Olav Christopher Jenssen (1954)
1954-04-02Sortland, NorwayGermany, Norway
Olav Christopher Jenssen
Olav Christopher Jenssen is a Norwegian artist. Jenssen is considered one of the most acclaimed contemporary Norwegian artists, with a significant international career. He has for years lived and worked in Berlin. From 1996 to 2003 he was professor of painting at the Hochschule Fine Arts in Hamburg, and since 2007, he is professor of painting at the Hochschule Fine Arts in Braunschweig. In 1992, he was selected to exhibit at the prestigious exhibition documenta in Kassel, Germany. He was festival exhibitor in Bergen in 2000, perhaps considered to be the most prestigious solo show in Norway for a Norwegian artist. His series of paintings; "Lack of Memory" (1992) was named one the 12 most important Norwegian artworks, by Morgenbladet.
Date and place of birt: | 2 april 1954, Sortland, Norway |
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Nationality: | Germany, Norway |
Period of activity: | XX, XXI century |
Specialization: | Artist, Painter |
Art style: | Abstract art, Contemporary art |
Technique: | Gouache, Acrylic, Mixed media, Oil, Oil on canvas, Watercolor |