Mickael Marman (b.1983) is an artist of Norwegian and Gambian descent, currently based in Oslo and Berlin. He has his art education from the Hochschule für bildende Künste (HFBK) in Hamburg, and the Städelschule Academy of Fine Arts in Frankfurt am Main, where he studied under Michael Krebber, Josef Strau and Willem De Rooij.

Marman's artistic practice is characterized by a dynamic process involving constant reworking, layering, and deconstruction of images. His exploration of materiality is often influenced by his travels, where he collects material such as photographs and references that are integrated into his paintings. His works exist in a field of tension, resisting easy interpretation while demanding attention and engaging with questions of authenticity, image perception, and meaning-making.

In addition to his own studio practice, Marman previously ran the art nomadic project "bbberlin" and organized exhibitions in various his own domestic environment and various venues, including a solo exhibition by Merlin Carpenter - Mutiny, in collaboration with Borgenhem/Rosenhoff ( Oslo) and the group show Having a party (hope you will be there) at CFAlive in Milan. Throughout his career, Marman has had solo exhibitions at 47 Canal (2024), Damien & The Love Guru in Brussels (2020), Neuer Essener Kunstverein in Essen (2018), and Jacky Strenz in Frankfurt am Main (2016). His work has also been featured in group exhibitions such as Home Of The Brave at MMK in Frankfurt am Main (2017) and The Way Things Go Pt 3 at PS120 in Berlin (2018). In Norway, his recent solo exhibitions include Heimweh at Centralbanken/Santolarosa (2022) and Gemälde at Kunstnerforbundet (2023).

hello driver! [14.03 – 19.04.25]

Education

2017

Master of Fine Art, in the class of Michael Krebber, Städelschule, Frankfurt, Germany

2016

Meisterschule, Hochschule für Bildende Künste, Hamburg, Germany

Solo & Duo Exhibitions

2025

hello driver!, OSL contemporary, Oslo, Norway

2024

2024

zeit und gefühl, 47 Canal, New York

2023

Gemaelde, Kunstnerforbunet, Oslo, Norway

2022

KMS/ACC/FRA/TXL/CPH., presented by Bizarro, 27DAGE Art Hub Copenhagen Heimweh, Santolarosa/Centralbanken, Oslo, Norway

2021

2020

2019

Schwarzarbeit, with Stella Sieber, hosted by Mother Culture, Come Over Chez Maliks, Hamburg, Germany

Man and Sea, Damien & The Love Guru, Brussels, Belgium

Colleages, Sangt Hipolyt, Berlin

2018

Keeping Up Appearances, with Bradley Davis, Neuer Essener Kunstverein, Essen, Germany

2017

Time Delay, Bad Bentheim, Bentheim, Germany

2016

Blackberry, Jacky Strenz, Frankfurt, Germany
Mickael Marman, Johan, Frankfurt, Germany

2014

Layer, Johan Berggren Gallery, Malmö, Sweden

Group Exhibitions

2024

Jahresgaben, Hamburger Kunstverein, Hamburg, Germany
True Colors, Trautwein Herleth, Berlin, Germany

2021

Having a party (hope you will be there), hosted by Damien & The Love Guru, Conceptual Fine Arts, Milan, Italy
Salon Solaire, Sun Works, Zurich, Switzerland

2020

2020

Living As, hosted by Sangt Hipolyt, Loggia, Munich, Germany
Untitled (But Loved), Bosse & Baum, London, UK
Architecture Now, Cucina, Copenhagen, Denmark

2019

Techos y Ventana, Mexico City, Mexico
Berlin Program for Artists, Beach Office, Berlin, Germany
Olje Og Begjaer, Qb Gallery, Oslo, Norway

2018

The Way Things Go Pt 3, PS120, Berlin

2017

Home Of The Brave, MMK - Frankfurt, Germany
Die Walz 2.0, Frankfurt, Germany
Rödiger Schöttle Galerie, Munich, Germany
Core Remission, Gr-und, Berlin

2016

My Third Wish Has Always Been Three More, Infinite Berlin
More Is More, Schloss Schöngrabern, Vienna, Austria
Hoefijzerschilderij, Real Positive, Cologne, Germany
Mmmmmmmmmmmmmm, No Place, Oslo, Norway
Neolithic Graffiti, Qb Gallery, Oslo, Norway

2015

The Human Mountain (Towards the light), Edvard Munch’s Studio, Oslo, Norway

2011

Notations, Msg4, Amsterdam Word Perfect, Oslo, Norway
Slumdogs not Millionares, No Place, Oslo, Norway
Let The Luvin Take A Hold One Night Only, UKs, Oslo, Norway

2010

S.N.I.M, Podium, Oslo, Norway
Oil on Wood, Dortmund Bodega, Oslo, Norway
Higher Than Hell, Galleri Knekt, Oslo, Norway
High And Luv, Galleri Tjuvholmen, Oslo, Norway

Grants and awards

2018

Norwegian Artists Association, Working Grant

2017

Bad Bentheim Ruisdael Stipend

2016

Norwegian Cultural Department Diverse Grant for New Educated Artists

2014

Norwegian Cultural Department Diverse Grant

Publications

2021

Having a party (hope you will be there), by Olamiju Fajemisin (Contributor), edited by Mickael Marman, published by Damien & The Love Guru, Brussels, 2021

2018

Notes Towards, 2018

Press

2022

Joung, Nora, “Tribulations of a Child Actor”, Kunstkritikk, February 16, 2022

2021

Marman, Mickael, “Visitor From Another World, about Lee Scratch Perry,” Kunstkritikk, 2021 Provence SS 2021: Scandal Issue, edited by Olamiju Fajemisin, Philip Pilekjær and Tobias Kaspar

2017

Marman, Mickael, Home Of The Brave, published by MMK, Frankfurt a.M. Bibliography
“Core Remission,” AQNB, 2017