Premio Combat Prize

Night House is a series of lithographic works exploring my inner landscapes./
Education as an artist
1985-89: National College of Art, Crafts and Design , 9 semesters Oslo Norway
1989-90: Escola Superior de Belas-Artes de Lisboa Portugal
1991: Academy of TV and Film, One year, Oslo Norway
1993-94: National College of Art, Crafts and Design, Graphic arts, 3 semesters, Oslo Norway
1987: Cand. phil. -Norwegian College for Teachers of Art, Oslo Norway
Subject: Masks - own artistic work with masks as object of art, a theoretical analysis on the
phenomenon of masks, and an analysis of the creative process
Cand.Phil. = earlier Norwegian University Degree of Theory&Artistic practice, corresponding to an English Ph.D today
The degree is based upon 7 (5+2) years of studies at University level
1988: The making of leather masks in the Commedia dell´arte traditionWorkshop Donato Sartori, Padova Italy,
1992: The making of No-masks, The Kongo No Theatre, one month 92, Kyoto Japan
1997: Kyoto Seika University, Art department, Graphic Arts, one month 97, Kyoto Japan
2007-2010: Oslo Photo Art School, Norway
I also have education from the University of Oslo, The Academy of writers/ drama of Bergen, The academy of Journalism Oslo - Norway
2016 planned activities:
Biennale International des Fibres et du Papier, Museum of World Religions, Taipei Taiwan
Douro Biennal, Douro Portugal
Amateras Paper Art Festival, Sofia Bulgaria
Huntenkunst, Ulft, Netherlands
The Luminous Within - Americas, Iapma 30 years Anniversary, touring exhibition in the Americas
Gallery TF, 100 years anniversary for the Drawing Artists Association, juried members exhibition, Oslo
Gallery Oslo City Hall, The Artists Association member exhibition, Oslo
Nominee Palm Art Award, Art Domain Group, Leipzig Germany
The Know Art Project, Global Images of US Women, Slippery Rock University, USA
2015 Soloshow:
Risør Kunstpark, Risør International Chambermusic Festival, Risør Norway
Dubrovnic Art Centre, Anna Lind stiftelsen, Art Workshop Lazareti, Croatia
2015 Biennaler
Biennale, New Brewery Art Centre, Cirencester Gloucestershire, England
The Bienniale will travel to France 2015, Taiwan 2016
International Paper Art Bienniale, Sofia Bulgaria
2nd. International Paper Bienniale, ”Pulp and Fiction”, The Negev Museum, The Trumpeldor Gallery Art Center of the Ben-Gurion Beer-Sheva and the Negev Artits´House, Beer-Sheva Israel
2015 Exhibitions abroad
Awagami International Print Exhibition, Tokushima, Japan
The Redland Art Gallery, Cleveland Australia
Academy Library Gallery, Australian Defence Force Academy, Canberra Australia
Library Thoughts, Budapest Hungary
The Know Art Project, Global Images of US Women, Slippery Rock University, USA
Global Print, Douro Portugal
7th International Lithographic Symposium Tidaholm Sverige
Doris Rüstig Ladewig Stiftung, Kieler – Frieden Tapestry, collective work, Tyskland
Nominee Palm Art Award, Art Domain Group, Leipzig Tyskland
2015 International Project : Wroclaw - Oslo
Project: ”Yiddish between Norway and Poland, workshop inWroclaw Polen,
The Bente Kahan Foundation, Oslo Jewish Museum, The Centre for Holocaust and Religious Minorities, The Jewish Cultural Festival in Trondheim, Franzisca Aarflot Productions
Supported by: EEA grants (Lichtentein, Iceland, Norway), Polish Cultural funds
Exhibition in
The White Stork Synagogue, Wroclaw Poland
The Holocaust Centre Oslo – Centre, Oslo
2015 International Project, Croatia
Solo show: Dubrovnic Art Centre, The Anna Lind Foundation, Art Workshop Lazareti, Croatia
Presentation of my art work, Conference ”Urban Culture at the Crossroads”” and ”Conflicting Systems” at IUC (International University Centre), Dubrovnic Croatia
2015 Exhibitions Norway
Oslo Open
CAN, Concerned Artist Norway, Kulturhuset og Galleri ROM, Oslo
