NEWS

2013 - 16

Derwent Art Prize

19 Sept - 24 2016
Mall Galleries, The Mall, St. James's, London SW1Y 5AS, UK

30 Sept - 19 Nov 2016
Trowbridge Arts, Trowbridge Town Hall, Market St, Trowbridge BA14 8EQ, UK

My diptych Instructions I & II (2016) was selected for the Derwent Art Prize this year. The selection panel consisted of Meryl Ainslie, Director and Founder of Rabley Drawing Centre; Eileen Cooper RA, Painter and Printmaker, and Keeper of the Royal Academy Schools, and Michael Glover, art critic at The Independent and London correspondent for ARTNews, New York. The opening took place on the 19th of September at the Mall Galleries, and the show has since toured the UK, with the final showing at Trowbridge Arts from 30th September - 19th of Novgember.

Image: Instructions I & II, (2016) diptych, 18 x 39 x 4.5 cm, pencil on paper on wood/perspex

SLAM Artist talk. Image courtesy of Jerwood Space, 2016

SLAM Artist’s Talk

Jerwood Space, 171 Union St, London SE1 0LN, UK

I have been invited to talk about my drawings at an introduction to the Jerwood Drawing Prize 2016 - with artists included in the exhibition. The talk will be introduced and led by Paul Thomas, artist and co-founder of the Jerwood Drawing Prize.

The exhibition will open late between 5-8pm as part of SLAM Fridays, the late night opening of galleries in South London, on the last Friday of every month. The Artists’ Floor Talk will begin at 6.30pm. It is free to attend, but booking is required via Eventbrite.

Inaugural KHÅK Kunsthall

13 Aug - 29 Sept
KHÅK Kunsthall, Keiser Wilhelms Gate 36, 6003 Ålesund, Norway

Since the solo show in Aalesund Kunstforening in November 2015, I have been invited back to take part in the inaugural exhibition as they are moving premises and becoming KHÅK Kunsthall in collaboration with the Foundation for Kjell Holm's Collection. The opening of the new Kunsthall will take place on the 13th of August, and it will be marked by exhibiting 15 artists that have been showing in Aalesund Kunstforening previously. The participating artists:

Sidsel Colbiørnsen, Kristian Evju, Terje Fagermo, Camilla Grythe, Håkon Gullvåg, Petter Hepsø, Marianne Heske, Ørnulf Opdahl, Kristina Roald Sandøy, Vibeke Slyngstad, Nina Sundbye, Kjell Torriset, Håkon Vikhagen, Frand Widerberg, Nico Widerberg.

The exhibition will be open to the public from the 13th August - 29th of September. I will be showing 5 new paintings.

Image: Intendant Anne Standal at the initiation of KHÅK Kunsthall on the 13th of August, in front of my three paintings, Velvet Bloom XIX, Reverend, and Reverend II. Photo by Kristian Evju 2016.

Punchcard installation shot, Jerwood Space, 2016

Jerwood Drawing Prize

14 Sept - 23 Oct 2016
Jerwood Space, 171 Union St, London SE1 0LN, UK

The pencil drawing Punchcard was shortlisted for the Jerwood Drawing Prize 2016. The show will be open to the public on the 14th of September, and this years selectors were:

Glenn Brown - Artist

Stephanie Buck - Director of Kupferstich-Kabinett at Staatliche Kunstsammlung Dresden.

Paul Hobson - Director of Modern Art Oxford.

Punchcard (2015) 50 x 50 cm, pencil on paper (right). Installation shot courtesy of Jerwood and photographer Hydar Dewachi, 2016.

7th Drawing Biennale

24 Jun - 31 Jul 2016
Kunstverein Eislingen, Galerie in der Alten Post, Bahnhofstraße 12, 73054 Eislingen, Germany

Three of the drawings in my project Punchcard is included in the 7th Drawing Biennale at the wonderful Kunstverein Eislingen in Germany this summer. The show opened on the 24th of June, and will be running until the 31st of July. A catalogue can be provided upon request.

RA Summer Exhibition

13 Jun - 21 Aug 2016
Royal Academy, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London W1J 0BD, London

I am pleased to say that one of my drawings, Punchcard VII, has been selected for the Royal Academy Summer Show 2016. The show will open to the public on the 13th of June and it remains open until the 21st of August.

Image: Punchcard VII (2015) 50x50 cm, pencil on paper

Grenseland

4 - 26 Jun 2016
Gulden Kunstverk, Guldenveien 11, 3053 Steinberg, Norway

On the 4th of June my solo show Grenseland, meaning ‘Borderlands’ in Norwegian, will open at Gulden Kunstverk in Steinberg, Norway. I will be showing a brand new series of paintings alongside other works made over the last three years.

I will share the beautiful, but massive gallery space with the wonderfully talented Kristin Vestgård, and together we have decided to let the title Grenseland encompass both our separate projects.

Velvet Bloom XIX, 120x120 cm, acrylic on linen

The League Residency at Vyt

1 - 30 Apr 2016
The League Residency at Vyt, 241 Kings Highway, Orangeburg, NY 10962, USA

For the second time in two years I will be spending a month in residency in New York. I received the Ruth Katzman Scholarship through the Art Students League of New York, and will be spending four intensive weeks in their Vytlacil studios in April.

