May Bente Aronsen
Born in Ballangen 1962,
lives and works in Oslo
Member of NBK (Norwegian Visual Artists Association), NTK (Norwegian Textile Artists) and NK (Norwegian Association of Arts and Crafts)

Art in Public Spaces
2010 KLP, Oslo, work in progress
2009 St. Olav Hospital, Trondheim, work in progress
2009 Stockholm Court House
2009 Utdanningsforbundet, Oslo
2009 a/s Norske Shell, Stavanger
2008 Hjalmar Johansen v.g.skole, Skien
2007 Litteraturhuset, Oslo
2007 Norges Bank, Shanghai
2006 Havforskningsinstituttet, Matredal (outdoor)
2002 Høgskolen i Hedmark, Hamar
2001 Nord Trøndelag Fylkessykehus, Levanger

Solo Exhibitions
2008 Akershus Kunstnersenter
2008 Galleri Soft
2007 Borås Textilmuseum
2003 Galleri RAM
2000 Kunstnerforbundet
2000 Oppland Kunstnersenter
1995 Kunstnerforbundet

Upcoming show
2011 Kunstnerforbundet

Selected Group Shows
2009 Collect, Crafts Counsil, Saatchi Gallery, London
2008 3.International Beijing-biennale
2007 Zauber des Fadens, Galerie Handwerk, München
2006 -00,97,94, Norwegian Ass. of Arts and Crafts annual show
2006 Ålesund Kunstforening, 4 artists
2005 Typical Norwegian?, Vigelandsmusèet, Oslo og München
2005 Norwegian Textile artists, HV ateljè, Stockholm
2004 Collector’s exhibition, Kilkenny, Irland
2004 11. Int. Triennal , Lodz, Polen
2001 ”Tendenser”, Galleri F 15, Jeløya, Moss
1999 ”Festspillene i Nord-Norge”, Harstad
1999 ”Crowns and Roses”, Edinburgh, Newcastle
1991 Talentbörse, München, Germany
1991 ”Høstutstillingen”

Education
1985-89 Kunsthåndverksskolen, SHKD, Bergen
1990-91 Statens Høyskole for kunsthåndverk og design, Oslo

Selections
Borås Textilmuseum, Sweden
Fokusstiftelsen, Boraas, Sweden
National Museum of Decorative Arts, Trondheim
Museum of Applied Arts, Bergen
Museum of Decorative Arts, Oslo
Art Council in Norway

Bibliography
Catalogue, Nordic Textile Award, 2007,