Mona Orstad Hansen (b. 1976) lives and works in Stavanger, Norway. She was educated at the Trondheim Academy of Fine Art (5th year student), and holds a Bachelor’s degree with First Class Honours from Gray’s School of Art at the Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen, Scotland. Her project revolves around an examination of abstract painting. In recent years, she has focused on a more simplified expression, working with one or two colours applied in sparse strokes, often in a single motion across the white canvas. This process forms the basis for her experimental approach, where painting extends into sculptural objects, introducing three-dimensionality.
Her most recent solo exhibitions include Kunstnerforbundet (2025), Trondhjems Kunstforening (2021) and Galleri LNM in Oslo (2018). Notable group exhibitions include Håndplukket 2 at KB Contemporary, Oslo (2025), Plattform - Farge at Arkivet Tou Trykk, Stavanger (2023), and The Unseen, featuring works from the Christen Sveaas’ Art Foundation at Whitechapel Gallery, London (2022). She has also participated in the Autumn Exhibition at Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo, multiple times (most recently in 2020). Orstad Hansen has completed several public art projects, including the wall relief Forestillinger (2023) for Kongsberg VGS for the Buskerud County art collection. Her works have been acquired by KORO for the new Stavanger University Hospital, and collections such as Stavanger Art Museum, the Christen Sveaas’ Art Foundation, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, and Norges Bank, among others.
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