Performance Artist
based in Bergen, Norway
CONTACT
ellaferoy(at)gmail.com
In a constant search for the Moment of Movement.
In her work Elisabeth Færøy Lund creates different settings for a first meeting. Whether it is a first meeting between the audience and her in the gallery room, between random people she approach out on the street or between the invited participants in her performances, she encourages the audience to participate actively.
BIOGRAPHY
Born 1980 in Stranda, Norway
lives and works in Bergen
Education:
2004-2007 BFA, School of Photography, Gothenburg University, Sweden
2006 exchange at Intermedia and Cyberarts, Concordia University, Montreal
2003-2004 Assistent for Peter Løchstøer
2002 Assistent for Dag Alveng
2000-2001 Photography and Photojournalism, Arbeiderbevegelsens Folkehøgskole,
Ringsaker
Exhibitions:
2013: March, I AM MY WORLD, curated by David Gibson, NOoSPHERE Arts, New York City
2013: February, After School Special, performance, Landmark, Bergen
2012: October Performancelaurdag, Sogn og Fjordane Kunstmuseum, Førde
2012: September Lufthavna Performance Laboratory, Galleri 69/MIR, Oslo
2012: July "And the World Cracked Open" exhibit at NOoSHPERE Gallery, with Sol Kjøk and Anki King
2012: Performance in Jill Sigman/thinkdance Hut #7, St.Nicks Alliance, Brooklyn, New York
2012: Performance Art Bergen, lansering, Landmark, Bergen
2011: Urban Kvae Festival, Galleri 69 and MIR, Oslo, Norway
2011: Marked, Bergen Kjøtt, Galleri Kronborg, Bergen, Norway
2011: Performance, Central Park, New York
2011: Kvae Festival, Låssbyn, Sweden
2010: Prøverommet, Landmark, Bergen, performance with Øyvind Skarbø, Norway
2010: Performance at Fett Magazine release, Landmark, Bergen, Norway
2010: Vestlandsutstillingen, Kabuso, Øystese, Norway
2010: “Konst och Arbete” Galleri Box, Gothenburg, Sweden
2009: Festival Artist, Kulturgytinga, Tafjord, Norway
2007: Høstutstillingen, Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo and Trondheim Art Museum, Norway
2007: BFA exhibit, Röda Sten, Gothenburg, Sweden
2007: Jubileumslounge, Gothenburg ArtHall, Sweden
2007: “Remebering, Molto, Debris, Gather, Mass, Terrain,etc ” performance via streaming, VAV Gallery, Montreal and Gallery Monitor, Gothenburg, Sweden
2006: Soloshow, Galleri Kalvehagen, The Storfjord House of Culture, Stranda, Norway
2006: “Nyhet”, Galleri Monitor, Gothenburg, Sweden
2004: “1972-1982”, Galleri Monitor, Gothenburg, Sweden
Membership:
PAB Performance Art Bergen
Grants:
2012: Amercian-Scandinavian Foundation
2012: Bergen kommune, International Cultural Exchange
2007: Otto och Charlotte Mannheimers fond
Publications:
FETT magazine # 2010, Norway
Femkul magazine #3 2007, Sweden
Iljas Feministiska bildalmanacka 2006, Normal Förlag, Sweden