HIGH-NORTH: Kjersti G. Andvig Residency

HIGH- NORTH is an ambitious three-year artists’ residency initiative linking the cities of Tromsø (Norway), Gateshead/Newcastle and Glasgow. Now in its 2nd year, CCA welcomes Norwegian artist Kjersti Andvig to Glasgow as part of the residency programme, where she will be based in CCA’s artist flat and have a studio at Glasgow Sculpture Studios.

Kjersti G. Andvig, born in 1978 in Oslo, grew up on the Lofoten islands where she studied one year at Kabelvåg Art and Film school. She graduated from the National Academy of Art in Oslo in 2003. As an artist, her work often takes the form of long-term commitments to situations that demand complete personal dedication. She has had solo exhibitions at Rekord, Oslo, Triangle, Marseille, and Akershus Kunstsenter, Lillestrøm, and her work has been seen in group exhibitions including Lights On at the Astrup Fearnley Museum, Oslo, the Carnegie Art Award exhibitions in 2010 and the Lofoten International Art Festival, 2011.


HIGH- NORTH is coordinated by NABROAD, and supported by Arts Council Norway, and The Royal Norwegian Embassy London. Working with a range of high profile partners, each of whom brings a unique understanding of their local context, HIGH- NORTH represents a rare opportunity to substantially strengthen both cross-border dialogue and trans-national artistic practice.