Pal Vigeland (b. 1944 in Oslo, NO) studied at the Werkkunstschule, Schwabisch Gmund (DE) and the Art Academy in Bergen (NO). He was employed as a designer in a silver-goods factory from 1968 to 1981. From then on, he ran his own workshop in Bergen, and later, from 2001, in Oslo. He has participated in solo and group exhibitions, both in Scandinavia and abroad, and has been commissioned to provide art for churches and other public spaces.