Son, Vestby is one of Norway’s most charming coastal towns — and one of its most vibrant art communities. Located on the Oslofjord about 40 minutes south of Oslo, this historic trading port has attracted artists for over a century. A National Heritage Town Son was an important timber trading port from the 1550s, with customs revenues that once doubled those of nearby Moss. On Dutch maps of the era, the Oslofjord was called “Zoon Water.” In 2013, Son was registered in Norway’s…
Ingrid Amuri Rutherford (b. 1962) is a visual artist based in Son, Norway — a historic coastal town on the Oslofjord, registered as a nationally significant cultural environment since 2013. Son has a rich artist colony tradition dating back to 1900-1920, and is part of the Oslofjord artist corridor alongside Hvitsten (where Edvard Munch owned a property from 1910-1944). Ingrid grew up in Canada with a Norwegian mother from Skjeberg and a father from New Zealand. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Art…