Maritea Dæhlin is an interdisciplinary artist who lives and works in Norway and Mexico. She is interested in human behaviours, emotions, rituals and encounters. Her work spans between devised theater, video performance, performance art and text. Her art comes off as playful, non-linear and sometimes absurd.

Dæhlin's studies include a BA in Devised Theatre with Digital Arts at Dartington College of Arts in England (2007-2010) and a 2-year acting course at Nordic Black Express in Oslo (2005–2007). Dæhlin is currently an associated artist at Black Box teater and a recipient of a 3 year-long work grant for artists by the Arts Council Norway. In 2020 her theaterperformance I WANT TO BE TRADITIONAL was nominated for the Norwegian critic’s prize.

Her work has been shown at venues and festivals from South- to North America and in Europe, such as Black Box teater (Oslo), Kilden teater (Kristiansand), Kunstbanken – Hedmark Kunstsenter (Hamar), Center for Performance Research (New York), Centro Cultural España (Mexico City), RAS-Regional Arena for Samtidsdans (Sandnes), No Nation Gallery (Chicago), Central School of Speech and Drama (London), Defibrillator Gallery (Chicago), and San Agustin Arts Centre (Oaxaca).

Maritea Dæhlin er en kunstner som jobber og bor i Norge og Mexico. Hun er spesielt interessert i atferdsmønstre, emosjoner, ritualer og møter. Arbeidet hennes spenner fra teater, video, performance, lyd og scenetekst. Kunstnerskapet hennes er preget av det lekne, ikke-lineære og til tider absurde.

Dæhlin var assosiert kunstner ved Black Box teater (2021-2022) og er mottaker av statens arbeidsstipend for kunstnere. Hennes arbeide har blitt nominert til Kritikerprisen (2020) og Heddaprisen (2022). Dæhlins studier inkluderer en BA i devised teater med digital kunst ved Dartington College of Arts i England (2007–2010) og en to-årig skuespillerutdanning ved Nordic Black Express i Oslo (2005–2007).

Arbeidet hennes har bl.a. blitt vist ved Kunstnernes Hus (Oslo), Les SUBS (Lyon), Black Box teater (Oslo), Kilden teater (Kristiansand), SPILL festival (Ipswich), MUNCH (Oslo), Kunstbanken – Hedmark Kunstsenter (Hamar), Defibrillator Gallery (Chicago), RAS – Regional Arena for Samtidsdans (Sandnes), Vinterscenen (Porsgrunn), Nulty Bod festival (Praha), Center for Performance Research (New York), Centro Cultural España (Mexico City), No Nation Gallery (Chicago), Central School of Speech and Drama (London) og CASA - San Agustin Arts Centre (Oaxaca).