RIGMOR HANSEN, Norwegian Fine Artist: Watercolours & Etching

When Norwegian artist Rigmor Garnes Hansen died in 1995, she left behind an interesting collection of graphic prints and watercolours. Some of the print runs have sold out, but most of the images have been photographed, and on this site you will find 140 of her images. The pictures can also be viewed at Atelier Ogna,Jæren (south-west Norway) and Rigmor's daughter Gry Garness, who lives in London UK, can be contacted for any queries regarding publishing, sales and exhibitions. Please find contact details at the bottom of the page.

Here's a brief biog:

Born in Trondheim i 1941.
Education: Statens Håndverks- og Kunstindustriskole in Oslo & Byam Shaw School of Art, London.

Solo exhibitions: Norske Grafikere, Unge Kunstneres Samfunn, Fredrikstad Kunstforening,Tromsø Kunstforening og Nesodden Kunstforening.

Group exhibitions: Statens Kunstutstilling (Høstutstillingen: 1974, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 82, 83, 84, 91, 93) Østlandsutstillingen, UKS vårutstillinger, Nordisk Grafikk, Riksgalleriet, Institute of Contemporary Art, og Royal Academy’s Summer Exhibition i London.

Bought by: Riksgalleriet, Norsk Kulturråd, Nasjonalgalleriet, Oslo Kommunes Kunstsamlinger, Utenriksdepartementet, Oseberg 1, Regjeringsbygget, Bergen Billedgalleri, Atkinson Art Gallery, Southend-on-Sea Guilford Museum, Victoria Art Gallery; Bath, Royal Albert Museum; Exeter, Glasgow Museum & Art Gallery.

TO CLEAR UP A BIT OF NAME CONFUSION: Rigmor signed her work as Rigmor Hansen. In her later years she took back her maiden name Garnes as a middle name, but was never really known in the art wold under the name of Rigmor Garnes Hansen. Gry Garness has her mother's maiden name Garnes, and her surname in Norway is indeed still Garnes (which in Norway rhymes withe harness) . But the challenge to most English people on being presented with a first name that rhymes with angry -as opposed to why- and a surname that surely should rhyme with barnes proved to be too much of a hassle for GG, who, being pragmatic about the whole thing, found that adding another s on the surname in the UK made life a whole lot easier...