ARTIST

Born 1965 in U.S.A., grown up in Germany
Humanist, mother & grandmother, doglover
Lives and works in Mellböda / Öland / Sweden

„As a child I had sticky fingers and paint-stained hands all the time. Drawing, cutting and crafting were the best I knew. Of course I would study art – I was so sure about – , but my family insisted that I must get a „real job“ and art may be a hobby. My strong empathy and kindness seemed to make me ideal for hospitality, so working in Firstclass-Hotels became my career. The first child was born quite early and after that I concentrated on family life. Over the years I continued to be creative in various ways, took painting classes and never stopped drawing. In 2008 I moved from Berlin to northern Öland, have since put down my roots and now live a happy life. My involvement in art in northern Öland took off and my creativity increased. Since the beginning of 2024, I have focused on my artistic work.“

Education

2023 – ongoing Kulturinkubator, Capellagården/Öland
2023 Art criticism, Sörängens folkhögskolan
2019-20 Konstlab, Lunnevad folkhögskola, Sweden
2019 Art history course, Staedel Museum, Germany
2014-15 Falkenbergs Konstskola, Sweden



Exhibitions

2023 Julsalong, Teatergalleriet Kalmar
2023 Ett verk var, konstnarsforbundet.se
2022 Solo: Gud kastar inte tärning, Himmelsberga konsthall, Sweden
2022 Vårsalong, Himmelsberga konsthall, Öland / Sweden
2022 Föreställningar, Galleri Magnifik, Linköping / Sweden
2021 – ongoing Pictures for the Human Rights, traveling exhibition / Europa
2021 When she rises, we all rise, artgallery118.com
2021 Vårsalong, Himmelsberga konsthall, Öland / Sweden
2020 Afterall, Galleri NP33, Norrköping / Sweden
2018 Vårsalong, Himmelsberga konsthall, Öland / Sweden
2017 Vårsalong, Himmelsberga konsthall, Öland / Sweden
2015 KP1 online exhibition (Falkenberg artschool)



Represented:
Borgholm Kommun, Kalmar Län / Sweden

Associations:

Svenska konstnärer (SvK),

Konstkvarteret (Kkv)

Föreningen Svenska Konstnärinnor (FSK),
Svenska konstnärsförbundet (SK),
Konstnärscentrum Syd (KC Syd)