Born:
1944 Norway
Training / Education:
- 1964-68 Metalwork ,The National College of Art & Design, Oslo. Norway
- 1981-82 Sculpture ,The National College of Art & Design, Oslo Norway
Work Experience:
- Own studio from1968
- 1972-79 Designer David-Andersen A/S Jewelers Oslo Norway
- 1977 and 1983 visiting professor, The National College of Art & Design, Oslo Norway
Exhibitions (Solo & Group Shows):
Solo Shows
- 1978 “Tendenser”, Gallery F15, Moss,Norway
- 1979” Festival of Elverum”, Elverum, Norway
- 1980 “Tendenser”, Gallery F15, Moss, Norway
- 1981 Kunstnerforbundet, Oslo, Norway
- Bryggen Museum, Bergen, Norway
- Kunstnerforbundet, Oslo, Norway
- Hordamuseet, Bergen, Norway
- “Tendenser”, Gallery F15, Moss, Norway
- 1990 “Bergen Music Festival”, Bryggen Museum, Bergen, Norway
- 1991 Kunstnerforbundet, Oslo, Norway
- 1993 Electrum Gallery, London UK
- 1998 Kunstnerforbundet, Oslo, Norway
- 1999 Atelier 88, Bodø, Norway
- 2000 Arvika Konsthall, Arvika, Sweden
- 2004 Kunstnerforbundet, Oslo, Norway
- 2005 Museum of Applied Art, Trondheim, Norway
- 2005 The Art Museum of Northern Norway, Tromsø, Norway
Group Shows
- 973/74 “Norwegian Craftsmen Today”, Germany, UK, USA
- “Norway Now” Sunderland Art Centre, Sunderland, UK
- 1987/89 “Norwegian Jewellry” Japan, Germany, UK
- 1989“Norska Smycken” Röhss Museum of Applied Art, Gothenburg, Sweden
- 1991 “The 20th Anniversery Show” Electrum Gallery, London UK
- 1994 “Giello Norvegisi 1945-94”, Palazzo delle Esposizione, Rome,Italy
- 1995 Hordaland Art Center, Bergen, Norway
- 1995 “Silver High Tech” The Jazzfestival of Kongsberg, Norway
- 1996 “10 Years Crafts”, The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh, Scotland
- 1996 “Norge-Belgia, objekten&juvelen” Villa Eksternest, Brussels, Belgium
- 1997/98 “Nordic Jewellery” The first Nordic jewelry triennial, Copenhagen, Denmark
- 1998 “Jewellery Moves” Royal Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland
- 1999 “Sølv i nåtid og fortid” Norwegian Mining Museum, Kongsberg,Norway
- 2002 “Textile Techniques in Metal” Mobilia Gallery, Cambridge, US
- 2004/05 “Norwegian Contemporary Jewelry”, Museum of Arts&Crafts Itami, Japan
- 2004/05 “Contemporary Norwegian Crafts”, Flow, London, Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh, Oriel Myrddin Gallery, Wales UK
Awards / Grants:
- 1979-81The National 3 year Scholarship for Artists
- National Scholarship for Artists,Travel and Study
- The National Guaranteed Minimum Income for Artists
- 2003 The City of Oslo Art Scholarship
Collections (Private & Museum):
- The Norwegian Cultural Council
- The Museum of Applied Art, Oslo, Norway
- The West Norway Museum of Applied Art, Bergen
- The Trondheim Museum of Applied Art, Norway
- The Art Museum of Northern Norway
- The Art Museum of Sogn og Fjordane, Førde, Norway
- The Röhss Museum of Applied Art, Gothenburg, Sweden
- The Royal Museum of Scotland UK
- Rikshospitalet, University Hospital,Oslo Norway
- The Court Building, Lillestrøm, Norway
- The National College of Music, Principal`s Chain,Oslo, Norway
Publications:
- J.L. Opstad: Ny Norsk Gullsmedkunst. C.Huitfeldt
- O. Untracht: Jewellery Concepts& Technology. Doubleday
- J.L.Opstad: En ny Bevissthet. Norsk Kunsthåndverk 1970-90. C.Huitfeldt.
- 1995 Nordisk Smykkekunst/Nordic Jewellery. Arnold Busk. Denmark
- Arlene M.Fish. Textile Techniques in Metal. Lark Books,NY
- Amanda Game/Elizabeth Goring. Jewellery Moves. NMS Publishing Scotland
- 2002 Paul Greenhalgh. The Persistense of Craft. A&C Black.London
Artist Statement:
Central themes for me are structure, volume and movement in relation to the mental strength of woman and the body`s capacity to express itself. The works are mobile constructions in sterling wire.
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