NILIA (Born 1995, Norway, Larvik) has a master´s degree in fine art from The Faculty of Fine Art, Music and Design (KMD), University of Bergen (2023), and is a graduate of Rogaland school of art, KIR (2017).
She has exhibited nationally and internationally, with group exhibitions in Vilnius – Galerija Akademija VA (2019), Bergen – Bergen Kunsthall (2023), Galleri Salhus (2020), Bergen Kjøtt (2022 & 2019), Oslo – Radisson RED (2023), Blå (2020), Stavanger – Tou Scene (2017) and Haugesund – The Art Scene (2017).
NILIA has also had a solo exhibition in Bergen – KunstLageret (2019).
She has curated galleries and exhibitions; Gallery FI4E, KODE Art Museum (2021), KunstLageret (2019) and “SO GREAT MEETING YOU”, Bergen Kjøtt (2019).
NILIA has sold multiple art works to different private collectors located in Norway.
NILIA is a figurative artist who works across multiple mediums including painting, sculpture, textile, text, silkscreen printing, digital drawing and ceramics. She combines the different mediums, making multiple pieces working together as installations highlighting a particular conversation. The main topic NILIA work with is feminism in the forms of body, menstruation, social media and the domestic environment. Her work varies in size from embroidered panties to 2-meter-long silkscreen prints.
The aesthetics following the artist’s practice is often characterized by a feminine combination of soft pastel and clear strong color. The voice is loud and determined and the beauty of the works entices the audience into a conversation that might otherwise be difficult to have.
The artist embraces the popular culture, it’s online culture and the young women’s fuck-you-finger to traditional views and desires for a quiet, polite and disciplined woman. NILIA addresses the trends we see in the time we now live in; self-mirroring, voyeurism, sassy self-obsession and a call out culture that arose around #metoo.
EDUCATION
2021-2023
MFA, Faculty of Art Music and Design (KMD)
University of Bergen
2018-2021
BFA, Faculty of Art Music and Design (KMD)
University of Bergen
2015-2017
KIR – Rogaland Art School
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2019
“the deep color of red”
KunstLageret, Bergen, Norway
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2023
”Kunstmarked”
Råbrent, Bergen, Norway
”Motherhood”
F.A.O. – ART HUB, Oslo, Norway
”Does size matter?”
Radisson Red Oslo Økern, Oslo, Norway
”Nudge it — Kick it — Prod it — Push it —”
Bergen Kunsthall, Bergen, Norway
”Bergen Art Book Fair”
Bergen Kunsthall, Bergen, Norway
”The Grand Spring Exhibition”
Gyldenpris Kunsthall, Bergen, Norway
2022
”Lokale Kunstnere Del 2”
Homesick, Bergen, Norway
“MFA1 2022”
Bergen Kjøtt, Bergen, Norway
”Bergen Art Book Fair”
Bergen Kunsthall, Bergen, Norway
2021
“SO GREAT MEETING YOU AGAIN”
Veiten 1, Bergen, Norway
”A letter to my Vulva” – Bergen Fringe Festival
Teater Vølven, Corner Teateret, Bergen, Norway
”Moss Pride”
Gernersgate 10, Moss, Norway
“TAKEOVER”
Galleri FI4E, KODE Art Museum, Bergen, Norway
2020
“[KMD: TEXTILES]”
Galleri Salhus, Norsk Trikotasjemuseum, Bergen, Norway
“Magasinet Altså: Kunst- og fotoutstilling”
Blå, Oslo, Norway
2019
“SO GREAT MEETING YOU”
Bergen Kjøtt, Bergen, Norway
“KUNSTMARKED – take over-”
CM7, Bergen, Norway
“WHAT IF? …”
Galerija Akedemija VA, Vilnius, Lithuania
2017
“ekta som faen”
The Art Scene, Haugesund, Norway
“;”
Tau Scene, Stavanger, Norway
2016
“The Art Scene”
The Art Scene, Haugesund, Norway
KIR
Kunstsenteret, Stavanger, Norway
CURATORIAL PROJECTS
2021
GALLERI FI4E
KODE Art Museum, Bergen, Norway
2019
“SO GREAT MEETING YOU”
Bergen Kjøtt, Bergen, Norway
KunstLageret – ART GALLERY
Skostredet, Bergen, Norway
PUBLICATIONS
2023
Suboart Magazine March No. 03
2021
Altså Magasin No. 09
NYT Magasin No. 01
2019
Altså Magasin No. 01