Born 1955 in Karmøy, Norway. Lives and works in Oslo and Halden
Education
1986 Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux-Arts (atelier P. Mattey), Paris, France
1981-85 Academy of Fine Arts, Bergen, Norway
1976-81 Bergen Academy of Art and Design, Bergen, Norway
Selected solo exhibitions
2024 Buer gallery, Oslo, Norway
2022 Buer Gallery, Oslo, Norway
2019 Akershus kunstsenter, Norway
2015 Haugesund Billedgalleri, Norway
2015 Lynx, Oslo, Norway
2010 Galleri LNM, Oslo, Norway
2004 Galleri JMS, Oslo, Norway
2002 Kunstnerforbundet, Oslo, Norway
2001 Oslo Kunstforening, Oslo, Norway
1999 Akershus Kunstsenter, Lillestrøm, Norway
1999 Stavanger kunstforening, Stavanger, Norway
1998 Galleri LNM, Oslo, Norway
1995 Unge Kunstneres Samfund, Oslo, Norway
1993 Stavanger kunstforening, Stavanger, Norway
1993 Ålesund kunstforening, Ålesund, Norway
1989 Haugesund kunstforening, Haugesund, Norway
Selected group exhibitions
2024 Who is the artist? Buer Gallery, Oslo, Norway
2023 Konstallasjoner Noel, Buer gallery, Oslo, Norway
2023 PAVILJONG 1, Hvervenbukta, Norway
2023 Patrick Huse Studio Gallery, Vinstra, Norway
2023 Mellom sort og hvitt, Buer gallery, Oslo, Norway
2023 Konstallasjoner Pudder, Buer gallery, Oslo, Norway
2022 Summersault, Buer Gallery, Oslo, Norway
2021 Who is the artist? Buer Gallery, Oslo, Norway
2021-2020 Fundacao D. Luis, Centro Cultural de Cascais, Cascais, Portugal
2020 Kunstnernes hus, Høstutstillingen, Oslo, Norway
2020 Kunstbanken Hedmark Kunstsenter, Østlandsutstillingen, Norway
2020 Buskerud Kunstsenter, Østlandsutstillingen, Norway
2020 Østfold kunstsenter, Østlandsutstillingen, Norway
2019 Trondheim Kunstforening, Trondheim, Norway
2019 Akershus kunstsenter, Akerhus, Norway
2018 Bærum kunsthall, Bærum, Norway
2018 Bryne kunstforening, Norway
2015 Lynx (curator Josefine Lyche), Oslo, Norway
2013 Haugesund kunstforening, Haugesund, Norway
2012 Tromsø Kunstforening, Tromsø, Norway
2012 Tromsø Center for Contemporary Art, Norway
2011 Zoellner Arts Center, PA (curator Ricardo Viera), USA
2011 1857, Oslo, Norway
2010 Snowball Edition, website (curator Yngvar Larsen), Oslo, Norway
2010 The National Museum of Art, Oslo, Norway
2010 Galleri LNM, Oslo, Norway
2008 -09 Kontakt Bratislava Slovakia, Rådhusgalleriet, Oslo, Norway
1996 -97 -98 -99 -08 Høstutstillingen, Oslo, Norway
2008 Galleri F15, Moss, Norway
2007 The National Museum of Art, Oslo, Norway
2006 Akershus Kunstsenter, Lillestrøm, Norway
2002 Konkret, Lillehammer, Trondheim og Bergen kunstmuseum (KODE), Norway
1998 LNM, Oslo, Norway
1997 Gøteborg Konstmuseum, Gøteborg, Sweden
1996 -97 -98 Jeune peinture, Paris, France
1997 Curiositè, Espace Paul Ricard, Paris, France
1994 Northlands, Swanson Gallery, Thurso, Scotland (UKS)
1993 – 96 Østlandsutstillingen, Norway
1985 – 91 -96 – 97 – 98 Vestlandsutstillingen, Norway
Selected public collections/commissions
2024 SNR, Sjukehuset Nordmøre og Romsdal, Commission
2022 The City of Oslo Art Collection / Oslo Kommunes Kunstsamling, Norway, Collection
2021 Fundacao D. Luis, Centro Cultural de Cascais, Cascais, Portugal, Collection
2018 MH2 University of Tromsø, Norway, Commission
2017 Ephemerality, Bergen Academy of Art and Design, Bergen, Norway, Commission
2014 Amalie Skrams VGS Bergen, Norway, Commission
2011 LUAG Collection, Lehigh University Art Galleries PA, USA, Collection
2009 Karmøy kommune, Norway, Commission
2007 University of Oslo, The Department of Psychology, Norway, Commission
2002 The National Museum of Art, Oslo, Norway, Collection
2002 Bygdøy skole, Norway, Commission
1997 Abildsø skole, Oslokommunes kunstsamling, Norway, Collection
1989 Aker Stord, Norway, Collection
1988 Statoil Gullfaks C, Norway, Collection
Grants and residencies
Since 2008 Guaranteed income / garantiinntekt, Statens kunstnerstipend
1996 - 00 – 01 - 02 – 03 – 04 – 05 – 06 – 07 Grants, BKV (Bildende Kunstneres Vederlagsfond)
1994 – 07 Grant, The Ingrid Lindbäk Langaard foundation
1999 Residency, Tallin, Estonia (NIFCA: Nordic Institute for Contempory Art)
1997 – 99 Grant, BHK (Bildene Kunstneres Hjelpefond). Three year working grant
1985 - 92 Based in Paris, France
1985 French travel grant
1983 Residency, Tuscany, Italy, Europareise (Academy of Fine Arts, Bergen)
1982 Residency, New York
1976 Residency, Warsaw (Academy of Fine Arts, Bergen)
Curatorial projects
2008 Curator Jubileumsutstilling, LNM, Stenersen museum, Oslo, Norway
2005 Curator Vestlandsutstillingen VU 2006, Norway
Other
Since 2007 Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Associate Professor Visual Arts
2002-2018 Bergen School of Architecture, Guest Teacher
2004-07 Chairman, board member 00-02, LNM (Landsforeningen norske malere)
2007-08 Board member, Kunstnerisk, Pilotgalleriet, Akershus kunstsenter, Lillestrøm
2001 Nominated Carnegie Art Award