Internasjonal Retrospective exhibition about Land Art on Kjerringøy, Bodø Kunstforening
Ekely Artists Colony, Munch Studio at Ekely, The Munch Museum, Oslo
2015 Honorable Mention:
Awagami International Print Exhibition, Tokushima, Japan
2015 Filmscreening
My film ”The Girl form Nordland. Model for Edvard Munch” shown in the daily Film program in The Munch Museum in 2015
2014 – 2015: Prize and exhibition:
1. Prize Art Competition, ”The Art of Falling Out”, Oslo
Gallery Oslo Town Hall, selected Artists from the Competition, Oslo
2014 Exhibition, abroad
Sixth International Biennial for the Artist´s Book, The Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria Egypt
7th Biennial Douru, Graphic Arts, International exhibition and workshop, Alijo Portugal
International exhibition and workshop, Pavlikenie Contemporary Art Gallery & Amateras Foundation, Bulgaria
Gallery Resonance, From 100 Ateliers, Plovdiv Bulgaria
Amateras International Paper Art Festival Sofia Bulgaria
Gallery Lessedra, Featured artist, Sofia Bulgaria
Group show, Gallery Epsilon, Loutraki Greece
Gallery Epsilon, Art Festival, Loutraki Greece
10th International Biennial Contemporary Textile Art, Scythia, Kherson Ukraina
International Paper Art Exhibition, Fabriano Italy
International Art Festival, Kerteminde Danmark
Kieler Frieden, Kiel Project Peace, BBK Schleswig Holstein, Kiel Germany
International Artists Book Exhibition, The Redland Art Museum, Cleveland Australia
International Mokuhanga Exhibition, Chinretsukan Gallery, Geijutsu Daikagu/Tokyo University of the Arts Tokyo Japan
2014 Exhibition, Norway
The Munch Museum, Screening of my Film: ”The Girl from Nordland, Modell for Edvard Munch”. Edvard Munchs Winter Studio, Oslo
Maidans, Lørenskog dancefestival, cooperation Kieler Frieden
Gallery of The Drawing Art Association of Norway (TF), Oslo
The Art Centre, Akershus Lilestrøm
2013 Solo Exhibitions
Galerie du Colombier, Paris France
Gallery Epsilon, Loutraki Greece
Gallery Hønse-Lovisas Hus, Oslo Norway
The Town Hall Gallery, Oslo Norway, supported by the Norwegian Artists Foundation
2013 Biennial &Group Exhibitions
International Biennial Paper Art ,Sofia Bulgaria
Annual Paper Art Fest, Sofia Bulgaria
Contemporary Mini Print of Kazanlak, Bulgaria
International Hand Made Paper Art Exhibition, Lithuanian Artists´Association Gallery Arka, Vilnius Lithuania
Global Print, Alijo Portugal
Art Festival, Gallery Epsilon, Loutraki Greece
Herbstsalong, Gallery Artlantis, Bad Homburg Frankfurt Germany
The Town Hall Gallery, The Norwegian Association of Artists, Collective exhibition, Oslo
The Munch Museum, 150 years anniversary. Screening of my Film: ”Nordlandspiken, Modell for Edvard Munch”. Edvard Munchs Studio at Ekely, Oslo
Edvard Munchs Winter Studio, Jubilee exhibition, The Artists´Colony at Ekely, Oslo
Gallery Heer, The Association of Norwegian Sculptors (NBF), Oslo
Gallery of The Drawing Art Association of Norway (TF), Oslo
2012 – Group Exhibitions
International Art festival, Kerteminde Denmark
Lessedra 11th World Art Print, Sofia Bulgaria
Amateras International Paper Art Exhibition, Sofia Bulgaria
International Triennial of Graphic Art, Bitola Macedonia
Gallery KKV, The Artists Collective workshop, Bohunslän Sweden
Galley Magu, Hällefors Sweden
Kitzbühel, Künstnergilde , Austria
2nd International Print Exhibition, Fushun China
MNNK Intrenational Residency & exhibition , Rebild Denmark
Norwegian Sculptors´Association, Oslo
The Association of Norwegian Drawing Artists, Oslo
Book cover 2012:
Herbjørg Wassmo: The seventh Meeting”, Bulgarian tradition, Supported by Norwegian Art Foundation/Norla
2012 - Solo Exhibition
Gallery Odonata Fornebu Oslo, in November
2011 - Solo Exhibitions
The National Gallery, Sofia Bulgaria
In cooperation with the Royal Norwegian Embassy
Supported by the Norwegian Artists Foundation
