education
| 2005-2008 | Bachelor of Fine Art, NYSCC at Alfred University, Alfred, NY, USA Philosophy Minor, Art History Minor, Magna Cum Laude. |
| 2001-2004 | Kosta Glas School, Kosta, Sweden |
| 2000-2001 | Edinburgh College of Art, Edinburgh, UK |
| 1998-2000 | Ålesund School of Art, Ålesund, Norway |
Longva+Carpenter Performances
| 2012 | Shelter, Rochester Contemporary Art Center, NY, USA |
| 2011 | Hunger, Big Orbit Gallery, Buffalo, NY, USA Thirst, Foster Lake, Alfred, NY USA Hunger, Microscope Gallery, Brooklyn, NY, USA |
exhibition & screenings
| 2011 | Circumpolar: Go-shapers, The Visual Studies Gallery of University at Buffalo, NY, USA |
| 2011, Kunstnersenteret Møre og Romsdal, Norway | |
| Złota Linia, Galeria Sieraków, Sieraków, Poland | |
| Złota Linia, Museum of Technology & Communication, Szczecin, Poland | |
| Moving, Ålesund, Norway | |
| 2010 | (dys)figure, Watkins College of Art & Design, Nashville, USA |
| Wall of Art, Aggregat Studio, Ålesund, Norway | |
| Moving, Ålesund, Norway | |
| 2009 | Snap to Grid, LACDA, Los Angeles, USA |
| Loop Video Art Festival, Barcelona, Spain | |
| 2008 | Young & Loving, Galleri S12, Bergen, Norway |
| Shaping of Self, Thesis Exhibition, Alfred, NY, USA | |
| Some People: Alfred, Fosdick-Nelson Gallery, Alfred, NY, USA in collaboration with Harrell Fletcher | |
| 2007 | What the Paper Say?, Turner Gallery, Alfred, NY, USA collaborative exhibition by The Wednesday Group |
| What are the Dots in Your Face?, Turner Gallery, Alfred, NY, USA in collaboration with Matthew Underwood | |
| Members Exhibition, CEPA Gallery, Buffalo, NY, USA | |
| 2006 | Some Airplanes Look Very Different from Others, Turner Gallery, Alfred, NY, USA in collaboration with Sarah Britten-Jones |
| Dear, Dear! How Queer Everything is Today!, Turner Gallery, Alfred, NY, USA in collaboration with Angela Pease | |
| 2004 | Gallery Glas Ett, Stockholm, Sweden |
| First Edition, Smäland Museum, Växjö, Sweden | |
| 1999 | Ålesund Art Association, Ålesund, Norway |
related experience
| 2011 | Artist Talk, Reading College, Reading, UK |
| Artist Talk, Ålesund Kunstfagskole, Ålesund, Norway Co-curated Northenglass.no through S12 Gallery & Studio at the request of the Norwegian Association of Arts and Crafts, presented at the Glass Art Conference, Seattle, USA | |
| 2010 | Artist Lecture, Framtun, Norway |
| Performance, Artist Lecture, Volda University College, Norway | |
| Performance, Junior High-School Project, Haramsøy, Norway | |
| 2009 | Artist Lecture, Longva, Norway |
| 2008 | Teacher’s Assistant, Freshman Foundations, Soft Works, NYSCC at Alfred University, Alfred, NY, USA |
work experience
| 2011 | Coordinator for a performance exchange Beijing-New York City-Bergen, Norway |
| Substitute Teacher at Ålesund Kunstfagskole, Ålesund, Norway | |
| Graphic and Web Designer for Center for Trauma Therapy, USA | |
| 2010 | Graphic Designer for Conscience Studio, USA |
| 2007 | Intern with Lee Norton Ph.D., L.C.S.W., Clinical Psychotherapist, Nashville, TN, USA |
| Designer for "The Early Video Project" at The Experimental Television Center, Owego, NY, USA | |
| 2006-2007 | Participant and Facilitator for Alternatives to Violence Workshops, in communities and prisons, NY, USA |
| 2005 | Assistant to glass artist Æsa Björk, Bergen, Norway |
| 2004 | Celsius Glass Studio, Ålesund, Norway |
| 2003 | Celsius Glass Studio, Ålesund, Norway |
| Intern with Fabio Fornansier, Murano, Italy |
grants & awards
| 2010 | Width Endresens Fund, Ålesund, Norway |
| 2008 | Best in Show, Alfred University BFA Thesis Exhibition, Alfred, NY, USA |
| 2006-2008 | Stephen John Hill Memorial Scholarship, Alfred, NY, USA |
| 2005-2008 | Miller Portfolio Scholarship, Alfred, NY, USA |
| 2005 | Art Portfolio Scholarship, Alfred, NY, USA |
| Width Endresens Fund, Ålesund, Norway | |
| Pilchuck grant, USA | |
| 2001 | Libresse Jentefond, Norway |
residencies & workshops
| 2012 | Visiting artist at the Institute for Electronic Arts, Alfred, NY, USA |
| 2011 | Visiting artist at OpenHand/OpenSpace, Reading, UK |
| 2010 | Residency at The Experimental Television Center (ETC), Owego, NY, USA |
| Visiting artist at the Institute for Electronic Arts, Alfred, NY, USA | |
| Accompanied Pamela Susan Hawkins in residency at ETC, Owego, NY, USA | |
| 2007 | Accompanied Tammy Renée Brackett in residency at ETC, Owego, NY, USA |
| 2006 | Experimental Television Center International Workshop, Owego, NY, USA |
| 2005 | Pilchuck Glass School, Seattle, WA, USA |
| 2003 | Goblet Course, Murano, Italy |
publications
| 2012 | Needs-trilogy, Norway |
| 2010 | Art Buzz, Art Buzz Publications, Dunedin, FL, USA |
affiliations
| Norwegian Visual Artists Association (NBK, BKMR) | |
| Performance Art Bergen (PAB) |