Ulving studied with Knud Bergslien in Kristiania from 1883 to 1884. He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts, Munich under Heinz Heim [de] and Karl Fr. Smith from 1885 to 1886, and at the Académie Julian in Paris under William-Adolphe Bouguereau in 1887.[2]
From 1893 to 1913, Ulving was settled and worked in Helgeland where he painted motives from Nordland. He also painted altarpieces for seven churches in the region.[2] He is represented in the Norwegian National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design with two paintings, Fra Nettuno (1906) and Interiør. Victoria ved pianoet (1909).[3] The model (girl) Victoria is the daughter of writer and later Nobel laureate Knut Hamsun.[1] Other works include Rensdyrflokk skal over fjorden (1906, in the Royal Palace, Oslo).[1] From 1914 Ulving settled in Åsgårdstrand.[2] He painted landscape motives from Sørlandet, Hvaler, Vestfold, and Telemark. He also painted pictures with motives from Italy, such as from Florence, Verona, Rome, Naples and Lake Garda.[1]
Ulving died in Åsgårdstrand on 3 August 1952.[2]
