Tone Hellerud

Bridging the binary logic of the loom with the organic nature.

My work is an exploration of structure, rhythm, and the hidden grids that define our world. Whether I am working with a digital Jacquard loom to create architectural 3D textiles or using charcoal to capture the fragile plumage of a bird, my foundation remains the same: the grid.

Coming from a background in structural weaving, I see the world through the interlacing of threads and the binary language of pixels. In my recent large-scale drawings, I translate this textile logic onto paper. By breaking down organic forms into modular panels or precise squares, I invite the viewer to see nature not just as a subject, but as a complex, "woven" construction. From the high-tech looms of Tilburg to the quiet observations of ornithology, my practice is a lifelong search for the balance between technical precision and the untamed beauty of the natural world.

Artist Biography

Tone Hellerud (b. 1953, Norway) is a visionary artist whose career is defined by technical innovation and a deep-rooted connection between ancient craft and natural science. A graduate of the National College of Art in Oslo (MA, 1991), Hellerud established herself as a pioneer in structural weaving, devel...

MA from National College of Art, Oslo,Norway, 1991

Selected individual exhibition:
2025-23-19-17-16 CasaCaprani, Runo di Dumenza, Italy
2021 Galleri Hilsen, Fagernes, Norway
2019 Natthagen, Hernes, Norway
2018 Art Association in Kongsvinger, Norway
2016 The Gallery in Norwegian Forest Museum, Elverum, Norway
2012 CasaAtelierBedigliora, Switzerland
2008 Art Association in Kongsvinger, Norway
2007 Gallery Nääs Castle, Floda, Sweden
2005 Kunstbanken, Hamar, Norway
2004 RAM gallery, Oslo, Norway
Some juryed Group and collective exhibitions in selection:
2025 Participated in several exhibitions digitally under the auspices of Artboxy, Zug, Switzerland
2024 Festival of contemporary art, Beka, Slovenia
2024 Matchboxbiennale, Galleri Natthagen, Hernes, Norway
2020-14-00-99Eastern Exhibition, Norway
2019 Arte Laguna Prize, Venice, Italy
2017 Soft moments, Grue-Finnskog, Norway
2011 Room for Art, Peder Balke Senter, Østre Toten, Norway
2008 a world of folk, Stavanger, Norway
2006 WORKS, traveling exhibition, Finland
2005 "TEXTILE 05”, Kaunas, Lithuania
2005 Usher Gallery, Lincoln, England
2000 2ere biennale du lin, Gallery SEMA, Paris, France
1998-95 4th IN OUR HANDS, Nagoya, Japan
1997 1ere biennale du lin contemporain, Paris, France
1994 4th International competiti...