BIOGRAPHY
STUDIES
1998 Konstfack, Stockholm
1995 Spec.course of ”Lighting in City” Stockholm, Sweden
1978-84 Konstfack, Textile Department, Stockholm, Sweden
1974-78 Kyoto City University of Art Kyoto, Japan
1968-74 MA: Soodo Womens College of Art, Seoul, Korea
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2021 “Steel mesh untiteled”, Berg gallery, Stockholm
2021 “Soul of a Bowl”, Textile/sculptur, Kaleido, Uppsala
2019 “Soul of a Bowl & Empty box”, Galleri Anna H, Göteborg, Sweden
2018 “Empty Bowl & Box”, Gallery Sebastian Schihdt Stockholm, Sweden
2016 “New and old works” Järfälla Konsthall, Sweden
2016 Gallery U, Seoul, Korea
2014 Art Link, Seoul, Korea
2013 “New Works” Konsthantverkarna Stockholm, Sweden
2012 Youngeun Museum Kyunggi-do, Kwangju-city, Korea
2011 Galleri Inger Molin, Stockholm, Sweden
2010 Tong-in Auction Gallery, Seoul, Korea
2005 SOFA, New York, Browngrotta Arts, USA
2006 Kulturhuset, Foajé 3, Stockholm, Sweden
2001 “A Retrospective Exhibition” Östasiatiska Museet, Stockholm, Sweden
GROUP EXHIBITION
2023 "Blue Exhibition" Sebastian Schildt, Stockholm, Sweden.
2021 Japandi: Shared Aesthetics and Influences, Browgrotta Arts, USA
2021 Adaptation: Artists Respond to Change, Browngrotta Arts, USA
2020 “Ett Ljus I mörkret” Gallery Sebastian Schihdt, Stockholm, Sweden
2020 “Quarantena” Gallery Sebastian Schihdt, Stockholm, Sweden
2020 “Volume 50”, Browngrotta Arts, Wilton, CT, USA
2019 “Art+Identity“, International Textile Artists, Browngrotta Arts, Wilton, CT, USA
2018 “Art in Live”, Youngeun Museum, Kyunggi-do, Kwangju-city, Korea
2017 Craft Trend Fair 2017, Coex, Gallery Artlink, Seoul, Korea
2017 ASIA – EUROPE III International Textile Exhibition, Central Textile Museum, Poland
2017 30th Anniversary, Browngrotta Arts, Wilton, CT, USA
2016 SOFA Chicago, Browngrotta Arts, USA
2016 ASIA – EUROPE III International touring Exhibition, Deutsches Textile Museum, Krefeld
Germany, Poland, Lithuania
2016 “Soul of a Bowl”, Konsthantverkarna, Stockholm, Sweden
2016 Artboom: Celebrating Artists Mid Century, Mid-Career, Browngrotta Arts, USA
2016 Contemporary Influenced by Korea and Japan an Unexpected Approach, Greenwich Arts, USA
2015 [BOWL) Korea – Sweden Contemporary Craft Exhibition, Seoul, Korea
2014 ”Of two mainds; Artist Who do more Then one a Kind; Browngrotta Arts, Wilton, USA
2013 – 14 “Art of Memory in Contemporary Textils ”Jim Thompson Art Center, Bangkok, Thailand
2013 “Artfully Connected at Bergman Hall Embassy of Sweden, Tokyo, Japan
2013 Gallery Dam, Metal Artist Tore Svensson, Seoul, Korea
2012 “Retro/Prosoective: 25 + Years of Art Textiles”, Browngrotta Art, Wilton, Ct, USA
2012 “Paperworks: material as medium”, Flynn Gallery, Greenwich, CT, USA
2012 15th International Exposition of Sculpture Objects and Functional Art, SOFA NY, USA
2011 “Swedish Contemporary Craft Art”, Seoul, Korea
2011 14th International Exposition of Sculpture Objects and Functional Art, SOFA NY, USA
2010 “Sommarsalong”, Sigtuna Museum, Sweden
2010 13 th International Exposition of Sculpture Objects and Functional Art, SOFA NY, USA
1989 14th International Biennial of Tapestry, Musée Cantonal Beaux Arts, Palais de Rumine
1986-2009 More then 71 group exhibitions in Sweden, Korea, Japan, USA and abroad.
AWARDS
2014,2015 The Swedish Artist Grant, IASPIS, Sweden
2006 Stockholm City Council Grant, Sweden
2006 Estrid Ericsons Stiftelse, Sweden
1984, 86, 88, 91, 95, 96, 98, 99, 2004, 2005, 2007. 2010 The Swedish Artist Grant
1989 International Textile Competition “89 Kyoto, Technology Award“ The Empty Box”, Japan
1986 Svensk Form Grant, Sweden
1986 Handicraft, Arts and Crafts Association Grant (Konsthantverkets Vänner)
MUSEUM AND PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
Karolinska University Hospital Chappel, Stockholm, Sweden
Queen of Jordan´s court, Jordan
The Museum of Art and Design, New York, USA
Numerous of banks, hospitals, municipality, Stockholm, Sweden
Järfälla kommun, Sweden
Council for Arts (Statens Konstråd) Sweden
Röhsska Konstslöjdsmuseet, Göteborg, Sweden
Nationalmuseum, Osaka, Japan
Södertälje Konsthall. Sweden
Nacka Konsthall. Sweden
Skissernas Museum, Lund. Sweden
Brooklyn museum, New York, USA
Röhsska Museum, Göteborg, Sweden
The National Museum, Stockholm, Sweden
PUBLIC ART COMMISSIONS
2016 Parallellt skissuppdrag Södersjukhuset byggnad 70, Stockholm, Sweden
2013-2014 TUI Cruises Schaubar deck 5, Germany
2003 ”Royal Caribbean International”, ”Serenade of the seas” Norway/USA
1992 KTH (The Swedish State University of Technology) Stockholm, Sweden Stockholm County Council, Stockholm, Sweden
1987-1988 JCC, Jonson Construction Company AB, Stockholm, Sweden
OTHER WORKS
2017 Project responsible Craft Trend Fair 2017, Konsthantverkarna exhibition, Coex and Gallery Artlink, Seoul, Korea
2015 Project responsible toured 2”BOWL”Korea and-Sweden, Contemporary Craft Exhibition, toured to 2 exhibition, Seoul, Korea
2011-14 Youngeun Museum Residency YMPA Artist, Gwangju, Korea
2011-12 Lecturer at Ewha University, Seoul, Korea
2011-11 Workshop and special lecture Ewha University, Seoul, Korea
2011 Project responsible “Swedish Contemporary Craft Art”, Korea Foundation Cultural Center, Seoul, Korea
2009-10 Special lectures Ewha University and Hongik University, Seoul, Korea
1996-97 Project responsible ”Swedish Contemporary Craft Art” toured to 4 museums in Japan
1994-95 Project responsible ”Swedish Contemporary Craft Art” toured to 2 museums in Korea and Taiwan
1997 Stockholm County Council Hospitals, Art consultant
1984-85 Ethnographical Museum, Stockholm, Textile Assistant, Stockholm, Sweden
MEMBERSHIP
KRO, Sweden
Skulptörförbundet, Sweden
Browngrotta Arts USA