Name: Elisabeth Aarebrot Madsen
Born: 22.05.1991
Titles: Illustrator, game designer, script writer and pedagogue
Co-owner of Miksapix Interactive: https://www.miksapix.no/
Languages: Norsk bokmål, Nynorsk, English.
Elisabeth is from a small city in Norway called Florø, but now lives in Trondheim and has worked in the game development industry since 2013. She loves to tell stories through visual media, and in 2023 she won a talent grant as an illustrator by Sparebank1. She is also the one who designed the first Sámi superhero, Raanaa – the shaman girl, which is a mobile game. Today she is working on a new school platform called “samiskeventyr” in Norway, where she is part of making educational games.
Education
- 2011-2014
- Høgskolen i Hamar
– Bachelor of Arts – Virtual arts and designs.
Working with: Concept art, storyboards, illustrations, textures for 3D models, 2D animations, film editing and scriptwriting.
- Høgskolen i Hamar
- 2015 – 2019
- North University
– Bachelor Elementary School Teacher 1-7th grade
Subjects: Pedagogic, Maths, English, Norwegian and Arts.
Read my bachelor here (Norwegian version): Elisabeth_Bachelor_Å tegne er å se
- North University
Awards
- 2010
- 1st place jubilee scholarship in Visual arts by GDF SUEZ E&P Norway AS
- 2023
- Talent grant as an illustrator in Northern Norway by Sparebank1
Relevant Experience
2013 – 2015
Working Mill – Freelance
Illustrations and 2D-animations for Cowboy Chronicles Chapter II
2014
Høgskolen i Hamar – Freelance
Workshop teacher in digital art
Bjerkely Folkehøgskole – Freelance
Workshop teacher in digital art
2015 – 2025
Miksapix Interactive AS
– Freelance / Permanent and co-owner since 2024
Games:
«The boy who tricked Stallo» (illustrations)
«Children of the Northern light» (illustrations)
“Ahkobiemmu” (illustrations and game design)
“Pikefossen” (illustrations, game design and script)
«Maija & Nilas – Den mystiske runebommen» (Script, illustrations, game design, educational guidance and art directing)
«Raanaa the shaman girl» – Episode 1 -7 (Design and illustrations)
«Dodjin» (Educational guidance, illustrations)
2015
Avia Produksjon – Freelance
Design, storyboard and textures for Axdata’s commercial.
2017
NRK – Freelance
Storyboard and illustrations for the intro to IeŽár
Keiser – Freelance
Logo
2018
Nord University – Freelance
Workshop teacher in drawing
4H Trøndelag – Freelance
Workshop teacher in drawing
2019
– Contract
(Tour in Finnmark with Miksapix)
«Dataspill og sånt» – Workshop teacher in drawing
2019 – 2023
Båtsfjord skole – Permanent position
Teacher in Arts and Crafts, English and Norwegian
2019 – 2020
Havfrua Forlag – Freelance
Illustrations for «Jonas og skogens gåte»
Illustrations for «Jonas på Gyngende Grunn»
2020
Grafill – Contract
Illustration for Grafill’s antologi: Isolation / Escape from reality
2021
Båtsfjord Brygge – Freelance
Illustrated logo
Vadsø Kvenske Språksenter – Freelance
Promo illustrations
Kven Rhyme Illustrated
Landmenn – Freelance
Logo
2021 – 2022
Audhild Lønne – Freelance
Illustrations for «På Toppen av Norge – 2469»
Illustrations for «På Toppen av Norge – For lenge, lenge siden»
2022 – 2025
– Contract
(Tour in Møre og Romsdal with Miksapix)
«Dataspill og sånt» – Workshop teacher in drawing
2023
Davvi Girji – Freelance
Illustrations and books design for «Gumpevielppis Vilge»
2023-2025
Salt Lofoten – Contract
(Tour in Finnmark with Miksapix)
Workshop teacher in drawing
2025
Nord University – Freelance
Speaker at Nord Entertainment Week