London Art Fair

20 - 24 Jan 2016
Business Design Centre, 52 Upper St, London N1 0QH, UK

My current drawing project Punchcard will be exhibited at the Venet Haus stand at the London Art Fair 20th - 24th of January this year. This is the first year my German gallery Venet Haus is participating, so we are all excited. The private will take place on the 19th January.

Lie Me A River

26 Sept - 18 Oct 2015
KHÅK Kunsthall, Keiser Wilhelms Gate 36, 6003 Ålesund, Norway

On the 26th of September I opened my solo show Lie Me a River at Aalesund Art Centre in the beautiful Norwegian city Ålesund. The show consisted of a collection of 31 paintings and drawings from the last 3 years. The show was very well received, and ended on the 18th of October.

Image from Aalesund Kunstforening - grid of drawings from Dark Skies (2012 - 2013), and 4 paintings from Velvet Bloom (2014 - 2015).

Painter-Stainers

13 - 23 Oct 2015
London Group Open, Cello Factory, 33-34 Cornwall Rd, SE1 8TJ, UK

The drawing Punchcard IV was accepted into the juried annual London Group Open exhibition at The Cello Factory in London earlier this month, and was on show in the 2nd part of the exhibition. On Friday 6th of November Kristian Evju received the Painter-Stainers Prize for Drawing.

Image: Kristian Evju with Dr Ian Rowley (right), who presented the prize. On the wall - Punchcard IV (2015) 50x50 cm, pencil on paper.

Velvet Bloom XVI (2016) 120 x 120 cm, acrylic on linen

Jackon’s Art Painting Prize

4 Sept 2015
Online, London, UK

On the 4th of September, the Jackson's Art Supplies Blog announced that the painting Velvet Bloom XVI won their Categorically Acrylic Painting Competition, in the category for works depicting landscape. The prize consists of free art materials from Golden Paints, the paint that was used in the production of the painting.

Image: Velvet Bloom XVI (2016) 120 x 120 cm, acrylic on linen

Conté À Paris

22 Jul - 21 Aug 2015
Griffin Gallery, 21 Evesham Street, London W11 4AJ, UK

On Wednesday the 22nd of July Kristian Evju received the Conté à Paris Drawing Prize at the Griffin Gallery Open in London. Out of more than 2500 applicants, 93 artists were selected to show at the Griffin Gallery and shortlisted for three awards - The Liquitex Acrylic Painting Prize, Winsor & Newton Painting Prize, and Conté à Paris Drawing Prize. The selection panel consisted of artist Ian Davenport, Chief Executive at the Saatchi Gallery Nigel Hurst, and Director of the Griffin Gallery Becca Pelly-Fry.

Photo courtesy of London Live and Griffin Gallery. Punchcard (2015) and Punchcard II (2015) 50 x 50 cm, pencil on paper.

Summer Show

4 - 30 Jun 2015

Galleri Semmingsen, Fru Kroghs Brygge 2. 0252 Oslo, Norway

Showing alongside Christine Istad, Thea Andenæs, Helle Kaarem, Joachim Cossais, Esther Bjørneboe, Janine Magelssen and Marius Schultz.

Galleri Laszka

26 Jun - 31 Jul 2015

Galleri Laszka, Frydenlundgata 17, 0169 Oslo, Norway

Summer show showing alongside Magnus Gjoen, Zsolt Vidak, Trude Semb, Merete Løndal, Maria Prestmo, Dag Solhaug, Hans F. Asbjørnsen, Baris, Akzambaklar.
Private view on 6PM Friday 26th June.

The Second View

13 Aug - 13 Sept 2015

Venet-Haus Galerie, Bahnhofstraße 39, 89231 Neu-Ulm, Germany

The Second View, August 13th - September 13th. Will update with more details as we get closer.

Image: Dark River (2013), 60 x 120 cm, pencil on paper

Dark River

16 Sept - 17 Oct 2015
Venet-Haus Galerie, Bahnhofstraße 39, 89231 Neu-Ulm, Germany

This solo show marks the start of a new collaboration with the gallery. On show is 13 drawings and 4 paintings in a collection put together from both early and very recent work. For more information visit http://www.galerie-im-venet-haus.de

The Dark River catalogue is available as hard copy or as PDF:

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Installation shot from Telemarksgalleriet Museum, 2015

Assemble : Dissemble

18 Apr - 31 May 2015
Telemark Art Museum, O. H. Holtas gate 27, 3678 Notodden, Norway

Saturday 18th of April saw the opening of the solo show Assemble: Dissemble at the enormous industrial hall in Telemarksgalleriet, the old birthplace of Hydro that is now a museum, and one of Norway's largest showrooms for contemporary art. The show was the culmination of over two years of planning, and will showcase more than 50 works spanning 3 years of studio practice. Quite late in the planning, Kristian Evju decided to invite the incredibly talented local artist Knut Odden to utilise the floor space as a parallel solo show. This turned out be a very successful dialogue between two complex and very different art practices.

The show was opened by director Helene Brekke, the mayors of Kongsberg and Notodden municipalities, and the winner of Spellemannsprisen 2015 Daniel Eriksen shared some delta blues slide guitar. There will be an artist talk open to the public at 7PM on the 21st of May, and the works are on show until the 31st.

For more information please contact www.telemarksgalleriet.no