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Trude Gomnæs Ugelstad is the director of the Queen Sonja Print Award and the Queen Sonja Art Foundation. Over the last 20 years she has held senior management roles at several national arts institutions in Norway. She has initiated and produced visual art and design projects in close collaboration with embassies in New York, Paris, Milan, London and Stockholm. She is working closely with the Norwegian Ministry of Culture and the Arts Council in Norway as chair for State Artist Grants. Ugelstad is the chair of the board of the Office for Contemporary Art Norway and has served on the international and European board of the World Crafts Council for six years.

email: trude@qspa.no

Marie Hepsø is the Gallery Coordinator for the exhibition space in Bjørvika, Oslo. She holds both a Bachelor's and a Master's degree from The Oslo National Academy of the Arts, where she specialized in Medium- and Material Based Art. Additionally, she studied Arts Management at Oslo Metropolitan University. Hepsø's academic background is complemented by several years of professional experience within the art field. She began her career as an artist and later transitioned into roles such as a Project Leader at Norwegian Arts Abroad and Communication Officer at Format, Oslo.

email: marie@qspa.no

Embla Myklebust is a Curator and Foundation Liaison specializing in exhibition and project management. She holds a Master’s degree in Art History from the University of Oslo, with a focus on curating. She serves as a board member of Kunsthistorisk Forening (Norway’s Art History Association), and has experience in editorial work, exhibition production, and collection management.

She has contributed to a range of art collections and large-scale projects. Her current work includes collection management and assistant curatorial support for REV Ocean’s art initiative. She has also worked with the University of Oslo’s art collection as a consultant.

email: embla@qspa.no