Birgitta Kumlien-Nyheim

Birgitta Kumlien-Nyheim (born 1942) is a Swedish-born Norwegian artist and abstract painter. Her works have been exhibited in Europe and North America.

Personal life and education Birgitta Kumlien-Nyheim was born in Sweden, but grew up in Rome, Italy. She received a Bachelor of Arts in modern languages at the Stockholm University, a diploma at in Rome, and a degree at the University of Oslo in Art history. In her adult life she lived in Japan, Norway, Italy, Spain and Canada. She married Jan Edmund Nyheim, a Norwegian ambassador.

Selected solo exhibitions 1987: Oslo Kunstforening, Oslo 1990: La Galerie Rodrigue Le May, Ottawa 1993: Palazzo Ruspoli, Rome 1996: Ormond Gallery, Dublin 1997: Clockworthy Art Centre, Belfast 1999: Galeria Edurne, Madrid 2001: Fundacion Colegio del Rey, Casa de la Entrevista, Alkala' de Henares, Madrid 2002, 2004, 2006 and 2009: Galleri Kampen, Oslo 2006: Christianssands Kunstforening, Kristiansand 2007: Hurum Kunstlag, Holmsbu