Eirik Melstrøm (b.1987)

Visual artist//musician (The Good the Bad and the Zugly). Founder of The B-Flat Society. E-mail: eirik.melstrom@gmail.com

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Education

• Master Fine Art (MFA) – Oslo National Academy of Fine Art – Kunstakademiet. 2019-21
• Bachelor Fine Art (BFA) – Bergen Academy of Fine Art, KMD, UiB. 2016-19
• Universität für Angewandte Kunst, Vienna (Erasmus+ exchange). Prof. Paul Petritsch. 2017-18
• Einar Granum School of Fine Art – Two year formal education in Fine Art. 2014-16
• Bachelor of Arts – University of Oslo. Faculty of Humanities. Study program: History. 2006-09

Selected exhibitions

• Hvitsten Salong 2022. Det Norske Hus. Group exhibition.
• Loftsgalleriet, Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo. Interface. FKDS duo-exhibition with Jaan-Yuan Kuo, May 2022.
• Oslo Open 2022, atelier 1, Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo.
• Mellomrommet, Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo. Breton Matiné Nr.3. Group exhibition.
• Galleri FI4E, KODE, Bergen. 10.06-20.06.
• Studio K, Kvernaland. Beyond the skin, folds.
• Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo. The Great Indoors. MFA graduation exhibition and recidency.
• NMH – Norwegian Academy of Music, Oslo. B-Flat Society Speaker Box.
• Deichmanske Library Bjørvika, Oslo. B-Flat Society Speaker Box.
• FM90,5, Oslo. B-Flat Society Radio. 19.-28.02.21.
• Oslo Academy of Fine Art, Oslo. B-Flat Society. (MFA solo exhibition)
• Kunstverein Edel Extra, Nürnberg, Germany. Citizen, An Activity – corona edition.
• Østfold Kunstsenter, Fredrikstad. Østlandsutstillingen 2020.
• Bærum Kunsthall, Fornebu, Bærum. Transitional Objects. (Solo exhibition)
• Kunstbanken Hedmark Kunstsenter, Hamar. Østlandsutstillingen 2020.
• Isotop Project Space, Bergen. Alternative Cartography (Solo exhibition)
• RadioNova, Oslo. Radio broadcast, 30.10.19 and 01.11.19. The Need To Tell You (…)
• The Here and Now. Oslo Academy of Fine Art, Oslo. Group exhibition.
• Foreningen Norden 100 år. Skagen Odde Naturcenter, Danmark.
• DIVE. Degree exhibition, Bachelor Fine Art, Bergen Academy of Fine Art, KMD, Bergen.
• Joy Forum, Bergen. Focus + Fragility. Duo exhibition with Tijs Ham.
• Galleri Blunk, Trondheim. Celestial Bodies Vol. II. (Solo exhibition)
• Galleri Fisk, Bergen. Celestial Bodies Vol I. (Solo exhibition)
• Galleri Bokboden, Bergen. 2018 Sculpture Park. (Group exhibition).
• The Artist as Researcher. KMD, Bergen. (Group exhibition).
• All Of Us Are Everywhere On The 25th. (Group exhibition). Bergen Academy of Fine Arts.
• ORF Ö1 Kunstradio, Vienna. Radio broadcast, 04.03.18.
• Galerie Expositur Paulusplatz, Vienna. One and No Chair. 2017 (Solo exhibition)
• BA1 exhibition Bergen Academy of Fine Arts.
• Laboratoires of Failure, curated by Lorie Ballage. Projectroom Strømgaten, Bergen.
• Vocational degree show, Einar Granum School of Fine Arts.

