Bj�rn Melhus
Page 1 | Biography
| Born: born in Kirchheim / Teck, Germany, 1966
Lives: & works in Berlin, Germany
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2009 Artist in Residence, GI Mexico City
2006 Civitella Ranieri, Italy, (studio residency)
2005 Kyoto Art Center, Japan (studio residency)
2001/02 International Studio and Curatorial Program, ISCP, New York
2000 Price of the Art Association Hanover 1999 / 2000 (stipend / studio residency)
1998 K&ST; Fonds, Braunschweig, Germany, (stipend)
1997-98 California Institute of the Arts, Los Angeles, (DAAD-Fellowship)
1996 EMARE-Program, Budapest, (European Media Artists in Residence Exchange)
1990-97 HBK, Braunschweig School of Arts, Germany, (Graduated in film/video)
1985-87 Adolf-Lazi-Schule, Stuttgart, Germany, (Technical College for Photography)
Since 2003 Professor for Virtual Realities at Kunsthochschule Kassel, Germany
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(Selected Solo exhibitions)
2011 Live Action Hero�, Haus am Waldsee, Berlin / DE
2010 �Nachtwache / Nightwatch�, Kunstmuseum Kloster Unser Lieben Frauen,
Magdeburg / D
2009 �Still Men Out There� Amerikan Hastanesi, Istanbul / TR
"MARS RECOVERY", Gallery Andreas Grimm, Munich
"STIL MEN OUT THERE", Operation Room, American Hastanesi, Istanbul
2008 "SCREENSAVERS", Seven Screens, OSRAM, Munich
"AUTO CENTER DRIVE", Mia Sundberg Galleri, Stockholm
"DEADLY STORMS", gmg gallery Moscow
"CAPTAIN", "DEADLY STORMS", Fuse Box, Denver Art Museum, Denver, Colorado, USA
2007 "THE CASTLE THE MEADOW THE CITY", Gallery Anita Beckers, Frankfurt
"THE CASTLE THE MEADOW THE CITY", Roebling Hall, New York
2006 �SILVERCITY 1+2�, Viafarini, Milan, Italy
�CAPTAIN�, Fondazione Bevilacqua La Masa, Venice
2005 �AUTO CENTER DRIVE�, CGAC, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
�EASTERN WESTERN PARK�, Spiral Garden, Tokyo
�EASTERN WESTERN PARK�, Honolulu Academy of Arts, Honolulu, Hawaii
2004 "PRIMETIME", FACT, Liverpool, UK
"PRIMETIME", Robling Hall, New York
�AUTO CENTER DRIVE�, Bob van Orsouw Gallery, Z�rich
2003 "STILL MEN OUT THERE" Galerie Anita Beckers, Frankfurt/Main
"STILL MEN OUT THERE" Projektraum, Dt. K�nstlerbund, Berlin
2002 "Bj�rn Melhus - Video", Kunsthalle Bremen (catalogue)
"Early Video Works", Goethe Institute, New York
"PRIMETIME", Lothringer 13/halle, Munich (catalogue)
"Sometimes", Roebling Hall, Brooklyn, New York
2001 "Du bist nicht allein/you are not allone", Stadtgalerie Saarbr�cken (catalogue)
"Du bist nicht allein/you are not allone", Kunsthalle G�ppingen (catalogue)
"PRIMETIME", Kunstverein Hanover (catalogue)
"Silvercity 1+2", Sprengel-Museum, Hanover
2000 "again & again", Galerie Birner und Wittmann, Nuremberg
"Gute Freunde", Schlo� Hardenberg, Velbert
"Gute Freunde", Kunstverein Wolfenb�ttel
1999 "ich bin du", Skulpturenmuseum Glaskasten, Marl
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- Deutscher Wettbewerb der 55. Internationalen Kurzfilmtage Oberhausen 2009 [�Murphy�]
- HAP-Grieshaber-Preis of VG Bild Kunst, 2003
- German Competition, 49. International Shortfilmfestival Oberhausen, 2003
- Special Mention Video Award, Marl, Germany 2002
- Prize of the Sprengel Museum, Hannover, 2001
- Decoration 'The special show' by the International Art Critics Association (Germany) for the solo show
"Gute Freunde", Museum Schlo� Hardenberg, Velbert, 2000
- F�rderpreis Film des Landes Niedersachsen (Promotional Film Award of Lower Saxony),1998
- Prix Elida -Faberg�, Munich,1998
- 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
- Special Award, Marl Video Art Awards, 1992
- Young artists award at Videofest Berlin 1992
- Residency Kyoto Art Center 2005
� Residency Civitella Ranieri 2006
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