Premio Combat Prize

From an early age, until I was eight years old, it was to live in a House, with an outhouse until a long wall, and a narrow,
dark passage that I had to go through before I came out to the light, and the streets, a creepy experience.
When it comes to the House, it is the light gable-end wall which turned out onto the street, that has got stuck in my memory.
Since 1991, the house has been a central motif in my works. I use the house as a form and as a metaphor of the human being and life in general.
The houses are sometimes upright, alone, strong and untouchable, fragile and vulnerable.
The House has been a key visual element of my images, and with my first house exhibition displayed in Istanbul in 1991,
The meeting between two cities, an over 25 year long House project started.

Education: The Academy of Fine Arts in Bergen and Oslo, further studies

National Academy of Fine Arts, Oslo

National College of Applied Arts and Crafts, Oslo

Hamar Art School, Hamar

Bergenholz Decorator school of Art, Oslo

The Teacher Training college of Hamar and Notodden

Memberships: The Association of Norwegian Visual Artists

 The Association of Norwegian Printmakers

The Drawing Art Association of Norway

The Association of Norwegian Painters

The visual artists of Oppland           

 

Selected individual exhibitions:

 2014  Filtvet fyr, summerexhibition 

 2013  Gallery Vulkan, Oslo, Norway

 2011  Gallery Athene, Drammen, Norway 

 2010  His Gallery, Arendal, Norway

 2009 Dei Nynorske Festspela, festival exhibitor, at the playwright Jon Fosse's 50 years anniversary                                                           

 2008 Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris, France

Potchefstroom Museum, Potchfstroom, South-Africa

Radisson SAS Hotel, Beitostølen, Norway

2007 Nord-Østerdal Museum, “Houses”

2006 Grimstad Art Society, Norway, festival exhibitor at the ”Henrik Ibsen Festival”

Galleri Dreyer, Lillehammer, festival exhibitor at the ”Litterature Festival”

2005 Hordaland International Art Centre, Bergen, Norway;

Galleri Adamstuen, Oslo, Norway   

2004 Galleri BI-Z, Kristiansand, Norway

2002, 05 Aalesund and Molde Art Society, Norway

2003-2014  Gallery Hilsen, Fagernes in Valdres, Norway

2003,09,15  Stasjonsgalleriet, Moelv, Norway           

2003 Gallery Dobag, Kristiansund N., Norway

2002 Gallery Ismene, Trondheim, Norway

Nord Trøndelag community gallery, Namsos, Norway

2000 The Association of Norwegian Drawers, Oslo, Norway

1999/2000 The Art Bank/Kunstbanken, Hamar, Norway

1996 The Norwegian Printmakers, Oslo, Norway

1987, 93 Bodø and Kristiansund Art Society, Norway

 

Selected national and international exhibitions:
  2003/1999 Schæffergården, The Foundation for Danish-Norwegian Collaboration,Denmark

2001 Vogelfrei IV-KlangARTen, Darmstadt, Germany

2000 Punkt 3 Multiple’s Magazine/Kunstpunkt, Darmstadt,Germany and Amsterdam

Punkt 3 Multiple’s Magazine/Kunstpunkt, Bureau Quatre Mains, Paris, France

1999 University Art Gallery of Namibia, Windhoek, Namibia

1998 Pleiades Gallery, New York, USA

1996 Voluptas, Statna Galeria, Banska Bystrica, Slovakia

1993, 96 Saga, Grand Palais, Cillart, Paris, France

1992 Is Bankasi Sanat Galerisi, Istanbul, Turkey

1990/91 Edition Basel, Gallery Oniris, Dijon, France

 

Selected collective and group exhibitions:

 2014 4th Lessedra International Painting&MixedMedia Competition, Sofia/Bulgaria

7 International printmaking Biennialduoro, Portugal

2013 Global Print, Douro, Portugal 

3rd Internatopnal Open SubmissionShow,Art at Wharepuke, New Zealand
  2011 I Bienal Internacional de Gravura Santos, Brazil

 2010 Triennale Européenne de l’Estampe Contemporaine, France                                               

2009 the 5^th International Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius, Lithuania

 2008 X International Engraving Biennial Caixanova, Spain

 2007  4^th Bienal Internacional de Gravura-Douro-2007, Portugal

2006 Miniature Museum of Montélimar, France

 2005 IV International Small Engraving Exhibition, Cremona, Italy

Fine Arts First International Exhibition, Gallery Olezh, Ukraine

International Print Biennial, Varna, Bulgaria                   

 2004 IV Festival Gravura EVORA, Portugal 

2003 International Graphic Art Biennial, Split, Croatia

2001, 03 Ex-Libris, Rijeka, Croatia

2001 Fourth International Miniprint Triennial, Lahti, Finland           

2000,02,04,06 Biennale Internationale d’art miniature, Salle Augustin-Chemerinc, Quebeck, Canada

