Bio — Håvard Sagen

_{Håvard Sagen (b. 1986, Sandnes, Norway) is a multidisciplinary artist based in Gariwerd/Grampians, Australia. His practice often extends beyond the gallery, producing site-specific collaborative installations with strong built and social components. He studied at The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts – School of Architecture, Stavanger Art School, and Trondheim Academy of Fine Art.

In 2019 Sagen co-founded Skaus with Mari Kolbeinson and Markus Bråten, an artist-run initiative fostering collaboration between sites, artists, architecture, institutions, and local communities. Committed to co-authorship and sustainability, Skaus represented Norway at the International Studio & Curatorial Program in New York (2021–22). Key Skaus projects include Trehus (Oslo Architecture Triennale, 2022), a temporary structure reframing a linden tree at the Old Munch Museum to explore shared space, care, and community.

In 2021, he initiated Book of Sand – Singular Hands, a collaborative project unfolding in three Norwegian landscapes shaped by extractive industries and urban development. Sagen has also worked extensively in scientific contexts. In 2018 and 2019, he served as expedition artist for Arctic missions with the Nansen Center and the INTAROS and CAATEX projects.

Since relocating to Australia, he participated in the BigCi Artist Residency (2023), where he created a site-specific installation and documented a conservation project in Wollemi National Park. He is currently developing Geode Tree, a large-scale interactive sculpture and collaborative work for WAMA – The National Centre for Environmental Art, and Skaus: Hjem, a public installation for the Stavanger 2025 Emigration Commemoration.

Sagen’s evolving practice seeks to bridge environmental art, architecture, and community engagement across diverse cultural and ecological contexts.}