b. 1992
I am a ceramic artist from Vinstra, Norway, working primarily with figurative animal sculpture. My practice is material-based and sculptural, using clay as a way to reflect on the relationship between humans, animals, and contemporary systems of attention, categorization, and power. I work with both single sculptures and grouped compositions, often in colored stoneware clay and at or near life scale.Organic animal bodies are frequently combined with geometric structures, creating tensions between instinct, order, and control.
Animals in my work function as metaphors for collective behavior, group mentality, and digital phenomena such as algorithms, echo chambers, and information overload. Through repetition, clustering, and sculptural rhythm, I explore how empathy, aversion, and attention are distributed both in human–animal relationships and in our digital environments.
CONTACT
vida.aasen@gmail.com
2022 BA in Medium and Material-Based Art (Ceramics),
Oslo National Academy of the Arts (KHiO), Oslo
2019 Visual Arts Programme, Strykejernet Art School, Oslo
2016 BA in Art History, University of Oslo
2015 BA in Social Anthropology, University of Oslo
Upcoming Exhibitions
2027 Skogmuseet, Elverum (group)
2026 Omnibus, Oslo (solo)
2026 Østlandsutstillingen, Buskerud Kunstsenter & Østfold Kunstsenter (group)
2026 Fosshuset, Atnasjøen (group)
Solo Exhibitions
2023 Skyggesider, SKOG Art Space, Oslo
2021 The Host, Galleri Badim, Lillehammer
2019 Animal Anonymous, Galleri Neuf, Oslo
2018 Dyret, Galleri Brenneriet, Oslo
Selected Group Exhibitions
2025 The Natural Eye, Mall Galleries, London
2025 Juleutstillingen, Kunstnerforbundet, Oslo
2025 Medlemsutstillingen, Norwegian Association for Arts and Crafts, Oslo
2024 Keramikk i Innlandet, Centre for Ceramic Arts, Ringebu
2024 Juleutstillingen, Kunstnerforbundet, Oslo
2023 Nattvandrerne, Nitja Centre for Contemporary Art, Lillestrøm
2023 Juleutstillingen, Kunstnerforbundet, Oslo
2022 Salgsavdelingen, Haugar Kunstmuseum, Tønsberg
Grants
2025 Travel Grant, Norwegian Association for Arts and Crafts (NK)
2024 Travel Grant, Norwegian Association for Arts and Crafts (NK)
2024 Artist Assistant Grant, Arts Council Norway
2024 Project Grant, Ingrid Lindbäck Langaards Foundation
Residencies
2026 Cerámica Suro, Guadalajara (upcoming)
2025 Monumental Studio, Centre for Ceramic Arts, Ringebu
2024 Taoxichuan International Studio, Jingdezhen
Teaching & Workshops (selected)
2025 Course Instructor, Open Sculpture Course in Clay,
Flå Volunteer Centre
2024–2025 Course Instructor, Kunstvisitten,
Nitja Centre for Contemporary Art
2024 Guest Lecturer, Strykejernet Art School, Oslo
2023–2024 Workshop Manager, Strykejernet Art School, Oslo
Professional Experience (selected)
2025– Freelance Art Transport Services for Artists and Institutions, Oslo
2024–2026 Project Assistant, Centre for Ceramic Arts, Ringebu
2022– Gallery Assistant, Kunstnerforbundet, Oslo
2019–2022 Board Member, Galleri Seilduken, Oslo
Membership
Since 2023 Member, Norwegian Association for Arts and Crafts
Studio
2025–present Frysja Kunstsenter, Oslo
2022–2025 Østerdalsgata 1 Studio Community, Oslo