Welcome to the opening of the exhibition Synnøve Persen: "The sea rocks, the sky whispers"

Tromsø

05.02.26

, 17:00 — 19:00

About the event

In the middle of Sámi Week in Tromsø, we are pleased to open Synnøve Persen’s new solo exhibition. Join us as we celebrate the winner of the John Savio Prize 2025.

The exhibition will be opened by Hanna Horsberg Hansen, Professor Emerita of Art History at UiT The Arctic University of Norway.

Thursday, 5 February 2026, 17:00–19:00
Nordnorsk Kunstmuseum, Tromsø

Friday, 6 February, 3:00 PM
Artist talk between Synnøve Persen and Hanna Horsberg Hansen, Professor Emerita.

Saturday, 7 February & Sunday, 8 February, 11:15 AM – 12:00 PM
Art & Yoga: Inner Landscapes – A sensory experience where breath, movement, and art come together. The session is led by Marina Borovaya, yoga instructor and educator at the Nordnorsk Kunstmuseum. Book your spot:  Here

About the exhibition

In The sea rocks, the sky whispers, you are invited into Persen’s powerful visual world, where abstraction, poetry, and northern landscapes are interwoven. Colours, lines, and words reflect both the rhythms of nature and a deep commitment to freedom, belonging, and care for the landscape.

Synnøve Persen (b. 1950) grew up by the Porsanger Fjord in a Sea Sámi family. Nature, the seasons, and the Arctic light have accompanied her throughout her artistic career, and abstract painting has become her language for the boundless and the liberating.

Curator: Lise Dahl, Nordnorsk Kunstmuseum
Exhibition design: Joar Nango and Marc&Stella AS