BIO
The Norwegian visual artist Kristin Romberg (b. 1970) has since 2001 worked with large-scale paintings. She is educated at the University of Sydney (Fine Art), Westerdals School of Communication, and Einar Granum School of Art. Romberg has exhibited widely in Norway and internationally, including in New York, San Francisco, Barcelona, Riga, Sydney, Germany, Denmark, and France.
In recent years, she has moved towards installation art, presenting her paintings as freely hanging layers suspended from the ceiling and across walls. She also works in very large formats in an old shipyard near her home, as well as in her newly built studio north of the Arctic Circle. Her vibrant and colorful works open a tactile dimension, inviting the audience to touch, wander, and immerse themselves in a world that feels like a dense, primeval forest filled with energy and magic.
Her painting process is performative – a ritual dance where every gesture is rooted in time and place. She seeks to create spaces where viewers can dream, wonder, breathe, and feel.
Romberg has participated in numerous artist residencies worldwide, including Château de La Napoule in France, and earlier stays in Uganda, Costa Rica, Italy, Spain, USA, and Northern Norway. In November 2023, she spent a month in Kenya, working both on her own art and in collaboration with the Masai tribe in Mile 46. Her work continually explores how colors, shapes, and energies shift depending on geography and environment.
