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Lotta Grimborg (b.1988) is an artist working in the textile field, based in Gothenburg Sweden. In her work she currently explores the language and aesthetics of the sports world and themes circling around anticlimax, unfulfilled expectations, emptiness and sport manners. With a long background on the tennis court she’s interested in drawing parallels between art and sports. Her artistic practice revolves around the fabric’s inherent qualities and enclosed feminine references which she explores through embroidery. She finds her artistic flow in the monotonous repetitions, in the tiny stitches and glass beads that together build a material and form a textile narrative. She works with soft sculptures and mounted textile embroideries.
Lotta received her MFA in Textile Art from the University of Gothenburg, HDK-VALAND in 2019 and her BFA in Fine Art from Konstfack University of Arts, Crafts and Design in Stockholm 2015. Her work has been exhibited in galleries and museums both nationally and internationally; Open Craft (Örebro), Susanne Pettersson Gallery (Stockholm), Boy Konsthall/GIBCA Extended (Bollebygd), Dunkers Kulturhus (Helsingborg), Galleri Thomassen (Gothenburg), Galleri Marzee (Nijmegen), Galleri Rosanna Orlandi (Milan), Gallery Myymälä2 (Helsinki). She has been an artist in residency at Boy Konsthall, Icelandic Textile Center in Blöndous and at the Swedish Institute in Paris.
CV
EDUCATION
2016-2019
MA Fine Arts, Textile art
HDK, Academy of Design and Crafts, Gothenburg
2012-2015
BA Fine Arts, Crafts Ädellab
Konstfack, University of Art, Crafts and Design, Stockholm
2011-2012
Foundation year, three-demansional metal
Nyckelviksskolan, Stockholm
PURCHASED & REPRESENTED
Region Stockholm, Danderyds Sjukhus
SVT Konstförening
Klippans Konstförening
AIX arkitekter Konstförening
Private Collections, Sweden
Private Collection, France
Private Collection, Finland
Private Collections, Norway
Upcoming
2024 Vårsalongen, Liljevalchs Konsthall, Stockholm, Sweden (group)
2024 TBA, Galleri Sintra, Gothenburg, Sweden (solo)
SOLO & DUO EXHIBITIONS
2023 BOLLEN RULLAR FORTARE NERFÖR, Galleri Nääs Konsthantverk, Floda, Sweden
2023 BILDER BANKER PÅ DIN DØR, Galleri Format, Oslo, Norway
2022 BEST PERFORMANCE OVERALL, Gallery Myymälä2, Helsinki, Finland
2020 NOTHING BUT FLOWERS, Konsthantverkscentrum, Gothenburg, Sweden (DUO)
2017 FRIFARAREGRIMBORG AKT 2, Makeriet, Malmö, Sweden (DUO)
2016 FRIFARAREGRIMBORG AKT 1, Susanne Pettersson Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden (DUO)
2015 FEMININA MASKERADER, Vävkompaniet, Borås, Sweden
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2023 NO SENSE OF BALLS, Malmö Roddklubb, Candytuft, Southern Sweden Design Days.
