---

Artist short biography

Stig is a Norwegian artist, who mainly do fine art in acrylic and oil, murals, creative photography and mixed media. He grew up in a tiny village in Bremanger on the west-coast of Norway, among steep mountains and deep fjords. All his ancestors were fishermen, sailors or farmers. There, he learned to love the beauty of nature. Rough and wild elements in nature have followed him since as a great inspiration. Stig did drawing from early childhood, his favorite motive was his father's fishing-boat dragging in tons of fish. The first real painting he sold, as a 12 year old boy, was of an arctic wolf howling against the moon. As a nature-lover, he also works with wood-sculpturing and photography has been his whole life passion. Stig has a huge archive of photos that inspire him to work with graphic expressions. Human relations has become extremely important for him during the last years, and people is a huge inspiration for his art. Through his school-years, he chose to study as much art and craft as possible. Furthermore, he had in-depth studies in Art at the Artic University of Norway. However, most of his painting skills is self-thought. Stig has been painting for many decades, and his dream of being a full time artist was always alive. Family-obligations stopped him from going full time until 2014, when moving to South Africa. Stig has a teaching career that stretches over more than 30 years in various schools and organizations. He has also built up an Art Study at High-school level. Through the years Stig has had many solo and group exhibitions, both in Norway, Denmark and South Africa. His artwork have been sold nationally and internationally. Stig's work mainly focuses on humanity, relations, fellowship, family and unity.

---

Before you purchase this artwork, be informed that:

• We must check first its availability with the artist
• Shipping cost is not included, we must know your location to provide you with a quotation
• Please kindly send your inquiry to contact@silapix.com

---

If you want to directly connect with this artist:

• Please kindly send your inquiry to artist@silapix.com

---

Differences between Emerging, Mid-career and Established Artists

Emerging Artist

An Emerging Artist is someone who’s in the early stage of his or her career. Someone who’s caught the eye of an art critic and/or gallery but hasn’t yet established a solid reputation as an artist amongst art critics, art buyers, and art galleries. Independent of his or her chronological age, this individual has created a modest independent body of work.

Mid-career Artist

The Mid-career Artist is an artist who has created an independent body of work over a number of years and who has received regional or national recognition through publications or public presentations of his or her work. A Mid-career Artist has had a significant number of solo exhibitions at significant galleries and museums, located nationally or internationally.

Established Artist

An artist who is in the Established stage in his or her career has created an extensive body of independent work. He or she has reached an advanced level of achievement by sustaining a nationally or internationally recognized contribution to the discipline, and his or her work’s value has been decided through consistent years of sales and confirmed at auction.