Astrid Løvaas, born 1957 in Bergen, Norway
Kirsten Wagle, born 1956 in Oslo, Norway
1978-82 National College of Arts and Crafts, Textile Art, Oslo, Norway
Since 1981, all work in collaboration.
2013 Galleri Soft, Oslo
2009 Gallery Erik Steen, Oslo, Norway
2008 Gallery Kunst1.no, Sandvika, Norway
2008 The National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design, Museum of Contemporary Art, Oslo, Norway
2000 Hunting Scenes, Kunstnerforbundet, Oslo, Norway
1995 Weavings, Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo, Bergen Kunstforening, Norway
1987 Holst Halvorsen Kunsthandel, Oslo, Norway
1986 Museum of Arts and Crafts, Bergen, Norway
1985 Gallery Gamlebyen Kunsthåndverk, Fredrikstad
Soft. Gustavsberg Konsthall, Sweden
Thousand threads – a history in textile. Lillehammer Kunstmuseum
Diamonds are forever. Gallery Erik Steen, Oslo, Norway
Goddesses-Gudinner, Women moving Art,
The National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design, Museum of Contemporary Art, Oslo, Norway
We live in the time, Gallery BOA, Oslo, Norway
Group exhibition, Gallery Erik Steen, Oslo, Norway
Arvesyn, The Summer Exhibition, Seljord Art Association, Norway
Snøhetta, architecture-landscape-interior
The National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design, Museum of Architecture, Oslo, Norway
10th Wave III: Art Textiles and Fiber Sculpture,Browngrotta Arts, Connecticut, USA. 2009
Gallery Erik Steen.
Constructions. Exhibition by Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Norway
Art 4, The National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design, Museum of Contemporary Art, Oslo, Norway
how to love juicy jam & jags, drud & køppe gallery, København, Denmark
gather. The National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design, Museum of Contemporary Art, Oslo, Norway
”20” Akershus Art center, Anniversary exhibition
Textile expressions in the contemporary Art, M.K. Ciurlionis National Museum of Art, Kaunas, Lithuania
Beyond Weaving; International Contemporary Textiles, Flinn Gallery, Connecticut, USA
Tingene taler, Museum of Arts and Crafts, Trondheim, Norway
People and Things, Museum of Arts and Crafts, Bergen, Norway
Typical Norwegian, The Vigeland Museum, Oslo, Norway
Nordic Cool, Hot Women Designers, National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington DC, USA
Concrete, Non-figurative art in Norway 1920-2000, Lillehammer-Bergen-and Trondheim Artmuseum, Norway
Fiber, Museum of Arts and Crafts, Trondheim, Norway
SOFA, Chicago, USA
Focus on collection, Galleri Bomuldsfabriken, Arendal, Norway
SOFA, New York, USA
Scandinavian Sensibility, Brown-Grotta Art Gallery, Connecticut, The North Dakota Museum of Art, USA
Tendencies, Gallery F15, Moss, Norway
Tekstil-Bilder Figurer Minner, National Touring Exhibitions, Norway
Contemporary Art from Oslo, Gothenburg Art Museum, Sweden
The Textile Triennale in Tournai, Belgium
Akershus artists in Finland
Stretch, Gallery F15, Moss
The UKS-biennale, The Stenersen Museum, Oslo, Art Associations in Bergen, Trondheim, Haugar Vestfold Art Museum, Norway
In Touch, Maihaugen, Lillehammer, arr.LOOC, Norway
Norwegian Images, Gallery Brandstrup, Oslo, Norway
Textile in Time and Space. The Norwegian Museum of Cultural History, Oslo, Norway
The South Coast Exhibition 1994, Norway
Pan-Flexible, European Textile Triennale, Germany, Poland, England, Netherland
Tekstile Exhibition, Art Association, Norway
Kryss-Crossing Borders, Bergen, Norway
Textile Art, Museum of Contemporary Art, Oslo, Norway
Textile-and-graphic art Exhibition, Vilnius Exhibition Hall, Lithuania
