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Kristin Tinsa Sæterdal
Oslo
Kristin Tinsa Sæterdal (f.1963) er utdannet sivilarkitekt (AHO) og Høgskolekandidat i billedvev (OsloMet). Hun har også hospitert ved Kunstakademiet i Bergen (KMD). Sæterdal debuterte på Høstutstillingen i 2004 og fikk 10-årig arbeidsstipend fra Statens kunstnerstipend i 2019. Hun har hatt en lang rekke separatutstillinger og deltatt på juryerte gruppeutstillinger i inn- og utland, og har verk i samlingene til bl.a. Nasjonalmuseet, Nordenfjeldske Kunstindustrimuseum, Oslo kommunes kunstsamling og KORO.
Sæterdal har utført kunstprosjekter i offentlig rom, og er aktiv i styreverv, som kurator og som kunstkonsulent. Hun har også vært fagpolitisk engasjert, hatt en rekke verv og var styreleder i Norske Tekstilkunstnere i perioden 2019-2023.
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Kristin Tinsa Sæterdal (b. 1963) holds a degree in architecture (AHO) and a qualification in tapestry weaving (OsloMet). She has also undertaken a residency at the Bergen Academy of Art and Design (KMD). Sæterdal made her debut at the Autumn Exhibition in 2004 and was awarded a ten-year working grant from the Government Grants for Artists in 2019.
She has held numerous solo exhibitions and participated in juried group exhibitions both in Norway and abroad; her work is represented in collections such as the National Museum (NaM), the Nordenfjeldske Museum of Decorative Arts and Design (MiST), the City of Oslo Art Collection, and KORO.
Sæterdal has executed public art projects and is active in board roles, as a curator, and as an art consultant. She has also served as Chair of the Board of Norwegian Textile Artists (NTK) from 2019 to 2023.
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Publications
The Dump I-III (2026)
ISBN–ISBN 978-82-997307-2-3
The Dump I–III focuses on three hand-woven tapestries by Kristin Tinsa Sæterdal.
The motifs are based on photographs the artist took of a rubbish heap during an artist residency in Maine, USA, in 2017. Sæterdal draws attention to overconsumption and the global waste crisis, the distinct nature and tradition of tapestry weaving, and the emotions associated with the value and transience of objects.
The book includes essays by Hilde Østby, Nina Mauno Schjønsby, and Vibeke Hermanrud. These texts shed light on various aspects of the work and Sæterdal’s artistic practice. Sæterdal has contributed short prose pieces and a drama, «The Weaver’s Song», conveying thoughts on the weaving process from the project’s inception in 2021 to its completion in 2025. The book is richly illustrated, featuring photographs by artist Marie Sjøvoll, among others.
... To weave is to build upwards by interlacing materials like a bird, stacking a pile of pine needles like an ant, or twisting branches together like a beaver. Over time, it becomes something possessing weight, volume, colour, and physical presence. It becomes something that does not leave me—something I can inhabit, hold onto, and display. Something I can own as my own story ...
Kristin Tinsa Sæterdal, from the book based on The Dump I–III.
The book is supported by the Arts Council Norway Norwegian Crafts (Norske kunsthåndverkere), BKV, and KiN Regional Project Funds.
