TORI WRÅNES
Born 1978 in Kristiansand, Norway. Lives and works in Oslo, Norway.
Education
2007 – 2009 National Academy of Fine Art ( KHIO ), Oslo, Master.
2004 – 2007 National Academy of Fine Art ( KHIO ), Oslo, Batchlor
2002 – 2003 Advanced programme in Music, HIA
2000 – 2001 University of Ripon & York St. John (Theatre)
Selected performances
2012 Performance , Wundergrund, Glyptoteket, København, Denmark
2012 Performance, I wish this was a song: music in contemporary art, Museum of Contemporary Art, Oslo, Norway
2012 Five Thousand Generations of Birds, Fitjar, Norway
2012 Topsy Turvy, De Appel arts centre, Amsterdam, Netherland
2012 International Festival in Bergen, Norway
2012 Walt Disney Consert Hall/REDCAT Parkingstructure, Art in the parkingspace, LAXART, Los Angeles,CA, USA
2012 Colombo Art Biennale, Sri Lanka
2011 Statoil Art Award, Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo, Norway
2011 Vevringutstillingen
2011 Den Frie Udstillingsbygning / Centre of Contemporary Art, København
2011 HOVE festivalen, i samarbeid m/ Jan Erik Mikalsen, Arendal
2011 Museum of Contemporary Art, Roskilde, Denmark
2011 Haninge Konsthall, Stockholm
2011 Human Resourses at Cottage Home, Los Angeles
2011 The Fanzy Finger, Night Gallery, Los Angeles
2011 Non Festival, Bergen
2011 Hi-Lite Gallery, Los Angeles
2011 The opposite is also true, Bergen Kunsthall
2010 33303377777336444886, Tekst Olav Benestvedt, Avant Garden Teaterhus, Trondheim
2010 Nature took me for a ride, Moldejazz, Kunstnersenteret i Møre og Romsdal
2010 performance in Børre Sæthres exhebition 2010 N.N. Festspillene i Nord Norge,
