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ABOUT
Halvard Hatlen works with painting, drawing and graphics. His art is personal. It is inspired by thoughts about life, as a human being, and thoughts about living, about human relations - from birth, childhood, growing up, establishment, and later to get old. He paints life as a journey, as a balancing act, as a series of events and choices - choices that can be of great importance to the rest of life. He is concerned with the value of being a human being, tolerating and accepting one another's inequalities. But also the themes of love - and death and the eternal. Some work is inspired by Christian faith and a desire to express a personal experience around this.
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In 1989, after studying in Bergen, he moved to Isfjorden. Here he was totally captivated by the scenery and the landscape. This is reflected in his naturalistic landscape paintings from this period. From around 2003, he was less active as an artist, a sort of art break until 2012. His recent works resume the motifs of previous years and the landscape paintings are more abstract.
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Hatlen grew up in the city of Molde, but has in later years lived both in the village of Isfjorden and Batnfjorden. Today he resides in Eide, Nordmøre. As teenager he began to think more seriously about pursuing a career in visual arts. After graduation and military service, he studied at the Vestlandske Academy of Fine Art (Bergen Academy of Art and Design). He has participated in several exhibitions, including the Norwegian State Autumn Exhibition and Vestlandsutstillingen.
Education
• Vestlandets Kunstakademi, (Bergen Academy of Art and Design) Department of Art Graphics. Head Teachers: Zdenka Rusova, Yvonne Hjerting and Peter Esdaile. Bergen 1985 - 1989
• Electro-Automation, four years in High School, some practice, but not a Certificate of Apprenticeship, 1978-1982
• Steinskolen (High School) with a Certificate of Apprenticeship, 2008
Grants
• Aldergrever Gesellschaft E V, Moers, Tyskland. A month of work in a coal mine + exhibition Uber tage - Ünter tage 1989
Public Commissions
• Molde Videregående Skole, Molde 1991
• Romsdal Videregående Skole, Molde 1991
• Vevang Kultursti, Vevang 2021
Collections (selected)
Bergen Kommune, Bergen Kunstforening, Rauma Kunstlag, Vikhamar Motorhotell, Værnes Flystasjon, Fræna Kunstlag, Fjordgløtt Grendahus in Gjemnes, Møre og Romsdal Fylkesbåtar, Gullfaks C - oljeplattform, Draugen - oljeplattform, Den Katolske Kirke - Lillehammer, Molde Kunstforening, Storkiosken/Isfjorden Samfunnshus, and some more...
Membership
• Norske Billedkunstnere - (The Assosiation of Norwegian Visual Artists) (NBK)
• Bildende Kunstnere Møre og Romsdal - (Assosiation of Møre & Romsdal Visual Artists) (BKMR)
• Rauma Grafikkgruppe, Isfjorden (RGI) (closed)
• Billedkunst Opphavsrett i Norge (BONO)
Boards and Committees
• Jury Kunstnerkaféen Café Opera, Bergen 1987 - 1989
• Jury - Art Center of Møre & Romsdal (KMR/MRKS) 1990 - 1992
• Utsmykningskonsulent, Telebygget, Kr. sund 1991 - 1993
• Styremedlem - Art Center of Møre & Romsdal (KMR/MRKS) 1991 - 1995
• Styremedlem - Assosiation of Møre & Romsdal Visual Artists (BKMR) 1991 - 1993
• Styreleder - Assosiation of Møre & Romsdal Visual Artists (BKMR) 1993 - 1995
• Kontrollutvalget - Art Center of Møre & Romsdal (KMR/MRKS) 1998 - 2000
• Kontrollutvalget - Assosiation of Møre & Romsdal Visual Artists (BKMR) 2003 - 2005
• Regionalt Samarbeidsutvalg, Møre og Romsdal -Regional Committee for the Government Exhibition Grants (RSU) (as visual artist) 2001 - 2003
• Kontrollutvalget - Assosiation of Møre & Romsdal Visual Artists (BKMR) 2011 - 2022
Publications etc.
• Bud Kyrkje 300 år 2017 - illustration used throughout the anniversary year. 2017
• Nattsyn en vandring med Job - Ellen Merete Wilkens Finnseth. 2008. Luther Forlag. (five illustrations) 112 pages. ISBN 978-82-531-4567-9
• Personal diplomas for "the Rauma Municipality Culture Prize", from 1992 to 2012
• Logo and a plaque to artists in the music festival "Trollspælla" in Rauma, 1997
• Personal diplomas and certificates for various awards, Rauma Golf Club, from 1997
• Veimerker - a booklet published by Korsvei, 1993.
