May Kristin Fjerme

My art is versatile, though my classical art education and early love for portrait- and figure- art expressions, am I still growing more towards abstract expressionism.
I work periodically in various techniques and like to experiment with different media and colours. In my abstract, mixed media paintings, my methods are very improvisational (often listen to jazz), building alternating layers with bold marks of unconscious randomness and more specific marks of full purpose and intention. My aim is to find a harmony and direction in my chaos painting (and head:)) towards a happy result and a final end to the back and forth communication and co-operation with my canvas.

I was born in Bodø, North Norway, in 1951. After half a lifetime, living a busy life, moving and living in 15 different places - and "sailing the world" - I settled down in 2007 - in my home and studio by The Sognefjord, where painting came back as a constant and fundamental presence in my life. It is my main activity, though I suffer from PTSD, needing the coherent time I get during the dark winter-months in my "bear-cave" to find enough concentration and FLOW, in my state of, often, too strongly creative mind and sensitive brain! During summertime I willingly let me...

3 years of full time studies in Art Schools:
- 2001-2002 Torill Ramberg Studio, Steinkjer
- 1992-94 Karmøy Kunstskole, Kopervik

Courses in different types of printmaking and mixed media
+ passionated autodidact.

- 1992,1993,1994 GROUP -Karmøy Kunstskole, Kopervik
- 1994 GROUP -Vikse Møbelhus, Kopervik
- 1996 GROUP -Karmøy Kunstforening, Jubileumsutstilling, Åkra
- 1997 GROUP -Skude Galleri og Kunstformidling, OSLO
- 2000 GROUP -Galleribåten Nautilus "Tre i samme båt", Skudeneshavn
- 2001 GROUP -Verdens Minste Cafe, Skudeneshavn
- 2000,2001,2002 SOLO -Galleri Fivreld,sommerutstilling, Skudeneshavn
-2002 GROUP - Torill Ramberg Studio, Steinkjer
- 2009 Group - Høyanger Kunstlag, Juleutstilling, Høyanger
- 2010 GROUP -Galleri Krydder, Sogndal
- 2010 SOLO -Lavik Fjordhotel, Sommerutstilling, Lavik
- 2011 SOLO -Verdens minste Cafe, Skudeneshavn
- 2013 GROUP -Holmadagane kunstauksjon, Balestrand
- 2013 GROUP -Vetlefjorden Samfunnshus "women a head" stemmeretsjubileum, Balestrand
- 2010-2015 GROUP- Galleri G, Førde
- 2019 GROUP -Kviknes Hotel "kunstnarar i Balestrand i et tidevende", Balestrand
- 2019 GROUP -Høyanger Kunstlag, juleutstilling, Høyanger
- 2019 SOLO -s/y Fivreld, pop-up sommerutstilling, Vestland
- 2019 SOLO -Fjerme Studio og Galleri, Juleutstilling, Nessane
- 2020 GROUP -Klassekampens venner digitalmesse, Oslo
2021 GROUP -Klassekampens venner julemesse, BUL teatersal, Oslo