Audun Grimstad (1985) is a painter and illustrator from Tromsø, Norway, based in Toronto and New York City.
He holds an MFA degree from the School of Visual Arts in New York City where he graduated in 2017. Following graduation, he has had two artist-in-residence programs at Mana Contemporary in Jersey City. He is represented by galleries in both United States and Norway and has had his work shown in international art fairs and solo shows.
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Gallery Representation
Galleri Ramfjord, Oslo, Norway
Solo Shows
2024 Gallery Ramfjord, Oslo Norway (opening March 9)
2022 Gallery Ramfjord, Oslo Norway
2021 Gallery Ramfjord, Oslo Norway
2020 Gallery Ramfjord, Oslo, Norway
2019 “HEARTLAND” Gallery Ramfjord, Oslo, Norway
2018 "Body Cage" Gallery Ramfjord, Oslo, Norway
2016 "This Must Be the Place", Gallery Ramfjord, Oslo, Norway
Group Shows
2022 Gallery Ramfjord Residency 2022 Show, Oslo, Norway
2022 Van Der Plas Gallery, Manhattan, NYC, US
2022 Gallery Ramfjord, Oslo, Norway
2021 SCOPE Miami Beach, Miami Beach, US
2020 “Miami to Oslo”, Gallery Ramfjord, Oslo, Norway
2019 Summer Auction, Gallery Ramfjord, Oslo, Norway
2019 The Art House Gallery, Jersey City, NJ
2019 Affordable Art Fair New York City 2019
2018 Christmas Exhibition, Gallery Ramfjord, Oslo, Norway
2018 Affordable Art Fair Stockholm 2018
2018 20th Anniversary Show Gallery Ramfjord, Oslo Norway
2018 Vertical Gallery, Chicago, IL
2018 Auction, Gallery Ramfjord, Oslo, Norway
2017 PULSE Art Fair 2017, SVA Galleries, Miami, FL
2017 ESKFF Residency Show, Mana Contemporary, NJ
2017 ESKFF Euro Residency Show, Mana Contemporary, NJ
2017 Salon Show June, Greenpoint Gallery, NYC
2017 MFA Thesis Show 2017, SVA Chelsea Gallery, NYC
2017 Beyond Optics, SVA Chelsea Gallery, NYC
2017 Salon Show March, Greenpoint Gallery, NYC
2017 Auction, Gallery Ramfjord, Oslo, Norway
2016 The Book Show, Gramercy Gallery SVA, NYC
2016 “Gone”, Gramercy Gallery SVA, NYC
2015 Summer Exhibition, Gallery Ramfjord, Oslo, Norway
2015 December Show, Gallery Ramfjord, Oslo, Norway
2014 Oslo National Academy of the Arts, Thesis Exhibition
Residencies
2022 Artist Residency Gallery Ramfjord ‘22, Oslo, Norway
2017 Eileen Kaminsky Foundation, Mana Contemporary, Fall Residency, Jersey City, NJ
2017 Eileen Kaminsky Foundation, Mana Contemporary, Euro Residency, Jersey City, NJ
Awards
2018 Jonathan Levine Gallery People's Choice Nominee
2018 American Illustration 37 Selected
2017 American Illustration 36 Selected
2016 American Illustration 35 Selected
2016 School of Visual Arts Merit Scholarship
2016 The Norway-America Association Scholarship
2015 School of Visual Arts Merit Scholarship
2015 The Norway-America Association Scholarship
Publications / Press
2020 Minus 37
2019 Plain Magazine
2019 Circle Quarterly Art Review Magazine, Issue 4, fall 2019
2019 Creative Boom
2019 Playjunkie
2019 Mobi Spirit
2018 The Jealous Curator
2018 Supersonic Art
2017 A New Type of Imprint Vol. 11, interview
2017 Supersonic Art
2016 American Illustration 35 Annual
Honors
2017 Curator of School of Visual Arts Galleries,
Juried Exhibition 2017
Education
2017 MFA School of Visual Arts, NYC
2014 BFA Oslo National Academy of the Arts, Norway
2011 Oslo School of Architecture and Design, Industrial Design