2010 Loose Cannon, LIAF (Lofoten International Art Festival)
2010 Everyone got something great, Nationaltheatret, Oslo
2010 Black Vulva, Hello GLossalolia, Zombie Requiem Trama, Festival des Performatives, Porto, Portugal
2009 Hotchpotch, with Christian Hennie, MK II, London
2009 Target Speech, with Christian Hennie, Høstutstilllinga
2009 The Lonely Choise of a Multipersonality, Hamar Kunstbank
2009 Zombie Requiem, Flaggfabrikken, Landmark Bergen
2009 BOBO, This I can´t tell you, Henie Onstad Kunstsenter
2009 The mammel, final year show, Stenersenmuseet.
2009 Zombie Atlantic, (a face is buried in a dead body) Rekord
2008 Coal Velvet, Bethanien, Kunstraum Kreutzberg Berlin
2008 Hello Glossalolia, UTKANTEN, UKS
2008 Perfomance-polaire,,Collaboration with Vigdis, Palais de la decouverte, Paris
2008 Under Skyroot, Horizons and Fragments, European Capital of Cultur, Stavanger
2008 Inside the Mammel / doubtful Predator, Astrup Fearnley Museum of Contemporary Art / Rekord
2007 Biting like a dog asleep outside of time with a piece of cake in the
gap, with Olav Benestvedt, UKS/ Black Boks, Perform 07, Paris
2007 Grounded Organ, Stenersenmuseet
2007 Talking/Singing, composition for solo voice by Geir Johnson, Rekord
2006 Black Vulva, composition for voice and accordeon, pipshow
2006 Melofonic Shadowzone, performance in a parkinglot, Kr.Sand
2005 Russerinnen og Kastraten: In collaboration with Olav Benestvedt, pipshow, National Art Academy in Oslo
2004 Over Kvåsen, Agder Teater.
2004 Red Throat, performance, Kunstbanken i Hamar, Performanceweekend
2003 Beige Birth, performance with 50 people, Quart Festivalen
2003 Peter and the wolf, instructor for Helene Bøksle, Kristiansand Symfoniorkester.
2002 Tenttrip to the moon performance with Morten Liene. SKMU
Selected exhibitions
2012-13 I wish this was a song: music in contemporary art, Museum of Contemporary Art, National Museum, Oslo, Norway
2012 Game of Life, in collaboration with Ann Cathrin November Høibo og Else Marie Jakobsen, Kristiansand Kunsthall (1 september)
2012 Madstun Projektrom, Fall, Norway
2012 Colombo Art Biennale in collaboration with Erik Pirolt, Sri Lanka
2011 RUN´n JUMPS (Seperat) Haninge Konsthall, Stockholm
2011 Two by Two: The Church of animals, Museum of Public Fiction, Los Angeles
2010 Decenter II, Tumult, Marienborg, DK
2010 Dynamisk Paviljong, Tall Ship Races, Kristiansand
2010 GIANT BOWL, Bislett Stadion, Oslo
2009 Hotchpotch, London
2009 Kunsten å falle, Preus Museum
2009 To be heard is to be seen, Henie Onstad Kunstsenter
2009 Dark Matters, Peder Balke Museet
2009 The Windmills of our Minds, Örebro Konsthall
2009 Final Year Show, Stenersenmuseet
2008 UTKANTEN, (Seperat) UKS
2008 Horizons and Fragments, Land-art, European Capital of Cultur, Stavanger 08
2007 Air is Wet With Sound, Rekord
2007 Take-off 07, Galleri Brandstrup
2006 Høstutstillingen 06, Kunstnernes Hus
2006 Old, Bold, Newropa D.O.R (performancegroupe, NO), Arena 53, Vienna
2006 Der Kleine Mench D.O.R (performancegroupe, NO) Verk/work, Forsbacka, Sverige
Music
Worked in different bands and alone moving tabu-free between different genres.
2011 Remixed by Butchy Fuego, Los Angeles
2009 ROLLO (psych-folk), consert, Høvikodden LIVE
2009 Storåsfestivalen, (varm up for PETE DOROTHY).
2009 Fabel Take Away, kassett, 100 eks, Stenersenmuseet
2008 vocalist for Milumbe Haimbe (Zimbawe), Litteratur-stage, Hovefestivalen
Tori Vulcano and the Lavaloves (psych-folk) band with Håvard Skaseth, Guro Moe og Jan Erik Mikalsen Louisfestivalen 08 and Hjørnet in Kristiansand. 08
2007 Workshop with Sidsel Endresen and Meredith Monk, Tou Scene, Institute for Living Voices
2007 My Only drug is Madness, G.U.T, vocals for Cornelius Jakhelln CD.
2006 Support Aggie Frost, solo for accordion and voice, BLÅ
1996 – 2008 Vocalist in the band NUD , Three albums, stuck between rock and a hard place 03, released in France, Germany, Russia and Norway. Toured Belgium and France, SXSW 07(Texas), Canadian Music Week (Toronto) 07 and 06, Quart Festivalen 99, 01 og 03, By:Larm 00 and 01
2004 – 2008 Vocalist and composer in Who`s who in pop and jazz (jazz, pop, impro-). Album released 05. Ravnedalen 05, Nattjazz, Bergen, Dølajazz 05.
2004 Talking/Singing by Geir Johnsen in Skippergata underground car park
2002 – 2004 Initiated KULTURLABORAORIET, an unofficial meetingplace for artists and participants in Kristiansand, (Researchspace in dialog with a critical audience, together with Laura C. B Vallenes, Tove og Ebbe Munch.
Film
Various projects in collaboration with director Norah McGeddigan, animator Monika Lyko and cinematographer Marius Gulbrandsen from the International Film School in Lodz (Poland). Worked with music, acting and directing.
2012 Meloo, voice-mum, Regi Monika Lyko,
2011 Birdwatching, Regi: Alexandra Cassaniti, Mandrake, Culver City, LA
2008 Actor in Bibliotekaren, Regi: Erik Pirolt
2004 Music for the film A song for Rebekka, in collaboration with Wojciech Peczek, Canne Film Festival. Regi Norah McGeddigan.
2003 Music for Waterfight. Directed by Norah McGeddigan. Cannes Film Festival, Festival Brazileiro de Cinema Univeritario, Festival International du Cinema au Feminine. (Paris 05)
2005 Concept and acting, The Dog´s Gospel. Animation: Monika Lyko. Film i Sør, Festival “Lodzia po Wisle”. (Poland 05)
Different musicvideos in collaboration with Monika Lyko for the band Nud
Public commission
Sørlandets Kunnskapspark, interactive sculpture on wall.
Grants and Residence
2013 - 14 Atelie Gamle Rådhuset, Oslo Kommune
2012 Ingrid Lindbäck Langaards grant
2010 – 12 Norwegian Government Work Grant, 3 years
2011 Nominated for Statoil Art Award
2011 SAIR, Sølyst Artist in Residence, Danmark
2010 - 11 Skylar Haskard Residence, Los Angeles
2010 Sparebanken pluss Art Grant
2010 Vilde Von Kroghs Courage-Grant
2009 Christian Lorch Shives og Hustrus Legat , 1 year
2008 og 2009 Cultiva Ekspress Grant
2008 Norske Billedkunstneres støtteordning for studerende kunstnere.
2007 Kristiansand Kommune Kunstnerstipend, education grants
2003 Lise og Arnfinn Heies Fond
2003 Kristiansand Kommune, establishing scholarship for young artists
Contact
Tori Wrånes
St.Olavsgt. 5a
0165 Oslo
Norge
TLF: 0047 90579925