Resume
Norwegian wildlife sculptor Åse Nordanger resume. Explore the Norsk Billedhuggerforening member bronze sculptures & prints, exhibitions, education, and journey as an artist.
Åse Nordanger
Born February 19, 1970 Bergen, Norway
Education
- Academy of Art University (Illustration and Fine Art) 1993-96 San Francisco, Ca, USA
- Studied with sculptor Floyd Tennison DeWitt 1996-99 Montana, USA
- Saddleback College 1999-00 (sculpture and graphics) Mission Viejo, Ca, USA
Member of
- Norwegian Sculptor Society NBF
- Norwegian Visual Artists NBK
Collections
- Grong Sparebank
- Grong Municipality
- Lierne Municipality
- Snåsa Municipality
- Namsos Municipality
- Namsskogan Municipality
- Namsos Næringsforening
- Snåsa Sanitetsforening
- Namsskogan Familiepark
- Veritas Kunstforening
- Private art collectors
Exhibitions
2015
Naturally Nordic – Pop up – exhibition. Paleet, Karl Johansgate 39, Oslo. Organized by gallerist Gerald Maximillian Bliem and art historian Therese Sjøvoll. Shows bronze sculptures. Exhibits together with artists Erlend Mikael Sæverud, Helene Knoop, Christer Karlstad, Marius Moe, and Per Heimly.
2014
Solo exhibition at Norsk Skogmuseum, Elverum. "Fauna" - graphics, drawing, and bronze sculpture.
2012
Exhibition with Anja Cecilie Solvik. Bœrum kunstforening. "Fauna" - graphics and bronze sculpture.
2011
Exhibition. Nord Trøndelag fylkesgalleris juryerte sommerutstilling shows bronze sculpture and graphics.
2011
Solo exhibition galleri Lierne. Bronze sculpture - drawing - graphics.
2010
Bamsestipendiat - solo exhibition Namsskogan familiepark (debut exhibition in Norway). Shows bronze sculpture - graphics - drawing
Commissioned Works
2013
Anna bust in bronze 1:1 Commissioned work from a private art collector.
2011
Commissioned work from Grong Sparebank on the occasion of the bank's 150th anniversary in 2012. Nessådalsbinna - Monumental bronze 1:1 (theme; bear sow with two cubs). Located outside the bank's head office in Grong.
Grants and Awards
2012
Panic (etching) receives Honorable mention and The Worker (pastel drawing) is accepted into the show, Ex Arte Equinus 6 (USA) (Link)
2012
Awarded the cultural prize by Snåsa Municipality.
2011
Granted an establishment grant from Innovasjon Norge, art.
2010
Bronze sculpture Montana is ranked 7th in Ex Arte Equinus 4 (Link)
2010
Granted a development grant from Innovasjon Norge, art.
2010
Bronze sculpture Montana is awarded the material scholarship at the Midt-Nordisk kunstfestival.
2009
Awarded the Bamsestipendiat from Namsskogan Familiepark with a solo exhibition the following year.
2009
Bronze sculptures The Little Timmid and First Cyte are represented at the Midtnordisk kunstfestival - juried works, exhibited under the auspices of Nils Aas kunstverksted at Stiklestads nasjonale kultursenter.