KIRSTI GROTMOL – VISUAL ART

 

 

Education as an artist:

1985-89: National College of Art, Crafts and Design , 9 semesters Oslo Norway

1989-90: Escola Superior de Belas-Artes de Lisboa Portugal

1991: Academy of  TV and Film, One year, Oslo Norway

1993-94: National College of Art, Crafts and Design, Graphic arts, 3 semesters, Oslo Norway

 

1987:

Cand. philol  - earlier Norwegian grade - coresponding to English Ph.D, Norwegian College for Teachers of Art, Oslo Norway

Subject: Masks - own artistic work with masks as object of art,  a  theoretical analysis on the   

phenomenon of masks, and an analysis of the creative process

1988: The making of leather masks in the Commedia dellarte  traditionWorkshop  Donato Sartori, Padova Italy,

1992: The making of No-masks, The Kongo No Theatre, summer -92Kyoto Japan

1997: Kyoto Seika University, Art department, Graphic Arts, autumn 97, Kyoto Japan


I also have education from the University of Oslo and The academy of Journalism Oslo Norway

Post-Education 2007-2010:  Oslo Photo Art School, Norway

 

 

 

Exhibitions / activities 2010:

Gallery Geitodden, 4 Norwegians + 1 Japanese artists, Kristiansand

Cit International des Arts, gueststudio 2 months, Paris France

Mahmoud Mokhtar Museum, The First Alexandria International Biennale for Miniature Graphics, Cairo Egypt

 

 

Solo exhibitions 2009:

The Cultural House of Brum, Norway  Solo exhibition

 

 

Collective exhibitions/ activities 2009

Gallery Kongsberg Art Association, Kongsberg  Norway

Oslo City Town hall, Jubilee exhibition The Artitss Association, Oslo

Museum  of Contemporary Ar Haikou, Haikou Kina

Art in Nature, workshop, Kjerringy Bod Norway

Art in Nature, exhibition Body Art Association Galler Black Box, Bod

Gallery BOA, Oslo

Japanese Printing Technics, workshop, Kristiansand Norway

The First Alexandrina International Biennale for Miniature Graphics, The Alexandrina Library, Alexandria Egypt



Solo exhibitions 2008:

The Danish Institute of Athens, Greece

Gallery BOA, Organisation of Artists in Oslo and Akershus, Oslo

Gallery Blaker, Stabburet, Artistss owned gallery, Brum

 

 

Activity, collective exhibitions 2008:

Museum of Contemporay Art Haikou, Haikou Kina, photo exhibition – my photo on the poster

Mocah Museum of Modern Art, photo, Haikou China

Liberia Borges Institute of Contemporary Art,photo, Guangzhouco China

International Small Print Exhibition, Nstved, Danmark

Lessedra Gallery & Art Projects, 7th Lessedra  World Art Print Annual, Sofia Bulgaria

Art Domain Gallery, Collective exhibition + Certificate of Excellence, Leipzig Germany

Included in the Book: "Whos Who in Visual Art, Vol 2008-2009, Art Domain Verlag, Leipzig

Workshop with photographer Morten Krogvold Sicily Italy

 

 

Travel Grant, Norwegian State Scholarships for Artists

 

2007 - 2010: Project Japanese Wood Block Printing, group of  8 atists investigating the technique

Support: The Foundation of Union of Graphic Artists, Gallery Eikaas,  The Museum of Sogn and Fjordane, Norway

Exhibition of this groups  work planned for 2010.


 

 

Activity 2005 - 2007:

2005: Scholarship from The Alexander S. Onassis Puble Benefit Foundation, 6 months stay in Athens

2005: Gallery Jessheim, Norway , Solo Show

2005: Internationales Begegnungszentrum, Dresden Germany 2005, Solo Show

2005: Gallery BOA, Organisation of Artists in Oslo and Akershus, Oslo Norway, collective exhibition

2006: Scholarship/travel to Bologna, International Book Fair, Norwegian Illustrators Foundation

2006: Travel grant Italy/ France, Norwegian State Scholarships for Artists

2006: Workshop, directing, Filmforum/ Actors guild, Oslo Norway

2006: Art Film festival, Wgermanska Art Hall, Tjrn Sweden

2006: Artists Projects: "The Art of Making Film on Art" Gallery KKV; Bohusln Sweden

2006: Gallery KKV, Artists Collective Work Space,  Bohusln Sweden, collective exhibition

