Essays and Exhibition Texts

2025 67 nye vennar essay by Merete Jonvik on Art collection, New Stavanger Hospital, Contemporary Art Stavanger, Norway
2025 Unknown Entry Point exhibition text by curator Romina Jimenez Alvarez, for group exhibiton at The Bellslip Gallery, New York, NY
2024 Krystallklart lys exhibition text by curator Arnhild Sunnanå, for the duo-exhibition Krystallklart lys at Sandefjord kunstforening, Norway
2023 Crystal Clear Light exhibition text by curator Arnhild Sunnanå, for the duo-exhibition Crystal Clear Light at Dimensions Variable, Miami, FL
2022 Stille Forvandling/Silent Metamorphosis exhibition text by Arnhild Sunnanå, for exhibition Stille Forvandling at Abbot´s House, Utstein Kloster, Stavanger, Norway
2022 Blå toner, stedlig ro exhibition text by curator Arnhild Sunnanå, for the foyer-exhibition Blå toner, stedlig ro, Utstein Kloster Hotell, Stavanger, Norway
2020 A Poem For the Elements text by Anne Therese Tveita, for Stavanger University Art Collection, Norway
2020 Fragile Ethereality / Skjør og deileg lettheit essay by Merete Jonvik, Contemporary Art Stavanger, Norway
2018 The undercurrents of things and history, by Kjetil Røed, essay for the exhibition Frail Mighty at Kunsthall Stavanger, Norway
2014 ee/aa, text by Nicola Louise Markhus and Marte Danielsen Jølbo, Another Space, Copenhagen, Denmark
2012 Shopping for ideas: Text by Geir Haraldseth for the exhibition UTMARK, Kunstgalleriet, Stavanger, Norway

Publications

2025 Kunst på Stavanger Universitetssjukehus Ullandhaug, published by KORO, Norway (Art in Public Spaces) and Helse Stavanger HF, texts by Merete Jonvik and Marte D. Jølbo
2025 A Time for Everything, 25 Years of Contemporary Art at Scandinavia House, catalogue and exhibition text by curator Emily Stoddart, NY
2022 Kunstsamlingen, Universitetet i Stavanger, Merete Jonvik, Anne Ytterdal, Lise Chantrier Aasen, Fie von Krogh, published by University of Stavanger, Norway
2021 Kunst som deling, delingens kunst, texts by Merete Jonvik, Eivind Røssaak, Hanne Hammer Stien, Arnhild Sunnanå, published by Fagbokforlaget, Norway
2019 Vi er stedene, Vestlandsutstillingen 2019, catalogue with text by curator Marte D. Jølbo, Norway
2017 Cold Current, Contemporary Artists from Norway, Imago Mundi, Luciano Benetton Collection, published by Antiga Edizioni, Italy
2012 The Meeting, published by Schlebrugge Publisher, Vienna, Austria. Texts by curator Nick Kline (US), Andreas Stadler, Annette Südbeck, Fran Bartkowski
2012 Kunstverk, BKFR (Visual Artists Assosiation, Rogaland) 80 Years Anniversary book, published by Pelikanen Forlag, Stavanger, Norway

