Background
He was born in Oslo, with strong roots in Telemark, but resided in Bærum.
He was born in Oslo, with strong roots in Telemark, but resided in Bærum.
He attended the Norwegian National Academy of Craft and Art Industry from 1962 to 1965, the Norwegian National Academy of Fine Arts from 1965 to 1968 and Académie de la Grande Chaumière and Académie Goetz in Paris from 1968 to 1969.
His debut came at the Kunstnerforbundet in 1967, followed by the Autumn Exhibition 1974–1979 and several others in Norway and abroad. He died in February 2014 in Bærum.