Helena Lund Ek
B.1988
EDUCATION
2019 Project studies for Professional Artists, spring 30 ects, Royal Academy of the Arts, Stockholm
2015 - 2016 Philosophy 60 ects, Stockholms University
2011 - 2014 Bachelor Fine Art, 180 ects, National Academy of the Arts, Oslo. Erasmus autumn 2013, Glasgow School of Art, Painting dept.
2010 - 2011 Ölands Art School II
2009 - 2010 Ölands Art School, Design
2008 - 2009 Nyckelviken Art School Foundation Year
SOLOSHOWS
2020 Resiliens, Västmannagatan 52, Stockholm
2019 In Grünewalds Studio, Saltsjöbaden
2018 Crack an Egg, Tegel, Stockholm
2018 Break of Your Back, Solo presentation at emerging artists at Chart art Fair, Copenhagen
2017 Helena Lund Ek with Batur, Taverna Brillo, Stockholm
2017 Friends in the Studio, Destiny ́s Atelier, Oslo
2016 Celebration, MEGA Foundation, Stockholm
2015 the Loud Wordless Process, Johan Berggren Gallery, Malmö
GROUPSHOWS
2020 Installation in the performative sculpture Odysseus by Theater F in Ekeberg Sculpturepark, Oslo
2020 Works By Friends, Soho House, New York
2019 A Seed’s A Star, Loyal Gallery, Stockholm
2019 Den folkliga självstyrelsens livsluft, Mint Konsthall, Stockholm
2019 Uttran II, Uttran Huddinge, Stockholm
2019 PLX, PLX Festival,Tjärö
2018 Modernautställningen With the Future Behind Us, the Modern Museum, Stockholm
2018 KALEIDOSKOP, Island Oslo, Oslo
2018 Nouveau Naïve, Ram gallery, Oslo
2017 Material Art Fair, represented by MEGA Foundation, Mexico City
2017 MINIBAR, One Night Only, UKS, Oslo
2017 Skankaloss, Gagnef
2016 The Internship, Slurdsula Gallery, Oslo
2015 Ytterstad, Johan Berggren Gallery, Malmö
2015 Lopsided Upthrust , B.O.A, Oslo
2015 Talents' Archive Project, Curated by Double Decker Agency London, OCC, Athens
2015 De for hånden værende spikers prinsipp , Welhavens Cafe, Oslo
2014 A Gang of Friends, Oslo Art Academy, Oslo
2013 Painting = Divergence, Podium, Oslo
2013 Retrospektiv, One Night Only, Oslo
GRANTS
2020 The Swedish Arts Committee crisis grant
2020 The Swedish Arts Committee 1 year working grant
2020 The Swedish Arts Committee travel grant
2019 Stockholms City Culturegrant for artists
2019 Stockholms City Studiogrant for artists
2015 Grant for Young Artist, Minister for Culture, Norway
2015 Residency in Edvard-Munch-Haus, Warnemünde
2014 Project grant, FKD Norway
LECTURES/TEACHING
2021 External Critic at the Master Examination, Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Stockholm
2021 Guest teacher Painting Studio, Konstfack, Stockholm
2020 Workshop in egg tempera painting at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Stockholm
2020 External Critic at a Master Examination, Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Stockholm
2020 Workshop on Sculptural Painting at Idun Lovén Art School, Stockholm
2020 Workshop in painting, Tensta Konsthall Artschool, Stockholm
2019 Portrait Course, Royal Academy of the Arts, Stockholm
2019 - Present, Runs the project Painting Practice in the studio together with Kajsa Astrid Nylander,
Exhibitions, talk & workshop concerning painting.
2018 - 2021, teacher at Art School Folkuniversitetet, Stockholm.
Responsible for the painting course in the foundation year.
2018 - 2021, teaching (lectures, studiotalks) at the Projectyear at Folkuniversitetet, Stockholm
2018 - 2021, Lecture and substituting teaching at Idun Lovén Art School, Stockholm
2017 Workshop at Ölands Art School, Öland
OTHER
2021 (upcoming) Public work for Köping and Hallstahammars municipality in collaboration with Konstfrämjandet Västmanland
2021 Invited to a recorded conversation about the swedish artist Monica Sjö in Nadia Hebsons exhibiton Scéne dÁmour at Mint Konsthall, Stockholm
2020 Interviewed the artist Martha Edelheit (b.1931, New York) for Kunstkritikk
2020 - 2022 In the Jury for Stockholm City Studiogrant year 2020-2022
2019 - Present, artist assistant to the american artist Martha Edelheit (b.1931, New York)
2018 Permanent work at ALMA, Nybrogatan, Stockholm
2018 Cover for Zara Kjellner's book Manhattan, published by 10-tal
2018 Cover for Harald Lassen album Eventyrer, Jazzland recording
2017 Paintings in 10-tal magazine
2014 Jury work for the Bachelor of Fine Art at the Art Academy of Oslo
2014 Produced the podcast MaleriPositioner with interviews with Mari Slaattelid, Andreas Eriksson and
Dag Erik Elgin, published at The National Gallery of Norway for the exhibition An appetite for Painting
2013 Interviewed in the artist Lotte Konow Lunds video-work about studiowork
2013 Artist assistant to Ida Ekblad at the Contemporary Art museum, Oslo
COLLECTIONS
The Modern Museum, Stockholm
Örebro Municipality
VNG NORGE
Private Collections
REVIEWED/MENTIONED/PUBLICATIONS
2021 Review by Lars-Erik Hjertström Lappalainen https://kunstkritikk.se/det-ovantade-motet-mellan-maleriet-och-traningspasset/
2020 Interview with Martha Edelheit by me https://kunstkritikk.no/being-an-artist-was-sort-of-like-being-god/
2019 Interview “I Grunewald's ateljé”, Aplace Magazine
2018 Publication: IN & BEYOND SWEDEN: Journeys Through an Art Scene, Iapsis & Moderna Museet
2018 About the moderna show https://www.di.se/nyheter/hard-konkurrens-om-museibesokarna/
2018 Text by me https://kunstkritikk.no/10-december-helena-lund-ek/
2018 On Chartinstallation https://kunstkritikk.dk/med-livrem-og-seler/ 3/9/2018http://afartmagazine.com/1_artikel.html?id=935&fbclid
2015 On solo show https://ng.se/artiklar/sluta-objektifiera-tiggare-for-kultureliten
2015 Review of solo show at Johan Berggren Gallery, https://omkonst.se/15-lund-ek-helena.shtml
2014 Review of Fire From the North, Vardø, Norway,, https://aestheticamagazine.com/review-fire-north-vardo-norway/