44 Notable alumni of Oslo National Academy of the Arts
Updated: May 31, 2026 EliteDegrees
Oslo National Academy of the Arts is ranked #5,718 in the world and #24 in Norway by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 44 notable alumni from Oslo National Academy of the Arts sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Oslo National Academy of the Arts won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Ada Madssen
1917-2009 (aged 92)
sculptor
Ada Madssen was a Norwegian sculptor.
2. Unni-Lise Jonsmoen
1936-. (aged 90)
painter
illustrator
writer
Unni-Lise Jonsmoen is a Norwegian illustrator and children's writer.
3. Klaus Gjøstein
1905-1992 (aged 87)
painter
Klaus Gjøstein was a Norwegian painter.
4. Hans Finne-Grønn
1903-2001 (aged 98)
sculptor
painter
draftsperson
Hans Fredrik Leganger Finne-Grønn was a Norwegian painter.
5. Jorgen Dreyer
1877-1948 (aged 71)
sculptor
Jørgen Christian Dreyer was a Norwegian-born American sculptor. He emigrated to the United States in 1903 and worked as a professor of sculpture at the Kansas City Art Institute from 1907 to 1909. In his career Dreyer created a number of monumental sculptures, some of which are located in Kansas City, Missouri. His major works include: Life Drift; The Goddess...
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6. Siri Dokken
1966-. (aged 60)
illustrator
professor
cartoonist
Siri Dokken is a Norwegian illustrator.
7. Tone Thiis Schjetne
1928-2015 (aged 87)
sculptor
Tone Thiis Schjetne was a Norwegian sculptor. She is represented in the National Gallery of Norway and other galleries, contributed several works to the Nidaros Cathedral, and made decorations to Vadsø Church. Among her best known public works is the bronze sculpture Go'dagen in Oslo, Trondheim and Stavanger.
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8. Peter Esdaile
1947-. (aged 79)
graphic artist
painter
Peter Esdaile is a Norwegian painter, sculptor, and printmaker born in Canada. Esdaile was educated in the period 1966–1973 at the National Academy of Craft and Art Industry, and at the National Academy of Fine Arts where he received his MFA. He studied under Chrix Dahl, Åge Storstein, Ludvig Eikaas, Halvdan Ljøsne, and Arne Malmedal.
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9. Hugo Wathne
1932-2017 (aged 85)
sculptor
Hugo Wathne was a Norwegian sculptor and art instructor.
10. Halvdan Ljøsne
1929-2006 (aged 77)
art historian
painter
professor
Halvdan Ljøsne was a Norwegian painter.
11. Thore Heramb
1916-2014 (aged 98)
illustrator
painter
Thore Heramb was a Norwegian painter and illustrator. His art was inspired by impressionism and by cubism. His artistic style is commonly described as colourist and frequently featured abstracted landscapes.
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12. Aase Texmon Rygh
1925-2019 (aged 94)
sculptor
Aase Texmon Rygh, was a Norwegian sculptor working in the modernist style.
13. Ida Lorentzen
1951-. (aged 75)
painter
Ida Margrethe Lorentzen is an American born, Norwegian artist known for her paintings of interiors of a melancholic nature.
14. Kirsten Sørlie
1926-2013 (aged 87)
actor
film director
Kirsten Sørlie was a Norwegian actress and stage director.
15. Joseph Grimeland
1916-2002 (aged 86)
sculptor
Joseph Grimeland was a Norwegian sculptor.
16. Karen Holtsmark
1907-1998 (aged 91)
painter
Karen Kristine Holtsmark was a Norwegian painter.
17. Kristofer Leirdal
1915-2010 (aged 95)
sculptor
Kristofer Leirdal was a Norwegian sculptor and art educator. He was especially noted for his sculptural contributions to the restoration of the Nidaros Cathedral.
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18. Finn Graff
1938-. (aged 88)
caricaturist
illustrator
graphic artist
Finn Graff is a Norwegian illustrator.
19. Ahmed Umar
1988-. (aged 38)
visual artist
actor
Ahmed Umar is a Sudanese-Norwegian visual artist and LGBT activist. He grew up in a conservative family in Sudan and later fled to Norway. His artwork mixes Sudanese (e.g., the Black Pharaohs of the ancient Kingdom of Kush) and Western influences. He was profiled in the 2020 documentary The Art of Sin.
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20. Knut Rumohr
1916-2002 (aged 86)
painter
printmaker
graphic artist
Knut Lindstrøm Rumohr was a Norwegian painter and printmaker.
21. Dag Hol
1951-. (aged 75)
painter
Dag Hol is a Norwegian figurative painter and graphic artist.
22. Egil Nyhus
1962-. (aged 64)
illustrator
Egil Nyhus is a Norwegian illustrator.
23. Torleif S. Knaphus
1881-1965 (aged 84)
sculptor
Torleif Severin Knaphus was a Norwegian-born artist and sculptor in Utah, primarily known for sculptures for and about the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).
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24. Arne E. Holm
1911-2009 (aged 98)
postage stamp designer
painter
designer
architect
graphic artist
Arne Ellerhusen Holm was a Norwegian painter, graphic artist and architect.