2000, 03, 06 International Triennial of Graphic Art, Bitola, Macedonia

2000 Premio Leonardo Sciascia amateur d’estampes, Seconda edizione, Milano,Italy

1999 Museo de Arte Moderna, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Premio Internationale Biella Per Lincisione, Biella, Italy

Norwegian International Print Triennale, Fredrikstad, Norway

1997 International Print Triennial 97, Cracow, Polen

Miniatures, The International Print Triennale, Fredrikstad, Norway,

d’Estampe Petit Format, Le 4e Triennale Mondiale, Chamalieres, France

1996, 99 The 2^nd and 3^rd Egyptian Print Triennale, Cairo, Egypt

1996, 98 Statens Høstutstilling (National Autumn Exhibition), Oslo, Norway

1991 The Third Triennale against War, Majdanek, Polen

 

Works in collections:
Museum of Majdanek, Polen - Is Bankasi Sanat Galerisi, Istanbul, Turkey - Kunst i skolen (Art in Schools), Oslo, Norway - International Graphic Triennial, Fredrikstad, Norway - National Centre of Fine Arts, Museum of Cairo, Egypt - The National Museum of Cracow, Polen - Tulipamwe International Artist’s Workshop, Namibia - Norwegian Art Council, Oslo, Norway - Nord-Trøndelag Fylkesgalleri, Namsos, Norway - Hedmark, Oppland and Sør-Trøndelag County, Norway - Schæffergården, The Foundation for Danish-Norwegian Collaboration, Denmark -  Cremona Civic Museum, Italy  -  Engraving Museum of Douro, Portugal – Official and private collections.

 

Public Commissions:
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken/Oslo - Norske Shell - Seljelia Senter for barnevern/Gjøvik - Politihøgskolen/Sæther gård, Kongsvinger - Sanderud, Stord, Ålesund, Sørlandet and Vestfold Hospitals - Gausdal college/Gausdal - Lillehammer fylkeskommune/DnBNOR - Greverud Alders og sykehjem/Oppegård - Fagernes primary school/Fagernes – SAS Radisson Resort Hotel/Beitostølen – 1881/Otta – Nammo/Raufoss, - Stiftelsen Valdresklinikken/Aurdal, VLMS, Fagernes, and other commissions in official and private places/rooms.

                       

Grants: Working, travelling grants and artist in Residence in Norway and abroad; including

    Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris 1996/2007, France – DAAD Berlin 2002,Germany -

    New York 1998, USA,  and International Artist Workshop 1999 in Namibia. 

    Project and exhibition grants in Norway from 1985-2010, i.e. grants from Norwegian Culture Department.

Different grants from counties and communities.

 

Awards:              

2006 - Biennale Internationale d’art miniature, Salle Augustin-Chemerinc, Canada - 50 artists were selected from 600 artists, and invited to participate in Musée de la Miniature de                         Montélimar, France.  

2005 - Gold medal Fine Arts International Exhibition, Gallery "Olezh", Kiev, Ukraine

1997 - Le 4e Triennale Mondiale, “d’Estampe Petit Format”, France - “Parchemin d’Honneur sa reconnaissance”.

 

Trusts:                       

Board- and jury member in different official visual art organisations in Norway since 1990-2013.

 

Related professional experiences:
  2010-11 Visual art teacher in the Youth Culture School, Fagernes, Norway

2010,11  Project in a Kindergarten contributed by the Norwegian Culture Department.

2009,12 Teaching printmaking at Leira College, Norway

2005-06 The Norwegian Skolesekken/”School Bag” in primary school, Norway

2005 Sensor in printmaking at the Academy of Fine Arts, Bergen

1991-98 Teaching printmaking and colour in Ålesund Art School, Norway

Publications:           

1999 "Mushroms", woodcuts/mixed media, poem the mushroms by Sylvia Plath.

2002 "Et Rom-Eit Hus", portfolio, 7 lithos by ELH and 7 texts by Jon Fosse.

2005 "Blå", portfolio, 4 lithographies, 11 texts by Jon Fosse, 1 CD by Karl Seglem 1 DVD by all artists.

 2011 "Our love conquers everything", artist-book after the 22.7.2011 terror in Norway.

2013 "-say it with flowers", artist-book, digital prints and photos.