Statement
I´m applying as a member of the group Swedish Material Makers. We are 5 artists working with international exhibitions and exchange programs within the contemporary craft field.Our group started 2011 with a Swedish-German exchange in Schleswig-Holstein and
since then we have continued to exhibit together. http://www.swedishmaterialmakers.se
I am a craft-based artist and I work in the loom with color and material as a startingpoint and the carpet as an spatial idea and image.
My work engages the entire body and the physical experience develops the thought. I want to investigate the woven works impact on our perception and experience. For me weaving is an Interaction between body, color and surface that creates spatiality and rhythm.
In my last soloshow (at Fiberspace Gallery 2022) the theme was “The underlying structure of reality”.
I hold an MFA in Textile, Konstfack, and I am educated at Handarbetets Vänner Skola , Sweden and Kawashima Textile School in Kyoto
Curriculum Vitae
Ausbildung
| 2013-2015 | MFA Textile in the expanded field, Konstfack, Stockholm |
| 2002-2005 | Textile Craft education , Handarbetets Vänner Skola , Stockholm |
| 2012 | Kasuri / Ikat at Kawashima Textile School, Kyoto |
Berufliche Stationen
| 2018 | Textile research and residency at Textile Art center, New York |
| 2007-2013 | Hand Weaver at Märta Måås-Fjetterström Studio, Båstad, Sweden |
| 2016-2023 | Headteacher in weaving and dying at Handarbetets Vänner Skola |
| 2019-2023 | Member of the board of "Svenska Vävakademin" |
| 2010 | Textile design "Brick" for Design House Stockholm |
Bedeutende Ausstellungen
| 2022 | Soloshow at Fiberspace Gallery , Stockholm |
| 2020 | "Subgitter" Soloshow at Nordic House, Torshavn, Faroe Island |
| 2018 | "Travel through Craft" Group exhibition with Swedish Material Makers, at Gallery Hop , Talinn |
| 2006 | Soloshow at Swedish style in Tokyo, Japan |
| 2017 | "Everyday Matter- the value of textile art" Textilmuseet in Borås, Sweden |
Auszeichnungen
| 2021 | 1 year work grant for artists ,from the Swedish Arts Grants Committee |
| 2020 | Iaspis international exchange grant for a solo exhibition at Faroe Island |
| 2018 | Iaspis travel grant for Textile research and residency at Textile art center NY |
| 2015 | Konstfack Student Grant for research |
| 2015 | Estrid Ericson Travel grant to Textilel Museum, Netherlands |
Linnea Blomgren
Neaform
Stockholm
SWE