CHARLOTTE BESUIJEN
FLOATING CREATURES
EXHIBITIONS
ILLUSTRATION /
PUBLICATION
Photo by Matias Grøttum.
JOYforum Radio 2022
Charlotte Besuijen
Lives and works in Bergen, Norway
studio at den uferdige insitusjon / the unfinished institution
https://denuferdigeinstitusjon.no
charlottebesuijen@gmail.com
Education:
2020-2022: Fine Arts (MA), Kunst Musikk Design Bergen, Norway.
2012-2016: Fine Arts (BA) AKV Sint Joost Breda, The Netherlands.
Solo exhibitions
2023: Smells like a swimming pool. Solo exhibition at Trykkeriet Bergen Norway
2021: Sandcastles are mostly produced at the Beach, Solo exhibition. .Bergen Kjøtt.
Bergen (NO)
2020: From one to another, to you. Solo exhibition, RUIMTECaesuur, Middelburg (NL)
Group exhibitions
2023: JOYforum, Group exhibition at Kristiansand Kunsthall. In collaboration with Sveinung Rudjord Unneland, Matias Grøttum,
Susanna Antonson, Marie Vallestad, Borghild Rudjord Unneland, Fergus Tibbs, Yasuyo Tatebe, Rikki Winde, Studio Studio, Gard Frantzen,
Rosa Marie Frang and Ane Hjort Guttu among others.
2022: Prøverommet at Oseana in collaboration with Kristen Keegan, Jonas Nielsen, Meg Dodini and Matias Grøttum.
2022: Get in, get out, get distracted. JOYforum Bergen Norway. Collaboration with Masja Nødtvedt
2022: PICNIC Graduation show. Bergen Kunsthall Bergen. Curated by Randi Grov Berger
2021: Zip Friction. Group presentation in collaboration with classmates from the Master program at Kunst Musikk Design. Bergen Kjøtt. Bergen (NO)
2020: Prøverommet, Group presentation in Collaboration with Eleni Ieremia and Sasha Azanova. Hordaland Kunstsenter. Bergen (NO)
2019: Sense and reference. Group show in collaboration with Romee van Oers and Rebecca Niculae, Witte Rook. Breda (NL)
2018: Distortion. Curated by Loek Grootjans. Exhibition in collaboration with S.M.A.K. Gent, de PontTilburg and Vleeshal Middelburg, Willem II Fabriek s-Hertogenbosch (NL)
2017: Grenswerk, MOM Artspace. Hamburg (DE)
2017: In het midden, TAC Eindhoven (NL)
2017: 2000 Mijlen. CBK Zeeland Middelburg (NL)
2016: She asked me why, I just went on and told her. De Fabriek Eindhoven (NL)
2015: Hauptsage Schwierig. Electron Breda (NL)
Events:
2023: Movie and experimental pizza night. Organized together with Borghild Rudjord Unneland and Fergus Tibbs in collaboration with Den Uferdige Institusjonen Laksevåg, Bergen.
2023: Dinner and movie in collaboration with den uferdige Institusjon Laksevåg, Bergen.
Teaching
2024: Bergen Arkitekt Skole: Teaching two days with second year BAS students.
2023: Bergen Arkitekt Skole: Teaching two days with second year BAS students.
2023: Bergen Arkitekt Skole: Teaching five days with second year BAS students.
Grants
2024: Working stipend 1 year. Norwegian Artists association (Vederlagsfondet)
2022: Diversestipend for newly graduated artists. Norwegian culture council (kulturrådet)
2020: Young talent cultuurfondsbeurs. Cultuurfonds Amsterdam (NL)
Awards
2022: Trykkeriet Print award, Trykkeriet Bergen (NO)
Text/publication:
2020: Nothing but good, About the work Transi and the tomb o Brederode in the Grote Kerk Vianen (NL) Webarticle.