Mette Tronvoll
Mette Tronvoll (f. 1965) er en norsk samtidsfotograf fra Trondheim. Hun er kjent for sine originale portretter og landskapsbilder. Hun jobber og bor i Oslo, men har en bachelor of fine arts i fotografi fra Parson school of design i New York. Hun har fått et stipend fra Künstlerhaus Bethanien i Berlin og et fra Cité Internationale des Arts i Paris. Imens hun studerte i New York møtte hun blant annet den tyske fotografen Thomas Struth. Hun har forøvrig hatt solo- og gruppeutstillinger over hele verden, men kanskje aller mest innenfor Europa. Hun er mest kjent for sine portretter, og har blant annet tatt bilder av dronning Sonja ved Verdens Ende i Vestfold (2013). Tidligere prosjekter omfatter blant annet portretter av inuiter og landskaps bilder fra Grønland, Zambia og Svalbard.
UTSTILLINGER
2014
- "Svalbard", Galleri K, Oslo
- "Sonja, Verdens Ende", Nasjonalgalleriet, Nasjonalmuseet for kunst arkitektur og design, Oslo
- "Sonja, Verdens Ende", Felleshuset, den norske ambassaden i Berlin, Berlin
- "Svalbard", Edvard-Munch-Haus Warnemünde, Warnemünde
- Laagdalsmuseet, Kongsberg
2013
- Dagali Museum, Dagali
- Hallingdal Museum, Nesbyen
2012
- At eye level, Museet for fotokunst, Brandts, Denmark
2009–2011
- At Eye Level: Rogaland kunstmuseum, Stavanger; Bergen kunstmuseum, Bergen; Landesgalerie am Oberösterreichische Landesmuseum, Linz; Haus am Waldsee, Berlin; Brandts Museet for Fotokunst, Odense (catalogue) (solo)
2010
- Galleri K, Oslo (solo)
- Gallery Benoit, Boston (solo)
- Galerie Rupert Pfab, Düsseldorf (solo)
- THE BEAUTY OF DISTANCE: Songs of Survival in a Precarious Age: 17th Biennale of Sydney, Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney (catalogue)
2009
- Failed Hope –New Romanticism in Contemporary Photography in Germany, Haus der Kunst der Stadt Brünn
- Verschwindende Landschaften, Galerie Nikolaus Ruzicska, Salzburg
- Gallery Benoit, Boston
- ZEIGEN, Temporäre Kunsthalle Berlin, Berlin
2008
- Unterholz, Dina4 Projekte Atelier Berlin, Berlin
- Traces of Siamese Smile: Art + Faith + Politics + Love, Bangkok Art and Culture Center, Bangkok (catalogue)
- Vietnam-Hanoi-Berlin…Ryllega Berlin: Glaspavillion an der Volksbühne Berlin
- Mørkeromsbilder - Bjørka 10 år. Preus Fotomuseum, Horten (catalogue)
- European Eyes on Japan/ Japan Today vol.10, John Humble Gallery
- Contemporary Urban Centre(CUC): North West, Liverpool (catalogue)
- Kunst fra 100 rom – verk fra Universitetet i Oslos kunstsamling, Henie Onstad kunstsenter, Oslo
- Failed Hope –New Romanticism in Contemporary Photography in Germany, Herbert - Gerisch Stiftung, Neumünster
- Stille Landschaften, Museum der Stadt Lüdenscheid
2007
- Reality Crossings, 2. Fotofestival Mannheim - Ludwigshafen - Heidelberg, Kunsthalle Mannheim, Mannheim (catalogue)
- Failed Hope –New Romanticism in Contemporary Photography in Germany, Goetz Palace, Krakow (catalogue)
- Galerie Françoise Heitsch, München (solo)
- Norsk Fotohistorie. Frå daguerreotypi til digitalisering, Preus Fotomuseum, Horten (catalogue).
- A Glimpse of the Collection / Contemporary Portrait Photography.
- SK Stiftung Kultur at Art Cologne, Köln.
