Hanne Friis

Sculpture, Textile

Hanne Friis (b. 1972, Oslo) is educated in painting and sculpture at the Art Academy in Trondheim. She is primarily known for her sensuous, abstract sculptures in various textile materials. A large part of her fabrics are stained by plants through slow dyeing processes which give the surfaces a painterly expression. The sculptures are carefully crafted by hand with a distinctive stitching technique; with a small needle Friis transforms the material by folding and pressing the fabric into organic formations and complex structures that generate a sense of change and growth. The ambiguity in the relationship between form and materiality is a recurring theme.

Friis’ works are represented in numerous public and private collections, both nationally and internationally. Among the most notable acquisitions are Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe, Hamburg (2024), Kunstsilo, Kristiansand (2024), Haugar Kunstmuseum, Tønsberg (2021), Haugalandmuseet, Haugesund (2021), Sørlandets Kunstmuseum, Kristiansand (2020), The Norwegian Parliament, Oslo (2019), Nasjonalmuseet, Oslo (2018, 2016), Nordenfjeldske Kunstindustrimuseum, Trondheim (2017, 2009), Oslo Kommunes Kunstsamling (2016), KODE Kunstmuseum, Bergen (2014, 2012), Kunstmuseet i Nord-Norge, Tromsø (2003, 1998), og Kulturrådet (1996).

Solo (upcoming), QB Gallery, Oslo, NO
2025
Enter Art Fair (group), Copenhagen, DK
2025
Kirjo (group), Oulu Art Museum, Oulu, FI
2025
Contemporary Craft: Hanne Friis (solo), Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe, Hamburg, DE
2024-2025
The Present (group), QB Gallery, Oslo, NO
2024
FLOM (solo), Tårnsalen, Kode, Bergen, NO
2024
Hanne Friis/Lynda Benglis (group), Locks Gallery Philadelphia, US
2024
The Thread of your Thought (group), Galerie Maria Wettergren, Paris, FR
2024
Ether (group), Silkeborg Bad, Danmark, DK
2024
Torrent (solo), Maria Wettergren Gallery, Paris, FR
2023
Abundance (group), Galleri F15, Moss, NO
2023
Til Fyret (group), Hå Gamle Prestegaard, Nærbø, NO
2023
Sirkulasjon (solo), Vigelandmuseet, Oslo, NO
2022
As far as my Eyes can Sea (group), Bomuldsfabriken, Arendal
2021
30 grader i februar (group), QB Gallery, Oslo, NO
2021
Nice to (finally) meet you (solo), Seinajoki Kunsthalle, Finland, FI
2020
A Dream Within A Dream (trio), QB Gallery, Oslo, NO
2020
Skjult Mønster (solo), KRAFT, Bergen, NO
2019
Phases (solo), Maria Wettergren Gallery, Paris, FR
2019
Spiral (solo), Trafo Kunsthall, NO
2018
Grand Palais (group), Paris, FR
2019
Revelations, Grand Palais, Paris, FR
2019
Foundation Villa Datris (group), L’Isle-sur-la-Sorgue, FR
2018
MARSO Gallery (group), Mexico City, MX
2018
Nye ornamenter, ARTendal, Arendal, NO
2017
Nye Ornamenter, NITJA senter for samtidskunst, Lillestrøm, NO
2017
Metamorphoses, Kunstnerforbundet, Oslo, NO
2016
Myke Monumenter (group), KODE Art Museum, Bergen, NO
2015
Henie Onstad Art Centre (group), Høvikodden, NO
2014
Liljevalchs Konsthall, Stockholm, SE
2014
MJUK, Ram Galleri, Oslo, NO
2010
Layers (solo), Gustavsbergs Konsthall, SE
2010

Artwork