WHO I AM

Statement

I'm attracted by a figurative expression that I work with through photography, painting and drawing. I often use my own photographs as inspiration for my paintings and drawings.

I work out of events and social topic that touches me.

Natural and urban environment are subjects in my work.

Raised in Cologne/Germany with childhoodsummers in Northern Germany and Denmark have formed the need to move me between city and nature surroundings. This influences my visual work.

Educations, Exhibitions and more....

Artrelated education

2017

    Workshop in painting with Nirmal Singh Dhunshi, Spikkestad

2015 

    Litography Course 10 hours, Norwegian Printmakers Studio, Oslo

2013     

    Studytour to Nice, France

2012     

    Studytour to Barcelona, Spain

    Workshop in painting with Nirmal Singh Dhunshi, Oslo

2005-08

    Student at Vika Artschool, Oslo

2006       

    Course in landscape painitng at the adult education center Husum,

    Germany

1999-00

    Courses in watercolour painting by Øivind Nystrøm

1997

    Seminar "Marketing av art" by NKLF

1989-90

    Technical college of art, Cologne, Germany

Collective exhibitions

2019

    Studiofellowships exhibition, S9 Galleri, Oslo, Norway
    London Art Biennale, Chelsea Old Town hall, London, Great Britain

    Exhibition with Oslo Cameraclub, Albin Up gallery, Oslo, Norway

2018

    Group exhibition, Gagliardi Gallery, London, Stor Britania

    "Artists without borders",14th KalkKunst, Cologne, Germany

    Biennale Chianciano 2018, Chianciano Art Museum,

    Chianciano, Italy

    Exhibition with Oslo Cameraclub, Albin Up gallery, Oslo, Norway

2017

    Exhibition in Dælenenggata during Oslo Open

2016

    Artists in Dælenenggata during Oslo Open

    "Art without borders", KalkKunst, Cologne, Germany

2015    

    "Smal Works", Limner Gallery, New York, USA

    "Art without borders", KalkKunst, Cologne, Germany

2014     

    Artists in Dælenenggata during Oslo Open

    Artcom Expo International Casa do Paca, Fiqueira da Foz, Portugal

    Artcom Expo International La Coruña, Spain

    Artcom Expo International, Louvre, Paris, France

    Artcom Expo La Galleria Arteb, Bologna, Italy

    "Art without borders", Integrationcenter, Cologne, Germany

2013     

    Exhibition with Marianne Fjær and Liv Ulveng during Oslo Open

    "The Story of the Creative", New York, USA

2011-14

    several exhibitions at Steinbruddet - meetingplace forart and   

    culture, Oslo

2009-11

    "Art without borders", Kolping Hotel, Cologne, Germany

2006-08

    TSLO, Fyns udstillingsbygg for Kunst og design, Odense, Denmark

    Studentexhibitions at Vika artschool, Oslo

2005      

    "Kunst der Leser", Du-Mont Studio, Cologne, Germany

2000      

    Summerexhibition, Museumskroa Domkirkeodden, Hamar

    withThove Anseth

    Heia Hotell in Våler,Solør

    Jubilee exhibition GKF Oslo Cityhall gallery

1996-12

    several exhibitions with Groruddalen Art society, Oslo

1996-03

     several exhibitions with the paintergroup Fjøsloftet, Årvoll Gård,

     Oslo

1995

     Norwegian-German cultural circle at the German parish, Oslo

Solo exhibitions

2006   

    "Photostudy of sunflowers", KaffeKunst, Youngstorget, Oslo

2005        

    "Along the way", Deichmanske libary Majorstua, Oslo

    "A little seed", KaffeKunst, Pilestredet, Oslo

2004

    "Along the way - part 1", Deichmanske libary Stovner, Oslo

    "Along the way - part 2", Deichmanske libary Bjerke, Oslo

2002

    "The 4 seasons", Årvoll Gård, Oslo

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Background:

I was born and grew up in Germany.

In 1994 I moved to  Norway and have lived in Oslo since.

I'm educated in pedagogy, art and yoga.

From 2012-2017 I worked at a studio in Dælenengata as part of a studiofellowship. From September 2017 to Decamber 2019 the studiofellowship shared a studio in Østerdalsgata.

Membership

I'm a member of NSFF (Norwegain  Society for photography)

I participate regularly in exhibitions of the group "Künstler ohne Grenzen" in Germany.

Honors

2019

    "Special mention for excellence", London Art Biennale 2019, Chelsea

    Old town hall, London, Great Britain

2018

    "Special mention for excellence", Chianciano Biennale 2018, Chianciano 

    Art Museum, Chianciano, Italy

2014

    Bronzemedale for the painting "From Iceland", Expo International Casa

    do Paca, Fiqueira da Foz, Portugal

Miscellaneous

2018

   Oslo Open, "Open studio" at Østerdalsgate 1

2013, 2014, 2016 and 2017

    Oslo Open" Open studio" with artists in D4, Oslo

2015

    Illustration for Norwegian Sarcoidosis members magazine summer

    edition

    Illustration for Interfarm, website

2013         

    Contributed with photo to the singlecover: "Paper Sunflowers"  Luca

    Siani

2012

    Oslo culture night "Open studio" with the studio fellwoship Fjær,

    Karlsen, Langer and Ulveng

2011   

    Contributed with digitale photos to the " The Appartjik Light Space

    Modulator " at Neue National Galerie, Berlin, Tyskland

2010

    Book publication "Far away - yet close" Poems in 3 languages,book

    with photos and poems, Norwegian, German and English, Books on

    Demand, Germany