Om Øivind Nygård

Øivind Nygård. Photo: Viggo Rivad
Øivind Nygård is born in Norway in 1948, but lives and works in Copenhagen.
Øivind Nygård has exhibited at home and abroad. He is represented in several museums and has carried out several decorations for public spaces. Øiving Nygård has also occupied a great number of honorary offices in Danish art life.
Biography
| 1948 | Born in Norway |
| 1973-77 | Educated at Danmarks Designskole, the Institutes of Furniture and Industrial Design |
| 1977-83 | Educated at The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Art |
| 1988 | The Danish Arts Foundation’s 3-year working scholarship |
| 1990-97 | Senior lecturer and head of the Foundation Course at The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Art |
| 1993 – 1998 | Member of The Academy Council’s Committee on Ecclesiastical Art |
| 2002 | Awarded The Danish Arts Foundation’s perpetual grant |
| 2003-2008 |
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