AGNES HJALMARSSON
Agnes Hjalmarsson (Helsingborg, 2002) is a Swedish oil painter known for her autobiographical exploration of identity, culture and relationships. After graduating from Östra Grevie Folkhögskola’s fine art programme she has embraced the challenges and freedoms of being a full-time, self-employed artist, dedicating herself to her artwork and sharing her journey through social media. Working independently from her small kitchen has given her the flexibility to take on diverse projects, including commissioned works and exhibitions, while also allowing her to engage with her audience directly through youtube and instagram. Her work frequently honors and reinterprets cultural narratives. For instance, her exhibition "Made in Sweden" visualises the dissonance between her Korean heritage and Swedish upbringing, using ironic exaggerations and stereotypes to explore orientalism and personal identity and how it is influenced by external perceptions. Through this and other works, she questions concepts like cultural appropriation, ethnic currency, and the complexities of living between cultures.
RESUME
Exhibitions:
REDAN GALLERI- Group Exhibition 4.11-4.12 2022
FREDERIKSBORG CASTLE -PORTRAIT NOW! 2023 26.5- 3.9 2023
MKK RÅDHUSHALLEN - Gallerihelgen, Group Exhibition 22.9- 24.9 2023
MALMÖ STAD-WIP FESTIVAL, Group Exhibition 2.11 - 3.11 2023
BELLAMONTI GALLERI - Solo Exhibition 10.11-20.11 2023
DUNKERS KULTURHUS - Solo Exhibition 29.2 - 10.3 2024
ENGELSSONS GALLERIER -Group Exhibition 6.4 -.11.2024
PANORA - Group Exhibition 8.3 - 29.4 2024
BLUE SPACE GALLERY - Group Exhibition 4.17 -
ARTÖRESUND -Group Exhibition 15.3 -.24.3 .2024
SÖDERTÄLJE KONSTHALL -Group Exhibition 24.8 - 4.9 2024
LILJEVALCHS VÅRSALONG -Group Exhibition 14.2- 27.4 2025
HYO(효) INKONST - medverkande 14.2-15.2 2925
ART ÖRESUND 2025 - Group Exhibiton 3.4-13.4 2025
LANDSKRONA KONSTHALL- Group Exhibition 17.4-27.4 2025
KLIGER GALLERI- Solo Exhibition 20.9-11.10
AILE HOUSE - Solo Exhibition 26.9-28.9 2025
DUNKERS KULTURHUS - Group Exhibition 14.3 - 26.4 2025
KROGNOSTHUSET - Group Exhibition 18.4 - 24.05 2026
EDUCATION
Östra Grevie Folkhögskola, Fria förberedande konstlinjen, 2022–2023
AWARDS AND RECOGNITION
Portrait Now – Young Talent Prize, 2023
Helmer Lång Stipendiet, 2025
PANELS AND TEACHING
Harvard Pan-Asian Coalition for Education (PACE) – Art & Translation Panelist (2025)
Artist talk - Kliger Galleri Born in translation (2025)
Online teaching - creator of online painting courses "Portraiture as a Love Language" and "Portraiture as a Mirror" with over 1300+ students
COMMISSIONS AND COLLABORATIONS
Portrait Artist, 2020 – present – International commissioned works, specialized in oil portraiture
Mural Painting, 2024 – Commissioned by #artmadethis
Gängtappen gestaltningsuppdrag, 2024 - Commissioned by Länsförsäkringar for the inauguration of Gängtappen
POSSESSION Movie Poster, 2025 - Commissioned by Non-Stop entertainment for TIMELESS rerelase of Possession 1981
HUN ER VRED/ARG/SINT Poster, 2026 - Commissioned poster for the stage adaptation of Lee Langvards "HUN ER VRED"
Amber Eons, 2026 - development of a platform focused on Scandinavian/Asian diaspora voices in the arts