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Art education
- 2020-2022 OsloMet, Visual and Performing Arts: MA Art in Society
- 2012-2013 University of Oslo, EX.PHIL.03 and The Cultural History of Museums and Collections KULH2002
- 1996-99 Winchester School of Art, University of Southampton: BA (Hons) Textile Art (with 1st)
- 1993-95 Department of Visual Art and Drama, Oslo College, Norway: National College Degree in Design and Weaving of Textiles (with 1st)
Solo shows
- 2021 GalleryGallery, Kyoto, Japan: PHOTEX. In collaboration with Jenny Rydhagen
- 2020 Trafo kunsthall, Work in Progress – Arbeid pågår
- 2012 Galleri Vanntårnet, Nesodden kunstforening: Forskyvninger (Displacements)
- 2011 Kunstbanken, Hamar: balanced-unbalanced, with Hanne Friis
- 2004 Tromsø Kunstforening, Tromsø, North of Norway: Transformers
- 2003 Hå Gamle Prestegård (Haa Old Vicarage), Stavanger, Norway: Invaders
- 2002 Maidstone Library Gallery, Kent, England: Invaders
- 2001 Norwegian Textile Artists Association, Oslo, Norway
- 1999-2000 Galleri 9.4, Ullevål Hospital, Oslo, Norway
- 1999 Galleri SkovRidder, Oslo, Norway
Selected group exhibitions
- 2022 MAC – Midland Arts Centre, UK: Red Thread
- 2020 Nesodden kunsthall: PULS
- 2018 Hydrogenfabrikken, Fredrikstad: Årsutstillingen 2018
- 2018 Wergelandshaugen, Eidsvoll: Wergelandshaugen 2018
- 2017 Røgden Bruk, Grue, Finnskogutstillingen: Det store mjuke øyeblikk
- 2017 BlankSpace Oslo, Monsters, They are among us
- 2016 Museum of Modern Art Kyoto MOMAK, Japan: The 4th Collection Gallery Exhibition 2016–17, Special Feature: Women in Creation
- 2014 Akershus kunstnersenter, Lillestrøm, Anarkistisk juleutstilling
- 2013 DKS utstillingsturné, Oppland kommune, Kunstomaten
- 2013 Den kulturelle skolesekken, utstillingsturné Oppland fylke: Kunstomaten
- 2013 Galleri Vanntårnet, Nesodden kunstforening: Kulturisten 2013
- 2012 Nagoya University of Arts and Science, Japan: Bite-Size: Miniature Textiles from Japan and the UK
- 2012 GalleryGallery, Kyoto, Japan: Bite-Size: Miniature Textiles from Japan and the UK
- 2011 DAIWA Foundation, London, UK: Bite-Size: Miniature Textiles from Japan and the UK
- 2011 Gunma Museum of Modern Art, Gunma, Japan: CULTEX
- 2010-11 The Okayama Prefectural Museum of Art, Okayama, Japan: CULTEX
- 2010 The Shetland Arts Bonhoga Gallery, Shetland, UK: Portage
- 2010 Hå Gamle Prestegård (Haa Old Vicarage), Stavanger, Norway: CULTEX
- 2010 Rugby Art Gallery and Museum, Rugby, England: CULTEX
- 2010 The HUB National Centre for Craft and Design, Lincolnshire, England: CULTEX
- 2009 The National Museum, Museum of Decorative Art and Design, Exhibition 09 Norwegian Craft
- 2009 Punkt Ø / Galleri F15, CULTEX
- 2007 National Art Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria: Art Textiles:Norway
- 2006 Museum of Foreign Art, Riga, Latvia: Art Textiles:Norway
- 2006 Drammens Museum, Lychepaviljongen, Drammen: Organiske relasjoner
- 2006 M K Ciurlionis National Museum of Art, Kaunas, Lithuania: Art Textiles: Norway
- 2005 Nottingham Castle Museum and Gallery, Nottingham, England: Reveal, Nottingham’s ContemporaryTextiles
- 2005 National Museum of Modern Art Kyoto, Japan: Through the Surface
- 2004 Nottingham Castle Museum and Gallery, Nottingham, England: Through the Surface
- 2004 Bankfield Museum, Halifax, England: Through the Surface
- 2004 Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts, Norwich, England: Through the Surface
- 2004 The Grace Barrand Design Centre, Surrey, England: Rush
- 2004 James Hockey Gallery, Surrey Institute of Art and Design, Surrey, England: Through the Surface
- 2003 Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery, Carlisle, England: Material Spaces
- 2003 Museo del Tessuto, Prato, Italy: Artist at Work: New Technology in Textile and Fibre Art
- 1999 Loading Bay Gallery, London, England: Simon Jersey Tapestry Award
- 1999 Angelus Gallery, Winchester, England: Dare
- 1998 Winchester Cathedral, Winchester, England: Visualising the Unseen II
- 1998 The Harley Gallery, Worksop, England: British Tapestry 1998
Public collections and commissions
- 2011 Mareel Arts Centre, Shetland Arts, Lerwick, Shetland: sculpture installation Shuffled Nature
- 2005 National Museum of Modern Art Kyoto, Japan
- 2004 Arts Council Norway, Norway
- 2004 Contemporary Arts Society, England
- 2000 Ullevaal University Hospital, Cancer Ward, Oslo, Norway
- 1999 Ullevaal University Hospital, Gastro Medical Ward, Oslo, Norway
- 1999 The Norwegian Cancer Registry, Norwegian Ministry of Health, Norway
Grants
- 2011 Arts Council Norway, exhibition support grant
- 2009-2012 Arts Council Norway, work grant, 3 year
- 2008 Arts Council Norway, exhibition support grant
- 2008 Norwegian Visual Artists Remuneration Fund, project support
- 2007 Norwegian Visual Artists Commission Fund, work grant, 1 year
- 2006 Norwegian Visual Artists Commission Fund, Research and development grant
- 2006 Norwegian Visual Artists Commission Fund, work grant, 1 year
- 2005 Norwegian Visual Artists Commission Fund, work grant, 1 year
- 2003 Arts Council, England:International Artist Fellowship Programme
- 2002 Arts Council Norway, work grant for young artists, 1 year
Residencies
Teaching experience
- 2003-2005 Teacher, Art Department, Sevenoaks School, Kent, England (p/t)
- 2002→ Artist’s talks and workshops, various places England, Japan and Norway
- 2002→ Guest tutor, England and Norway
- 2001-2006 Tutor/mentor (category visual art), Trafo.no
Memberships and board commitments
- Nesodden kulturråd / Nesodden Arts Council (Chairman 2022-, Board member 2021-2022)
- NBK, Norwegian Visual Artists, Norway
- NTK/Galleri SOFT, Norwegian Textile Artists, Norway (Board member 2005-2007)
- NK, Norwegian Association for Arts & Crafts
- RAM Galleri, Oslo, Norway: Board member 2007-2012