
Statement
Alvi Östgård focuses her art around the Nordic Nature and its mystery, both in and of itself and in collision with other landscapes. She explores how oneself is linked with nature and cultural heritage, and how spirituality and love are both growing out of the same soil – the beauty of the inner child, and the stories we hear from each other and Mother Nature herself.
An intro to my art practice, and why nature is so important in contemporary art
Plant paints: "Mistletoe"
"Misteltein"
The 10th of October Alvi graduated with honors from Rome University of Fine Arts with a BFA in Painting. It resulted in an enormous project in the shape of a little book.
The research stretched over two years, diving into Nordic heritage and culture — folklore, mythology, superstition, mysticism, spirituality and herbalism. "Mistletoe" became a book composed of three parts; a research on nature’s impact on Nordic folklore and myths and a harvest of local plant pigments, sewn together through a narrative of a girl growing up in a Norwegian landscape full with mysterious superstitions and elf kings.
It is a profound reflection on the relationship between human and nature, through ancient times and up to the present moment. The book is printed on locally sourced paper, and bound with handmade cotton paper dyed with plants and trees from the Norwegian forest.
It marks the beginning of a new epoke in Alvis artistic endeavors, harvesting, preparing and using natural materials of cultural importance.









An Arizonian Art studio





The months of autumn 2024, Alvi Östgård spent painting in the dry wilderness of Arizona, exploring its natural material through her well known harvesting routine. She gathered and prepped red soil from the various mountains to use with and for her oil paints, whilst taking inspiration from the art scene in the state at that moment – (fumbling and) finding new ways to express her nordic mysticism through the land of the western USA.
She has explored iron rich soils resulting in reds and oranges, and marble dust in her light tones to create a cloudy and chalky consistency. In her ongoing series of Arizonian paintings, new colors and textures play the central role.
oct 25th - dec 17th, 2024
Wedding painting in Arizona
with Kathryn McGregor










Artist CV
Samlet visning
Galleri Hervold, Hamar, Norway
Kunstfestivalen
Curated by Hedda Roterud Amundsen and Maria Natalie Skjeset
Kunstbanken, Hamar, Norway
Have you seen Paolo Miller?
Curated by Alex Aymerich, Lucy Henderson and Gloria Strauß
Pianobi, Rome, Italy
Impressioni
Curated by Ayda Özcan, Miae Lee and Noor Fatima
Stamperia, Rome, Italy
Poetry is a Place (Arte PerOGGI)
Curated by Alexander Ferraro
Ex Cartiera Latina, Rome, Italy
Nymfe
Curated by Ayda Özcan and
Victoria Froberg
RUFA Space, Rome, Italy
Collective
2025
2024
2024
2024
2024
2024
Performance Cluster
Curated by Carter Helmandollar
RUFA Space, Rome, Italy
Presentazione Mostra Marcello
Del Prato
Curated by Giorgia Grassi
Mediterraneo, Maxxi Museo
Nazionale delle Arti del XXI
Secolo, Rome, Italy
Winter Tales of Humans & Spirits
Curated by Eleonora D’Agostino
and Matteo Gabos
Defrag, Rome, Italy
Julsalongen
Curated by Gina Cinnamoni
Bellamonti Art Gallery,
Helsingborg, Sweden
Men i svarte Skauen
Curated by Knut Nordby
Rasan, Stange, Norway
Ànemos
Curated by Giulia Vitiello
RUFA space, Rome, Italy
2024
2024
2024
2023
2023
2023
Separate
2025
2023
2023
2022
Tussmørke
Curated by Alvi Östgård
Anno Museum, Hamar, Norway
Idre-mystik
Curated by Alvi Östgård
Idre Hembygdsgård, Sweden
Fauna
Curated by Alvi Östgård
Hverdagslykke, Hamar, Norway
Fairytales of the Four Seasons
Curated by Alvi Östgård
Idre Hembygdsgård, Sweden
Apprentice of Bjørn Algrim
Bachelors, Fine Arts Painting, Rome University of Fine Arts (RUFA)
Internship with Bjørn Algrim
Assistant of Kathryn McGregor (Arizona Live Wedding Painting)
Assistant of Therese Enger
Kristian Voldens Fond for Unge Kunstnere á kr 50.000
Grants
2021
Education & work
2020-
2021
2021-
2024
2024
2024
2025
Contact: alviostgard.business@gmail.com