Marthe Elise Stramrud was born in 1984 in Kristiansand, Norway. She has a BA from Bergen Academy of Art (now the Faculty of Fine Art, Music and Design at the University of Bergen), and and MA from Oslo National Academy of Art and Design (2018). Stramrud has participated in a number of solo and group exhibitions in recent years. She has completed several public art commissions, and her works have been acquired by several private and public collections. Stramrud lives and works in Nesodden, Norway.