Kristina Melbø Valvik

 BIOGRAPHY

Kristina Melbø Valvik (b. 1991) is a curator, producer and dramaturg based in Bergen, Norway. She holds a MA in Theater history from the University in Bergen and graduated from MA in curatorial practice from KMD University in Bergen (2021). Kristina is part of the curatorial team at BIT Teatergarasjen. BIT Teatergarasjen co-produces and presents Norwegian and international performing arts with a specific emphasis on projects that encourage international collaboration and transcend artistic genres. Kristina started working with BIT Teatergarasjen as the curator of Prøverommet in 2016, an independent multidisciplinary nomadic gallery in Bergen. She has also been a producer and collaborator in the discourse program during BIT Teatergarasjen's biennials Meteor and Oktoberdans.

In addition she works independently with the artist Sun Phitthaya Phaefuang and academics such as Knut Ove Arntzen. She has participated in The International Studio & Curatorial Program (ISCP), New York (through Office for Contemporary Art Norway) 2019 and recently Artists in Residence at Nordic Artists’ Centre Dale (NKD) 2022.