2006: Gallery of The Drawing Art Association of Norway, 90 years anniversary, Oslo  Norway

2006:  Gallery Haugesund The Drawing Art Association of Norway, 90 years anniversary, Haugesund

2006: Guest Artist Reykjavik Iceland

2006: The Atelier of Edvard Munch, The Artists  Colony Ekely, Oslo Norway, collective exhibition

2006 & 2007: Travel grant to The Norwegian Film Festival Haugesund, Norwegian  Film Directors

2006 & 2007: Art & Craft Fair, Mandal

2007:  Gallery G, Brum

2007:  Oslo Open, supported by Oslo Citys Art Collection, Oslo

2007: Gallery G, Brum Norway

2007: Workshop Master class Morten Krogvold, photo Venezia  Italy

2007: Splitgraphic 3, International Graphic Art Biennal Split, Split Dalmatia, Croatia

 

 

Solo exhibitions till 2005:

1987: Gallery Klesgalleriet,  Masks, Oslo Norway

1989: Gallery Sankt Olav, Earth Dreams, sculptures, paintings and drawings, Oslo  Norway

1990: Gallery Off-Side, sculptures and paintings, Stockholm  Sweden

1996: Sandefjord  Art  Gallery,  paintings and lithographies , Sandefjord Norway

1997: Krager  Art Gallery, paintings and lithographies, Krager Norway

1998: s Gallery, paintings, s Norway

1999: Gallery Cit Internationale des Arts, Paris France

2000: A Photographic Journey in Latvia, Project Eidfjord/ Latvia 2000, European Cultural  

          Capital Bergen , Eidfjord  Norway

2003: Auditor General Norway, Oslo Norway

2003: The Nordic Council/ Foreningen Norden, paintings, Oslo Norway

2003: The Nordic Council/ Foreningen Norden,  photos from Latvia, Oslo Norway

2004: Gallery The Nordic Council, Paintings, Stockholm  Sweden

2005: Gallery Jessheim,  Paintings,  Norway 

2005: Internationales Begegnungszentrum, Dresden Germany

 

 

Collective exhibitions Norway :

1988: Oslo Snow-festival, ice sculpture, Oslo

1991: stlandsutstillingen /  East Norwegian Artists` Exhibition

1991: Myren Kunstverksteder /Unge Kunstneres Samfunn / Gallery of Young Artists Union , Oslo

1991: Kunstfestivalen i Lofoten - Art  Festival of Lofoten / North Norwegian Artists Union, Lofoten 

1992: Mevlana Gallery,  Oslo

1992: Art-92 Heimdalsutstillingen/ The Exhibition of Heimdal,  Trondheim

1992: Luster Art Gallery, Gaupne Sogn

1993: Gallery of The Drawing Art Association of Norway, Oslo

1993: Exhibition on the opening of  Atelier Nord Electronic Workshop, Oslo

1993: Henie Onstad Art Centre, Norwegian videos

1994: Henie Onstad Art Centre, Norwegian videos

1994: Bmlo Gallery/ National college of Art, Crafts, and Design

1994: Gallery Skysstasjonen,  Jmna, 1994

1994: Gallery of The Drawing Art Association of Norway, Oslo

1995: Molde Art Gallery, National college of Art, Crafts, and Design,  Molde

1995: Gallery Ryvarden,  Haugesund

1995: Gallery Saltstraumen, Bod

1995: stlandsutstillingen /  East Norwegian Artists` Exhibition

1996: The Association of Norwegian Sculptors, 50 years anniversary,  travelling exhibition, Oslo & Trondheim 

1997: The Goethe-Institute Oslo, 6 artists from Germany and Norway

1997: UKS, Norwegian Association of Young Artists, Project: 3x3Artist  Oslo

1997: Tanum, shop window/  Presentation of the book: Sculptures in Norway,

          The Association of Norwegian Sculptors 50 years anniversary, Oslo

1998: Namsos Art Gallery, Namsos  Trndelag

1998: 2000:The Association of Norwegian Sculptors, Oslo-area, travelling exhibition

1999: Norwegian Folk Museum/ The Goethe Institute, Photoexhibition, Oslo

1999: 150 years anniversary, ArtistsAssociation, Gallery Galtung  Oslo 

1999: H2O , Water Project, Mail Art Exhibition,  Oslo

2000:  Oslo Open, open studioes, Oslo Citys Art Collections, Oslo

2001: Stord & Bmlo Art Gallery, Sveio

2001: Rauland Art Exhibition, Rauland 2001

2001: Metro station, opening exhibition/ installation, Oslo

2002:  stlandsutstillingen /  East Norwegian Artists` Exhibition,  Fredrikstad & Tnsberg  2002

