Helena Lund Ek

 B.1988


Parental leave 2023


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

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

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

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

2023-2024 Teaching painting at Idun Lovén Art School, Stockholm

2022-2023 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

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

Sveriges Allmänna Konstförening 

Örebro Municipality

 VNG Norway


REVIEWED/MENTIONED/PUBLICATIONS

2022 Kunstkritik, Frans Josef Petersson 09.02.22 https://kunstkritikk.se/alskling-jag-krympte-konsten/

2022, Aftonbladet, 7/2/2022, Moderna Museet fick extrapott, Ulrika Stahre

2022, Dagens Nyheter, 9/2/2022, Mångsidighet i Moderna Museets nyförvärv, Dan Jönsson

2022 Svenska Dagbladet, 13/02/22, Nyförvärv ger insikter i Människors liv, s, 20-21. 

2022 Sydsvenskan, 5/2/2022, Coronakonst som tröst, S.29, Håkan Nilsson

2021 Published essay in Martha Edelheits catalog for her exhibition the Naked Truth at Larsen Warner, Stockholm

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