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Lena Trydal (b. 1994, Kristiansand, Norway) is a visual artist based in Oslo. Working with figurative painting and images found online, she explores contemporary image culture and how images shape ideas of taste, value and identity. She holds a BA in Aesthetic Studies from the University of Oslo and has studied fine art at the Royal Academy of Art (KABK) in The Hague and Metàfora in Barcelona.
In 2022, Trydal participated in the opening exhibition of the National Museum of Norway, I Call It Art, where her satirical portrait of the Norwegian royal family attracted widespread public attention. Recent solo exhibitions include Galleri Kobbel, Kristiansand (2026), K-U-K Kjøpmannsgata Ung Kunst, Trondheim (2026), and Mikey Laundry Art Garden, Bergen (2025). Her work has also been exhibited at Kunstnernes Efterårsudstilling, Den Frie Centre of Contemporary Art, Copenhagen (2021, 2023, 2026); IRL Gallery, New York (2024); KÖSK, Oslo (2024); and the Autumn Exhibition at Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo (2022), among others. Her work is held in the collections of the National Museum of Norway and the Equinor Art Programme.
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