BIO:
Kristine Øksendal was born in Flekkefjord 1977, raised at Nøtterøy an island in the Oslo Fjord, and currently living in Tønsberg. She has a bachelor's degree in Fine Art painting from Central Saint Martins College in London and a master’s degree from The Academy of Fine Arts in Oslo with Critical Art Theory and camera-based art as an area of specialization. In her practice she explores parallel issues within the history of modern theatre, dance and abstract painting: ideas of utopia, gender, individual freedom in relation to movement and concept as a starting point for gestures. Øksendal’s improvised expressive style is characteristic, exploring the possibility of a feminine and female subjectivity within the historical canon of abstract expressionism. Central to the practice is a negotiation between pre-planned strategies and spur-of-the-moment ideas.
In the 2010s she has produced and presented a series projects researching gesture in relation to painting, subjectivity and gender, analyzing physical memory and how color affects the subconscious. Resulting in a series of solo exhibitions in addition to participation at collective exhibitions and screenings, juried and invited, in Norway and abroad. in addition to her own artistic practice, she has experience as a curator and art consultant for public assignments.
Member of: BONO (Norwegian Visual Artists Copyright Society).
EDUCATION:
2007-2009: MA Fine Art, The National Academy of Fine Art, Oslo
2001-2003: Cand.Mag Art History, University of Oslo
1997-2000: Bachelor of Fine Art (Hons) Painting, Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design, London, UK
1996-1997: Asker Kunstskole, Norway
Main practice:
SOLO SHOWS / selected:
2026: “Villnis” at Kunstpunkt Lista / Agder kunstsenter
2019: “A Painter’s View” at Kunstbanken, Contemporary Art Centre. Hamar, Norway
2018: “Scenes from the Garden”, Vestfold Contemporary Art Centre, Tønsberg, Norway
2016: Solo-Show at Bærum kunsthall, Akershus, Norway
2016: “Bohemian Waxwing”, Hå gamle prestegård, Rogaland, Norway
2014: “The Parallel Key”, NoPlace, Oslo
2013: “Sonate”, Trafo Kunsthall, Asker, Norway
2011: “Textual Proletar”, Including choreography performed by Norwegian dancer Magnus Myhr, venue: Cort Adelers gt. 33, Oslo.
2010: “LOCO-MOTION”, with performance by Marthe Ramm Fortun, Podium, Oslo
2008: “Venus Xtravaganza (at the Ballroom Walk)”, Gallery 21:25, Oslo
PUBLIC ART ASSIGNMENTS:
2018-2022: “Konkylie, Krabbeklo, Musling”. 3 concrete scuptures. Public Art project for outdoor areas at Rødtvet Kindergarten in Oslo, Client: Agency for Cultural Affairs in Oslo.
2013: “Kropp og identitet”. Curator: Susanne Ø. Sæther. Film and Video program, Public Art Project, Hokksund junior highschool, Produced by KORO and Atelier Nord.
PUBLICATIONS:
2018: Scenes from the Garden An Artist’s Book by Kristine Øksendal, with the essay “Becoming nature” by Øystein Sjåstad, Associate professor of art history, Department of Philosophy, Classics, History of Art and Ideas, University of Oslo. Translated into English by Rene Lauritsen . Ed. By Halvor Haugen / Tekstbyrået.
2013: Kristine Øksendal - Sonate - Works 2013. With the essay: “It is the absolute zero point she is working for in her sonata!” by Knut Ove Arntzen, professor in Theatre Studies at the University in Bergen. Translated into English by Anna F. Helleland. Graphic design by Knaggen.no. 2014: 2nd ed. With support from The Art Council Norway.
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS:
The City of Oslo Art Collection
Haugar Vestfold Art Museum
Hå municipality's art collection
OTHER ASSIGNMENTS:
2018 -2020: Project Management, Curator and Fine Art Consultant for the new art project in connection with the expansion of Lørenskog cemetery. With new works by Håvard Homstvedt (b.1976) and Robin Danielsson (b. 1983). Client: Lørenskog Municipality. Completed in 2020.
INDEPENDENT CURATOR: Det poetiske språket (2015) and Common Trade (2014) at Galleri bakrommet / Ulving kunsthandel, Tønsberg.
You Still Move Me (2011) Kurant Visningsrom Tromsø Norway.
SUPPORTED BY:
Arts Council Norway, Vestfold County Municipality, Norwegian Visual Artists Fund (BKV), Contemporary Art Centres in Norway, NBK - Association of Norwegian Visual Artists, Oslo City Municipality, The Norwegian Concrete Association (Norsk Betongforening, NB), The Norwegian Photographic Fund (NoFoFo), Fund for Performing Artists (FFUK), The Ingrid Lindbäck Langaard Fund, The Audio and Visual Fund and ANX Atelier Nord.