Født: 1957 Oslo, Norway

EDUCATION
1981-83 Gravør Konlijke stempel fabriek Posthumus Amsterdam, The Netherlands
1975-80 MTS.Vakschool Schoonhoven, The Netherlands
1974-75 Oslo Yrkesskole, Gullsmedlinje, Norway

SOLO EXHIBITIONS (selection)
2019 – Galerie RA , Amsterdam
2018- Reverso Gallery ,Lisbon ,Portugal
2015 - Galerie RA, Amsterdam, / Frame 2015, Munich
2012 - Röhsska Design Museum, Gothenburg, Sweden
2011 - Lillehammer Fine Art Museum , Lillehammer ,Norway
2007 - Galerie Metal, Copenhagen
2006 - ”Making,Meaning” Unit2 gallery, London Metropolitan University, London
2006 - Galerie RA Amsterdam
2005 - National Museum ,Stockholm
2001 - Bergen Kunsthall, Bergen
1999 - Galleri Hnoss, Gøteborg
1999 - Galerie RA, Amsterdam
1998 - RAM Galleri, Oslo
1995 - RAM Galleri , Oslo
1990 - Kunstnerforbundet, Oslo

GROUP EXHIBITIONS (selection)
2016 - 40 years Galerie RA , Amsterdam
2016 - Schmuck 2016 Munich ,Germany
2015 - “The Body Alchemy” International jewllery and metall art . China Art Academi ,Hangzhou China
2014 - “SOFA ”Chigago , USA
2014 - “Collect 2014” ,New Saatchi Gallery , London ,UK
2014 - Tendenser , Momentum Galeri F15 , Moss ,Norway
2013 - “Un certain Regard” Prziosa 2013 MarinoMarini Museum ,Florence, Italy
2013 - 2015 “From the coolest corner” Nordic Jwellery , National Museum ,Oslo ,Norway ,Scandinavia ,Munich
2013 - Collect 2013 The New Sattchi gallery ,London ,UK
2013 - “Afthermath of Art Jewellery ” Vigeland Museum , Oslo ,N / Museum Wila Stuck ,Munich,D
2012 - 2013 Nordic Design Today , Traveling exhibition :Vernamo ,Reykjavik , Berlin
2012 - “Unexpected Pleasures”National Gallery of Victoria ,Melbourne ,Australia / Design Museum ,London,UK
2012 - Schmuck 2012 Munich , Germany
2009 - Schmuck 2009 Munich , Germany
2008 - Collect 2008 Victoria & Albert museum ; London ,UK
2008 - Touching Warms the Art” Museum of Contempoary Craft,Portland, USA
2007 - ”Funk Art” Galleri Drud og Køppe , Kjøbenhavn 2007 - ”Tot Inspiratie” Schoonhoven, Nederland
2007 - ”Romancing the Stone” Manchester Town Hall, England
2007 - “Hnoss 10 år” Røhska Museum ,Gøteborg,Sverige
2006 - 07 “Place(s) Think tank. Gmunden,London,Linz,Halle
2006 - ”Radiant” 30 years Galerie RA, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2006 - ”Nothing but Nine Favorites , Paltina, Stockholm
2006 - ”Challenging the Chatelaine! Design Museum ,Helsinkin, Finland
2006 - ”Collect 2006” Victoria and Albert Museum London,UK
2006 - “Schmuck 2006” Munchen ,Tyskland
2006 - Kunst RAI Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2005 - ”Proximity,The sensory and Displace,Wayne State University,Detroit,Usa
2005 - “FORM 2006”
2005 - ”Typisk Norsk” The Vigeland Museum, Oslo /Kunst Gewerbe museet Hamburg
2005 - ”International Jewellery exhibition” Gallery Szuki ,Polen
2004 - ”Scandinavian Design Beyond the Myth” vandre uts. i Europa
2004 - ”Trienalen ,Metall,Smykker ,Tre ”Kunstindustriemuseet i Oslo
2004 - ”Schmuck 2004” Munchen, Tyskland
2003 - ”Valuable Links Jewels from the OSCE-Countries Maastricht, The Netherlands
2003 - Designers Saturday , d tank, Oslo