- Royal Caribbean Arts Grant - 5 years anniversary, Kunstnernes Hus (catalogue)
- Huellas, Senda - Espai2nou2, Barcelona
- Clusters, Nordea’s Art Collection, Henie Onstad kunstsenter, Oslo (catalogue)
- Modern Norwegian Art Photography, Stenersen museet, Oslo (catalogue)
- Sakip Sabanci Museum, Istanbul
2006
- Fotogalleriet, Oslo (solo)
- Symbolsk orden, Stavanger Kunstmuseum, Stavanger (catalogue)
- Artist Migration, Dellbrügge & de Moll, Kunstverein Heidelberg, Heidelberg
- Central Exhibition Paris Photo, Carrousel du Louvre, Paris
- Schloss Schallaburg, Internationales Ausstellungszentrum des Landes Niederösterreich, Austria, 2006
- Staatliches Museum für Völkerkunde München, Munich (cat.)
- Galerie Rupert Pfab, Düsseldorf (solo)
- Temporary Art Museum Soi Sabai, curated by Fumiya Sawa, Bangkok
2005
- The Bunkamura Museum, Tokyo (cat.)
- Granship, Shizuoka city (cat.)
- Bodajima City Museum, Niigata (cat.)
- The Yamanashi Prefectural Museum of Art in Yamanashi (cat.)
- Genghis Khan and his Heirs - The Empire of the Mongols, Dschingis Khan und seine Erben Das Weltreich der Mongolen, Kunst- und Ausstellungshalle der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, Bonn, 2005 (catalogue).
- Symbolsk orden, Trondheim Kunstmuseum, Trondheim (cat.)
- Temporary Import, curated by Susanne Titz, Art Forum Berlin, Berlin
- Two Asias, Two Europes, Shanghai Duolun Museum of Modern Art, Shanghai Endelig Hjemme, Riksutstillinger/ Stenersenmuseet, Oslo (cat.)
- Galerie Nordenhake, Stockholm (solo)
- ... aus der FOTOsammlung: Neuerwerbungen, Landesgalerie am Oberösterreichischen Landesmuseum, Linz
- Endelig Hjemme, Riksutstillinger/ Stenersenmuseet, Oslo (catalogue)
2004
- Galerie Fricke, Düsseldorf
- Galleri K, Oslo (solo)
- Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo (cat.) (solo)
- Berlin North, Hamburger Bahnhof, Museum für Gegenwartskunst, Berlin (catalogue)
- In a Norwegian Wood, The Zacheta Gallery of Contemporary Art, Warsaw (cat.)
- Galerie Gaby Kraushaar, Düsseldorf
2003
- my room somehow somewhere, curated by Fumiya Sawa, Graf, Osaka
- Room Air, IT PARK Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
- storebrand@stenersen, Stenersenmuseet, Oslo
- Beyond Paradise, Fine Art Museum, Shanghai (catalogue)
- Himmel & Helvete, Kistefos-museet, Jevnaker (catalogue)
- vis á vis, Riksutstillinger, Oslo, (catalogue)
- Happiness, Mori Art Museum, Tokyo (catalogue)
2002
- Hippolyte Photographic Gallery, Helsinki (solo)
- SK Stiftung Kultur, Cologne (solo)
- Beyond Paradise, The National Gallery, Bangkok, (catalogue)
- Spread in Prato, Dryphoto arte contemporanea, Prato (catalogue)
- About Face, Yancey Richardson Gallery, New York
- Lila, Weiss und andere Farben, Galerie Max Hetzler, Berlin
- Samisk Kunstfestival, Grenselandmuseet, Kirkenes
- Gegenüber, Landesgalerie am Oberösterreichischen Landesmuseum, Salzburg and Linz (catalogue)
- Once Again, John Hansard Gallery, University of Southampton, Southampton (catalogue)
2001
- tell it like it is, Galerie Volker Diehl, Berlin
- Portrait, Lindig in Paludetto, Nuremberg
