Galleri Riis (NO)

Galleri Riis was founded in Trondheim in 1972 by collectors Inger and Andreas L. Riis, and it has been based in Oslo since 1980. In August 2016, the gallery relocated to a renovated 1890’s residential building in the city centre. The current exhibition program reflects a long-standing history, with a primary focus on important contemporary art from the Nordic countries including a selective spotlight on international artists. The gallery has also mounted a number of historic exhibitions with contemporary and modern masters. Galleri Riis is owned and directed by Espen Ryvarden and Kristin Elisabeth Bråten.

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0253 Oslo
Norway
+47 22 94 40 40

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Curated for
CHART

For CHART 2026, Galleri Riis is pleased to present the artistic practices of photographer Morten Andenæs (b. 1979 in Oslo) and textile artist and sculptor Admir Batlak (b. 1982 in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina). Both artists share a rigorous attitude toward visual representation within their respective media. Batlak’s contribution will consist of a monumental digitally printed quilt, with images composed from abstracted photographs of architecture and nature, as well as a group of smaller works exploring his inventive approach to printing on various materials. Morten Andenæs will present new photographs, building further on new developments seen in his recent works, stripped of narratives, but rife with formal tensions.

Morten Andenæs (NO)

Morten Andenæs’ work investigates the role of images on how we view the world and ourselves, and his dense photographs of people, animals, landscapes and objects hint to our fantasies, longings and desires. For nearly two decades his concise, poetic imagery and literary texts on images and their place in the culture at large has made an impact on the Norwegian photography scene.

Morten Andenæs (b. 1979 in Oslo) lives and works in Oslo and received his BFA from The School of Visual Arts in New York City. Andenæs’ work is represented in numerous public collections including The National Museum in Oslo, Henie Onstad Art Centre, Høvikodden, Kunstsilo/Sørlandets Kunstmuseum, Kristiansand, City of Oslo Art Collection and Kistefos/Christen Sveaas Art Foundation, Oslo. In 2019 he held his largest solo exhibition to date at Kunstnernes Hus, titled I remind me of you. In addition to numerous exhibitions, Andenæs has published two photobooks, Skyldfolk (2013) and We live in the house across the street (2021), Hvit stol Mørkt rom (2025), a novel, Du, jeg, og Erik (2019) as well as numerous articles on contemporary photography.