Margrethe Aanestad (1974) was born in Stavanger, a town on the south west coast of Norway. The past 12 years she has been living between Stavanger, Norway and New York City, currently having a studio in Greenpoint, 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 she mainly works with drawing, painting and sculpture in mixed media, subtly referencing landscapes and the celestial sphere, while remaining wholly nonrepresentational.

Aanestad has shown internationally over the years primarily in USA, in addition to Scandinavia.. Previous solo exhibitions include Utstein Monastery/Stavanger Museum; Kunsthall Stavanger; Torrance Shipman, New York; Dimensions Variable, Miami; Open Source Gallery, New York. Selected duo- and group shows include Sandefjord kunstforening, Norway; Scandinavia House, New York; Dimensions Variable, Miami; Yi Gallery, New York; 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. Residencies include Residency Unlimited, NYC and Artists Alliance Inc., NYC.

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, where the most recent commission was NYU Clive Davis institute, New York, and Stavanger New University Hospital permanent collection, curated by KORO (Art in Public Spaces, Norway). She has also worked in silkscreen, created artist books, collaborated with fashion designer and more, in addition to her main production.

Aanestad is in Artist Partnership with the artist run space 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