Ulla-Mari Brantenberg (born 1947) is a Norwegian glass artist.
She was born in Porsgrunn[1] and attended vocational school, graduating in 1965. Bratenberg initially studied ceramics at the Royal Copenhagen factory in Copenhagen and the Norwegian National Academy of Craft and Art Industry in Oslo before developing an interest in glass.[2] In 1971, she returned to Copenhagen to study at the School of Applied Art, now part of the Danmarks Designskole, which opened a glass workshop in 1974.[2] She continued her studies at the National School of Glass in Orrefors, Sweden, from 1975-76.[2]
Brantenberg's professional career as a glass artist began in 1976, when she started working as a glassblower and designer at the Randsfjord Glassworks. However, she struggled working in the traditional male-dominated glass industry, and left to establish Norway's first studio glass workshop with Danish artist Karen Klim at the Frysja Art Centre in 1978-79.[2][3][4]
Since the 1980s, the artist has exhibited in a number of solo and group shows in galleries, museums, and art fairs, including the Steninge World Exhibition of Art Glass, the Collect Art Fair, the Southern Norway Art Museum, and the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo.[5][6][7][8] Her work is included in museum collections in Norway and abroad, including the Norwegian Nasjonalmuseet, Swedish Nationalmuseum, the Glasmuseet Ebeltoft, and the Victoria and Albert Museum.[1][4][9][10][11][12] She resides in Brandbu.[9]
In 2008, she was proclaimed Commander of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav.[9]
References edit
- ^ a b "Ulla-Mari Brantenberg, Vase". Nasjonalmuseet (National Museum of Norway). Retrieved 2022-12-21.
- ^ a b c d Opstad, Jan-Lauritz (1997). Ulla-Mari Brantenberg. Oslo, Norway: Orfeus. OCLC 1302540214.
- ^ Alfsen, Glenny (2017-02-20), "Ulla-Mari Brantenberg", Norsk kunstnerleksikon (in Norwegian), retrieved 2022-12-21
- ^ a b "Maihaugen's Christmas tree 2021". Stiftelsen Lillehammer Museum. 2021. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
- ^ Steninge world exhibition of art glass 2005 : 300 år Steninge slott. Märsta, Sweden: Steninge slott kulturcenter. 2005.
- ^ Co[ll]ect 2008: the international art fair for contemporary objects. Crafts Council. London: Scala. 2008. ISBN 978-1-85759-534-5. OCLC 191755349.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ Ulla-Mari Brantenberg: glass 1976-2004. Sørlandets Kunstmuseum. 2004. OCLC 466151245.
- ^ Fukunaga, Shigeki (1980). Contemporary glass : Europe and Japan = Gendai garasu no bi, Yōroppa to Nihon. Kyōto Kokuritsu Kindai Bijutsukan. OCLC 1298144109.
- ^ a b c "Utnevnelser til St. Olavs Orden" (in Norwegian). The Norwegian Royal Palace. 25 November 2008. Retrieved 12 December 2008.
- ^ "Ulla-Mari Brantenberg". Nationalmuseum. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
- ^ Thorkildsen, Åsmund (2005). "Ulla-Mari Brantenberg". Drammens Museum. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
- ^ "The Collection". Glasmuseet Ebeltoft. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
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