Ingjerd Sandven is an experienced graphic designer, film maker, photographer, visual artist and textile designer based in Oslo. She is currently creating textile and paper products for the interior design market under the brand / artist name IS76. (Online gallery opening soon).

Ingjerd also takes on projects for small and medium sized companies within the art and architecture segment, where she offers communication strategy advise, graphic design, illustration, photography, video and content creation.


Education:
Master in Visual Communication (digital media) at Oslo National Academy of the Arts (KHiO) 2001

Member:
NBK / Tegnerforbundet
Grafill
AFAG
Gramart
Tono

Contact:
ingjerd (at) ingjerdsandven.no

WORK EXPERIENCE

2022 -
Designer
Sandven & Kleivan AS

2024-2025

Communication Manager
Format 50%

2017 - 2022
Senior Brand Designer
White arkitekter

2014-2017
Designer
Sandven & Kleivan AS

Communication Manager
Tegnerforbundet 50%

2010-2014
Brand Designer
Spacegroup Architects

2002-2010
Designer / Illustrator
Own business

2000-2002
On-Air Grafiker
SBS Discovery Channel

SELECTED PROJECTS / EXHIBITIONS / AWARDS / PUBLICATIONS

2026

• Snowboard exhibition design at Skimuseet - 2026
• Pillows Kvadrat 100% wool - 2026
• Wool blanket Ælva - Blue and Brown edition - 2026
• Wool blanket Glede - 2026
• Wool blanket Ælva - Green/grey and Blue/grey - 2024

2025
• Video for Vidar Koksvik for Format
• Video for Sigurd Bronger for Format

2024
Part of exhibition on Skimuseet: Holmenkollen Ski Fest Scarves
Received a grant from Grafill for the project Blaa Aare
Video presentations for "Oslo Art District" – ongoing
Video featuring artist Marit Tingleff for Market Art Fair, Stockholm
Wool blanket pattern design inspired by the history of textile industry along the Akerselva.
Tea towels in linen and cotton with pattern ÆLVA
Video featuring ceramic artist Lydia SooJin Park for Format exhibition

2023
Scarf illustration/design for Skimuseet (Holmenkollen) 100-year
Development of product series for Blaa Aare
New logo and visual identity for "Oslo Art District"
Communication strategy for DIFK Engineers
Pattern design and wood panel engraving for GRAS venue

2022
Can Architecture Fix This...? Season 2: Transformation
Producer for podcast (White Arkitekter)

2021
Can Architecture Fix This...? Season 1: Water
Producer for podcast (White Arkitekter)

Bergen City water front project won Gold in “Future Projects – Leisure” at WAN Awards (WhiteArkitekter)

2020
Published article ‘Blue City’ in Highlights 2020, Roca Gallery, London (WhiteArkitekter)

Participated in Sea Change: Flood Resilient Architecture for the 21st Century exhibition, Roca Gallery, London (WhiteArkitekter)

2019
BOHO Children's Open House, workshop for children at Sentralen Oslo (WhiteArkitekter)

Seminar and book launch at SALT Arena (Out of the Blue) (WhiteArkitekter)

Co-editor and writer for anthology Out of the Blue (WhiteArkitekter)

White Water 1 - Workshop on creative thinking (WhiteArkitekter)

2018
Pattern design for facade of Nuuk Psychiatric Hospital (WhiteArkitekter)

Communication strategy for Nuuk Psychiatric Hospital project (WAN Awards winner 2020) (WhiteArkitekter)

2017
Creative workshop Saving Miami for urban planners at White Architects (Urban Day) (WhiteArkitekter)

Group exhibition at Gallery R21, Visuelt competition

Diploma in Visuelt competition, Open Category for illustrations for Hurtigruten

2016
Communication strategy lead at Tegnerforbundets 100 year anniversary celebration and exhibition

2015
Group exhibition at Gallery R21, Desillustrert

2014
Communication for the Norwegian Pavilion at Venice Biennale of Architecture (Spacegroup Architects)
Workshop series A Space Odyssey (Spacegroup Architects)

2012
Diploma in Norway's Most Beautiful Books for book cover design for An Hour With... series

2007
Group exhibition Norwegian Posters at Gallery R21, Oslo

2005
Henie Onstad Art Center, screening of short film The Banana (editing/directing)

2004
First broadcast of short film The Banana on NRK (acquired for 5 showings)

2003
Screening of short film The Banana at Grimstad Short Film Festival (editing/directing)

2003
Short film The Banana, co-directed with Anna M. Nilsen

2002
Silver, Visual Students 2002, for practical thesis project "The Hollow Nickel Case"

2001
1. price Film fra Sør for the short film ‘ Melkeveien 22’