Oddvar I.N. Daren

Oddvar I.N. Daren is an artist who works across genres with paintings, objects, sculptures and land art. He trained at the Trondheim Academy of Fine Art, Norway (1977–81) and the Jan van Eyck Academie, Maastricht, The Netherlands (1982–84). He has held solo exhibitions at Bodø Kunstforening, Norway (2015); Trondheims Kunstforening, Trondheim (2013); Galleri F15, Moss, Norway (1986) and Henie Onstad Kunstsenter, Bærum, Norway (1985). His work has recently been presented in group exhibitions at The National Museum of Contemporary Art, Oslo (2016) and Trondheim Kunstmuseum (2007, 2017).

During their residency Oddvar I.N. Daren and Lars Paalgard invited local residents on a Situare Walk, a presentation of Ars Situare and the Humus Line Project. This art project reached its conclusion on Svalbard in 2019.