2003 - ”Norwegian Contemporary Jewellery ” Atami Museum , Atamai ,Japan
2002 - ”Spoons” Galerie RA , Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2001 - ”2.Nordiske Smykketriennale ” Design Museum ,Gøteborg S
2001 - Schmuck 2001 Munich ,Germany
2001 - ”Masceraade” 25 jaar Galerie RA, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2000 - ”Micromegas“ Bayerische kunstfor. Munchen, Tyskland
2000 - ”Norsk kunsthåndverk jubileums utstilling” (smykker) Stavanger Kunstmuseum
2000 - ”The ego adorned“ Fabiola zaal, Antwerpen, Belgia
2000 - “Vanitas“ Kunstnerforbundet, Oslo
1999 - ”Norwegian Jewellery and Textiles National Museum of Art of Romania
1999 - ”In loco Syklys“ vandreutstilling, Risør, Kristiansand, Bergen, Trondheim
1999 - ”The Nordic Transparency 99” Stedelijk museum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
1999 - ”Ironi” Bomullsfabriken, Arendal
1998 - ”Metropolis” Kunstnerforbundet, Oslo
1998 - ”Sofa 1998”,New York , USA
1998 - “Premiere Classe”, Le - Salon International de L Accesoires de Mode, Paris
1998 - “A matter of Materials” European Jewellery, Canada , USA
1997 - “Jewellery in Past, Present, Future” Victoria Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
1997 - “Northern Jewellery” Toronto, Canada
1997 - “Schmuckzene 97” Munchen, Tyskland
1996 - ”Passion and Profession, Twintig jaar Galerie RA” Amsterdam, The Netherlands
1996 - ”Subjects” International Jewellery, Rettretti art Center, Finland
1996 - “Vormgever op locatie “ 20 jaar VES, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
1996 - “Nordiske Smykketriennale” Kunstindustrimuseene i Norden
1996 - ”Bijoux et orfevrerie de createures” Les Musees de Cagnes Sur Mer,Frankrike
1996 - ”FORM 96 ” Norsk Form, Oslo
1995 - ”Ringer FORMAT Oslo
NorArab ART EXPO The Majlis Gallery Dubai ,FAEmirater 1995
”Stilleben” Trøndelag Kunstnerseneter, Trondheim 1995
”Brytninger” Nordenfjeldske kunstindustrimuseum, Trondheim 1995
”Norske smykker” Hordaland kunstnersenter, Bergen 1995
”In Touch” Maihaugen, Lillehammer 1994
“Interaction in adorment“ Palo Alto, USA 1994
“Armringer” Kunstnerforbundet, Oslo 1994
”Spillebilder” UKS, Oslo 1993
”Joias da Norvega” Galerie Artefacto 3, Lisboa, Portugal 1991
”Øret i Fokus” Galeri Nicolai Oslo 1991
”TRIKK” Festspillene i Nord Norge, Harstad 1990
”Triennale Europeene du Bijoux ” Musee de Luxenburg, Paris, Frankrike 1990
”Jewellery and Tabels” Gallery of Functional art, Los Angeles, USA 1990
“Norske Smykken” Røhsska Konstsløydmuseum, Gøteborg 1989
”Norwegian Jewellery” vandreutstilling, Japan, Engaland, Tyskland, Skottland 1988/87
”Schmuckzene 88” Munchen, Tyskland 1988
“Made in Norway“ vandreutstilling i Nederland 1987
”Design for the Body” vandreutstilling i USA 1986
”Intermational Jewellery Art exhibition” Osaka, Tokyo, Japan 1986
“Smykker 85” Nordenfjeldske Kunstindustrimuseum, Trondheim 1985
“Uit de Kunst” Bergen Op Zoom , Neteherlands 1983
“Studio P “ Amsterdam ,Neteherlands 1982

The Annual Craft EXHIBITIONS in Norway
Norsk kunsthåndverk 84,85,86,87,88,89,91,92,93,94,95,96,97,98,99,00,01,04,08,011,014,016,017,018

