Mia Van Veen CV
1986, Oslo, Norway. Lives and works in Oslo
EDUCATION
2015—2017
MFA, Visual Arts, Iceland Academy of Arts, Reykjavik, Iceland
2012—2015
BFA, Visual Arts, Emily Carr University of Art and Design, Vancouver, Canada
GALLERY AFFILIATION ISCA Gallery, Oslo, NO
UPCOMING SOLO AND DUO SHOWS
2026 ISCA Gallery, Oslo, NO
2026 Two Seven two Gallery, CA
2024 Og talglysets smil ble sommerfuglens katastrofe/ El sorriso della disastro della farfalla, Hulias IT, Duo exhibition w/ Lene Baadsvig Ørmen, NO
2023 Four Elements, Herhusid, Siglufjordur, IS
2022 Untitled Art Fair w/ISCA Gallery w/Ida Madsen and
Mads Andreas Andreassen. Miami, US
2022 Silver Lines, ISCA Gallery, curated by Laetitia
Queyranne, Text by Yasmin Nurming-Por, Oslo, NO 2021 Tombac w/Anne Guro Larsmon, Text by Patrick
Andersson. Oslo, NO
2021 External Rotation ISCA gallery, Text by Anne Guro
Larsmon, Oslo, NO
2020 Fasciae Jane/K.O.S.A, Curated by Sara R.Yazdani,
Vera and Sverre Wyller, Oslo, NO
2017 Contained in the Filter of an Absence, Sunset
Terrace, Vancouver, CA
2017 MA grad show, Gerðarsafn museum, Kopavogur,
Reykjavik, IS
SELECTED GROUP SHOWS
2025 ISCA Gallery (Groupshow)
2027 Dynamo Arts association, w/ Scott Kemp, Simone Jarvis, Vancouver, CA
2025 HULIAS, Cantina, Groupshow, IT
2024 The Buoy Show, Memphis Gallery, Oslo, NO 2024 Elemental Matters , Group show w/ Perla Pigao,
Signe Solberg, ISCA, Oslo, NO
2023 Ace of Pentacles Group show w/Liv Ertzeid, Camilla
Løv, Tron Meyer, ISCA Gallery, Oslo, NO
2023 Weapons of Urgency, 1300 Gallery, w/ Rebekka
Johansdottir, Silja Magg and Korkimon. Curated by
Ymir Gronvold. Reykjavik, IS
2023 Mellom fjellene og himmelen/Tra le montagne e il
cielo, Hulias Cantina, w/Ada Nilsen, Jørn Aagaard, Kristian Engelsen, Aksel ree, Øyvind Bast Lie, Hedda Hodan, Kåre Ruud, Isak Wisløff, Joar Nedberg, Martin Espeland, Kristoffer Zeiner, Lars Nordby, Curated by Hulias, Civita d’Antonio, IT
2023 The Language of Flowers Hermetiske skygger, w/ various artists, Curated by Marius Engh. Oslo, NO
2022 Lounge for New People Group show, w/Kim Wawer, Joar Nedberg, Kristoffer Karlsen, Hulias Gallery, Curated by HULIAS, Oslo, NO
2021 Obsolete Solar System, Memphis Gallery,w/Sara Stiansen, Oda Iselin, Maria Helena, Oslo, NO
2020 Bring your Own Chair, w/ Ally Higgins, Emma Senft, Andrew Taggart and Chloe Lewis. Curated by Nick Howe, Montreal, QB, CA
2019 Villa Bazar, Norwegian Sculptor Association, w/various artists, Oslo, NO
2019 Pointed Consciousness, w/Jakob Landvik, Bjarne Bare, Christian Tunge, Marthe Elise Stramrud, Nina Torp, Kamilla Langeland, Sveinn Fannar Johannsson, Magne Lyngvær, Lea Stuedahl, Sara Abraham, Katharina Barbosa, Verena Winkelmann, Tim Høibjerg, Einar Fuglem, Thyra Dragseth, QB Gallery, Curated by Behzad Farazollahi, Oslo, NO
2019 A Fruit Bowl-Three Ways, Yac-Tac Gallery, w/ Tara Dwesldorf, Emily Chou. Curated by Janice Cheung, Vancouver, CA
2018 (h)ours, Banff Centre, w/ Karen Azoulay and Luca Castiglioni. Curated by Jason Brown Alberta, CA
2018 Smooth Muscle, w/Sophie Parker, Kc Tidemand, Whitehaus Gallery, Oakland, US.
2017 Beyond Human Impulses, Mengi,performance w/ Gudrun Tara Sveinsdottir, Curated by Katrin Inga Johnsdottir, Reykjavik, IS
2016 The World Belongs to Everyone, not just a Few, NYLO, w/ Juli Fonda and Florence Lam, Curated by Elin Hansdottir, Reykjavik, IS
2015 Contested and Inverted; Considering Heterotopias, Concourse Gallery, w/Emily Chou. Curated by Temporary investments, Vancouver, CA
2015 The Show, Concourse gallery, w/various artists, Curated by Patrik Andersson, Vancouver, CA
2014 Vancouver 3000, Skylight Gallery, Curated by Graham Landin, Vancouver , CA
2013 Jomfrulandsutstillingen, w/various artists, Kragerø, NO
2013 R.E.B.E.A.T.I.T, Atelierhof Krauzberg, w/various artists, Curated by Alessandro Vitalli, Berlin, GER
GRANTS AND RESIDENCIES
2025 Studio 11, Berlin (Norwegian Sculpture Association)
2025 BKV Artist Grant, NO
2023 BKV Artist grant, one year, NO
2023 Herhusid residency, one month residency,
Siglufjordur, IS
2022 BKV Artist grant one year,NO
2021 Project support/grant, Exhibition at Smia Sagene,
Norwegian Arts Council,NO 2021 BKV artist grant,NO
2021 Project support/grant, Exhibition at ISCA,
Norwegian Arts Council,NO
2020 BKV artist grant, one year, NO
2019 Air joya residency/grant, ESP
2018 Banff center Artist residency/ grant, Banff, Alberta,
Two months residency supported by Canada Arts
Council, CA
2018 Project Grant – Canada Council For the Arts,CA
PUBLICATIONS/TALKS
2024 Artist book / ISCA Gallery, NO
2023 Artist talk at Herhusid residency, Siglufjordur, IS
2020 Artist talk w/Sara S.Yazdani and Malin Graesse,
Krutthuset/K.O.S.A, Oslo, NO
2020 Exhibition publication, Fasciae, text by Sara S.
Yazdani. Published by K.O.S.A, NO
2018 Art news online public talk /artist talk, Canadian art.
Part of Artist talks at the Banff centre
2018 Canadian Art magazine, hardcopy article; Spotlight,
Fall issue, text by Yasmin Nurming-Por, CA 2017 Beyond Human Impulses, booklet, performance
collection by Mengi Gallery, IS
OTHER ACTIVITIES
2024 Co-founder of HULIAS Cantina residency programe, Civita d ́Antino, IT
2024 Curator, Jacket on, Jacket off, Parabol studios group exhibition, NO
2017 Artist assistance/research assistant for Dr. Ruth Beer, CA
MEMBER OF UKS, NBK, NBF