I was born in Kikinda, Yugoslavia in 1983, from a Syrian father and Serbian mother. Since 2009, I have been living in Tromsø, Norway.
Education
2012-2015 Tromsø Academy of Contemporary Art, BA, NO
2009-2011 University of Tromsø, MS, Business Creation and Entrepreneurship, NO
2005-2008 University of Krusevac, BS, Engineer of Industrial Management, E-business, Kikinda, RS
2008-2009 University of Belgrade BS, Engineer of Industrial Management, Belgrade, RS
1999 – 2002 Gimnasium, Dusan Vasiljev, Kikinda, RS
1996-2002 Music Elementary School, Slobodan Malbaski, Kikinda, RS
1990 – 1998 Elementary School, Zarko Zrenjanin, Kikinda, RS
Solo Exhibition
2022 “Remembrance”, Konstnerforbundet, Oslo, NO
2024 National Museum of Kikinda, RS (upcoming)
2021 “Remembrance”, Vadsø Kunst Museum, Vadsø, NO
2020 “Remembrance”Small Projects, Tromsø, NO (supported by Kulturrådet, Tromsø Kommune, and the Kunstsentrene i Norge)
2019 “Remembrance”, Gallery Soft, Oslo, NO (supported by Kulturrådet, Tromsø Kommune, and Kunstsentrene i Norge)
2019 “Beisfjord Remembrance”, “2028”, video screening, National Museum of Kikinda, RS
2017 “Beisjord Remembrance”, Narvik War and Peace Centre, Narvik, NO
2017 “Sećanja”, Terra Gallery, Kikinda, RS
2016 “Slippery Slope”, Gallery Ask – Horten, NO
2016 “On the Run”, Amnesty International, Tromsø, NO
2014 “Merciful Angel”, Small Project Gallery, Tromsø, NO http://smallprojects.no/marsil.html
2013 “Mechanics of Movement”, Canon house (site-specific), Tromsø, NO
Selected Group Exhibitions/Conferences/Projects
2024 Beyond Horizons, DurdenDray, Los Angeles, CA. US
2023 Juleutstillingen, Small Project Tromsø, NO
2023 University of Adger, Faculty of Fine Arts, Seminaret for kunst, kunsten, speaker, Kristiandsand, NO
2023 Juleutstillinga på Kunstnerforbunde, Oslo, NO
2023 Generation Why, Villvin Risør By 300-års jubileum, Risør, NO
2023 Textile museum in Łódź, Pl
2023 DKS I Adger, Villvin Risør, NO
2023 Tromsø Open, open studio/workshop, Tromsø, NO
2023 Tegning på tur – Nordnorsk Kunstmusem, embroidery workshop, exhibition, artist talk, Honninsvåg, NO
2022 Juleutstillingen, Kunstnerforbundet, Oslo, NO
2022 Juleutstillingen, Small Project Tromsø, NO
2022 Revel in Your Time, Small Projects, Tromsø, NO
2022 CostContemporary, Rødtbanken/Kysten, Conference participation/open studio, Tromsø, NO
2022 Kvænangen, Burfjord school, workshop and exhibition, NO
2022 Cit-egration. Sustainable diverse cities: Innovation in integration, project ending conferance, participation in panel conversation and exhibition, University of Tromsø, Rådstua Teater Hus, Tromsø, NO
2022 Nordenfjeldske Kunstindustri-Museum, Hannah Ryggen triennale, Trondheim, NO
2021 Forskningsdagene ved UiT, workshop, Tromsø bibliotek og byarkiv, Tromsø, NO
2020 Arsutstillingen, Nordnosk Kunstmuseum, Tromsø, NO
2020 Kunstnerforbundet, Juleutstillingen, Oslo, NO
2020 Terra Photo-Club, exhibition, Terra Gallery, Kikinda, RS
2020 Möhkönvirta Contemporary Art Exhibition, Ilomantsi, FIN
2020 “Unfolding Questions, Codes, and Contours”, Tromsø Kunstforening, NO
2019 “Forced Evacuation of Finnmark”, Statens 132. Høstustillingen, Oslo, NO
2019 “Beisjford Remembrance”, Koco Racin cultural center, performance/exhibition, Skoplje, MK (supported by Northern Macedonian Ministry of Culture, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Norwegian Crafts International Travel Grant and the Norske Kunsthåndverkere travel grant)
2019 “CARIN”, NUCC Marko Cepenkov, Prilep, MK (supported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Norwegian Crafts International Travel Grant and the Norske Kunsthåndverkere travel grant)
2019 “CARIN Cit-egration”, Tromsø bibliotek og byarkiv, NO (supported by university of Tromsø/Cit-egration, Tromsø Kommune, Kulturrådet – Arts Council Norway, Norske Kunsthåndverkere, SpareBank 1 Nord Norge)
2019 “Beisjford Tragedy”, group exhibition, Skoplje, MK
2019 “Caught in Between”, group exhibition and public performance, Erasmus + Youth Exchange, Kikinda National Museum, RS
2019 “Partisans in Northern Norway”, theme exhibition, RAM Gallery, Oslo, NO