2023 HORROR VACUI, Detriti Gallery, Gothenburg, Sweden
2022 ONE NIGHT STAND, Southern Sweden Design Days, MJ's x Candytuft, Malmö
2022 SPRING BREAK, Galleri Thomassen, Göteborg
2022 RISK, Form och Designcenter, Malmö
2022 GIRLY HANDS WORKING ARMS, Klippans Konsthall, Klippan
2022 FIRST LOVES, Good Session Gallery, Istres, France
2021 MIXED MESSAGES, Healthy Competition, Arenagången, Stockholm
2021 FIND-US, Galleri NOS, Supermarket Art Fair, Stockholm
2021 PANDORA Téte-a-téte, Tornrummet, Craft Days, Gothenburg
2021 HANG IN THERE, Dotdotdot, HV galleri, Stockholm
2020 SOMETHING SOMETHING, Folkungagatan 132, Stockholm, Sweden
2020 HÖSTSALONG, Galleri Silk, www.gallerisilk.com
2020 PANDORA - A Textile Rendezvous, Konstepidemin, Gothenburg, Sweden
2020 CRAFT SPACE HELVETET, online exhibition.
2020 VÅRSALONGEN, Galleri Backlund, Göteborg, Sweden
2020 WONDERFUL EVERYDAY Dotdotdot, Stockholm, Sweden
2019 BORÅS HÖSTSALONG, Wärenstams konsthall, Borås, Sweden
2019 GOTHENBURG CRAFT DAY, Konstepidemin, Gothenburg, Sweden
2019 CROSSROADS, Göteborgs Auktionsverk, Gothenburg Design Festival, Sweden
2019 OPEN CRAFT, Stadsträdgården, Örebro, Sweden
2019 HDK I FRIHAMNEN, exam show, Gothenburg, Sweden
2019 CASHBOX Galleri BOX, Gothenburg, Sweden
2018 50 SHADES OF PINK, 59 Rivoli, Paris, France
2018 VÅRSOLANCHE, Galleri Slätten, Malmö, Sweden
2017 DEN FÖRLORADE MATERIALITETEN Nääs Konsthantverk, Projektrummet, Lerum, Sweden
2017 THE LOST MATERIALITY, Gothenburg Design Festival, HDK
2017 NORDISK SALONG, Dunkers kulturhus, Helsingborg, Sweden
2017 DIALOGER, GIBCA Extended (Göteborg International Biennial for Contemporary Art), Boy Konsthall, Bollebygd, Sweden
2017 WUNDERKAMMER, Konsthantverkarna, Stockholm, Sweden
2016 FRUNTIMMER - ETT SEXIGT SAMARBETE, A-Venue, Gothenburg, Sweden
2016 HAUTE COUTURE AND GENDER, Artten, Stockholm, Sweden
2016 TAKING SPACE, P-HUS Mobilgatan, Telefonplan, Stockholm, Sweden.
2015 MARZEE INTERNATIONAL GRADUATE SHOW, Galleri Marzee, Nijmegen, Netherlands
2015 EDSVIKS HÖSTSALONG Edsviks Konsthall, Stockholm, Sweden
2015 KONSTFACK SPRING EXHIBITION Stockholm, Sweden
RESIDENCIES
2023 7-DAGARS, Nordiska Akvarellmuseet, Skärhamn, Sweden
2022 SVENSKA INSTITUTET I PARIS, vistelsestipendium, Konsthantverkscentrum x Institut Suédois, Paris
2020 ICELANDIC TEXTILE CENTER, Textílmiðstöð Íslands, artist in residence, Blönduós, Iceland
2017 BOY KONSTHALL, artist in residence Bollebygd, Sweden
2017 INTERFLICKTION, workshop and residency in Dalsland, Sweden
OTHER PROJECTS
2023 Sketch assignment public commission, Kiruna Åttan, Kirunabostäder AB
2022 Public commission, Danderyds sjukhus, Region Stockholm, Sweden
2022 Public art commission, P-HUS Perukmakaren, Art Made This, Gothenburg
2020 Sketch assignment public commission, The Weaver, Young art.
2019-2021 PANDORA Galleri, an artist-run non-profit gallery based in Gothenburg
2014 THE JEWELERY EXCHANGE, a project that resulted in a book.
GRANTS
2023 2-year working grant, Swedish Arts Grants Committee
2023 International cultural exchange, Swedish Arts Grants Committee (Oslo)
2022 International cultural exchange, Swedish Arts Grants Committee (Helsinki)
2021 Estrid Ericsons stiftelse
2021 Krisstipendium 3, Swedish Arts Grants Committee
2020 1-year working grant, Swedish Arts Grants Committee
2020 Irisstipendiat, Iris Jonzéns stiftelse
2020 Längmanska kulturfonden, PANDORA - A Textile Rendezvous
2020 Årets Formvisare, Svensk Form Väst
2019 PRONTO, Göteborgs Stad, PANDORA - A Textile Rendezvous
2019 Swedish Arts Grants Committee, International cultural exchange
2019 August Rigners stipendium
2019 Helge Ax:on Jonsons stiftelse
2019 Göteborgs Slöjdförening project grant
2019 Estrid Ericsons stiftelse
2018 Adlerbertska stiftelsen
2018 Fabrikör J.L Eklunds Hantverksstiftelse
2017 Gustaf & Torild Hammars Stiftelse
2017 Malmö industriförening, Höststipendiat
2017 Fabrikör J.L Eklunds Hantverksstiftelse
2017 Eva och Oscar Ahréns stiftelse
2017 Estrid Ericsons stiftelse
2017 Petersenska Hemmet
2016 Estrid Ericsons stiftelse
2015 Nils Johan Sjöstedts stiftelse
2014 Fabrikör J.L Eklunds Hantverksstiftelse
2014 Eva och Oscar Ahréns stiftelse
2014 Borås Kulturstipendium
2014 Estrid Ericsons stiftelse
MEMBERSHIP
BUS,Bildupphovsrätt i Sverige
KRO,Konstnärernas Riksorganisation
Konsthantverkscentrum (KHVC)
KC VÄST
KMK, Konstnärernas mammakollektiv