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JUNE SIRA (1965) 

EDUCATION

– Chelsea School of Art and Design: MA in Fine Art, Painting (London, UK 2000) – National Academy Of The Arts: MA in Fine Art, Sculpture (Oslo, 1985 – 1992).

SOLO EXHIBITIONS 
Gallery Fjordheim (Gjøvik, Norway, 2024)
Gallery Ramfjord (Oslo, Norway, 2024)
Gallery EKG (Hamar, Norway, 2019) 
Gallery EKG – Eastern Norway Festival Artist (Hamar, Norway, 2015)  Elverum Art Gallery (Elverum, Norway, 2014) 
Hellviktangen (Nesodden, Norway (2013) 
Elverum Art Gallery (Elverum, Norway, 2012) 
Gallery Osebro (Porsgrunn, Norway, 2007)
Norwegian Printmakers Gallery (Oslo, Norway, 2000) 
Oslo Art Union (Oslo, Norway, 1998)

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

Gallerii (Tønsberg, Norway 2024, 2025)
Mana Contemporary (New Jersey, US, 2023)
Galleri Ramfjord (Oslo, Norway 2023) 
RHA Gallagher Gallery (Dublin, Ireland, 2021)
Museum of National History (Copenhagen, Denmark, 2021)
RHA Gallagher Gallery (Dublin, Ireland, 2020) 
Gallery Kunstnerforbundet (Oslo, Norway, 2019) 
Gallery EKG (Hamar, Norway, 2019) 
Gallery Ramsfjord (Oslo, Norway, 2018) 
Gallery Fine Art (Oslo, Norway, 2018) 
Royal Ulster Academy – 136th Annual Exhibition (Belfast, Ireland, 2018)  Store Street Gallery (London, UK, 2017) 
The Museum of National History (Copenhagen, Denmark, 2017) 
Hubei Art Museum (Hubei, China, 2017) 
Mall Galleries (London, Derwent Art Prize (UK, 2016) 
Rotterdam International Art Fair (Netherland, 2016) 
Graficki Kolektiv (Belgrade, Serbia, 2016) 
CICA Museum – Art Yellow Book Int. Exhibition (Seoul, South Korea, 2016)  Kunstverket – Hovedøya Gallery (Oslo, Norway, 2016) 
The Brick Lane Gallery (London, UK, 2015) 
Nittedal Art Society (Nittedal, Norway, 2015) 
Lions Club (Oslo, Norway, 2014) 
Søgne Prestegård (Søgne, Norway, 2013) 
Hermetikkfabrikken i Nevlunghavn (Norway, 2010) 
Stavern Art Society (Stavern, Norway 2008) 
Bø Art Union (Bø, Norway 2006)
South Korean Embessy – The Taste Of The House (Oslo, Norway, 2004) Østlandsutstillingen (2004, 2002, 2001,1999, 1998,1996,1993)
Galleri 27 (Oslo. Norway, 2003)
Galleri LNM (Oslo, Norway, 2002)
Whitechapel Gallery (London, UK 2000)
Norwegian Printmakers Gallery (Oslo. Norway, 1999)

Galleri K – Nordic Symposium (Oslo, Norway, 1995)
The National Annual Autumn Exhibition (Oslo, Norway, 1995) Norwegian Printmakers Gallery (Oslo. Norway, 1993)

PURCHASED BY:

The Batra Family Collection (2023, 2024, 2025)  Norsk Tipping (2015) 
The National Gallery of Norway (2010, 1992)  Helsebygg Midtnorge, Norway (2009, 2008)  Arts Council Norway (2006) 

Omsorg og Rehabiliteringsenteret i Langesund, Norway (2005) Helsebygg Midtnorge, Norway (2005) 
Kunst på arbeidsplassen (2004) 
Union Bank of Switzerland – UBS Award (2000)

South Koreas Ambassadour ́s residence (Oslo, Norway 2004)

AWARDS

ArtForwardContests – Silver Award Winner – Painting (2016)
UBS Art Award, National winner (London, UK, 2000)
Arches Prize – The National Annual Autumn Exhibition (Oslo, Norway 1995) Art Club’s Prize – The National Annual Autumn Exhibition (Oslo, Norway 1995)

GRANTS

Statens diversestipend for kunstnere (2012)  Ingrid Lindbäck Langaards Fond (2001)  Billedkunstnernes vederlagsfond (2000) Ettårig arbeidsstipend (1999)

Norske Billedkunstnere ́s Debutantstøtte (1998)  Norwegian Printmakers (1996) 
Norwegian Union of Printmakers (1991)

PUBLICATIONS

• PORTRÆT NU! – 2021 Carlsberg Foundation Portrait Award © Det Nationalhistoriske Museum på Fredriksborg 2021
ISBN 978-87-93049-38-3

ISBN 978-87-93049-15-4