Fredrik Vaerslev,
"Shelf Painting (Basel Series) #1". 152 x 42.5 x 16 cm.
Johan Berggren Gallery, Malmö.
Liste 15, The young art fair in Basel, 15 - 20 Jun 2010
Fredrik Værslev is a Norwegian artist based in Drøbak, Norway, with a focus on conceptual painting.
Selected solo exhibitions include Astrup Fearnley Museet, Oslo, 2018; Bonner Kunstverein, 2018; Kunst Halle Sankt Gallen, Switzerland, 2017; Andrew Kreps Gallery, New York, 2017; Gió Marconi, Milan, 2016; Bergen Konsthall, 2016; Kunsthal Aarhus, Denmark, 2017; Le Consortium, Dijon, France, 2016; STANDARD (OSLO), 2015; Power Station, Dallas, 2014; Lumiar Cité, Lisbon, 2014; Circus, Berlin, 2013; and Indipendenza Studio, Rome, 2012, among others.
Værslev is Director of the artist-run project space Landings in Vestfossen, Norway, which he founded in 2008. The organisation also produces Landings Journal, published once a year.
Værslev’s work is found in the collections of Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris; Le Consortium, Dijon; Moderna Museet, Stockholm; Malmö Konstmuseum; Nasjonalmuseet, Oslo; and Astrup Fearnley, Oslo.