Constance Tenvik (b. 1990, London, UK) received her MFA from Yale University School of Art in New Haven, CT and BFA from the Academy of Art in Oslo. With a multi-disciplinary approach spanning sculpture, performance, textile work, costume, painting, drawing and video work with an exuberant aesthetic, Tenvik is a creator of worlds within worlds in immersive installations. Solo exhibitions include 56 Henry (New York), Astrup Fearnley Museum (Oslo), Kristiansand Kunsthall (Kristiansand), Kunstnernes Hus (Oslo), Loyal Gallery (Stockholm), Prosjektrom Normanns (Stavanger), Fortezza Vecchia (Livorno), Deli Projects (Basel). Group exhibitions include Château du Feÿ (Bourgogne), Abrons Art Center (New York), Carl Kostyal (Malmö), Tidenes Krav (Oslo), and Charlottenborg Kunsthall (Copenhagen). Her work has been collected by institutions including Moderna Museet, Stockholm, Sweden; The National Gallery, Oslo, Norway; Gullringsbo Konstsamling, Stockholm; and AMMA collection of art, Mexico. Tenvik lives and works in Oslo.
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Images
![This image depicts an artwork by Constance Tenvik titled "Alchemical Twins." This artwork was created in 2022 and measures 53 ¹⁄₄" x 74 ³⁄₄" [HxW] (135.26 x 189.87 cm). Its medium is Flashe on canvas.](https://anatebgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Constance-Tenvik_CT1011_1654895305.jpg)
Alchemical Twins, 2022
![This image depicts an artwork by Constance Tenvik titled "Tea That Morning When We Laughed So Much." This artwork was created in 2022 and measures 23 ¹⁄₂" x 15 ¹⁄₂" [HxW] (59.69 x 39.37 cm). Its medium is Acrylic, flashe, and gouache on canvas.](https://anatebgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Constance-Tenvik_CT1010_1654895310-scaled.jpg)
Tea That Morning When We Laughed So Much, 2022
![This image depicts an artwork by Constance Tenvik titled "The Card Players." This artwork was created in 2022 and measures 59 ¹⁄₄" x 51" [HxW] (150.5 x 129.54 cm). Its medium is Acrylic, flashe, and gouache on canvas.](https://anatebgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Constance-Tenvik_CT1005_1654895349.jpg)
The Card Players, 2022
![This image depicts an artwork by Constance Tenvik titled "Broken Flowers." This artwork was created in 2022 and measures 39 ¹⁄₄" x 31 ¹⁄₂" [HxW] (99.7 x 80.01 cm). Its medium is Acrylic, flashe, and gouache on canvas.](https://anatebgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Constance-Tenvik_CT1004_1654895313.jpg)
Broken Flowers, 2022
![This image depicts an artwork by Constance Tenvik titled "Supernature." This artwork was created in 2021 and measures 60" x 8' 6" [HxW] (152.4 x 259.08 cm). Its medium is Oil, oil pastel, and charcoal on canvas.](https://anatebgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Constance-Tenvik_CT1001_1654895316.jpg)
Supernature, 2021
![This image depicts an artwork by Constance Tenvik titled "The Lovers." This artwork was created in 2021 and measures 60" x 51" [HxW] (152.4 x 129.54 cm). Its medium is Oil, oil pastel, and charcoal on canvas.](https://anatebgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Constance-Tenvik_CT1000_1654895321.jpg)
The Lovers, 2021
Exhibitions
Constance Tenvik: Aloof Periwigs
It’s Much Louder Than Before
News
Constance Tenvik’s Aloof Periwigs: An Exhibition Exploring Mozart
Tenvik brings a fresh perspective to the Baroque culture in which Mozart lived, applying her knowledge of his life and exploring our mischaracterizations of him and in celebrity in general. — Franchesca Baratta
Flaunt, February 2022
Review: It’s Much Louder Than Before at Anat Ebgi
It’s Much Louder Than Before, organized by James Bartolacci and Stefano di Paola, inexplicably lies at the taut deliberations between the adaptability and reconciliation of a party world of yesterday, today, and tomorrow. — Ricky Amadour
California Art Review, September 2021