Coast Contemporary

Gunvor Nervold Antonsen

Through an experimental, energetic, and raw visual language, she explores society and existence, often with a personal and local grounding. The fundamental forces of nature—its rawness and cycles—interact constantly with Nervold Antonsen’s artistic expression. Literary texts and performative readings also form part of her artistic practice; she frequently collaborates with musicians to perform her own texts.

Katrine Ellefsen

A fascination for people and behavior, seen through a philosophical and psychological lense, is underlying Ellefsens studies of human nature. The comical and the little bit «off», in everything, the sidetracks and the less fortunate — and perhaps sometimes also a bit gaudy and tacky — can describe her aesthetic style. She likes to break free from the obvious palettes of color as a tool to set a tone of style — or the lack of it.

Fabian Ginsberg

In 2018, Fabian Ginsberg founded the collective “SdA – Strategies of Counterinsurgency,” which compares methods, images, and concepts from art and military theory to describe the transformation of the public sphere. The collective produces texts, images, videos, and actions. In addition, Fabian Ginsberg pursues an individual artistic practice that explores, across a wide range of media, the conditions of meaning-making, interpretation, and evaluation.

Ulrik Hendriksen (1891-1960) & Bildende Kunstneres Hjelpefond

For many years, the painter and printmaker Ulrik Hendriksen (1891–1960) was the undisputed spokesperson for visual artists in Norway, serving, among other roles, as chairman of the Board of Visual Artists (BKS). His name is inextricably linked to the legislation regarding the levy on the sale of visual art (1948)—a scheme that has provided visual artists in Norway with substantial funds to be distributed as grants and scholarships.

From 1945 onwards, Hendriksen focused primarily on arts policy and organizational work, most notably on securing the enactment of the so-called “3 Percent Act” (the Act of 4 November 1948 regarding a levy on the sale of visual art). As the administrator of the Visual Artists’ Relief Fund (Bildende Kunstneres Hjelpefond), he was also the driving force behind the practical implementation of the legislation.

Jelsen Lee Innocent

Jelsen Lee Innocent (b. 1983, NYC) is a Haitian-American interdisciplinary artist based in Norway. His research and studio practice examine the lasting impacts of imperialism across social hierarchies, built environments, and visual culture. Integrating intellectual history, installation-making, and participatory initiatives, his work surfaces narratives that challenge hegemonic structures and open space for alternative imaginaries.

Innocent founded the discursive platform Peer Review (est. 2024) for cultural analysis across Black visual culture. Since its establishment, Peer Review members gather for monthly in-person meetings at Atelier Kunstnerforbundet and field trips that host a space to respond and reflect on Black expressions in art, media, and popular culture.

Finn Andrian Jorkjen & Høstutstillingen

Finn Adrian Jorkjen will present Høstutstillingen/the Fall Exhibition at Kunstnernes Hus in Oslo, Saturday 19.09 at 17.00, followed by a view of the exhibiton.
Jorkjen uses his personal experiences of otherness and desire as the fundamental starting point of his practice. His work deals with complex issues surrounding language, identity, and mass media. He is particularly interested in the intersection of the private and the public, the mechanisms of attention economy, and how digital spaces actively shape and affect the body.

In his performances, Jorkjen intentionally stages himself in vulnerable situations to foster a sense of collective intimacy. His practice leans heavily into the emotional, driven by intense, ambivalent feelings. Humor plays a central role in his work, serving both as a survival strategy and a vital tool to carve out space for difficult topics.

Irma Salo Jæger & Muralverkstedet

Irma Salo Jæger (born in Finland in 1928) has lived and worked in Oslo since the 1950s. She studied art history at the University of Helsinki before studying painting at the Norwegian National College of Art and Design and the Norwegian National Academy of Fine Arts.

A central figure in Norwegian art for more than six decades, Salo Jæger is known for her explorations of colour, light, movement and space. Her paintings combine expressive brushwork with structured fields of colour, while her experimental works from the 1960s expanded painting through poetry, kinetic sculpture, light and technology.

Tulle Ruth

Tulle Ruth (b. 1962, Denmark) is a visual artist working with sculpture and installations that incorporate sound. Her artistic practice explores themes related to everyday communication, and she uses a diverse range of methods, including science, field recordings, 3D sound, and experimental techniques. Ruth treats the entire landscape as both material and exhibition space for her work. Her interdisciplinary approach and collaborations cut across various fields. Her roles as an artist include sculptor, performer, producer, and curator, with a particular focus on highlighting sound art.

Jessica Williams & Hverdags Books

Jessica Williams (b. 1986, Anchorage) is an artist and publisher based in Jeløya. Williams works freely between mediums including print, sculpture, and social practice. Sometimes playful and sometimes painful, at the core of her practice is an exploration of how value is produced and understood. This often includes the re-evaluation and re-assignment of value, as well as collaboration. Since 2016, she has published under the moniker Hverdag Books: a risograph imprint dedicated to publishing vulnerable and raw works by underrepresented voices, primarily in the Nordics.