Photographer
City of residence: LOS ANGELES, USA


Erik Asla, hailing from Norway, is a visual artist who ventured to Los Angeles from Paris, France. He found himself under the mentorship of the acclaimed image-maker Herb Ritts. Encounters with influential artists like Robert Rauschenberg and Roy Lichtenstein prompted Asla to break away from the established genres that his mentor had excelled in. Instead, he gravitated toward the introspective pursuit and boundless creative freedom that fine art photography offered. In 2017, Asla debuted his first solo exhibition in Palm Springs, followed by a significant European showcase at the esteemed Galleri Semmingsen in Oslo, Norway, in August 2018. The prestigious Drammens Museum marked a milestone in Asla's career by hosting his most extensive solo exhibition to date in the autumn of 2021. The exhibition featured twenty-one of his artworks across the expansive museum spaces.