Jakobsen was born and raised in
Kristiansand, Norway. She graduated from
Norwegian National Academy of Craft and Art Industry (now
Oslo National Academy of the Arts) in 1951. She also studied at a
Gobelin tapestry workshop at Uitgeverij In de Knipscheer in the Netherlands during 1950. She was from 1951, both a designer and an artist in the
textile industries, At the same time she began to make
tapestries. Her debut exhibition was held at the Artists' Association (
Kunstnerforbundet) at
Oslo in 1966. In addition, she was active as a speaker across Norway and in other countries as well. As a textile artist, she won the decoration competition for the
University of Bergen science building (90 square meters) as well as the Erkebispegården,
Trondheim (30 square meters) and
Kristiansand District Court. Else Marie Jakobsen is particularly known for her work on
altarpieces. She made 33 altarpieces at home and abroad, including in
Copenhagen,
Spain and the
UAE. She also wove over 500 tapestries for private homes and public buildings. ==References==