Flaum - Oseana

7 April - 6 May

Torild Stray has held exhibitions of her art work in New York and Norway since the early 1990s. Her vision and commitment as a painter has brought her critical acclaim and a strong international following of collectors. She has been the recipient of many awards and scholarships, including The Agnus Gund Scholarship, The New York Times Scholarship, American Scandinavian Society Cultural Award, a Charles Revson Fellowship and The Lower Manhattan Cultural Council Artist in Residence Program where she was granted permission to paint New York City from the 85th floor of the Twin Towers. Her main work from this period, N.Y. Metamorphosis, an almost five meter long charcoal drawing, will be included in the permanent collection of the National September 11 Memorial & Museum, New York this year, and will be exhibited from March this year.
 
Following extensive travels in South East Asia,Stray attended The University of Bergen, The Nordic School of Art in Finland and The New York Studio School of Drawing, Painting and Sculpture. 
 
Stray currently resides and works in Western Norway and holds her main studio in Bergen. At the same time she works with projects and exhibitions in New York. «Showreel Obscura» was recently presented at Kunstgarasjen, Bergen. In New York she is currently taking part in the annual exhibition at Sideshow Gallery, and the Armory Show, where she is represented by De Sarthe Gallery.
 
Saturday April 7 she opens the exhibit FLAUM in Hvelvet Gallery at Oseana Art & Culture Center.
Flaum (English: Flood) holds several meanings in Norwegian and English and can be read both literally and metaphorically.