Jorgen Haarstad lives and works in Oslo, Norway. A visual artist, musician, drummer and composer. Haarstad holds a master degree from Oslo National Academy of The Arts. His work could be seen as a mix of different genres.
Expressing himself he lends as much from the industrial worker and the rock musician as he does from fellow artists. The result is complex yet an immediate and powerful, physical experience.
His recent international projects have included The Gyeonggi International Ceramic Biennale, South Korea 2015, The National Museum in Oslo, Norway 2016, Swidnica sculpture park, Poland 2016 and Taoxichuan International Studio, Longquan, China 2024. He is now working and prepares for the International Academy Of Ceramics/IAC´s congress 2026 in Jingdezehn, China and to the Jingdezehn International Ceramic Art Biennale 2026, China.
I am an artist, musician and composer from Oslo, Norway.
My artistic expression is particularly influenced by working as a professional drummer for more than 25 years. Free expression, musical improvisation and exploration of form, various materials, ceramic sound, sound objects and sound production to be created along the way, where I focus on detaching myself from a specific idea and rather trust the process and seek an experimental direction is my basic motivation as an artist. My stage and gallery art productions are characterized by transcendence of genres, multidisciplinarity and artistic diversity. I want form, content and strategies to reflect contemporary undercurrents and I seek continuous development and change.
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Jørgen Frederik Scheel Haarstad
Artist, Musician/Drummer, Contemporary Composer
Born 1969 in Oslo, Norway
Adress: Vollenlia 109 F
1390 Vollen, Norway
Phone: 0047- 936 29 959
Mail: jayondrums.haarstad@gmail.com
Instagram: artbyhaar
Website: jorgenhaarstad.com
Art by Haarstad . Org.nr: 917 621 349
Education
2013 – 2015 KHIO – Oslo National Academy of The Arts, Master of Fine Arts
2010 – 2013 KHIO – Oslo National Academy of The Arts, Bachelor in Visual Art
2007 – 2010 The Interdisciplinary Art Institute at Haslum, Norway
2003 – 2005 The Interdisciplinary Art Institute at Haslum, Norway
1993 – 1994 Musicians Institute of Technology, MA, Percussion/Drums, Los Angeles USA
Collective Exhibitions
2026 Clay Gulgong,Master presenter, Australia (April)
2026 Jingdezehn International Ceramic Art Biennale 2026, China, (June)
2026 Taoxichuan, Jingdezehn, China. IAC exhibition, Inheritance and Innovation, (June)
2025 Sjøholmen Kulturhus,Norway (May)
2025 Fossekleiva Cultural Center, Berger, Norway, (June)
2024 Longquan Wangou. Tao Xi Chuan International Studio, China
2024 Wergelanshaugen, Eidsvoll, Norway
2023 Foma Festivalen, Norway
2023 Senter For Keramisk Kunst, Ringebu, Norway
2022 Wergelanshaugen, Eidsvoll, Norway
2022 Sjøholmen Kunst og Kulturhus, Norway
2021 Senter For Keramisk Kunst, Ringebu, Norway
2019 Fossekleiva Cultural Center, Berger, Norway
2017 Fossekleiva Culturall Center ,Berger, Norway
2016 KRAFT. Bergen, Norway. “Am I going into the next room?”
2015 The National Museum, Oslo, Norway: Ceramic Performance: ” I went into another room”
2015 8`th Gyeonggi International Ceramic Biennale 2015 (Competition), South Korea
2015 RAM Galleri,Oslo, Norway (Transformator)
2015 Hydrogenfabrikken Kunsthall (Arthall) in Fredrikstad, Norway (Transformator)
2014 Bomuldsfabriken Kunsthall (Arthall) in Arendal, Norway (Transformator)
2013 BA Exhibiton, Oslo National Academy of The Arts
2013 Galleri A, Oslo, Norway
2013 Galleri A, Oslo, Norway
2012 Galleri Plutselig Tilbake, Sandefjord, Norway
2012 Atelier Grindevad, Nøtterøy, Norway
2012 Megasculpture Exhibition, with Ole Lislerud and Torbjørn Kvasbø at Oslo Academy of The Arts, Oslo, Norway
2011 PIP Show XIV- Oslo, Norway
2010 Galleri G, Bærum, Norway
2007 Fossekleiva Cultural Center, Berger, Norway
2006 Fossekleiva Cultural Center, Berger, Norway
Screening
2026 Screening of my film Released Wasteland at Taoxichuan, Jingdezehn, China
2024 Screening of my film Released Wasteland at Jingdezehn Ceramic University, China
2024 Screening of my film Released Wasteland at Shanghai University, China
Solo Exhibitions
2025 Sjøholmen, Sandvika, Norway
2024 Galleri Athene, Drammen, Norway
2018 Fossekleiva Cultural Center, Berger, Norway
2018 January, Galleri Athene, Drammen, Norway
2016 RAM Galleri, Oslo, Norway
2009 Claudion, Oslo, Norway
Grants
10 years. Arts Council Norway. Government grants for established artists
2023-2033
3 Years. Arts Council Norway. Government grants for artists
2017 – 2019
2017-2018 Arts Council Norway, The Audio and Visual Fund. Funding of Released Wasteland
Links to videos and sound tracks
Film, The making of Released Wasteland https://vimeo.com/333338306?share=copy#t=0
CC English subtitles
Film, Released Wasteland
Ceramic sound only : https://soundcloud.com/rgenrederikcheelaarstad/jorgen-fs-haarstad-released-wasteland?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing
Performance at The National Museum, Norway
Art in Public Space
2023 Foma Festivalen, Norway
2016 Swidnicia Sculpture Park, Poland
Artist residencys
2026 Taoxichuan International Studio, Jingdezehn, China, January-march
2025 Senter for Keramisk Kunst, Ringebu, Norway
2024 Taoxichuan International Studio, China. 10 weeks
2023 Senter for Keramisk Kunst, Ringebu Norway
2021 Senter for Keramisk Kunst, Ringebu, Norway
2016 Swidnica, Poland
Artist talk and screening of film
2026 Taoxichuan, Jingdezehn, China
2024 Jingdezehn Ceramic University, China
2024 Shanghai Universety
2015 Artist talk/Presentatition at the 8`th Gyeonggi International Ceramic Biennale,
South Korea
Publicity
Ceramic Now https://www.ceramicsnow.org/artists/jorgen-haarstad/
Moca-New York https://moca-ny.org/2024/10/17/ceramic-collapse-echoes-of-destruction-in-jorgen-haarstads-released-wasteland/
Membership of
IAC – International Academy Of Ceramics
NBK – Association of Norwegian Visual Artists
NK – The Norwegian Association for Arts and Crafts
NBF – Norwegian Sculptors Association
Selected tutorials
2014 – 2015 Tutoring by Professor Henrik Helstenius, The Norwegian Academy of Music, Oslo
2012 – 2013 Woodfiering-weeks with Torbjørn Kvasbø Venabygd
2011 – 2012 Assisted Torbjørn Kvasbø, (torbjornkvasbo.com)
Oslo National Academy of The Arts