- Nature in Photography, Galerie Nächst St. Stephan, Vienna
- The Promise of Photography. From the collection of the DZ BANK, Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main; Salle du musée du Botanique, Brussels
- Kjærleikens ferjereiser, Kunstfestivalen i Lofoten, Svolvær
- Ars 01, Museum of Contemporary Art KIASMA, Helsinki (catalogue)
- Kunst und Kur-Ästhetik der Erholung, Kunst Meran, Meran (catalogue)
- Grønland som billede, Det Nationale Fotomuseum, Copenhagen
- Museet For Samtidskunst, The National Museum of Contemporary Art, Oslo (solo)
- Galleri K, Oslo (solo)
- Christianssands Kunstforening, with Eline Mugaas, Kristiansand (solo)
- Trondheim kunstmuseum, Trondheim (solo)
2000–2001
- Isortoq Unartoq; Staatliche Kunsthalle Baden-Baden, Baden-Baden; Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin; Nordjyllands Kunstmuseum, Aalborg; Museet For Samtidskunst, Oslo (catalogue) (solo)
2000
- Galerie Max Hetzler, Berlin (solo)
- The Conversation, Murray Guy, New York
- Andres Verk, The National Museum of Contemporary Art, Oslo
- Desert & Transit; Kunsthalle zu Kiel, Kiel (catalogue)
- Museum der bildenden Künste, Leipzig
- face-á-face, Kunstpanorama Luzern, Luzern
- Collectors Choice, Exit Art, New York
1999
- Samfunnsengasjement, politikk og hverdag 70/90, Samlingen i perspektiv1, Museet for Samtidskunst, Oslo
- Vis à vis, UKS, Oslo
- Konstruksjon eller virkelighet, Lillehammer Kunstmuseum, Lillehammer (catalogue); Nordnorsk Kunstmuseum, Tromsø
- Vergiß den Ball und spiel weiter, Kunsthalle Nürnberg, Nürnberg (catalogue)
- Staff Gallery, New York (solo)
- Murray Guy, New York (solo)
- Förderkoje, Art Cologne, Murray Guy (solo)
1998
- Galleri K, Oslo (solo)
- Janice Guy, New York
- 80/90, Mirrors of our Time; Listasafn Islands, Reykjavik; Contemporary Art Center, Vilnius (catalogue)
1997
- Byen, Trondheim Kunstmuseum, Trondheim (catalogue)
- Høstutstillingen, Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo
- Jeanne d'Arc; Sørlandets Kunstmuseum, Kristiansand; Nordenfjeldske
- Kunstindustrimuseum, Trondheim; Vestlandske Kunstindustrimuseum, Bergen; Nordnorsk Kunstmuseum, Tromsø (catalogue)
1996
- Manifesta I, Chabot Museum, Rotterdam (catalogue)
- 25th Anniversary: 25 Younger Artists, John Weber Gallery, New York
- Portrett, Museet for Samtidskunst, Oslo (catalogue)
- Janice Guy, New York (solo)
1995
- Nord in America, Thomas Nordanstad Gallery, New York
- Janice Guy, New York
1994
- AGE Women 25-90 Trondheim Kunstmuseum, Trondheim (cat.) (solo)
1992
- Vårutstillingen, Fotogalleriet, Oslo
- Desemberutstillingen, Trondheim Kunstmuseum
Kildehenvisning:
Artnet Worldwide Corporation. «Mette Tronvoll». 2012. http://www.artnet.com/artists/mette-tronvoll/biography (8.10.15)
Tronvoll, Mette. “Zambia, 2014” http://www.tronvoll.net/Zambia.html (11.10.15)
Bjørgli, Annar. «Mette Tronvoll: Portretter av Dronning Sonja». NasjonalMuseet. 13.3.2014. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thlzk0FzGVA (10.10.15)
Les om Mette Tronvolls verk Professor Marit Werenskiold, Professor Ingeborg Glambek, Professor Anne Wichstrøm og Professor Kari Hoel