GMG — Галерея Марины Гончаренко

Bjørn Melhus

Born in 1966 in Kirchheim/Teck /Germany
Lives and works in Berlin/Germany

1997-98 California Institute of the Arts, Los Angeles (DAAD-Fellowship)
1990-97 HBK, Braunschweig School of Arts, Germany (Graduated in film/video)
1985-87 Adolf-Lazi-Schule, Stuttgart, Germany (Technical college for photography)


Stipends, Grants, Residencies:

2006 Civitella Ranieri, Italy, (studio residency)
2005 Kyoto Art Center, Japan (studio residency)
2001/02 New York residency at the ISCP (International Studio and Curatorial Program) (stipend / studio residency)
2000 Price of the Art Association Hanover, 1999 / 2000 (stipend / studio residency)
1998 K&ST Fonds, Braunschweig, Germany (stipend)
1998 NEW VISIONS VIDEO Long Beach Museum of Art, USA (Production grant)
1997/98 DAAD-Fellowship, Los Angeles, USA
1996 EMARE-Program, Budapest (European Media Artists in Residence Exchange)

Awards (Selection)

- HAP-Grieshaber-Preis der VG Bild Kunst, 2003
- German Competition, 49. International Short film festival Oberhausen, 2003
- Special Mention Video Award, Marl, Germany, 2002
- Prize of the Sprengel Museum, Hannover, 2001
- Honor 'The special show' by the International Art Critics Association, (Germany) for the solo show "Gute Freunde", Museum Schloß Hardenberg, Velbert, 2000
- Förderpreis Film des Landes Niedersachsen, 1998
- Prix Elida -Fabergé, Munich,1998
- Marler Videokunstpreis, (Video Award, Marl, Germany), 1998
- Prize of the German Filmcritics, EMAF, Osnabrueck, 1998
- NEW VISIONS VIDEO 1998, Long Beach Museum of Art, (Production Grant)
- Certificate of Merit, San Francisco International Film Festival 1998
- 2nd Award, Transmediale Berlin, 1998
- Kubo-Award, Bremen, 1994
- Video Art Award, Bremen,1992
- Sonderpreis des Marler Videokunstpreises, 1992 (Special Award, Marl)
- Nachwuchspreis Videofest Berlin 1992 (Young artists award)