Short artist biography
I have my workshop in a separate part of my home in Fredrikstad, Norway. I studied at Moore College of Art and Design in Philadelphia, USA, and completed my Master in 3D Fine Art at The National College of Art and Design (NCAD) in 2003, Oslo, Norway.
I am the Chair of Norwegian Association for Craft Artists, elected from 2025-2027. Previously, for 21 years, I was a mediation manager (part-time) at Østfold Art Center. I also work as a curator, art consultant and give lectures.

I have exhibited extensively in Norway and internationally. From 2014 been part of the Norwegian artist group ARKIVET.
In 2025 I was awarded The National Scholarship for established artist for ten years, after having had The National Scholarship for five years.

​Artist statement
Putte Helene Dal´s jewelry and sculptures are based on objects she finds. The artistic method is to see the potential of mass-produced things and materials found in nature; play with form / color / associations and function, then put the pieces together so they get new content and new life. Often the aesthetics appear in machine parts when they become part of a piece of jewelry, while the original value was only a function. Her jewelry comments on and highlights aspects of human life experiences, such as to feel small or measured, prejudged or reflections on age. In Dal´s artistic work she explores jewelry as meaningful and reflective of the personal and structural aspects of our society.