Discography

• The Good The Bad And The Zugly (2009- )
  • Research & Destroy. 2022. Fysisk Format (FY169) – Norwegian Grammy Nominée 2022
  • Classic Oslo Attitude split 7”. 2021. Fysisk Format (FY154)
  • Abscession Split 7”. 2021. Fysisk Format (FY153)
  • Going Postal Split 7”. 2021. Fysisk Format (FY152)
  • Algorithm & Blues. 2020. Fysisk Format (FY140LP) – Norwegian Grammy Nominée 2020
  • Roy D. Story Split 12”. 2018. Fysisk Format (FY128LP)
  • Misanthropical House. 2018. Fysisk Format (FY111LP) – Norwegian Grammy Award 2018
  • The Worst Four Years. 2017. Fysisk Format (FY109LP)
  • Hadeland Hardcore. 2015. Fysisk Format (FY089LP) – Norwegian Grammy Nominée 2015
  • Anti World Music. 2013. Fysisk Format (FY056LP)
  • Brainbomb/Killingtime 7”. 2012. Fysisk Format (FY062)
  • Oslo Theme 7”. 2012. Drepe Mennesker Records (DM666)
  • Heavy Metal Kid Split 7”. 2012. Big Dipper Records (BDSHOP005)
  • Sitter Fast I Hælvete 7”. 2011. No Fucking Hippies (HIPFUCK004)
• Kosmik Boogie Tribe (2012-20)
  • Let´s Rock The Fuck Out!!! Vol.1. 2020. Blues For The Red Sun (BFTRS019)
  • We´re Not Here To Fuck Spiders. 2018. Rural Rebel Rock Records (RURAL04LP)
  • Suck More Piss. 2016. Fysisk Format (FY096)

Artistic publications

• Music For Evenings. 2022. Vinyl 10″. (BFS003). Solo publication arranged and performed by Roberta Lazo Valenzuela. Released by The B-Flat Society. 1.edition, 50x.
• 12 (4) Violins in B-Flat Major. 2021. Vinyl 7”. (BFS002). Solo publication. Released by The B-Flat Society. 1.edition, 30x. Written, arranged and produced by Eirik Melstrøm. Performed by Eirin Øgård Kinn, 28.12.20.
• The B-Flat Society/Composition #1 and #2 in B-Flat Major). 2021. Cassette tape. (BFS001). Solo publication. Released by The B-Flat Society. 1.edition, 50x. Produced and performed by Eirik Melstrøm.
• The Need To Tell You (Arecibo Revisited). 2020. Cassette tape. Solo publication. Released by Breton Cassette, Oslo. 1.edition, 15x.
• TUNGNUT Concrete Island Expansion Bus. 2020. Cassette tape. Group publication. Released by Breton Cassette, Oslo. 1.edition, 100x.
• Angstkanon. 2020. Short story released as part of “Schnørr Fancine issue 1”. Publication edited by Kristoffer Schau, Ivar Nikolaisen and Per Kristian Aronsen.
• Kulturell konflikt i USA: Abortsaken som politisk ressurs for ”New Right”. Tidsskriftet Fortid, nr. 1, 2010. (ISSN 1504-1913).

Grants and awards

• The Composers’ Remuneration Fund. Komponistenes Vederlagsfond. Arbeidstipend vår 2023
• Norwegian Grammy Award Nominée. Spellemannsprisen 2022
• The Lyric Writers Fund/Tekstforfatterfondet. Arbeidstipend vår 2021
• NKF Prosjektstøtte for kunstnere i etablering 2021
• BKV Billedkunstnernes Vederlagsfond. Prosjektstøtte 2021
• CREO Oslo Kommunes Kunstnerstipend 2021
• FKDS Atelierstipend/Studio grant, Kunstnernes Hus, 2021-22
• TONO Stipend 2021
• The Composers’ Remuneration Fund. Komponistenes Vederlagsfond. Arbeidstipend vår 2021
• NKF Diversestipend for nyutdannede kunstnere 2021
• Norwegian Grammy Award Nominée. Spellemannsprisen 2020
• TONO Stipend 2020.
• The Lyric Writers Fund, Tekstforfatterfondet. Arbeidstipend vår 2019
• TONO Stipend 2019
• Norwegian Grammy Award Winner. Spellemannsprisen 2018
• Norwegian Grammy Award Nominée. Spellemannsprisen 2015