Vibeke Bärbel Slyngstad
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Vibeke Bärbel Slyngstad | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1968 (age 57–58) |
| Alma mater | Norwegian National Academy of Fine Arts |
| Style | Contemporary |
Vibeke Bärbel Slyngstad (born 1968) is a Norwegian painter and visual artist.
Slyngstad is prominently positioned among Norway’s contemporary figurative painters,[1] and is known for her paintings of psychologically poignant figures and interiors, and landscape painting.[2]
Since around 2016, Slyngstad’s works have increasingly focused on landscapes and depictions of nature.[2] Her style often engages with the dialogue between realism and abstraction.[3]
Slyngstad has exhibited extensively both within Scandinavia and internationally, working with galleries such as OSL Contemporary[2] in Oslo, Norway, Larsen/Warner in Stockholm, Sweden[4] and with Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery in London, Berlin and Palm Beach.[3]
The artist has been included in exhibitions at prominent institutions such as the National Museum of Norway,[1][5] Henie Onstad Art Centre,[6][7] Bergen Kunsthall, Kristiansand Kunsthall (Southern Norway Art Museum),[8] Ålesund kunstforening and Kunsthalle Rostock.[2] Slyngstad has also done several public commissions, and her work can be found in institutions such as the Norwegian University of Science and Technology.[2]
Slyngstad was born in Ålesund, Norway. She is studied at the Meisterschule für Malerei und Bildhauerei in Graz, Austria (1988–89) and the Norwegian Academy of Fine Arts, Oslo, Norway in (1989–94).[2]
Additionally, she studied documentary and animation at Volda University College from 1992 to 1993.[2]
