Louise Nippierd

BiographyLouise Nippierd (1962)was born and raised in England and moved to Norway with her Norwegian journalist mother and English father in 1967. Her father was a Commander in the Royal Navy on a 3-year contract with NATO in Brum. During her first two years in Norway, Louise attended St. George's British School in Brum, while her three siblings continued on at different boarding schools in England. In 1969 the family decided to stay in Norway, and Louise started at Smestad Primary School in Oslo.Louise Nippierd gives her jewellery an inherent ambiguity as the carrier of a deeper message. Her projects have a socio-political dimension, touching on issues such as racism, homosexuality, animal rights and eating disorders. She attributes her concern with the marginalized groups in society to her own marginalized childhood as an English-speaking child in Norway.

Following several years at college completing arts and crafts courses, including weaving and needlecraft, she qualified in 1985 as an Aktivitr (Occupational Therapy Aide) at Rosenvilde videregende skole, college.Louise took a goldsmith course in 1990 at the Elvebakken videregende skole College, and in 1991 she enrolled at the Metal Department of the Norwegian National Academy of Craft and Art Industry (now Oslo National Academy of the Arts), where she gained a Master's Degree in 1996.Themed Solo Exhibitions:1997: Master's Degree "New Talents" Exhibition "With sensuous signals shall the body be adorned" (Homosexuality)Museum of Decorative Arts and Design, Oslo (Norway)(Themed exhibition with other Masters degree graduates)1999: "Cross" (Eating disorders)Expo Arte Smykkegalleri, Oslo (Norway) 2001: "Incognito" (Islamic)Rogaland Kunstnersenter, (Regional Art Center) Stavanger, (Norway) 2002: "SeaSons" (Water)Brum Kunsthndverk,(Arts & Crafts gallery)Brum (Norway)2002-2004: "All different All equal" (Anti-racism)* KunstnerSenteret i Buskerud, (Regional Art Center) Drammen, 2002 (Norway)* Haugesund Billedgalleri, Haugesund, 2003 (Norway)* Galleri Texas, s , 2004 (Norway)2003: "Zoo" (Animal rights & anti-fur)H gamle prestegrd, (art galler...