BIO
Maria Konstanse Bruun is a Norwegian artist and photographer currently based in the U.K. Maria studied photography at Arts University of Bournemouth and has an MA in Social Anthropology and a BA in Psychology from the University of Oslo.
Maria's work revolves around the uncertain nature of the boundaries between the physical and the metaphysical self, and the self and its surroundings. Her work ranges from carefully constructed performance based photographic self-portraiture and documentary style photography to installations made from found images and objects. She is known for juxtaposing everyday mundane objects with her own physical body to create absurd and uncanny scenes that explore the female condition and questions the female role in contemporary society.
Maria's work has been selected and exhibited internationally by curators and judges from National Portrait Gallery London, Royal Academy of Arts London, Lens Culture, The Taylor Wessing Portrait Prize, Center for Fine Art Photography US, MOCA US, IPA Awards, Art Takes Miami, London Photographic Association, Creekside Open amongst others.
Maria's work revolves around the uncertain nature of the boundaries between the physical and the metaphysical self, and the self and its surroundings. Her work ranges from carefully constructed performance based photographic self-portraiture and documentary style photography to installations made from found images and objects. She is known for juxtaposing everyday mundane objects with her own physical body to create absurd and uncanny scenes that explore the female condition and questions the female role in contemporary society.
Maria's work has been selected and exhibited internationally by curators and judges from National Portrait Gallery London, Royal Academy of Arts London, Lens Culture, The Taylor Wessing Portrait Prize, Center for Fine Art Photography US, MOCA US, IPA Awards, Art Takes Miami, London Photographic Association, Creekside Open amongst others.
CV
Maria Konstanse Bruun
Born 1977 in Namsos Norway
Lives and works in the United Kingdom
Education
2010- 2013 Photography, Arts University of Bournemouth, UK
1998- 2006 Social Anthropology and Psychology University of Oslo, Norway
Born 1977 in Namsos Norway
Lives and works in the United Kingdom
Education
2010- 2013 Photography, Arts University of Bournemouth, UK
1998- 2006 Social Anthropology and Psychology University of Oslo, Norway
EXHIBITIONS
2020
Bedlam. In-situ artist collaboration with IA London. Victoria House, London
Taylor Wessing Portrait Exhibition 2019, National Portrait Gallery London
2019
Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize, National Portrait Gallery, London
Salon 2019 Photofusion Gallery London
Feminine Landscapes, Levanger Kunstforening, Norway
Group Show-December 2019. Renata Maiblum Gallery Copenhagen
Solo exhibition Renata Maiblum Gallery Copenhagen, Denmark
Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize, Exhibition Space, University of Hull
Art Museum of Nord-Trøndelag, Norway, 'Collection between 2013 -2018'
Art on a Postcard, Photo London, Somerset House
Onyx group exhibition, Alfa Gallery on Artsy
2018
Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize, National Portrait Gallery, London.
Brighton Photo Fringe, Open18 Top 100
Top 40 exhibition, Gallery LACDA, US
Photo London, Art on Postcards, Somerset House
Exposed. Art and Culture Center of Hollywood FL, US
Transform group exhibition. Alfa Gallery, Miami US
2017
Transform, Alfa Gallery, Art Basel. Miami, December 2017.
Arts by the Sea festival fringe, Bournemouth. A drop in the Sea
Art Museum of Nord Trøndelag Norway. Solo exhibition
Hedemark Art Centre, Kunstbanken Norway. Solo exhibition
2016
Summer Exhibition, Royal Academy of Arts London.
Art Athina Platforms Project May. Athens Greece
RSA Open Exhibitions, Jan-Feb. Royal Scottish Academy Edinburgh, Scotland
2015
RSA Open. Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh, Scotland
National Open Art Exhibition (NOAC). Royal College of Art, London
Contemporary Times, The 9th Artwave Collaborative. Metamatic Art Space, Athens Greece
Art Athina, Platforms Project, 9th Artwave Collaborative. Athens Greece
2014
AMPS 14. Photofusion Gallery London
Summer Exhibition. Royal Academy of Arts London
Trøndelagsutstillingen. Art Museum Nord Trøndelag Norway
2013
AMPS 13. Photofusion Gallery London
Trøndelagsutstillingen. Oppdal Cultural Centre Norway
The Other Art Fair. Truman Brewery London
Trøndelagsutstillingen. Trondhjem's Art Association Norway
WW Solo Award Exhibition. WW Gallery London
Creekside Open. A.P.T Gallery London
Final Year Show. The Gallery, Arts University Bournemouth
Fotoutstillingen 2013. Stjørdal Art Association Norway
2012
AMPS 12. Photofusion Gallery London
100 Curators 100 Days. Saatchi Art
Juvenarte, Art in Transit. Gallery Ramfjord Oslo
Sample 12. Print Space Gallery Londo.
