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Trond Botnen

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Trond Botnen
Born(1937-11-30)30 November 1937
Porsgrunn, Norway
Died21 January 2019(2019-01-21) (aged 81)
Drøbak, Norway
NationalityNorwegian
Alma materNorwegian National Academy of Craft and Art Industry
Occupation(s)Printmaker, painter, sculptor and poet

Trond Botnen (30 November 1937 – 21 January 2019) was a Norwegian printmaker, painter, sculptor and poet.

Botnen was born in Porsgrunn to Olav S. Botnen and Snefried Gudbrandsen. He resided in Drøbak. He attended the Norwegian National Academy of Craft and Art Industry and made his debut exhibition in 1963. [1]

He is represented at the National Gallery in Oslo, at the Norwegian Museum of Contemporary Art, at Trondheim Kunstmuseum, Lillehammer Art Museum and other galleries. His poetry collections include Nattordbok from 1970 and Gruver Toms hytte from 1971.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Thue, Oscar. "Trond Botnen". Norsk kunstnerleksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Nasjonalmuseet for kunst, arkitektur og design. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  2. ^ Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Trond Botnen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 9 February 2019.