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Lovisa Axén
b. 1996 in Götlunda (swe) 
Visual artist whit the foundation in textile art. 

Now a part of TAC air cycle 15 Residency at Textile Arts Center
Brooklyn/New York, October 2023 - July 2024.



E-mail: lovisa@axen.se
Instagram: @Lovisa.axen


Upcoming

Liljevalchs Spring Salon 2024
Group Exhibition at Textile Arts Center, Brooklyn/NYC, September 2024


Exhibitions  

2023   Open studios at Textile Arts Center Brooklyn, NYC (USA)
2023   Stockholm Craft Week: Alumns konstfack, Sthlm (SWE)
2023   Nesting Part II  Brändan, Malmö (SWE)
2023   Spin Crum Heaven, Sthlm (SWE) 
2023   Katla #3 Katla, Crum Heaven, Sthlm (SWE)
2023   Lidelsen Art for Lidelsen, Sthlm (SWE)
2023   Solo Exhibition: The Female Urge To Feel Small Arboga (SWE)

2022   Archives Michael Cacoyannis Foundation, Athen (GRE)
2022   Progress Icelandic Textile Center, Blönduós (ISL)
2022   Exploring Icelandic Textile Center, Blönduós (ISL)
2022   Gustaf Westman The pavilion Way Out West (SWE) 
2022   SOLO Window exhibition KHVC, Sthlm (SWE)
2022   Hjorten Skulpturpark Hjorthagen, Sthlm (SWE)
2022   Art Or Work Way Gallery, Sthlm (SWE)
2022   Zoologi at Artworks Digital Exhibition
2022   Spring Break Galleri Thomassen, Gothenburg (SWE)

2021   The Ghost In The Thread Tornrummet, Gothenburg (SWE)
2021   Stab Someone In The Back Stockholm Caft Week (SWE)
2021   Can You Repeat That? Stockholm's Crafts Wee (SWE)
2021   Österåker Art Hall Summer Exhibition Österåker (SWE) 
2021   Konstfack's spring exhibition 2021 Konstfack, Sthlm (SWE)
2021   Tete-A-Tete (Pandora) Tower Room Gothenburg (SWE)
2021    Hang In There (DOTDOTDOT) HV Galler, Sthlm (SWE)
2021    Salong Sergel Sergels Torg, Sthlm (SWE)

2020   T.E.X. Konstfack, Sthlm (SWE) 
2020   Liljevalch's spring salon Liljevalch's Sthlm (SWE)
2020   PAY Momangen Gallery Sthlm (SWE)
2020   Craft Pop Up Digital Exhibition

2019   LUNCH Konstfack, Sthlm (SWE)
2019   Rythem ON/OFF Fiberspace Gallery, Sthlm (SWE)
2019   On The Thread Art School Basis, Sthlm (SWE)
2019   Open Ataljér Konstfack, Sthlm (SWE)
2019   LUSH Konstfack Student Gallary, Sthlm (SWE)

2018   Spring Exhibition Nyckelviksskolan, Sthlm (SWE)

2017   Poster Exhibition Beckamns Design School, Sthlm (SWE)
2017   Nyckelviksskolan Galleri Gul, Sthlm (SWE)


Education

Konstfack
University of Arts, Crafts And Design; BA Textile, 2018-21
Nyckelviksskolan
Color, Shape & Craft, 2017-18
Beckmans Design school
Vissual Communication, Evening School, 2017-18
Hällefors Folkhögskola
Interior Architecture & Graphic Design, 2016-17


Residencys

Textile Arts Center (TAC) in NYC
Brooklyn, New York / 10 months, October 2023 - July 2024
Icelandic Textile Center; Ós Textile Residency
Blonduós, Iceland / 3 months, September - November 2022
Artist in office at Konsthantverkscentrum (KHVC)
Stockholm, Sweden / 6 months, Nars - August 2022


Artworks In Public Collections

Rian Design Museum, SWE
Schmetterling I & II
STARDUST I

Uppsala Kommun, SWE
Swedish Midsummer
Sometimes I Miss The Outdoors
Konsthantverkcentrum (KHVC), SWE
STARDUST III


Grants

Estrid Ericsons Stiftelse, 2023
Textile Art Center (TAC) Residence Scholarship, 2023
Fabrikör J. L. Eklunds Hantverksstiftelse, 2023
The Swedish Grant Committe; Assistant scholarship whit Liv Strömquist, 2022
Gudruns Good Deed, 2022
Ines Svenssons memory, 2021
Maria Lindgrens Sömmerskehem, 2021
Estrid Ericsons Stiftelse, 2020
Maria Lindgrens Sömmerskehem, 2020
Helge Ax:son Johnsons Stiftelse, Group Travel Grant, 2020
Konstfack, Group Travel Grant, 2020


Artist Talks

Icelandic Textile Center, 2022
konsthantverkscentrum Stockholm, 2022


Press / Publications / Mentioned In

2023   svt Nyheter 
             Lovisa Skapar konst i Arboga - av memes på Tiktok...
2023   MAGAZIN24 
             Separatutställning i Arbogas Stadsbibliotek...
2023   Arboga Kommun
             Konstutställning: The Female Urge To Feel Small...
2023   Popeye
             Issue 911 
2022   Scandinavian Mind 
             Gustaf Westman highlights Sweden´s emerging creators... 
2022   Cool Company 
             Art or work
2022   Bon 
             Är du användbar eller överflödig?
2022   Konsthantverkcentrum 
             Nya artist in office
2021   Dagens Nyheter (DN) 
             Studenter bygger nya alternativ
2021   Trendstefan blogg 
             Konstfack design students 2021
2021   Konsthantverkscentrum 
            Craftdays
2021   Flora Wiström blogg 
              Textilkonst för väggarna...
2021   Närkes Alehanda (NA) 
            Nu syns hon på Sergels tog...
2021   BBLAT 
            Hennes tavla får maxad synlighet på Sergels torg...
2020   BBLAT 
             Lovisa Axén från Götlunda har skapat sig...
2020   BBLAT 
             Götlunda konstnär har skulptur på Liljevalchs...
2020   Liljevalchs  
             vårsalong 2019 
 

Catalogues

2023   Katla #3 Comic Book
2022   Icelandic Textile Center Recidansy Artist
2020   Liljevalchs Vårsalong Catalog


Other Works

  • Assisting Liv Strömquist 11 months (Dec 2022 - Oct 2023) 
  • Textile art for Murmur´s live conserts 2023
  • Assisting Linnéa Andersson whit mural painting, dec 2022
  • Vinyl cover for Nils Agnes (release date 2023)
  • Book cover for Simon Magnussons Doctoral thesis, Södertörns Högskola, 2022
  • Stage clothes and scenography for Konstellation; Kvartett summer tour 2022
  • Mirrors for APLACE Julbazar 2021
  • Leader of Web Design Course for Master Students in Craft! at Konstfack - University for Arts, Craft & Design, 2021 
  • Textile Patchworks for Åsa Maj Norman, 2021
  • VÅT Swimwear, Konstfacks julmarknad 2020
  • Member in the selection committee, Nyckelviksskolan 2018


Member

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Konsthantverkscentrum (KHVC)