Education: 1977 Eksamen Artium, Oslo, NO (College degree) 1979 School of Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA, USA 1980-1984 Norwegian State Art Academy, Oslo, NO
Solo & Group Juried Exhibitions (Selected):
2021 "Portrait Now 2021" The Carlsberg Portrait Award. Frederiksborg Castle, Denmark. The Ljungberg Museum. Sweden
2020 "The Last Letter" Aqua Graphite and Sepia Watercolour Version. The Sunday Times Watercolour Competition. Willis Museum and Sainsbury Gallery. Basingstoke. UK.
2019 "Portrait Now 2019" Group Exhibition; "Rich man, poor man, beggar man". Frederiksborg Castle, Denmark and The Ljungberg Museum, Sweden
2018 Solo exhibition through The Gallery LightSpace & Time at Artsy.com June 15 - July 14
2017 - 2018 ModPortrait. IAACC Pablo Serrano Museum of Zaragoza. 30 May - 17 June. MEAM. Museu Europeu d'Art Modern. 22 june - 29 july. Barcelona. Spain
2011 - 2018 Art Renewal Center International Salon Finalist
2017 "Something more than realism" Galeria Artelibre. Zaragoza. Spain
2017 "Portrait Now 2017" Group Exhibition; "Notorious". Fredriksborg Castle, Denmark and The Ljungberg Museum, Sweden
2014 International Guild of Realism (IGOR) "Dead Ringer" Robert Lange Studios. Charleston. SC. USA
2014: World Wide Art. Artavita. Los Angeles Convention Center. California. USA
2017 Artelibre - Arte y Libertad XII. Galeria Artelibre Yearbook. Zaragoza. Spain.
2017 "Portrait Now" The Carlsberg Foundation Portrait Prize book.
2017 Art & Beyond Art Expo NY Special March/April Issue
2016 Exquisite Arts Magazine November Issue
2012-2018 Art Renewal Center, International Salon Catalogue (Juried, Finalist, Selected Artists)
2014 International Artist Magazine. August/Sep Issue
2014 Art & Beyond Magazine July/August Issue
2013 American Art Collector. The IGOR exhibition. Tempe Center for the Arts. AZ.
2013 Art Renewal Center, International Salon Catalogue (Juried, Finalist, Selected Artists)
2013 MEAM Catalog,"Figuratives 13", Barcelona SP
2012 Art & Beyond Magazine, July/August Issue. Online version.
2012 Art & Beyond Magazine, July/August Issue
2011 Best of Worldwide, Art Publications, Kennedy Publications, VA, USA. Two Books; Landscape Artists, Portrait and Figurative.
1980 Norwegian Art Dictionary. Editorials in two of Norway's largest newspapers Aftenposten and Dagbladet.
Collections (Selected):
1997 - 1999. The Lade estate. Trondheim. Norway. 5 illustrations in oil from Snorre Sturlason's "The Sagas of Viking Kings of Norway"
1992 - 1995. NTNU.(University of Trondheim. Norway.) 5 portraits of Principals during the nineties.
1987 - Portrait of the Marathon runner Grete Waitz. Norwegian Sports Academy
1987 - Norges Rederiforbund. (Norway's Board of Shipping lines) Portrait of the president Peter T. Smedvig
1984 - Moss Community,"The Policeman Who Cried"
Additional Achievments:
Film:
2011 "Lilyhammer" Rubicon film. Season One. NRK (Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation) Starring Steven van Zandt. Illustrative paintings.
1990 ,"The Painting was my First Love", Umbra Film. Television documentary on the life of Jon Bøe Paulsen, directed by Tor M. Tørstad. Nominated for the Amanda Award in the category "Best Documentary" at the Norwegian Film Festival, Haugesund. Norway.
1978 "Maybe Tomorrow" NRK (Norwegian Broadcasting" Television youth drama, directed by Tor M. Tørstad.
Literature:
2017 "Cold Moon over Canis Lupus" Crime/Thriller novel. Published by Kelday & Paulsen.
1996 "A Doll's House - Two Dramas between Poem and Reality", published for the IBSEN Festival, National Theatre, Oslo, NO
1992 "Blant mennesker og landskap" (translation:"Between Human Beings and Landscape"), author Jahn Otto Johansen, Hjarrand Forlag
1986 "Under Sydkorset"(translation:"Under the Southern Cross"), documentary novel written and illustrated by Jon Bøe Paulsen about the Norwegian Polar explorer Hjalmar Johansen who was active in the 19th century. JBP Forlag
Awards:
2022 "The Last Letter" Honorable mention Fusion Art 6th Black & White.
