Work Experience

 

2018- pixelpunx productions
Director

2009-2018 Atelier Nord
Director

2005-2009 Trondheim Academy of Fine Art
Associate Professor, Intermedia Dep. and Institute Chair

2000-2004 Trondheim Academy of Fine Art
Associate Professor, Intermedia Dep.

2000 Hochschule für Film und Fernsehen Konrad Wolf
Guest Lecturer, Visual Music

2000-2002 Bergen Academy of Fine Art
Guest Lecturer, Digital Video

2000 Bergen Electronic Art Center
Head of workshop in Digital Video

1998-1999 Academy of Media Art Cologne
„Künstlerisch-wissenschaftliger Mitarbeiter" at the Media Design Department

1997-1999 Arbeitskreis Multimedia und Kunst NRW
Folkwang Hochschule, Essen, Germany

1997-1999 Universität Gesamthochschule Essen
Lecturer at Communication Design Dep.

1997 InterScena Castiglioncello, Italia
Head of workshop in Digital Video with internet applications

1996-2003 the Norwegian Short Film Festival
Grimstad, Norway
Curator, staff member

1996-1998 235 Media
Cologne, Germany
Video art and multimedia consultant

1995-1998 Trondheim Academy of Fine Art
Guest lecturer at Intermedia Dept..

1993-1998 Academy of Media Art Cologne
Lecturer at Media Art Dept.

1988-1992 Electronic Arts Intermix, Inc.
New York, USA
Tecnical Director and responsible for video art collection

1985-1988 Bay Area Video Coalition
San Francisco, USA
Video tape editor and camera man

1982-1984 Radio Nova
Oslo, Norway
Producer and DJ

Education

1984-1988 San Francisco Art Institute
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Performance/Video

1981-1982 Nordmøre Folkehøgskole
Photography and Media Studies

1978-1981 Fagerborg Videregående Skole
Oslo, Norway
Language studies (english and german)

Awards / Grants

2018 Artist in residence
Nordic Artistsī Centre Dale

2003 Billedkunstnernes Vederlagsfond
Artists grant, Norway

2002 Billedkunstnernes Vederlagsfond
Artists grant, Norway

2000 The Norwegian Arts Council
Production grant

2000 Norsk Kassettavgiftsfond
Production grant, Norway

1998 Statens Kunststipend 1998
Artists grant, Norway

1997 Honourable mention
the Norwegian Short Film Festival

1994 „Gran premio Citta´ di Locarno"
Video Art XV Festival International de la Video
et des Arts Electroniques
, Locarno, Switzerland

1993 Terje-Vigen prisen
the Norwegian Short Film Festival

1992-1993 Fellow
Academy of Media Art Cologne

1992 Artist in residence
Experimental Television Center, Owego, USA

1987San Francisco Art Institute Spring Show Award

1986 San Francisco Art Institute Spring Show Award