Our Story
ABOUT
NWA, Norwegian Worldwide Artists is a professional visual artists organisation established during the year of Cultural Diversity in 2008 under a nationwide program focusing on cultural diversity by Ministry of Culture and Church Affairs. The group´s first exhibition “International Crossings” took place in the premises of the The Royal Ministry of Cultural Dept at Gallery R5 and was initiated by Eva Jinsue (China), Mamta Herland (India) Wendelmoed Van der Veen (Nederland) & Grete Marsein (Norway/Slovakia)
Vision:
Our foremost objective is to create a relationship between artists with different cultural expressions based on their background, origin and experiences and with its integrating element in Norwegian culture.
Project group/contact:
Mamta B. Herland, Grete Marstein & Wendelmoed Van der Veen
NWA member artists:
Eva Jinsue (China) Setsuko Kurioka (Japan), Kari Glomaas (Norway/Africa), Timur Bjerknes (Indonesia), Jingxin Geng (China), Irene Christensen(Norway/USA) & Margarida Paiva (Portugal)
Other Artists & participants:
Kjartan Slettemark✞ (Norway/Sweden), Dora Bendixen (Norway/Italy), Juan Andres Milanes Benito (Cuba) Gitte Dæhlin✞(Norway/Mexico), Nomzi Kumalo (Africa), Jet Pascua (Philipines), Alejandro Perez (Colombia). Jean-Louis Tarrou (France), Mamta B. Herland (India), Eva Xiuxia Jing (China), Grete Marstein (Norway/ Slovakia) & Wendelmoed Van der Veen (Nederland)
Exhibitions:
2018: Migrating Identities III, Melahuset Galleri, Oslo
2017: Polutting Purity/ Forsøpelende renhet, Stasjosgalleriet, Sørum Kunstforening, Norway
2017: Migrating Identities II, Galleri 69, Oslo, Norway
2016: Migrating identities I, Kunsthall, Lørenskog Kunstforening, Norway
2011: Bilateral Art exhibition in collaboration with College of Arts Southwest
University for Nationalities in Chengdu China
2008: International Crossings, Gallery Skårer, Lørenskog Kunstforening,Norway
2008: International Crossings, Gallery R5, The Royal Ministry of Cultural Dept. Oslo Norway