Hedda Bjerkeli
Jewellery & Object
© Hedda Bjerkeli 2014
EDUCATION
2008 Master, Ädellab- jewellery and silversmith, Konstfack, Stockholm, Sweden
2002-2005 Bachelor in visual art, Konstfack, Stockholm, Sweden and Oslo National Academy of the Arts, Norway
2002 Two years at Oslo Drawing and Painting School, Norway
1995-1998 History of Art and Philosophy prepatory course, University of Oslo, Norway
EXHIBITIONS
2013 'Kunsthåndverk 2013', National Museum of Art and Design, Oslo, Norway
2013 'Collect 2013', with Galleri Format, Saatchi Gallery, London, UK
2013 'What comes around with KLINK and friends', Haugesund Kunstforening,
2013 'FRAME' during Schmuck, with Galleri Format, Munich, Germany
2013 'The Black of Night' KLINK during 'From the Coolest Corner' Galleri Seilduken, Oslo
2012 ‘Christmas exhibition’, Kunstnerforbundet, Oslo, Norway
2012 ‘Bulles’, Alliages, Lille, France
2012 'Kunsthåndverk2012', National Museum of Art and Design, Oslo, Norway
2012 ‘KLINK Metall’ Boque auf Croque, during Schmuck, Munich, Germany
2012 ’KLINK:Norvegia’, Group Exhibition, Design Forum, Helsinki, Finland
2010 ‘KLINK Presentation’, Group Exhibition, GalleriFormat, Bergen, Norway
2010 ‘Collect 2010 ‘, with Galleri Format, Saatchi Gallery, London, UK
2010 ‘KLINK honours Rombeporfyr’, Sculpture Arena East, Carl Berner, Oslo, Norway
2010 ‘KLINK Presentation’, Group Exhibition, Galleri Format, Oslo, Norway
2010 ‘Lingam’, The Catherijne Convent Museum, Utrecht, The Netherlands
2010 ‘Lingam’, WCC MONS/BERGEN, Belgium
2009 ‘Lingam’, Konstfack, Stockholm, Sweden
2009 ‘Utstillingen09’, National Museum of Decorative Arts and Design, Oslo, Norway
2008 ‘International Talent Exhibition’, Dutch Design Week, Designhuis, Eindhoven,
The Netherlands
2008 ‘Master Exhibition’, Konstfack, Stockholm, Norway
2008 ‘Spoons’ Gallery Hothouse, Oslo National Academy of the Arts, Norway
2008 ‘Brainfood’, Gustavsbergs Gallery, Gustavsberg, Sweden
2007 Presentation, Gallery Hothouse, Oslo National Academy of Arts; Norway
2005 ‘Grassimesse’, Lepzig, Germany
2005 ‘Marzee International Graduate Show’, Gallerie Marzee, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
2005 ‘Bachelor Exhibition’, Kulturhuset, Stockholm, Sweden
2005 ‘Ädelcar‘, Konstfack, Stockholm, Sweden
2004 ‘Dog Walk‘, Stockholm, Sweden
2004 ‘Swedish Style – young creators day‘, Swedish embassy, Tokyo, Japan
2004 ‘6 X 6 – rings‘, Gula Byggningen, Gustavsberg, Sweden
2004 ‘Silver Schools 2004‘, Legnica, Poland
GRANTS
2014 3-year artist grant from the Norwegian Government
2013 Visual Artists HELP FOUND (BKH)
2009 2-year artist grant from the Norwegian Government
PUBLISHED
2013 Contemporary Jewellery Yearbook, Grupo Duplex, Spain
2012 Article in the newspaper Østlandets Blad
2010 Article in Gullsmed og Ur. Jan 2010.
2009 ‘Lingam’, Arnoldsche Art Publishers, The Netherlands
2008 ‘The Compendium of Contemporary Jewellery Makers’, Darling Publications, Cologne, Germany
2006 ‘Konstfack’ about the University College of Arts, Craft and Design, Kolofon
2005 ‘International graduation show‘, Galerie Marzee, Netherland, catalogue
2005 Article in GZ Art + Design, no. 3
2005 Article in Konsthandverk (Sweden), no. 2
PURCHASED
2013 Private collection
2012 The Fund for Crafts, Permanenten, Kunstindustrimuseet ,Bergen, Norway
2009 Purchased by Erica Groet, collector of erotic jewellery and art
2002 Purchased by Oslo Drawing and Painting School
OTHER
2014- Regional Manager of NK OA
2012-2013 Leader of the artist group KLINK
2011-2013 Curator, KLINK 'The Black of Night', during 'Coolest Corner', Oslo, Norway / ’The Black of Night- in summer’, Copenhagen, Denmark / Curator, 'KLINK:Norvegia', Helsinki, Finland
2005-2009 Workshops: Identity / Hungrig / Ikaros / Spoons / Blood and Spermden
2008 Making puppet costume for Little Big Planet, Playstation, Norway
2006 Student representative in the interview committee for applicants for BA/MA c ourses at Konstfack, Stockholm, Sweden
MEMBER
The Norwegian Association for Arts and Crafts
Norwegian gemological society
KLINK (www.klinkmetall.no)