Ulla West, b. 1954, based in Stockholm
SOLOEXHIBITIONS
2026 Tecken Sandain ett fönster i Stockholm City
2026 Moxy Khora II på Observatoriets bibliotek Saltsjöbaden
2025 RUTOR – vyer, KSHK Medborgarhuset Stockholm
2023 Incompleteness, Cité International des Arts Paris
2021 Parkfärg Marabouparken-ett färglaboratorium i projektrummet
2020 Gå Din Väg Konstnärshuset Stockholm
2015 Library of the Evil Spirit, Husby Konsthall
2014 TANKEGÅNGAR Trollhättan Konsthall
2014 Library of the Evil Spirit, Kunsthall Trondheim Norway
2012 Double Standard, installation, Täby-Stockholm
2011 Magic carpets, DKTUS Stockholm
2010 Textclothes, Bric-a-Brac Stockholm.
2010 Now Before After O#X, Vita Kuben Norrlandsoperan Umeå
2010 Magic Carpets, Näskott Church, Jämtland.
2010 Rolling Stones, robots, DKTUS Galery Stockholm.
2008 Sketches and works HV Galery Stockholm.
2008 Rugs and Plants Wiks Kulturcentrum, Photography,
2008 Checker Hoods, KB, Konstnärshuset, Stockholm
2008 Installation, Jakob Church, Stockholm
2007 51 pieces – 51 days, Elverket, Stockholm
2004 Landescape, Skarstedt Galery, Stockholm
2004 Broken Reflection, Östermalmstorg Stockholm
2001 Out Of Sight Out Of Mind, TV-Galery Moscow, Russia
2001 Filmwindows, HV Galery, Stockholm
2001 Path filmtrilogy, Ahlbergshallen, Konsthallen Östersund
1996 One Armed Bandit, Northern Light Galery Stockholm
1995 From Behind, Swedish State Theatre Stockholm,
1995 Necks, Nacka Konsthall
1993 Transition, Trollhättans Konsthall/Pumphuset
1993 Groundfloor, Brage Galery Umeå
1987 Role Models, Textilegroup Galery Stockholm
1986 Divine Design, Culture House Stranna Trollhättan
1986 D-Wine Design, Centralbadet Stockholm
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2026 Växter & Texter Svensk bokkonst Nationalmuseum Stockholm mars-juni
