Margrethe Aanestad (1974) was born in Stavanger on the South West Coast of Norway. Since 2012 she has been living and working between Stavanger, Norway and New York City. She has her current gallery in Greepoint, Brooklyn.

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.

In her practice, Aanestad mainly works in drawing, painting and sculpture, subtly referencing landscapes and the celestial sphere, while remaining wholly nonrepresentational.

Aanestad has shown internationally over the years primarily in USA, in addition to Europe. Previous solo exhibitions include Utstein Monastery/Stavanger Museum, Norway; Kunsthall Stavanger, Norway; Torrance Shipman, NYC; Dimensions Variable, Miami; Open Source Gallery, NYC. Selected duo- and group shows include Sandefjord kunstforening, Norway; Scandinavia House, NYC; Dimensions Variable, Miami; Yi Gallery, NYC; Tiger Strikes Asteroid, NYC; Interface gallery, Oakland; Abingdon Studios, UK; Another Space, Copenhagen. Aanestad has also 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.

Aanestad co-founded the artist-run gallery Prosjektrom Normanns in Stavanger in 2011, a space collaborating with international and national artists, curators and artist-run galleries. She co-directed Prosjektrom Normanns until its closing in 2020.

Her works are included in private collections worldwide, and she has completed several private and public commissions both in Norway and USA. Most recent commission was NYU Clive Davis Institute, Brooklyn, NYC, and Stavanger New University Hospital, permanent art collection, curated by KORO (Art in Public Spaces, Norway). She also workes in silkscreen, creates artist books, has collaborated with fashion designer and more, in addition to her main production.

Aanestad is in Artist Partnership with the artist-run gallery Dimensions Variable in Miami, FL.

Please see CV for full overview.

Margrethe Aanestad
post@margretheaanestad.com
+ 47 404 54 125 (NO)
+1 (929) 282 - 3923 (US)
Studio New York; 253 Greenpoint Ave, Brooklyn 11222
Studio Norway: c/o ELEFANT, Erfjordgata 8, 4 etg, 4014 Stavanger