EDUCATION
2000 - 02
School of Photography and Film, Gothenburg University, MFA
1997 – 2000
School of Photography and Film, Gothenburg University, BFA
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2016
Lars Bohman Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden
2015
Trelleborgs Museum, Sweden
2013
Angelika Knäpper Gallery, ”Slumberland”, Stockholm, Sweden
Skellefteå Konsthall, “The Elephant Girl”, Skellefteå, Sweden
Bror Hjorts Hus, ”Inside Stories”, Uppsala, Sweden
Katrineholms Konsthall, ”Stories from another World”, Katrineholm, Sweden
Alingsås Konsthall, ”Stories from another World”, Alingsås, Sweden
2012
Fotografiska, ”Stories From Another World”, Stockholm, Sweden
Trollhättan Artgallery,”Stories From Another World”, Trollhättan, Sweden
2011
Angelika Knäpper Gallery, “The Elephant Girl” Stockholm, Sweden
Meken Art Gallery, “Le Petit Soldat”, Smedjebacken, Sweden
2010
Format Photogallery, ”The Last Golden Frog” Malmö, Sweden
2009
Felleshouse, ”The dark planet” Swedish Embassy, Berlin, Germany
Linköping Artgallery Passagen, ”Le Petit Soldat”, Linköping, Sweden
Kungsbacka Artgallery, ”The Last Golden Frog” Kungsbackam, Sweden
2008
Sundsvall Art museum, “The dark planet”, Sundsvall, Sweden
Angelika Knäpper Gallery, ”The Last Golden Frog”, Stockholm, Sweden
Wagner+Partner Gallery, ”The Last Golden Frog”, Berlin, Germany
2007
Kulturhuset, “The dark planet”, Stockholm, Sweden
2006
Knäpper+Baumgarten,“The Dark Planet”, Stockholm, Sweden
Trollhättan Art gallery, “The Dark Planet”, Trollhättan, Sweden
Museum Anna Nordlander, “First women on the moon”, Skellefteå, Sweden
2005
Kalmar Art museum, ”Basement”, Kalmar, Sweden
2004
Dalarnas Museum, “First women on the moon”, Falun, Sweden
Knäpper+Baumgarten, “The Dark Planet”, Stockholm, Sweden
2003
Centre of Photography, “First women on the moon”, Stockholm, Sweden
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2014
Borås Konstmuseum, Drömfångare, Borås, Sweden
2013
Svenska kyrkan, ” I´ve got a feeling we´re not in Kansas anymore”, Stockholm, Sweden
2012
Voices Off, Arles Festival, Arles, France
Svenska kyrkan, Stockholm
Kunstbanken Konsthall, ”Skapninger”, Hamar Norway
Sandgrund Lars Lerin, ”The Elephant Girl”, Karlstad, Sweden
2011
Photo Art Festival, Bielsko-Biala, Poland
Avesta Art 2011, Avesta Sweden
2010
Mjellby Art Museum, “Other Worlds”, Halmstad, Sweden
2009
Skövde Artgallery, “Other Worlds”, Skövde, Sweden
2008
Falkenberg Museum, ”8 contrasts – swedish black and white photography” Falkenberg, Sweden
2007
Wagner+Partner Gallery, “Dreams and disappointments”, Berlin, Germany
2006
Borås Art museum, “Animal world”
Verkligheten Gallery, IASPIS Umeå, Sweden
2005
Living Art Museum Nylo, Reykjavik Iceland
Södertälje Artgallery, Södertälje, Sweden
Bildmuseet, ”Instability”, Umeå, Sweden
Art Cologne, Köln Germany, with Knäpper+Baumgarten
2004
Stockholm Art Fair, Knäpper+Baumgarten, Stockholm, Sweden
The Culturehouse Stockholm, ”Instability”, Stockholm, Sweden
Trollhättan Artgallery, ”Carnal Knowledge”, Trollhättan, Sweden
2003
Swedish Style, Tokyo, Japan, Seoul, SouthKorea
2002
Hasselblad Center, graduation show, Gothenburg, Sweden
Photographic Centre, ”Digital Room Show”, Copenhagen, Denmark
2001
Västerås Artmuseum, Västerås, Sweden
2000
Liljevalchs Springshow, Stockholm, Sweden
1999
Gothenburg Citymuseum, ”How to survive the city” Gotheburg, Sweden
BOOKS
"Florentine", text by Joanna Persman
2012
”Helena Blomqvist”, text by Titti Persson
2008
“The Last Golden Frog”, text by Anders Olofsson
2006
“The dark planet”, text by Helena Blomqvist
CATALOGUES
2004
“Instabilt – nya riktningar inom Svensk fotografi”, Kulturhuset, Stockholm
2000
“Vasteras, nio avgångselever på Västerås Museum”,