2002: Gallery of The Drawing Art Association of Norway,  Oslo

2002:  Eiker Art Gallery, Eiker

2002:  Gallery Steen, Oslo

2002: Gallery Ryvarden, Sveio

2003:  Oslo Open, open studioes, Oslo Citys Art Collections, Oslo

2003: The Nordic Countries in Focus, Foreningen Norden Abbediengen Hovedgrd Cultural Information     

          Program  for the NordicCouncil and  the Nordic Ministry Oslo

2003: Omfalos Institute for Art and Space,  supported by Oslo City, Oslo

2004:  The Art Visit, Brum Hospital, Akershus Art Centre

2004:  The Art Visit, Bus station, Akershus Art Centre, Akershus

2004:  The Norwegian Institute for Space Art, Smla

2005:  Gallery BOA, Organisation of Artists in Oslo and Akershus, Oslo

2006:  The Atelier of Edvard Munch, The Artists  Colony Ekely, Oslo

2006:  Gallery Haugesund The Drawing Art Association of Norway, 90 years anniversary, Haugesund

2006:  Gallery of The Drawing Art Association of Norway, 90 years anniversary, Oslo

2006: Art & Craft Fair, Mandal

2007: Art & Kraft Fair, Mandal

2007:  Gallery G, Brum

2007:  Oslo Open, supported by Oslo Citys Art Collection, Oslo




Collective exhibitions abroad :

1992: Nordisk Teckningstrienal / The Nordic Triennial of Black and White/ Drawing Artists,

         Skellefte and Stockholm Sweden, F15  Moss Norway and rhus Denmark

1992: La Fiesta, group work at  The TV-Academy

            Norwegian  winner to the Olympiad of Local TV, Albertville France

1992: Presentation of Norwegian Videos at Berliner Filmkunsthaus Babylon, Germany

1994: Ars Baltica, K-banan Mariestad, Skaraborg Sweden, Outdoor exhibition by Nordic  &

           Baltic Artists

1994:  Women Light up the Night International , Berlin Germany

1993 – 2000: International Mini Print Cadaques, Spania  (8 years)

                      Exhibited: Wingfield England, Girona and Barcelona Spain, Seoul Korea, 

                      Joensuu Finland, Bages  and Prades France, Cadaques, Lleida and Barcelona Spain

1995 - 1997: Remisen Brande, Artists from 10 countries:

                      Travelling exhibition Denmark 1995& 1996, 

                      Belgium 1996, Luxembourg 1997

1996:  Wimbledon England/ The Norwegian College of Art and Crafts , Wimbledon England

1997: Brnderigrden Art and Culture House, Viborg, 8 Nordic Artists, Viborg Denmark

1997: ArtistsUnion Gallery, Scandinavian and Baltic Artists, Riga Latvia

1998: The Third International Lithographic Symposium and Exhibition, The  Lithographic Academy

           Tidaholm Sweden

1999: Tallin Art Hall,  The Suitcase Project, Scandinavia &Baltic artists,  C-line Project Kotka, Tallin  Estonia

1999: Scandinavian Lithographic Art, Museum der Arbeit, Hamburg Germany 

1999: St. Petersburg,  Mukhina, Museum Academy for Art and Design, The suitcase project,   

          Scandinavia & Baltic artists,    C-line Project, St. Petersbrg  Russia

1999: Panavezys Civic Art Gallery,  International  Ceramic Exhibition, Panavezys Lithuenia

1999: Open Studio, Cit Internationale des Arts, Paris France

2000: Angekommen,  International video project 1.1.2000, Dresden  Germany

2000: Project dArt Postal, Muse Le pr aux Sculptures, St. Martins-Chateau, France

2000: Sculpture Project  2000, Borlnge Sweden

2000: The International Sculpture Quadrennial, Riga Latvia

2000: Bridge 2000 International  Exhibition, Riga Latvia

2000: Sculpture by the Sea, Sydney Australia

2001: International Small Works Exhibition

         *Gallery Agijas Sunas Riga Latvia

          *Latvian State Museum of Foreign Art, Riga Latvia

2002: Underwood Workshop Exhibition, Limoges, France

2002:  Gallery 36, Kiev Ukraina 

2002: The Tile Data Show, Part of International Ceramic Tile Triennal, Museum of Modern Art, Santo

