Eline McGeorge (born 1970 in

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) is a Norwegian artist living and working in

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. She exhibits extensively in Norway and internationally.

Biography

McGeorge received her

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in 2000 from

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UK. She takes use of drawing, animation, collage, artist books and weaving. Her work spans abstraction, concrete references and documentary with democratic problems, environmental issues, feminist legacy and science fiction as core thematic focuses. In her latest series ''to be part to be many'', McGeorge explores the complex dynamics between humans and nature in an era where the impact of human activity on the environment is increasingly evident. Influenced by science-fiction, feminist heritage, and self-organisation as strategy, McGeorge’s work investigates democratic processes and environmental concerns. Watercolors from her sketchbooks capture her first-hand encounters with diverse environments, including a vast

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landscape in

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, indigenous

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growing in diamond-mined sand in

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species adapted to heavy metal runoff from mines in Røros, and bird cliffs in Northern Norway. McGeorge is represented by the galleries Hollybush Gardens, London since 2005 and Femtensesse, Oslo since 2024.

Solo exhibitions

* Liste Art Fair Basel, Eline McGeorge (2025) * Kunstnerforbundet, Oslo, ''to be part to be many'' (2024) *

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, Oslo (2016) * Hollybush Gardens, London (2012) * Galleri Kirkhoff, Copenhagen (2008) * Fotogalleriet, Oslo (2007)

Selected group exhibitions

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, Paris (2017) * Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum, Mumbai (2015) *

Henie Onstad Kunstsenter The Henie Onstad Kunstsenter is an art museum located at Høvikodden in Bærum municipality in Akershus, Akershus county, Norway. It is situated on a headland jutting into the Oslofjord, approximately southwest of Oslo. History The artcentre ...

, Oslo (2014) * David Risley Gallery, Copenhagen (2012–13) * ''Focus''

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, London (2012) * Momentum (Moss), Moss (2009) * ''B Hotel'' at the Museum of Modern Art PS1 New York in 2009.

Collections

McGeorge's work is included in the permanent collection of the

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and the

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. She is also in the permanent collection of the

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External links

Eline McGeorgeEline McGeorge at Hollybush GardensEline McGeorge at Femtensesse

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:McGeorge, Eline 1970 births Living people 21st-century Norwegian women artists Alumni of Goldsmiths, University of London 21st-century Norwegian artists