About the artist
“My sculptures and objects are for the mind and spirit. Sensuous. Visual. Inspired by nature but abstracted to make an own impression. I want to make design that inspires and lasts.”
Art objects and sculptures in stoneware ceramics. Every object is made by hand in different modelling techniques. Inspiration, shapes and colors are collected from nature in the design process, and are remodeled to more abstract expressions.
Johanna Grahn Hollström is a designer and artist based in Gustavsberg, Värmdö, outside of Stockholm. Grew up in Piteå in northern Sweden.
Has studied Arts and Crafts at Edelvik’s folk high school and has an MFA in Industrial- and Interaction design at Umeå Institute of Design.
Selected three times as a Formex Design Talent, Januay 2019 - 2020.
Awarded the Kreatima scholarship at Stockholms konstsalong (Stockholm art salon), 2020.
Member of KHVC - Konsthantverkscentrum and Värmdö konstnärer.
Exhibitions/shows:
Sommarutställning, Nacka konsthall, June - September 2023
Konstrundan, Värmdö konstnärer, May 2023
Höstsalong, Värmdö konstnärer, Galleri Panncentralen Gustavsberg, October 2022
Keramikskulpturer - Solo exhibition at Gustavsbergs porslinsfabrik, May - June 2022
Konstrundan, Värmdö konstnärer, May 2022
Konstföreningen Artitude - Öppna ateljéer, Gustavsberg, 2021
Stockholms konstsalong, 2020
Meetings - jewellery and ceramic art.
Exhibition with Lena K Risling at Gallery Studio Animar, Old town, Stockholm. August 2020
Formland Creators Community, January 2020
Formex Design Talents, January 2020
Skiftningar - Solo exhibition at Tekniska nämndhusets konst- och kulturförening. October 2019
Formex Design Talents, August 2019
Stockholms konstsalong, 2019
Formex Design Talents, January 2019
Konstföreningen Artitude - Öppna ateljéer, Gustavsberg, 2018
Galleri Panncentralen, Gustavsberg 2017
Öppna ateljéer, Gustavsberg 2017
Exhibitions/stylings:
The Archive - interior exhibition at the Old National Archive,
styling with some of my art objects. Curated by Hanna Nova Beatrice, styling Annaleena Leino, art scouting Cecilia Tivar, February 2020
Trend exhibition at Formex design fair,
curated by Studio Tina Hellberg
The Villa - trend installation at Formland interior and design fair,
curated by AtelierCph, January 2020
The Art of living - trend exhibition at Formland interior and design fair,
curated by Studie FlyHelsted, January 2020
ANIMISM - Inspirational exhibition at Formex,
curated by Li Edelkoort , styling Cecilia Tivar, August 2019
Trend exhibition at Formex design fair,
by Stylisterna, January 2019
CV:
2016 – 2018 Separate courses in ceramics and sculpturing. Gustavsberg.
2004 ht. Graphic design, Berghs School of Communication
1997 – 2002 MFA, Umeå Institute of Design
1995 – 1997 Konst- och konsthantverkslinjen / Arts and crafts, Edelviks folkhögskola