"Elin Hannah Helland is selected artist for an Honorable Mention Award for the high aesthetic, technical and creative standard of art work."

Circle Foundation of the Arts 2017

 

"Elin Hannah Helland is a Norwegian artist whose art is inspired by the contrasts, both in nature and life.
Based in West coast countryside, her large paintings are a marriage of contrasts and her works are recognized as calming yet vibrant, minimalistic yet expressive and beautifully emotive."
Artistic Impressions in The World of Interiors magazine May 2017

 

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BIOGRAPHY

Elin lives and works in the Westcoast countryside of Norway, where the sea meets the sky. The expansive surfaces of the artist work, in minimalist terms, expresses the convergence between living life, the natural coastal landscape where she grows up and where she has returned.

Her art is deeply rooted in her temper, and the creative expressions are directly connected to her genuinely nature. Her art is a reflection of her inner soul. Although technique can be learned, genuine feelings must be experienced when sensory and lifelike life is transferred to visual arts.

In 2013, after a juryed process in capital Oslo, she became a member of NFUK, the Norwegian Association for Independent Artists. Elin has always maintained a great joy by expressing and developing as an artist. This membership, which is only awarded on artistic impressions only, has provided further inspiration to reaching her simple goals: to inspire and to complement the specified environment.

Elin's works contains the touch of delicate, minimalist forms, painted with a coarse techniques. From absolute contrasts, she draws a balance and equilibrium, which produces thought-provoking and harmonious art. Stormy ocean, meditative light on the horizon and dramatic, intense emotions convey in interaction with the title, a story, a feeling or a journey in life.

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Her studies of TAO philosophy and the theory of Yin and Yang are an important part of her journey. The main emphasis on the immediate, intuitive experience permeates her works, while the philosophical goal of achieving a balanced existence, guide her in the creative process.

In 2014 she was awarded an artist scholarship from her hometown, Klepp.

 

Guro Bommen, Oslo, Norway 2014

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EXHIBITION AND FEATURED WORK

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2020: Accredited Therapeutic Art Life Coach Certification

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2017: Featured as selected artist for the Quarterly Magazine Circle Foundation for the Arts Fall of 2017

2016: Featured artist at Saatchi Art. Selling paintings abroad

2016: Separate exhibition Klepp town hall (May 19th - June 12th)

2015: Exhibitor at Jærmessen (28–30 August)

2015: Awarded artist scholarship by Klepp municipality

2014: Separate exhibition, paintings and photographs, Helsehuset Viben Bryne (June)

2014: Collective exhibition, Kunstpassasjen, Jernbanetorget, Oslo (May–July)

2014: Separate exhibition, paintings, Ogna scene (February–April)

2013: Portrait photographer for the CD cover. Norwegian folksinger Randi Engelsvold

2013–2014: Mentor and teatcher in photographic art at Akademiet High School, Sandnes

2013: Jury-recommended member of NFUK (Norwegian Association of Independent Artists)

2013: Main exhibitor and "Winter-artist" at Thrane Gaard Galleri, Sandnes (January–April)

2012: Portrait photograph for the book Stavanger-Rocken by the author Sven-Arnth Helland

2012: Autumn exhibition at Klepp Rådhus, Klepp (November)

2003–2008: Exhibition and collaboration with X-IA gallery and studio, Sandnes

2006: Exhibition at Brynesenteret, Bryne (March–June)

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EDUCATION PHILOSOPHI AND ARTISTIC BACKGROUND

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Accredited Therapeutic Art Life Coach Certification

Selected for an Honorable Mention Award for the high aesthetic, technical and creative standard of art work by Circle Foundation for the Arts 
Awarded artist’s scholarship by Klepp municipality
Jury-recommended member of NFUK (Norwegian Association of Independent Artists)
Studied TAO philosophy and Yin and Yang theory at CBIATC Beijing, China/Oslo, Norway
Studied Zen`s principles
Certified Interiordesigner  
Foundation Course in Photography, Stavanger, Norway
DDS-CAD Architecture. Tecnical drawer in Architecture, Stavanger, Norway
Art class in upper secondary school, Sola, Norway

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