Amanda Krantz
(She/her)
Address: Kroloftet, Arnljot Gellines vei 41, 0657 Oslo
Floor: 1
The studio is open Saturday 26 April from 12-17
Amanda Krantz (b. 1992, SE) is a ceramic artist based in Oslo, Norway. In her imaginative work, she intuitively creates sculptures and installations in clay, drawing inspiration from nature and historical objects. She merges imagery to form hybrid creatures and compositions, blending reality and fiction into her own playful ecosystem.
Ceramics
Input/Output, glazed stoneware, exhibited at Gamle Munch in connection with the group exhibition, 'Made at Kroloftet', in 2024.
Walking fir, 2022, glazed stoneware
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Amanda Linnéa Krantz, born in Stockholm, Sweden, 1992.
EDUCATION
2020–2022 MFA in Crafts – Ceramic Art, HDK-Valand, University of Gothenburg
2015–2018 BFA in Medium- and Material based art – Ceramics, Oslo National Academy of the Arts
2014–2015 Keramisk Form, Leksands Folkhögskola
2011–2012 Keramik, Nyckelviksskolan
EXHIBITIONS
2024 Made at Kroloftet, Gamle Munch Museum, Oslo, Norway
2023 Keramika, Kruttverket, Oslo, Norway
2022 A Clay-based Conversation, Höganäs Konsthall, Höganäs, Sweden
2022 Nerver – Graduation show, Kronhuset, Gothenburg, Sweden
2021 Master the Matter, Lerverk and Gothenburg Cathedral, Gothenburg, Sweden
2021 From the Known to the Unknown, Nääs Konsthantverk, Nääs, Sweden
2018 Avgang 2018, Oslo National Academy of the Arts, Oslo, Norway
2018 I Never Saw a Crack I Didn’t Like, Galleri Seilduken, Oslo, Norway
2017 Open Call Vol. 3, Galleri Seilduken, Oslo, Norway
2016 NO MAN IS AN ISLAND, Galleri Seilduken, Oslo Norway
2012 Vårutställning, Stockholm, Sweden
2012 Befruktning, Bergianska trädgården, Stockholm, Sweden
EMPLOYMENTS/ ASSIGNMENTS/ OTHER
Workshop assistant (20%) at Kroloftet ceramic workshop, Oslo, Norway
Ceramic Teacher at Kroloftet workshops, Oslo, Norway
Participating in Kirkeristen Craft Market
Collaborator in the project Unge Keramikere 2024, at Kroloftet
Member of the Norwegian Crafts Association
GRANTS
2021 Fabrikör J. L. Eklunds Hantverksstiftelse
2018 Ung Kultur Nacka Kommun