Photo: Ben Goldstein
Margrethe Aanestad (b. 1974 in Stavanger, Norway) lives and works between New York City and Stavanger. In her practice she mainly works with drawing, painting and sculpture in mixed media, subtly referencing landscapes and the celestial sphere, while remaining wholly nonrepresentational. Aanestad studied fine arts at the Rogaland Art College, Norway and holds a BA in Art & Cultural studies including art history and aesthetic philosophy from the University of Stavanger.
Aanestad is exhibiting internationally. Recent duo- and group shows include Scandinavia House, New York; Dimensions Variable, Miami and Yi Gallery in Brooklyn, New York. Solo exhibitions include Utstein Monastery/Stavanger Museum; Kunsthall Stavanger; Torrance Shipman, New York; Dimensions Variable, Miami; Open Source Gallery, New York. Aanestad has over the years participated in several group- and duo shows in New York City, NY, Miami, Oakland, Costa Rica, Copenhagen and UK, in addition to multiple art institutions in her native Norway. Residencies include Residency Unlimited, NYC and Artists Alliance Inc., NYC.
Her works are included in private collections worldwide, and she has completed several private and public commissions both in Norway and USA, created artist books, and collaborated with US-based fashion designer Marco Hall. Aanestad co-founded the artist-run gallery Prosjektrom Normanns in Stavanger in 2011, which she co-directed until its closing in 2020.
Aanestad is represented by Yi gallery in New York.
Margrethe Aanestad
post@margretheaanestad.com
+ 47 404 54 125 (NO)
+1 (929) 282 - 3923 (US)
Studio New York; Brooklyn Art Studios, Building 8, #8126, 276 Greenpoint Ave, Brooklyn 11222
Studio Norway: c/o ELEFANT, Erfjordgata 8, 4 etg, 4014 Stavanger