Gallery BOA, the Project Room, Photographic project, Oslo Norway
Supported by the Norwegian Artists Foundation & The Norwegian Cultural Council
2011 - Group Exhibitions
*The Second Alexandria International Biennale for Miniature Graphics, The Art Centre of the Alexandrina Library,
Alexandria Egypt
* International Woodblock Print, Kyoto Japan
*Jenö Art Gallery, regional Museum, Sfintu Gheorghe, Romania
*Ekaterinburg Art Fesival, International Travelling Exhibition, start Moscow Russia
*Lessedra International Small Painting Exhibition, Sofia Bulgaria
*Gallery Hagman, Group show, Stockholm Sweden
*Espace Culturel Bertin Poirée, 14 artists from 14 countries, The Association Kulturelle Franco-Japonaise de Tenri,
Paris Frankrike
*Invited for a residency at Camac Centre of the Arts, Marnay-sur-Seine France
*Cité International des Arts, residency 3 + 2 months, Paris France
*Open Studio Exhibition, Cité International des Arts, Paris
*P&P , Atits, meeting, Cité International des Arts, Paris
*The Town Hall Gallery, The Norwegian Association of Artists, Collective exhibition, Oslo Norway
*Nord-Trøndelags Fylkesgalleri, Regional Museum Norway
2010 - Exhibitions/activities
Mahmoud Moktar Museum, The First Alexandria International Biennale Miniature Graphics, Cairo Egypt
The Day of Photography, Juryed Photo Exhibition, Preuss Museum of Photography, Norway
Gallery Lessedra, Sofia Bulgaria
Gallery Geitodden, Kristiansand
Cité International des Arts, Residency , Paris France
”Crossing Tracks” International Artists Symposium, Sweden
”Crossing Track” The Nordic Gallery, Årjäng Sweden
Edvard Munch´s Studio, Ekely Oslo, Irish artist Elizabeth Cope with 3 Norwegians
Screening of the film ”The Girl from Nordland. Modell for Edvard Munch”, Kilkenny Arts Festival Ireland
Collective exhibition, Kilkeny Ars Festival, Ireland
Palm Art International Painting Competition, Leipzig Germany
Post-Education/scholarship Swedish Artists union
2009 - Solo exhibition
The Cultural House of Bærum, Norway Solo exhibition
2009 - Collective exhibitions
The First Alexandria International Biennale for Miniature Graphics, The Alexandrina Library, Alexandria Egypt
Museum of Contemporary Art Haikou, Haikou Kina
Gallery Kongsberg Art Association, Komgsberg Norway
Oslo City Town hall, Jubilee exhibition The Artits´s Association, Oslo Norway
Art in Nature, workshop, Art Project in Nature at Kjerringøy Bodø Norway
Gallery Blach Box, Art in Nature, exhibition/ photos, Bodø Norway
Workshop Japanese Wood Block Printing, Kristiansand Norway
Gallery BOA, Oslo Norway
2008 - Solo exhibitions
The Danish Institute of Athens, Greece, Solo exhibition, collaboration with The Norwegian Embassy at Athens
Gallery BOA, Organisation of Artists in Oslo and Akershus, Oslo
Gallery Blaker, Stabburet, Artists´s owned gallery, Bærum,
2008 - Collective exhibitions, activities
Museum of Contemporay Art Haikou, Haikou Kina, collective photo exhibition – my photo on the poster
Mocah Museum of Modern Art, Haikou China, collective exhibition
Liberia Borges Institute of Contemporary Art, Guangzhouco China, collective exhibition
International Small Print Exhibition, Collective exhibition, Næstved, Danmark
Lessedra Gallery & Art Projects, 7th Lessedra World Art Print Annual, Sofia Bulgaria
Art Domain Gallery, Collective exhibition Leipzig Germany
Certificate of Excellence, Leipzig Germany
Included in the Book: ”Who´s Who in Visual Art, Vol 2008-2009, Art Domain Verlag, Leipzig
Workshop with Photographer Morten Krogvold, Sicily Italy
Project Japanese Wood Block Printing,
Support: The Foundation of Union of Graphic Artists, Gallery Eikaas, Museum of Sogn and Fjordane, Norway
Travel Grant, Norwegian State Scholarships for Artists
1987 – 2007
15 Solo exhibition
53 Collective exhibitions Norway
43 Collective exhibitions abroad