AAAAAAAA

Olaf Val

Geb. 1968 in Hanau, Germany

Studies:
1995 - 2000 Art Academa Kassel.
2000 - 2003 Academy of Media Arts, Cologne

Teaching experience:
2005 - 2009 Artistic and Academic Staff, Art Academy Kassel
2005 "Pervormative Devices", Merz Akademie, Stuttgart

Scholaship:
1997 - 2003 Cusanuswerke, Bonn
2004 - 2005 Meistermann Award, Bonn

Awards:
1996 "Spurensicherung", Art School Kassel
1997 "Dr. Wolfgang Zippel Donation", Kassel
2003 "Medienkunst Förderpreis NRW", Düsseldorf
2005 "Miller und Partner Preis", Stuttgart

Exhibition Project:
2002 "Get High", Galerie Projecktraum, Cologne

Workshop Projects:
2003 "Gameboy-Werkstatt", Workshop, Games/Hartware, Dortmund
2005 "Media Art Biennale" Seoul Museum of Art, Media_city, Seoul
2005 "18 Stuttgarter Filmwinter", Württembergischer Kunstverein, Stuttgart
2006 "Jugendforum NRW", Workshop, Cologne
2007 "Game Kit Workshop", Communication Museum, Frankfur Main
2007 "Phänomenale", Phäno, Wolfsburg
2007 "Mignon Game Kit", Workshop, Hartware Medien Kunst Verein, Dortmund
2007 "Game Boy Marke Eigenbau", Communication Museum, Bern, Switzerland
2007 "Game Boy Marke Eigenbau", Plug In, Basel, Switzerland
2007 "Game Boy Marke Eigenbau", Walcheturm, Zürich, Switzerland
2008 "MIGNON GAME KIT Werkstatt", Workshop, Hartware Medien Kunst Verein, Dortmund
2008 "Game Kit 2.0 Workshop", Plug In, Basel, Switzerland
2008 "Game Kit 2.0 Workshop", Walcheturm, Zürich, Switzerland
2008 "Mignon Game Kit Workshop", 25C3, CCC, Berlin

Performances:
1999 "Crisp-Club", ARM, Kassel
2000 "B-Day", Stammheim, Kassel
2000 "digital arena", Khs, Kassel (link)
2002 "Late Lounge", d-base, Kassel
2007 "How to make iron out of gold" Piksel Festival, with xxxxx, Roman Kirschner and Yunchul Kim, Bergen, Norway

Exhibitions in public space:
2000 "Phänomenta", Kurfürsten Galerie, Kassel
2001 "Flora Medialis", Flora, Cologne
2003 "Weltkindertag", Computerspielemuseum, Berlin
2006 "Artspace", Kindermuseum, Stuttgart

Art in construction:
2004 "Display 2", BBK Health insurance scheme , Bochum

Single Exhibitions:
1997 "Öffentliche Fläche", Gallerie Stellwerk, Kassel
2002 "Foliencollection", Galerie Projektraum, Cologne
2004 "Living In A Box", Kunstverein Bochum
2008 "Monkey_Up", Plug In, Basel, Switzerland
2009 "Ich bin ein Anderes", Stiftung Starke, Berlin

Group Exhibitions:
1995 "Dem Herkules zu Füssen", Museum Fridericianum, Kassel
1996 "13. Dokumentarfilm- und Videofest", Filmladen, Kassel
1998 "Das Verschwinden der Kunst.. ", Kasseler Kunstverein
1998 "VideoBaustelle", Hessischer Rundfunk, Frankfurt / Main
1998 "Verschaltungs Kunst", Hansahaus Kassel
1998 "COMTECart", Comtec, Dresden
1999 "Chronos & Kairos", Museum Fridericianum, Kassel
2002 "Unplugged", Ars Electronica, Linz, Austria
2003 "Genie GS-3246", Oktagon, Dresden
2003 "Games", Hartware, Dortmund
2003 "Bingo", Art Cologne, Cologne
2003 "Games Conference", LEVEL UP, Utrecht, Netherlands
2004 "DETOX", Grenslandmuseet & Malmaklang, Kirkenes
2004 "DETOX", Trondhjems Kunstforening, Trondheim
2004 "DETOX", Sörlandets Kunstmuseum & Quart04, Kristiansand
2004 "DETOX", Tou Scene & Rogaland Kunstsenter, Stavanger
2004 "DETOX", Telemarksgalleriet, Notodden
2004 "DETOX", Bergen Kunsthall & Landmark, Bergen
2004 "Transmitter", European Media Art Festival, Osnabrück
2004 "University of the Street", c/o-pop, Cologne
2004 "ALT+CTRL", Festival, Irvine, California
2004 "MuseumN8", Montevideo, Amsterdam
2005 "18 Stuttgarter Filmwinter" Württembergischer Kunstverein und Wand5 e.V. Stuttgart
2006 "PONG.mythos", Computer Game Museum, WKV, Stuttgart
2006 "PONG.mythos", Computer Game Museum, Games Convention, Leipzig
2006 "Next Level", Kunstverein Wolfsburg
2007 "PONG.mythos", Computer Game Museum, Communication Museum, Frankfurt Main
2007 "PONG.mythos", Computer Game Museum, Kornhausforum, Bern
2007 "beidseitig", Gallery König, Hanau
2007 "Art for Fun", Foundation "SA NOSTRA", Casal Solleric, Mallorca, Spain
2009 "Gemeinsam in die Zukunft", Frankfurter Kunstverein
2009 "Monitoring", 26. Dokfest, Kassel
2009 "eArts Beyond", Shanghai, China

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