Studio blog

Notes from my studio no.1

Apr 19, 2024

photo: recent sketchbook pages "the light step of the open hearted" How to share my story? I am trying a new format for my blog and newsletter! Finally :) This first post is a bit long, probably won't be so wordy going forward. But telling my story felt like a good place to start. We all have a story. Tales of how we got to...

The narrative quality of collage

Oct 03, 2023

During my last exhibition in August several people said to me “your art is very you” or some variation of that sentiment. I am always interested to see how people interact with my work and what they take away from it, but I hadn’t heard this before. I wondered at first if this was a bad thing, that self-doubt monster raising its head. I had...

If not now, when?

Apr 26, 2023

Oslo-based artist Sarah Johanne Hannevik presents mixed media collage work in solo exhibition If not now, when?May 2 - 14th at Sjøholmen Kulturhus Opening reception: Tuesday, May 2 / 18-20There are some strong forces at work with this new body of work. It was created during a time where I had so many thoughts swirling in my head. Thoughts about loss, grief, identity and healing....