ÅSE ERIKSEN

Visual astist, weaving and textile rescearch

ase.eriksen@hotmail.com, +47 91 63 62 23

Home CV Gallery Church Textiles Textiles Research Courses and Workshops

Born in 1956 in Bergen, Norway

Adress, Radøyvegen 2590

5937 Bøvågen, Norway

+47 91 93 92 23

ase.eriksen@hotmail.com

www.kirketekstiler.com

www.samitum.no

Bispekåpen 2013

EDUCATION

- 1977 - 1982 Norwegian National College of Applied Art and Design

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

- 2016 Sælen Church

- 2016 Slettebakken Church

- 2014 Oseana Art and Culture center

- 2013 Radøy Art center

- 2013-2013 Hordamuseet

- 2013 Hosanger Church

- 2009 Kvamsdal fargeri

- 2001 Trøndelag center for contemperary Art

- 1991 Kunstnerforbundet

- 1991 Hedemark artcenter

- 1987 Holst Halvorsen artgallery

- 1987 Hordaland Art center

GROUP EXHIBITION (selected)

- 2014-2015 "Weaving, a journey in time and space"

- National Annual Autumn Exhibition, 5 times

- Anuual Western Norway Exhibition, 9 times

- National Annual Crafts Exhibition, 12 times

- 2011-2012 National gallery travel Exhibition

- 2003 "Krown and Roses", Baltikum - Bergen

- 1999 "Scandinavia", Missouri Central States University, USA

- 1998 "Litugical textiles", Trondheim

- 1996 "Postulations-Future craft", Copenhagen, Denmark

- 1985 Pier Art Center, Orkeny Scottland

- 1985 "From the west", Sweden

- 1983 "Tåblå", Bergen

COMISSIONS (just public)

- 2014 Fyllingsdalen nursing home

- 2013 Robe for the Tunsberg Bishop

- 2012 Manger "Silent room/chapel"

- 2011 Church textiles for FLekkefjord Church

- 2011 Litugical textiles for Myking Church

- 2010 Austrheim townhall

- 2008 Church textiles for FOldnes Church

- 2007 Church textiles for Oppheim Church

- 2004 Church textiles for Hordabø Church

- 2002 Church textiles for Biskopshavn Church

- 1999 Textile carpet in Skjold Church

- 1998 Church textiles for Evanger Church

- 1991 Textile decorations in Nordfjordeid Hospital

- 1988 Justice building in Hønefoss

- 1988 Bergen Airport

- 1987 Gullfaks B, oilrigg in the North sea

- 1985 Navy school in Bergen

- 1985 Ladegården nursing home

PUBLIC COLLECTIONS

- Fund for the purchase of Norwegian crafts

- Norwegian Council

- North of Norway Art museum

GRANTS(selected)

- 2007-2023 Guarenteed income for artists from 90 - 92

- 2002 - 2004 Working grant for artists 3 years 95,96

- 2000 BKF work grant for artists

OTHER

- Own weaving studio since 1981

- Member of many local and national art related committees and boards since 1991

- Artistic consulant for chusches and other public buildings

- Teacher at art school for children in Radøy 2007 - 2017

- Guest teacher in workshops and shorter courses at the National Academy of Arts and Crafts in Bergen over the years

- Workshops and courses in ancient weaving techniques since 1995, own program

(Recent years Academy of Rauland 2014 - )

- Lectures in topics related to church textiles, weaving and reconstruction of older textiles

- Radøy contemporary art center, Co-manager since 2001

- Recreating samitum silk(700 - 800 B.D) from the Oseberg digg site. 2014-2015 exhibit the

project at the Viking Ship Museum in Oslo (Cooperation with University in Oslo).

- Working on a pilot project for a recreating a samitum silk form early mideavel, a chasuble

from the west coast of Norway (Cooperating with the Historical museum and the University in Bergen

STUDY TOURS

Scotland, Denmark, Sweden, Bosnia, USA, China