Artist Biography

Bjørn Venø is the author of the book *Arthemist Statement 2.6: Why create art that nobody asked for?*

His art works have been featured at the Norten Museum of Art and the Museum Palazzo Riso. In 2023 he had his first museum solo show at Sogn og Fjordane Kunstmuseum.

Bjørn Venø received his MA in Photography from the Royal College of Art in 2012

Venø has had solo exhebitions at Sogn og Fjordane Kunstmuseum, Førde NO (2023), Tender Pixel, London UK (2013), Fotogalleriet, Malmö SE (2009), Nettie Horn, London UK (2009) and Fotografiens Hus, Oslo, NO (2008)

Work in museums archives The Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach, US and Museum Palazzo Riso, Palermo IT

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Other exhibitions and performances include Håsong kunstfestival, Osterøy, NO (2024). Evaporate, Mobius and PAB at Waterworks Museum, Boston USA (2023), Announcements, Storetveit Church, Bergen NO (2021), Arthemist Vorticity, Sensory Landscape, Atlanta, US (2019), Breaking Myth, Museo d'Aumale, Palermo IT (2018), Public Screens, Stavanger NO (2017), Vestlands Utstilingen NO (2014), Live Action 9, Gothenburg SE (2014), Guangzhou LIVE, YouYou Contemporary Art Centre, Guangzhou CN (2013), The Rudin Prize, Norton Museum, West Palm Beach US (2012) 

Member of Performance Art Bergen and Biletkunstnarane i Sogn og Fjordane, BKSF

Other projects include running the rural arts organisation Venø Gård KUNST, Stad NO (2015 and ongoing), hosted Performance KUNST at 368 PONCE, Atlanta US (2016), running the web page www.kunstspace.com (2016 and ongoing) and created the music albums ‘Enslaved By Freedom’ 2017, ‘Augmented Manipulation’ 2018 and 'Arthemy' 2019 under the name BX

Bjørn Venø CV NO

Websites and projects Venø is involved with:
www.kunstspace.com - artist online project
www.venogardkunst.com - rural arts organisation