2023 — “Painter of the North”, Uljazdowski Castle Centre for Contemporary Art, Warsaw, Poland
2022 — “You See We Are Blind”, Retrospective Exhibition, Fineart Gallery, Oslo
Traveled to:
BGE Contemporary Art Gallery, Stavanger
2020 — “After the Flood”, Patrick Painter Gallery, Los Angeles
2017 — “In Limbo”, Yu-Hsiu Museum of Art, Taiwan
2016 — “Crime and Refuge”, Booth Gallery, New York
2015 — Odd Nerdrum & the Nerdrum School, The European Museum of Modern Art, Barcelona, Spain
2013 — Odd Nerdrum, Home Studio exhibition, Maison-lafitte, France
2012 — Odd Nerdrum, Forum Gallery, New York, NY
2011 — Prophet der Malerei, Panorama Museum, Germany
2011 — The Kings of Painting – Anders Zorn & Odd Nerdrum, Blaafarveværket, Norway
2011 — Odd Nerdrum – Taxes and Mistreated Animals, Edsvik Konsthall, Sweden
2009 — Telemark Kunstforening, Notodden, Norway
2008 — Odd Nerdrum, First Gallery, Rome, Italy
2008 — Dark Limbo, First Gallery, Rome, Italy
2007 — Odd Nerdrum, Forum Gallery, New York, NY
2006 — Odd Nerdrum, Forum Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2004 — New Paintings, Forum Gallery, New York, NY
2003 — Festival dei Due Mondi, Spoleto Festival, Italy
2003 — Odd Nerdrum, Weinstein Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2002 — Current Work, Forum Gallery, New York, NY
2000-1 — The Kitsch-painter, Kulturhuset Stockholm, Sweden
Traveled to:
Listasafn Reykjavík, Iceland, Holtegaard, Holte, Denmark
2000 — Forum Gallery, New York, NY
2000 — Harry Bergmann, Arlands Art Museum
1999 — Forum Gallery, New York, NY
1998-99 — Odd Nerdrum: Two Decades, Paintings 1978-1998, (Retrospective) AstrupFearnley Museum, Oslo, Norway
1998-99 — Museum of Modern Art, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
1997 — Forum Gallery, New York, NY
1996 — Frye Art Museum, Seattle, WA
1996 — Museum of Contemporary Art, Downtown, San Diego, CA
1995 — Forum Gallery, New York, NY
1995 — Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, PA
1995 — Cleveland Center for Contemporary Art, OH
1994-95 — Odd Nerdrum: The Drawings, New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans, LA
Traveled to:
The Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, AK
The University of Iowa Museum of Art, Iowa City, IA
The Patrick and Beatrice Haggerty Museum of Art, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI
Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, NE
1994 — Ingrid Raab Gallery, Berlin, Germany
1993 — Odd Nerdrum, Martina Hamilton & Assoc., Inc., Art Chicago, ‘93, Chicago, IL
1992 — New Paintings, Edward Thorp Gallery, New York, NY
1992 — Odd Nerdrum, Jan Baum Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
1991 — Odd Nerdrum, Lemberg Gallery, Birmingham, MI
1991 — Odd Nerdrum Drawing Exhibition, Perimeter Gallery, Chicago, IL
1990 — Odd Nerdrum, Ingrid Raab Gallery, Berlin, West Germany
1989 — Recent Drawings, Martina Hamilton Gallery, New York, NY
1988 — Recent Paintings, Edward Thorp Gallery, New York, NY
1988 — Odd Nerdrum, California State University Art Museum, Long Beach, CA
Traveled to:
Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL
Madison Art Center, Madison, WI
The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO
1987 — New Paintings, Martina Hamilton Gallery, New York, NY
1986 — Recent Paintings, Germans van Eck Gallery, New York, NY
1985 — Odd Nerdrum, Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington, DE
1985 — Charcoal Drawings, Martina Hamilton Gallery, New York NY
1984 — Odd Nerdrum, Martina Hamilton Gallery, New York, NY
1984-93 — Martina Hamilton Gallery, New York, NY
1982 — The Bedford Way Gallery, London
1977, -79, -83 — Galleri Tanum, Oslo
1972 — Galleri 27, Oslo
1967, -70, -73, -76, -80, -84 — Kunstnerforbundet, Oslo
Kitsch Meets Art: Nerdrum & Melgaard Exhibition in Oslo
Two worlds collide when the exhibition Nerdrum & Melgaard opens 6 pm Thursday 7th November at Fineart Oslo. The show will include limited edition prints by two of Norway’s most influential and controversial figures in the kitsch and art world respectively. Odd Nerdrum and Bjarne Melgaard represent diametrically different but powerful visions: the former with his classical figuration, focusing on timeless imagery and vulnerability, and the latter with his contemporary, expressive style, tapping into sexuality, identity and the grimness of life. On display will be recent as well as venerable prints that have stood the test of time, original drawings, sculptures and a unique collaborative self-portrait. This double portrait reveals the opposing forms of expression — giving the public an opportunity to closely compare the two. Odd Nerdrum and Bjarne Melgaard agreed last year to do a collaboration. Here together with the gallery owner Rolf Stavnem. Photo: Naina Helén Jåma / VG The Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK) will be present and cover the opening, which will include opening remarks from the real-estate investor Christian Ringnes and the editor-in-chief of Subjekt, Danby Choi.
