Tomas Ramberg - a brief biography

Born in Oslo, Norway, in 1973, Tomas Ramberg completed both the 5-year degree of the National College of Art and Design and the 4-year Degree of the National Academy of Fine Arts there. Overlapping his final two years at the Academy of Fine Arts, Tomas got an MFA from Hunter College.

The many years of art training reflects Tomas strong interest in visual art, which he inherited from parents both involved in architecture and design.

The first exhibition Tomas produced was called “Amplifier”, a site specific installation of wall based work at the non-profit project space 21/25 Gallery in Oslo. The painting based work established a loop of pictorial reference within the gallery setting.

Site specificity and art relating to architecture has continued to play an important part in Tomas’ work. He has had three commissions for schools and office buildings (1998-2002), and at Thesis exhibitions both in Norway and in the US, his projects involved site specific work involving the architectural context of the show. An important resonance for this interest has been working as a wall drawing assistant for American artist Sol Lewitt since 1998.

Tomas’ work has been noted by juries of grants and awards since his early art student years, most notably in receiving the Norwegian Anders Jahres Junior Cultural Award in 2002, the nomination for the American Joan Mitchell Award in New York in 2000, and the nomination for the Swedish Carnegie Art Award in 2003.

Tomas Ramberg has lived and worked in New York since 1999, with his wife American artist Megan Dyer.