The annual exhibition 2022

Norske Kunsthåndverkeres Annual Exhibition is the largest annual display of contemporary handicrafts from Norway. The annual exhibition 2022 is shown this year in Drammens Museum from 17 September–30. October.

Norwegian Artisans are collaborating this year with Drammens Museum. This year's jury consists of Marianne Moe (jury chair), Ole Morten Rokvam, Cathrine Kullberg and Åsmund Thorkildsen (the museum's representative).

The year's largest collection of Norwegian contemporary crafts opens Saturday 17 September, at the Drammen Museum. The ceremony will take place in the park outside the Museum building at 13, where author Simon Stranger will have the pleasure of giving the opening speech. In addition, three special prizes will be awarded:

  • The handicraft award from the Visual Artists' Aid Fund (NOK 200,000)
  • Finn Erik Alsos Memorial Prize (NOK 150,000)
  • Norwegian Craftsmen's Debutant Prize (NOK 50,000)

Read more about the prizes that are awarded here.

Refreshments will be served at the opening and the Annual Exhibition catalog will be available for sale. We hope for good weather for the opening ceremony, and suggest that you dress for the conditions.

Supposed artists
The 2022 annual exhibition consists of 73 works from 52 artists. Among them we find a total of 13 debutants. The presumed artists are:
Ann Beate Tempelhaug (b. 1954) Anne Helen Robberstad* (b. 1970) Anne Line Sund (b. 1961) Anni Onsager* (b. 1960) Astrid Sleire (b. 1961) Bente Bøyesen* (b. 1967) Bente Sætrang (b. 1946) Bente Valentinsen Dankertsen* (b. 1956) Camilla Luihn (b. 1968) Cato Løland (b. 1982) Christine Løkke* (b. 1970) Daniela Bergschneider (b. 1986) Eirik Gjedrem (b. 1959) Elin Hedberg (b. 1988) Eva Schjølberg (b. 1959) Gerd Wevling Matre (b. 1969) Gunnar Thorsen (b. 1948) Guri Sandvik (b. 1957) Ida Siebke (b. 1991) Ingrid Aarvik Berge (b. 1987) Irene Nordli (b. 1967) Jim Darbu (b. 1981) Karen Klim (b. 1951) Kari Håkonsen (b. 1969) Kari Mølstad (b. 1977) Kari Aasen (b. 1950) Kristen Keegan* (b. 1988)   Kristin Sæterdal (b. 1963) Kristina D. Aas (b. 1978) Lene Tori Obel Bugge (b. 1962) Line Anda Dalmar* (b. 1983) Line Solberg Dolmen (b. 1982) Lisa Rytterlund* (b. 1988) Lydia SooJin Park* (b. 1989) Magnhild Rølvåg (b. 1969) Maia Birkeland (b. 1978) Margrethe Loe Elde (b. 1968) Masoud Alireza* (b. 1985) Nina Malterud (b. 1951) Nina Andrea Standerholen* (b. 1981) Pauliina Pöllänen (b. 1983) Renate Desiree Dahl* (b. 1978) Sidsel Hanum (b. 1955) Sidsel Palmstrøm (b. 1967) Signe Halle (b. 1955) Siri Berqvam (b. 1977) Sofia Karyofilis (b. 1978) Tonje Høydahl Sørli (b. 1978) Trond Johan Skog (b. 1957) Trude Westby Nordmark (b. 1969) Wisam Al-Samad* (b. 1968) Åse Ljones (b. 1954) *Debutant in the Annual Exhibition