Upcoming exhibition opening thursday May 28th
sophia sørholt - broad beans
Sophia Sørholt
BROAD BEANS ISCA Gallery,
Oslo May 28 – June 27, 2026
We are delighted to present BROAD BEANS, Sophia Sørholt's second solo exhibition at ISCA gallery.
At home I keep an emergency stock. Beans, sardines, tomatoes, pickles. Beyond the necessity, I enjoy arranging it, stacking the best-looking tins in front. Labels facing forward, everything neat. Eat that, Doomsday!
Then I get careless and start eating into it. Tins pulled from the front, the rest shoved back any which way. Labels turn. Old habits take over.
The paintings in BROAD BEANS start the same way. A clear beautiful label, forward facing. Things moved around until it settles. Everything in line. Then it slips. The brush drags, the paint thickens. The labels turn.
Sophia Sørholt (b. 1996) is an Oslo-based artist working primarily in painting. Developing her practice independently, she has established a distinct visual language that draws on elements of Abstract Expressionism. Her works are characterized by playful forms, bold contours, and heavily worked surfaces. Sørholt's practice is guided by an intuitive approach to composition and colour, working with saturated, almost edible colour. She explores subtle shifts in hue and tone, allowing colours to interact and vibrate across the canvas.
Recent exhibitions include Anything but the kitchen sink, ISCA Gallery, Oslo (2025); Color Counselling For a Broken Home, Hos Arne, Oslo (2023); Ace of Pentacles, ISCA Gallery, Oslo (2023); Kösk Backlogs, Køsk, Oslo (2021); Faen, Hos Arne, Oslo (2021); GIFC, Galleri Golsa, Oslo (2019); Bløde Fugler med Henrik Mikkelsgård, Brutus, Oslo (2018). Sørholt lives and works in Oslo.