Ajla R. Steinvåg (1975, Vadsø, Norway)
works and lives in Eindhoven, the Netherlands

2010 European Ceramic Workcentre 6 weeks pilot CAD-CAM residency ‘s-Hertogenbosch (NL)
2009 European Ceramic Workcentre 3 months artist-in-residency ‘s-Hertogenbosch (NL)
2005-03 Dutch Art Institute Enschede M.F.A. Dept. DAI Private (NL)
2002-00 Kunsthøgskolen i Bergen M.A. Dept. Specialised Art Ceramics (NO)
2001 Glasgow School of Art exchange Dept. Environmental Art (GB)
2000-98 Kunsthøgskolen i Bergen B.A. Dept. Specialised Art Ceramics (NO)
1999 AKV St. Joost ‘s-Hertogenbosch exchange Dept. Sculpture and Other Media (NL)
   
selection group
2012 Meating | varkenslab Tilburg (NL)
2011 Strp-S Post-History Dutch Design Week 2011 The Eindhoven (NL)
World Ceramic Biennale Korea - CEBIKO Seoul Oppressor Immobilized (KR)
Nieuw Brabants Front Berichten van het Front Stedelijk Museum 's-Hertogenbosch (NL)
  De Fabriek Buiten de Lijnen 01 Eindhoven (NL)
2010 European Ceramic Workcentre pilot CAD-CAM residency Renderings of a Second Skeleton 's-Hertogenbosch (NL)
Kunstvlaai 8 De Fabriek 1980-2010 Expositie Scherven van Geluk Amsterdam (NL)
  Candycoated Center Erotomania Philadelphia (US)
  Kunstenlab Recapitulation Replica Deventer (NL)
2009 Kruithuis Bezet ‘s-Hertogenbosch (NL)
  De Fabriek Henny Overbeek Pictures in the Reflection of a Golden Hoorn take#2 Eindhoven (NL) (publication)
  KOP Hier&Daar Breda (NL)
  MU Hier&Daar Eindhoven (NL)
  European Ceramic Workcentre Kunstnacht ‘s-Hertogenbosch (NL)
2008 Ren Min Li Tang Double Feature: Play the People Guangzhou (CN) (publication) (documentary)
  Gallery Aferro Biological Imperatives New Jersey (US) (catalogue)
2007 Uni-mall None Store Shopping Guangzhou (CN) (publication) (documentary)
  Art Crumbles Ground Controle Nijmegen (NL)
  Flipside Electro Futuristic Frogdance Eindhoven (NL)
2005 Planet Art BIMRAB Enschede (NL)
  W139 BIMRAB Amsterdam (NL)
  Diyabakir Art Centre Rugsack Tur Abdin Diyabakir (T)
2004 Nanjing Design Department Under Construction Nanjing (CN)
  Nanjing Fine Arts Gallery Luggage Nanjing (CN)
2003 Rådhus Gallery Material and Concept - Oslo International Ceramics Symposium - OICS (NO) (catalogue)
  MK Cirurlinois National Museum of Art Norwegian Contemporary Ceramics Kaunas (LI)
  Museum of Foreign Art Norwegian Contemporary Ceramics Riga (LA)
  West-Norway Art Museum M.A. Graduate Exhibition Bergen (NO) (catalogue)
  Artis Pre-Fab ‘s-Hertogenbosch (NL)
   
collections  
2009 European Ceramic Workcentre, 's-Hertogenbosch
  Synthetic Implants site-specific installation
2008 Ymere Woningcorporatie Disembodiment

 

research projects, related activities
2012 Lyset i Varanger artist-in-recidency 1 month research Vadsø (NO)
2011 Spare Parts For People lab workshop primary schools Stedelijk Museum 's-Hertogenbosch Art and Science project De Reddingsmachine (NL)
2010 Dental Implants and Reconstructive Dentistry Fieldresearch Eindhoven (NL)     
Baltan Laboratories ISEA 20101 Ruhr Excursion To Eindhoven/Brabant European Ceramic Workcentre pilot CAD-CAM presentation Eindhoven (NL)
2009 Centrum Beeldende Kunst ‘s-Hertogenbosch Coordinator Digitale Werkplaats (NL)
2008 Anatomical and Pathological Fieldresearch University Collections (NL)
Centrum Beeldende Kunst ‘s-Hertogenbosch Office manager (NL)
Centrum Beeldende Kunst ‘s-Hertogenbosch Coordinator exhibitions (NL)
2005 Tan Ka Kee College Xiamen University Tactics for the World Outside workshop in collaboration with artist Paul Segers (CN)
2003 Prosthetics and Orthosis Fieldresearch Atterås Orthopedic Technical Institute Bergen (NO)
   
selection publications, press, performance
2012 Ajla R. Steinvåg Erosion of the Ego The Eriskay Connection (publication in progress) (NL)
2011 Stedelijk Museum 's-Hertogenbosch Brainwave Volvox artist-talk (NL)
Stedelijk Museum 's-Hertogenbosch the Nieuw Brabants Front artist talk moderated by Luk Sponselee (NL)
Måg magazine issue four interview by Tatevik Sargsyan (NO)
2010 Ceramics: Art and Perception No. 82 2010, Erotomania: An International Display of Eroctica review by Colette Copeland (US)
2009 Chic, Arte! European Ceramic Workcentre interview TV broadcast (FR/GE)
  Henny Overbeek Pictures in the Reflection of a Golden Hoorn publication limited edition (NL)
  Flipside Nieuw Brabants Front Play the People documentary Eindhoven (NL)
2008 Ruimte X L’aventura Nieuw Brabants Front None Store Shopping documentary Tilburg (NL)
2007 Van Abbemuseum Museumnacht Nieuw Brabants Front None Store Shopping documentary Eindhoven (NL)
  Uni-mall Nieuw Brabants Front None Store Shopping performance Guangzhou (CN)
  Vitamin Creative Space Information Indecently Exposed vs. None Store Guangzhou (CN)
2005 W139/Resonance 104.4FM Big Mouth Radio Beam host live broadcast Amsterdam (NL)
2004 Aterliers 63 Felix Kubin Patentamt Futurismus Power Plus performance Hengelo (NL)    
  Resonance 104.4FM live performance London (GB)
   
selection awards
2011 Gemeente Eindhoven publication grant
  Frans van Walsem-Fonds publication grant
Netherlands Foundation of Visual Arts, Design and Architecture project grant
2010 Brabants Kenniscentrum Kunst en Cultuur documentation grant
2009 Netherlands Foundation of Visual Arts, Design and Architecture 2 years workgrant
  European Ceramic Workcentre material grant
2007 Nieuwe Brabantse Kunst Stichting research grant
2006 Nieuwe Brabantse Kunst Stichting documentation grant
2005 Gemeente Enschede travel and exhibition grant
2004 Gemeente Enschede travel and exhibition grant
2004/02 Lise and Arnfinn Heyes fund Educational grant
   
   
  Member of Nieuw Brabants Front artist collective www.nieuwbrabantsfront.com, BKK, BONO, BKKC, Pictoright