Elisabeth Handelsby

Elisabeth Handelsby (b.1982) grew up on an island on the southeast coast of Norway. The closeness to nature and the ocean which she grew up with is something that is still reflected in her work.
She is a graduate from the Norwegian School of Creative Studies, and Oslo and Akershus University College.
Her main medium of expression is painting, and her work has been shown in several group and solo exhibitions.
She currently lives and works in Oslo.

“I work with figurative paintings, where I seek to combine figurative realism with painterly expressionism. In my process I do not work towards a set idea of ​​how the finished result will be, but more of a feeling I seek to convey. It is an intuitive process in which the painting is often brought through different color phases and is built up and broken down several times. All of these layers that are painted on top of each other are important to create life for the finished result.

Contrasts in both motif and color are important to me, and I often try to make the images balance between the beautiful and the unpleasant, between calm and turmoil. The motifs circle around topics such as the human situation and our relationship with the world around us. Our relationship with natu...

2009-2012
Bachelor program - Teacher training in Art and Design -
Oslo University College

2004-2006
Illustration - The Norwegian School of Creative Studies

2022
Solo show, Galleriverkstedet H12, Oslo, Norway
Online show, “All about women”, Marin Society of Artists
Be free, group exhibition, Oslo, Norway

2021
Group show, Kragerø kunstforening, Kragerø, Norway

2019
Solo show, Galleri S9, Oslo, Norway
Summer show, Skåtøy Kirke, Skåtøy, Norway
Jomfrulandsutstillingen, Kragerø, Norway
Deichman Library Bjerke, Oslo, Norway
Gråbein bar, Oslo Norway

2018
Summer show, Galleri Tittut, Skarnes, Norway

2017
Galleria artfestival, Mosjøen; Norway

2016
Galleria artfestival, Mosjøen, Norway
Jomfrulandsutstillingen, Kragerø, Norway

2014
Solo exhibition, Galleri 69

2013
Summerexhibition, Galleri Ramfjord
Exhibition "Portrett", Atelierene i Kirkegata 12

2008
Exhibition MF, Kragerø

2006
Exhibition, Cafè Oliven

2004
Exhibition, Galleri Drift