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