I enjoy exploring unexpected spaces in which to communicate my art. I am generally inquisitive about people and wish to connect with wide audiences. I actively seek out alternative spaces in addition to ‘white cube’ galleries and institutions in which to disseminate my art. Spaces that are regularly frequented by people from cross generations and cultures, that have the potential to reach those who perhaps wouldn’t otherwise engage in art are of increasing relevance to my work. My belief is that any piece of art that has an inherent value of and within itself, a piece worthy of exhibiting, does not cease to be art, nor does it lose its inherent value when experienced in an unexpected space.

My Upcoming exhibitions will be listed here as well as advertise on my social media accounts (follow @artist_kathagen on instagram). Below is a small selection of my past favourites:

Solo exhibitions (invited):

2023: ‘The Missing Chapter, Simply Kat: An Inquiry Into The Spirit Of Self And Resilience’ - Invited solo exhibition, Sjøholmen Kunst og Kulturhus, Bærum (Oslo), 08.06.23 - 20.08.23

2021: Solo show and book launch, ‘Simply Kat’ - Invited solo exhibition, Sjøholmen Kunst og Kulturhus, Bærum (Oslo), 10.10.21 - 24.10.21

I am thankful to have been hosted by Sjøholmen Kunst og Kulturhus during their start up years. A venue founded and managed by art historian Mette Torstensen, a venue genuinely open and accessible to all. A multipurpose space, sometimes functioning solely as a gallery, other days a seminar / event space for adults, at times an art school for children, while at the same time is also a cafe. This gives a dynamic shifting public, and an audience my art might not otherwise reach.

It has been a privilege to be given their entire gallery space – all 3 of their salons - twice now, the first time in 2021, and again during the summer of 2023.  

The fact that there is variety in the type of exhibitions and the accomplishment – skill – of the artists exhibiting at Sjøholmen makes for ‘a-ha’ moments. The unexpected. Which captures the interest of people who may not otherwise experience Fine Art.

Group exhibitions (invited):

2023: ‘Visual Notes’ by Kat Hagen , Artak150 Gallery, Reyjavik, Iceland. 02.02.23 - 04.02.23

2020: The Virtual Art Park of Sjøholmen - Invited group exhibition, Sjøholmen art gallery & culture center, Oslo. 01.12.20 - 24.12.20.

2018: Visuelle Språkuttrykk - Invited group exhibition, Rjukan literature festival 2018, Norway 2.11.18 - 11.11.18

2018: Postcards from The Line 2018 - Invited group exhibition, The Line Gallery, Linlithgow, Scotland 27.10.18 - 20.11.18

1990: Cheshire Art In Tuscany - Tuscany Art In Cheshire, group exhibtion, Italy and the UK

Popup exhibitions:

2021: ‘The missing Chapter - Simply Kat’ (beginnings) POP UP Snekkerverksted, Rjukan, Norway, 28.12.21 - 30.12.21

2017: StudioGallery POP UP - A 5 week pop up, Rjukan, Norway, 22.04.17 - 27.05.17

Performance:

2022: VOLUM 1: Sider, Annikensk & Kat, Emanuel Vigeland Museum, Oslo 11.09.21

2015: ArtCollectiveElements, performance, Rjukan, Norway 10.12.15