EDUCATION
2010-2012 Master of Fine Arts in Applied Arts with Specialization in Textiles Art. HDK – School of Design and Crafts, Gothenburg.
2007-2010 Bachelor of Fine Arts in Applied Arts with Specialization in Textiles Art. HDK – School of Design and Crafts, Gothenburg.
2010 Bachelor of Arts with a major in Gender Studies. University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg.
2004-2007 Sculpture, Dômen Art school, Gothenburg.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2018 ”Behöver bara få ha det lite tyst omkring mig (III)”, Galleri S:t Gertrud, Malmö.
2018 ”Behöver bara få ha det lite tyst omkring mig (II)”, Konstrummet, Skärhamn.
2018 ”Jag har slutat tala. Jag kan ro utan åror”, Pannrummet, Konstepidemin, Gothenburg.
2017 “I started dancing just to be around you”, Galleri KC, Gothenburg.
2016 “Artists in Residence – Jessica Johannesson & Olle Norås”, Steneby konsthall, Dals-Långed.
2016 ”Lämnar ingenting orört”, Teatergalleriet, Kalmar.
2015 ”Behöver bara få ha det lite tyst omkring mig”, Konstepidemin, Gothenburg.
2015 ”Hon skriker inte så mycket längre, men ibland längtar hon så innerligt”, Konstepidemin, Pannrummet, Gothenburg.
2013 ”Vänder sig bort”, Färgelanda konsthall, Färgelanda.
2012-2013 ”Hon skriker inte så mycket längre, men ibland längtar hon så innerligt”, Mora konsthall, Mora.
2011 ”Tillit”, Nääs konsthantverk, projektrum, Floda.
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2020 ”Tråd – en berättelse om mänsklig rörelse”, Virserums konsthall.
2019 “Craft Day-Visions and Strategies in Curating Craft II”, Konstepidemin, Gothenburg.
2019 ”Förundran och fara”, Domkyrkan, Gothenburg.
2018 ”Mixed Minds 2018 – änglar & dämoner”, Kultur i väst, Gothenburg.
2018 ”7 x Konsthantverk”, Galleri S:t Gertrud, Malmö.
2017 “La Famiglia”, Galleri KC, Gothenburg.
2017 “Tik Takk”, SIM Residency, Reykjavik, Iceland.
2017 Kulturnatt i Kvarnbyn, Mölndal.
2017 ”Show me your craft”, Nääs konsthantverk, Floda.
2017 ”Landet mitt emellan”, Land Art project, Sweden.
2016 ”Cubitt 25 Exhibition”, London, England.
2016 ”Textil/Juvel: Contemporary Craft from West Sweden”, Berwick Art Gallery, England.
2016 ”Paper fiber art biennal”, Villa Dutoit, Geneva, Switzerland.
2016 ”Textil/Juvel: Contemporary Craft from West Sweden”, Scarborough Yorkshire, England.
2016 ”Paper fiber art biennal”, The museum of World Religions, Taipei, Taiwan.
2015 ”Close the door or all the darkness will leak out” Gallery Box, Gothenburg.
2015 ”Textil/Juvel: Contemporary Craft from West Sweden”, Accrington, Yorkshire, England.
2015 ”Textil/Juvel: Contemporary Craft from West Sweden”, Settle, Yorkshire, England.
2015 ”Paper fiber art biennal”, Filature, Petit Temple & Mediatheque, Lasalle, France.
2015 ”Vår textila salong”, Landskrona konsthall, Landskrona.
2015 ”Paper fiber art biennal”, New Brewery Arts Centre, Cirencester, England.
2015 ”Hall of fame”, Järnhallen, Ringön, Gothenburg.
2014-2015 ”Nordisk Salong 2014”, Dunkers kulturhus, Helsingborg.
2013 ”Window-shopping”, art project, Färgelanda.
2012 ”Nordic Masters”, Helsinki, Finland.
2012 ”Maxa dagen”, masterexamensutställning, HDK, Gothenburg.
2012 ”Förfest”, HDK textile art, Domkyrkan, Gothenburg.
2011 “State of Exception” The International Textile Students’ Exhibition, Kaunas, Lithuania.
2011 Kaunas biennal Textile ‘11 Rewind-play-forward, Kaunas, Lithuania.
2011 ”Unga konstnärer”, Galleri Majnabbe, Gothenburg.
2010 Jubileumsutställning konstnärliga fakulteten, Gothenburg university.
2010 ”Masterpieces connected”, masterutställning HDK, Galleri Oro, Gothenburg.
