Venke Sletbakk 

Norwegian. Painter, sculptor, engraver, plastic artist from the Far North.

Trompe-l'oeil,  figurative, abstraction, lyrical abstraction. Mixed media, collage,  engraving, textile. Oil, acrylic, ink, various pigments. Venke Sletbakk  is also interested in prehistory through rock engravings. Education : -  Baccalaureate in Kirkenes (Norway) - History of art, ethnology,  archeology, foreign languages in Innsbruck (Austria) - Doctorate in  letters (ethnology - work on textiles) in Paris - Private painting  workshops in Paris (in particular at Jean Grimal - trompe-l'œil painter)  - Training in lissière (tapestry) in Senlis - Training in many Fine  Arts workshops in the city of Paris (drawing, painting, engraving,  glass, sculpture). Personal exhibitions : In 1992: The Norwegian Circle  of Paris, rue de Rivoli, Paris / La Tour du Jacquemart,  Moulin-sur-Allier (press) / Point Insolite, Place de la Contrescarpe,  Paris 5. In 1993: Espace « Diogenes ”, Saint-Honoré les Bains (press) /“  La Noiselée ”, Saint Honoré les Bains. In 1994: The Tourist Office,  Méribel (Savoie) (press). In 1995: The Norwegian Circle of Paris, rue de  Rivoli, Paris 1. In 1996: The House of Norway, Cité Universitaire,  Paris 14 / Casino le Vegas, Saint Honoré les Bains (press) / Galerie  Liliane François, 15, rue de Seine, Paris 6. In 1997: Konrad Gallery,  Svolvær, Norway. In 2000: Savio-museet, Kirkenes, Norway (press). In  2001: "POLARIA", Tromsö, Norway. In 2003: Galerie Le Bon Petit Diable,  Paris. In 2004: Galleri ARKTANDRIA, Oslo, Norway. In 2005: EFTA, Organ.  Intern., Brussels. In 2006: “Grenselandsmuséet”, Kirkenes, Norway.  Numerous group exhibitions , including: Tapestry from 1977 to 1985:  “Tapisserie Art Vivant”, St. Étienne du Rouvray 1980 / “Tissa Muros”,  Meaux 1980 / “Détournement du fil”, Roubaix, Annecy and Vivoin 1980 /  Selected for the exhibition "Modern Art, Living Arts" at the Grand  Palais, Paris 1979 / "Minitextile", Galerie de l'Université, Paris 1978 /  In 1996 "Montmartre in Europe", 18th century Town Hall, Paris 18 / In  1998 Galerie Liliane François, Paris / In 1999 Galerie Liliane François,  Paris and Galerie "Albin Upp", Oslo, Norway / In 2000 Galerie "Embla",  Tromsö, Norway / In 2001 Galerie Koll, Stavanger, Norway / In 2002  Galerie Arctandria, Oslo, Norway and Galerie Brandstrup, Stavanger,  Norway / In 2004 MAC 2000, Paris / In 2005 Homo Precarius, Espace des  Blancs Manteaux, Paris 4 / In 2006 “Don d'orgasmes”, Espace Commines,  Paris 3 and Lustres & Patines, Ateliers de Paris, Paris 12 / In 2007  “Dédale”, Espace Commines, Paris 3.