2011
Live Arts Exhibition. The Spyre Bournemouth
Light Night Exhibition. Bournemouth Library
2010
Final Year Show. Southampton College
Work selected
2019 Taylor Wessing Portrait Prize. Judged by Taylor Wessing Portrait Prize team
2018 Taylor Wessing Portrait Prize. Judged by Taylor Wessing Portrait Prize team
2018 IPA Awards, HM. Judged by David Clark, Susan Baraz, Amy Salzman, Brett Rogers, Roy L. Flukinger, Paris Chong, Collier Brown
2018 Brighton Photo Fringe Open18, Top 100. Judged by Brighton Photo Fringe team
2018 Top 40 exhibition LACDA LA. Curated by Rebecca Matalon MOCA
2018 Art on a Postcard, Photo London 2018, selected Homer Sykes, Lottie Davies and an industry expert from Photo London
2016 Royal Academy of Arts Summer Exhibition. Curated by Richard Wilson, Stephen Chambers, Louisa Hutton, Bill Jacklin, Jock McFadyen, David Mach, Cathie Pilkington, David Remfry, Bill Woodrow.
2016 Art Athina Platforms Project. Curated by Artemis Potamianou.
2015 RSA Open Exhibitions. Curated by Royal Scottish Academy Edinburgh
2015 National Open Art Competition London. Judged by Hugie O'Donoghue RA, David Lister, Rebecca Hossack, Vanessa Branson, Amanda Harman.
2015 Art Athina Platforms. In collaboration with 9th Artwave. Curated by Artemis Potamianou.
2014 AMPS 14. Photofusion Gallery London. Curated by Photofusion Gallery.
2014 National Open Art Competition UK, shortlisted. Judged by Norman Ackroyd RA, Vanessa Branson, Caroline Irby, Chris Orr RA.
2014 Royal Academy of Arts Summer Exhibition. Judged by Eileen Cooper, Gus Cummins, Richard MacCormac, John Maine, Chris Orr, Cornelia Parker, Eric Parry and Emma Stibbon.
2014 The International Colour Awards, Winner. Judged by Contrasto Gallery, Kahmann Gallery, Galerie Simon Blais, Barbara Frigerio Contemporary Art, Clair Galerie, and Ingrid Deuss Gallery.
2013 The International Photography Awards (IPA), Fine Art Portrait, Honorable Mention (Various judges).
2013 AMPS 13. Curated by Photofusion Gallery London.
2013 The Annual Regional Exhibition, Trøndelagsutstillingen, Norway. Judged by Elin Andreassen, Astrid Findreng & Dag Arve Forbergskog.
2013 The Other Art Fair London. Judged by Yinka Shonibare, Rebecca Wilson, Mila Askarova, Nick Hackworth, David Jaffe, Laura Mc-Lean-Ferris.
2013 WW Solo Award London. Judged by Alison Wilding, Charlotte Mullins, Ceri Hand, Gill Saunders.
2013 Cork Street Open. Judged by Jonas Almgren, Estelle Lovatt, Kath Cockshaw, Ezra Kovitz.
2013 Creekside Open London. Curated by Ceri Hand.
2013 Fotoutstillingen 2013. Stjørdal Art Association Norway. Curated by Stjørdal Art Association.
2013 London Calling, Emerging Artistis from the UK. Saatchi Art. Curated by Rebecca Wilson.
2013 International Colour Awards, Nominee. Various judges.
2012 Art Takes Miami, Finalist. Judged by Alexis Hubshman, Mollie White, Daria Brit Shapiro.
2012 AMPS 12. Curated by Photofusion Gallery London.
2012 Juvenarte, Art in Transit. Curated by Rune Johansen and Liv Heier.
2012 100 Curators 100 Days, Saatchi Art. Curated by Hamidah Glasgow, Center for Fine Art Photography US.
