Dag Telhaug
Dag Telhaug lives right by the sea in Spangereid, a short distance from the famous lighthouse at Lindesnes. A one hour drive from Kristiansand. Telhaug is a renowned landscape painter. He draws his main inspiration from the sea, for his naval and maritime motifs, where he paints at Lindesnes, Lista and Jæren. Telhaug depicts the southern coastal landscape and marine landscapes with varied sea bays, beaches, rivers, islets, reefs, and bird life. He conveys the mood, light, and nature in a harmonious way. The waves, the horizon, the weather, and the high sky above the surface of the water give the sea a changing face.
Barbro Raen Thomassen
Barbro Raen Thomassen (b. 1955) is a visual artist who works with various expressions such as sculpture, drawing, photography, installation, and land art. She has studied at the École des Beaux-Arts, Angers, France and at Vestlandets Kunstakademi, Bergen. She has an intermediate degree in art history from the University of Bergen. She has participated in many exhibitions at home and abroad, such as the Autumn Exhibition in Oslo, the sculpture biennials in Budapest and Toyamura (Japan), the drawing biennial in Györ (Hungary), the European Centre's biennial exhibition in Venice and the National Museum's opening exhibition.
Thomassen grew up in Søgne and lives in Birkenes in Agder County.
Sara De Christopher
Sara De Christopher is an American painter and abstract expressionist from Los Angeles, USA. She has alternated between working in the USA and Europe for over 30 years. De Christopher is also a skilled designer. She is an art graduate at California State University, Los Angeles, USA.
Hans Bentsen
Hans Bentsen is a highly skilled graphic artist who specializes in intaglio. He is originally from Risøya near Risør. He lives in Kristiansand. Bentsen is educated as a radio telegraph operator, Cand. mag. in Art History, Social Anthropology and English. He has participated in several working and study communities at Norwegian and foreign printmaking workshops.