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Kari Mølstad is a glassblower and glassartist based in Lillehammer, Norway.  She makes functional objects as well as unique art pieces.  When creating glass pieces she draws inspiration from nature’s changes and her surroundings, and from the material itself, playing with different glass qualities and working the glass to technical perfection. Using different cutting techniques she experiments with the glass surface in order to find new ways to communicate with the observer. 

CV

Kari Mølstad             born 1977



Education

2004-07       The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts School of Design, Denmark 

1999-02       The National School of Glass, Orrefors, Sweden 

1998-99       Einar Granum School of Art, Norway

1997-98       Asker Kunst & Design College, Norway




Workexperience

2009-            Hett glass studio, Lillehammer, Norway

2008-09       Blåst, Tromsø, Norway

2008             TA for Susanne J.Johnsen, Pilchuck Glass School, USA

2007-08       Klart, Norway

2005-07       Pernille Bülow, Denmark

2006             Chihuly Boathouse, USA

2006             Poleturner Pilchuck Glass School, USA

2006             Jack Wax Richmond, USA

2003-04       Klart, Norway

2002-03       Glasværkstedet, Ebeltoft, Denmark




Exhibitions


2017       Galleri Tøysentralen, Tolga, Norway

2017       Everything is Connected, Design Week Milano

2017       Collect with Galleri Format Oslo, Contemporary Craft Fair, Crafts Council, London

2016       Kunstbanken Hamar, soloexhibition

2016       Spring exhibition, Åsnes Kunstforening

2016      Grafikk/ Glass, Trysil Kunstforening

2015       Christmas Ornament artist at Maihaugen, Lillehammer

2015       The Masters Behind The Glass, Sweden

2015       Collect with Galleri Format Oslo, Contemporary Craft Fair, Crafts Council, London

2015       Norwegian Presence, Design Week Milano

2015       Waterproof, Hedmark and Oppland

2014       Oppland Now! Oppland Kunstsenter

2014       Punktutstilling Kunstnerforbundet, Oslo

2014       Exhibition with photographer Jørn Hagen at Stav, Tretten

2014       Norwegian Glass Now, Format, Oslo

2014       Iceworkshop Vingesvika with Peder Istad

2013       Interception-Relational Esthetics, DogA Oslo,Norway       

2013       Third European Triennale for Ceramics and Glass, Belgia

2013       Iceworkshop Vingnesvika with Peder Istad

2012       Kunsthandverk 2012 The Museum of Decorative Arts and Design, Norway

2012       Norwegian Glass, Artcenter of Vestfold, Norway

2011       Gallery Bir Nokta Istanbul, Turkey

2010       Vevringexhibition Naustdal, Norway

2009       Østlandsutstillingen , Norway and Berlin

2008       Nøstetangen Young Norwegian Glassdesigners, Norway

2007       The International Exhibition of Glass Kanazawa, Japan




Awards 

2013       Scheiblers Foundation Talentaward in Crafts, Norway 

2008       Young Norwegian Glassdesigners Nøstetangen, Norway

2007       Honrable Mention Price Kanazawa, Japan




Public Collections

2017      Norges Bank 

2016      Hedmark Fylkeskommune 
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2016      The Museum of Decorative Arts and Design, Trondheim, Norway 

2015      The Museum of Decorative Arts and Design, Bergen, Norway

2014      The Museum of Decorative Arts and Design, Trondheim, Norway 
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2014       The Norwegian Castle

2012       The Museum of Decorative Arts and Design, Norway

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2008       The Museum of Decorative Arts and Design, Norway




Grants

2016       Workinggrant 3 years, Kunsthåndverkernes Fond

2016       National exhibitiongrant, Norwegian Council of Culture

​2015       National Scholarship, Norwegian Council of Culture

2014       Studytripgrant to New York, Oppland Artcenter

2013       National Scholarship, Norwegian Council of Culture 

2012       Workinggrant for younger artists  1 year, Norwegian Council of Culture

2011       Oppland County Artgrant

2009       Workinggrant for younger artists  2 years, Norwegian Council of Culture




Photos by Jørn Hagen og Thomas Tveter
Webdesign by Erlend Søderlund


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Kari Mølstad
phone: +47 93897225
e-mail: post@karimolstad.no