2012 London Photographic Association Portrait Award, Gold Winner Series. Judged by Barney Edwards, David Edmunds and Kevin O'Connor.
2012 Sample 12, The Print Space Gallery London. Curated by Toby Smith.
2011 Saatchi Art, Showdown. Finalist. Judged by Saatchi Art.
Collections
Art Museum of Nord-Trøndelag, Norway
Private collections internationally
Grants
2015 Embassy of Norway in Greece. Institutional exhibition support
Lectures
Lecturer: Bournemouth and Poole College Media Department, 2014- current
Artist talk: Cyan Arena, Cyan Gallery Oslo, November 2013.
Artist talk: Love Art London, The Other Art Fair London, October 2013.
Published Work
Uncertain States / 28 2016
AMPS 2013 catalogue, Photofusion Gallery December 2013
AMPS 2012 catalogue, Photofusion Gallery December 2012
'Dorset Voices', Roving Press April 2012
Bedlam. In-situ artist collaboration with IA London. Victoria House, London
Taylor Wessing Portrait Exhibition 2019, National Portrait Gallery London
2019
Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize, National Portrait Gallery, London
Salon 2019 Photofusion Gallery London
Feminine Landscapes, Levanger Kunstforening, Norway
Group Show-December 2019. Renata Maiblum Gallery Copenhagen
Solo exhibition Renata Maiblum Gallery Copenhagen, Denmark
Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize, Exhibition Space, University of Hull
Art Museum of Nord-Trøndelag, Norway, 'Collection between 2013 -2018'
Art on a Postcard, Photo London, Somerset House
Onyx group exhibition, Alfa Gallery on Artsy
2018
Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize, National Portrait Gallery, London.
Brighton Photo Fringe, Open18 Top 100
Top 40 exhibition, Gallery LACDA, US
Photo London, Art on Postcards, Somerset House
Exposed. Art and Culture Center of Hollywood FL, US
Transform group exhibition. Alfa Gallery, Miami US
2017
Transform, Alfa Gallery, Art Basel. Miami, December 2017.
Arts by the Sea festival fringe, Bournemouth. A drop in the Sea
Art Museum of Nord Trøndelag Norway. Solo exhibition
Hedemark Art Centre, Kunstbanken Norway. Solo exhibition
2016
Summer Exhibition, Royal Academy of Arts London.
Art Athina Platforms Project May. Athens Greece
RSA Open Exhibitions, Jan-Feb. Royal Scottish Academy Edinburgh, Scotland
2015
RSA Open. Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh, Scotland
National Open Art Exhibition (NOAC). Royal College of Art, London
Contemporary Times, The 9th Artwave Collaborative. Metamatic Art Space, Athens Greece
Art Athina, Platforms Project, 9th Artwave Collaborative. Athens Greece
2014
AMPS 14. Photofusion Gallery London
Summer Exhibition. Royal Academy of Arts London
Trøndelagsutstillingen. Art Museum Nord Trøndelag Norway
2013
AMPS 13. Photofusion Gallery London
Trøndelagsutstillingen. Oppdal Cultural Centre Norway
The Other Art Fair. Truman Brewery London
Trøndelagsutstillingen. Trondhjem's Art Association Norway
WW Solo Award Exhibition. WW Gallery London
Creekside Open. A.P.T Gallery London
Final Year Show. The Gallery, Arts University Bournemouth
Fotoutstillingen 2013. Stjørdal Art Association Norway
2012
AMPS 12. Photofusion Gallery London
100 Curators 100 Days. Saatchi Art
Juvenarte, Art in Transit. Gallery Ramfjord Oslo
Sample 12. Print Space Gallery Londo.
