Martin Skauen
1975
Fredrikstad, Norway
Lives and works in Berlin and Oslo


Education

1998-2002 National Academy of Fine Arts, Oslo, Norway
1996-1998 Mølla Artschool, Moss, Norway


Residency

Kunstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin, 2007 - 2008


Exhibitions

2011
Mihai Nicodim Gallery
Groupshow, Los Angeles, CA, Jan 2011
Sammlung Falkenberg, Captain Pamphile
Groupshow. Hamburg, Jan-Feb 2011
Soho House Miami
Groupshow, Miami, USA, Feb 2011
Arco Art fair
Groupshow, Luis Adelantado, Madrid, Spain, Feb 2011

2010
Laura Bartlett Gallery , Far From Understand
Soloshow, London, UK, Feb. 2011
Frieze Art fair
Groupshow, Laura Bartlett Gallery, Oct 2010
Galleri MGM, Bold Peek Point
Soloshow, Oslo, Norway, Oct. 2010
Kunsthall Walkreiburg, Pamphile Show
Groupshow, Curated by Günter Reski, Walkreiburg,Germany, Sept. 2010.
Luis Adelantado
Groupshow, Valencia, Spain, Sept 2010
Soho House Berlin (Collection)
Grouphsow, Berlin, Open from May 2010.
Forgotten Bar, The Show
Groupshow, Berlin, Germany, May, 2010
Grimmusem
Tegneklubben, Berlin, Germany, Nov. 2010
Tegnebiennalen, (The Drawing Biennale)
Curated by Susanne Altmann & Stefan Schröder, Moss, Norway, May 1 – June 13, 2010
The Stenersen Museum, Norwegian Surrealism 1930-2010
Groupshow, Oslo, Norway, Feb 14 – May 9, 2010
Kunstnernes Hus, Høstutstillingen
Groupshow, Oslo, Norway, Sept-Oct 2010

2009
3rd Moscow Biennale, Against Exclusion
Curated by Jean-Hubert Martin, Moscow, Russia, Sept-Oct 2009
Galleri MGM , New Works
Groupshow, Oslo, Norway, Sept-Oct 2009
Internasjonalen 2nd Floor, Times (Fictional Covers)
Soloshow, Oslo, Norway, Sept-Nov. 2009
Øks (Østfold Kunstnersenter)
Soloshow, Fredrikstad, Norway, Sept-Oct 2009
Vestfossen Kunstlaboratorium, Nachspiel/Vorspiel
Groupshow, Vestfossen, Norway, May-Oct. 2009
Mihai Nicodim Gallery, Servants Swept the Sand Smooth
Soloshow, L.A., California, March-April 2009
Jet, Pamphile-Show
Groupshow, Berlin, Germany, June-July, 2009
Laura Bartlett Gallery
Soloshow, London,UK, Jan-March 2009
Mihai Nicodim Gallery, The Punishment of Luxury & Lust
Groupshow, L.A., California, Jan-Feb, 2009
Vice, Resisting Times
Groupshow, Berlin, July 2009
Peder Balke Senteret, Dark Matters
Groupshow, Toten, Norway, August 2009

2008
Galleri MGM, There`s Plenty of Gold, I`ve Been Told
Soloshow, Oslo, Norway, Jan-feb 2008
Kunstlerhaus Bethanien
Soloshow, Berlin, Sept-Oct 2008
Norske Bilder 2008
Oslo Råhus (Town Hall), Oct 2008
Astrup Fearnley, Museum, Lights On
Groupshow, Oslo, Norway, Jan - Mar 2008
Tang Contemporary Art Center
Groupshow,Curated by Carol LU, Beijing, CHI, May - August 2008
Gothenburg Kunsthall, Tomorrow Always Belongs to Us
Groupshow, Gothenburg, Sweden, June-Sept 2008
Sørlandets Kunstmuseum, Hardcore
Groupshow, Kristiansand, Norway, June - August 2008
Tegnebiennalen, (The Drawing Biennial)
Kunstnernes hus, Oslo, Norway, April - May 2008
Tegneforbundet, Tegneklubben
Groupshow, Oslo, Norway, March 2008
Lydgalleriet, Holiday in Arcadia
Groupshow, Nov. 2009

2007
1st Athens Biennial 2007, Destroy Athens
September 2007
Frankfurter Kunstverein, Whenever it starts it is the right time
Groupshow, Curated by Chus Martinez, Frankfurt am Main, March 2007
Galleri F-15, AniMotion
Groupshow, Curated by Elisabeth Byre, Moss, Norway, September 2007
Galleri F-15, Living with Contemporary Art
Groupshow, Curated by Ole Slyngstadli, July, 2007
UKS, (Young Artist Society), Future Primitive
Groupshow, Curated by Helga Marie Nordby, Oslo, April 2007
Galleri 54, The Drawing Club
Groupshow, Gothenburg, Sweden, May 2007
Skånes konstforening, The Drawing Club
Groupshow, Malmø, Sweden, Oct. 2007

2006
Laura Bartlett Gallery, Imagine the Universe Burst Into Song
Groupshow, Curated By Helga Nordy and Ida Kierulf, London, UK
Galleri F-15, Aneversity
Groupshow, Moss, Norway
Momentum Festival of Contemporary Art
Festival Progam, Groupshow, Curated by Helga Norby and Ida Kierulf, Moss, Norway
Galeria Arsenal
Groupshow, Curated by Sylvia Koshanska , Bialystok, Polen
Museum for Modern Art
Norwegian video, Gdansk, Polen

