Ann Edvartsen Hay (b. 1991, Stavanger) is an Oslo-based artist with a practice encompassing photography, textile, printmaking, time-based media and sculpture. Through materialism and symbolism as language, her works explore the entanglements of technological acceleration, spirituality, and ecology. Hay holds an MFA from the Oslo National Academy of the Arts (2025) and a BFA from The Art Academy in Bergen (2022).

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Education
2023 – 2025    MFA in Medium- and Material-based Art – The Oslo National Academy of the Arts
2018 – 2022    BFA – The Art Academy – Department of Contemporary Art (KMD), University of Bergen
2016 – 2018    Vocational art school – Einar Granum Kunsfagskole

Upcoming
2026        Vestlandsutstillingen 2026, Kristiansund Kunsthall – Kristiansund, NO
2026        Kunstbok Oslo, The National Library of Norway – Oslo, NO
2027        Saruya Artist Residency – Fujiyoshida, JP

Selected Exhibitions
2026        Vestlandsutstillingen 2026, KUBE, Haugesund Billedgalleri, Kunstgarasjen, Kristiansund Kunsthall – NO
2026        Romsås Tower Art Fair, Atelie x GalleryLab – Oslo, NO
2025        NK Oslo 50 år, Salgshallen – Oslo, NO
2025        Bli noe annet, Kunsthøgskolen i Oslo – Oslo, NO
2024        Non-human Communications, Vilniaus dailės akademija – Vilnius, LT
2024        Solastalgia 4.0: Forsøksfelt, Terminal B, Pikene på Broen – Kirkenes, NO
2024        Offerings to a Stranger, Kunsthøgskolen i Oslo – Oslo, NO
2024        Tightly Pulling the Rope to Something, Akademirommet, Kunstnernes Hus – Oslo, NO
2022        Solastalgia 3.0, Vadsø Kunstforening, Varangerfestivalen – Vadsø, NO 
2022        SKAP, KMD and Sabancı University – Istanbul, TR
2022        Melange, KMD, Kunstakademiet – Bergen, NO
2021        SKAP, KMD & Sabancı University – NO/TR
2020        Solastalgia 2.0, Studio17 – Stavanger, NO
2019        So great to meet you, Bergen Kjøtt – Bergen, NO
2019        Solastalgia – The Facts of Feelings, Rom 61 – Bergen, NO
2018        PIKSEL18: Buzzocrazy!, PIKSEL – Bergen, NO
2018        Factory Light Festival 2018, Factory Light Festival – Slemmestad, NO

Artist residencies
2026        ORBI Vrå – Rødding, DK
2026        Malerhuset i Sønderho, group – Fanø, DK
2024        The Studio House in Arcueil – Paris, France
2023        Pikene på Broen & Flexile A.i.R, group – Kirkenes, NO
2021        Gjesteatelieret i Vadsø, group – Vadsø, NO

Grants and awards
2025        FKDS – Fondet for Kunst- og Designstudenter – Master prize
2025        Kulturdirektoratet – Miscellaneous grant for recently educated artists
2025        BKH – Bildende Kunstneres Hjelpefond – Art student prize
2023        Fritt Ord – Project grant, group
2023        Kulturdirektoratet – Project grant, group
2021        Bergensenstiftelsen – Project grant, group
2021        Kulturdirektoratet – Project grant, group
2021        Kunstsentrene i Norge – Project grant, group
2018        Einar Granum Student Prize 2018

Collections
2025        Publication in the collection of the National Library of Norway
2025        Publication in the collection of the Oslo National Academy of the Arts Library
2024        Works in the collection of Videokunstarkivet, the National Library of Norway

Publications
2025        Der stein kviler og bein kviskrar – ISBN 978-82-303-7965-3 – self-publication
2025        Where Stones Sleep and Bones Whisper – self-publication    

Collaboration
2019 – now     Solastalgia, artist group – Website: www.solastalgia.no

Experience
2024 – now     Tegnerforbundet – The Norwegian Drawing Association – Gallery attendant
2022 – 2023    FeLT, Futures of Living Technologies – Research assistant – Oslo Metropolitan University
2019 – 2020    Sjå magazine – editorial and curatorial board
2018 – 2020    Mørkerommet, photography collective – board
2018 – 2020    Stoff magazine – editorial board

MFA Tekstil 2025, Kunsthøgskolen i Oslo – Kunsthøgskolen i Oslo 2025
Seriøsitet i startgropen, Yngve Sikko – Kunstavisen 2025
Kunstnergruppe presenterer Solastalgia – Lengselen etter det tapte – Sørvaranger Avis 2024
Gruvedrift skaffer mineraler – og ny kunst, Aftenbladet – Stavanger Aftenblad 2020

Membership
The Association of Norwegian Visual Artists (NBK)
The Norwegian Association for Arts and Crafts (NK)
Young Artists’ Society (UKS)
The Norwegian Association for Fine Arts Photographers (FFF)