My Story
Nina is an artist originating from Norway and is now living in Spain. She started on this artistic path at about 16, when she won an open art project competition with painting and textile artwork. Her first art exhibition came two years later.
Now, more than 30 years later, She remains dedicated to her calling, always searching deeper and finding new ways to incorporate emotions into paintings.
About the Artist
As per 2021, Nina resides in Spain, near Alicante, where she has her own Art
studio and Art center.
Her first art installation was at the age of 16, when she won an open art
project competition with painting and textile artwork.
Her first art exhibition came two years later.
When moving to Paris for a three-year art education at a branch of Les Beaux Arts, she
would fully focus on her art career. Her majors at Les Beaux Arts where in
the fields of painting, sculpture and art history. She has a total of 13 years of university education.
In Paris 2009, she had the opportunity to work together with David Lynch,
making art prints and other creations with fantastic reviews.
When she returned to Scandinavia, she studied under the norwegian artist Morten
Paulsen, famous for his watercolour techniques, as well as the Swedish
watercolour masters, Arne Isacsson and Anders Wallin.
She was then taught by Knut Tiberg in the arts of printing techniques and refining her skills to perfection.
She has consequently been represented in several private art collections
around the world, attended symposiums and projects for Peace.
She has had exhibitions in art galleries and museums in Paris, Firenze,
Barcelona, New York, London, and multiple places in Norway, Finland, Palestine, Egypt and South Korea, to mention a few.
Under her career she has been concentrating on expressionist paintings,
art graphics and sculptures. Forming an exploration of the human being in
relation to different cultures, religions and the inner self.
She often uses several different techniques in one painting by connecting the
old techniques with the modern ones. By creating the prolongment of
symbols, by uniting cultures and religions, the old and the new, the past and
the future, she has found a unique way to connect with the viewer.
Her main object is humans. Expressing and exploring their coexistence, value and vulnerability. She uses several techniques to express this, where her main preference is oil paintings with natural pigments and textiles.These days, she prefers very large silk-paintings, using modern painting techniques and natural pigments found in the surrounding nature were she lives. All incorporating the energy of the place into her art.
Nina uses her art activly against unjustice and for peace around the world.
Some of Her Achievements
2024
Lead the artproject for Ship to Gaza Norway and was a partisipant herself. The project was Children of Gaza, the boat Handala towards Gaza, Freedom Flotilla Coalition, Ship to Gaza Norway. She was also a participant onboard the boat Handala on it's planned journey to Gaza.
2024 15th July-18th August
The 10th Art festival in Alicante. Invited as a participant, received the certificate of honor and taught art guidance in her techniques.
Encuentro Internacional de Artistas de la Kasbah
in the culture center- Espacio Seneca/
Ciutat d'Alacant/
MACA, Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Alicante
2024 8th-12th June
Invited as a judge in the professional jury for feature films during the Film festival in Fez, Morocco 2024. She was also awarded an Honorary Award for her contribution to art.
2024
Featured in the Jaarboek Kunstenaars, The Artists Yearbook.
Nina's work is featured on 3 pages in the prestigious book where approximately 200 artists present their work. The book comes from the Netherlands and has been published since 2010.
2023 July-August
The 9th Art Festival in Alicante. Nina received a diploma at an honour ceremony at the University in Alicante, Cuitat d'Alacant for her contribution to art.
Encuentro Internacional de Artistas de la Kasbah
Espacio Seneca/
Ciutat d'Alacant/
MACA, Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Alicante
2022-
Nina exhibited at Sjømannskirken/ Seaman Church in Torrevieja, Spain. Prinsesse Märtha Louises kirke . She has one permanent oil painting there.
2018 - By UNESCO
Awarded “Prix de l´Expression Symbolique”, for her "Madonna" series during the international competition, L'art dessine le Chemin de la Paix
Paris, where she was named Unesco Ambassador of Art
2018 - By UNESCO
Made art with young Norwegian art students for an international competition, L'art
dessine le Chemin de la Paix. Several of her students got awards for their work.
L'art dessine leChemin de la Paix, by UNESCO, Paris committee
2016
Worked on creating the costumes for the movie Birkebeinerne (The Last King), a Norwegian historical drama. Nina also had a small role in the movie.
2015
Honorable Mention for the Awarded work “L`Une”.
Curated art contest by Artavita, Santa Barbara, CA 93111, USA
2010
The international Award for Digital and Photographic Art Chianciano art
museum, Italy. Curated by the museum as “The Most Important Digital and Photographic
Art event in Europe that stimulated and provoked the art lover, and served
as an opportunity for collectors and enthusiasts.”
2009, September
Chianciano art Museum Art Exhibition.
Award International mention, silver, for her art, by Oxford University
2009
Worked together with David Lynch.
They created different art prints and other creations in Paris.
