Ove Stokstad
Norwegian professor
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| Intro | Norwegian professor | ||
| Places | Norway | ||
| was | Professor Designer Artist Graphic designer Musician Saxophonist Graphic artist Jazz musician | ||
| Work field | Academia Arts Creativity Music | ||
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| Instruments: | Saxophone | ||
| Birth | 9 August 1939, Trondheim, Sør-Trøndelag, Norway | ||
| Death | 5 February 2018Trondheim, Sør-Trøndelag, Norway (aged 78 years) | ||
| Star sign | Leo | ||
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Biography
Ove Stokstad (9 August 1939 – 5 February 2018) was a Norwegian printmaker and jazz musician.
He was born in Trondheim to Eva Prior Bergh and Rolf Colbjørnsen Stokstad, and was married to textile artist Gudrun Skeie Stokstad.
He is represented with art works in a number of museums, including the National Gallery of Norway, and museums in Östersund, Reykjavik, Darmstadt, Couvin, Ottawa, Oregon, Boston and New York City. He was appointed professor at the Trondheim Academy of Fine Art from 1996 to 2002. As jazz musician Stokstad played clarinet and saxophones with jazz groups such as Bodega Band and Søyr, as well as leading his own ensembles. He also toured with Concerts Norway several times.