2019 “Medlemsutstilling”, Nordnorsk Kunstnersenter, Svolvær, NO
2019 “Beisfjord Remembrance”, video screening, “Madatac”, Madrid, ES
2018 “Beisfjord Remembrance”, video screening,”Marko on the Street”, Prilep, MK
2018 “CARIN”, workshop and exhibition, Nordnorsk Kunstmuseum, Tromsø, NO
2018 “Peace Out”, Erasmus+, site-specific, exhibition/performance, Marmande, FR
2018 “Kven Connection”, Vadsø museum – Ruija Kvenmuseum, Vadsø, NO
2018 “CARIN”, Festspillene i Nord Norge, exhibition and workshop, Harstad, NO
2018 “Tromsø Open”, group exhibition, Tromsø, NO
2018 “Kven Connection”, Artikum Rovaniemi, group exhibition, Rovaniemi, FI
2017 “Embroidery Fence”, site-specific installation at a refugee camp, Kikinda, RS
2017 “Remembrance”, performance/site-specific installation, Narvik War Museum, Narvik/Bjørnfjell, NO
2017 “Kven Connection”, Vadsø museum – Ruija Kvenmuseum, Vadsø, NO
2017 “På flukt”,“Jack”, Den 71 Nordnorske Kunstutstilling, Nord-Norge, NO
2014 “Como Clube”, The 31st Bienal of Sao Paulo, BR http://www.31bienal.org.br/en/post/1924
2015 “Solsiker”, Den 69 Nordnorske Kunstutstilling, NO
2016 “Prelude for a Disappearing Future”, International Film Festival, Tokyo, JP
2015 Bachelor Exhibition, Kurant gallery, Tromsø, NO http://www.kurant.cc/node/262
2015 “Trigonometrija Bica”, Mikser festival/Black Box, Belgrade, RS
2013 “Silent Boxes”, Insomnia Festival, Tromsø, No
2015 “Prelude for a Disappearing Future”, Stapari – International Arts Fest, Uzice, RS
2016 “Young Artic Artists 2016”, Gallery Napa, Rovaniemi, FIN
2014 “Making Sense” Sámi Allaskuvla”, Sámi University College, Kautokeino, NO
2014 “Dumpster”, Bite of Vilnius, Vilnius, LT
2015 “Pop up Library”, Museum Anna Nordlander, Skellefteå, SWE
2014 “Fervo”, The 13th Insomnia Festival, Tromsø, NO
2014 “Diving”, Nordlig Bris, Nordavindshagen, Dirøya, NO
2014 “Motion of Movement”, Tromsø Åpen, Bangsundbrygga, Tromsø, NO
2014 “Making Sense”, Sami cultural house Ardna, Tromsø, NO 2013 “Study trip/Internship“ Studio-L, Iga Mie, Hiroshima, Japan, JP 2013 “Meeting place”, Bergen Academy of Art and Design Fince, NO
2011/2012 “Window”, Visibility, Banatska Dubica, Spt by the Swedish embassy in Belgrade, http://www.formverk.se, RS
Prizes
Tromsø kommunes kulturstipend 2018.
Horten Kommunes kunstnerstipend 2016.
Collections
2019 KODE – Art Museums and Composers Home, “You Can Leave Camp But Camp Never Leaves You 2019”, Bergen,
2020 Nordnorsk Kunstmuseum “Hunted Down 2020”,Tromsø,
2020 Nordenfjeldske Kunstindustrimuseum i Trondheim “Execution 2018”, “Tirpitz 2020”, “Mutation 2019”, “Mutation 2020”,
2020 Oslo Kommunes kunstsamling “Forced Evacuation of Finnmark 2018”,
2019 Troms fylkeskommunes kunstsamling, “Finnmark in Flames 2019”, “Finmark in Flames II 2019”
Upcoming
2024 Tendencies 2024, Bienalle of contemporary crafts, Galerri 15, Moss, NO
2024 Nasjonale Jury i Norske Kunsthåndverkere for 2025, NO 2024/2025 Generation Why, Risør By 300-års jubileum, Runde Tårn i København, RIAN Design Museum i Sverige, SE,DK
2024 Barents Spektakel, Kirkines, NO
2024 Bodø Kunstforening, project curated by Helga- Marie Nordby, Bodø, NO
2024 Nordkappmuseet, workshop, exhibition, Honningsvåg, NO
2025 National Museum of Kikinda, solo exhibition, Kikinda, RS
Professional Memberships /Community Services
2020 – The North Norwegian Art Centre (Nordnorsk Kunstnersenter- NNKS), deputy member of the board
2017 – Norwegian Association for Arts and Crafts, member of the organization
2016–2023 Norwegian People´s Aid Tromsø, board member and member of the organization
2009 – Save the Children Norway, member of the organization
2018 – 2019 Save the Children Tromsø treasurer of the voluntary group
2009-2011 – BCE Impulse, board Member and cofounder
Fantasy Map of Tromsø
http://52.25.253.125:3838/showarts/
Selected Media
2023 Studio Visits, Norwegian Crafts, https:// tinyurl.com/yej4zw53 , NO
Nr 3/2022
https://www.idunn.no/doi/10.18261/9788215042961-2021-10
https://klassekampen.no/utgave/2022-03-16/med-sting-og-svie
https://kunstnerforbundet.no/utstillinger/1313/marsil-andelov-al-mahamid
https://sekunst.no/Aktuelt/Intervju-Marsil-Andelov-Al-Mahamid