Kunstakademiet (Oslo Academy of Fine Art) is formerly Statens kunstakademi (SKA), an autonomous art academy formed in 1909. In the mid 1990’s the academy merged with the formerly independent Design, Craft, Stage Arts and Opera academies to form the Oslo National Academy of the Arts, or in Norwegian; Kunsthøgskolen i Oslo (Khio).
Today the Academy of Fine Art has to study programmes; Bachelor and Master of Fine Art. Read more about the study programmes here and how to apply here.
About the Academy
Administration, Faculty & Staff
Dean
Vanessa Ohlraun
Faculty
- Aeron Bergman (Professor, intermedia)
- Synne Bull (Associate Professor, video og film)
- Jeannette Christensen (Professor, sculpture and installation)
- A K Dolven (Professor, photography, film and video)
- Dag Erik Elgin (Professor, painting)
- Gard Olav Frigstad (Assitant Professor, theory and writing)
- Stian Grøgaard) (Professor, theory)
- Dirkjan van der Linde (Assistant Professor, sculpture and installation)
- Line Bøhmer Løkken (Associate Professor, photography)
- Michael O’Donnell (Professor)
- Marianne Selsjord (Associate Professor, painting/digital media)
- Elise Storsveen (Associate Professor, drawing)
- Susanne Winterling (Professor, photography, film and video)
Research fellows
- Andreas Bunte
- Ane Hjort Guttu
- Marianne Heier
- Thomas Kvam
- Andreas Siqueland
BA-coordinator
- Therese Veier
MA-coordinator
Administration
- Berit Andresen, Senior Executive Officer
- Hege Hovda, Executive Officer
- Jon Ivar Strømmen, Faculty Coordinator
- Line Halvorsen, Project Manager
Special Guests 2008-2011
- Sachiko Abe
- Alku
- Kjersti Andvig
- Michel Auder
- Johanna Billing
- Rainer Bellembaum
- Lene Berg
- Blectum from Blechdom
- Steven Bode
- Yvette Brackman
- Will Bradley
- Kari Johanne Brantzæg
- Sabeth Buchmann
- Amanda Cardell
- Nils Christie
- Lillibeth Cuenca
- Nick Currie (Momus)
- Tony Conrad
- Jeanette Christensen
- Alice Creischer
- Chto delat/What is to be done?
- Stephan Dillemuth
- Tacita Dean
- Leander Djønne
- Mary Doyle
- Anders Eiebakke
- Dag Erik Elgin
- Sidsel Endresen Charles Esche
- Jon Eriksen
- Matias Faldbakken
- Gustav Af Klint
- Coco Fusco
- Natashe Gengenbach
- Unni Gjertesen
- Goodiepal
- Lina Viste Grønli
- H Press
- Ruth Hege Halstensen
- Dorothea von Hantelmann
- Marianne Heier
- Max Hinderer
- Jennifer Higgie
- Ulrik Heltoft
- James Hoff
- Rolf Hoff
- Geir Tore Holm
- Stina Hogkvist
- Karl Holmqvist
- Greg Pope
- Torgeir Husevaag
- Trude Iversen
- Maaretaa Jaukkuri
- Dan Kidner
- Kimsooja
- Anja Kirschner
- Andrea Kroksnes
- Joachim Koester
- Oliver Laric
- Lars Laumann
- Werner Lister
- Josefine Lyche
- Camilla Løw
- Kate Macfarlane
- Alexandra Mir
- Jon Refsdal Moe
- Anders Nordby
- Helga Marie Nordby
- Olaf Nicolai
- Camille Norment
- Vanessa Ohlraun
- David Panos
- the Parallel Action
- Nina Perlman
- Lina Persson
- Robert Pfaller
- Kirsten Pieroth
- Greg Pope
- Marjetica Potrc
- Don T. Rhine (Ultra Red)
- Pedro Rocha
- Roee Rosen Andreas Siekmann
- Mari Slaattelid
- Martin Skauen
- Anders Smedbye
- Barbara T. Smith
- Marko Stamenkovic
- Paula Staple
- Michael Stickrod
- Hito Steyerl
- Michael Stevenson
- Rani Singh
- Åsa Sonjasdotter
- Annika Strøm
- Børre Sæthre
- Vibeke Tandberg
- Per Gunnar Eeg-Tverbakk
- Fatos Ustek
- Marijke Van Warmerdam
- Willy Wonka Inc.
