Biography
1953 Born at Åmot, Modum, grew up in Eggedal
1975 - 78 Diploma in Creative Photography, Trent Polytechnic / Derby College of Art
From 1997 Lives and works in Tinn, Telemark
Selected One Man Shows
2006 Power Stations, Galerie Kai Hilgemann, Berlin
2005 Changes, Norwegian Industrial Workers Musuem, Rjukan
2002 Industrial Landscape Grenland, Galleri Riis, Oslo / Skiens Kunstforening
1998 Hå Old Vicarage
1995 Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo
1991 RAM Galleri, Oslo
1985 Sandvika Cinema
1983 Rjukan Library
1980 Fotogalleriet, Oslo
Selected Group Shows
2008 The Mountains in Art, Henie-Onstad Art Center
2007 Clusters, the Nordea Art Collection, Henie-Onstad Art Center
Norwegian Art Photography, Stensersen Museum, Oslo
2005 Animal Farm, Galerie Kai Hilgemann, Berlin
2004 The hidden Telemark, Telemark County Gallery, Notodden
.no, Galerie Kai Hilgemann, Berlin
2003 Opening exhibition, Galerie Kai Hilgemann, Berlin
1998 Farms and Waterways, Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo / Telemark County Gallery, Notodden
1997 Crew Cut, Haugar Kunstmuseum, Tønsberg
Northern Encounter, Olga Korper Gallery, Toronto
22 artists from Oslo, Gothenburg Art Museum, Sweden
1996 Seven Norwegian photographers, Bratislava, Slovakia
1995 Landscape, Galleri c/o, Oslo
1993 Posisjoner I, Fotogalleriet, Oslo
Landscape/Seascape, Solberg Spinderi, Solbergelva
Nettverk/The Olympic Collection, Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo
Landscape Archetypes, Seafirst Gallery, Seattle
1992 Region Norge, Galleri F15, Moss
Photography as an artistic medium, Riksutstillinger
1989 Photographs from the collection, Henie-Onstad Art Center
Z & Z, Wang Kunsthandel, Oslo
Face to face with Nature, Kajaani, Finland
1988 Norwegian Landscape, Oslo Arts Association
1987 Norwegian Landscape, Museet for Fotokunst, Odense, Denmark
Norwegian Landscape 1987, Henie-Onstad Art Center
Nordic Landscapes, Piteå, Sweden/Tornio, Finland
Ten Norwegian photographers, Stavanger/Gothenburg/Houston
1986 Norwegian landscape photography, Sveaborg, Helsinki
1984 Eksponert, Unge Kunstneres Samfund, Oslo
1982 Nine Norwegian photographers, Camera Obscura, Stockholm
1981 Northern Lights, The Photographic Gallery, Cardiff, Wales
1979 Norwegian art in China
Photography here and now, Henie-Onstad Art Center
1978 1001 Bild, Fotografiska Museet, Stockholm
1977 Four Photographers, Fotogalleriet, Oslo
Grants and awards
2004 Norwegian State Guaranteed Income for artists
2002 Norwegian State Two Year Grant
2001 Billedkunstnernes Vederlagsfond
2000 Billedkunstnernes Vederlagsfond
1999 Billedkunstnernes Vederlagsfond
1996 Billedkunstnernes Vederlagsfond
Synnøve and Elias Fegersten Foundation
Norwegian State Three Year Grant
1995 Municipality of Balestrand
1994 Norsk Fotografisk Fond
Synnøve and Elias Fegersten Foundation
1992 City of Oslo Grant
1988 Norwegian State Study and Travel Grant
1983 Norwegian State Three Year grant
1982 Norwegian State Study and Travel Grant
Norsk Fotografisk Fond
Collections
Museum of Modern Art, New York
Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris
National Museum of Contemporary Art, Oslo
Norwegian Arts Council
Preus Museum, Horten
Henie-Onstad Art Center
The Olympic Collection, Lillehammer
Bergen Art Museum
City of Olso Art Collection
Norwegian Industrial Worker's Museum, Rjukan
The Jan Groth Collection
Norsk Hydro, Oslo
Nordea, Oslo
Storebrand, Oslo
Olav Løkke, Porsgrunn
Municipality of Bærum
Municipality of Sigdal
Municipality of Balestrand
Municipality of Hå
Commissions
2002 24 photographs of power stations for Statkraft
Publications
2005 Forandringer, Norwegian Industrial Workers Museum. Exhibition catalog
2002 Industrilandskap Grenland. Exhibition catalog
1995 Per Berntsen, Photographs. Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo. Exhibiton catalog