Wenche Øyen
Wenche Øyen (born July 28, 1946 in Bærum ) is a Norwegian painter and illustrator .
Training and artistic work
Wenche Øyen graduated from Statens håndverks- og kunstindustriskole from 1963 to 1967 and from 1967 to 1971 the State Art Academy .
She started as an illustrator for the children's magazine Maurtua in 1975 and has illustrated numerous books since then. These include the award-winning children's book A Good Day from 1979 with texts by Einar Økland and the 1986 work Abschied von Rune with texts by Marit Kaldhol . She is dedicated to landscape and portrait painting . Her works are often kept in a simplistic style. She creates oil paintings and watercolors .
Awards
- 1979 Prize for children's and youth literature from the Norwegian Ministry of Culture in the “Picture Book” category for Ein god dag , together with Einar Økland
- 1983 Nynorsk barnelitteraturpris (Neunorwegischer Kinderliteraturpris) for Regnbogane , together with Olav H. Hauge
- 1988 German Youth Literature Prize for parting with Rune , together with Marit Kaldhol
Works
- Farewell to Rune , with Marit Kaldhol , in German by Angelika Kutsch . Heinrich Ellermann, Hamburg, 1987, ISBN 978-3-7707-6272-9 . Original: Farvel rune . Norske Samlaget, Oslo, 1986
- A nice day with Einar Økland , German from Roswitha von der Borne. Urachhaus, Stuttgart, 1988, ISBN 3-87838-553-6
Web links
- Literature by and about Wenche Øyen in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Øyen, Wenche |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Norwegian painter and illustrator |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 28, 1946 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bærum |