About me

My name is Elisabeth Svendby and I am a painter living and working in Oslo, Norway.

My current passion is exploring figures, and how I can portray states of mind and emotions in every day settings. I embrace the imperfections and vulnerability in each of us through sinuous line and intuitive colors.

Although my main passion takes up a lot of my time, I also take breaks from it to paint other things I enjoy, such as landscapes and animals. I do crave variation, as this keeps my mind satisfied. It also improves my over all skills which is very enjoyable. This is why you might find many subjects amongst my recent paintings.

My materials and painting surfaces are very important to my process. I do extensive sketching with wax pastels to find what I am looking for in the figures. On the canvas I am using thick paint to recreate that dragging feeling of wax pastel on paper. The tactile nature of this is important to me, and helps me feel my way into the subject matter.

I have been creating all my life, but in 2017 I started the transition from working as a designer, into painting full-time. I had been working as a Chief Designer in various media houses, starting in Dagbladet in 2006 and ending in Amedia. However, the desire to go back to the tactile, creative world, where sensitivity is a strength, became so powerful, that there was no way back in the end. Now I am a full time artist, working out of my studio in Oslo, Norway.

If you'd like to visit me and look at paintings, please email me at support@elisabethsvendby.com to arrange a time.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Open Studio 26 April 2025, for Oslo Open

EXHIBITIONS and EVENTS

Solo exhibition 6-8 December 2024 at Dugg, Oslo

Open studio 2024 for Oslo Open

Solo exhibition, 28 Aug - 10 Sep, 2021 at Galleri S9, Oslo

Fall exhibition, October 2019 with Oslo Maleklubb

Kroloftets Jubilee Exhibition, June 2019, Oslo

Open studio 2019, Kroloftet for Oslo Open

Open studio 2018, Kroloftet for Oslo Open