Nor-Form, Malmø, Sweden
Norwegian Textile Art in Moscow, The Central Art House, Moscow, Soviet Union
Norwegian Textile Art, Museum of Arts and Crafts, Trondheim, Norway
Textile Art, Rogaland Artist Centre, Norway
Textile Exhibition, Museum of Arts and Crafts, Oslo, Norway
Norway in Gothenburg, Rhøsska Muséet, Konstepidemin, Sweden
Norwegian Textile, Gallery Wang, Oslo, Norway
Textile in space-87. Telemark Artist Centre, Norway
6.International Biennale of Miniature Textiles, Savaria Museum, Hungary
Nordic Textile Triennale
Sesjon -85, Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo, Norway
The UKS- Spring Exhibition, Oslo, Norway
The Westcoast Exhibition Norway
Norwegian Craft 10 years, anniversaries Exhibition, Museum of Arts and Crafts, Oslo, Norway
(-88, -89, -90, -93, -02) Høstutstillingen, National annual Art Exhibition, Oslo, Norway
Galleri M. Åsgårdstrand, Norway
Diploma Exhibition, SHKS. The Vigeland Museum, Oslo, Norway
2015 NMBU Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås, Norway
2015 Mandal High School, Mandal, Norway
2013 Municipal House, Oslo
2012 Voss Culture Centre, Norway
2010 Marienlyst School, Drammen, Norway
2008 Vestby Primary School, Norway
2007 Skien Leisure Park, Norway
2007 Hamar Katedralskole, Norway
2004 Kino 1, Sandnes, Norway
2003 -2008 Oslo Opera House, Norway
2001 Adventure of the Seas, RCCL
1999 Vargstad High School, Lillehammer, Norway
1998 Engebråten School, Oslo, Norway
1997 Stage curtain, Trøndelag Theatre,Trondheim, Norway
1995 The Academy of Music, Bergen, Norway
1994 Veterinary Science Research Laboratory, Jæren, Norway
1990 Bakkenteigen University College, Borre, Norway
1989 Stange City Hall, Stange, Norway
1986 Norges Bank, Oslo, Norway
1985 Military Camp, Oslo, Norway
Sørlandets Kunstmuseum
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Norway
The National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design, Oslo, Norway
Norwegian Art Council. Drammen Museum, Norway
Museum of Arts and Crafts, Bergen, Norway
Museum of Arts and Crafts, Trondheim, Norway
Government Building, R-5, Oslo, Norway
LOOC. Lillehammer Olympic Committee. Maihaugen Museum, Lillehammer, Norway
National Touring Exhibitions
Art Collection of the Community of Oslo
Art Collection of Langsæ, Bomuldsfabriken Kunsthall, Arendal, Norway
Visual Art in the Oslo Opera House. KORO. 2011. ISBN: 978-82-7547-471-9
Jorunn Veiteberg: Changing Craft. ”Past, present & future craft practice”
Edited by Louise Valentine Georgina Follett. National Museums Scotland
10th Wave III: Art textiles and Fiber Sculpture. 2009. ISBN: 1-930230-38-9
Vibeke Waallann Hansen: Material constructions
Jarle Strømodden: Harder stuff. Løvaas & Wagles decoration of the opera house at Bjørvika
Catalog texts, Løvaas & Wagle, The National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design. ISBN: 978-82-8154-031-6
Beyond Weaving. International Art Textiles. 2006. ISBN: 1-930230-34-6
Matthew Koumis: Løvaas & Wagle. Art Textiles of the World. Scandinavia, volum 1. 2004. Telos art Publishing, 2004. ISBN: 1-902015-01-0
Jon-Ove Steihaug: Løvaas & Wagles dream world
Catalog text, solo exhibition, Kunstnerforbundet, Oslo, Norway
A Scandinavian Sensibility. 2000. ISBN: 1-930230-27-3
Åsmund Thorkildsen: One Two Three, A Weaving it shall be. II
Catalog text, solo exhibition, Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo, Norway
BBC World.
Destination Art Oslo, 2006
National Jury, national annual art exhibition
National Grant committee participation
Jury, Young Artists Society
Lecturer, SHKS
Censuring, master programme, KHIO
Several presentations