The initial list of artists participating in this year’s edition of the Lofoten International Art Festival has been revealed earlier this week during a press event held in Venice. The artist were invited to the show curated by Heidi Ballet and Milena Hoegsberg and opening on September 1 are:

Youmna Chlala
Born in Lebanon. Lives and works in New York City, USA.

Eglė Budvytytė
Born in Lithuania. Lives and works Holland.

Ho Tzu Nyen
Born, lives and works in Singapore.

Daisuke Kosugi
Born in Japan. Lives and works in Oslo, Norway.

Adam Linder
Born Australia. Lives and works Los Angeles, USA.

Ann Lislegaard
Born in Norway. Lives and works Copenhagen, Denmark.

Elin Már Øyen Vister
Born in Norway. Lives and works in, Lofoten, Norway.

Michala Paludan
Born in Denmark. Lives and works in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Lisa Rave
Born in UK. Lives and works in Berlin, Germany.

Lili Reynaud-Dewar
Born in France. Lives and works in Grenoble, France.

People’s Kitchen
Tromsø, Norway.

Pia Arke
Born in Greenland. Lived and worked in Denmark (1958-2007),
with Anders Jørgensen

Sondra Perry
Born in USA. Lives and works Houston, Texas, USA.

Silje Figenschou Thoresen
Born Norway. Lives and works in Kirkenes, Norway.

Further artists will be announced in the coming months.