Karin Sundbye

Karin Sundbye (12 May 1928 – 15 September 2024) was a Norwegian textile artist.

Karin Sundbye
Born	(1928-05-12)12 May 1928 Oslo, Norway
Died	15 September 2024(2024-09-15) (aged 96)
Alma mater	Norwegian National Academy of Craft and Art Industry
Occupation	Textile artist
Spouse	Skule Waksvik ​ (m. 1953⁠–⁠1958)​

Personal life

Sundby was born in Oslo on 12 May 1928,^[1] a daughter of tanner and merchant Alf Sundbye and Ragna Halvorsen.^[2]

From 1953 to 1958 she was married to sculptor Skule Waksvik.^[2]

Career

Sundbye studied at the Norwegian National Academy of Craft and Art Industry from 1949 to 1954, and at the Statens lærerskole i forming Notodden [no] from 1958 to 1959.^[3]

Making her debut as a craft artist in 1959, she worked on various techniques and eventually fokused mostly on weaving.^[3] She is represented at the National Museum of Norway, as well as the Nordenfjeldske Kunstindustrimuseum [no] and the West Norway Museum of Decorative Art.^[1] She delivered works to various Norwegian public institutions and companies.^[3]

Sundbye died on 15 September 2024, at the age of 96.^[4]