Biography
Liilian Saksi, born in 1989 in Norrköping, Sweden is living and working in Skotterud, in the countryside of southeast Norway. She has an MFA from Oslo National Academy of the Arts, from the Medium and material based program, textile department. In 2021 she was nominated as one of three artists to the Sparebankstiftelsen DNB's Grant Exhibition at Oslo Kunstforening, and she has been purchased by the National Museum, Norway.
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Education
2015-2017 MFA Medium and material-based art, Oslo National Academy of the Arts
2011-2014 BA Visual Art, Oslo National Academy of the Arts
2010-2011 Textil, Stiftelsen Stenebyskolan
2009-2010 Textil Konsthantverk Design, Väddö Folkhögskola
Upcoming:
2025 Solo show, Kunstnerforbundet, Oslo
2025 Solo Show, Oplandia Senter for Samtidskunst, Lillehammer
Solo exhibitions:
2024 Intervall, KRAFT, Bergen
2022 Flimmer och förnimmelser, Kongsvinger Kunstforening, Kongsvinger
2021 Sparebankstiftelsen DNB's Grant Exhibition, Oslo Kunstforening
2018 FLOCK, SOFT gallery, Oslo
2015 Mellan ting, Galleri Storck, Oslo
2013 Ulysses, Seilduksgalleriet, Oslo
Group exhibitions and annual exhibitions:
2023 Sender våre hylstre tilbake til elementene, Hovedøya Kunstsal, Oslo
2022 En katt bland hermeliner, Group show, Konstakademien, Stockholm
2022 Contextile - contemporary Textile Art Biennal, Guimarães, Portugal
2021 UNiK mini/ Textile, with Klara Pousette, Galleri Format Oslo
2020 Solbrända erfarenheter, SOFT gallery, Oslo
2020 Talente 2020, Hantwerkskammer München (Covid19 digital version)
2020 Wonderful Everyday, curated by dotdotdot Stockholm
2019 SOG(AI), Tveten gård, Oslo
2019 Velvet Ropes (GIFC), Galleri Golsa, Oslo
2019 Melancholy Girls, Textile Center Iceland, Blönduos
2018 Det var en jul, Kunstnerforbundet, Oslo
2017 Kunsthåndverk 2017, Nordenfjeldske Kunstindustrimuseum, Trondheim
2017 Agreement between Seasons, MFA Graduation show, Oslo
2015 ++, Black Box Teater, Oslo
2014 All Friends are invited, Podium, Oslo
2014 BA Graduation Show, Oslo National Academy of the Arts, Oslo
2013 Re: Culture 2: Visual Art Festival in Patra, Greece
Grants:
2023 Billedkunstnernes Verderlagsfond (Visual Arts Compensation Fund), ettårig stipend
2022 Billedkunstnernes Verderlagsfond (Visual Arts Compensation Fund), ettårig stipend
2021 Art grant from Ingrid Lindbäck Landgaards Foundation
2021 Art grant from Innlandet Fylkeskommune
2021 Regional Project grant, KiN
2021 Project grant from Billedkunstnernes Vederlagsfond
2021 Kunstbankens produksjonstipend
2020 2 year working grant from the Norwegian Art Council
2020 Norwegian Crafts and the Norwegian MFA’s support programme for freight and travel
2019 NK travel grant
2019 SKS Diversestipend
2018 NKF Utstillingsstøtte for kunstnere i etablering
2018 Helge AX:ssons stiftelse
2018 1-årigt Fordypningsstipend från Kunsthåndverkernes fond
2017 SKS Diversestipend for nyutdannede kunstnere
2016 Estrid Ericssons Stiftelse
2015 Estrid Ericssons Stiftelse
Commissions:
2023 Ila prison and Detention Center, Oslo, (KORO)
Collection:
2022 Innlandet fylkeskommune
2021 National Museum, Norway
Prices:
2014 Fund for Art and Design students, Oslo National Academy of the Arts
Residencys:
2019 Icelandic Textile Center, Blönduós, Island
2018 Keystone Editions, Berlin
Other:
2021 Jury member of Innlandsutstillingen, Hamar kulturhus
2021-2022 Board member of Norske Kunsthåndverkere Innlandet
2020 Jury Member of Novemberutstillingen, Buskerud Bildende Kunstnere
2020-2021 Advisor, Oslo National Academy of the Arts, Art and Craft (Textile)
2020-2021 Board Member of Oslo Open (Open Studio Weekend)
2019-2020 Coordinator SOFT gallery/Norwegian Textile Artists
2018-2020 Member of the Nomination committee Norwegian textile artists
2018-2019 Host/guard at the Astrup Fearnley Museum
2012-2018 Weekend guard SOFT gallery
Membership: Norske Billedkunstnere (NBK), Norske Tekstilkunstnere (NTK), Norske bildende kunstnere Innlandet (BKI), Norske Kunsthåndverkere Innlandet (NKI), and Skoginger.