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