2005
Torpedo Bookshop
Groupshow, Oslo, Norway, 2005
Diesel New Art
Groupshow, Kopenhagen, Stockholm, Oslo, 2005
LGroupshow, London, UK, 2005
Kunstnernes Hus, Høstutstillingen, (The Fall Exhibition),
Groupshow, ,Oslo , 2005
Galleri 21, Dirty Work(s)
Soloshow Malmø, Sweden, 2005,
Galleri Seilduken, Suicide Sue,
Groupshow, Oslo, Norway
Cathleen Cullen Fine Arts, Astra Castra,
Groupshow, New York, USA, 2005
Bergen Kunsthall, Tegneklubben (The Drawing Club),
Groupshow, Bergen,Norway, 2005
Vincent-lunge.com, It All Fuckin` fits, Webgallery

2004
Studio 100
Groupshow, Oslo, Norway
Vekerø Sculpturegarden
Groupshow, Oslo, Norway
Nordic Art Info, American Elk,
Soloshow, Oslo, Norway, 2004
Town Hall, Rathaus,
Groupshow, Oslo, Norway

2003
Diip-project, Waterrats,
Collaberation, Venice, Italy, 2003
Gallery F-15, Waterrats,
Collaberation, Moss, Norway, 2003

2002
The Stenersen Museum, Avgangsutstillingen
Oslo, Norway, 2002
Kunstnernes Hus, Bootstrappers,
Groupshow, Oslo, Norway

2001
Rolf Hoff`s Collection, Summary,
Kreditkassens main office, Oslo, Norway
Subcomandante, Blue Room,
Soloshow, Oslo, Norway

2000
Ocular Lab, Norwegian Walking
Groupshow, Melbourne, Australia
VCA, Postprfessionalism
Groupshow, Melbourne, Ausralia
Gallery 21:26, No Excuse
Groupshow, Oslo, Norway
Gallery 21:25, Raw Force
Groupshow, Oslo, Norway
Laura Bartlett Gallery,The Observatory


Publications, Reviews (selected)

Umelec Magazine, The Spirit that returns,- Line Ulekleiv, 2010
Against Exclusion, 3rd Moscow Biennale, Catalogue, 2009.
Succour Magazine, Banality, November 2009
Kunstforum, September 2009, Fortellerglede,- Silje Hermansen
Los Angeles Times, April 3, Holly Myers, 2009
Art e Critica, Back to Classic Surrealism,-Susanna Bianchini, issue 58, 2009
Los Angeles Times, Feb. 20, Christopher Knight, 2009
Truce Magazine, Issue 5, Jan 2009
Fukt, Magazine for Contemporary Drawing, 2008
BE Magazine, The Artist as Theatricalist of Cruelty- Cristoph Tannert, 2008
Vice Magazine, The No Photo Issue, Dec 2008
A Good Idea, Catalogue Gøteborg Kunsthall, 2008
Artforum, 1st Athens Biennial,- Diana Baldon, 2008
Lights On, Catalogue, Astrup Fearnley Museum
Mousse Magazine,Special Guest, issue 13, 2008. www.moussemagazine.it
Tegnebiennalen 2008, Mange infallsvinkler, Klassekampen, - Mona Pahle Bjerke 2008
There`s Plenty of Gold, Golden Years, Billedkunst, -Tommy Olsson 2008
Bak det ekstreme, Aftenposten,- Erik Bjørnskau,2008
Bortkomne på hjemmebane, Morgenbladet, januar 2008
Gutteklubben Grell,Morgenbladet,March 2008
As Soon As This Body... , Artist Book, Cederteg Publishing
The Meaning of Sex, book, Pax forlag, 2007
Destroy Athens, Catalogue, Athens Biennial, 2007
AniMotion, Catalogue, Galleri F-15, 2007
Animotion, Debutantfest i det utvidete felt, Kunstkritikk.no - Ruth Hege Halstensen
Future Primitive, I det tomme rom, Morgenbladet May 11 - 17, - Tommy Olsson
Future Primitive, Fausts Dilemma, Kunstkritikk.no - Marit Paache
Future Primitive, Fanzine
Whenever It Starts It Is The Right Time, Revolver verlag 2007
Unravelling Demons, Catalogue, 2007
Drawings, Utflukt, www.utflukt.no, 2006
Festival programme, Momentum, Nordic Festival of Contemporary Art, 2006
Fanzine, soyfriends, www.soyfriends.com, 2006
Universal Talent – Nordic Art, Dazed and Confused magazine– Jason Jules, June 2006
Imagine The Universe Bursts into Song, Time Out – Martin Herbert, May 24 2006
Imagine The Universe Bursts into Song, The Guide – Jessica Lack, May 20. 2006
Contributing in issue # 4 of Truce Magazine.(www.truce-online.com), 2005


Grants and Prizes

One year working grant 2009 (verderlagfondet)
Prosjektstøtte (verderlagsfondet) 2009
One year government working grant 2008
Two year government working grant 2006-2007 (Statens arbeidstipend)
Exhibition grant, kulturrådet 2007,2008
OCA grant, Kunstlerhaus Bethanien,2008
OCA support 2004,2005,2007
Ingrid Langaards fond 2004,2007
First prize, Diesel New Art Awards, Category: Action/Draw.


Collections

The National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design, Oslo
Museum of Old and New Art, MONA, Tasmania
Blake Byrne Collection, Los Angeles
Private collections


Other

Nomination commite, UKS, 2004-2006 (www.uks.no)
Guest teacher, Academy for Fine Arts, Oslo, Norway, 2009
Initiator and curator ,w/ Elna Hagemann of the gallery; subcomandante, 2001-2004, Oslo, Norway.
(www.martinskauen.com)