Sissel Johansen
(She/her)
Address: Romsås Senter 1, Romsås Senter 1, 0970 Oslo
Floor: 3
Room number: 310
The studio is open Saturday 26 April from 12-17
I work with textile dyes, painting and drawing. Through my work I investigate the relation between consciousness and subconsciousness, legacy and memory. In a current project I work with a series of textile paintings where I repeat an abstract, organic shape. The colour palette consists of deep, dark reds, blues and violet-blacks – colours which I associate with inner space.
My work is process-based. I respond to the materials` own “will” and reactions. And as I work with fluid colours, I play with the duality between control and coincidences. Throughout the work process I have a strong attention inward in myself. In this way I aim to tap into and feed my work with my own consciousness and subconsciousness.
Having a background as a psychologist, I hold a lifelong interest in the human psyche. In my art I continue this interest. I am particularly occupied with the eastern and western perspectives on what consciousness really is, and of how psyche, soma and life experiences are tied together.
Painting, drawing, textile
"In search for the first connection", Sissel Johansen, reactive dyes and discharge on cotton, 220x145 cm each, 2024
"Undercurrent", Sissel Johansen, reactive dyes and discharge on cotton, 220x145 cm, 2024
Installation photo, Sissel Johansen, reactive dyes and discharge on cotton, 220x145 cm each, 2024
"Backscatter", Sissel Johansen, reactive dyes and discharge on cotton, 470x150 cm, 2024
In my studio
There are quite few artists in Norway who work with textile dyes and so-called discharge technique. In my studio I will show large-scale textile paintings created with the use of fluid colours and discharge.
Planned projects and exhibitions
MA exhibition, Bergen Kunsthall, 11/4-27/4 2025
Group show, Galleri Salhus, Bergen, week 17-18 2025
CV
Education
2023-2025 MA, The Art Academy, Bergen
2020-2023 BA, printmaking and drawing, KHiO
2019 Art history, KHiO
2015-2018 Den Tverrfaglige Kunstskolen i Bærum
2014-2015 Den Tverrfaglige Kunstskolen, workshops
2013 Gerlesborgskolan, summer workshop, contemporary
water colour
2012 Gerlesborgskolan, summer workshop, contemporary
water colour
2011/2012 Christiania Kunstakademi, workshops portrait
drawing
Solo exhibitions
2023 “Vi er voktere av hver vår stillhet”, Galleri Seilduken
Juried/curated exhibitions
2024 Surnadal Kunstforening, «Lauvfall 20204»
2024 Galleri Salhus, «KMD Textiles 2024»
2023 Kunstloungen, Nitja senter for samtidskunst
2022 Surnadal Kunstforening, “Lauvfall 2022”
2022 Oslo Kammermusikkfestival, “Aleksandr Skrjabin. En
indre reise”
2021 Oslo Kammermusikkfestial, “Portrett Claude
Debussy”
2019 Romeriksutstillingen
2019 Artilleriverkstedet, Horten
2019 Galleri Golsa, Oslo, Velvet Ropes
2019 DORA, Trondheim, Velvet Ropes
2019 Bærumsutstillingen
2018 Romeriksutstillingen
2017 Romeriksutstillingen
Group exhibitions
2024 ØSTKUNSTfest, Alna Bydelshus
2024 Bergen Kjøtt, «Big teeth»
2022 Galeria ASP, Krakow
2022 Faux Fair Pilot, KHiO
2021 “Opptakt”, Resepsjonsgalleriet, KHiO
2019 Open studios at Oslo Prosjektrom og Atelierfellesskap
2019 Juste Gallery, Stockholm, duo exhibition with Bente
Tømmerås
2018 Galleri Kunstgjødsel, Oslo, duo exhibition with Camilla
Gåre
2018 Galleri DC3, Bærum
2018 Oslo Prosjektrom
2018 “Take off”, Bærum Kunsthall
2017 S9 Galleri, Oslo
Scholarships and workshops
2017 Exhibition scholarship from Frifond
2017 Drawing workshop for children at S9 Galleri
Artist residency
2002/2003 Can Serrat artist residency, Spain, 6 months
Other education
2001/2011 MA/Ph.d. social psychology, NTNU