Marianne Toppe (b. 1991) is a visual artist living in Bergen, Norway.
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Contact
E-mail: toppemarianne@gmail.com
+47 93804092
CV
Education
2025–2026 One-Year Programme in Arts Management, OsloMet
2016–2018 Master of Fine Art – The Art Academy KMD, UiB
2013–2016 Bachelor of Fine Art, KHiB
2011–2013 Bergen Art School
Exhibitions
2026 Return to Sender, Terminalen, Haugesund. Group show organized by Prosjekt Virring.
2025 DEN SISTE FESTEN – Cyan Studio, Oslo.
2024 Oslo Negativ – Fotofestival, Veterinærhøgskolen, Oslo.
2023 Transistor Festival, Montebello Kulturhus, Oslo.
2022 Oslo Negativ – Fotofestival, Det Gamle Biblioteket, Oslo.
2022 HI10: HUDEN, Skien. Collaboration with Ingrid Skåland Eriksen.
2020 Hage til Hage 4, Oslo. Group show.
2020 Hage til Hage 3, Oslo. Group show.
2018 Friday the 13th, Bergen Kunsthall, Bergen. MA2 graduation exhibition.
2017 Finding Collaboration, KRAFT, Rom8 and BLOKK, Bergen. MA1 exhibition.
2017 Entangeling, FELT galleri, Bergen. Group exhibition.
2016 MONO NO AWARE, Bergen. Bachelor of Fine Arts graduation exhibition.
2015 Level in Space, Estonian Academy of Arts, Tallinn.
2013 HAVARI 25, Bergen Art School, Bergen. Graduation exhibition.
Membership
FFF – The Norwegian Association for Fine Art Photographers
Grants
2020 Project Support, Norwegian Visual Artists Fund (BKV)
2018 Grant for Newly Established Artists, Arts Council Norway
Artist Assistent
2024 – Photographer Ole Brodersen, Lyngør, Tvedestrand Municipality
Assisted with film development, printing, and on-location photography assignments. Lived in Lyngør for six weeks during the winter (February–March), working with Ole four days a week while dedicating the remaining three days to my own artistic projects.
2022 – Ingrid Solvik, Brandengen Primary School, Drammen, Norway
Assisted with the creation of sculptures for a permanent public art installation.
Freelance projects
Wedding Photographer – July 2025
Photographer for the wedding of Ingeborg and Johan.
Costume Design & Assistance
Sukker — Linda Gathu Productions
Bergen Dramatikkfestival
July 2022 · Costume Assistant
Det Norske Teatret
January 2025 · Costume Consultant