2010 ”Bohussalongen 2010”, Bohusläns museum, Uddevalla.
2009 ”Vandringsutställning”, Gothenburg kulturkalas, Gothenburg.
2009 Dômen Konstskola 50 år, jubileumsutställning, Gothenburg.
2009 ”Samtidigt”, HDK craft, Gothenburg city library.
2005-2007 Dômen Konstskola, student exhibition, Gothenburg.
2005 Feministiskt forum, Gothenburg.
GRANTS IN SELECTION
2020 Project grant, Konstnärsnämnden.
2018 Working grant, 1 year, Konstnärsnämnden.
2017 IASPIS, international cultural exchange/travel grant.
2017 Culture grant from Gothenburg city.
2014 Pronto project grant, Gothenburg city.
2013 Göteborgs Slöjdförening.
2013 Företagarna Göteborgs stipendium.
2012 Helge Ax:son Johnsons stiftelse.
2012 Göteborgs Slöjdförening, Karna Askers fond.
2012 Wilhelm och Martina Lundgrens Understödsfond.
2012 Göteborgs Slöjdförenings projektstipendium.
2012 Fredrika Bremer Förbundets Stipendiestiftelse.
2012 Stiftelsen Otto och Charlotte Mannheimers fond.
2011 Stiftelsen Otto och Charlotte Mannheimers fond.
2011 Fabrikör J. L. Eklunds Hantverksstiftelse.
2010 Stiftelsen Otto och Charlotte Mannheimers fond.
2010 Fabrikör J. L. Eklunds Hantverksstiftelse.
2010 Estrid Ericsons Stiftelse.
2009 Stiftelsen August Ringnérs stipendiefond.
2008 Stiftelsen Otto och Charlotte Mannheimers fond.
ARTIST IN RESIDENCE
2020 Belgrad, Serbia, 2 months, Västra Götalands regionen. Cancelled because of Covid-19.
2017 SIM residency, 1 month, Reykjavík, Iceland.
2016 “AIR Steneby”, Steneby art school, 3 months, Dals Långed, Sweden.
2015-2016 IASPIS/Konstnärsnämnden/ACME, artist in residency, 1 year, London.
2015 “Ellen Key Strand”, artist in residency, 2 weeks, Sweden.
REPRESENTED
Public Art Agency Sweden/Statens konstråd.
Gothenburg Stad kommun.
Tjörn kommun.
Mora art association.
MEMERSHIPS
Konstnärernas Riksorganisation (KRO).
Bildkonst Upphovsrätt (BUS).
Konsthantverkscentrum (KHVC).
Konstnärscentrum Väst (KC).
PUBLIC ART
Ale kulturhus. 2020-2021.
OTHER
Oct 2019 Artist pitch. Gothenburg Craft Day – Visions and Strategies in Curating Craft II.
Spring 2019 External assessor, HDK – School of Design and Crafts, Gothenburg.
2018 ”Mixed Minds 2018 – änglar & dämoner”. Kultur i väst och Art inside out.
October 2017 Artist talk, Reykjavík, Iceland.
2017 Tutorials, textile art student at the School of Design and Crafts, Steneby.
2016-2018 ”Landet Mitt Emellan”, Land Art project, participated in the working group and as an artist. Dalsland.
Sept 2016 Artist talk, Steneby AIR, Dalsland, Sweden.
March 2016 Artist talk, ”Textil/Juvel: Contemporary Craft from West Sweden”, Scarborough, Yorkshire, England.
Feb 2016 Artist talk, Cubitt Salon #2, London, England.
2016 Tutorials, textile art student at the School of Design and Crafts, Gothenburg.
Dec 2015 Studio talk, students from Sotheby’s Education MA Art & Business, Cubitt, London, England.
Oct 2015 Artist talk, ”Textil/Juvel: Contemporary Craft from West Sweden”, Settle, Yorkshire, England.
Jan 2015 Artist talk, Konstepidemin, Gothenburg.
Jan 2015 Exhibition preview and artist talk for textile art education, weaving course,
School of Design and Crafts, Gothenburg.
Jan 2015 Exhibition preview and artist talk for textile art education, School of
Design and Crafts, Gothenburg.
Nov 2014 Artist talk, ”Nordisk Salong 2014” Dunkers kulturhus, Helsingborg.
Dec 2013 Sculpture-workshop. Järbo school, Järbo, Dalsland.
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