PUBLIC/PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
Museum of Art and Design (MAD ) Museum , New York , USA
The Craft Museum of China Academy of Fine Art , Hangzhou ,China
Momentum / Galeri F15 Punkt Ø , Moss ,Norway
Het Stedelijk Museum ´s-Hertogenbosch , ´s-Hertogenbosch , The Netherlands
The international jewellery collection of the city of Legnica , Polen
Lillehammer Art Museum ,Lillehammer , Norway
Pinakothek der Modern , Die Neue Samlung, Munich Germany
Röhsska Design Museum ,Gothenburg,Sweden
Vitoria & Albert Museum, London, UK
Det Danske Kunstindustrimuseum, Copenhagen, Denmark
Nasjonal Museumeet, Stockholm, Sweden
Middelsbrough Institute of Modern Art, Middelsbrough, UK
Royal College of Art London, UK
Het Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Nordenfjeldske Kunstindustrimuseum,Trondheim, Norway
Vestlandske Kunstindustrimuseum, Bergen, Norway
Kunstindustrimuseet i Oslo, Norway
Design Museet Helsinki, Finland
Sørlandets Kunstmuseum, Kristiansand, Norway
Nord Norsk Kunstmuseum, Tromsø, Norway
Riksgalleriet, Norway
Pilotgalleriet, Akershus, Norway
Kunstvisitten,Akershus, Norway
Norsk Kulturråd, Norway
Fondet for Norsk Kunsthåndverk ,Norway
B. Rockerfeller Foundation, New York, USA
Alice and Louis Koch Ring Collection,Bazel, Switzerland
Telenor A/S Bergen, Norway
David Andersen A/S,Oslo, Norway
Derrez/Hoogstede, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Hellen Drutt English , Philadelphia , USA

PRIZES and AWARDS
2016 - Bayerischen Staatpreis ( Bavarian Stateprize) , Munich
2015 - Prins Eugene Medal (Given by the Swedish King : CarlXVI Gustaf )
2012 - Torsten och Wanja Söderbergs Design Award , (World largest design prize ) Gothenburg ,Sweden
2010 - “Jakob Prisen 2010” , Norsk Form Design Award
2007 - 2 pris Gullsmedforbundets Design Konkuranse
2004 - 1 pris Gullsmedforbundets Design Konkuranse
2001 - 1.Pris. NK s Jubileumsutstilling ”Trilleverk”
1997 - Merket for God Design
1996 - 1.pris Gullsmedforbundets Design Konkurranse
1995 - Kunsthåndverksprisen
1991 - 2.pris Gullsmedforbundets Design Konkurranse
1987 - 1.pris David Andersen Design Konkurranse

DESIGN COMMISIONS
2016 – trofee ” Best pizza in Norway ” Lofthus Sammvirkelag
2013- Montere /Display for nordisk smykke -utstillingen ”From the coolest corner”
2005 - 2013 Design og produksjon av display for Holberg Prisen . Bergen
2000 - Design og produksjon av lamper for NEXTRA /Telenor ,Oslo
1997 - 01 Designer for David Andersen AS Oslo
1987 - Design og Produksjon av smykker for WELLA hårprodukter A/S
1990 - Design av montere for Riksgalleriets vandreuts ”Korpus”

COMMISIONED WORK
2014 - Rasta Barnehage ,Lørenskog ,Norway
2013 - Tranen Restaurant ,Oslo
2008 - Goverment representational Buildings (press center) Oslo
2005 - Kantine Nevrosentere, St Olavs Hospital, Trondheim
1998 - Posthuset på Stord
1996 - Komunehuset i Tromsø

LECTURES
ARCO school of jewellery ,Lisbon ,Portugal 2018
“Nourishment” Zimmerhoef treffen ,Bad Rappenhau ,Tyskland 2017
“Carrying Devices and other Absurdities” SNAG ,Chicago ,USA 2014
“The weird and the Wonderful” Lecture at the Nordic embassy , Berlin 2013
The Nordic House , Reykavik ,(IS)
“Balloon voyage” Lillehammer Art Museum , Lillehammer , (N)
“Fire Engine Passing” Guest speaker at the Nordic Jewellery Symposium Helsinki ( Fin) 2009
“All about me” Lecture at the Pinakothek der Modern , Die Neue Sammlung -The International Design musum Munich (D) 2009
Middelsex Univeristy ,London 2008
Shenkar Institut of engeneering and Design , Tel-Aviv 2007
National Museet . Stockholm( intevju) med Professor Mike Press 2005
Høgskolen for Design og Kunst (HDK) Gøteborg 2003
Konstfach Stockholm 2001
Zimmer hofftreffen ,Int.smykkesyposium, Heidelberg, Tyskland 2002
Bergen Kunst hall , Crossing Borders 2001
Konferansen ”Sience and Tecnoligy in Jewellery Art 2000” Birmingham 2000
Royal Collage of Art . London 2000/2002
Rogaland Kunstmuseum 2000
Norske Kunsthåndverkere 1989
Oslo Arkitekt forening 1992
Hordaland Kunstnersenter Bergen 1995
Norges Gullsmedforbund 1997
Gerrit Rietveld Akademi Amsterdam 1998
Kunst Academie ,Utrecht, Nederland 1999

