Per Inge Bjørlo

1952 Born in Spjelkavik, Norway

1969 Travels to New York; United States of America, lives on a farm in South Dakota, studies English

1974–77 Attends National College of the Arts, Bergen, Norway

1975 Studies under Else and Povl Christensen, Helsingør, Denmark

1977–81 Attends National Academy of Fine Art, Oslo, Norway

1980 First solo exhibition, at the Young Artists’ Society, Oslo

1982 Included in European graphics biennale, Fredrikstad, Norway

1983 Included in European graphics biennale, Baden-Baden, West Germany

1984 Solo exhibition, at Henie-Onstad Arts Centre, Høvikodden, Norway

1985 Included in International biennale of graphic art, Ljubljana, Yugoslavia; Biennial of São-Paulo, Brazil

1986 Included in exhibition, Norealis, Galerie Daad, Berlin, Germany

1987 Included in Venice biennale, Italy

1988 Included in Venice biennale

1989 Included in exhibition, Borealis, at the Louisiana Museum, Louisiana, Denmark

1990 Included in the Seoul international print biennale, South Korea; International biennale of drawings, Riejeka, Yugoslavia; solo exhibition, at The National Museum for Contemporary Art, Oslo

1992 Solo exhibitions, at Henie-Onstad Arts Centre, Høvikodden; The family pictures, Bergen International Festival, Bergen; included in exhibition, New Expressionism, Artist’s House, Oslo

1994 Included in group exhibition at Galleri F15, Moss, Norway

1995 Solo exhibition, at Henie-Onstad Arts Centre, Høvikodden; included in exhibition, ARS 95, Helsinki, Finland

1996 Solo exhibition, at Lillehammer Art Museum, Norway; completes first series of mixed-media works completed at Tyler Graphics Ltd., Mount Kisco, New York

1997 Included in exhibitions: Norwegian profiles, at Museum Folkwang, Essen, Germany; Extended points: three contemporary artists from Norway, Hara Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo, Japan

1998 Travelling exhibition, We are all sailors and women left behind, originated at Galleri Wang, Oslo; Heads from balance series of etching/aquatints and six large linocuts completed at Tyler Graphics Ltd., Mount Kisco

1999 Eleven linocut prints completed at Tyler Graphics Ltd., Mount Kisco

2000 Completes commission for Millennium Bridge, London, with architect Sir Norman Foster and engineer Chris Wise; completes sculpture, Book of Eden, at Tyler Graphics Ltd., Mount Kisco, New York; included in exhibition, Encounters, at National Gallery, London; receives Order of Merit from HM Queen Elizabeth

2001 Completes Dark matter, a collaborative installation-performance work with conductor Christian Eggen, music by Richard Barrett, performers courtesy of ensemble Elision and Cikada, hosted by Brisbane Powerhouse, Brisbane, Australia; solo exhibitions, at Lokstallet Konsthall, Strömstad, Sweden; Potential rooms, time share III, (Idiot's goodbye), at National Museum of Contemporary Art, Norway; included in Cairo International Art Biennial, Cairo, Egypt

2004 Solo exhibitions: The perspective of doubt - conversations I, at Art Nouveau Centre, Ålesund, Norway; You're so shiny, Ma…, at Galleri Wang, Oslo, Norway

2005 Solo exhibition, at Finnskogutstillingen, Grue Finnskog, Norway

2006 Included in exhibition, The drawing biennial 2006, at Stenersen Museum, Oslo, Norway

2007 Solo exhibition, Do not tell me too much, at Galleri Riis, Oslo, Norway

2008 Solo exhibitions: Story of smell and sound/ not sure of continuing?..., at Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo, Norway; Mother - the future lies ahead of you..., at Galleri Bo Bjerggaard, Copenhagen, Denmark

2010 Included in Nordic Art Triennial, Eskilstuna, Sweden

2011 Retrospective, Per Inge Bjørlo, at Henie Onstad Kunstsenter , Høvikodden, Norway; solo exhibition, Ringspelet II, at Galleri Riis, Oslo, Norway

2012 Solo exhibitions: To you, to me, to us and the sound of crows..., at Galleri Bo Bjergaard, Copenhagen, Denmark; Per Inge Bjørlo, at Bergen Kunstmuseum, Stenersen; awarded the Swedish Prince Eugen Medal (awarded by Sweden's King for outstanding artistic work by Swedish and Nordic artists). Per Inge Bjørlo currently lives and works in Hønefoss, Norway.

Barbara Delano © Tyler Graphics Ltd., revised Kate Buckingham, 2006; revised Julia Greenstreet, 2013

This chronology provides an overview of selected biographical information, major solo and group exhibitions held within the artist's own lifetime.