SIREN DAHLE
b.1986, lives and works in Oslo
E-mail: siren.dversnes@gmail.com
+47 47907445
MEMBERSHIPS
Norwegian Visual Artists Association (NBK)
Norwegian Textile Artists (NTK)
The Norwegian Association for Arts and Crafts (NK)
EDUCATION
2012-2014 Master of Visual Arts, Oslo Academy of the Arts
2009-2012 Bachelor of Visual Arts, Textile Department, Oslo Academy of the Arts
2007-2009 Two years programme in Art, Fabrikken Asker kunstfagskole
SOLO EXHIBITIONS/PROJECTS:
2025 RAM Gallery: Byens pust, Oslo
2024 Samlingen: Kapittel 3, Lean In, Nesodden
2020 Soft Gallery: Silent Drift, Oslo
2019 KRAFT, Bergen: Nascent State, Svartjord, Bergen
2018 Klubovna Gallery: Greenhouse, Svartjord, Brno, Czech Republic
2018 RAM Gallery: Meander, Svartjord, Oslo
2017 BOA, Velvet Dust, Oslo
2017 Spriten Kunsthall, Union, Greenlight District, Svartjord, Skien
2016 The Association of Norwegian Sculptors, PCB, Svartjord presents: Scattered Echo, Oslo
2015 Akershus Art Center, Svartjord presents: Nothing in Excess / Drift, Lillestrøm
GROUP EXHIBITIONS/PROJECTS:
2026 Fossekleiva Art Center (TBA)
2025 The Norwegian Nasjonalmuseum, Kunst. Hånd. Verk, Oslo
2024 Land Art Dikemark, Svartjord, Asker
2024 Bærum Kunsthall: Destination Location, Bærum
2024 Kunstbanken, Center of Modern Art: Østlandsutstillingen 2024, Hamar
2024 Vestfold Art Center: Østlandsutstillingen 2024, Tønsberg
2023 The Norwegian Nasjonalmuseum: The Annual Crafts Exhibition 2023, Oslo
2023 QB Gallery, Concrete reflection, Oslo
2022 Kösk Gallery: Off The Wall, Oslo
2020 Soft Gallery: Solbrända erfarenheter, Oslo
2019 Galerie Emila Filly: The Earth, Current Way of Living, Usti nad Labem, Svartjord, Chech
Republic
2019 Hvitsten Salong, Hvitsten, Svartjord
2018 Chart Art Fair, Curio: Trans Acts!, CHART DESIGN, Copenhagen, Denmark
2018 Kummelholmen: Transparence / Resistance - Hidden in Plane Sight, Svartjord, Stockholm
2016 Bærum Kunsthall: Skyggesider, Fornebu
2016 Kunstnernes Hus, Høstutstillingen / The annual national exhibition for visual arts, Oslo
2016 Oslo Open Office, BOA, Oslo Open presents: Svartjord, Oslo
2016 Akershus Art Center, Østlandsutstillingen 2016, Lillestrøm
2014 The Association for Norwegian Sculptors: ”Knock Knock”, Svartjord presents: Game of Mirrors/ a
Secret Violence, Oslo
2014 Oslo National Academy of the Arts: Svartjord presents: Prindsekjøkkenet part II (Refractive
Memory), MA Degree Show, Oslo
2014 Svartjord presents: Prindsekjøkkenet, curated by Marianne Zamecznik, Oslo
2013 Akershus Art Center: It´s a Girl, Lillestrøm
REPRESENTED
2024 Bærum municipality
2023 Nordenfjeldske Art Industry Museum, Trondheim, NO
2020 The National Museum of Art, Oslo, NO
GRANTS AND PRICES
2025 Project Support, Arts Council Norway
2025 Project Support, Norwegian Visual Artists’ Remuneration Fund
2024 3 years working grant, from Art Counsil Norway
2024 Project support, from Art Counsil Norway
2023 The Craft Prize 2023, from The Relief Fund for Visual Artists (BKH)
2023 Working grant- Norwegian Visual Artists’ Remuneration Fund, Norwegian Visual Artists Association (NBK)
2022 Working grant- Norwegian Visual Artists’ Remuneration Fund, Norwegian Visual Artists Association (NBK)
2021 Working grant- Norwegian Visual Artists’ Remuneration Fund, Norwegian Visual Artists Association (NBK)
2021 Project support, Art Council Norway
2020 Working grant- Norwegian Visual Artists’ Remuneration Fund, Norwegian Visual Artists Association (NBK)
2020 Exhibition grant, Art Council Norway
2019 Art Supply Grant, Arts Council Norway
2018 Working grant - Norwegian Visual Artists’ Remuneration Fund, Norwegian Visual Artists Association (NBK)
2018 Travel Grant, The Norwegian Association for Arts and Crafts
2017 Artist Grant for young/newly established artist, Oslo Kommune
2016 Exhibition grant, Arts Council Norway, Svartjord
2016 OCA – Office for Contemporary Art
2016 Art Supply Grant, The Relief Fund for Visual Artists, Svartjord
2014 Exhibition grant, Arts Council Norway, Svartjord
2014 Prize for Art and Design students, Oslo National Academy of the Arts, Svartjord
2014 Art Supply Grant, Arts Council Norway
PUBLICATIONS
2025 RAM Publications, Siren Dahle: The City’s Breath
2025 Samlingen 03 Chapter 3: LEAN IN
2023 Dagsavisen by Lars Elton, 6.11.23, review of The Annual Crafts Exhibition 2023,
2020 Artist Book: Silent Drift
2020 Subjekt, review of the exhibition Silent Drift at SOFT Gallery
2020 Kunstavisen.no by Lars Elton, 10.03.20, review of the exhibition Silent Drift at SOFT Gallery
2020 Text by Line Ulekleiv, Constructions and Sideways Drift, SOFT Gallery
2020 Interview in Kunstaviesen.no, by Hilde Mørch
2018 Text by Line Ulekleiv, Shovelling Black Soil, RAM gallery
2018 Interview in Kunstforum #2, by Elise Adamsrød
2017 Fanzine, Union, Svartjord, Spriten Kunsthall, Skien
2017 Interview in Kunst Pluss #1, by Monica Holmen
2016 Billedkunst, november 2016, review of The annual national exhibition for visual arts 2016.
Text by Kristian Skylstad.
2015 Fanzine, Svartjord. Text by Jan Freuchen, Akershus Art Center
2015 Aftenposten by Kjetil Røed, 15.08.15, review of the exhibition Nothing in Excess / Drift in
Akershus Art Center
2014 Fanzine, Svartjord presents Prindsekjøkkenet
RESIDENCIES
2018 Art Residency at The Nordic art association, Malongen, Stockholm
POSITIONS / ENGAGEMENTS / OTHER
2025– Nomination Committee, NBK (Norwegian Visual Artists)
2025 Head of Fine Arts, Strykejernet Art School
2022–2023 Deputy Member, National Jury
2022–2025 Guest Lecturer, Strykejernet Art School
2021–2025 Board Member, RAM Galleri
2021–2024 Guest Lecturer, DTK Art School, Bærum
2020 Jury Member, Telemark Exhibition 2020
2019 Nominated for Oslo Open’s Honorary Award for the artist-run space Prindsen
2018 External Examiner for BA students, Oslo National Academy of the Arts
2016–2022 Guest Lecturer, Asker Art School
2014 Co-founder and member of the artist group Svartjord
2014 Established the studio community Prindsen atelierfellesskap