Selected Bibliography

2025 The Will of The Materials: Margrethe Aanestad on her new commission for Scandinavia House interview with Heather Jones, Contemporary Art Stavanger, Norway
2023 Looking North: Karian Amaya, Margrethe Aanestad, Shane Charles, at Yi gallery review by Stephen Gambello, Zero thought to Z, NY
2023 Crystal Clear Light Invites Deep Contemplation at Dimensions Variable article by Sean Levisman, Miami New Times, FL
2023 Norsk natur i uvanlig utstilling i Miami preview, Stavanger Aftenblad, Norway
2023 NYC Selected Guide: April 2023, Two Coats of Paint, NY
2023 Meet Margrethe Aanestad, interview CanvasRebel Magazine, USA
2023 ARTFIXdaily Curated Art World News & Exclusives, preview for exhibition at Yi gallery, New York, NY
2022 Kunst til folket debate by Arnhild Sunnanå, article, Stavanger Aftenblad, Norway
2021 After Our Bodies Meet Explores Closeness And Intimacy In New Forms , review by Elly Belle, Observer, NY
2021 Your Concise New York Art Guide for January 2021 Dessane Lopez Cassell, Hyperallergic, NY
2020 Artists at Home: Margrethe Aanestad , interview with Open Source Gallery, NY
2019 Continuation and/or Duration, review by Michael Orr, Corridor8.uk, UK
2018 Ufiltrert og ærlig om eksistensiell sårbarhet, review by Anne Therese Tveita, Contemporary Art Stavanger, Norway
2018 Glimt av himmel og evighet review by Trond Borgen, Stavanger Aftenblad, Norway
2018 Kunstnere fikk frie hender i Kunsthallen, preview, Elisabeth Bie, Stavanger Aftenblad, Norway
2018 Love, Art and Walk in the City: Art Between Network, Community and Space, article, Zofia Cielatkowska, Oslo, Norway
2018 Oväder, Lunken Kaffi podcast e8s11 , Guest with Espen Birk, Norway
2018 Interview: Margrethe Aanestad, Heather Jones, Contemporary Art Stavanger, Norway
2017 New Wave Women, article by Catherine Corman, Huffington Post, US Edition, US
2017 Familien, interview by Tine Semb, Billedkunst No6, Dec
2017 Ny kunst langs stiene på Sølyst, preview, Eli Næsheim, Stavanger Aftenblad, Norway
2017 Å treffe små og store på én gang, review, Kristine Ketola Bore, Periskop, Norway
2017 Månedens kunstner, February, portrait/interview, VISP, Bergen, Norway
2017 Til USA for å delta på kunstmesser, preview, Eli Næsheim, Stavanger Aftenblad, Norway
2016 Kunst som berører og skaper undring, article, Lars Gunnar Dahle, University of Stavanger, Norway
2016 Viktig å vera synleg i Oslo, interview, Jan Zahl, Stavanger Aftenblad, Norway
2016 Lokale kunstnere med utstilling i Brooklyn, preview, Ulrikke Valvik Mitchell, Stavanger Aftenblad, Norway
2016 Stavanger 2016, Heather Jones, feature, Kunstkritikk No. 1 / Morgenbladet, Norway
2015 Miami favorites, review, Vanessa Albury, Kunstforum, Norway
2015 Post-Miami Round-up, review, Vanessa Albury, EYESTOWARDStheDOVE, US
2015 Stavanger-trio til kunstmesse på Miami Beach, preview, Stavanger Aftenblad, Norway
2015 Norwegian artist Margrethe Aanestad at Dimensions Variable, feature, WUM online journal for the arts, Miami, FL
2015 Dimensions Variable Celebrates Five Years of Unexpected Outsider Art, article, Miami New Times, Ciara Lavelle, FL
2015 Conversation with artist Franklin Evans, NY, interview for Contemporary Art Stavanger
2015 Conversation with curator Ian Cofré, NY, interview for Contemporary Art Stavanger
2014 Norwegian Artists exhibit at UNTITLED Art Fair in Miami, preview, Royal Norwegian Embassy, Washington, US
2014 Interview about Prosjektrom Normanns, Marte Danielsen Jølbo, Contemporary Art Stavanger, Norway
2014 Ambitiøst udstillingssted sætter to kunstnerskaber i stævne, article, Maria Kjær Themsen, Politiken, Denmark
2014 Aanestad til København, preview, Rogalands Avis, Stavanger, Norway
2013 Aanestad stiller ut i New York, preivew, Rogaland Avis, Stavanger,, Norway
2012 På vei til Miami, Rogaland Avis, Stavanger, Norway
2012 Borgen kunne ha argumentert bedre, debate, Christine Hansen, Stavanger Aftenblad, Norway
2012 Kunstkritikk og kunsthistorie, debate, Trond Borgen, Stavanger Aftenblad, Norway
2012 Hva er god kunstkritikk?, debate, Jørund Aase Falkenberg and Margrethe Aanestad, Stavanger Aftenblad, Norway
2012 Er det samme alltid det samme?, debate, Christine Hansen, Stavanger Aftenblad, Norway
2012 Her får man ingenting, debate, Jørund Aase Falkenberg and Margrethe Aanestad,, Stavanger Aftenblad, Norway
2012 Intervensjoner og konvensjoner, Trond Borgen, review exhib. Utmark, Stavanger, Norway
2012 En ukelang vernissage i New York / Between Mountain, Kunstforum, Norway
2012 Between Mountain: Exhibition and workshop in Brooklyn, Norwegian Consulate General, New York
2011 Eget Grep om egen kunst, Trond Borgen, review, Stavanger Aftenblad, Norway
2011 Nytt kunstnerdrevet visningssted i Stavanger, Mariann Enge, kunstkritikk.no, Norway
2011 Eneste galleri i Stavanger som er styrt av kunstnere, Eli Næsheim, Stavanger Aftenblad, Norway
2004 Norwegian Art Yearbook 2004, featuring Lucky Bar / West Coast Festival of Nuart, Norway
2003 Den hermetiske stillheten, Trond Borgen, debate, Stavanger Aftenblad, Norway
2003 Kunsthistoriens merkelapper, Christopher Ho), debate, Stavanger Aftenblad, Norway
2003 Kunstkritikken og de ultrakule, Trond Borgen, debate, Stavanger Aftenblad, Norway
2003 Banaliteten lever, Trond Borgen, review Nuart 2003, curated by Lucky Bar, Stavanger Aftenblad, Norway
2003 Møt den nye kunsten, preview Nuart 2003, curated by Lucky Bar, Stavanger Aftenblad, 2003 
2003 Tre rom i verden, Trond Borgen, review, Water Falls, Alexander Steig (G), Stavanger Aftenblad, Norway
2003 Utstilling i bokform, Trond Borgen, review publication REAL, Stavanger Aftenblad, Norway
2003 Lucky Bar gir ut REAL, preview publication REAL, Stavanger Aftenblad, Norway
2003 Vaghetens landskap, Trond Borgen, review And it slipped across the room, co-prod. Lucky Bar, Sølvberget, Stavanger Aftenblad, Norway
2003 Fornemmelse, men ikke for sne, preview, And it slipped across the room, Stavanger Aftenblad, Norway
2002 Livet, døden og leirbålet, Trond Borgen, review Twins, Bjørn Melhus, Christoph Girardet, Stavanger Aftenblad,Norway
2001 Helt A4 på Tou, Hjørdis Smedvig, preview Nuart 2001, Back to the future 04, Stavanger, Norway
2001 De skal brygge kultur i Tou Bryggeri, preview Precent.Certain, Rogalands Avis, Stavanger, Norway
2001 Samtidskunst inn i Tous gamle øllager, preview, Hjørdis Smedvig, Precent.Certain, Stavanger Aftenblad, Norway