Later, Hjellegjerde completed an Art and Business course at the New York University after which she moved to London and opened her first gallery space in 2012.
[3] At the moment, Kristin Hjellegjerde has four gallery locations, two spaces in London, United Kingdom, one in Nevlunghavn, Norway, and one in Berlin, Germany.
The gallery represents a diverse and distinct programme, primarily displaying paintings, works on paper and sculpture, but also installation and video art.
[3] Works included a wide variety of mediums, spanning from painting, installation, video, performance to sculpture and photography.
The artworks focused on subjects rooted in personal histories as well as in collective mythologies, colonial past, and contemporary social issues.