Journal
Scandinavian art, Nordic design and the artists behind our curated collection, with guides to choosing and styling prints, Nordic art books and art in Oslo.
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Styling
Wall Art for Small Spaces: Scale, Sizes and Where to Hang It
Small rooms often have wall to spare and nowhere to stand back from it. Here's how to size, place and hang art in a small flat.
Styling
Scandinavian Christmas wall art: hang something that stays up after January
Guide
Scandinavian art as a gift: how to choose a print for someone else
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Guides, books and exhibitions, newest first.
Guide
9 September 2026
Famous Scandinavian artists: the painters behind the North's pictures
The Scream is the answer everyone gives. Here are the painters behind it: Skagen light, grey Copenhagen rooms, Sundborn watercolours and abstraction before its time.
Exhibitions
18 August 2026
Astrup Fearnley in focus: contemporary art under a glass roof
Oslo's contemporary art museum on Tjuvholmen, with a 150-work Beatriz González retrospective and a year-long collection rehang both on through the summer.
Guide
21 October 2026
Scandinavian abstract art: what abstraction looks like in the North
Say abstract art and most people picture mid-century New York. The Nordic version's a different animal: flat colour, pared-back shapes and a motif you can still name. What Scandinavian abstraction actually looks like, and how the gallery's four abstract prints read against it.
Guide
2 September 2026
Nordic botanical prints: folk flowers, a patterned lake and a table full of food
Nordic botanical work looks nothing like the Victorian botanical plate: no specimens, no Latin names. What the six botanical prints in this gallery actually are, from folk flowers to a coloured-pencil lake and four kitchen-table still lifes.
Guide
5 September 2026
Scandinavian illustrators: the Nordic line, from trolls to now
Nordic illustration is a tradition in its own right, not a footnote to the painting. Kittelsen's trolls, Bauer's forests, Tove Jansson and the picture-book studios working now, and where our own illustration prints sit in it.
Guide
22 August 2026
Five Scandinavian Art Prints to Buy, by Independent Artists
Five Scandinavian art prints for kitchens, living rooms and home offices. Compare colours, sizes and framing options, then shop each print.
Guide
30 September 2026
Art print or poster: what you are actually buying
Original, original print, giclée, poster: the words are unregulated, so here is what to check on the spec instead, and how to make a good print last.
Guide
15 August 2026
Hyttefrokost, vinkveld, morgenstrekk: the Norwegian words behind the prints
What the Norwegian titles in the gallery actually mean, from a cabin breakfast to a wine evening, and the untranslatable word sitting behind all of them.
Styling
7 October 2026
Kitchen and dining room wall art: two rooms, two problems
Where to hang art in a kitchen that has no spare wall, why dining room art should hang lower than standard, and the prints that suit a room built around a table.
Styling
3 October 2026
Wall art for the bedroom: what to hang above a bed
The height and width that work above a headboard, why pairs beat singles, and the wall opposite the bed that everyone forgets to style.
Guide
26 September 2026
How to frame an art print (and the size trap to avoid)
Wood, black or white, mount or no mount, glass or acrylic, and the standard-size mistake that ruins a print. A practical guide to framing without overthinking it.
Styling
8 August 2026
Scandinavian wall decor ideas: eight ways to dress a wall
Eight Scandinavian wall decor ideas, from one oversized print to the confidently empty wall, with real prints and guides for each.
Guide
23 July 2026
Nordic design and architecture books: five worth owning
Five design and architecture books worth living with, from a survey of the whole tradition to monographs on Aalto, Jacobsen, Wegner and Juhl.
Guide
23 July 2026
Nordic craft books: glass, ceramics and textiles
A curated shelf of five real books on Nordic craft, from Finnish glass and Scandinavian ceramics to Marimekko prints, Georg Jensen silver and Norwegian tapestry.
Guide
23 July 2026
Contemporary Nordic art books: the scene now
Five contemporary Nordic art books, from a survey of the whole scene to monographs on Olafur Eliasson, Mamma Andersson, Tal R and Ida Ekblad, tracing the North as it is being made now.
Exhibitions
23 July 2026
Henie Onstad in focus: a fjord-side art centre
A fjord-side art centre founded by an Olympic skater, with a major Kai Fjell retrospective and Lap-See Lam's Ombres both on through the summer.
Guide
23 July 2026
Nordic photography books: the North through a lens
Five photography books that chase the same northern light the painters did, from the ice of Greenland to the forests of Varmland.
Guide
21 July 2026
What is Scandinavian art?
Less a single movement than a sensibility: northern light, the landscape as main character, restraint, and beauty built into everyday life. A short history of Scandinavian art, from Dahl to design.
Guide
21 July 2026
Nordic artist monographs: where to start
Six monographs on the great Nordic painters, from Hammershøi's silent rooms to af Klint's radiant abstractions. Where to start when one artist asks for a closer look.
Guide
12 July 2026
Nordic art books: five art and design books worth owning
Five Nordic art books worth owning, art and design both, and the start of a six-part series on painters, design, craft, photography and the scene now.
Styling
8 July 2026
How to Style Scandinavian Wall Art in Your Living Room
Where to hang it, how big to go, which frame, and how to mix styles without losing the calm: a practical guide to styling Scandinavian wall art in the living room.
Guide
8 July 2026
The Complete Guide to Choosing Print Sizes for Your Home
From A3 up to 50 x 70 cm: how the sizes we print compare, where each works best in the home, and how to pick the right one for your wall.
Exhibitions
8 July 2026
Art in Oslo, July 2026
A short, curated shortlist of what's actually worth seeing in Oslo this month: Paula Rego at MUNCH, the Freia Friezes out of the factory for the first time, Cecilia Kristensen's showroom afternoons, and the 1893 Scream.
Home Decor
30 August 2025
How to Create a Stunning Art Wall with Multiple Pieces
A gallery wall is a conversation between pieces: one anchor, consistent gaps, and a thread that holds the variety together. How to plan it, hang it in the right order, and leave room for it to grow.
About
8 August 2025
An interview by Nordic Notes
How contemporary artists are reimagining botanical illustration for modern spaces.
About
8 August 2025
Who are Scandinavian Art?
Scandinavian Art offers art enthusiasts the chance to enhance their homes with the distinct Scandinavian aesthetic.
Design
8 August 2025
The Art of Choosing Art: A Comprehensive Guide
Selecting the perfect piece of art for your space is more than just finding something that matches your couch.
The Nordic books series
Guide
12 July 2026
Nordic art books: five art and design books worth owning (start here)
Guide
21 July 2026
Nordic artist monographs: where to start
Guide
23 July 2026
Nordic design and architecture books: five worth owning
Guide
23 July 2026
Nordic craft books: glass, ceramics and textiles
Guide
23 July 2026
Nordic photography books: the North through a lens
Guide
23 July 2026
Contemporary Nordic art books: the scene now