Emil Öhlund, born 1985 in Valdemarsvik, Sweden - Lives and works in Örebro, Sweden. Studied at Örebro Art College between 2009 and 2012. Works particuarly with acrylics and brushes.
STATEMENT:
It is all my memories and impressions from my childhood particularly, somehow blending together in my head, that transform into my work. When I was a kid, all the characters from cartoons, toys & video games, felt alive. In my work, I want to capture that exact feeling again, not just for me, but also for others. A sort of escapism, to allow yourself to go to other dimensions and fantasy worlds to gather power to deal with the not-always-so-pleasant reality.
Through the composition of bright and playful colors, I want to awaken feelings for the beholder, and throw them into that secure and simpler world, one that it is utterly important for me.
Past Solo exhibitions:
2024 - "Fragments of C:\Paradise\", Uppsala, Sweden (24 February - 17 March)
2023 - "Current Radiant Reality", Excube Gallery, Osaka, Japan (4 February - 19 February)
2022 - "Trapping Sunshine", Wish Less, Tokyo, Japan (3 September - 19 September)
2022 - Iris Art Realm Museum, Suzhou, China (1 October - 12 January)
2022 - "Hi-Energy Power Fantasy", Wrong Gallery, Beijing, China (2 July - 12 September)
2021 - "Multi-Colored Everything", Galleri Viktor Lenper Design, Valdemarsvik, Sweden (Aug)
2020 - "255 FACING WORLDS", Taipei City, Taiwan (12 Dec - 3 Jan)
2019 - "I Sell My Organs To Buy Video Games", Excube Gallery, Osaka, Japan (19 October - 5 November)
2018 - "Unfamiliar Ceiling", Awai Art Center, Matsumoto, Japan (+Artist-in-Residence Sept - Dec)
2018 - "You can't exist sanely under conditions of absolute reality", Rydals Museum, Sweden (24 Feb - 6 May)
2017/2018 - "Att färdas genom världar", Konstfrämjandet Bergslagen, Sweden (Traveling county exhibition)
2017 - "End/Level", Exposé Gallery, Örebro (6 May- 24 May)
2017 - "Possessed by Possessions", Excube Gallery, Osaka, Japan (15 April - 30 April)
2017 - "That brief moment during shutdown", Galleri Sander [Lab], Linköping (25 March - 23 April)
2016 - "ESCAPISM", Mograg Gallery, Tokyo, Japan (5 Nov - 27 Nov)
2016 - "MOOD", Galleri Jeanette Ölund, Borås (9 April - 11 May)
2015 - "To gain access to other dimensions", Örebro Uni. Art gallery (3 Sept - 9 Oct)
2015 - ”Current Mood”, Galleri Momangen, Stockholm (24 April - 26 April)
2014 - "HappyWorldLand", Region Örebro (13 Aug - 16 Sept. )
2013 - "Press A to continue", Konstfrämjandet, Örebro (4 May - 26 May)
Past Group exhibitions:
2023 - Art More Art, Xiamen, China (30 june - 30 aug)
2023 - Kikain, Kalmar (10 feb - 12 march)
2023 - Warsalongen, Above Gallery, Stockholm (24 feb - 12 march)
2022 - Superchief Gallery LA. Los Angeles, USA (11 June - 31 July)
2022 - JingArt Fair, Beijing, China (30 June - 30 July)
2022 - Galleri Örsta, Kumla (23 April - 15 May)
2022 - Wrong Gallery, Taipei City, Taiwan (26 March)
2022 - Laxå Konsthall, Laxå (Jan - Feb)
2021 - Wrong Gallery Beijing, China (Jan - Feb)
2021 - Galleri Revolt, Borås (June - July)
2020 - Galleri Revolt, Borås (4 Dec - 20 Dec)
2020 - Konst åt Alla, Hörsta (27 Oct - 31 Oct)
2020 - WRONG Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan (Feb - March)
2019 - WRONG Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan (10 October - 3 November)
2019 - The Contemporary Garage, Örebro (4 October - 8 December)
2019 - Steinsland Berliner, GiFC VELVET ROPES, Stockholm (20-21 September)
2019 - Bunkern Gallery , Örebro (6 Sept - 29 Sept)
2019 - NYARS ATTACKS!, Excube Gallery, Osaka(23 March)
2019 - Group exhibition with BUNKERN, Nora Konsthall, Nora (March)
2019 - Velvet Ropes Antwerp, Belgium (23 Feb)
2018 - Galerie Leger, Malmö (1 Dec - 20 Dec)
2018 - Crumheaven/Velvet Ropes, Stockholm (24 Nov)
