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TANJA SÆTER

BORN 1975, STUDIO IN AKERSVEIEN 25, OSLO, NORWAY

EDUCATION

2008 Bronze Casting class at The Royal Academy of Art in London, England
2008 Pilchuck, Public Art-Illuminating the Process, Seattle, USA
2006 Art History, University of Stockholm, Sweden
2003-04 Advanced art class, Konstfack, National College of Arts, Crafts and Design, Stockholm,Sweden
2002-03 Designer apprentice at Kosta Boda, Kosta, Sweden
1996-99 The Kosta Glass School, Kosta, Sweden (glassblower education)

SELECTED EXIBITHIONS

2009 Archyology of the Future:20 Years of Trend Forecasting with Li Edelkoort
The Institut Nèerlandais, Paris, France
2008 GLASS! Desighuis Eindhoven, Holland
2008 A World of folk, curated by Li Edelkoort, Stavanger Cultural Capital of Europe 2008
2008 Steninge World Exibithion of Art Glass, Steninge Palace, Stockholm, Sweden
2008 Salone Satellite, Milan Furniture Fair, Italy
2006-07 “100% Norway, The London Design Festival, London, England
2006 Sheiblers Legat Award Show, Museum of Contemporary Art, Oslo, Norway
2005 ”Tendence”, Galleri F15, Norge
2005 ”Tales – Swedish Contemporary Glass”, the Glass Academy, Sweden
2005 ”Time Signs”, solo show, Sweden’s Museum of Glass, Växjö, Sweden
2004-05 ”Designed in Sweden”, Museum of London, England, Pacific Design Centre,
Los Angeles, Felissimo, New York, Cooper Gallery and Design Centre, North England
2004 “Neues Design Aus Norwegen”, Norwegian Design Council, Berlin, Germany
2004 “100 % Norway”, London, England
2004 Galleri Engeln, Lund, Sverige
2004 Gallery Glas Ett, Stockholm, Sweden
2004 ”Tur/Retur”, Norsk Form, Oslo, Norway
2004 “The Stranger”, Gallery Konstfack, National College of Arts, Crafts and Design, Sweden
2004 “Roots and Spaceships”, solo show, Nordic Crystal, Stockholm, Sweden
2004 Apartment Zero, Washington DC, USA
2003 “100% Norway”, The Deluxe Gallery, London, England
2003 Seljord Art Association, Telemark, Norway
2003 “Today”, Norwegian Contemporary Design, opening by HRH the Queen of Norway,
Brussels, Belgium
2003 “3rd International Sale and Auction of Collectors Goblets”, Murano and Venice, Italy
2002 “Young Talents 02”, Norwegian Industrial Designers, Oslo, Norway
2002 “Haptic Shape, solo show”, Nordic Crystal, Stockholm, Sweden
2002 The Milan Furniture Fair, Milan, Italy
2001 “Young Talents 01”, Norwegian Industrial Designers, Oslo, Norway
2001 ”Ett Ett”, Gallery Ragnar Pers, Gärsnäs, Sweden
2001 “Trilleverk”, The Norwegian Arts and Crafts Organization 25th aniversary show, Norway
2000 “Butterfly-May The Boogie Be With You”, solo show, Cafe con Bar, Oslo, Norway
2000 “Future Living”, Malmö Design Fair, Sweden
1999-00 Svenssons in Lammhult, Lammhult, Sweden
1999 Graduation show at Smålands Museum, Sweden’s Glass Museum, Växjö, Sweden

PUBLIC DECORATION

2008 The Norwegian embassy Residence in Vienna, Austria. To be completed in 2009.
2005-06 Ödestugu Liberary, for Jönköping City, Sweden.
2004 Statens Vegvesen / The National Road Administration, Oslo, Norge
The decoration stretches from the first to the seventh floor. Medium used is glass and aluminum.

REPRESENTED OR WORK PURCHASED BY

2007 The Royal Palace, Oslo Norway
2005 The Norwegian General Consulate, New York, USA
2005 The Norwegian Department of Foreign Affairs
2004 The Norwegian Ship Owners Association, Norway
2003 The Norwegian Public Roads Administration, Norway
2003 The Royal Norwegian Embassy in London, England, Stockholm, Sweden and Washington, USA
2003 Smålands Museum, Swedens Museum of Glass, Växjö, Sweden
2001 The wedding of HRH The Crown Prince and HRH The Crown Princess of Norway, Norway

AWARDS, GRANTS AND PRICES

2008 Pilchuck Glass School Scolarship, Seattle, USA
2008 The Norwegian Governments Grant for young, established artist, Norway
2008 The Norwegian Arts and Crafts Association, Norway
2007-08 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs travel grant, Norway
2007 The Norwegian Arts Council, Norway
2006 The Award Scheiblers Legat, www.sheibler.no, Norway
2006 The Norwegian Arts Council, Norway
2005 Support to “Super Is As Super Does” from the Norwegian Arts Council
2003 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, travel grant, Norway
2003 The Norwegian Arts and Crafts association, travel grant, Norway
2000 The Solo Award, Norway
1999 The Chunichi Inadomi Grant, The University of Oslo, Norway
1999 The Kosta Boda Glass Factory’s graduation scholarship, Sweden

OTHER EXPERIENCE

2007 Designed the National Volenteer Award “Frivillighetsprisen”
2002-03 Designer assistant and product developer for Mr. Göran Wärff, Kosta Boda, Sweden
2000 Guest artist at Svenssons in Lammhult, Lammhult, Sweden
2000 Glassblower assistant and apprentice for Mr. Ola Höglund, Nelson, New Zealand
2000 Glassblower assistant for Mr. Keith Rowe, Blackheath, Australia
1999-01 Assistant for Mr. Thommy Bremberg. Learned the glass techniques fusing and slumping
1998-01 Teacher for beginners and advanced glassblowing students, Kosta glass school, Sweden

MEMBER OF

The Swedish Glass Academy: www.glasakademin.net
Norske Kunsthåndverkere: www.kunsthandverk.no