Hanne Friis (b. 1972) is an Oslo-based artist and is considered one of the most influential Norwegian contemporary artists working with textiles today. In her hand-sewn sculptures, Friis utilizes natural and synthetic fabrics to create amorphous, intricately patterned forms that evoke themes of growth and decay. She has exhibited worldwide, including a major solo exhibition at the Vigeland Museum in Oslo, Norway, and most recently, a major installation at the KODE Museum in Bergen. She is exhibiting in the U.S. for the first time this fall in a two-person show with Lynda Benglis at Locks Gallery in Philadelphia.