The 10 Best Art Galleries in Sogn og Fjordane, Western Norway

Nikolai Astrup (1880-1928) is one of Norway’s most renowned and beloved artists. He distinguished himself as a painter and printer and is above all known for his wild and lush landscapes and depictions of traditional life in Vestlandet (west Norway). Astrup helped shape the way we view Vestlandet and, in fact, the whole country. Astruptunet, was Nikolai Astrup’s home for 15 years. The artist purchased the old smallholding in September 1912. The farmstead, which was situated along a steep slope, was in a very poor condition. Astrup nonetheless decided to make this place a future home for himself and his growing family. Astrup created a magical home, and by the 1920s he began to feel contented with “what these hands made”. During the 1920s the new home at Sandalstrand also became a central motif in his art. The museum at Astruptunet opened in 1986. In the gallery you may see Nikolai Astrup's original prints, woodcut blocks, paintings and textiles.

The respective galleries of Balestrand´s artists in residence Bjørg Frøisok Bjøberg and Arthur Adamson are located on the Quay area in the centre of Balestrand. Their art gallery house is easily recognisable because of the spectacular glass dome on top (known as the crystal dome) and is actually one of the art installations you can visit. These 2 artists, who came from 2 very different worlds, met in 2003 and fell in love. Although their art is very different, their view of art was identical and so they decided to combine their creative energies and in 2004 they purchased and converted an old building into a house packed with their dynamic art. Bjørg, who originally comes from Hallingdal, is a natural watercolorist, with the focus of her work based on her deep love of nature Arthur emigrated to Norway from the UK when he met Bjørg. His work is based on translating the mysteries of consciousness. The arthouse contains 2 galleries, 2 art installations, an art store and an art cafe.

Art gallery and tourist information in the Norwegian fjords.

The Anders Svor Museum is an urban attraction in the small village of Hornindal. Renowned sculptor, Anders Svor (1864-1929), was born there. He was commissioned for several public assignments and many of his works are displayed in Oslo and elsewhere. Anders Svor's artworks are characterised by Anders Svor Museum the simple, clean and natural.

Art gallery, featuring photography by Vegard Byrkjeland Aasen and Eric James Ryan, located in a historic dock house in Solvorn, Norway.

Painter, graphic artist, drawer and sculptor Ludvig Eikaas (1920-2010), from Jølster, was one of the most distinctive Norwegian visual artists of the post-war era. He was a pioneer of non-figurative art in the late 1940s along with Gunnar S. Gundersen, Odd Tandberg, Tor Hoff, Inger Sitter, Jakob Weidemann and Knut Rumohr. Starting in 1970 he was a professor at the Norwegian National Academy of Arts, and he served as the Academy’s headmaster from 1981 to 1983. Eikaas is currently represented at around 10 Norwegian art museums in addition to the National Gallery of Denmark in Copenhagen, the Brooklyn Museum of Art in New York, the Grand Palais in Paris and the Galleria degli Uffizi in Florence. Eikaasgaller opened in 1994, in order to house the art collection Ludvig Eikaas donated to the municipality. The collection now comprises over 850 works in a variety of techniques. The gallery shop sells prints, cards, books and other items. A café offers light meals both outdoors and indoors.

Galleri Froya was opened in summer 2003 and is situated in the heart of Kalvag fishing village. Here you find for example art forms in wool, like pictures or sculptures. The gallery shop is open from mid of June to mid of August. Open every Saturday all year. Guided tours on request: Karin Flatoy Svarstad both artist and owner of the shop show you the gallery, the shop and the Galleri attic and gives you the story around Froya Galleri. Please call tel.: (+47) 952 15 399 for more information.

Works bequeathed by Aurland artist Johannes Vinjum are on display at the gallery. The Galleri ist situated in Heradshuset