biography

Kristoffer

 

Zeiner

Norway

,

1987

Lives and works in Amsterdam

Kristoffer Zeiner (b. 1987, Norway) is a visual artist based in Amsterdam. His work explores the intersection of painting, materiality, and world-building, drawing from influences such as European folklore, Japanese gaming culture, and fantasy aesthetics. Zeiner’s paintings balance between figuration and abstraction, using a distinct process where he applies self-mixed oil pigments dry onto raw canvas, giving his works a rich, almost textile-like surface.

At the core of his practice is a fascination with how objects, landscapes, and symbols function within fictional worlds—both in painting and in the narratives we construct around them. His recent works have focused on the ambiguity of perception, inviting viewers to navigate spaces that feel both familiar and slightly unplaceable, much like the environments in video games or myths.

Zeiner has exhibited internationally, with recent solo and group exhibitions at Galleri M. Simons, Vestfossen Kunstlaboratorium, Galleri ISCA, Oude Kerk, and Arti et Amicitiae. He was awarded the Mondriaan Fund’s Young Talent Stipendium in 2021 and is currently preparing new projects that further explore the tactile and conceptual possibilities of painting.

works

Sinister Hat
,
2024
oil on canvas
145 x 110 cm
Inferno Berry
,
2024
oil on canvas
200 x 130 cm
Lucky Broth
,
2024
oil on canvas
190 x 120 cm
Mind Plus
,
2024
oil on canvas
115 x 75 cm
Backdoor to the silver hallway
,
2024
oil on canvas
200 x 130 cm
Spadu Mirage
,
2024
oil on canvas
115 x 75 cm
Deining
,
2024
watercolour on paper
50 x 38 cm
Fabeldier
,
2024
oil on canvas
190 x 120 cm
Vogels
,
2023
oil on canvas
200 x 130 cm

CV Highlights

THIRD PLACE BONBON
Hulias
Oslo, Norway
,
2021
GEMINI REDUX (Beeny’s Prayer)
Arti & Amicitiae
Amsterdam
,
2021

gallery exhibitions & fairs

Art Rotterdam 2025
fair
March 27, 2025
 -
March 30, 2025
Friar's Lantern
solo exhibition
January 17, 2025
 -
February 21, 2025
NAP+ | WALDEN
fair
September 12, 2024
 -
September 15, 2024
ART ROTTERDAM 2024
fair
January 31, 2024
 -
February 4, 2024
VOYAGE
duo exhibition
July 8, 2023
 -
August 12, 2023
ART ISLAND 2023
fair
May 26, 2023
 -
May 28, 2023