Anna Berthelsen

Anna Berthelsen is a Swedish-born artist, based on the southern coast of Norway, in Kristiansand.

She holds a Bachelor of Design/Arts from the University of Borås in Sweden, and from Gray's School of Art in Aberdeen, Scotland. She is a member of the Norwegian Visual Artists.

Her work is held in the permanent collection of the Victoria & Albert Museum in London. It is also included in the UiA Art Collection at the University of Agder and in H.M. Queen Sonja's Jubilee Collection.

In 2010, she created an installation of 700 bark boats, made together with children in local kindergartens. It was shown at the Tall Ships Races in Kristiansand, and seen by more than 400,000 people.

She is also the artist behind Slow Bridge, a permanent installation beneath a bridge in Kristiansand, created together with 5,300 children aged 0 to 16. Each child contributed a mirror tile carrying a dream, a thought, or a wish.

Anna's practice is guided by a slow philosophy: slow living and being present. Working with what the sea and the shore offer, in small editions, by hand.