Helena Lund Ek

 B.1988

Parental leave 2023

EDUCATION

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.

2009 - 2011 Ölands Art School  II

2008 - 2009 Nyckelviken Art School Foundation Year

SOLOSHOWS

2024 Landskap, Hilma af Klint Center, Adelsö

2024 The Pregnancy Show, Slakthusområdet, Stockholm

2021 Artist / Studio / Date, Malongen, Stockholm

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

2022 Insights - Swedish Acquisitions, The Modern Museum, Stockholm

2022 En Krogshow, Blecktornskällaren, Stockholm

2022 Sveriges Allmänna konstförening, The Art Academy,  Stockholm

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

2024 One year Grant, the Graphic Workshop, Konstfack 

2024 The Swedish Arts Committee 2 year working grant

2022 The Swedish Arts Committee 1 year working grant

2020 - 2022 The Swedish Arts Committee crisis grant I, II & III

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 3 year 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/ TALKS

2024 - 2025 One year substituting as Senior Lecture in Fine Art, Konstfack, Stockholm

2023-2024 Teaching painting at Idun Lovén Art School one day a week, Stockholm

2024, Guest examinator, MA show, Konstfack

2022 One year substituting as Senior Lecture in Fine Art at the Painting department, Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Stockholm

2022 In conversation on Patinting at the Modern Museum, Stockholm within the exhibition Swedish Acquisition part II

2021 Particpation in a online talk on the swedish artist Monica Sjö in Nadia Hebsons exhibiton at Mint Konsthall, Stockholm

2021 External Critic at two days 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

PUBLIC WORK

2022 Mural painting for the the resturang Eden, Stockholm

2021 Public work for Köping and Hallstahammars municipality in collaboration with Konstfrämjandet Västmanland.

          Installation of site specific paintings at Sporthallen from 1939 in Hallstahammar and in the new swimminghall in Köping, Sweden. 

2020 Installation in one of the five rooms in the performative sculpture Odysseus by Theater F in Ekeberg Sculpturepark, Oslo

2018 Permanent work at ALMA, Nybrogatan, Stockholm

Other

2022 In conversation with Kristina Abelli Elander and Astrid Kajsa Nylander on painting at the Modern Museum, Stockholm 

2021 Participated in a conversation with the artists Lina Bjerneld Alisa Margolis, Raksha Patel och Nadia Hebson about Monica Sjöö. Invitation from Nadia Hebson during her show at Mint Konsthall

2020 - 2022 In the Jury for Stockholm City Studiogrant year 2020-2022

2019 - 2022 studio assistant to the american artist Martha Edelheit (b.1931, New York)

2018 Cover for Zara Kjellner's book Manhattan, published by 10-tal

2018 Cover for Harald Lassen album Eventyrer, Jazzland recording

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 the studio

2013 Artist assistant to Ida Ekblad at the Contemporary Art museum, Oslo 

COLLECTIONS

The Modern Art Museum, Stockholm

Örebro Municipality

 VNG Norway

REVIEWED/MENTIONED/PUBLICATIONS

2024 Artist-portrait in the Swedish podcast KONSTNÄREN by Sofia Curman

2024  Interview by Frans Josef Petersson i Kunstkritikk 03.05.24

2024 The Pregnancy show published in Artviewer, 25.05.2024

2024 Publication; contributed in  BILD 2, painting zine by Lina Bjerneld

2021 Resiliens published in Artviewer, 07.04.2021

2022 Mentioned; Kunstkritik, Inblickar, Frans Josef Petersson 09.02.22 

2022 Mentioned; Aftonbladet, critique Inblickar, Moderna Museet fick extrapott, Ulrika Stahre 07.02.2022

2022 Mentioned; DN, Inblickar, Mångsidighet i Moderna Museets nyförvärv, Dan Jönsson 09.02.2022

2022 Mentioned ;SVD, critique Inblickar,  Nyförvärv ger insikter i Människors liv, s, 20-21 13.02.22,

2022 Mentioned; Sydsvenskan, critique  Inblickar,  Coronakonst som tröst, S.29, Håkan Nilsson  05.02.2022 

2021 Text:  Catalogtext to Martha Edelheit solo show Naked Truth, Larsen Warner, Stockholm

2021 Critique; solo show Resiliens, Kunstkritikk Lars-Erik Hjertström Lappalainen 07.01.21

2020 Article; Interview with Martha Edelheit by me published in Kunstkritkk  03.11.20

2018 Publication: IN & BEYOND SWEDEN: Journeys Through an Art Scene, Iapsis & Moderna Museet

2018 Text; Kunstkritikk 10.12.18 

2015 Critique; Sydsvenskan, solo show the Loud Wordless Process, 10.02.2015

2015 Critique; omkonst.se, Martin Hägg, the Loud Wordless Process Johan Berggren Gallery, 03.02.15