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Elling Reitan is born in Trondheim, 1949.

He has drawn and painted all his life.
He studied under
Odd Nerdrum from
1982-87. Graphics
under Bjørn Sverrbo.

In addition to his educations as an artist he has also studied english and german languages at the Universities of Oslo and Trondheim, with a main focus on literature, and produced a master diploma on"The Grotesque in Shakespeare`s Tragedies"
Sepatate exhibitions, Norway:

Sept. 2010: "Song of Songs" and Elling Reitan Invitational at Landskrona Golfklubb, Sweden
2010: Galleri Pingvin, Oslo
2009: Soli Brug, Norway
2008: Galleri Pingvin, Oslo

2008: Galleri Grønneset, Trondheim

2006: Galleri Pingvin, Oslo
2006: Galleri SG, Trondheim
2005: Galleri Pingvin, Oslo
2003: Nicoline's House, Kragerø
2003: Galleri Pingvin, Oslo
2002: Hafslund Hovedgård
2002: Operautstiller, Kristiansund Art Society

Separate exhibitions, other countries:


2009/2007/2006/2005: Art Miami
2009: Time&Space Gallery, Bangalore, India
2008: Galleri M, Odense, Denmark
2008: Westbrook Gallery, London
2007: Art Miami, USA
2007: Nordic Heritage Museum, Seattle, USA

2006: Femmes d`Ibsen. Galerie Art Cadre. Paris
2005: Westwood Gallery, NY, USA
2004: Artobe Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
2004: Galeria de Arte El Catalejo, Spain
2003: DB Gallery, Marbella, Spain
2001: Westwood Gallery, NY, USA
2001: Jain Marunouchi Gallery, NY, USA

Representations:

- In different school books, both in primary and secondary school
- The Justice Department, Oslo
- The Department of the Fisheries, Oslo
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- The High Court Administration, Oslo
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- HRH Queen Sonja of Norway
- Norway Culture Counsil
- The Health Department
- Sør-Trøndelag county
- Agdenes community
- The State's House, Trondheim
- The Army Command
- The Army's tele and computer service
- Hydro Texaco
- Statoil
- The Postal Service
- Oslo Airport
- The Norwegian Medical Society
- Cap Gemini
- Victoria & David Beckham
- Private collections in USA and Europe