ARTIST BIOGRAPHY
Bradley Long (b. 1965, England) is a drawing artist and printmaker based in Oslo, Norway. His immersive monochrome drawings traverse macro and micro terrains, transforming the horizon into an evolving liminal plane where subterranean and surface worlds coexist, allowing multiple perspectives to converge within a single landscape. Forms germinate, unfold, and transform, suggesting the unseen forces that shape the living world and revealing nature as a continual process of becoming.

Working primarily in graphite, charcoal, and ink, Long creates imagined landscapes where geological, biological and cosmic processes merge. He explores the rhythms of nature through patterns of germination, rooting, cellular growth, branching, flowering, fruiting, erosion and ecological renewal. Using materials drawn from the earth, he embraces the physicality of drawing as an extension of the natural processes his work explores. Carrying their own geological histories, these elemental materials, with their inherent qualities, become active agents in image formation and bearers of meaning. Drawing begins with spontaneous gestures, allowing forms to be discovered, developed, and gradually refined through sustained engagement with the unfolding image. Through mark-making, layering and erasure, each work evolves through an interplay between intuition and intention, where artistic control is continually negotiated through the unpredictability of the materials and embodied response. 

Rooted in the belief that “we do not simply inhabit nature — we are nature,” his drawings become contemplative spaces that reveal underlying structures and invite viewers to reflect on their place in the world, fostering a sense of wonder, mystery, and belonging.

Long holds a BA (Hons) in Fine Art from the University for the Creative Arts, Farnham. He founded and directed Long Space Gallery in Oslo, an initiative supporting emerging artists. Recent projects include a printmaking residency and solo exhibition at Nordstrand Kulturarena, and the site-responsive installation Life Force: In Search of Meaning at Hauketo-Prinsdal Church in Oslo. His work is held in private collections. He is currently developing the ongoing project Beginnings. Forthcoming projects include the group exhibition Botanical Art at Con/Temporary Spaces, Turin (2026), and a six-month printmaking residency at Norske Grafikeres Verksted, Oslo.

PERSONAL DETAILS
Born 1965, London, UK
Lives and works in Oslo, Norway

ART EDUCATION
1991—1992
BA (Hons) Fine Art
The University for Creative Arts, Surrey, UK

1985—1987
BA (Hons) Fine Art Studies
Trent University, Nottingham, UK

1984—1985
Foundation in Art & Design
Kingston University, Kingston-upon-Thames, UK

RESIDENCIES
2026—2027 (forthcoming)
Printmaking Residency
Norske Grafikeres Verksted, Oslo, Norway

2024—2025
Printmaking Residency
Nordstrand Kulturarena, Oslo, Norway

SOLO EXHIBITIONS / INSTALLATIONS
2026 (forthcoming)
Botanical Art
Group exhibition, Con/Temporary Spaces, Turin, Italy

2026
Life Force: In Search of Meaning
Site-responsive installation of drawings and prints
Hauketo-Prinsdal Church, Oslo, Norway

2025
Life Force: In Search of Meaning
Solo exhibition (residency),
Kulturarena Nordstrand, Oslo, Norway