Member of the Norwegian Association for Arts and Crafts
Member of the Norwegian Visual Artists
Member of BONO: Norwegian Artists Copyright Society
Education
1995-1997 Student of Siv Asbjørnsen, Goldsmith, Arts and Crafts Artist
1998 and 1999 Student of Wilhelm Tasso Mattar, Germany/Mallorca
1991 Pedagogy
1984 - 1986 administration and management
1968 - 1971 Nursing education
Seminars and study trips:
2013 Veneziabiennale, Italy
2012 Dokumenta, D - Kassel
2011 Støpekurs for kunsthåndverkere, Norrköping - Sweden 2009 Sydney, Canberra, Central-Australia
2007 La Det Skje! -workshop, NO-KHIO
2005 Lincoln,London - England
2005 Contemporary Enameling Techniques by professor Linda Darty, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Maine, USA
2003 Tokyo,Nagoya,Kyoto,Nara - Japan
2002 Anodized Aluminum by goldsmith Maria Börjesson, Norrköping - Sweden
2002 Liquid Light by Åse Hundstad
2001 La Corte School of Arts, Italy, by professor Otto Künzli (D-Munich), Veneziabiennale
2000 Institute of Art and Design, Birmingham - England
1999 International Symposium,Barcelona - Spain
Solo Exhibitions
2020 Fra Fjerne Himmelhager - Klimafestivalen§112, Bragernes kirke, NO - Drammen
2019 Stille budbringere - galleriet Det Gule Huset, NO-Asker
2015 For Trost og Sommerfugl - Portåsen - Buskerud museums, NO-Nedre Eiker 2011 Synlig og Usynlig - Hå gamle prestegård, NO-Hå 2008 Forvandling - Kunstbanken-Hedmark Kunstsenter, NO-Hamar
2008 Nektar - Rauland kunstforening, NO-Rauland
2004 Nordnorsk Kunstnersenter, NO-Svolvær
1999 Åpne Dører - Gulden Kunstverk, NO-Steinberg
National Exhibitions, Norway:
2013 National Art Exhibition, Artists` House, Oslo
2004 Triennale 2004: Smykker,Metall og Tre - Museum of Decorative Arts and Design, Oslo
Biennale for Norske Kunsthåndverkere Sørøst-Norge
2011, 2008 - 2009 Regional Art Centre in Østfold, Vestfold, Buskerud
Norske Kunsthåndverkere Temautstilling
2010 ESSENS-Kunstbanken - Regional Art Centre in Hedmark, Hamar and Gallery Svalbard, Svalbard
Selected Group Exhibition 2022 Sommerutstilling i Tinghuset, tre utstillere - Tingsalen 2.etasje, Ebeltoft Kunstforening, Danmark
2022, 21 Julesalongen - Vestfold Kunstsenter, Tønsberg
2019,18 Sommerutstillingen - Vestfold Kunstnersenter, Tønsberg
2016 Gallery MOA, South-Korea 2016 Gallery Art Yomi, Hamamatsu, Japan 2016 Gallery CST, Tokyo, Japan 2014 De utvalgte - Gallery Gulden Kunstverk, NO-Steinberg 2014 Domain of the Material I and II - Create Space, Tokyo, Japan
2010 Sølv og Tre - NO - Kongsberg Kunstforening, NO-Kongsberg
2020,19,18,17,16,15,10,09,05,02 Regional Art Centre in Buskerud, NO-Drammen
2009 Scandinavian Reflections - Gaffa Gallery, Sydney, Australia
2008 Smycken 2008 - Svart/Vitt & Färg, Vida Museum, Sweden
2022,20,18,17,16,15,14,12,11,10,09,08,07 Novemberutstillingen Buskerud Bildende Kunstnere, NO-Drammens Museum, Lychepaviljongen
2016,15,14,13,12,11,10,09,08,07 Kunst Rett Vest - NO-The West Region
2006 Fire and Ice - Contemporary Nordic Jewelry- Gallery Objects of Desire, Louisville KY-USA
2006 Det Glittrar- VIDA museum og kunsthall, Öland-Sweden
2006 Metal Element - Beyond, touring: Takumi Studio Design Gallery, Active G, Gifu, Japan, Gallery Gac, Seoul, Syd-Korea, International Jewelry Design Exhibition-The Museum of Kyungsung University, Seoul, Syd-Korea, Shizuoka Art University Gallery, Japan
2005 - 2006 Conceptual Crafts: New Art from Norway , touring: Usher Gallery, Lincoln, Harley
Gallery, Nottingham, Gallery Oldham, Oldham, England
2005 Rings-The Nordic House, Reykjavik, Iceland
2005 Smykker Nå!-Låven, Kongsberg Kunstforening, NO-Kongsberg
2004 Schmuck aus Norwegen -Museum für Kunsthandwerk, Grassimuseum, D-Leipzig
2004 Contemporary Jewelry from Six Countries - SUDA Jewelcafe Gallery, Seoul-Korea
2004 5th Metal Element of Eight Countries 2004 , International Design Center, Nagoya, Japan
2003 The 4 times Metal Elements of Six countries 2003 - International Design Center and Gallery, Nagoya-Japan
2004-03-02-01, 00-1998-97 Buskerud Arts and Crafts, Drammens Museum ,NO-Drammen
1999 Gallery Spandow, D-Berlin
1999 Gallery Claudia Schuster,D- Kôln
1999 Gallery in Lämpäälä, Finland
Scholarships/grants
2012 - 2015 The National Work Grants, 3 years
2011 The National Art Grants - Diversestipend
2009, 2003 Travel Grant from Norwegian Association for Arts and Crafts
2007 Lydia og Harald Lyches Fond
2005 American-Scandinavian Foundation, workshop at Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Deer Isle-Maine, USA
2003 National Travel and Study Grants for Artists
2002, 2003 Governmental Funding aid for Postgraduate Art
2000 Culture grants, Buskerud county
Collections and public installations 2015 KODE - Museene for kunst, kunsthåndverk og design, NO - Bergen 2014 Create Space Gallery, Tokyo-Japan
2014 KORO - Art in public spaces / Øvre Eiker kommune, Hokksund ungdomskole, NO-Hokksund
2011 Hå gamle prestegård, Jæren Kommune - NO-Jæren
2003 Sparebanken Øst
2001 NO-Buskerud County Council
2000 NO-Øvre Eiker Town Council
Prizes
2011 The Jury`s Award, Novemberutstillingen BBK, Lychepaviljongen, NO - Drammen Museum
2008 - 2009 The Jury`s Award, Biennale Arts and Crafts 2008 Norwegian Association Sørøst-Norge
2004 Norwegian Association for Arts and Crafts NO-Buskerud Award "The Most Distinctive Work 2004"
Outlets
Buskerud Kunstsenter - Drammen ,selling my jewelry and objects from the gallery shop www.buskerudkunstsenter.no
Selling also from my workshop at Brannposten 2, 3014 Drammen, just contact me :-) mobile 95942899