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15.05.2022 - 11.09.2022
Main hall

Narrative joy, humor, and tolerance characterize Gudrun Skeie Stokstad's (1940-2016) work. The textile sculptures are detached dolls and animals. And brightly colored birds are often the central motif. The birds are humorously depicted with human characteristics. She places the same type of figures in simplified landscapes in her applications, emphasizing the ornamental and simple symbols.

 

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Gudrun Skeie Stokstad

Gudrun Skeie Stokstad was educated at Bergens Kunstverkskole from 1959 to 1964 and has had 15 solo exhibitions in Norway and several exhibitions abroad. Her work has been purchased by many institutions like Nordenfjeldske Kunstindustrimuseum, KODE and the National Museum in Oslo, and other public collections. Also, several site-related decoration tasks for universities, industrial buildings, cultural centers, and military facilities. She was married to jazz musician and visual artist Ove Stokstad, who died in 2018.

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    Gudrun Stokstad. Photo: Christina Undrum Andersen.
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