Bjørn Melhus

German | 1966

Bjørn Melhus is a German Postwar & Contemporary artist who was born in 1966. The maker's first piece to be offered at auction was "U-MAN" at Van Ham Fine Art Auctions in 2025.Numerous key galleries and museums such as Staatsgalerie Stuttgart have featured Bjørn Melhus's work in the past.

Bjørn Melhus in the news

Bjørn Melhus has been featured in articles for Art Viewer, East Topics and ArtDaily. The most recent article is A Conversation with Olga Shishko written for Contemporary Art Issue in March 2026.

Artist's alternative names: Bjorn Melhus

At Auction

Notable Lots

U-MAN , 2000–02

By Bjørn Melhus

+586%

above mid-estimate

Recent Auction Results

U-MAN , 2000–02

By Bjørn Melhus

+586%

above mid-estimate

Van Ham Fine Art Auctions

Past Exhibitions

Bells and Cannons. Contemporary Art in the Face of Militarisation

Contemporary Art Centre (CAC) Vilnius

Vilnius | Lithuania

Oct 16, 2025 - Mar 01, 2026

Daejeon Art and Science Biennale 2024

DMA, Daejeon Museum of Art

Daejeon | South Korea

Oct 25, 2024 - Feb 02, 2025

Summer of the Arts

Staatsgalerie Stuttgart

Stuttgart | Germany

Jul 19, 2024 - Jan 26, 2025

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Articles

A Conversation with Olga Shishko

Contemporary Art Issue Mar 11, 2026

Digital art is no longer the new kid at the party pretending to belong. It has been around for decades, built through waves of experimentation, from the early machine logic of Harold Cohen’s AARON to the web art of JODI, video environments, interactive installations.

Bells and Cannons. Contemporary Art in the Face of Militarisation at Contemporary Art Centre, Vilnius

Art Viewer Jan 21, 2026

The international group exhibition ‘Bells and Cannons’ presents different strategies used by contemporary artists in the face of militarisation.

Group show at CAC

East Topics Jan 21, 2026

The international group exhibition ‘Bells and Cannons’ presents different strategies used by contemporary artists in the face of militarisation.

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