EXHIBITION ARCHITECTURE
”KHIOTIC” Student exhibition from Oslo in the Neue Sammlung ,Münich 2016
“ From the coolest corner “ Nordic Jewellery traveling exhibition 2013-2015
1. Nordiske smykke Trienale Oslo,Bergen,Trondheim 1995-96
Tone Vigelands Retrospektiv uts. Kunstindustrimuseet Oslo 1998
Tone Vigelands sep.Uts i Galleri Bolho Bergen 2000
Norske Smykker Hordaland Kunstnersenter Bergen 1995
Norske Smykker Rogaland Kunstmuseum Stavanger 2000
Tone Vigelands Skulptur /Smykkeuts. Lillehammer Kunstmuseum 2004
Utstilling Utsmykkning forslag til LOOC /WINTER O L Pressesentere LOOC Lillehammer 1993
Utstilling av LOOCS O L Fakkel Konkuranse RAM Galeri Oslo 1993
Hoved Fagutstilling (sammen med Gerd Tinglum) Kunstindustrimuseet Oslo 2004
Krysspunkt uts. Høvikodden (sammen med ark.Morten Mellegaard) 1990
Brytninger (Kunsthåndverk og Design) Nordenfjeldske Kunstindustrimuseum Trondheim 1994
Metropolis ,Kunstnerforbundet , Oslo 1996
Armeringer Kunstnerforbundet 1995

Div.VERV /ANNET
Curator for the exhibiton ”KHIO” students from the National Collage of the Arts , Oslo , Neüe Sammlüng , Münich
Initiative and curator for the project : “Aftermath of Art jewellery ”, in Oslo , Munich and Kristiansund 2013
Medlem av Innkjøpskomiteen i Norsk Kulturråd 2006-08
Medlem av innkjøpsfondet for Norsk Samtids Kunsthåndverk 2001-2005
Jury medlem i International Jewllery Competition Legnica, Polen 2004
Styreleder i RAM Galleri 1995-1999
Norske Kunsthåndverkers nationale Jury 1993-94
Rådet for Kunsthåndverk Kunstnerforbundet Oslo 1995-99
Medlem av redaksjonen i tidsskrifte Kunsthåndverk 1994-97
Styreleder i Norske Kunsthåndverks avd. Oslo
Jury medlem i den 1 . Nordiske Smykketrienale Oslo, København 1995
Prosjektleder for vandre uts. i Nederland ”Made in Norway” 1987-88
Kurator / prosjekt leder for uts. ”Norske Smykker” Rogaland Kunstmuseum 2000
Kurator /Prosjekt leder for ”Armring uts. Kunstnerforbundet , Oslo 1993
Jury medlem Norwegian Jewellery 2004
Medlem av styringsgruppa for den 1. Nordiske Smykketrienale 1994-95
Utsmyknings konsulent for L jan barne skole Oslo 2001

TEACHING
2014-2022 Senior professor at KHIO , Oslo , Norway
2003/ 2005 Guest professor at Guldsmedhøyskolen , Copenhagen
2000/ 2002 Guest professor at The Royal Collage of Art , London , UK
2001 Guest professor at HDK , Gothenburg , Sweden
2002 Tutor at Konstfack , Stockholm , Sweden
2004 Guest professor at the Shenkar University ,Tell-Aviv ,Israel
1999-2004 associate professor SHKS , Oslo ,Norway

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