Silje Kjørholt
(She/her)
Address: Alnabruveien 9, Alnabruveien 9, 0668 Oslo
Floor: 2
Room number: inngang C ved varelevering
The studio is open Saturday 26 April from 12-17
Based in Oslo Silje Kjørholt (b. 1990, Norway) works with clay in sculptural expressions and performance. At the core of her practice is the connection between the body and the ground. Sometimes using clay as a proxy for her own body, she traces experiences where physical and emotional gravity meld together.
Oftentimes using local clay sourced through friends and collegues to affirm the commonplace of her chosen material. For her the duality of clay as a safe and fatal force in the landscape, mirrors the intimate bonds between people. In her work she is inspired by quick clay landslides, adobe house building and ancient pottery.
Clay, performance, ceramics, sculpture, poetry
KJ KN KA, Silje Kjørholt, performance with marine clay, 2023, The Annual Crafts Exhibition, The National Museum, photo: Frode Larsen
KJ KN KA, Silje Kjørholt, performance with marine clay, 2023, Oslo National Academy of the Arts, photo: Hilde Malme
Oh darling, Silje Kjørholt, wall-mounted ceramic object, 28,5x26,5x6,5 cm, 2022, Oslo National Academy of the Arts, photo: Silje Kjørholt
Planned projects and exhibitions
June 2025 – performance project at Centre for Ceramic Art, Ringebu
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Silje Kjørholt
02.03.1990
silje.kjorholt@outlook.com
+47 960 43 305
Ruseløkkveien 60 D, 0251 Oslo
Education
2022- 2024 MFA in Medium- and materialbased art, Oslo National Academy of the Arts, Art and Craft, subject area ceramics, Oslo
2018-2022 BFA in Medium- and materialbased art, Oslo National Academy of the Arts, Art and Craft, subject area ceramics, Oslo
2014-2018 Vocational Diploma, Einar Granum School of Fine Art, Oslo
Solo exhibitions
2022 pitch., Oslo National Academy of the Arts, solo show
2021 Psst mamma, Vitrine, Oslo National Academy of the Arts, Oslo, solo show
2018 OslOutfitters, Galleri Vekta, Oslo
Group exhibitions
2025 (Upcoming in June) performance at the Centre for Ceramic Art, Ringebu
2024 Hidden Stone at Velferden scene for Samtidskunst i Sokndal, Rogaland
2024 MFA Degree Show, The World is a Knot in Motion, Oslo National Academy of the Arts, Oslo
2024 Then Leap, RAM Gallery, Oslo
2023 The Annual Crafts Exhibition 2023, The National Museum, Oslo
2023 TiO2 Prøvefelt, ROM for kunst og arkitektur, Oslo
2023 The Sound of a Seed, Oslo National Academy of the Arts, Oslo
2022 Mudder, Drøbak Kunstforening, Viken
2022 BFA Degree show, JAMSIS, Oslo National Academy of the Arts, Oslo
2022 Calling for Receiver, installation for Deichman Main Library Bjørvika, Oslo
2021 Skrivegruppa, Vitrine, Oslo National Academy of the Arts, Oslo
2021 Wunderkammer, Pride Art at DOGA – Design and Architecture Norway, Oslo
2020 Different things in various materials by a group of people, Galleri Seilduken, Oslo
2019 På tvers av linjen, Galleri Seilduken, Oslo
2018 Avgangsutstilling, Einar Granum School of Fine Art, Oslo
Performances
2023 Performing KJ KN KA during opening of Oslo National Academy of the Arts fall semester
Publications
2022 Charlottes vending, poetry leaflet self-published as part of BFA graduation project
2021 Skrivegruppa vol. 1, poetry publication in collaboration with students at Oslo National Academy of the Arts
2020 Grenser, Filologen tidsskrift nr 4/2020, visual contribution
Grants and awards
2024 Kulturetaten, Oslo Kommune, (Etableringsstipend)
2024 Kulturdirektoratet, (SKS Diversestipend for nyutdannede kunstnere)
2022 FKDS, Fondet for kunst- og designstudenter, award for BFA graduation project Charlottes vending.
2018 Granum studentpris award for VD graduation project Tapt og funnet.
Press
09.23.2024 Ceramics Now, Hidden Stone – Excavating the Materiality of Titanium White
06.05.2024 Kunstavisen, Knute i rørsle på KHiO
06.04.2024 C-print, The World is a Knot in Motion
Related activities
2024 Fosskok SA, member of inter-disciplinary art collective, Akershus
2024 Assistant in Sigrid Espelien’s phd. project during trial clay-wandering for Østre Aker vei 25, Oslo
2023 Participant in MA student-group for research project Materiality of White (MoW) headed by Marte Johnslien, Associate Professor of Ceramics, Oslo National Academy of the Arts
2022 Assistent for Karin Blomgren for the exhibition På något sätt tynger det en at Billedhuggerforeningen, Oslo
2022 Assistent for Alexandra Engelfriet for the installation Intertwining at the Centre for Ceramic Art, Ringebu