Qi Tan
(She/her)
Address: Tøyenbekken 5, Tøyenbekken 5, 0188 Oslo
Floor: 3
Room number: 3008
The studio is open Saturday 26 April from 12-17
In my artistic practice, I’ve always found inspiration in the intricate world of plants, driven by a desire to understand and overcome personal anxieties and uncertainties. I believe in the innate wisdom and healing powers of the natural world, which offer inner tranquility in our increasingly complex digital age.
I work with a range of materials, including videos, sculptures, and illustrations. Within my art, dreams and myths have played a profound role. My primary artistic goal is to craft a magical and surreal realm, a utopian space filled with extraordinary life forms. In this imaginative space, I push the boundaries of reality and introduce elements that challenge the norms of everyday life.
video, sculpture, illustration
Dream Trilogy, Qi Tan, exhibition, installation photo, kunstdok
Cosmic Garden, Qi Tan, animation, 5min50, 2022 - 2023, Bærum kunsthall, still imgae
Shadow Bugs: 1749-2046, Qi Tan, glasswares, plants, soil, ocean water, video (6min50), texts, drawings (digital print), 2021, Studio 17, Installation picture
Cosmic Garden: Before Color, Qi Tan, silicone, foam, pigment, salt, perfume, various (11 sculptures), 2023, Galleri Ask, installation picture
Planned projects and exhibitions
2026 Kongsberg Kunstforening, Kongsberg, No
2025 Velferden, Rogaland, No
2025 Vapaan Taiteen Tila, Helsinki, Fi
2025 Norhing, Bergen, No
CV
Qi Tan (b. 1994, China)
Member of UKS, NBK, Tegneforbundet
Education
2018 – 2020 National Academy of Fine Art, Oslo, Master
2013 – 2017 Beijing Foreign Studies University, Beijing, Bachelor
Solo exhibitions
2024 The Dream Trilogy, Atelier Nord, Oslo, No
2023 Cosmic Garden II, Galleri Ask, Åsgårdstrand, No
2023 Cosmic Garden, Galleri Blunk, Trondheim, No
2023 Cosmic Garden, Bærum kunsthall, Bærum, No
2021 Shadow bugs: 1749-2046, Studio 17, Stavanger, No
Selected group exhibitions
2024 Galleri Hi10, Skien, No
2024 Norwegian Contemporary Art, Gallery Forum Box, Helsinki, Fi
2024 Temautstillingen 2024, Bomuldsfabriken Kunsthall, Arendal, No
2023 Off the wall, Bærum kunsthall, Bærum, No
2023 Shadow Bugs, Film screening, AMIFF, No
2023 Østlandsutstillingen, Buskerud Kunstsenter & Østfold kunstsenter, No
2022 Off the wall, KÖSK, Oslo, No
2022 Høstutstillingen, Kunstnernes hus, Oslo, No
2022 Utopia,Tegnerforbundet, Oslo, No
2020 Avgangsutstillingen
2020, Kunstnernes hus, Oslo, No
2019 The Suitors, Galleri F 15, Moss, No
2019 Rose hammer, Oslo Biennalen, Oslo, No
2019 Migrant car, Oslo Biennalen, Oslo, No
2019 Elvelangs, Akerselva, Oslo, No
Residencies
2025 Leveld Kunstnartun AiR, Ål, No
2024 TERRA DE FONTE, Mafra, Pt
2020 Residency, Atelier Nord
Stipender
2024 Prosjektstøtte, Illustrasjonsfondet
2024 Løpende tilskudd til kunst- og kulturtiltak, Oslo kommune
2024 Prosjektstøtte, Billedkunstnernes Vederlagsfond (BKV)
2023 Mobilitetsstøtte, Nordic Culture Point
2023 Prosjektstøtte, Billedkunstnernes Vederlagsfond (BKV)
2023 Ettårig stipend á 150.000,- kroner, Billedkunstnernes Vederlagsfond (BKV)
2022 Prosjektstipend – Publikasjon annet, Grafill
2022 Regionale prosjektmidler, Kunstsentrene i Norge
2022 Prosjektstøtte, Billedkunstnernes Vederlagsfond (BKV)
2022 Prosjektstøtte for visuell kunst, Kulturrådet
2020 Diversestipend for nyutdannede kunstnere, Kulturrådet
2020 Bolognastipend, Illustrasjonsfondet
Talks and workshops 2023 Artist Talk, Galleri Ask, Åsgårdstrand, No
2023 DKS workshop with Munchs hus/ Vestfoldmuseene, Tønsberg, No
2023 Artist Talk, Bærum kunsthall, Bærum
2021 Artist Talk, Kunstskolen I Rogaland, Stavanger
Publications
2022 Shadow bugs