Kjell Erik Killi Olsen

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Mannen fra havet (The Man from the Sea, 1994), at Vinje in Norway.
Mannen fra havet (The Man from the Sea, 1994), at Vinje in Norway.

Kjell Erik Killi Olsen (born July 23, 1952 in Trondheim) is a Norwegian painter and sculptor. He is primarily know for characteristic artwork, frequently depicting humanoid, grotesque, sexual and humorous figures of fantasy.

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Killi Olsen was educated at Kunstskolen in Trondheim, Academia Sztuck Pieknyck at Krakow, Poland and at the Statens Kunstakademi of Oslo during the period 1972-1981.

In addition to shows and retrospectives in Norway, Killi Olsen has held exhibitions in other parts of the world, most frequently New York and São Paulo. He is considered one of Norway's most wealthy artists.[1][2]

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Footnotes

  1. ^ Hellandsjø, Karin (October, 2005). Kjell Erik Killi Olsen: Begynnelsen: Arbeider 1982 - 2003 (Norwegian). Henie-Onstad Kunstsenter.
  2. ^ Skulpturlandskap Nordland. Kjell Erik Killi Olsen (Norwegian).

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