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Nordic Photobook Award 2024: Dev Dhunsi

Announcement recipient NPBA 2024 Bruno Ceschel Director, Self Publish, Be Happy Dev Dhunsi Wins the Nordic PhotoBook Award at EXPOSED Torino Foto Festival Fotogalleriet and SPBH Editions are pleased to announce that artist Dev Dhunsi (born in 1996 in Trondheim, Norway) is the recipient of the prestigious Nordic PhotoBook Award.

Fotogalleriet is seeking an Artistic Director

Fotogalleriet is a leading exhibition venue for photography and camera-based contemporary art in Oslo, producing exhibitions and professional programmes with Norwegian and international artists.   The position of Artistic Director involves responsibility for planning and implementing Fotogalleriet’s exhibitions and artistic programme, as well as day-to-day operations, finances, and personnel. The…

VI SØKER KUNSTNERISK LEDER

Fotogalleriet er et sentralt visningssted for fotografi og kamerabasert samtidskunst i Oslo som produserer utstillinger og faglige program med norske og internasjonale kunstnere.   Stillingen som kunstnerisk leder innebærer ansvar for planlegging og gjennomføring av Fotogalleriets utstillinger og kunstneriske program, samt daglig drift, økonomi og personell. Stillingen gir stort rom…

Statement from the board of Fotogalleriet

The Board of Fotogalleriet announces that Director Nkule Mabaso will step down from her position, effective 31 May, following a mutual agreement. The Board acknowledges Nkule Mabaso’s contributions to Fotogalleriet and her commitment to the organisation. A process to identify new leadership will begin, and continuity in the organisation’s activities…

Fotogalleriet Annual Report 2025

Our Annual Report is ready!  2025 unfolded through concrete shifts in how we work, gather, and sustain artistic practice. Across exhibitions, public programmes, and collaborations, the year has been marked by an increased attention to process, shared responsibility, and long-term thinking often under conditions that require patience, negotiation, and care.

Thank you to our colleagues, artists and collaborators in 2025!

Antonio Cataldo, Miki Gebrelul, Lara Okafor, opening of "Process: we are what we do over and over again”, Fotogalleriet, Oslo, 21 March 2025. Photo: Angelique Culvin   2025 has unfolded through concrete shifts in how we work, gather, and sustain artistic practice. Across exhibitions, public programmes, and collaborations, the year…

[closed] Open call: DKS-LAB Visual Art Oslo 2026

DKS-LAB 2025. Photo: Sakib Saboor The open call is now closed. Thank you to everyone who submitted their work!   Are you a visual artist, based in Norway, with an idea for a project or an artistic encounter that can take place in a classroom? Are you interested in creating…

Fotogalleriet Programme 2026

Annual programme  2026 In 2026, Fotogalleriet continues its commitment to presenting ambitious, research-driven exhibitions and public programmes that engage critically with the conditions under which photographic practices are produced, circulated, and sustained. Across the year, the programme brings together solo and group exhibitions, long-term research projects, mediation initiatives, and international collaborations that…

Announcing Belén Santillán as Research and Education Curator

Fotogalleriet welcomes Belén Santillan as Research and Education Curator   Fotogalleriet is pleased to announce the appointment of Belén Santillán as Research and Education Curator, a newly established position at the institution. Belén Santillán is an Ecuadorian artist and educator based in Oslo. She holds a Master’s degree in Arts…

KLub: Public programme

Upcoming event   Thursday 12 February 18:00 Sandaker Trialektek Sandakerveien 59, 0477 Oslo Free and open to all   Sloppy. A performance by Finn Adrian Jorkjen.   “I have a portal in my pocket and can’t stop thinking about free shipping. When the time comes, there shall be written fanfiction…

 Open Call    Fotogalleriet invites aspiring art writers to apply for a two-day critical writing workshop led by art critic Nicholas Norton. The workshop will take place within Saskia Holmkvist’s exhibition KLub, and will use her method of back translation as a starting point. The term back translation comes from the…

FUTURES 2025: Nazanin Raissi at Oslo Negativ

Röda Sten Konsthall Vad finns i din resväska. Documentation: Hendrik Zeitler Oslo Negativ 2025 Nazanin Raissi Oct 11 – 26 Fotogalleriet and FUTURES are proud to present FUTURES nominee 2025 Nazanin Raissi at Oslo Negativ 2025 opening 11 October at Nasjonalgalleriet.   Nazanin Raissi (b. 1981, Tehran) is a Swedish-Iranian…

OPEN CALL: 3RD SPACE

Visual content: Dev Dhunsi  OPEN CALL – 3RD SPACE  Hva er 3rd Space for deg?    Er du mellom 15-25 år, bor i Oslo og interessert i kamerabasert kunst? Nå kan du søke deg inn til utstilling om temaet “3RD SPACE”, kuratert av ungdomsrådet ved Fotogalleriet i galleriets lokaler. Møteplasser…

SEEKING COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATOR

Fotogalleriet seeks a dynamic Communications Coordinator to amplify our voice and connect with our community. Application deadline: 20 May, 5 PM CET The position is permanent, part-time at 40%, and can be revised as needed, in agreement with the employee and employer. Start date: By agreement. Fotogalleriet has a strong…

SEEKING RESEARCH & EDUCATION CURATOR

Fotogalleriet seeks a Research & Education Curator to bridge the gap between our exhibitions and the public through engaging programs and thoughtful research. Application deadline: 20 May, 5 PM CET The position is permanent, part-time at 80%, and can be revised as needed, in agreement with the employee and employer.

2025

T3 TING TAR TID The programme for 2025 marks a critical juncture in the ongoing evolution of the Fotogalleriet, shifting our focus toward an interrogation of the temporal and sociopolitical realities that define the present moment. This first “exhibition” serves not as a showcase of new works but as a…

Announcing Nkule Mabaso as the new director at Fotogalleriet

People as infrastructure. Community as success. – Nkule Mabaso The Board of Fotogalleriet is proud to present Nkule Mabaso as director from 2024 to 2028. Fotogalleriet’s board is enthusiastic about handing over the reins to a curator with an artist-centred practice, whose expertise is collaboration, and skill set to connect…

FUTURES 2024: Nayara Leite at Oslo Negativ

Oslo Negativ 2024 Nayara Leite Oct 12 – 27 Fotogalleriet and FUTURES presents FUTURES nominee 2024 Nayara Leite at Oslo Negativ 2024 opening October 12 at Gamle Veterinærhøyskolen at Adamstuen. The revolution is black, trans, poor, working class and peripheral, Erika Hilton said in an interview in 2020 when she…

SEEKING DIRECTOR

The Board of Fotogalleriet is excited to announce the opportunity to lead the foremost kunsthalle for photography in Norway. Application deadline: 21 May, 1 PM CET Full time, fixed-term position for four years that can be renewed for four additional years. Start date: 1 August 2024, or by agreement. Fotogalleriet…

Annual Report 2023 (Norwegian)

Our Annual Report for 2023 is ready!  We would like to extend our thanks to colleagues, artists and collaborators in 2023! 2023, like many years before, has felt unique in ways we could not, or would not want to, imagine. Community, solidarity, and claiming and maintaining spaces for artistic freedom…