- Elin Wikstrøm
- Adnan Yildiz
- Maxa Zoller
- Solveig Øvstebø
- Knut Åsdam
Partner Institutions
MA students
1MA
- Knut Ivar Huseby Aaser
- Mo Abd-Ulla
- Hedda Roterud Amundsen
- Karin Maria Erixon
- Silje Damman Henden
- Julia Lee Hong
- Matilda Höög
- Jyoti Chandra Sen Jakobsson
- Linda Steffensen Lerseth
- Wilma Mimmi Hannele Mattila
- Andreas Hald Oxenvad
- Jóhanna Ellen Ríkharðsdóttir
- Andreas Skjelde
- Katarina Skjønsberg
- Daniel Slåttnes
- Ayatgali Tuleubek
- Sasha Minea Sinikka Waltå
- Tarald Wassvik
- Silje Eugenie Strande Øktner
2MA
- Mads Andreas Andreassen
- Andrea Bakketun
- Anders Bang
- Martin Bech-Ravn
- Serina Erfjord
- Ida Madsen Følling
- Goutam Ghosh
- Liv Kristin Holmberg
- Dima Hourani
- Snorre Hvamen
- Aksel Høgenhaug
- Ottar Karlsen
- Siri Leira
- Pernille Meidell
- Petter Napstad
- Jenny Patino
- Martin Sæther
- Tor Sølve Thidesen
- Anni Tiainen
- Endre Tveitan
- Gelawesh Waledkhani
- Lene Baadsvig Ørmen
BA students
1 BA
- Daniel Andersen
- Christina Bruland
- Julia Alfe Bylund
- Tom-Hadar Elde
- Berivan Erdogan
- Liv Karin Heie Ertzeid
- Agnieszka Golaszewska
- Ane Kvåle
- Kamilla Langeland
- Daniel Lynau
- Janne Maria Lysen
- Ronak Moshtaghi
- Hedvig Heggem Nergaard
- Raisa Porsanger
- Mikael Lo Presti
- Andreas Olavssønn Rongen
- Selma Sjöstedt
- Anne Ødegård
- Andreas Öhman
2BA
- Ksenia Aksenova
- Emil Andersson
- Thomas Bergsten
- Cathrine Bjerga Dalglish
- Martin Titus Boguslaw
- Johan Carlsson
- Helena Lund Ek
- Kim Groustra
- Ina Hagen
- Daisuke Kosugi
- Daniel Lacey-Mcdermott
- Øyvind Lind
- Carl Mannov
- Endre Mathistad
- Endre Opheim
- Urd Joachimsen Pedersen
- Sigbjørn André Ulstein Pilskog
- Linda Kristin Røed
- Carl Segelberg
- Constance Tenvik
- Jonathan Terry
- Camilla Aas
- Christoffer Danielsson
3BA
- Kristoffer Anders Skogheim Amundsen
- Ruben Aas Arvesen
- Jørn Anders Funderud Bjercke
- Bjarne Breda
- Sindre Einarsson Brusselmans
- Tobias Alexander Danielsson
- Miriam Hansen
- Siri Iversen-Ejve
- Henrik Mojord Jahnsen
- Silje Johannessen
- Linda Karin Larsen
- Solveig Lønseth
- Svetlana Negashova
- Sara Jenny Charlotta Rönnbäck
- Lise Birgitte Steingrim
- Peter Christian Sæbø
- Morten Jensen Vågen
- Per Joel Sebastian Westerlund