About — Henrik Placht

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Born on the 29th of May 1973 Oslo, Norway

Lives and works in Oslo and Ramallah

2013: Maertz Contemporary Berlin Germany
2013: Gallery Haaken Oslo Norway
2012: Telemarksgalleriet: Across the….. and into the ….to stay forever forgotten
2011: Totalitarianism complex Gallery Haaken (cat)
2009: Rien sans peine Gallery Haaken (cat)
2008: Eye of the rose Gallery Haaken, Oslo (cat) Eye of the rose 2 Gallery Dar Al Anda, Amman, Jordan (cat)
2006: Going places Gallery Haaken, Oslo (cat) Going places part 2 Risør Kunstforening (festspillutstiller)
2005: Ronin Oslo Fine Art Association, Oslo
2004: Friendly persuasion Gallery J.M.S, Oslo
2001: Paintings Bergen Kunsthall, Norway Urban legend naked woman Galleri S.e Bergen
2000: A/B Gallery enkehuset, Stockholm, Sweden
1999: Pavillon babette, Berlin

2012: Lillehammer Art Museum, Sense & Capability, Tore A Holms Collection
2012: Ormelet summer exhibition
2011: Haugar Artmuseum, Sense & Capability, Tore A Holms Collection
2009: 5 Haaken artists at Ålesund Kunstforening
2008: The Jerusalem Show edition 0.1 Al-mamal foundation for contemporary art. Curated by Jack Persekian (cat)
2007: Daydreams & nightmares Stenersen Museum, Oslo Tor Juul`s Art Collection (cat)
2006: United Nations Headquarter NY: Contextualization: A Palestinian narrative.
2006: National Museum Norway, National Gallery Oslo, Paintings, New works from the collection (cat)
2004: Steadfast in Palestine, UN Headquarter, New York
2003: Norrkøping Art Museum, Sweden
2003: Stockholm Art Fair, Sweden
2002: “Dagr”, Caixa de Galicia Santiago de Compostela, National Bank of Spain
2002: Art Genda Hamburg, Baltic Biennale for Contemporary Art, Germany (cat)
2001: UKS Biennale Bergen Kunsthall Norway (cat)

National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design Norway
International Peace Institute (IPI), the Trygve Lie Center for Peace, Security & Development, and Turtle Bay Club, permanent collection, Manhattan New York USA
Royal Norwegian Embassy Amman Jordan
CAMP (Contemporary Art Museum – Palestine, Jerusalem)
Norwegian Cultural Affaires
Rogaland Art Museum
Universal Music
Diakonhjemmet Hospital
CAMAR investment company (BMW and others) headquarter Hinna Park Stavanger
Represented in various private collections in Norway, Palestine, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Sweden, France, Germany and USA

2008: Office for contemporary art Norway, OCA (The Jerusalem Show 0.1)
2006: The Norwegian government 3 year studio/working grant for young artists
2005: Office for Contemporary Art Norway, OCA (curator, Ramallah)
2004: Office for Contemporary Art Norway, OCA (curator, New York)
2003: Ministry of Foreign Affaires, for Ramallah project
2003: Norwegian Council for Cultural Affaires
2002: NIFCA, Nordic Institute for Contemporary Art
2001: BKH

Columbia University, SIPA dep. Middle East Institute, New York, USA
Hochschule für Bildende Künste Braunschweig, (guest lecturer klasse Olav Christopher Jenssen) Germany
European Cultural Foundation
Visiting Fellow University Southampton, Winchester School of Art UK
Nobel Peace Center, Norway
Munch Museum, Norway
International Academy of Art Palestine
Hashemite University of Jordan (Amman), Faculty of Art & Design
Gothenborg University, Valand Art Academy, Sweden
ISFIT International Student Festival Trondheim NTNU
Academy of Fine Art Bergen
University of Bergen, Norway
University of Tromsø Norway
An Najah Islamic University Nablus, Palestine
Khalil Sakakini Center Ramallah
United Nations Headquarter NY USA
Oslo National Academy of the Arts

Initiator/founder/fundraiser and project manager for the establishment of the International Academy of Art Palestine (IAAP). (2002 -2008)
Member of art group gutengut from 1998 – 2003 (gutengut) (15 exhibitions)
Board member in Academy of art Bergen 1998 – 2000
Member of UKS
Editor, art critic and writer in various magazines in Norway 1999 -2001.