text by Magnus Karlsson
“Exercis; Fotografit står i centrum”, School of photography and Film,
Gothenburg University, text by Julia Tedroff
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
2011
Passioner och bestyr – SAK:s yearbook 2011
2009
Territory, Issue 10 ( Malaysian art magazine, interview and presentation of works)
Photonet, Issue 1, (Korean Photo magazine, interview and presentation of works)
Photoicon, Issue 9, UK (English Photo magazine, presentation of works)
Exit, nr 33 “Performativitet och bildkonst: eller hur apor verkar i världen”
University essay by Ylva Brännström, University of Lund
2007
“I en iscensatt värld. Bilder på åldrande kvinnor. En analys av Helena
Blomqvists bilder", University essay by Linda Tinelius,
Stockholm University Department of Art History
2006
FOTO magazine, issue 5, (text by Lena Blom , interview and presentation of works)
2005
Dagens Nyheter På Stan, 10th February, text by Maria Karlsson
Folket I Bild, Issue 6, text by Maja Atterstig
Dagens Nyheter På Stan, 21th December, “Årets hjältar”
2004
Dagens Nyheter På Stan, 8th September, text by Sanna Björling
2003
Fotografisk tidskrift, Issue 6, text by Gösta Flemming
GRANTS
2009
2 years Working grant The Arts Grants Committee
2007
Hasselblad foundation San Michele grant
2004
2 years Working grant The Arts Grants Committee
2003
County council of Dalarna, culture grant
2003
Stockholm City culture grant
2003
Helge Ax:son Johnson grant
2002
Working grant The Arts Grants Committee
2002
Anna Lisa Thomson grant
2001
Fredrika Bremer grant
2000
Hasselblad foundation Grez-zur-Loing grant
COLLECTIONS
Moderna Museet, Stockholm Sweden
Hasselblad foundation, Gothenburg Sweden
County Council of Dalarna, Sweden
Uppsala Art Society, Uppsala Sweden
Folkets Hus och Parker, Stockholm Sweden
Swedish general artsociety , Stockholm Sweden
Borås Art Museum, Borås Sweden
2000 - 02
School of Photography and Film, Gothenburg University, MFA
1997 – 2000
School of Photography and Film, Gothenburg University, BFA
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2016
Lars Bohman Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden
2015
Trelleborgs Museum, Sweden
2013
Angelika Knäpper Gallery, ”Slumberland”, Stockholm, Sweden
Skellefteå Konsthall, “The Elephant Girl”, Skellefteå, Sweden
Bror Hjorts Hus, ”Inside Stories”, Uppsala, Sweden
Katrineholms Konsthall, ”Stories from another World”, Katrineholm, Sweden
Alingsås Konsthall, ”Stories from another World”, Alingsås, Sweden
2012
Fotografiska, ”Stories From Another World”, Stockholm, Sweden
Trollhättan Artgallery,”Stories From Another World”, Trollhättan, Sweden
2011
Angelika Knäpper Gallery, “The Elephant Girl” Stockholm, Sweden
Meken Art Gallery, “Le Petit Soldat”, Smedjebacken, Sweden
2010
Format Photogallery, ”The Last Golden Frog” Malmö, Sweden
2009
Felleshouse, ”The dark planet” Swedish Embassy, Berlin, Germany
Linköping Artgallery Passagen, ”Le Petit Soldat”, Linköping, Sweden
Kungsbacka Artgallery, ”The Last Golden Frog” Kungsbackam, Sweden
2008
Sundsvall Art museum, “The dark planet”, Sundsvall, Sweden
Angelika Knäpper Gallery, ”The Last Golden Frog”, Stockholm, Sweden
Wagner+Partner Gallery, ”The Last Golden Frog”, Berlin, Germany
2007
Kulturhuset, “The dark planet”, Stockholm, Sweden
2006
Knäpper+Baumgarten,“The Dark Planet”, Stockholm, Sweden
Trollhättan Art gallery, “The Dark Planet”, Trollhättan, Sweden
Museum Anna Nordlander, “First women on the moon”, Skellefteå, Sweden
2005
Kalmar Art museum, ”Basement”, Kalmar, Sweden
2004
Dalarnas Museum, “First women on the moon”, Falun, Sweden
Knäpper+Baumgarten, “The Dark Planet”, Stockholm, Sweden
2003
Centre of Photography, “First women on the moon”, Stockholm, Sweden
