Jarle Rosseland

Jarle Rosseland (b.1952) was born in Bergen. He studied at the Silvermine Guild of Artists, Connecticut, USA. Through his studies in New York, he was introduced to the graphical techniques created by the British artist Stanley William Hayter (1901-1988).

His repertoire includes graphics, paintings, designs, sculptures and tapestries. His linocuts from the "Vinland-suiten" in 1988 show minimalistic nature motives, with elements influenced from Viking woodcut and goldsmith art.

His tapestry "Fra Oddi" was elaborated in 1990 from his own cardboards in collaboration with weaving ateliers in Zagreb, Croatia. The motif in the carpet is Snorre Sturlason's birthplace in Iceland, a motif he found on a linocut at "Snorre-suiten" from the same year.

Rosseland has also illustrated the history of Krigsskolen in a graphic series regarding the 250-year anniversary of this school.

The acrylic paintings from his later years display magnificent west coast nature with clear, clean surfaces, and accentuated strokes with strong colour contrast and decorative elements in gold.

The art of Rosseland have been seen in many gallery exhibitions and museums, not only in Norway, but also in Europe, the USA and Asia. Not to mention his contribution of illustrations to several international congresses in Oslo.

Some of the many institutions which own works by Rosseland include the Norwegian National Gallery, Bergen Museum of Art, the Norwegian Cultural Council, the Nordic Heritage Museum in Seattle and The Chicago Athenaeum Museum. He is also represented in many private collections, including the collections of Queen Sonja of Norway and former US president Bill Clinton.