2026 Växter & Texter Svensk bokkonst, Frankfurt Germany
2026 Växter & Texter MUU Artist Books Uleåborg, Finland
2026 Växter & Texter MUU Artist Books Helsingfors Finland
2025 Spinning Needle Broken Compass Fullersta gård Konsthall
2024 Växter & Texter, Årets konstvinster SAK Konstkakademien
2024 Blommor, Hägerstensåsens Medborgarhus
2022 Ögonblickets flora, Marabouparkens Konsthall
2022 Unfinished Histories fyra kobnstnärer på Botkyrka Konsthall
2020 Artist Books Rostrum Malmö
2019 Text Garden / Bibliotek Nordica. CODEX California, Richmond
2018 Text Garden at BABF. Bergen Kunsthall
2015-16 Artists books, Husby Konsthall
2015 Preference of Interpretation: rugs and stories. Storsjöteatern Östersund
2015 MABL Istanbul SALT, Aciliyet Mektebi/14th Istanbul Biennial
2015 Cac-Bukojeve Kilometre of Sculpture: Babel- writings/drawings
2015 Interventions MABL, DKTUS, WELD
2014 Intervention MABL. Rönnells Antikvariat
2013 FIS FilmInContemporaryArt: Reverberation artfilmprogram at Zita
2012 Weaving politics, MABL Books & Art for ccap Dansens Hus
2012 MABL, Plattan Library Culture house Stockholm
2010 Swedish Conceptual Art, Kalmar Artmuseum
07-11 Entrance For Film, art-filmprogram KCK Sthlm, Culture house Sthlm
2009 Entrance For Film, art-filmprogram Istanbul Biennial
2009 Cut my legs off and call me Shorty, Tensta Konsthall
2009 Verka, seminare+exhibition Studio 44 Stockholm
2009 NANO, Studio 44 Stockholm Sweden-Brasil
2009 The Other Room, Hallwylska Museet Stockholm, FAS
2009 IRREVERENT, Nordic craft art, YBCA, San Francisco
2008 5th International Fibre Art Biennial Beijing Kina
2008 Supermarket
2007 Fasit, Svensk Form, Skeppsholmen, Stockholm
2007 TEXTIL 07, Kaunas Art Biennial
2007 SPLIT VISION, Västerås Artmuseum
2006 Resources, Mejan Galery Stockholm
2007 World of pattern, touring exhibition with eight artist Riksutställningar
2005 Monster, Gotland Artmuseum
2005 TEXT-IL Five artist Uppsala Culture
2005 Mobile Units, IASPIS artists installations. Stockholm
2004 VVVP, O#X The Inexorable Culture House Stockholm
2004 Skarstedt Galery
2004 Switch Media Festival, Chiang Mai Univ. Art Museum, Thailand
2004 ZoneIP Fluid-Image Nya Media Grenoble Frankrike
2004 Sthlm Art Fair, Skarstedt Galery, KAOS Galery, Life Aid Galery
2003 Remote Experience, Royal Inst of Arts, Art and New Media
2003 Sthlm Art Fair, FAS Fiber Art Sweden, Life Aid Gallery
2003 Second Eye, Dieselverkstaden Nacka Konsthall, Stockholm
2003 Second Eye, Länsmuseet, Östersund
2002 Swedish Art Weeks, Chiang Mai University Art Museum Thailand
2001 Paths, film tripdyk, Liljevalchs Konsthall
2001 Photo Graphic, House of Graphic Art Mariefred.
2000 Anthropomorph II, Yokohama Portside Gallery http://www.areatalk.net
2000 Swedish Embassy Tokyo Å The Permeating Stream
2000 News Baltic Arts Polen-Szczecin, Riga, Sweden, Bornholm
1999 SEA Elektronic music festival Enkehuset, Fylkingen, Life Galery
1999 At Home, Theatre Galery /Teatergalleriet Kalmar
1999 Anthropomorph I, FAS 4, House of Sculpture / Skulpturens Hus, Sthlm
1998 Survival – artproject internet http://www.survival-art.org/west
1998 Gate-Rågsved www.ikonart.org/port
97-01 Photo-Graphics Höjlys & Dybtryk, Nordic Skandinavia art travelling
1996 One Armed Bandit, Time GrayGalery Stockholm
1996 One Armed Bandit, LoveAll Färgfabriken Stockholm
1996 Graphic art, Konstnärshuset Stockholm
1995 The Van, In the trace of Bruno Liljefors, spacespecific installation
1995 Photo-graphic Klädesfabriken Odense Denmark
1990 Chile – Sweden Textile Art in Chile and Sweden Botkyrka Konsthall
POSITIONS AND PUBLIC COMMISSIONS
2020-2025 Art Consultant for Region Stockholm
2025 MOXY KHORA II, Observ<toriet Library Saltsjöbsden
2023 Art residency Cité Internatiuonbale des Arts Paris
2019 ODE 707 Commission, Stockholm Art. Sculpture for Zachrisbergs Parc, Liljeholmen
2017 Art residence Circolo Scandinavo Rome
2016 Art residence Circolo Scandinavo Rome
2016 MOXY KHORA Commission Stockholm Art for entrancehall at SFI school Rinkeby.
2015-17 SELECTRIC sculpture research-project Poetry Sphere
2015 Art in Jämtland, commissioned artproject in Hallen Jämtland
2014 Supermarket Sthlm, public talk about artistic research
2013 Artist in residence Trondheim, Kunsthall Trondheim
2013 Commission art: paralell asignment proposition for Citybanan Odenplan SLL
2013 Street wallpainting ll commission for Solna kommun
2013 Professor test for position, lecture Konstfack, Textile in contemporary art
2012 Weaving politics, artroom and visualisation for written words/books
2012 Street wallpainting. Commission for Solna kommun
2012 MABL, Royal Academy of the Arts Library, Stockholm
2012 MABL, Plattan Library Culturehouse/Kulturhuset, Stockholm
2010 Guest curator Vita Kuben, Norrlandsoperan, Umeå
2011 MABL, Artist’s books Culturehouse/Kulturhuset, Stockholm
2010 MABL, Artist’s books Norrlandsoperan, Umeå
2010 Opponent Smart Textiles Textilhögskolan Borås
2010 Camouflagerug+robot, commissioned art Pliktverket, State Art Council
2009 Transition, EU ministermeeting exhibition Frösundavik, State Art Council
07-09 Teatching Södertörns Högskola Esthetic processes
2008 Setdesign and costume, Dieselverkstaden, Nacka
2008 Art pedagogic project Folkoperan: the operan ”Shit”
2006-08 SOL, Artistic Consultant in Stockholm schools
2004 Project leader, Kista+Art, artspace at Kista shoppingmall
99-03 Coordinator CRAC Stockholm, Creative Room for Art and Computing
1999 Coordinator/projectmanager exhibition CRAC Liljevalchs
1998 Loulou’s sofa. Commissioned art: Videoinstallation in public spaces, seven hospitals Stockholm
1994 Transition Uppsala University . Commissioned art State Art Council.
1991 Bottom of the Sea Wallprinting. Tillberga Correction facility Prison. Commission State Art Council.
1990 Faces Wallcurtain Tomteboda Resourse Centra Commission State Art Council.
1989 Role Models /Förebilder Tensta gymnasium Commissioned art: Installation in room. Stockholm Art.
1989 Katakomb / dance-art Costume, stage, Enkehuset, Modern Museum Stockholm
87-98 Freelancing for theatre-, film-, SVT-productions, Riksteatern, Dramaten.