            Domingo, Dominican Republic

2002:  The Fourth International Lithographic Symposium and Exhibition, The  Lithographic Academy

           Tidaholm Sweden

2003: Micro-Monumentalistic Sculptures,  Gallery KKV; Bohusln Sweden

2004:  Gallery KKV, Artists Collective Work Space,  Bohusln Sweden

2006:  Gallery KKV, Artists Collective Work Space,  Bohusln Sweden

2006:  Arttists Projects, KKV, Artists Collective Work Space,  Bohusln Sweden

2006:  Art Film Festival  - Wgermanska Art Hall Tjrn Sweden

2007: Splitgraphic 3, International Graphic Art Biennal Split, Split Dalmatia, Croatia



Collections:

1992: Vesterbotten  County, Sweden

1994: Skaraborg County, Sweden

1999: Panavezys Civic Art Gallery,  Panavezys Lithuenia

2000: A sculpture in the Norwegian Sculpture Park. Permanent Outdoor Exhibition

         Project with Latvian Sculptor Indulis Ranka,, Riga Latvia

2000: MacQuarie University Sculpture Park, Sydney Australia

 

 

Scholarships/ awards/ distinctions as an artist:

1987: Norsk Kulturrd/  Norwegian Cultural  Council, scholarship debut exhibition

1988: Certificate of Excellence, leading International Art Competition, Art Horizons, New York

1989: Scholarship as an artist, Norwegian State Scholarships for Artists

1989- 90: Portuguese State scholarship to study fine art in Portugal, 9 months

1992: Chunichi-Inadomi Foundation/ University of Oslo, Study of masks and art in Japan, One month

1993: Honourable mention Contest ESSO/ The Norwegioan College of Arts, Crafts and Design, Oslo

1994: Scholarship, Norsk Kulturrd/ Norwegian Culture Department& Artists Union,

1995: Artists`s Association, Travel Grant

1996: Scholarship, Norsk Kulturrd/ Norwegian Culture Department& Artists Union

1996: The Scandinavian Sasakawa Foundation, Travel Grant to Japan

1997: The Foundation Hans Hartung & Anna-Eva Bergman, Antibes France, project grant            

1997: Norwegian Departement for Foreign Affairs, support for exhibitions/ workshops

1998: DAAD, German  state travel grant

2000: Norwegian Departement for Foreign Affairs, support for exhibitions/ workshops Riga Latvia

2000: Sculpture by the Sea,  Sydney Australia, exhibition grant

2000: Astrup - Fearnley Foundation Oslo , travel grant to Sydney Australia

2005: Scholarship from The Alexander S. Onassis Puble Benefit Foundation, 6 months stay in Athens

2006: Scholarship/travel to Bologna, International Book Fair, Norwegian Illustrators Foundation

2006: Travel Grant, Norwegian State Scholarships for Artists

2006: Travel Grant to The Film Festival Haugesund Norway

2007: Travel Grant to The Film Festival Haugesund Norway

2008: Travel Grant, Norwegian State Scholarships for Artists

 

 

Honorary Post:

Member of the board of The Association of Norwegian Sculptors (NBF)  1995-97

Member of the board, Gallery of The House of Artists, Oslo  1997-98

Member of the board Kopinor  1997- 98

Member of the nomination committee  Kopinor  1999-2000

Member of the board, Gallery of The House of Artists, Oslo  2002-06

President of The Association of Norwegian Visual Artists 1997-98

President of  The Association of Norwegian Sculptors (NBF) 1997-99



Illustrations:

Book on Samic/Lapp history, Number 1 edited  1994 , First Prize 1995

Book Number 2 edited 1997



Guest-Artist/ International symposiums:

Guest- artist  The Nordic Art Union, Sveaborg Helsinki Finland, 3 months 1993

The 3. International Workshop for Artist in Brande Denmark, June -95

The 4. International Workshop for Artist  in Brande Denmark, June -96

International workshop for sculptors in Latvia, August - 97

Guest artist at the Academy of Kyoto October -97

International workshop Panavezys Lithuania-99

Cit Internationale des Arts, Paris France: Guest studio 2 months 1999

International workshop, Latvia 2000

International workshop in Riga Latvia 2001

Spirit in Natural Landscape, Workshop Smla Norway,  The Institute of Spatial Art, Art and  Architecture, 2002

