Margrethe Aanestad

Visual artist

Margrethe Aanestad (b. 1974, Stavanger, Norway) lives and works between Stavanger, Norway and New York, USA. Her practice encompasses drawing, painting and sculpture. Aanestad studied fine arts at the Rogaland Art College, Norway and graduated with a BA in Art & Cultural studies including art history and aesthetic philosophy from the University of Stavanger.

Aanestad has exhibited internationally. Exhibitions in 2023-2024 includes Sandefjord kunstforening, Norway; Scandinavia House, NY; Dimensions Variable, Miami and Yi gallery, NY. Earlier solo exhibitions include Kunsthall Stavanger, Norway; Torrance Shipman, New York; Dimensions Variable, Miami; Open Source Gallery, New York.

Aanestad has participated in several shows and art fairs in New York, Miami, Oakland, San Francisco, Costa Rica, Copenhagen and UK, in addition to multiple art institutions in her native Norway.

Her works are included in private collections worldwide, and she has completed several private and public commissions both in Norway and USA.

Aanestad co-founded the artist-run gallery Prosjektrom Normanns in Stavanger in 2011, which she co-directed until its closing in 2020. The space was also a part of Elefant.

Margrethe Aanestad is represented by Yi gallery, New York City.

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