Eva Harr (10 March 1951 – 9 February 2024) was a Norwegian visual artist.

Life and career

Eva Harr was born in

Harstad ( se, Hárstták) is the second-most populated municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It is mostly located on the large island of Hinnøya. The municipal center is the Harstad (town), town of Harstad, the most populous town in Centra ...

on 10 March 1951, a daughter of Randi Heitmann and Karl Harr. She was a sister of

Karl Erik Harr Karl Erik Harr (born 8 May 1940) is a Norwegian painter, illustrator, graphic artist and author, best known for his representations of Northern-Norwegian scenery and coastal history. Background Harr was born in Kvæfjord in Troms and studied at ...

and . Harr studied at the

Norwegian National Academy of Craft and Art Industry The National College of Art and Design ( no, Statens håndverks- og kunstindustriskole) was established in 1818. In 1996 the National College of Art and Design became part of Oslo National Academy of the Arts The Oslo National Academy of the A ...

from 1972 to 1977, and at the

Norwegian National Academy of Fine Arts The Norwegian National Academy of Arts ( no, Statens kunstakademi) is a Norwegian Academy offering studies in the area of Fine Art. The Academy currently offers 3-year bachelor and 2-year MA programmes. The "Norwegian National Academy of the Arts" ...

from 1977 to 1981, under Arne Malmedal and

Guttorm Guttormsgaard Guttorm Guttormsgaard (13 September 1938 – 26 October 2019) was a Norwegian visual artist, educator and collector. Personal life Guttormsgaard was born on 13 September 1938 in Oslo, to Knut Guttormsgaard and Ingeborg Stenstad. He married Kar ...

. Known for her landscape motives from Northern Norway, she is represented at the National Museum of Norway. Harr died on 9 February 2024, of cancer, aged 72.

References

1951 births 2024 deaths People from Harstad Norwegian artists Deaths from cancer in Norway {{norway-artist-stub