DIRECTORSHIPS
2007-13 Member of board BUS; Artists Copywrite Organisation
2009-19 Grafikskolan/Graphic Art School in Stockholm, member of board
2009-13 SKF, Swedish Artists Association, Konstnärshuset /Artists House in Stockholm, member of board
1997-99 FAS, Fiber Art Sweden, chairman of board, boardmember
1991-93 KKV, Artists Collective Workshop, member of board
GRANTS AND RESIDENCIES
2026 Tvåårigt arbetsbidrag / Two year grant Bildkonstnärsnämnden/ State Art Fund
2023 Clarence och Else Blums stipend Fond, Svenska Konstnärers Förening
2023 Konstakademien/Axel Theofron Sandbergs akvarellprice
2023 Arbetsvistelse/ residency på Cité des Arts Paris
2022 Arbetsvistelse/ residence Villa San Michele Capri
2020 Project support Text Garden/Correction (State Art Fund)
2018 Exchange support Bergen Norway/ San Francisco USA
2018 Two year grant (State Art Fund)
2017 Circolo Scandinavo, residency in Rome
2015 Kulturbryggan MABL
2015 IASPIS travelsupport MABL Istanbul
2015 Project grant SELECTRIC (State Art Fund)
2013 Two year grant (State Art Fund)
2012 Stockholm City Art Grant
2011 Project grant Kulturförvaltningen Magic carpets
2011 Kulturbryggan Magic carpets
2010 Estrid Ericsson Stiftelse, printing a book
2009 IASPIS, travelsupport exhibition and work in San Francisco
2007-08 2 year grant (State Art Fund)
2007 Estrid Ericsons Stiftelse, study visit jaquard weavery in Lyon, Klässbol
2007 Residence Wik, Uppsala Art
2006 Residence Cité des Arts Paris. Grant Royal Academy of Fine Arts
2006 IASPIS working grant in Buenos Aires, travel grant Istanbul
2006 Längmanska stiftelsen, printing costs book production
2005 IASPIS 6 months studio and project grant in Stockholm
2004 IASPIS travel grant exhibition and work in Chiangmai Thailand
2003 Axelson-Johnson Stiftelse studiogrant residence Thailand
2002 2 year grant (State Art Fund)
2001 IASPIS, travelgrant exhibition in Moscow (State Art Fund)
2001 Swedish Institute / exhibition in Thailand Swedish Art Weeks
2000 Project grant / Japan project (State Art Fund)
2000 Swedish Institute / Japan studies grant
2000 BUF, Artists copyright Fund
1998 Stockholm City Art Grant
1995 BUF, Artists copyright Fund
1993 1 year working grant (State Art Fund)
1987 1 year working grant (State Art Fund)
PUBLISHED BOOKS
Växter & Texter I-X, UKW Förlag, 300 ex, 2024 ISBN 978-91-979414-1-9
TEXT GARDEN 12 ex handmade UKW Förlag 2018
TANKEGÅNGAR published by OEI Editör, 400 ex 2014 ISBN 978-91-85905-70-6
Vita Kuben published by UKW Productions, 1000 ex 2011 ISBN 978-91-979414-0-2
O#X The Inexorable published by Axl Books, 500 ex 2010 ISBN 978-91-978598-0-6
+ several unique handmade artist books
EDUCATION
2009-2010 Theories, methods and practices, Konstfack, College of Art and design.
2005-2006 KKH Mejan Arc, Architectschool, Royal Institute of Fine Arts. Resources
2003-2004 KKH Royal Institute of Art, Art and New Media
1996-1997 Konstfack, College of Art and design. Art theory, history of photography
1999-2003 Freudian psycoanalyse
1995-1996 KKH Royal Institute of Art. Printing, photography, art theory
1975-1980 Konstfack,College of Art and design. Sculpture, artpedagogics
1973-1975 University of Gothenburg. Nordic languages and literature
1973 -1975 HDK, Institute of Art and design, preparatory studies, Gothenburg
Ulla West 