Ingvill Gaarder

Ingvill Gaarder born 1973, studied fine art painting, illustration, media art and photography at Kunstskolen i Bergen (Norway), University of Houston (USA) and Chelsea College of Arts, University of the Arts London (UK) achieving a Bachelor and a Master's degree. Her work has been exhibited by various galleries in Norway and overseas in the UK, Iceland, Germany, France and the US.


"During the process of painting I attempt to document physical and psychological presence, investigating and experimenting with the communicative function of colour, pattern and form and exploring how these interact. They are a combination of chance and deliberation, functioning as an experimentation and composition of mark making which create gateways into suggesting both a physical and emotional energy in the course of making the work. 

The starting point of each painting is inspired from a wide area of landscapes, architecture and interiors which will inform the course of painting. I believe that art has the ability to communicate and transform and I look at my work and process as a personal expression of the unconscious, dreams and the immediate emotional.
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Using mark making to create rhythm, I often use a variation of bold colours to bui...

1998 Chelsea College of Arts, University of The Arts London (England)
Master of Art, Fine Art

1997 Chelsea College of Arts, University of The Arts London (England)
Bachelor of Art, Fine Art

1996 University of Houston (USA)
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Painting

1994 Kunstskolen i Bergen (Norway)
Art and Design Foundation Studies

Exhibtions: Group (Selected)
2017 Galleri Kunstrommet, Trondheim, Norway
2013 "Dør 13", Rogaland Kunstsenter, Stavanger, Norway
2011 "R-Open". Stavanger, Norway
2011 "Base Camp". Tou Scene, Stavanger, Norway
2011 "Sommerutstillingen". Albin Upp, Kunstkompaniet, Oslo,Norway
2010 "Høstutstillingen". Sound of Mu, Oslo, Norway
2002 "The Fridge Gallery". London, UK
2002 "Fresh Art Fair". London Business Design Centre, London, UK
2001 "Remote Sensing with Igloo Productions". The Living Art Museum, Reykjavik, Iceland
2000 "Office Hours". Wickam House Business Centre, London, UK
2000 "Living with the Dutch". Erlanger Road, London, UK
2000 "Introduction services". Zwemmers Gallery, London, UK
2000 "Hard Candy". Westbourne Gardens, London, UK
2000 "Multiples". Temple Bar Gallery, Dublin, Ireland
1999 "Igloo Productions". The Living Art Museum, Reykjavik, Iceland
1999 "Rooms For All". Jersey Galleries, Osterley Park House, London. UK
1998 "Twelve Portraits". Gallery 54, New York, USA
1998 "MA on A4". Pump House Gallery, London, UK
1998 "Video Festival". Transmedia Gallery, Berlin, Germany
1997 "Bandits Video Festival". Bourges, France
1997 "Worldwide Video Festival". Den Haage, Holland
1996 "Plastique Video Art Fest...