Olav Mathisen (1990) is a Norwegian artist from Lillehammer, who is rapidly
gaining international acclaim.
Following his debut sell-out solo exhibition at Galleri Ramfjord in 2014, his first
US showing at SCOPE MIAMI Art Fair in december that year, resulted in numerous international collectors and a 14 page spread in EyeSin Magazine. In the summer of ‘15, he had an artist-in-residency space at Mana Contemporary in Jersey City, where he painted
10 new pictures, which were shown in Miami later that year. Half of these were sold to an Istanbul art collector, and some were added to the permanent collection at Mana Contemporary. In 2016, Mathisen finished his Art Academy degree in Bergen,
and did a mural at Bogerud in Oslo, which has gained a lot of attention on-site and on
social media.his third solo exhibition in Galleri Ramfjord is titled “New Works”, and shows the artist at his most playful and experimental.
Mathisen works mostly with oil and egg tempera on canvas,using a varietyof techniques
ranging from abstraction and thick pastose strokes, to more detailed figurative painting conversing on the same surface. His subject matters revolve around the human condition and the subjectification and objectification of "the self" in constructed situations.
Education:
BA in Fine arts at Kunst og Desighnhøgskolen i Bergen 2013 - 2016
Strykejernet Kunstskole 2012 - 2013
Ålesund Kunstfagskole 2010 - 2012
Grafic design at Skjeberg Folkehøgskole 2009 - 2010
Residency:
July - 2015 - Euro ESKFF - MANA contemporary, Jersey City, USA
July - 2017 - Euro ESKFF - MANA contemporary, Jersey City, USA
Publications:
2017 - Graffiti Junction - ISBN: 978-82-690783-0-5
Selected exhibitons and projects:
2017 - "Strange Weather" - with Xevi Sola Serra and Johan Melander - Galleri Ramfjord - Oslo - Norway
2017 - "Afterschool special" - groupshow - Landmark - Bergen - Norway
2017 - "Paintguide 2" - groupshow - Booth Gallery - New York - USA
2016 - " Malerier" - Soloshow - Galleri Ramfjord - Oslo - Norway
2016 - "POV" - Soloshow - Galleri Oxholm - Copenhagen - Denmark
2016 - "fra stasjon til stasjon" - Decoration - Bogerud Metrostation - Oslo- Norge
2015 - "out of order" - groupshow - NMNP - Stavanger - Norway
2015 - "Partially examined life" - Solo show - Galleri Ramfjord - Oslo - Norway
2015 - "ESKFF past recidents" - groupshow - MANA Contemporary - New Jersey - USA
2015 - "exchange" - groupshow - Galleri Oxholm - Copenhagen - Denmark
2015 - "2 for 2" - groupshow - Vertical Gallery - Chicago - USA
2015 - "Shit Happens" - with Criz Tian - Galleri fisk- Bergen - Norway
2014 - "Portrait of portraiture" - solo show - Galleri Ramfjord - Oslo - Norway
gaining international acclaim.
Following his debut sell-out solo exhibition at Galleri Ramfjord in 2014, his first
US showing at SCOPE MIAMI Art Fair in december that year, resulted in numerous international collectors and a 14 page spread in EyeSin Magazine. In the summer of ‘15, he had an artist-in-residency space at Mana Contemporary in Jersey City, where he painted
10 new pictures, which were shown in Miami later that year. Half of these were sold to an Istanbul art collector, and some were added to the permanent collection at Mana Contemporary. In 2016, Mathisen finished his Art Academy degree in Bergen,
and did a mural at Bogerud in Oslo, which has gained a lot of attention on-site and on
social media.his third solo exhibition in Galleri Ramfjord is titled “New Works”, and shows the artist at his most playful and experimental.
Mathisen works mostly with oil and egg tempera on canvas,using a varietyof techniques
ranging from abstraction and thick pastose strokes, to more detailed figurative painting conversing on the same surface. His subject matters revolve around the human condition and the subjectification and objectification of "the self" in constructed situations.
Education:
BA in Fine arts at Kunst og Desighnhøgskolen i Bergen 2013 - 2016
Strykejernet Kunstskole 2012 - 2013
Ålesund Kunstfagskole 2010 - 2012
Grafic design at Skjeberg Folkehøgskole 2009 - 2010
Residency:
July - 2015 - Euro ESKFF - MANA contemporary, Jersey City, USA
July - 2017 - Euro ESKFF - MANA contemporary, Jersey City, USA
Publications:
2017 - Graffiti Junction - ISBN: 978-82-690783-0-5
Selected exhibitons and projects:
2017 - "Strange Weather" - with Xevi Sola Serra and Johan Melander - Galleri Ramfjord - Oslo - Norway
2017 - "Afterschool special" - groupshow - Landmark - Bergen - Norway
2017 - "Paintguide 2" - groupshow - Booth Gallery - New York - USA
2016 - " Malerier" - Soloshow - Galleri Ramfjord - Oslo - Norway
2016 - "POV" - Soloshow - Galleri Oxholm - Copenhagen - Denmark
2016 - "fra stasjon til stasjon" - Decoration - Bogerud Metrostation - Oslo- Norge
2015 - "out of order" - groupshow - NMNP - Stavanger - Norway
2015 - "Partially examined life" - Solo show - Galleri Ramfjord - Oslo - Norway
2015 - "ESKFF past recidents" - groupshow - MANA Contemporary - New Jersey - USA
2015 - "exchange" - groupshow - Galleri Oxholm - Copenhagen - Denmark
2015 - "2 for 2" - groupshow - Vertical Gallery - Chicago - USA
2015 - "Shit Happens" - with Criz Tian - Galleri fisk- Bergen - Norway
2014 - "Portrait of portraiture" - solo show - Galleri Ramfjord - Oslo - Norway