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Wenche Sandra M. Disington. Study at the Art Academy in Oslo KHIO Master student. Born in Narvik, Norway. Lives and works in Norway and England.

E-mail: wenche.disington @ gmail.com

The stranger in the mirror is you

My CV

Wenche Sandra M. Disington

Born: Narvik, Norway.
Lives and works in Norway and England.
Email: wenche.disington@gmail.com
Blog/website: www.disington.net
@wenchedisington

Education:
2022- 2024 Master Student MFA, Art Academy in Oslo,  Fine Art KHIO
2018 -2021 BA (Hons) Fine Art, University for the Creative Arts, Farnham, UK
1993- 2000 Atelier Nord, International Art- Workshop of Graphics and Art- Film, Oslo, Norway
1993- April Performance-group at the Art Academy in Oslo, Norway
1990- 1992 Kabelvåg Art- school, Norway
1989-1990 KIB Art-school in Bergen, Norway


Exhibitions:

2023 Being 2023. BIPoC. Galleri Seilduken 1 and 2. 24th-26th March
2023 KUNSTMOTVINDEN, BO, Oslo “Portrait of my Ancestor” March2023 “(MA1)XIMUM TASTE” “The Dead Fish” Performance/Chant 9th March KHIO, Seilduken1
2022 “Welcome to my Home” “Kurt Schwitters, Frida Kahlo and Me”, December, KHIO, Seilduken1
2022 Open Academy, Performance/Chant, October KHIO Art Academy in Oslo
2021 Origin, Asylum Chapel, Caroline Gardens, London
2020 Out of Isolation, UCA Farnham, UK
2020 Inertia for Superior Souls, Bargehouse, Oxo Wharf, London
2019 Stretched, Linear Gallery, UCA Farnham
2019 Material Matters, Linear Gallery, UCA Farnham
2019 New Order, Biscuit Factory Gallery, London
2016 How long will I love you, Performance, Volapuk, Oslo Norway
2012 Heritage, Performance, Volapuk, Oslo, Norway
2011 Improvisation, song and piano, Volapuk, Oslo Norway
2008 Cape Gallery, Cape Town, South -Africa
1995 – 2011 Abel`s Art Shop, Kunsthandler, Oslo, Norway
1997 Performance. Tutors: K. Skøyen, K. Johannessen, H.Fredriksen. Art Academy in Oslo.
1996 0_1 Interactive Art Project, Atelier Nord, Norske Kunstforeninger, Norway
1996 Electra, » Water, Dream and Letter», Henie Onstad Kunstsenter Oslo, Norway
1995 Torun Art Gallery, Poland
1995 Opening Exhibition, Electronic Art-Work, Atelier Nord
1992 Skårunga, Svinøya Kunstsenter, Svolvær, Norway
1990 Foundation exhibition, Bergen Art-School, Norway
1998- 2016 Private Collectors
1998 – The College of Economics, Oslo
1995 – The House of Law, Oslo


Work experience
exhibited in Norway and Foreign Countries during 1993-2018
2015 – Lead singer and Art/Performance, film recording, B-T Riise, Philadelphia, USA
2014 – Lead singer and Performance Art, B-T Riise, Philadelphia, USA
2012 – Performance, Performing Art, Volapuk Scene, Oslo, Norway
2009 – Dancer in a Group for Artists, Bagamoyo, Africa
2009 – Singer, improvisation for The College of Ballet Dancers, Det Åpne Teater, Oslo, Norway
2008 – Assistant and photographs, for Author L-M Austrem book “Abafazi” Cape Town, South Africa.
2007 – Assistant for Author L-M Austrem book “Abafazi”, Cape Town, South Africa
2005 – Graphics/ Print- Making/ Tango-dancing, Soledad Ceva, Boca, Buenos Aires, Argentina
2002 – Lead singer, for B-T Riise, Los Angeles, USA
1998 – Lead singer, recording in New York, “Life Substitute”, USA
1997 – 2016 Curating Film in a Film-club in Oslo, Norway
1996 – Japan I dag , taking care of the exhibition during Exhibition, Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo, Norway
1992 – Art-festival for Nothern Norway, Arranging and hang-up Exhibition in Galleries


– Examen Artium,  Narvik High-School
– Worked one year as a Teacher at a School in  Efjord,  North of Norway
– One year on Foundation Art-School in Bergen
– Two years at Foundation Art-School in Kabelvåg
– Ten years at « Atelier Nord» an International Art-Workshop in Oslo. Leaded by Anne Breivik
– Worked with Graphics, later Art-Film and other Contemporary expressions like Performance
– Performing-group at the Art Academy in Oslo, leaded by Kurt Johannessen, Kjetil Skøyen and Hilmar Fredriksen
– Exhibited in Norway and Foreign Countries
– Video-Work called « Water , Dream and Letter « at Henie Onstad Art-Gallery «Electra» at, «Høvikodden «in Oslo
– Lead singer and text-writer in Electronica band called « Barley Blair Production» «Life Substitute», USA, New York. Norway
– Los Angeles, music and art-work with artist B. Riise
– South Africa , Cape Town, two times during two Years, to assist an Norwegian Author L-M Austrem, with her book: «Abafazi»»
– Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tango, and work in studio, of Dancer an Artist, Soleda Ceva. Located in «Boca»
– Responcive for Film- Club in Oslo
– Philadelphia, USA , studio-work with Electronical music and Performances
– Performances,  at «Volapuk» in Oslo
– Art in Public Houses. Like :«The house of Law» « University of Economics»
– Bought by Private collectors
– Worked ar the «Art-festival « in Nothern-Norway
– Worked  at« Japan today» at Kunstnernes-hus, Oslo
– Plays piano, guitar, and sings
– Studying at UCA , Farnahm. Bachelor of Art. Fine Art. England

 

 

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