Berenice Janice Hernández Hernández is in her second year of a bachelor in Medium- and materialbased art. Recently she exhibited at Årsutstillingen, one of the most important events within contemporary materialbased art, and her work is now bought by KODE Art Museum in Bergen.

Hans Hamid Rasmussen is professor of art and subject area coordinator for textile art at the Art and Craft department. For Rasmussen, embroidery has become a technique for translating intercultural experiences from growing up in Algeria, Hungary and then finally Norway. Embroidery is a practice where Marx meets God.

MFA student Rodrigo Ghattas felt like being tossed into space when entering Oslo National Academy of the Arts. Now he is thankful, as it led him to the shift he wanted as an artist.

The new professor of metal and jewellery art is impressed by facilities and staff at KHiO, and he is sure the school will be noticed in the years to come. Jorge Manilla thanks boxing, one of the national sports of Mexico, for achieving his own artistic career.

Dyveke Sanne prefers life in the half-shade. According to her, it’s when light and darkness intersect that the opportunities are the greatest. Dyveke is most well-known for her work on the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, a luminous monument harbouring a shadow of its own – our threatened biodiversity.

After having taught at the Oslo National Academy of the Arts for eighteen years, art historian Åsmund Thorkildsen knows a good deal about the relationship between theory and practice.

Trine Wester is an artist and the director of one of KHiO’s most high-tech workshops, dForm. She is fascinated by the interface between technology and philosophy, technology and art. How does technology shape who we are, and what kind of opportunities does it open up for artists?

Work hard and take responsibility for your own progression as a student are the recommendations from Sven Roald Undheim, who has completed a five-year programme at the Art and Craft department. “I think you’ll find people who have the same attitude to their work as you do,” he says of the department. “There’s always someone like you here.”

Jonas Olsson recently sold his graduation project from the Bachelor’s programme in medium and material-based art to the municipality of Oslo’s art collection.

Marie Hepsø vinner Norske Kunsthåndverkeres studentpris, med verket «Inner Traces», i materialene kobber og voks..

After five years in London, Europe’s celebrated artists’ book launch will take place at the Kunsthøgskolen i Oslo.

11-13 May 2016, 9am – 4pm
Kunsthøgskolen i Oslo, Fossveien 24, 0551 Oslo, Norway

Name: Thomas Iversen
Programme: MA in graphic art and drawing (medium and material based art), Art and Craft department
Age: 34