Hej Kompis!

My name is Johan. I come from Örebro, Sweden, and I’m currently living and working in Stockholm and Uppsala.
My artistic practice stem from drawing and painting, and has grown to develop in an arrange of fields such as glass, textile, poetry, sculpture and performance.
Within my work I allow tiny details to congregate into complex ideas and giant thoughts can become close to non-existent, while drawing inspiration from natural phenomena and scientific research as well as spiritual thinking and historical interpretations. The core of my work is concentrated on painting, which I use to juxtapose fiction and reality as a means to examine life around and within my self.

CV

Education

  • Konstfack. MFA. CRAFT! Ceramics & Glass. Stockholm. 2021 – 2023
  • Gerrit Rietveld Academie. BFA. The Large Glass. Amsterdam. 2016 – 2020
  • Örebro Konstskola. Artistic foundation. Örebro, Sweden. 2014 – 2016
    • The Royal College of Art. The Anglo-Swedish Society. Exchange program. London. 2024
    • Royal Institute of Art. The Summer Course: Individual Artistic Project. Stockholm. 2023
    • Tshwane University of Technology. Exchange program. Pretoria, South Africa. 2019

Exhibitions & Performances

Separate

  • 2025
    Opaque Gallery. Stockholm (coming)
    Bunkern Gallery. Örebro, Sweden
  • 2024
    Uppsala Konstmuseum. Uppsala, Sweden
    Konstfönster Joar. Enköping, Sweden
    What Art Can Do / Kunst Kan. Amsterdam
    Askersund Konsthall. Askersund, Sweden Visit Askersund
  • 2023
    The Contemporary Garage. Örebro, Sweden
    Konstepidemin. Broken Wings / Promised Land. Göteborg, Sweden Konstepidemin, Göteborg.com, Boborg.se
  • 2021
    Örebro Saluhall
  • 2020
    Maria Casey. The Border Gallery. The Netherlands/Germany. Border Gallery

Group

  • 2024
    Opaque Gallery. Stockholm
    Affordable Art Fair. Stockholm
    Stockholm Craft Week. Stockholm
    Solglimt. Hospitalet. Uppsala, Sweden
  • 2023
    THE GLASS FACTORY Boda, Sweden
    Ota Koppi! Helsingfors, Finland
    Fresh Brew. Kulturhuset. Stockholm
    Down the Rabbit Hole Festival. The Netherlands
    Springboard Art Fair. Utrecht, The Netherlands
    Konstfack Spring show. Stockholm Konstfack 2023
    Husby Konstsalong. Stockholm
  • 2022
    CRAFT BREW. Sthlm Craft Week. Stockholm
    Down the Rabbit Hole Festival. The Netherlands
    Husby Konstsalong. Stockholm
    Cherry Picking Principles. Ulvsunda Bastu Sällskap. Stockholm
  • 2021
    Konstdygnet. Örebro Kulturkvarter. Konstfrämjandet
    Hunger and Focus. Startwell. Amsterdam
  • 2020
    Best of Graduates. Galerie Ron Mandos. Amsterdam. Galerie Ron Mandos, The New Originals
    Graduation Show. Gerrit Rietveld Academie. Amsterdam. Metropolis M, Trendbeheer
  • 2019
    Performance as part of Michelangelo Abraham’s exhibition. Pretoria, South Africa
    Midnight Blue. Trent Gallery. Pretoria
    Functional and Wearable. Johann van Heerden’s Art Gallery. Pretoria
    Glass sculptures as part of Silke Xenia Juul’s performances 1 & 2. Ritualistic Technology, Havana, Cuba & Sandberg Instituut, Amsterdam
    GFX. Collaborative sound performance; Looiersgracht 60 & Paradiso in Amsterdam and VORM in Rotterdam
  • 2018
    Hold Me Now – Feel and Touch in an Unreal World. Stedelijk Museum. Amsterdam.Rietveld Uncut
    Poetry and Beats. Performance at Labyrinth Poetry bar. Amsterdam
  • 2017
    Flavor Flavor. Performance at Labyrinth Poetry bar. Amsterdam
    Organism. Collective performance, choreographed by Alexandra Pirici. Stedelijk Museum. Amsterdam
  • 2016
    Parkfesten.Nora, Sweden
    Try Again. Örebro Konsthall.
  • 2015
    Fuck You Darkness, Fuck You Light. Performance at Maarja-Lena Sillanpää‘s exhibition. Örebro Konsthall
    Örebro Konstskola’s spring exhibition. Örebro Konsthall

Residencies, grants & awards

  • 2024
    The Anglo-Swedish Society Exchange program
  • 2023
    Promotion support. Region Örebro län
    The Glass Factory & Konstfack residency The Glass Factory
    Uppsala Municipality’s studio grant Via TT
    Wadköpingsstipendiet Örebro Kommun, Örebronyheter
    Stiftelsen Gustaf & Ida Unmans Donationsfond
    Estrid Ericsons Stiftelse
  • 2022
    KUNO. Rural Contextual Practice
    Helge Ax:son Johnsons stiftelse
    Fabrikör J.L. Eklunds Hantverksstiftelse
    Estrid Ericsons Stiftelse
  • 2021
    Konstdygnet, Örebro
    Artwell-Residencies, Amsterdam
    Krisstipendium 3, Konstnärsnämnden
    The Royal Award for Modern Painting. Second round. Amsterdam
    Estrid Ericsons Stiftelse
  • 2020
    Krisstipendium 2, Konstnärsnämnden
    Best of Graduates, Galerie Ron Mandos, Amsterdam
    The Royal Award for Modern Painting. Second round. Amsterdam
    International grant, Region Örebro län
    Art for pre-school environment, Örebro Kommun
    Estrid Ericsons Stiftelse
  • 2019
    Holland scholarship
    Estrid Ericsons Stiftelse
  • 2018
    Estrid Ericsons Stiftelse
  • 2017
    Adolf Lindgren stipendiet
  • 2016
    Nethouse- och Björn Dahlberg stipendiet
  • 2015
    Magnussons Färg stipendiet

Teaching

  • 2024
    Ekuddenskolan
  • 2023
    Villa Solhem
    Fridhemmets Servicehus
    Kista vård- och omsorgsboende
    Fridhemsskolan
    Mångkulturellt Center
    Örebro Konstskola
    Liten Lär småbarnsskola
    Albatross Montessoriskola
    Tranebergs Aktivitetscentra
    Hornkrokens vård- och omsorgsboende
    Tellus Fritidscenter
  • 2022
    Örebro Konstskola
  • 2021
    Gerrit Rietveld Academie
    Kulturkvarteret Örebro
  • 2020
    The Glass Virus, Culture of Inclusivity
  • 2019
    Tshwane University of Technology
  • 2018
    Gerrit Rietveld Academie
  • 2017
    Gerrit Rietveld Academie
  • 2016
    Komtek Örebro

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