Olav Herman-Hansen (b. 1935) began his art education at the Bergen School of Arts and Crafts at the age of 17, specializing in printmaking. He later studied at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen and at Atelier 17 in Paris.

Hansen also played a central role in the artist collective Gruppe 66. His works are collected by the Statens Museum for Kunst in Copenhagen (including Kampen (1965), lithograph, and Kongens Have (1962), etching) and by the National Museum in Oslo.