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2014
Borås Konstmuseum, Drömfångare, Borås, Sweden
2013
Svenska kyrkan, ” I´ve got a feeling we´re not in Kansas anymore”, Stockholm, Sweden
2012
Voices Off, Arles Festival, Arles, France
Svenska kyrkan, Stockholm
Kunstbanken Konsthall, ”Skapninger”, Hamar Norway
Sandgrund Lars Lerin, ”The Elephant Girl”, Karlstad, Sweden
2011
Photo Art Festival, Bielsko-Biala, Poland
Avesta Art 2011, Avesta Sweden
2010
Mjellby Art Museum, “Other Worlds”, Halmstad, Sweden
2009
Skövde Artgallery, “Other Worlds”, Skövde, Sweden
2008
Falkenberg Museum, ”8 contrasts – swedish black and white photography” Falkenberg, Sweden
2007
Wagner+Partner Gallery, “Dreams and disappointments”, Berlin, Germany
2006
Borås Art museum, “Animal world”
Verkligheten Gallery, IASPIS Umeå, Sweden
2005
Living Art Museum Nylo, Reykjavik Iceland
Södertälje Artgallery, Södertälje, Sweden
Bildmuseet, ”Instability”, Umeå, Sweden
Art Cologne, Köln Germany, with Knäpper+Baumgarten
2004
Stockholm Art Fair, Knäpper+Baumgarten, Stockholm, Sweden
The Culturehouse Stockholm, ”Instability”, Stockholm, Sweden
Trollhättan Artgallery, ”Carnal Knowledge”, Trollhättan, Sweden
2003
Swedish Style, Tokyo, Japan, Seoul, SouthKorea
2002
Hasselblad Center, graduation show, Gothenburg, Sweden
Photographic Centre, ”Digital Room Show”, Copenhagen, Denmark
2001
Västerås Artmuseum, Västerås, Sweden
2000
Liljevalchs Springshow, Stockholm, Sweden
1999
Gothenburg Citymuseum, ”How to survive the city” Gotheburg, Sweden
BOOKS
"Florentine", text by Joanna Persman
2012
”Helena Blomqvist”, text by Titti Persson
2008
“The Last Golden Frog”, text by Anders Olofsson
2006
“The dark planet”, text by Helena Blomqvist
CATALOGUES
2004
“Instabilt – nya riktningar inom Svensk fotografi”, Kulturhuset, Stockholm
2000
“Vasteras, nio avgångselever på Västerås Museum”,
text by Magnus Karlsson
“Exercis; Fotografit står i centrum”, School of photography and Film,
Gothenburg University, text by Julia Tedroff
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
2011
Passioner och bestyr – SAK:s yearbook 2011
2009
Territory, Issue 10 ( Malaysian art magazine, interview and presentation of works)
Photonet, Issue 1, (Korean Photo magazine, interview and presentation of works)
Photoicon, Issue 9, UK (English Photo magazine, presentation of works)
Exit, nr 33 “Performativitet och bildkonst: eller hur apor verkar i världen”
University essay by Ylva Brännström, University of Lund
2007
“I en iscensatt värld. Bilder på åldrande kvinnor. En analys av Helena
Blomqvists bilder", University essay by Linda Tinelius,
Stockholm University Department of Art History
2006
FOTO magazine, issue 5, (text by Lena Blom , interview and presentation of works)
2005
Dagens Nyheter På Stan, 10th February, text by Maria Karlsson
Folket I Bild, Issue 6, text by Maja Atterstig
Dagens Nyheter På Stan, 21th December, “Årets hjältar”
2004
Dagens Nyheter På Stan, 8th September, text by Sanna Björling
2003
Fotografisk tidskrift, Issue 6, text by Gösta Flemming
GRANTS
2009
2 years Working grant The Arts Grants Committee
2007
Hasselblad foundation San Michele grant
2004
2 years Working grant The Arts Grants Committee
2003
County council of Dalarna, culture grant
2003
Stockholm City culture grant
2003
Helge Ax:son Johnson grant
2002
Working grant The Arts Grants Committee
2002
Anna Lisa Thomson grant
2001
Fredrika Bremer grant
2000
Hasselblad foundation Grez-zur-Loing grant
COLLECTIONS
Moderna Museet, Stockholm Sweden
Hasselblad foundation, Gothenburg Sweden
County Council of Dalarna, Sweden
Uppsala Art Society, Uppsala Sweden
Folkets Hus och Parker, Stockholm Sweden
Swedish general artsociety , Stockholm Sweden
Borås Art Museum, Borås Sweden