The Artist

Katrine Hjelde is an artist, lecturer and a research student. Having gained a BA in History of Art/History of Ideas at the University of Oslo, Norway, she moved to London to do a BA in Fine Art at St. Martins College of Art and Design. After which she completed a MA in Fine Art at The Slade, UCL. Since graduating in 1995 she has exhibited regularly in Great Britain and Europe. Her practice explores space in relation to the spectator, the site and the artwork. She makes large-scale two-dimensional architectural installations where the site of the work will comprise the form, for instance at Trinity Boy Warf - London, Laurent Delaye Gallery - London, W139 Gallery- Amsterdam, Kunstnernes Hus - Oslo, Lysverket - Bergen. Since 2000 the practice includes a collaboration with a Norwegian architects b+r architects, outputs include the Holocaust Exhibition, Villa Grande - Oslo.

Since 2007 she also works collaboratively with Future Reflections Research Group. Teaching since 1997, University of Hull, University of Lincoln, etc. Katrine is currently an Associate Lecturer at Chelsea College of Art and Design, where she holds a CLIP CETL Studentship for doctoral Research into the relationship between art practice and teaching practice. Katrine lives and works in London.