Rembrandt’s Melancholy and Classical Values
Do you want to know how the mind of the greatest classical painter of our time works?Do you wonder what “classical values” actually are?And why melancholy is actually that important to us? Odd Nerdrum and his former student Jan-Ove Tuv sit down for a conversation in the building which is the Nerdrum Museum in the making: The old Pipe House at Agnes Square outside of Stavern.With a philosophical approach to painting, the discussion will move beyond the strokes and attempt to explain the meaning of painting. Join a one hour conversation about: • The importance of Rembrandt’s melancholy• Why storytelling is so important to us• Why “modern” values are destructive for classical painters and the audience. The event will take place September 14th at 17:00 – 18:00. Tickets are now available.
A Nerdrum Museum in the Making — Invitation to a Press Conference
Odd Nerdrum, Norway’s most prominent painter from the last century, lacks a permanent exhibition space for his works. His wife, Turid Spildo, and his son, Öde S. Nerdrum, intend to do something about this. Together, they plan to convert an old industrial building on Agnes, north of the city of Stavern, into a gallery with a collection of his finest paintings. An invitation from Sea Park Stavern in 2021 catalysed the idea. “The Sea Park” housing developers were looking for someone who could bring a cultural citadel to the area. For a long time, Turid and Öde have been looking for someone to take the initiative to establish a museum, but they finally decided to take on the job themselves. From Odd Nerdrum’s exhibition “You See We Are Blind” at Fine Art Gallery in Oslo in 2022. Photo: Bork S. Nerdrum – My father’s legacy is unique, not only as a painter but as a teacher as well. I definitely feel a responsibility to preserve and convey what has inspired a generation of painters to return to nature, says Öde. Turid and Öde do not have experience in museum management. However, they believe that the love and respect they have for his paintings is a more decisive factor to their success. – The most important consideration is to be aware of what constitutes a good museum experience. I believe the two of us to be amongst the most seasoned museum-goers.Turid agrees and points to how important the overall atmosphere and environment contributes to the paintings. – A museum must have a café! “Pipehuset” at Agnes outside of Stavern. Photo: Sea Park Stavern Invitation to the press conference Tron Inge Nilsen, who is the managing director of Sea Park Stavern, has been in close dialogue with Turid and Öde in recent months. They recently landed an agreement for the takeover of the old industrial building. Tron is excited that something special is finally happening in the resort town. – We are very proud that Nerdrum has chosen the Sea Park as the location for this museum establishment. This will be an exciting attraction of national importance that will give new life to the remains of the old venerable brick buildings of the Agnes match factory. Key handover with Cecilie Sanden, Turid Spildo og Öde S. Nerdrum. Photo: Sea Park Stavern Turid Spildo and Öde Nerdrum are arranging a press conference that will take place on Thursday 30. March at 1 pm at Pipehuset (Agnes torg 18) to present the project in the premises where it will be built. Everyone is welcome and invited to the press conference.
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