Born 17th of June 1971 in Ålesund, Norway.

She received her education at the National College of Art and Design in Bergen, Department of Specialised Art, Section og textiles, where she majored spring 2000.

Akslen has engaged in a long-term, dedicated process of textile development and artistic practice that encompasses a range of modes of expression. She is deeply interested in the materiality and history of textiles, and the textile material itself serves as a significant bearer of meaning in her work. She frequently incorporates items of clothes and other mass-produced «readymades» – textiles already imbued with significance – into her pieces.

Her artistic practice is also rooted in a clear feminist and political perspective in works that observe, describe and criticise events, circumstances and phenomena. Akslen confronts social inequalities, power and abuses of power, and explores how we are affected by ecological and economic change and migration. In the process, she touches upon both the complexities of human coexistence and our impact on nature. She wants to challenge our views about the world and the age in which we live amount. At the same time, her work highlights the need of change.

Akslen´s work balance between the poetic and the confrontational. Some of her works are framed by subtle and lyrical expressions, while others challenge the viewer with direct statement.