Exhibition

Tegnerforbundets utvalgte 2024

Jan 31, 2025

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Mar 23, 2025

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Opening January 30th at 6:00 PM–8:00 PM. Opening speech by Christian Hovden Bloom.

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the Norwegian Drawing Center Tegnerforbundet pleased to introduce the eighth edition of Tegnerforbundets utvalgte Exhibition. celebrates the best in picture books, comics, and illustrated and wordless books published during 2024, selected by a professional jury. Tegnerforbundets utvalgte provides an insight into the visual narratives that have characterized the year, with original works, sketches, and digital artworks that have been created for these publications. The visual is at the center as the supporting element of the books.

This year's selected artists and illustrators are:


Lars Fiske , Ta imot, No Comprendo Press

Zarina Saidova , Good Night Gaza , Megafon

Kaia Linnea Dahle Nyhus, Esa koster, (author: Gro Dahle), Cappelen Damm

Bjarte Agdestein, Endre Skandfer, Ronald Kabíček, Krüger & Krogh 4 – Nord og ned 2 , Strand

Lene Ask , Astrid Løken – Fighting with Careful Hands , No Comprendo Press

Per Dybvig , They are standing in line , Aschehoug, and Different people , Flamme

Kjersti Synneva Moen , Selma gjør så godt hun kan, Aschehoug

Jason / John Arne Sæterøy, Døden i Trieste, Magikon publishing house

Fredrik Skavlan , Skavlans samlede - Din stund på jorden, Strand

Øyvind Torseter, Fallet, Cappelen Damm

Esben Slaatrem Titland , No Future , (author: Anders Fjeld), H/O/F

The selected books will be available in the gallery during the exhibition period.

As part of the tradition, one of the selected artists is invited to create a work of art for the Artists' Association's window facade. This year, Zarina Saidova, who is currently expelled from Norway, the Schengen area and the EU, has completed the assignment by designing window films that will adorn the Artists' Association's facade.

This year's professional jury consists of: Christian Hovden Bloom, Annika Linn Verdal Homme, Terje Thorsen and Annette Saugestad Helland.

Exhibition producers: Rosanna Vibe and Lene Fjørtoft.

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Files to download:

Press release Norwegian

Press release English

About the participants and selected books in the exhibition (Norwegian / English)

Bio jury members

The jury's statement about the year as a whole

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Illustration: Zarina Saidova.