OSL contemporary (NO)

OSL contemporary was established in 2011 by Emilie Magnus. Located in a former fire station in Oslo’s West End, the gallery has since developed an extensive program, currently representing twenty-three emerging and established artists encompassing a diverse range of disciplines.

OSL contemporary was established in 2011 by Emilie Magnus. Located in a former fire station in Oslo’s West End, the gallery has since developed an extensive program, currently representing twenty-three emerging and established artists encompassing a diverse range of disciplines.

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

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Onkel Blå, Variasjoner

Watercolour on paper
2012

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Onkel Blå.Variasjoner

Watercolour on paper
2013

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Here we go again...

Watercolour on paper
2013

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Here we go again...

Watercolour on paper
2013

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U.T.

Watercolour on paper
2010

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U.T.

Watercolour on paper
2010

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You are something else (2017), I don't want to be anywhere, but here I am (2015), soft pastel on printing paper, installation view

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OSL contemporary facade

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