HEIDI JAHR KIRKEBY BIO

Heidi Jahr Kirkeby grew up in Oslo. In 2004 an old dream came true when she began her art education as an adult. She has attended various art schools and studied under many different artists. She has her studio in the artist community at “Flytårnet” Cultural Center in Bærum outside Oslo. She has had a number of exhibitions, both separate and collective, and has also participated in several juried exhibitions. During summer 2023 she attended the Eileen Kaminsky Family Foundation artist residency at Mana Contemporary New Jersey. She has been represented at Galleri Ramfjord since 2019 and had her first solo there in 2020.

Heidi Jahr Kirkeby is a visual artist mainly working with acrylic paint on canvas. Her focus is nature abstractions where she expresses her personal interpretations of atmospheres. Colour compositions are very important for her to create the atmospheres. She aims to highlight the meditative value of nature in today ́s hectic society.

“Heidi Jahr Kirkeby has a great range in the artistic expression. In the studio, she shows three directions; pure abstraction, impressionistic plant paintings with an abstract base, and portraits of indigenous people with varying degrees of abstraction, mainly in black, white and gray. – My core will shine through anyway, she says when I ask if she’s not afraid the audience will think she’s spreading too much. And of course she is right in that, because there is a nerve in her expression where the paintings serve as a foundation for the portrait series of strong women from different indigenous groups. If you look closely you will find various ornaments in the portraits as well. They unfold with a few color tones, drawn up with strong lines and beautiful wash drawings in the surfaces.”

—Review written by art critic Lars Elton