Mun barggan sihke poehtan ja govvadáiddárin Finnmárkkus, davimus oasis Norggas. Mu abstrákta njuohtamat govádit davvi luonddu ivnniid, sárgáid, ilmmi, saji; seamma luonddu speadjalastet maiddái mu davvi sámegiel divttat.
Lean lohkan govvadáiddasuorggi National Academy of Fine Arts skuvllas Oslos 1972-1978, go gárvejin oahpu fárrejin ruovttoluotta Sápmái ja serven álggahit Máze joavkku 1978-1983. Lassin iežan searračájáhusaide lean maiddái searvan máŋgga čájáhusain davvi riikkain, Eurohpás ja eamiálbmogiiguin Venezuelas ja Kanadas. Lean ovddastuvvon iešguđet dáiddačoakkalmasain Norggas.
Lean guktii nammaduvvon Davviriikkalaš girjjálašvuođa bálkkašupmái Sámi poehtan.
Vuostáiváldán Sámiráđi girjjálašvuođa bálkkašumi 2006:s, vuostáiváldán Biret Elle muitobálkkašumi 2000:s. Mielde iešguđet antologiijain máŋgga gillii ja searvan festiválaide poesiijain, okto dahje ovttas musihkkariiguin.
2017:s serven documenta 14:s National Museum of Contemporary Art Athenas, Hellasis.
I 2018:s munnje geigejuvvui Commander of the Royal Norwegian Order of St Olav ja 2018:s ožžon gudnebálkkašumi Arts Council Norway.
Mun lean bargan fágaserviide oažžut sámi dáiddáriid ja lean nu dáfus Sámi dáiddárlihttu ja Sámi girječálliidsearvvi vuođđudeaddji 1979:s, ja lean bargan ásahit sámi dáidagiidda ásahusaid nugo Sámi dálááiggedáidaga guovddáža ja sámi dáiddamusea.
I work both as a poet and a visual artist, living in Finnmark, the northernmost part of Norway. In my abstract paintings the northern landscape is present through use of color, line, air, space; this landscape is also mirrored in my poetic texts.
I am educated as a visual artist at the National Academy of Fine Arts in Oslo 1972-1978, moving soon thereafter back to Sápmi, as a founding member of the Sami Artists’ Group 1978-1983. I have participated in numerous exhibitions, in the Nordic countries, in Europe and with indigenous artists in Venezuela and Canada, beside of numerous solo exhibitions. Represented in different art collections in Norway.
Twice nominated to the Nordic Council Literature Prize as a Sami poet, in 2006 recipient of the Sami Council Literature Prize and in 2000 the recipient of the Biret Elle Memorial Prize. Represented in various anthologies in several languages and participated in many festivals performing poetry, alone or together with musicians.
In 2017 I participated at documenta14 at the National Museum of Contemporary Art in Athens, Greece.
In 2018 awarded Commander of the Royal Norwegian Order of St Olav and the 2018 Honorary Prize of the Arts Council Norway.
I have worked with unionising Sami artists and as such a founder of both the Sami Artists Union and the Sami Writers Association in 1979 and I have worked for the establishment of Sami Center for Contemporary art and a Sami Art Museum
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