Lova Hiselius

(She/her)
Address: Kunsthøgskolen i Oslo/ Kunstakademiet, Fossveien 24, 0551 Oslo
Floor: 3
Room number: 03.41.09
The studio is open Saturday 26 April from 12-17

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I am a visual artist based in Oslo, holding a bachelor’s degree from Oslo National Academy of the Arts and currently completing my master’s studies at the same institution.

My interdisciplinary practice focuses on the interplay between the material and the immaterial. Through painting, photography, and installation, I explore phenomena such as the shadow, the ghost, the imprint, and the reflection. By giving these elements a central role in my work, I aim to create pieces where everyday reality is questioned and shifted. I strive to illuminate hidden dimensions of the everyday and open up new ways of understanding our surroundings.

painting, installation, photography, drawing

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A blue free standing curtain structure is placed in front of a light box with pearls attached to it. In the middle of the curtain it is like someone has placed their hands to separate the curtains and let the yellow light in, but no hands are visible, only the imprint in the textile.

Reva / Rip, Lova Hiselius, mixed media, (230 x 110), 2023, Oslo Kunstforening, installation view, fotograf: Einar Fuglem

A silver colored plastic object is attached to a big canvas. A puddle of water is painted, and an imagined reflection of the plastic object is painted in the water puddle.

Ömsa, Lova Hiselius, mixed media, (200 x 146 cm), 2024, Podium, installation image, photographer: Erik Mowinckel

In a corner a canvas is attached to a wall, an unstreched canvas. The motif is a pillow with a hole, but painted as if it were amde out of metal, almost as a jewellry. The background is painted in dark blue and dark green.

Smykke III, Lova Hiselius, oil and oil stick on canvas, (100 x 115) 2023, Billedkunstnerne i Oslo, installation view, photographer: Jacky Jaan-yuan Kuo.

In my studio

In my studio, visitors can gain insight into my artistic practice through both completed and ongoing projects. Various representations of motifs are displayed alongside palettes, prints, and sketches, offering a glimpse into my working process. During the spring of 2025, I am working on my graduation project for the group exhibition with my class at the academy.

Planned projects and exhibitions

solo exhibition at Centralbanken, Oslo, February 2025
degree group show, Oslo, June 2025

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Lova Hiselius
b. 1997 Stockholm
+46703891490
hiselius.lova@gmail.com

Education
2023-2025 MFA Oslo National Academy of the Arts
2020-2023 BFA Oslo National Academy of the Arts
2018-2020 Konstskolan Idun Lovén, Stockholm

Solo exhibitions
Upcoming 2025: TBA degree show, Centralbanken, Oslo
2023 Smältvatten, Breadbox Contemporary, Oslo National Academy of the Arts
2022 Världens gulligaste tjej, Skylight, Oslo National Academy of the Arts
2021 Make out desk & Other works, Seilduken 2, Oslo National Academy of the Arts

Group exhibitions
Upcoming 2025: TBA degree show, Oslo
2024 Safty Curtain / Empty man, Simon Mullan & Lova Hiselius, Podium, Oslo
Commonplace, Akademirommet Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo
Somnambulance, White Box, Oslo National Academy of the Arts
2023 Foreplay, Hammersborgsgata 19, Oslo
Melkebutikken, Sorgenfri, Oslo
OsloCity#12, Billedkunstnerne i Oslo
Avgang 2023 / FREE EDUCATION FOR ALL, Oslo Kunstforening
Vårsalongen 2023, Liljevalchs, Stockholm
Give us a Mountain, Kuva, Helsinki
2022 Cruella Novella part 1, Seilduken 1, Oslo National Academy of the Arts
Alger og Bystøv, Galleri Gayah, Åretak Brygge, Oslo
Sex Exhibition, GalleriKIT, Trondheim
2021 Artist Supermarket, Sorgenfri, Oslo
2020 Inne-håll-ut, Konstskolan Idun Lovén, Stockholm
Lova Hiselius x Andreas Widoff, Galleri Hallen, Konstskolan Idun Lovén, Stockholm
2019 Konstskolan Idun Lovéns Vårutställning, Stockholm
2014 Ung Vårsalong, Liljevalchs, Stockholm

Grants
2020 Stiftelsen Gustaf & Ida Unmans donationsfond

Residencies
2023 OsloCity#12 Podium Summer Residency, Oslo
2019 Tomma Rum Summer recidency, Arjeplog