Constance Tenvik (born 1990) is a Norwegian artist born in London. She received her MFA from Yale University School of Art in New Haven, CT and BFA from the Academy of Art in Oslo. With a multi-disciplinary approach spanning sculpture, performance, textile work, costume, painting, drawing and video work with an exuberant aesthetic, Tenvik is a creator of worlds within worlds in immersive installations. Solo exhibitions include Loyal Gallery (Stockholm), 56 Henry (New York), Astrup Fearnley Museum (Oslo), UKS / Kunstnernes Hus (Oslo), Prosjektrom Normanns (Stavanger). Group exhibitions include Anat Ebgi (Los Angeles), The Breeder (Athens), Château du Feÿ (Bourgogne), Kristiansand Kunsthall (Kristiansand), Carl Kostyál (Malmö), and Kunsthal Charlottenborg (Copenhagen). Tenvik is drawn towards narratives, colour and exaggerations, while trying to understand human paradoxes. Her paintings are inspired by people, dreams and mythological fragments which interweave in a richly chromatic intricate maximalism. Her scenes show interactions that occur in cities, combining vulnerability with decadence.

Solo Exhibitions

2022
Aloof Periwigs, Anat Ebgi, Los Angeles, CA

2021
Long Reaching Gloves, Loyal, Stockholm, Sweden
Falling Eye Lashes, ISCA gallery, Oslo, Norway

2020
Artichoke Hearts, 56 Henry, New York, NY

2019
Voyage Autour de Ma Chambre, Sun and Spring in January, Astrup Fearnley Museum, Oslo, Norway
Riche Lunch Sessions, Lilla Baren, Stockholm, Sweden

2018
Helpless As Tortoises Prosjektrom Normanns, Stavanger, Norway

2017
Soft Armour, UKS & Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo, Norway
Gesamtkunst With Myself, Loyal, Stockholm, Sweden

Group Exhibitions

2021
NFTism (No Fear in Trying), curated by Kenny Schachter, Unit Gallery & Institut, London, UK
Upclose, CF Hill Stockholm, Sweden
It’s Much Louder Than Before, organized by James Bartolacci and Stefano di Paola, Anat Ebgi, Los Angeles, CA
Stockholm Sessions, Carl Kostyál, Hospitalet, Stockholm, Sweden

2020
100! The Hundredth Exhibition, Loyal, Stockholm, Sweden
Labyrinth of Solitude, 56 Henry/The Metropolitan Museum of Art (virtual)
Construction Site of Exceptional Feelings, The Breeder, Athens, Greece

2019
A Seed’s A Star, Loyal Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden
Seduce Life pop up exhibition in relation to Moki Cherry, Tågarp, Sweden
Malmö Sessions group exhibition organised by Carl Kostyál, Malmö, Sweden

2018
Flux, ft. Bendik Giske & Julian Fricker, Autumn Dinner, Astrup Fearnley Museet, Oslo, Norway
Voyage Series, Feÿ – Rencontres d’arts
Coccaro on paper, initiated by Carl Kostyál, Puglia, Italy
Anatomy of Melancholy, Re:Framed, Pfizer, New York, NY

2017
When Life Gives You A Lemon, Patricia Field’s AF show, Joe’s Garage, Catskill, NY
Conceptual Romance, ft Marcel Duchamp and Henriette Martinsen, LJP, Kristiansand
Domestic Tranquility, 0-0, Los Angeles

2016
CDCDDCDCDCDD, Loyal Gallery, ft/Brian Belott, Ara Peterson, Vasulkas, Stockholm
Eye of the Tired, Deli Projects, Basel
Game of Life III: Juliusvariasjonene, Kristiansand Kunsthall, Kristiansand

2015
Kunstprisen 2015 (award exhibition) Sandefjord Kunstforening, Sandefjord

2014
Simone Weil Mindmap, Collection As Allocated Objects, Tidenes Krav, Oslo

2013
Chaos Drawings & Mind Maps, works on paper, Sound Versus System, Kunsthall Oslo
Witch Action, Tournament d’Objet, Charlottenborg, Copenhagen

Collections

Moderna Museet, Stockholm, Sweden
The National Gallery, Oslo, Norway
Gullringsbo Konstsamling, Stockholm
AMMA collection of art, Mexico

Art Fairs

2021 Nada Miami with Loyal Gallery
2021 Frieze viewing room LA with The Breeder Gallery
2020 Frieze viewing room New York, The Breeder Gallery
2018 NADA Miami (w/ Alake Shilling, Brian Belott & Daniel Heidkamp) Loyal Gallery
2018 Market Art Fair Stockholm (The Knights, solo booth) Loyal Gallery