25. Katja Medbøe
1945-1996 (aged 51)
actor
screenwriter
Katja Maria Riosianu Medbøe was a Norwegian actress.
26. Grete Prytz Kittelsen
1917-2010 (aged 93)
designer
goldsmith
jewelry designer
Grete Prytz Kittelsen, was a Norwegian goldsmith, enamel artist, and designer. She is one of the most well-known Norwegians in the Scandinavian design movement, and has been referred to as the "Queen of Scandinavian Design". Through her work she contributed to internationalisation, innovation and scientific research. She was one of the few Norwegian practitioners who shaped the Scandinavian design style...
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27. Svein Nyhus
1962-. (aged 64)
children's writer
illustrator
writer
Svein Nyhus is a Norwegian illustrator and writer of children's books.
28. Knut Steen
1924-2011 (aged 87)
sculptor
Knut Steen was a Norwegian sculptor. Steen lived in Sandefjord for most of his life and dedicated works such as the Whaler's Monument to the city. Many of his sculptures may also be seen at Midtåsen Sculpture Park, a park dedicated to Steen at the former villa of Anders Jahre in Sandefjord.
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29. Astrid Folstad
1932-2009 (aged 77)
stage actor
actor
Astrid Borgny Folstad was a Norwegian actress.
30. Eldbjørg Løwer
1943-. (aged 83)
ceramicist
businessperson
politician
Eldbjørg Løwer is a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party.
31. Silya Nymoen
1978-. (aged 48)
singer-songwriter
television presenter
actor
musician
Silya Nymoen is a Norwegian singer-songwriter based in Oslo. She is the lead singer and songwriter in the band Silya & The Sailors.
32. Jakob Weidemann
1923-2001 (aged 78)
painter
Jakob Weidemann was a Norwegian artist. Jakob Weidemann is regarded as one of Norway's more important artists of post-war Modernism. Weidemann's work Storfuglen letter (1959) was selected as one of the twelve most important Norwegian artworks by Morgenbladet.
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33. Pia Tjelta
1977-. (aged 49)
actor
Pia Merete Tjelta is a Norwegian actress.
34. Anneke von der Lippe
1964-. (aged 62)
film actor
actor
stage actor
Anneke von der Lippe is a Norwegian actress. She made history as the first Norwegian – and Nordic - actress to win an International Emmy Award.
35. Frank Kjosås
1981-. (aged 45)
actor
television actor
Frank Kjosås is a Norwegian actor of theatre and film, known for The Half Brother, and his role as Norwegian resistance soldier Knut Haukelid in The Heavy Water War.
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36. Lise Fjeldstad
1939-. (aged 87)
actor
Lise Barbra Skappel Fjeldstad is a Norwegian actress, and daughter of the conductor and violinist Øivin Fjeldstad. A graduate of the Norwegian National Academy of Theatre in 1963, she started working at Det Norske Teatret (the Norwegian Theater) immediately afterward. In 1975 she was hired by the National Theatre, where she has acted in roles such as "Blanche Dubois" in...
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37. Iren Reppen
1965-. (aged 61)
stage actor
singer
actor
film actor
Iren Reppen is a Norwegian actress.
38. Renate Reinsve
1987-. (aged 39)
actor
Renate Reinsve is a Norwegian actress. She made her feature film debut in Joachim Trier's Oslo, August 31st (2011). She had her breakthrough in the lead role of the comedy-drama The Worst Person in the World (2021), also directed by Trier, for which she won the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress and was nominated for the BAFTA Award...
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39. Jakob Oftebro
1986-. (aged 40)
voice actor
television actor
actor
film actor
Jakob Hoff Oftebro is a Norwegian actor. He has appeared in more than twenty films since 2004 including Hamilton and Kon-Tiki, which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 85th Academy Awards.
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40. Pål Sverre Hagen
1980-. (aged 46)
television producer
television actor
stage actor
actor
Pål Sverre Valheim Hagen is a Norwegian stage and screen actor. He is perhaps best known internationally for playing Thor Heyerdahl in the Oscar and Golden Globe nominated film Kon-Tiki. From 2019 to 2023, Hagen portrayed William in Exit, a series in 3 seasons that described the decadent lives of 4 men in Oslo's finance elites. It became the most...
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41. Thorbjørn Harr
1974-. (aged 52)
actor
Thorbjørn Harr is a Norwegian actor.
42. Agnes Kittelsen
1980-. (aged 46)
television actor
stage actor
actor
film actor
Agnes Elisabet Hilden Kittelsen is a Norwegian actress.
43. Kåre Conradi
1972-. (aged 54)
singer
actor
television actor
Kåre Conradi is a Norwegian actor.
44. Ingrid Bolsø Berdal
1980-. (aged 46)
celebrity
stage actor
singer
actor
Ingrid Bolsø Berdal is a Norwegian actress. She started her career with the 2005 short film Limbo. Her first leading role was in the Norwegian slasher film Cold Prey (2006). She has since appeared in over fourteen films, including Chernobyl Diaries (2012), Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters (2013), and Hercules (2014). From 2016 to 2018, she played the role of...
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