. |
2007 | Project-support awarded from Norwegian Printmakers Association. |
2007 | Artist in residence, Villa Bernasconi, Grand Lancy, Genève. |
2004 | Prize for research and development in printmaking, Arild Wahlstrøm Foundation, Oslo. |
2001–2002 | IS Scholarship from the Norwegian Research Council. |
2024 | The art collection of the National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design, Oslo, Norway. |
2023 | The art collection of Oslo Municipality, Norway. |
2016 | Kunstmuseet KUBE, Ålesund, Norway. |
2015 | The art collection of Credit Suisse, Zürich, Switzerland. |
2014 | The art collection of Manor Art, Basel, Switzerland. |
2014 | The art collection of Museo c. d'Arte di Lugano, Switzerland. |
2013 | The art collection of Credit Suisse, Zürich, Switzerland. |
2011 | The art collection of Canton Zürich, Switzerland. |
2011 | The collection of Kunsthaus Grenchen, Switzerland. |
2011 | The art collection of Canton Ticino, Switzerland. |
2007 | The art collection of the National Museum, Oslo, Norway. |
2023 | Restoration of Wholeness, Artistic intervention at Oslo Storbylegevakt (Oslo emergency Ward). |
2013 | Resilience, Artistic intervention in Credit Suisse's office Europaallée, Zürich. |
2012 | Metamorfosi, Artistic intervention in the new building at the secondary school of Balerna, Switzerland. (Celoria Architects) |
2021 | Studio 11, Berlin, The Norwegian Sculpture Society. |
2019 | Artist in residence at CERN, CERN International Art Award, Honorary Mention. |
2014 | Atelierstipendium Landis & Gyr Stiftung, Zug, Switzerland. |
2007 | Villa Bernasconi, Grand Lancy, Genève. |
2021 | Interview, Radio K, Museum Kanal – Centre Pompidou, Brusselles. |
2016 | Substratum, Jugendstilsenteret, Ålesund, Norway, exhibition catalogue with an interview between Marco Obrist (curator at Kunsthaus Zug) and Samoa Rémy. |
2016 | Voci dipinte, Rete 2 (rsi), 12.06.2016 |
2016 | Vanessa Billy, Samoa Rémy e Mirko Baselgia – La convivenza incerta tra uomo e ambiente, Boris Magrini, Kunstbulletin 5/2016. |
2014 | Division Leads to Multiplication, Elio Schenini, Museo Cantonale d'Arte di Lugano Manor Art Prize, exhibition catalogue. |
2014 | Oltre i confini del visibile, Laura Giudici, Kunstbulletin 6/2014. |
2014 | L'energia e le sue onde (La regione nel complesso), Vito Calabretta, La Regione, 17.05.2014. |
2014 | Entre chien et loup, Ville de Lancy, Françoise Mamie, Villa Bernasconi, Genève, exhibition catalogue. |
2013 | Polisemie, Boris Magrini, for Credit Suisse Art Collection. |
2010 | Geronimo, Radio svizzera italiana (rsi), 29.04.2010. |
2010 | Che c'è di nuovo?, Elio Schenini, Museo Cantonale d'Arte di Lugano, exhibition catalogue. |
2008 | Imagines faciunt saltus, Elio Schenini, Biblioteca Cantonale di Bellinzona, exhibition catalogue. |
2008 | Foglio volante sera, Radio svizzera italiana (rsi), 23.10.2008. |
2008 | Finestra aperta, Radio svizzera italiana (rsi), 24.11.2008. |
2008 | Artist's Book in collaboration with Fabio Pusterla, Grafica d'arte Lythos, Como, Italy. |
2006 | Artist's Book in the series Dîvân, Josef Weiss Edizioni, Mendrisio, Switzerland. |
2023 | Nearing Towards the Edge of the World, artist talk with Beate Petersen, Oslo Kunstforening. |
2022 | Layers of darkness and light, artist talk with Jean-Marie Gallais, curator at Pinault collection (Bourse de Commerce in Paris / Punta della Dogana in Venice), and Mike Sperlinger, professor at KHiO (Oslo National Academy of the Arts), moderated by curator Yann Châteigné, Kunstnernes Hus (Kunsthaus), Oslo. |
2020 | Speaker at the seminar “The Graphic Matrix as a Trace”, KHiO (Oslo National Academy of the Arts). |
2020 | Lecture “Perception of time and distortion of time” held on the occasion of the Artistic Research week at KhiO, in January 2020. The artist invited CERN physicist Dr. Chiara Mariotti and senior geologist Dr. Nils Erik Janbu. |
2016 | Artist Talk under the exhibition Colony Collapse Disorder, Sonnenstube Offspace, Lugano, Switzerland. Curated by Isaline Vuille and Laura Giudici. |
2011 | Artist Talk under the exhibition Along the axis of the mind. |
2010 | Interview between me and Elio Schenini, curator at Museo d’Arte in Lugano (Switzerland), regarding the exhibited project Bridges between parallel spheres. |
2008 | Artist Talk with poet Fabio Pusterla, in the occasion of the publication of the artist’s book “Sulle rive, tra le foglie, sui rami”, Grafica d’Arte Lithos in Como (Italia). |
2008 | Artist Talk between me, Marco Franciolli (director of Museo d’Arte in Lugano) and poet Fabio Pusterla, in occasion of my solo exhibition Imagines faciunt saltus. |
2018 | Started on a PhD project on artistic research, entitled Layers of darkness and light, Oslo Academy of the Arts (KHiO). |
2000–2002 | Master-degree in printmaking, The national academy of art and design, Oslo. |
1997–1999 | Guest-student, National Academy of Fine Arts, Oslo. |
1994–1999 | Academy of Fine Arts, Florence. |