The Board

Anne Berit Figenschau - Chair

Anne Berit Figenschau is the director of the Norwegian Tax Administration (since 2015) dep. Northern Norway. She is also a board member in the Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation (NIF).

Jan Martin Berg

Jan Martin Berg was the former director of Galleri Svalbard in Longyearbyen. Now based in Tromsø he is an independent art consultant.

Moa Björnson

Moa Björnson is a kaospilot, working with urban and rural development and placemaking, based in Træna and Bodø. Moa is CEO for Træna 365 and placemaker in Molobyen, Bodø. She is founder of Træna Artist in Residence, vice chairman of the board in Helgeland Museum, head of the advisory board for the Movium Think Tank and jury member in KOROs art programme for local communities.

Robert Johansen

Robert Johansen has a long sailing time on Svalbard. First he was a miner from 1982-1994, then a pilot in Lufttransport for 22 years and then the founder and owner of Svalbard Bryggeri, Svalbard Bivrost Distilleri and Svalbard Gartneri. Recently, he has established Svalbard Brewery Import & Export GmbH in Hamburg, Germany. Robert lives in a cabin in Bjørndalen, Svalbard and in Tromsø.

Susanne Kaluza

Susanne Kaluza is CEO of the House of Literature Foundation in Oslo, the largest of its kind in Europe. Previously Susanne worked as editor in chief, a CSR advisor, as head of a gender equality initiative, she was a journalist for 10 years at the national newspaper Dagbladet and has authored 5 books. Kaluza sits as director of the board at Drammen Scener, and as board member for KOK Norge, Stiftelsen Nok, Talerlisten and Stiftelsen Ingrid Aunes Minnefond.

Ina Otzko

Ina Otzko is a visual artist and independent curator based in Norway and Italy. She is chairwoman for The Association of North Norwegian Visual Artists, board member for The Norwegian Association of Visual Artists and deputy board member for Nordnorsk Kunstmuseum. Past positions include amongst others ten years with the Artistic Advisory Board for LIAF / Lofoten International Art Festival.