Heidi Fosli

Painter
Born in Sandefjord 1961
Lives and works in Oslo

Since her debut in Oslo, Norway in 2006 things have moved in the right direction for Heidi Fosli, and she has received a very good reception in the art world. Clients consist of companies, private collectors and private persons from both Norway and internationally.

What is unique about her work that differs her from most other artists is that she is placed in the transition between the colorist tradition (based on emotions) and the figurative line (the figurative derived from cognition, the logic and the rational), while she makes extensive use of symbolism (inspired by Munch's symbolism, and influences from all the way back to Mannerism amongst the Renaissance painters). She mixes all these elements, while she mixes the figurative and the abstract expression as well. Fosli is considered to have an eclectic approach in her works. Therefore, she is in a unique position within contemporary art today.

Her theme consists of three dimensions. Firstly she focuses on expressing powerful and dramatic emotions in inter human relations. The composition of colours and shades of colours are an important element in her expression. Her figurative paintings have something abstract and surrealistic about them. They can “float” meaning that they do not always have a clear border. She makes extensive use of symbolism, and the goal with the eternal and the indefinable is to create wondering, as well as draw parallels to the society and the individual/groups position in society with its norms and limitations. Her second dimension becomes visible in more recent works where she is mainly occupied with illustrating problem issues we face within our society today. Her well known “room” symbolises most often the society, but can also symbolise the universe as in the third dimension where she is focusing on the main questions about our existence. Medium is oil on linen canvas, and she also has graphic works. She finds inspiration through her extensive travels around the world, but also from the environment of everyday life with political influences and mechanisms within our society. Our strive for justice, equality between races and genders, democracy and freedom of speech are topics of interest.

UPCOMING EXHIBITS:

2013	June - July: Riflessismo Art Exhibition Palazzo Fraternita dei Laici, Arezzo, Italy
2013	September 07 - 14: Chianciano Biennale 2013Chianciano Art Museum, Chianciano, Italy
2014	21 - 24 March: Solo show at New Art Center Opening event 09 October, 580 8th Avenue, New York, USA

EXHIBITS:

2013	April 13 - 22: Solo show Heidi Fosli Paintings 2003 - 2013 Rukla, Sandefjord, Norway
2013	February 08 - 15 : Art of the Mind Gagliardi Gallery, London, UK
2013	March 21 - 24: International Art Expo New York NY, New York, USA
2013	March 08 - April 02: Group Show Amsterdam Whitney Gallery, Chelsea, New York, USA
2013	January 23 - 26: London Art Biennale Chelsea Old Town Hall, London, UK
2012	December 01 - January 08: Christmas EXPO Galleria 360, Florence, Italy
2012	November 24 - December 21: Armageddon Marzia Frozen, Berlin, Germany
2012	October 13 - December 31: One of a Kind - Unconventional Portraits Galleria Opio5, Montepulciano, Italy
2012	Group show "Masters and Artists of Today" at Galleria Tondinelli, Roma, Italy
2012	International Art Exhibition "Spirit of Art" at MOYA Museum, Vienna, Austria
2012	Solo exhibition of paintings Bridges - works 2002 - 2012 at Galleria Tondinelli, Rome, Italy
2011	International Art Exhibition Lights in the Winter 2011 at Old Jaffa Museum of Archeology, Jaffa, Tel Aviv, Israel
2011	Exhibit of paintings at The Artists Easter Exhibition, Stavern, Norway
2011	Exhibit of paintings at Gallery Tosmur and link to Gallery Tosmur, Stathelle, Norway
2011	Biennale Chianciano 2011 at Museo d Arte di Chianciano, Chianciano, Tuscany, Italy
2010	Solo Exhibit of paintings Human Society at Gallery Frognerveien 44, Oslo, Norway
2010	Festival Exhibit of paintings at Gallery Frøya at the Summer Academy, Kalvåg, Norway
2009	Solo Exhibit of paintings at Galleri Sovart, Kragerø, Norway
2009	Exhibit of paintings at Gallery Frognerveien 44, Oslo, Norway
2009	Exhibit of paintings at Moss Society of Arts, Moss, Norway
2008	Solo Exhibit of paintings at Clodion Art Café, Oslo, Norway
2008	Solo Exhibit Bohemian Rhapsody on the Wall at Langesund Bad Gjestegård, Langesund, Norway
2008	Exhibit of paintings at Gallery Frøya, Kalvåg, Norway
2008	Exhibit of paintings at Gallery Rød, Rød Mansion for Halden Society of Arts, Halden, Norway
2007	Exhibit of paintings at Gallery Schweigaardsgate 88 in Oslo, Norway
2007	Exhibit of paintings at Sandefjord Society of Arts in Sandefjord, Norway
2007	2 exhibits of paintings at Gallery Frognerveien 44 in Oslo, Norway
2006	Debut exhibit of paintings at Martha Mettlig, Solli Plass in Oslo, Norway

SCHOLARSHIPS:

2012	Bess Jahres Foundation Art Scholarship received

AWARDS:

2012	Biennale di Chianciano Honorable Mention for Artistic Merit

DECORATIONS:

2001-2002

Lent out to the reception area at PBK Outsourcing at Lysaker outside Oslo

MEMBERSHIPS:

2008	The Royal Birmingham Society of Artists

EDUCATION:

1984	Student at American Conservatory Theatre, San Francisco
1985	Student at Academy of Art, San Francisco
1991-1996	Cand. Mag. in Psychology, University of Oslo