Hilde Iren Dølheim is an artist from Telemark, Norway, working with contemporary art, environmental issues, and the tactile qualities of materials.
She has a background in art and design, with an MFA from the Glasgow School of Art, and works with wearable sculpture, land art, and installation.
HILDE IREN DØLHEIM
Ospestien 4, 3961 Stathelle | monotekst@gmail.com | +47 91766085
Education
· 2016–2018 Master in Art and Design, University of South-Eastern Norway (USN)
· 1998–1999 MFA, Master of Fine Art, Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow University, UK
· 1994–1998 Trondheim Academy of Fine Art, NTNU, Norway
· 1992–1994 Rogaland School of Art, Stavanger, Norway
Solo Exhibitions
· 2024 Extractions, Obrestad/Dølheim, Porsgrunn Art Association, Porsgrunn
· 2024 Extractions, Obrestad/Dølheim, Fogdegaarden Art Association, Stathelle
· 2020 Out of Control, Porsgrunn Art Association, Porsgrunn
· 2020 The Telemark Forests, land art project, Telemark
· 2019 Notes from a Small Island, Obrestad/Dølheim, Langesund
· 2019 Notes from a Small Island, Langøya Land Art, Obrestad/Dølheim, Langesund
· 2018 Obrestad/Dølheim, Galleri HI10, Skien
· 2000 Digital Tagging, kunst.no/nn6
Group Exhibitions (selected)
· 2025 Sørlandsutstillingen, Arendal Art Association / Tinn Art Association
· 2025 NK 50 Years, Norwegian Association for Arts and Crafts South, Kunstlåven / Seljord Art Association
· 2024 Greenlight Triennial, Holla
· 2024 Telemark Exhibition, Skien / Seljord / Tinn Art Associations
· 2023 Summer Exhibition, Bø Prestegaard
· 2022 Craft Biennial Sustainable Craft, Oleana Factory, Ytre Arna
· 2021 Annual Exhibition, Sørlandets Kunstmuseum (SKMU), Kristiansand
· 2021 First International Festival of Manuport, Kotha Art Hall, Helsinki
· 2020 Summer Exhibition, Vestfold Art Center, Sandefjord
· 2020 Land Art Festival (digital exhibition), Skien Art Association
· 2020 The Female Body, Arteriet, Kristiansand
· 2019 Garden Exhibition Greenlight District, Telemark Art Center, Skien
· 2003 Gallery TDVD, Oslo
· 2001 Haugesund Film Festival Videopuls
· 2000 Edsvik Art Hall (Film Festival)
· 2000 Momentum, Moss Art Association, Moss
· 2000 Trøndelag Exhibition, Trøndelag Center for Contemporary Art, Trondheim
· 2000 Online Project The Good Guy, Kunstnett Norge
· 1999 The Laing Gallery, Newcastle (Film Festival)
· 1999 The National Film Theatre Magnetic North, London
· 1999 Macintosh Gallery, Glasgow
· 1998 Digital Arts Festival Lovebytes, Sheffield
Curatorial Projects
· 2026 EcoEchos, Film Festival, Galleri HI10, Skien (forthcoming)
· 2026 EcoEchos, Film Festival, Correios Museum, Brazil (forthcoming)
· 2026 Extractions III: CoLab, Galleri Kunstparken, Risør (forthcoming)
· 2021 The Never-Ending Process, Porsgrunn Art Association
Public Commissions
· 2022 Bamble Secondary School, Bamble
Collections
· 2021 Sørlandets Kunstmuseum (SKMU), Kristiansand
Grants and Awards
· 2025 International Knowledge Production and Cultural Exchange, Telemark County Council
· 2021 BKH Grant, Exhibition of the Year
· 2021 Artist Grant, Telemark County Council
Artistic Projects (selected)
· 2025 Quiet Knowledge, Resonant Futures, digital exhibition/masterclass, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Obrestad/Dølheim project)
· 2025 Extractions III, artistic fieldwork and performance (Obrestad/Dølheim project)
· 2024–ongoing: HILO project Extractions, artist’s book
· 2007–ongoing: MONOtekst metal, registered trademark HID (2016)
· 2000–2004: Member of the artist group TDVD, Oslo
Positions
· 2021–2026 Board Member, Telemark Art Center
· 2019–2021 Deputy Board Member, Telemark Art Center
· 2019–2023 Representative, Sørlandsutstillingen (BIT)