• Raumaspillet - (Drawing on the cover of a local monopoly game), oktober 1992
• TEGN til inspirasjon og fornyelse. Kilde - Vårt Land kvartalsmagasinet: TEGN Nr. 4 september 1991. Side 17. (Full page illustration)
• 70 illustrations, the priest's hour - used by priests in the Norwegian Defense (Forsvaret), in lecture about ethics and moral, (Line drawings / overhead projector), 1984.
Solo Exhibitions
• Thinn Hessen Hatlen - Galleri Gnist, Molde 2016
• Skaret Håndverksgård AS, Fræna 2005
• Kafe Petit Paris, Sarpsborg 2003
• Den Norske Fjellfestivalen, Loftskarsetra, Rauma 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
• Prestestova, Kyrkjehola Kulturbeite, Stordal 2000
• Haramsutstillinga (hovedutstiller) , Brattvåg 1999
• Aukra Kunstlag (m. Lars Ch. Istad), Aukra 1999
• Sæbø, Hjørungfjorden 1995
• Galleriet, Molde 1994
• Galleri Gunvor, Vartdal 1994
• Dombås Kunstlag 1994
• Galleri Rondane, Otta 1993
• Kirkemusikkuka, Molde Domkirke 1993
• Fræna Kunstlag, Elnesvågen 1991
• Molde Kunstforening 1991
• Rauma Kunstlag, Åndalsnes 1990, 1993, 2012
• Korsvei 90, Voss, festival utstiller 1990
• Ålesund Kunstforening, Galleri Flora 1990
Artists Juried Group Exhibitions
• 16th Lessedra World Art Print Annual — Mini Print - Sofia, Bulgaria 2017
• Kunstnersenteret Møre og Romsdal 25 år - Jubileumsutstilling 2003
• Småbilde biennalen i Stavanger 1996
• UTOPI - REALITET, idéutstilling om Utsmykkning (Utopia - Reality -idea exhibition about public art), (Hordaland Kunstnersenter) 1987
• Grafikk som Tegneserie (The Assosiation of Norwegian Printmakers / Norske grafikere) 1987
• Vestlandsutstillingen 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989
• The Norwegian State Autumn Exhibition, Oslo. (Høstutstillingen) 1984
• Kunst i Vest (Møreutstillinga og Sogn og Fjordane Utstillinga) 1984
• Møreutstillinga 1980
Other Exhibitions (selected)
A number of exhibitions in Norway, some abroad, including:
• Kunstreise Midtfjords, GalleriE, Sekken, 2021
• Braci Rune i Halvarda Hatlenów, Galerii ZPAP Pierwsze Pietro, Opole, Poland, with brother Rune Hatlen 2018
• To brødre, Rauma Kunstlag, Åndalsnes, with brother Rune Hatlen 2017
• To brødre, Galleri S, Kleive, with brother Rune Hatlen 2017
• Kunst i Natur, Galleri Innsikt/Litlefjellet, Isfjorden 2015, 2017, 2019, 2022
• :over fjorden, GalleriE, Sekken 2015
• Haifa, Israel 2000
• Galleri Dobag, Kristiansund 1995
• Nynorsk Festspelveke, Ørsta 1993
• Kirkekunst, Spjelkavik 1992
• Uber tage - Ünter tage, Møre og Romsdal Kunstnersenter, Molde 1990
• 5 moldekunstnere, Vejle, Danmark 1990
• Herdlahuset, Askøy 1989
• Hordaland kunstnersenter 1989
• Galleri Aske, Oslo 1989
• Samtid i vest, Molde kunstforening 1989
• Uber tage - Ünter tage, Moers Tyskland 1989
• Raulandsutstillinga 1988
• Galleri Siverts, Bergen 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989
• Galleri Parkveien 8, Molde 1981, 1982
Since 1995 several exhibitions as part of Rauma Grafikkgruppe, among others in - Galleri Dobag, Kristiansund - Molde Kunstforening - Rauma Kunstlag, Åndalsnes - Galleri Wallaker, Svorn - Galleri K16, Ålesund - Galleri Elvetun, Stranda - Galleri Barbara, Sunndalsøra - Galleri H.A.V., Hustad - Kunstgalleriet, Vestnes