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 plane where subterranean and surface worlds coexist, allowing multiple perspectives to converge within a single landscape.

Working primarily in graphite, charcoal, and ink, Long creates monochrome landscapes that explore the rhythms of nature through tonal contrasts of light and shadow, gesture and pattern, fragility and resilience. Blurring perceptions of the seen and imagined, he explores patterns of germination, rooting, cellular growth, branching, flowering, fruiting, erosion, and ecological renewal. Forms emerge, unfold, and transform, suggesting the unseen forces that shape the living world and revealing nature as a continual process of becoming.

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 raw materials become active agents in image formation. 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 drawing evolves through an interplay between intuition and intention, where artistic control is continually negotiated through the unpredictability inherent in materials and embodied response. This dialogue extends into printmaking, where images emerge through stages shaped by resistance, subtraction, and pressure. In both drawing and printmaking, medium and process become integral to the work's meaning.

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.

Bradley Long holds a BA (Hons) in Fine Art from the University for the Creative Arts, Farnham, and two master’s degrees in other fields. In Oslo, he founded and directed Long Space Gallery, an initiative supporting emerging artists, and worked as an art and design consultant for the Norwegian singer-songwriter Maria Solheim. After many years of developing his artistic practice alongside other professional commitments, he has focused on his art since 2022. 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, Oslo. His work is held in private collections, and he is currently developing the ongoing project Beginnings. In December, he will begin a six-month printmaking residency at Norske Grafikeres Verksted, a leading centre for contemporary printmaking in Norway.

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
Life Force: In Search of Meaning
Site-responsive installation featuring drawing and print works,
Hauketo–Prinsdal Church, Oslo, Norway

2025
Life Force: In Search of Meaning
Residency solo exhibition,
Kulturarena Nordstrand, Oslo, Norway