Biography

Eigil Nordstrøm (b. 1991 in Trondheim, Norway) moved to the UK to study for an undergraduate degree at The Art Academy in London, followed by a Masters of Fine Art at City & Guilds of London Art School. He was subsequently awarded the inaugural ArtGemini Prize in 2014. He undertook the two year Turps Studio Progamme, while also lecturing at the Bachelor programme in visual arts at The Art Academy in London from 2013 to 2022. His works have been exhibited in the UK, Norway, Sweden and the US. He has also initiated several curatorial projects, most notably L2O22NDON at Galleri Ismene in Trondheim, and Weathering the Storm at A.P.T. Gallery in London and K-U-K in Trondheim.

Solo Exhibitions

2022 To Feel its Darkness, The Stone Space, London
2021 Eigil Nordstrøm, Galleri Ismene, Trondheim, Norway
2020 Interpuls, Kulturkirken Jakob, Oslo, Norway
2019 Summer exhibition, Gamle Ormelet, Tjøme, Norway
2018 Galleri Ismene, Trondheim, Norway
2017 Intangible Spaces, Fieldworks Gallery and Unit G Gallery, London
2017 Vessels of Light, The Norwegian Church, London
2016  The Yearning, The Norwegian Church, London

Group Exhibitions

2022 The Elephant in the Room – London painting in LA, Durden & Ray, Los Angeles
2022 L2O22NDON, Galleri Ismene, Trondheim
2021 Turps Studio Programme Leavers Show, Thames-side Studios Gallery, London
2019 Time Flies like The Wind, Fruit Flies like Bananas, Turps group show, Newington Gallery, London
2019 Open Studios, Turps, London
2019 Supermarket Art Fair, Turps Stall, Stockholm
2018  Bow Arts Trust Open Studios, London
2018  From the Studio Floor, St Barnabas Church, Cambridge
2017  Juleutstilling, Galleri Ismene, Trondheim, Norway
2017  The Felix Project, Nunnery Gallery, Bow.
2017  Uncommon Ground, The Royal Geographical Society, Kensington.
2016  From the Studio Floor, Guildhall, Cambridge.
2015  From the Studio Floor, Anise Gallery, Bermondsey.
2015  Incognito, The Stone Space, Leytonstone.
2014  New English Art Club, Mall Galleries, The Mall.
2014  Recent Graduates Showcase, the Affordable Art Fair, Battersea Park.
2014  ArtGemini Prize, TriSpace Gallery, Bermondsey.
2014  MA Fine Art Show, City & Guilds of London Art School, Kennington.
2014  Site/Sight, R.K.Burt Gallery, Southwark.
2014  FBA Futures, Mall Galleries, The Mall.
2013  Reflection, Burgh House, Hampstead.

Education

2018 – 2020 Turps Studio Programme
2013 – 2014 MA Fine Art (distinction), City & Guilds of London Art School, London
2010 – 2013 Diploma Painting, The Art Academy, London

Awards

2014 The Charitable Arts Trust Award, NEAC annual exhibition, The Mall Galleries.
2014 1st prize winner ArtGemini Prize, Painting and Sculpture, TriSpace Gallery.

Acquisitions

2021 Trondheim Municipality

Publications

2022 Cool Britannia, Klassekampen
2021 Different Branches: The Tree in Norwegian Art, Norwegian Arts
2020 The Elephant in the Room: Contemporary Painting from London, Artist Newsletter
2019 Hold øye med, Magasinet KUNST
2014 Artist Profile, The Jackdaw