Victoria Oetker Forsberg
(She/her)
Address: Sagene Kunstsmie, Drøbakgata 1, 0463 Oslo
Floor: 2
Room number: 223
The studio is open Saturday 18 April from 12-17
I am a visual artist and psychologist. My artistic practice is inspired by psychological and philosophical ideas, with existential questions, relationships, and the inner complexity of human experience as recurring themes. Forms attempt to fit together, set boundaries, lean on one another, or gather around something — a visual reflection on the difficulty of trying to be something in relation to something else.
I work intuitively and process-oriented within an abstract visual language.
abstract painting
Victoria Oetker Forsberg / Shape of absence / oil and acrylic on canvas / 2025 / Galleri Sagene kunstsmie / Photo: Tor Ulstein
Victoria Oetker Forsberg / Cascade / Galleri Sagene kunstsmie / 2026 / Photo: Tor Ulstein
Victoria Oetker Forsberg / Bittersweet / 2026 / acrylic on canvas / Galleri Sagene kunstsmie / Photo: Tor Ulstein
Victoria Oetker Forsberg / In between/ 2026 / oil and acrylic on canvas / Galleri Sagene kunstsmie / Photo: Tor Ulstein
In my studio
In the studio I will show both finished paintings and works in progress. All questions and conversations are welcome
CV
EXHIBITIONS
2026 Galleri Sagene Kunstsmie, Bittersweet, solo exhibition
2025 Folkvang, group exhibition
2025 Ullensaker Art Association, Galleri Jessheim, Imprints of Existence, juried
2024 Galleri Minneparken, group exhibition
2023 Galleri Minneparken, Continuation, group exhibition
2023 Galleri Albin Art, Fuzzy Concepts, solo exhibition
2022 Galleri Minneparken, Just because you don’t see it, doesn’t mean it isn’t there, solo exhibition
2022 Graduation Exhibition, Nydalen Art School, group exhibition
2021 IPR Oslo, solo exhibition
2010 Kolonihagen Frogner, solo exhibition
2010 Graduation Exhibition, Seljord Folkehøyskole, group exhibition
PUBLICATIONS
2012–2014 – Illustrator for Speilvendt, a psychological student journal
PERFORMING ARTS
2022 – Tilbake – dance performance, choreographer and performer, Scenehuset
MEMBERSHIPS
Landsforeningen Norske Malere (LNM)
Billedkunstnerne i Oslo (BO)
Norske Billedkunstnere (NBK)
ART EDUCATION
2025 – Art mentorship with Anders Kjellesvik
2022–2025 – Art mentorship with Heidi Øiseth
2020–2022 – Visual Arts, two-year part-time program, Nydalen School of Art
2019–2021 – Various advanced courses in figure and portrait drawing with Frode Lillesund, Oslo Art Academy – Centre for Classical Fine Art
2009–2010 – Visual Arts, Seljord folkehøyskole
OTHER EDUCATION
2018–2021 – Specialization in Emotion-Focused Therapy, Norwegian Institute for Emotion-Focused Therapy (NIEFT)
2018–2021 – Emotion-Focused Couples Therapy, Centre for Emotion-Focused Therapy (SEFT)
2011–2017 – Professional Degree in Psychology (Cand.psychol.), University of Oslo
2011–2014 – BA in History of Ideas, University of Oslo