Spirit in Urban Landscape,  Workshop Athens Greece,  The Institute of Spatial Art, Art and Architecture, 2002

International Workshop Paperclay, Mandal 2007

Eikaas Gallery/ Sogn og Fjordane Art Museum, workshop Japanese Wood Block Prints 2007

Workshop, Master class photography, Morten Krogvold, Italy: Venice 2007 & Sicily 2008




I also want to mention:

* Journalist / critic in Numer , 1988 -2002

   Periodical for the Union of Black and White Artists in Norway

* I was a member of The Artists Workshop Myren Kunstverksteder 1990-92

* Member of the editorial board of Billedkunsteneren ,  periodical  for

   The Association of Norwegian  Visual Artisrs 1997-98          

  * Editor of Billedkunstneren No. 1.98 & 3.98

* I was one of the founders and responsible for running Gallery III,  the gallery of

    The Association of Norwegian Sculptors (NBF) 1997-99

* Member of the jury of  art monument, Drammen 1999

* Member of the committee for the Sculpture Biennale 1999

   The Association of Norwegian Sculptors – The Stenersen Museum

* Curator/ organizer exhibition of Latvian art 

    European Cultural Capital Bergen/ Sima 2000

   Oslo City Hall 2001

    Eidfjord  1998, 1999, 2000,  2001, 2002

    Design and responsible for catalogue 2000

    Design poster 2000,  2001,  2002



Theatre:

*Masks for childrens theatre, Studenteruka, Trondheim 1987

*Member of the free professional theatre group Nova 1986-88

  Director, writer, scenography for the performance Krigersken

  Black Box Theatre, Oslo 1987

  Financial funds:  Norwegian State Support/ Norsk Kassettavgiftsfond  & City of Oslo

 

 

Teaching experience:

College, art: 79-81, 87-88, 94-97

Writer of textbook, aesthetic studies  1994



Guest lectures:

Kyoto Seika Unviversity, Department of Art, Kyoto Japan 1997

Nagoya University, Department of Art, Nagoya Japan 1997

The Sculptors Society, Sydney Australia 2000

Freia/ Kraft Food, lecture on my film "The Girl from Nordland - Model for Edvard Munch", Oslo 2007


 

TV-presentation:

TV YLE, Finnish Broadcasting Company, interview 5.9.93

TV Herning Denmark, June -95

TV Sweden, Falun September 2000

 

 

Included in books:

*"Skulptur i Norge" /Sculpture in Norway, 50 years anniversary for The Association of Norwegian Sculptors,

   Grafitti Editions, Oslo  1997

*"Tegnerforbundet 90 r"/ 90 years anniversary for The Drawing Art Association of Norway, Oslo 2006

* "Who is Who in Visual Art" Volum 2008-2009,  Art Domain Verlag, Leipzig Germany

*  "Panevezys Intenational Ceramic Symposiums. 1996 – 2006", Panevezys Litauen



Artists Union Memberships:

The Association of Norwegian  Visual Artisrs (NBK)

The Association of Norwegian Sculptors (NBF)

The Drawing Art Association of Norway (TF)

The Artist Union of Oslo (OBK)

Directors  Guild of Norway (Norwegian Filmdirectors)

The Norwegian Association for Critics of Litterature

The Norwegian Association of Critics of Theatre

International Organisation of Theatre Critics (IATC)

Association of Swedish Visual Artists

Work and live in the Artitscolony Ekely in Oslo



KIRSTI GROTMOL - FILMS ON ART

 

1:

The Girl from Nordland - Model for Edvard Munch

Documentary. 30 minutes, 1994 

Idea, manuscript and directing: Kirsti Grotmol

Made by the support of State funds.

 

Screening:

-The Norwegian Short Film Festival in Grimstad 1994

-Krager 1994

-Filmkontakt Nord/ Nordic Film Contact, Marseille 1994

 

* 4th International Art Film Biennale, Museum of Modern Art/ Centre Georges Pompidou,     

  Paris 1994

* 13th International Art Film Festival, Montreal Canada 1995

 

* NRK, Norwegian State Broadcasting Company 1994, screened 25.12.94 and 1.5.95

* SVT 2, Swedish State Broadcasting Company 1995, screened 30.12.95 and 16.1.96

 

* Art Film festival, Wgermanska Art Hall, Tjrn Sweden 2006

* Artists Projects: "The Art of Making Film on Art" Gallery KKV; Bohusln Sweden 2006

 

* Freia/ Kraft Food, Oslo 2007

 

 

2:

Documentation of  the 50 years Anniversary of

The Association of Norwegian Sculptors

The film was ordered by The Association of Norwegian Sculptors.  1996

Directing, photo, editing: Kirsti Grotmol

 

3:

"The Cathedral of Nidaros and those who made it possible"

Idea, manuscript, directing, photo: Kirsti Grotmol

Interviews with artists and artisans. 2005

 

The film is made in cooperation with The Association of Norwegian Sculptors.

