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Photo by Jannik Abel

​Tanja Thorjussen (b. 1970) is an artist living in Oslo (NO). Her artistic medium spans between drawing, sculpture, performance and art in public space. Through speculative research her artistic practice revolves around how ancient art can inform the present.

At the upcoming exhibition at Archeological Museum – University of Stavanger (NO) in 2023 she is making artworks about historical objects from the collection, speculating on its meaning through artistic methodology such as drawing and intuitive listening.

Her current artistic focus is on the mystic and spiritual in nature and bodies of water, hydrofeminism, and the science embedded in indigenous knowledge and ancient mythology. Thorjussen holds a BFA from KHIB in Bergen (NO) and Parsons The New School in New York (USA) and is educated as curator from Telemark University. She is the initiator of LOCUS since 2006 and PAO - Performance Art Oslo since 2012 and from 2019 she is elected chairwoman of Tegnerforbundet (The Norwegian Drawing Association)

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2022 projects and exhibitions:

In 2022 I am working on artistic research and developing art for the exhibition Eden and Everything After at Archeological Museum, University of Stavanger, NO.
In the exhibition I will create new drawings and objects in dialogue with the collection of the museum such as a seal, a bird, a snake and other relics from the stone age to the viking age period. The picture is from a residency at the museum in november 2021. The exhibition will open January 2023.

LOCUS Performances:
  • River Sisters: Akerselva, Oslo, NO & River Great Ouse, Groundworks Dialogues Symposium at Groundworks Gallery, Kings Lynn, UK. March 1st. New Moon in Aquarius
  • River sisters: River Great Ouse, Kings Lynn, UK & Lille Lungegårdsvann, Bergen, NO. PAB Open Performance festival April 2nd. New moon in Aires
  • River Sisters: Lille Lungegårdsvann, Bergen, NO & Finsevatn, Finse NO
             PAO/PAB Performance Camp Aug 27, New Moon in Virgo

​"Čázevulošnieida / Undervannsjenta"
  • Bibu Biennual for performing arts for children, may 17-21 (Helsingborg SE)
  • Globus Festival sept 24 (Drammen NO)

LOCUS public art project:
​Locus Bee Sanctuary - Hilmas Hive Oslo, NO. From May 2022
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"Thalassa of the seven seas" watercolor and ink on Arches paper, 2020
2021 projects and exhibitions:

  • Katarina Skår Lisa`s collaborative project "Čázevulošnieida / Undervannsjenta" at Festspillene in Nord Norge - Arctic Arts Festival in June 2021 in Harstad (NO). More info HERE and at Black Box in Oslo in September.
  • Gilded Trees performance with LOCUS at SKOG (Forest) exhibition at Spriten Kunsthall in Skien (NO) Sept-okt 2021
  • Dagny Juels Garden- LOCUS Bee Sanctuary at Kvinnemuseet in Kongsvinger (NO) 







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​2020 projects and exhibitions:
  • Østlandsutstillingen at Kunstbanken in Hamar with LOCUS                                   "Gilded Trees nr 6 Svartkulp" video and "Gilded trees nr 7" performance (NO)
  • Submerged Portal at Kunstplass in Oslo / Group exhibition / drawings "Tupilaq nr 8 & 9" & watercolors "Thalassa of the seven seas" (NO)
  • Dagny Juels Garden- LOCUS Bee Sanctuary at Kvinnemuseet in Kongsvinger (NO)
  • Residency at Stamsund figurteater with Katarina Skår Lisa`s collaborative project "Čázevulošnieida / Undervannsjenta" which will result in a group performance/play for children at Festspillene in Nord Norge - Arctic Arts Festival 2021 in Harstad (NO).
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2019:
  • "Mythistoria" solo exhibition at Wind and Weather Gallery in Reykjavik (IS) 
  • "Kvinner" exhibition at Galleri 2 in Stamsund (NO) with LOCUS
  • Exhibition and performance at Cosmoscow, Moscow (RU) with LOCUS
  • "Travellers" exhibition at Gunter Grass Gallery/ 4G Gdansk (PL) MORE INFO
  • Untitled Art Fair, Locus performance in the Everglades, represented at Untitled by Benrubi Gallery and Coral Projects Everglades research Lab.

Summer collaborative public art projects with LOCUS:
  • Harriet Backers Garden - LOCUS Bee Sanctuary at St.Hanshaugen in Oslo (NO)
  • Dagny Juels Garden- LOCUS Bee Sanctuary at Kontraskjæret in Oslo (NO)