2011
Live Arts Exhibition. The Spyre Bournemouth
Light Night Exhibition. Bournemouth Library
2010
Final Year Show. Southampton College
Work selected
2019 Taylor Wessing Portrait Prize. Judged by Taylor Wessing Portrait Prize team
2018 Taylor Wessing Portrait Prize. Judged by Taylor Wessing Portrait Prize team
2018 IPA Awards, HM. Judged by David Clark, Susan Baraz, Amy Salzman, Brett Rogers, Roy L. Flukinger, Paris Chong, Collier Brown
2018 Brighton Photo Fringe Open18, Top 100. Judged by Brighton Photo Fringe team
2018 Top 40 exhibition LACDA LA. Curated by Rebecca Matalon MOCA
2018 Art on a Postcard, Photo London 2018, selected Homer Sykes, Lottie Davies and an industry expert from Photo London
2016 Royal Academy of Arts Summer Exhibition. Curated by Richard Wilson, Stephen Chambers, Louisa Hutton, Bill Jacklin, Jock McFadyen, David Mach, Cathie Pilkington, David Remfry, Bill Woodrow.
2016 Art Athina Platforms Project. Curated by Artemis Potamianou.
2015 RSA Open Exhibitions. Curated by Royal Scottish Academy Edinburgh
2015 National Open Art Competition London. Judged by Hugie O'Donoghue RA, David Lister, Rebecca Hossack, Vanessa Branson, Amanda Harman.
2015 Art Athina Platforms. In collaboration with 9th Artwave. Curated by Artemis Potamianou.
2014 AMPS 14. Photofusion Gallery London. Curated by Photofusion Gallery.
2014 National Open Art Competition UK, shortlisted. Judged by Norman Ackroyd RA, Vanessa Branson, Caroline Irby, Chris Orr RA.
2014 Royal Academy of Arts Summer Exhibition. Judged by Eileen Cooper, Gus Cummins, Richard MacCormac, John Maine, Chris Orr, Cornelia Parker, Eric Parry and Emma Stibbon.
2014 The International Colour Awards, Winner. Judged by Contrasto Gallery, Kahmann Gallery, Galerie Simon Blais, Barbara Frigerio Contemporary Art, Clair Galerie, and Ingrid Deuss Gallery.
2013 The International Photography Awards (IPA), Fine Art Portrait, Honorable Mention (Various judges).
2013 AMPS 13. Curated by Photofusion Gallery London.
2013 The Annual Regional Exhibition, Trøndelagsutstillingen, Norway. Judged by Elin Andreassen, Astrid Findreng & Dag Arve Forbergskog.
2013 The Other Art Fair London. Judged by Yinka Shonibare, Rebecca Wilson, Mila Askarova, Nick Hackworth, David Jaffe, Laura Mc-Lean-Ferris.
2013 WW Solo Award London. Judged by Alison Wilding, Charlotte Mullins, Ceri Hand, Gill Saunders.
2013 Cork Street Open. Judged by Jonas Almgren, Estelle Lovatt, Kath Cockshaw, Ezra Kovitz.
2013 Creekside Open London. Curated by Ceri Hand.
2013 Fotoutstillingen 2013. Stjørdal Art Association Norway. Curated by Stjørdal Art Association.
2013 London Calling, Emerging Artistis from the UK. Saatchi Art. Curated by Rebecca Wilson.
2013 International Colour Awards, Nominee. Various judges.
2012 Art Takes Miami, Finalist. Judged by Alexis Hubshman, Mollie White, Daria Brit Shapiro.
2012 AMPS 12. Curated by Photofusion Gallery London.
2012 Juvenarte, Art in Transit. Curated by Rune Johansen and Liv Heier.
2012 100 Curators 100 Days, Saatchi Art. Curated by Hamidah Glasgow, Center for Fine Art Photography US.
2012 London Photographic Association Portrait Award, Gold Winner Series. Judged by Barney Edwards, David Edmunds and Kevin O'Connor.
2012 Sample 12, The Print Space Gallery London. Curated by Toby Smith.
2011 Saatchi Art, Showdown. Finalist. Judged by Saatchi Art.
Collections
Art Museum of Nord-Trøndelag, Norway
Private collections internationally
Grants
2015 Embassy of Norway in Greece. Institutional exhibition support
Lectures
Lecturer: Bournemouth and Poole College Media Department, 2014- current
Artist talk: Cyan Arena, Cyan Gallery Oslo, November 2013.
Artist talk: Love Art London, The Other Art Fair London, October 2013.
Published Work
Uncertain States / 28 2016
AMPS 2013 catalogue, Photofusion Gallery December 2013
AMPS 2012 catalogue, Photofusion Gallery December 2012
'Dorset Voices', Roving Press April 2012