Torild Stray

born in Norway, live and work in Brooklyn, New York    

Education

1990/94    New York Studio School of Drawing, Painting, and Sculpture                                                             

1988/90    The Nordic School of Art, Karleby, Finland,

                    Acepted at Valand Art Academy, Gothenburg,Sweden                                                                        

1987/88    History of Art, Examen Philosophicum, University of Bergen

•          Strykejernet Art School, Oslo

One-Person Exhibitions

2008    Access, Gallery A, Oslo

2006    Transformations, Paintings, outdoor installation w sound, Galleri Langegaarden, Bergen

2005    Recent Paintings, Gallery A, Oslo

2003    Black out, Gallery A, Oslo

2002    A private viewing, Gallery 1-2-3 New York

2001    Paintings,Anna K Gallery, Gramercy Park, New York                                                                                                

             New York Metamorphosis, an instalation of a drawing, Gallery 27, Oslo

2000    Scapes from Bergen and New York, New York American Scandinavian Society,

              curated by Elfi von Kantzov                                                                                                               

1998    Floor 85 NYC, Steem Gallery,  New York                                                                                                       

1997    The Wall Gallery, New York University, New York                                                                              

1996    Paintings, Gallery Bouhlou, Bergen

Group Exhibitions

2008    1st Annual Governor's Island Art Fair, organized by 4heads Collective, NYC

             Visions of The figure :From Where We Stand, curated by Elisa Jensen,Repetti Gallery, LIC NY

             A lagetcurated by Andreas Engelstad, Gallery A,Oslo

             Eros Nocturno,curated by Roman Arbear, Jonathan Shorr Gallery,New York

2007    Things from your life, an exhibition in 3 homes curated by Kelly Adams and Paul Bloodgood

              Jackson Heights, NY

              A selection of Drawings, Soufer Gallery, New York

             Art at the Aspatuck, Exhibition and Auction,Westhampton, NY 

2006    Speed Limit, an experiment:history of Women's Art, curated by Seth Cameron,

             Redhead Project Space, New York

2004    The Phantomb Limb curated by Raul Zamudio,Gallery, Chicago

2003     Nyss -Ilumni Show curated by Bill Jensen

2002    Elisabeth Harris Gallery, Chelsea, New York, curated by Judd Tully and Karen Wilkin

              Three-person Show at Washington Art Association, Washington Depot, Connecticut

              Winter Invitational, curated by Christina Chow, Painting Center, Soho, New York

2001    Beckoning Vision, curated by Karen Wilkin, Nyss Gallery, New York                                                           

2000    World Views, Nabiso Gallery, New Jersey. An exhibition of selected artists from                                          

              the artist- in-residence program in the World Trade Center                                                                       

              Urban Realities and Fantasies, curated by Irving Sandler, Nyss Gallery,New York                                              

1999    World Views, a retrospective exhibition of selected works, the World Trade Center Plaza                  

               Presented by the Port Authority and Lower Manhattan Cultural Council

              Depiction, First Street Gallery, New York                                                                                                      

1998    Vertigo, curated by Graham Nikson, Paintings from the top of the WTC, NYSS Gallery

               The Downtown Art Exchange Show, New York

              Absolut Secret, David McKee Gallery, New York                                                                                          

1995    Transcriptions, Union College Schnectedy, New York                                                                          

1994    The Independent Biennial, Galeria en El Barrio, New York 

              The Perceptual Pursuit, Plaza Gallery, Fordham University, New York

1993    Paintings from my studio, Rose Cafe ,5th Avenue, New York

              Maxfish show at Maxfish Gallery, New York

Stipends / Awards

2006    City of Bergen, Art Stipend

2001    The Royal Norwegian Consulate General, New York

1998    Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, World  Views An Artist-in-Residence Program

              in the World Trade Center.

1995    Scandinavian Society Cultural Grant Award

1994    Sally Avery Scholarship

1993    Liv og Arnfinn Heies Fond

1993    Charles Revson Fellowship

1992    Agnes Gund Scholarship

•    New York Times Foundation

Bibliography/Reviews

2008    Aftenposten, 'Painting as Vision' interview by Erik Bjornskau

2006    Bergen Tidende, Norway,' Tankemalerier med motiver fra sjelens teater,' Review by Oystein Hauge

2003    National Public Radio,Norway, intervju ; art in NYC post 9/11

2002    NY Arts Magazine  ‘Where is (intimate) painting today’  by Robert C. Morgan.

2002    www.artcritical.com, hosted by David Cohen ‘Real Presence’  by Jock Ireland           

2001    Dagbladet Newspaper, Norway,  ‘Dystopia and Dance of Death’  Review  by Harald Floor

1998    BBC ,interviw with  selected group from the  Artist in Residence,WTC

                Norwegian broadcasting television ,a conversations with  T.Stray in  WTC studios

Selected Public and Private Collections

New York Federal Reserve Bank, New York

Grieg Holding, Norway

Stromberg Gruppen, Norway

Cathrine and Simon Mace, London

Philip Isles, New York