The film is supported by the Norwegian Cultural Council and  the Restoration  Workshop of Nidaros  Cathedral.

 

 


KIRSTI GROTMOL  - MEDIA



Education:

- Film dramaturgy,Teachers`Training College Oslo 1973-74

- Diploma  as a critic of films, The Norwegian  Film Institute/ Cinema in Schools,73-74

- History, internmediate subject, University of Oslo 1978

- Drama, theatre and puppet-theatre, Foundation subject

   Norwegian Collage for Teachers of Art, 1978-79

- National School of Journalism,  One semester 1982

- The Academy of TV and film, One year 1991

- Academy of the Art of Writing in Hordaland, Dramaturgy for Theatre and Film,   

   Bergen,  One semester, 1992

 

 

The State Centre for Study of Film, Oslo:

- Directing the Documentary 3 months 1991/92

  Leader: Michael Rabiger, Director of The Documentary Centre, Colombia College Chicago

- Documentary-Filming, Seminar with American Film-Director Christine Choy, March 93

- Seminar with Russsian- American Film Director Andrei Mihkalkov-Konchalovsky,

  June -93

- Film Music, Seminar with Italian Composer Nicola Piovani, November -93

- Lightsworks, Film- Editing, May -95

- International Co-Production & Pitching, Workshop with  John Marshall, England and         

  Sibylle Kurz, Germany, November -96

- European Storytellers, Stockholm,  October -98

- Final Cut Pro, film-editing, April 2001

- Writing for film, Workshop, Psychiatrist  S. Stubsjen, 2002

- Documentary Film: Seminar research and ideas, Gavin MacFayden, 2002

- Workshop, directing, Filmforum/ Actors guild 2006


 

Courses,  travels:

- LInstitute National d`Education populaire

  International workshop in puppet-theatre

  Invitation from Ministere des Relations Exterieur Francais

   supported by Royal Ministery of Foreign Affairs Norway,

  1 month 1981

- Diploma in mask-making. Production of leather masks in the original Commedia dellArte tradition  Italy

  1 month, Padova 1988. Supervisor: sculptor and mask-maker Donato Sartori, Museo Vivente della Maschera

- Japanese No-Theatre,  1 month, The Kongo No Theatre, Kyoto 1992

  Travel grant from the University of Oslo/ Chunichi Inadomi Foundation

- Representative for The Norwegian Organisation of Theatre Critics at

  The International Theatre Festivals in Poland  1985 and Finland 1991

- Invited by cultural authorities  the Theatre Festival in Pilzen Tsjekia 1994& 1996

- Invited to Seminar for Theatre Critics in Gdansk, Poland 1996

 

 

Scholarships:

- State award as a critic of literature 1984

- Travel grants  from The Nordic Union to

   Sweden 1983, Finland 1984,  Iceland  1988, Sweden 1992

-  University of Oslo/ The Writers`  Union  award as a writer 1993

-The Troll-Foundation: Grant to travel to the Women FilmsFestival at Creteil- 94

-The Troll Foundation:  Grant to  introduce my film The Girl from Nordland at the 4th  

  Biennale International du Film sur lArt, Paris –94

 -The Norwegian Short Film Foundation to present my film The Girl from Nordland     

  at the 13th International Art Film Festival, Montreal Canada -95

-The Troll Foundation: Grant to study films on art in the Louvre Paris, 1997


 

Journalistic Experiences:

-Journalism: Freelance since 1979

-Critic of litterature and theatre 1979 - 82, and 1988

-Editor: Profil cultural periodical 1982-84

-Editor: Kvinnejournalen , womens  periodical 1984

-Member of the editorial board of Billedkunsrtneren,

  periodical  for The Association of Norwegian  Visual Artists  (NBK) 1997-98

-Articles and critic in Numer, periodical for The Drawing Art Association of Norway since 1988, and I still do