Born 1971 in Viborg, Denmark.

 

EDUCATION

2012-2014  master’s in applied arts. Metal art. HDK/Valand, University of Gothenburg. Sweden.

2010-2012  bachelor’s in applied arts. Metal art. HDK /Valand, University of Gothenburg. Sweden.

1995-1997  HND in Artist blacksmithing. Hereford College of Art. England.

 

EXHIBITIONS (Selected, last five years)

2023.  Namesake, Stockholm craft week.

2023. “The Dark” solo show, Not Quite gallery, Sweden.

2023.  Dalslands konstmuseum, Not quite members exhibition.

2022.  Extended Family, Stockholm Craft week.

2022. “Extended Family” Munich jewellery week, Germany.

2022.  Southern Sweden design days, Malmö, Sweden.

2022.  Three days of Design, Copenhagen, Denmark.

2022. “Sharing is caring”, Ferrous Festival, Hereford, England.

2021.  In alliance, Steneby art hall, Sweden.

2021.  Arkitekturvisioner Brunnsparken, Röhsska museet, Gothenburg, Sweden.

2019.  What is material-based art? Steneby art hall, Sweden.

2019.  Loewe craft prize, Soegetsu Kaikan, Tokyo, Japan.

2019.  Ferrous festival, # 150 mm challenge, Hereford, England.

2019.  Munich jewellery week. Germany.

2018. ”Fosterland” Fengersfors bruk. Sweden.

2018. ”Vårt land” Åmål art hall, Sweden.

 

PUBLIC WORK (Selected)

2021.  Railings at the new parking Campus Steneby, University of Gothenburg, Dals Långed, Sweden.

2020. Railings at the new entrance, Campus Steneby, University of Gothenburg, Dals Långed, Sweden.

2020. ”Söderåsen” Västra Götalandsregionen, Sweden.

2015. ”One-ton bench” Assens municipality, Denmark.

2014. ”Bench No 2” KBAB Sculpture Park, Plintgaten, Karlstad. Sweden.

2014. ”utsikt” Bunkebergsparken, Gamlestaden, Gothenburg municipality. Sweden.

2013. ”Planting seeds” Art of change,Campus Chalmers, Gothenburg. Sweden.

2011.  Gate no.1 Rosendals trädgård, Stockholm, Sweden.

 

AWARDED (Selected)

2023.  National Swedish handicraft counsel, work grand.

2022.  National Swedish handicraft counsel, work grand.

2022.  Swedish craft centre, Coaching program.

2022.  National Swedish handicraft counsel, work grand.

2021.   Swedish Arts grant committee. One year work grand.

2021.  Helge Ax:son Johnssons stiftelse.

2020.  Guest craft grand, The craft laboratory-University of Gothenburg.

2019.  Mötesplats Steneby. Idépeng.

2018.  Konsthantverkets vänner (friends of craft).

2018.  National Swedish handicraft counsel, work grand

2017.  Mötesplats Steneby, Idepeng. The Danish State Art Foundation workgrand.

2016.  Grossers L.F. Foghs Fond.

2015. Grossers L.F. Foghs Fond.

2014. Beckett fonden. Louis-Hansen fonden. Grossers L.F. Foghs Fond.

 

LECTURING/TEACHING/SYMPOSIUMS

Teaching part-time at Metal art, HDK/Valand, University of Gothenburg.

2022.  Keynote-speaker and lecturer at the national conservation craft convention, Mariestad, Sweden. 

2022.  Lecture, Ferrous festival, Hereford, England.

2022.  Teaching, Hereford college of art, England. 

2018.  Lecturer and course teacher, EKA- Estonian academy of Art, Design, Craft and Architecture.

2018.  Lecturer, teacher, and craftsman on the “Långed park project” Sweden. An international Design-build project run by the landscape architecture department at university of Wasington, USA and the craft department of university of Gothenburg, Sweden.

2016-2018. Project “Ironcamp”. Schmiedezentrum Ybbsitz, Austria. International thinktank exploring new paradigms for the artist blacksmithing trade.

2016.  Curator for the international artist blacksmithing exhibition “Transition” in Ypress, Belgium. Arranged by BABA (British artist blacksmith association)

 

RESEARCH

2022. contemporary repoussé, Researching the techniques of the 18th century central European repoussé technique for the Swedish sloyd board (Nämnden för hemslöjdsfrågor)

2019-22. Decorative 18th century blacksmithing. To interpret form idioms through craft analyses. For the craft lab (Hantverkslaboratoriet) at the university of Gothenburg.

 

PUBLICATIONS (Selected)

2023.  The Vessel no 5, Online magazine for the Norwegian craft council. 2023. 

2022.  Dekorativt 1700-talssmide, Att tolka formspråk genom hantverksanalys. Hantverkslaboratoriet/ University of Gothenburg. ISBN, 978-91-986946-4-2.

2015.  ”Interpreting the past, Working with contemporary interpretations of Scandinavian 17th century decorative metalwork in relation to historical buildings”. University of Gothenburg. 

 

MEMBER

KHVC (Swedish Craft association) 

KRO/KIF (Swedish artist association). 

Not Quite, Artist group