Vanessa Baird (NO)
Vanessa Baird is one of the most distinct voices in Norwegian contemporary art. Baird’s work is storytelling of a kind that is both potently provocative and emphatically individual. Her work draws on a wide range of references from her own lived experiences, as well as from Scandinavian folklore and literature. Whether surreal or narrative, her intense and detailed drawings are often perceived as controversial, regularly commenting on contemporary political and social affairs and observations from personal domestic realities.
Vanessa Baird (b. 1963, Oslo; NO) lives and works in Oslo, Norway. She was educated at the National Academy of Arts, Oslo, Norway and the Royal College of Art, London, UK. Recent solo exhibitions include: Kunsthall Stavanger (Stavanger; NO) (2021) Drawing Room (London; UK) (2021), KODE (Bergen; NO) (2018–19), OSL contemporary (Oslo; NO) (2018), Kunstnernes Hus (Oslo; NO) (2017) and Göteborg Konstmuseum (Gothenburg; SE) (2014). Baird’s work is represented in the Prints and Drawing Collection of the British Museum (London; UK) as well as key Norwegian collections, such as The National Museum of Norway (Oslo; NO), Stavanger Kunstmuseum (Stavanger; NO) and KODE (Bergen; NO).
You are something else
Soft pastel on printing paper
2017
Courtesy of the artist and OSL contemporary
Onkel Blå, Variasjoner
Watercolour on paper
2012
Courtesy of the artist and OSL contemporary
Onkel Blå.Variasjoner
Watercolour on paper
2013
Courtesy of the artist and OSL contemporary
Here we go again...
Watercolour on paper
2013
Courtesy of the artist and OSL contemporary
Here we go again...
Watercolour on paper
2013
Courtesy of the artist and OSL contemporary
U.T.
Watercolour on paper
2010
Courtesy of the artist and OSL contemporary
U.T.
Watercolour on paper
2010
Courtesy of the artist and OSL contemporary