Øivind Storm Bjerke (born 11 March 1953) is a Norwegian art historian. He was born in

Tønsberg Tønsberg (), historically Tunsberg, is a List of towns and cities in Norway, city in Tønsberg Municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. It is located about south-southwest of the capital city of Oslo on the western coast of the Oslofjord near ...

. From 1984 to 1989 he worked as intendant of the art society Trondhjems Kunstforening and Trondheim Kunstmuseum. He chaired the organization in 1987. From 1989 to 1997 he was amanuensis at the

Henie Onstad Kunstsenter The Henie Onstad Kunstsenter is an art museum located at Høvikodden in Bærum municipality in Akershus, Akershus county, Norway. It is situated on a headland jutting into the Oslofjord, approximately southwest of Oslo. History The artcentre ...

, and from 1997 to 2002 he was appointed director of the

Preus Museum Preus Museum is the national museum for photography located in Horten, Norway. Preus Museum was founded in 1976 by Leif Preus and the members of the Preus family as a private museum. The collection was acquired by the Norwegian government in 199 ...

, the national museum for photography in

Horten Horten () is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. It is located in the Traditional districts of Norway, traditional district of Jarlsberg. The administrative centre of the municipality is the Horten (town) ...

. He was appointed professor of art history at the

University of Oslo The University of Oslo (; ) is a public university, public research university located in Oslo, Norway. It is the List of oldest universities in continuous operation#Europe, oldest university in Norway. Originally named the Royal Frederick Univ ...

in 2002. His books include treatments of Matthias Stoltenberg (thesis from 1983),

Harald Sohlberg Harald Oskar Sohlberg (29 November 1869 – 19 June 1935) was a Norwegian Neo-romantic painter. Biography Sohlberg attended the Royal School of Art and Design of Christiania. He later trained under the graphic artist and painter Johan Nordhagen ...

(1991),

Aase Texmon Rygh Aase Texmon Rygh, (April 13, 1925 – May 21, 2019) was a Norwegian sculptor working in the modernist style. Early life and education Aase Texmon Rygh was born in Troms County, Norway. She studied at the Norwegian National Academy of Craft and ...

(1992),

Leonard Rickhard Leonard Rickhard (12 May 1945 – 7 January 2024) was a Norwegian painter. Personal life Rickhard was born in Tvedestrand on 12 May 1945, a son of Birgit Andreassen and Leif Rickhard.. He was married to Berit Sundby. Career Rickhard studied ...

(1995),

Håkon Bleken Håkon Ingvald Bleken (9 January 1929 – 21 January 2025) was a Norwegian painter and graphic artist. Bleken is represented in several museums in Norway, including the National Museum in Oslo and art museums in Trondheim and Bergen. He illustr ...

(1997),

Harald Kihle Harald Kihle (3 July 1905 – 2 August 1997) was a Norwegian painter and illustrator. He is particularly known for his pictures with motifs from Telemark. Personal life Kihle was born in Horten; the son of Anton Jørgensen and Mina Gunelia ...

(2005), and

Arne Ekeland Arne Ekeland (14 August 1908 – 28 February 1994) was a Norwegian painter. He was born in Eidsvoll. Among his works are ''Ser vi står på trappene'' from 1939, ''De siste skudd'' from 1940, and ''Kampen'' from 1943, all located at the Nat ...

(2008).

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1953 births Living people People from Tønsberg Norwegian art historians Academic staff of the University of Oslo {{Norway-historian-stub