2022-Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Volda University College
PhD candidate, Education Department
2008-2011California Institute College of the Arts
MFA Experimental Animation
2007-2008Central Saint Martins School of Arts and Design
PgDip Character Animation
2004-2007Thames Valley University/University of West London
BA(Hons) Digital Animation
Guest/Talks/Workshops
2025Exchange Program, Volda University College
2019-2023Jury, Sweaty Eyeballs International Animation Festival
2023Guest artist lecture, Bennington College, Vermont
2022Exhibition/Screening/Panel, Sweaty Eyeballs, Behind the Screen, Silber Gallery, Goucher College, Baltimore, MD
2021Alternative Filmmaking Techniques workshop, Volda University College
2019Art and Design College Accelerator Program (ADCAP)
Maryland Institute College of Art
2016Kunstakademiet i Trondheim, animation guest lecturer
Høyskolen Kristiania, animation guest lecturer
Norges Kreative Høyskole, animation guest lecturer
2014Norges Kreative Høyskole, animation guest lecturer
2013Lademoen Kunstnerveksteder, workshop
2025Erasmus+ Scholarship
Volda University College, Norway
2021Trustee´s Award for Teaching Excellence, Maryland Institute College of Art
2019Special Mention, Persistence of Vision III, Stuttgarter Filmwinter Festival for Expanded Media
2018Selected film in Best of Ottawa International Animation Festival IFS, Persistende of Vision III, OIAF
Finalist film, Persistence of Vision III at Le Plein de Super, Le Cercle
Diploma, Visueltprisen, Grafill
2017Best Very Short Film Competition, Sommets du Cinema d´Animation
Highly Commended, ARTfest Digital
Stipend, Norwegian Film Institute (NFI)
Stipend, Midtnorsk Filmsenter
2016Public Choice Award, British Animation Awards
Stipend, MIdtnorsk Filmsenter
2015Stipend, Tilskudd til Kunstner, Trondheim
2013Stipend, Cultiva Ekspress Kristiansand
Stipend, Tilskudd til Kunstnere Kristiansand
2011United Plankton Animation Scholarship, Stephen Hillenburg
2002-2004Scholarship, Mahindra United World College of India, Diego Hidalgo
2015-2016
RAKE Arbeidsfelleskap, Trondheim, Norway
2012Lademoen Kunstnerverksteder, Trondheim, Norway
2012Sula Artist in Residence, Sula, Norway2007-2008Chiang Mai University, Thailand. Residence sponsored by the British Council Thailand2008Samsen Kulturhus, Krisitiansand, Norway2021 An Ordinary Day Film Festival, Stockholm, Sweden
2020 North Bellarine Film Festival, Drysdale, Australia
Sweaty Eyeballs International Animation Festival, Baltimore, USA
2019Suikerzoet film festival, Schiedam, Netherlands
Frame & Frequency V, VisArts, Rockville, MD
Anifilm International Festival of Animated Films, Trebon, Czech Republic
Festival International du Court Métrage d ́Animation, Roanne, France
Le Festival Panoramic, Le Cercle, Saint-Brieuc, France
Stuttgarter Filmwinter-Festival for Expanded Media, Stuttgart, Germany
Le Plein de Super Short Film Festival, La Boite Carrée, France and Portugal
Cefaulu Film Festival, Cefalu, Italy
2018 Odense Film Festival, VOID Film Festival, Copenhangen, Denmark
Animafest Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus
Insomnia International Animation Festival, Kaluga, Russia
Fest Anca International Animation Festival, Bratislava, Slovakia. World Festival of Animated Film Varna, Varna, Bulgaria. Vagrant Film Festival
Le Cinéma Itinérant-La Bette Rousse
NW Animation Fest, Portland, USA
Anima Mundi Festival, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Le Plein de Super, Nantes, France
TED 2018 Conference “The Age of Amazament”, Vancouver, Canada
Animac 2018, Lleida, Spain
VIS Vienna International Short Film Festival, Vienna, Austria
Anifilm International Festival of Animated Films, Czech Rep
International Trickfilm Festival of Animated Film Stuttgart, Germany
Anima, Brussels Animation Films Festival, Belgium
Le Plus Petit Festival d’Animation au Monde, Canada
Cortoons Festival Gandia, Gandia, Spain
Minimalen Short Film Festival, Norway
2017
Cefalu Film Festival, Cefalu, Italy
Le Plus Petit Festival d’Animation au Monde, Quebec, Canada
Anifilm International Festival of Animated Films, Czech Rep
Ottawa International Animation Festival, Canada. Fanotoche International Animation Festival, Switzerland
Fredikstad Animation Festival, Norway
POFF Black Nights Animation Festival, Estonia
Fresh Off The Grill Film Fest, USA
International Animation Film Festival Golden Kuker – Sofia, Bulgaria
ANIMA Cordoba International Animation Festival, Argentina
Sommets du Cinema d’Animation, Canada
Locomocion Animation Festival, Mexico
Cortoons Gandia, Spain
2016
Minimalen Short Film Festival, Trondheim
VAFI-International Children and Youth Animation Film Festival, Varazdin, Croatia
2015 Minimalen Short Film Festival, Trondheim, Norway
Animator Animation Festival. Poznan, Poland
2012
Annecy Film Festival. Annecy, France
Hiroshima Film Festival. Hiroshima, JapanAnimafest Zagreb. Zagreb, Croatia
Los Angeles Animation Festival. Los Angeles, USA
Melbourne International Animation Festival. Melb., Australia
2012
PACT Festival. Ruhrtriennale. Zollverein, Germany.
Mapping Voices. RedCat Theatre. Los Angeles, USA
Transcriptions. National Gallery London. London, UK
Joves per la Igualitat y la Solidaritat. Barcelona, Spain
Retina Film Festival, London, UK
Laura Staugaitis, An Architectural Study of a Norwegian Cathedral Façade Animated From a Single Photo, Colosal, Chicago, USA. November 3rd 2017
Alberto Motta, Persistence of Vision III, Il Corto Sulla Cattedrale di Nidaros, Wired, Milano, Italy. November 20th 2017
Carmen Gomez, La Escultura en Movimiento de Ismael Sanz-Pena, Malatinta Magazine, online. November 5th 2017
Leonardo Amaral, Arquitectura em um Stop Motion de uma Foto So, Updateordie, online. November 6th 2017
Leo Saldanha, Uma Animacao Incrivel que usa so uma Fotografia, Fhox, online. November 4th 2017
David Hudson, (The Daily) Welles, Godard, and More, The Criterion Collection, online. November 2nd 2017
Redazione, La Cattedrale che balla. Fare animazione con una singola fotografia, Artribune, online. November 4th 2017
Anima, Persistence of Vision III, Animastudio, online. November 2nd 2017
Tom Kjæres, Trengsel i Kaffekroken, Frøya, Norway. October 16th 2012
Rebeka Helena, Split:Vision, Babel Kunst, Norway. September 23rd 2012
HImali Singh Soin, Trans-Fixed, The Fuschia Tree, India. May 5th 2012
Avni Doshi, The Slant, Space, History, Invasion. ArtSlant, India. March 19th 2011
Himali Singh Soin, Solicited Perspectives, ArtSlant, India. March 4th 2011
Guy Kitty, Three UK Graduates Teach at CMU, Chiang Mai Mail,. Thailand. Feb 2nd 2008
Ann Magritt, Korsfestelse I kunsteforeningen, Faedrelandsvennen, Norway July 16th 2011
Karoline Eikenaes, Korsfester Jesus Po Flagget, VartLand, Norway. July 20th 2011