Name: Elisabeth Aarebrot Madsen
Born: 22.05.1991
Title: Freelance illustrator and teacher
Elisabeth Aarebrot Madsen is an illustrator, script writer, game designer and pedagogue at Miksapix Interactive. 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 Saami 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
- Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences
– Bachelor of Arts – Virtual arts and designs.
Working with: Concept art, storyboards, illustrations, textures for 3D models, 2D animations, film editing and scriptwriting.
- 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
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
- 2013 – 2015
- Working Mill – Freelance
- Illustrations and 2D-animation for Cowboy Chronicles Chapter II
- 2014
- Hamar University College – Freelance
- Workshop teacher in digital art
- Bjerkely Folkehøgskole – Freelance
- Workshop teacher in digital art
- 2015
- Miksapix Interactive AS – Freelance
- Avia Produksjon – Freelance
- 2016
- Miksapix Interactive AS – Freelance
- Keiser – Freelance
- 2017
- Miksapix Interactive AS – Freelance
- NRK – Freelance
- 2018
- Miksapix Interactive AS – Freelance
- Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences – Freelance
- Workshop teacher in drawing
- 4H Trøndelag – Freelance
- Workshop teacher in drawing
- 2019
- Miksapix Interactive AS – Freelance
- Illustrations for Raanaa – Episode 1
- Båtsfjord skole – Full time teacher
- Teaching Arts and Crafts, English and Norwegian
- The Cultural Schoolbag (Tour in Finnmark with Miksapix)
- «Dataspill og sånt» – Workshop teacher in drawing
- Mrs. Maple – Freelance
- Illustrations for «Jonas og skogens gåte»
- 2020
- Miksapix Interactive AS – Freelance
- Promo illustrations
- Illustrations for Raanaa – Episode 2 and 3
- Båtsfjord skole – Full time teacher
- Teaching Arts and Crafts, English and Norwegian
- Mrs. Maple – Freelance
- Illustrations for «Jonas på Gyngende Grunn»
- 2021
- Båtsfjord skole – Full time teacher
- Teaching Arts and Crafts, English and Norwegian
- Audhild Lønne – Freelance
- Illustrations for «På Toppen av Norge 2469»
- Båtsfjord Brygge – Freelance
- Vadsø Kvenske Språksenter – Freelance
- Promo illustrations
- Kven Rhyme Illustrated
- Landmenn – Freelance
- 2022
- Miksapix Interactive AS – Freelance
- Båtsfjord skole – Full time teacher
- Teaching Arts and Crafts, English and Norwegian
- Audhild Lønne – Freelance
- Illustrations for «På Toppen av Norge – For lenge, lenge siden»
- The Cultural Schoolbag (Tour in Møre og Romsdal with Miksapix)
- 2023
- Miksapix Interactive – Freelance
- Illustrator, game designer, script writer, pedagog and project manager.
- The Cultural Schoolbag (Tour in Møre og Romsdal with Miksapix)
- «Dataspill og sånt» – Workshop teacher in drawing
- SALT lofoten (Tour in Finnmark)
- Workshop teacher in drawing
- Davvi Girji – Freelance
- Illustrator and book designer for «Gumpevielppis Vilge»
- 2024
- Miksapix Interactive – Full time position
- Illustrator, game designer, script writer, pedagog and project manager.
- The Cultural Schoolbag (Tour in Møre og Romsdal with Miksapix)
- «Dataspill og sånt» – Workshop teacher in drawing
- SALT Lofoten (Tour in Finnmark)
- Workshop teacher in drawing
