Noris Maria Dias is an artist, psychotherapist and art therapist currently established in Oslo,  in the city-centre district of Frogner.

Born in South Brazil, Noris began painting at the age of fourteen in the atelier of the Uruguayan professor and impressionist artist Nesmaro.

As an eighteen year old, she travelled to Europe to study medicine. She spent several years in the continent and lived for longer periods of time in Italy, France, Norway and Sweden.

In 2001, Noris returned to Brazil and settled in the island of Santa Catarina for six years.

The great majority of her artworks are oil on canvas. Other employed techniques are drawing, aquarelle and lithography.

Noris has participated in several exhibitions – both collective and individual – in Brazil, France, Bosnia, Ukraine, USA, Sweden and Norway.

Exhibitons

2018 - 2020: Galleri Noris, Oslo, Norway
2015: Embassy of Brazil (individual), Oslo, Norway

2015: Embassy of Brazil (collective), Oslo, Norway

2014: Embassy of Brazil (individual), Oslo, Norway

2012: Broadway Gallery 473 (collective), New York, USA

2011: 14th Biennale of Portraits (collective), Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina

2010: Gallery ZEH (individual), Kiev, Ukraine

2008: Galerie Art et Miss (individual), Paris, France

2008: Kulturhuset Silvénska (individual), Säffle, Sweden

2007: Galerie Art et Miss (individual), Paris, France

2006: Galerie Art et Miss (individual), Paris, France

2006: Museu Histórico de Santa Catarina Palácio Cruz e Sousa (individual), Florianópolis, Brazil

2006: Albin Art Gallery (individual), Oslo, Norway

2005: Galerie Art et Miss (collective), Paris, France

2005: Hôtel de Ville d’Ozoir-La-Ferrière (collective), Paris, France

2005: Art in the Park – a celebration of Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s “The Gates” (collective), special guest of the Nobrega Foundation, New York, USA

2005: Gallery Art et Miss (collective), Paris, France

2004: Vinicola Mazon (collective), Urussanga, Brasil

2004: Galeria Gravura (individual), Porto Alegra, Brasil

2004: Rana Museum (individual), Mo I Rana, Norway

2004: L’Alliance Française (individual), Florianópolis, Brazil

2003: Espaço Cultural da ANATEL (individual), Brasília, Brazil

2003: Lagoa da Conceicão Centre, Florianópolis, Brazil

2003: Espaço Cultural da ANATEL (collective), Brasília, Brazil

2002: Akershus (collective), Oslo, Norway

2001: Thereses Kunstsalong (individual), Oslo, Norway