Kristin Holm Dybvig is a visual artist based in Stavanger, Norway. She studied at the Tobias School of Art in England from 1993 to 1997, earning a diploma in art therapy. For over fifteen years, she worked with children and young adults in therapeutic settings, using creativity as a powerful tool for healing and self-expression.
Alongside her therapeutic work, Dybvig has maintained a dedicated artistic practice, with a particular focus on pastel painting. While her early training emphasized watercolour, she transitioned to soft pastels more than two decades ago and has remained deeply committed to the medium. The vibrancy of colour and the meditative, layered process of working with pastels align closely with her artistic sensibility and contemplative approach.
"My work explores the profound ways landscapes shape our sense of identity, connection, and belonging. Rooted in personal narratives and lived experience, I create pastel paintings that emerge at the intersection of memory and mood—quiet, contemplative idylls that invite viewers into spaces of emotional resonance.
Abstraction is central to my practice. By moving beyond recognisable geography, I open space for universal reflection, where landscape becomes not just a place, but a vessel for timelessness and inner contemplation. Through this lens, my paintings dissolve boundaries—between past and present, self and environment, real and remembered.
I’m particularly drawn to nature’s ancient, unaltered forms, from the majestic mountains to the waterfront, nature shaped over millennia and largely untouched by human intervention. These enduring shapes act as silent witnesses to deep time, linking our fleeting human stories to those who came before us. In reclaiming views of the untouched, I seek to create a kind of visual refuge, spaces where the viewer can pause, reflect, and reconnect.
With a poetic and vibrant use of colour, my work evokes an ethereal, dreamlike quality. It invites not only observation, but introspection—a moment where outer world and inner landscape gently converge."