2018 - Örebro Konsthall, "Sinkadus" (8 September - 28 October)
2018 - Stockholm, Galleri Aniara Sollentuna(October)
2018 - "GOREDECK", Excube Gallery, Osaka (December)
2018 - KvadrArt, Wallery Gallery, Stockholm (13 June)
2018 - "MOGRAG TOKYO 10th Anniversary", Mograg Gallery, Tokyo (13-22 April)
2017 - "GOREDECK", Excube Gallery, Osaka, Japan (9 - 23 Dec)
2017 - "Konsten att välja", Linköpings Konsthall, Linköping (23 Nov - 10 Jan)
2017 - "Konst som klapp", Konstfrämjandet, Örebro (3 - 22 Dec)
2017 - Konstfrämjandet Bergslagen, Örebro Län (Dec)
2017 - "Konstslingan", Kumla Konsthall, Kumla (7 - 8 Oct)
2017 - "KvadrArt", Stockholm, Wallery (17 - 26 March)
2017 - Supermarket Art Fair, Stockholm (23 – 26 March)
2017 - "Inspiration", Örebro County Museum (12 Jan - 9 Feb)
2016 - "Rådhusets Julkalender", Örebro (1 Dec - 24 Dec)
2016 - Länets Konst, Örebro County Museum, Örebro (26 Nov 2016 - 22 Jan 2017)
2016 - "...Turned Street art", Stockholm (Oct)
2016 . "Gott & Blandat", Wallery Gallery, Stockholm (31 Aug)
2016 - "Linjens magi", Nora Art, Nora (18 June - 31 July)
2016 - "UMAMI - the 5th taste of art", Umami Park/Wallery Gallery, Stockholm (4 May)
2015 - "Jubilarens Val", Örebro Konsthall (16 Sept - 4 Oct)
2015 - "Vår salong", Kulturpalatset Örebro, (26 April - 7 May)
2015 - ”Current Mood” Emil Öhlund & IOH/Mark Andersson, Galleri Momangen, Stockholm (24 April - 26 April)
2015 - ”Utanför ramarna”, Örebro county museum (8 Jan - 22 Feb)
2014 - Rådhusets julkalender, Örebro Town Hall (1 Dec - 24 Dec)
2014 - Konstfrämjandet Bergslagen, Örebro (30 nov - 21 dec)
2014 - "Jubilarens val", Örebro Konsthall (20 sept - 28 sept)
2014 - Graphic prints (Örebro Street Art Festival), Konstfrämjandet Bergslagen (3 Sept - 15 Sept)
2014 - "Etablering", Kulturpalatset (30 Aug - 21 Sept)
2014 - Emil Öhlund & Emmelie Widén, Nethouse Örebro (3 March - 8 Aug)
2013 - Konstfrämjandet Bergslagen (4 Dec - 23 Dec)
2013 - Kulturpalatset Örebro (22 Nov - 1 Dec)
2013 - OpenART Bienalle, Örebro (16 June - 1 September)
2012 - Snotrocket Skateboarding Art show. WESC, Örebro (15 December)
2012 - "Konst åt alla", Kulturpalatset, Örebro (16 October - 20 October)
2012 - "Jubilarens val", Örebro Konsthall (8 September - 16 September)
2012 - Live painting, Kulturhuset, Örebro (9 June)
2012 - Alexander Zikas memorial exhibition, Örebro Konsthall (12 April)
2012 - "Nära", Örebro Konsthall (January)
2011 - Rådhusets Julkalender, Örebro (1 Dec - 24 Dec)
2011 - Paint Swapping Stories, Kulturhuset, Örebro (8 February - 19 February)
2010 - Symposium Ja Tu i Teraz, Lódz, Poland (10 October)
Represented by:
Above Gallery, Vasastan, Stockholm | www.abovegallery.se
Represented at:
Örebro Municipality
Linköping Municipality
Örebro County
Stockholm County
Uppsala Municipality
Katrineholm Municipality
Värmland County
Halland County
Sörmland County
Norrköping County
Täby Municipality
Region Östergötland
Region Västmanland
Sundsvall Municipality
Region Norrbotten
Kristinehamn County
Hallsberg Municipality
Region Västernorrland
Lindesbergs Municipality
Umeå Municipality
The National Library of Finland
Region Västmanland
Region Västerbotten
Region Jönköping
Kalmar Municipality
Kumla Municipality
Oskarshamn Municipality
Region Kronoberg
Grants:
2023 - 1-year Work Grant, the Swedish Arts Grants Committiee
2019 – Region Örebro Län, Cultural exchange grant, Matsumoto, Japan
2017 – Örebro Municipality Solo exhibition Travel grant, Osaka, Japan
2016 – Örebro Municipality, Solo exhibition Travel grant, Tokyo, Japan
Public works:
2022 - Installation, Norrby, Örebro (ÖBO)
2022 - Ground Mural, Vivalla, Örebro (ÖBO)
2018 - Mural, Tunnelgatan, Örebro
2017 - Mural, Google Head Office, Kungsbron, Stockholm
2017 - Mural, Laxå
2016 - Mural, Kumla Library, Kumla.
2014 - Varberga-project murals, Varberga, Örebro.