2022 "Olivia". Judge's Picks. Daily Paintworks. Finalist 11th Annual PleinAir Salon. Desember 2021. Honorable mention Portrait 3. Art Show International.
2021 "Rich man-poor man-beggar man","The Last Letter". Merit Prize Award. Art Show International. Los Angeles. CA. USA.
2021 "The Last Letter", The Guests Arrive", "Preparations for the "Black Swan". 11th Figurative. Lightspacetime Online Gallery. Special Merit Awards. Honourable mention
2021 "The Last Letter" 1st Prize. Portrait Now. The Carlsberg Portrait Award. Frederiksborg Castle, Denmark. The Ljungberg Museum. Sweden
2021 "The Guests Arrive". 1st. Prize. Art Show International. Los Angeles. CA. USA.
2020 Finalist 15th ARC Salon "Portrait of Peter T. Smedvig"
2020 Finalist "The Last Letter". Themed Contest Coronaviras.Circle Foundation. Lyon. France
2020 "Holme Gård" Oil on canvas. Special Merit Award. 10th Annual Landscape Competition. LightSpaceTime.
2020 "Portrait of Inger-Lise" Charcoal. Finalist "Stroke of Genius" Artists Network. US
2020 "The Guests Arrive" Drawing/Watercolor version. Gold Prize Awesome Art Spring Edition. Special Merit. "Open" LightSpaceTime. USA
2020 "The Guests Arrive! 2nd place Myartcontest.worldpress.com Garden Grove. California, USA
2020 "Into The Green" Watercolor Artist Magazine March/April issue 2020- Honorable Mentions. 11th International Watermedia Showcase.- Cincinnati. Ohio, United States
2019 "The General's Morning" Judge's Picks. Daily Paintworks for October.
2019 "Fatal Attraction" 1 Prize. 2019 Figurative/Portrait competition. CAGO Contemporary Art Gallery Online. 1 Prize. Daily Paintworks for November.
2019 "Towards Kløvningen" Judge Choice. Contemporary Art Gallery Online (CAGO) All Water/Seascape competition.
2019 4th place LightSpace & Time's "555 Special" Art Exhibition - Summer.
2019 "The Eternal Lighthouse" Special Merit Award, LightSpace & Time's Landscape competition 2019.
2019 "Fatal Attraction". Finalist 14th International ARC Salon Competition
2019 "The Guests Arrive!" 1st prize "Over 60 Competition" Artist magazine. Award of Excellence NOAPS Spring on-line International and Summer 2019 Portfolio Art Show, Finalist "Figurativas", MEAM Barcelona, Spain, Finalist 14th International ARC Salon Competition, The Judge's Picks Daily Paintworks for April. Winner fullpage competition Art & Beyond Summer Special magazine. ARC Chairman Choice Award 14th Salon.
2019 "Bork & Rebecka". 2nd place Boldbrush Painting Competition for January. 3rd place Daily Paintworks Competition for March. Finalist 14th International ARC Salon Competition.
2019 Finalist The exhibition "Portrait Now 2019" The Carlsberg Portrait Award. Frederiksborg Castle, Denmark. The Ljungberg Museum. Sweden
2018 Winner Gallery LightSpace & Time's Solo exhibition competition at Artsy for the period June 15th - July 14th.
2018 NOAPS Finalist Spring on-line International. The painting "Portrait of Pippi".
2018 8th Annual Figurative Art Exhibition. LightSpace & Time. 2nd place "Painting & Other Category, 4th place "Overall Category". The charcoaldrawing "Colors gradually turn grey".(Portrait of Inger Lise.) Category "Special Merit". The painting " Rich man,poor man,beggar man".
2018 Top 100 Award "Artist of the Year" Circle Foundations. Lyon. France.
2017 Finalist The exhibition "Portrait Now" The Carlsberg Portrait Award. Frederiksborg Castle, Denmark. The Ljungberg Museum. Sweden
2016 NOAPS Finalist The Fall on-line International. The painting "Notorious"
2016 First Prize Winner IGOA (international Gallery of the Arts) the competition "No Theme" The painting "Notorious"
