About

Constance Tenvik’s recent paintings are social objects, portraying subjects from friends to role models as they flit and flirt through surreal and vibrant settings. She does not create in a vacuum, and these paintings catch a portrait of the artist through the people, places, and things that she loves. Tenvik is not afraid of being on the nose. Works are often titled with the names of friends that they portray; in her painting of fashion icons Jacqueline Landvik and Ceval voguing in twinned outfits, Tenvik presents an image of friendship and of identity in flux. Tenvik’s interest in fashion …