Hariton Pushwagner

1940

Oslo, Norway

He states that he quit drawing for a period after his studies, and that he struggled for several years to find his personal style. Pushwagner describes himself as a spiritual student of Norwegian author Axel Jensen, whom he met in 1968. He has illustrated Jensen"s book Og resten står skrivd i stjernene/And the Rest is Writ(ten) in the Stars (1995) In July 2012, London-based publisher Art / Books published an extensive monograph on his work to coincide with an exhibition at MK Gallery in Milton Keynes that subsequently toured to Haugar Vestfold Kunstmuseum in Norway and Museum Boijmans van Beuningen in the Netherlands. 1958-1961, Norwegian National Academy of Craft and Art Industry, Oslo, Norway 1963-1966, Norwegian National Academy of Fine Arts, Oslo, Norway 1970-1980, Studies, London, United Kingdom and Stockholm, Sweden 1988-1989, Studies, New York City, United States of America 1991-1992, Cité internationale des Arts, Paris, France.

Hariton Pushwagner

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Education

Pushwagner finished his education at the State"s School of Art and Design of Oslo in 1959.

Career

He states that he quit drawing for a period after his studies, and that he struggled for several years to find his personal style. Pushwagner describes himself as a spiritual student of Norwegian author Axel Jensen, whom he met in 1968. He has illustrated Jensen"s book Og resten står skrivd i stjernene/And the Rest is Writ(ten) in the Stars (1995)

In July 2012, London-based publisher Art / Books published an extensive monograph on his work to coincide with an exhibition at MK Gallery in Milton Keynes that subsequently toured to Haugar Vestfold Kunstmuseum in Norway and Museum Boijmans van Beuningen in the Netherlands.

1958-1961, Norwegian National Academy of Craft and Art Industry, Oslo, Norway

1963-1966, Norwegian National Academy of Fine Arts, Oslo, Norway

1970-1980, Studies, London, United Kingdom and Stockholm, Sweden

1988-1989, Studies, New York City, United States of America

1991-1992, Cité internationale des Arts, Paris, France.

Achievements

Pushwagner won back the rights to his drawings from Morten Dreyer in Oslo Courthouse 10.29.2009.

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