mirjam hemström
ABOUT
Weaver and textile designer
b. 1990, Ångermanland
Interested in textile architecture and yarn architecture, traditional crafts and contemporary textile techniques, Mirjam Hemström is a freelancing hand- and industrial weaver based in Gothenburg, Sweden. With a special interest in perception, space as a subjective experience, a physical memory and an on-going process in human mind, the focus of work often revolves around designing sensations and emotions between the real and the fictitious - mute conversations through materiality and interspace.
Hemström holds a Master degree of Fine Arts in Textile Design from The Swedish School of Textiles (2020), has interned at Studio Akane Moriyama (2016-2017) and in 2016, established the weave group Studio Supersju. In 2018, the group received the Cathrine von Hauswolff Grant for Design Development, and in 2020, won the textile category of the Design S award.
The bachelor degree work Woven Air, Cubic Colorized from 2016, explored three dimensional patterns and color on monofilament multi layer cloths. Further, the master degree project The Metamorphosis of Weaving (2020), researched macro and micro spatial features in pattern and form through rope making and dimensional hand weaving.
Since graduating from The Swedish School of Textiles, Hemström works with exhibitions, sells her art works, works on commisions and as a guest lecturer as well as writes on the theme of textile perception.
CV
Education
2021 Environmental History and Ecocriticism, 15 hp, University of Gothenburg
2020 History of Aesthetics, 15 hp, University of Gothenburg
2016 - 2020 Master of Fine Arts, Textile Design, The Swedish School of Textiles, Borås
2013 - 2016 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Textile Design, The Swedish School of Textiles, Borås
2012 - 2013 Textile Design and Craft, Nyckelviksskolan, Stockholm
2011 - 2012 Arts and Crafts, Glimåkra Folkhögskola, Glimåkra
2006 - 2009 Natural Sciences, Härnösands Gymnasium, Härnösand
Work
2017 - Co-founder and member of Studio Supersju
2016 - 2017 Design assistant, Studio Akane Moriyama, Stockholm
2016 Intern/guest designer at Women Weave, Maheshwar, India
Solo exhibitions
2020 The Metamorhosis of Weaving, The Textile Museum, Borås
2015 Textile Architecture, Gustav Adolf Church, Borås
Group exhibitions
2021 Ung Svensk Form 2021, IKEA Museum, Älmhult
2021 Det Innersta, Studio Supersju, Slöjdgalleriet, Linköping
2021 Ung Svensk Form 2021, Kulturhuset Stadsteatern, Stockholm
2020 Fiberspace Gallery, in connection to Fiberspace's 5th anniversary book launch
2020 Exi(s)t, Dutch Design Week, virtual reality exhibition
2020 Snacks, exhibition and open studio during Stockholm Craft Week, Stockholm
2020 Pop up exhibition, Icelandic Textile Center Gallery, Blönduos, Iceland
2020 Vävgruppen - Studio Supersju, Västernorrlands Museum, Härnösand
2020 Butterfingers, Studio Supersju, Konsthantverkarna, Stockholm
2019 Smeksamma slag, Studio Supersju, Kaleido, Uppsala
2019 Studio Supersju x Carl Malmsten, Malmstensbutiken, Stockholm
2018 Studio Supersju, pop up exhibition, Gustavsbergs Konsthall, Gustavsberg
2018 Studio Supersju, Betapassagen, Stockholm
2017 Studio Supersju, Vävmässan, Växsjö
2017 Studio Supersju, pop up exhibition, Fiber Space Gallery, Stockholm
2016 GUL, Studio L2, Stockholm
2016 Textile design, New Designers Fair, London
2016 EXIT, The Textile Museum, Borås
2016 Waste is only waste when misplaced, Moving Art Project
2016 This is textile design, Stockholm Furniture and Light Fair
2015 Waste is only waste when misplaced, Galleri So Stockholm
2014 Textil komposition, The Textile Museum, Borås
Selected grants and awards
2021 The Swedish Arts Grants Committee, one-year working grant
2021 Exhibition grant, Svensk Form Väst
2021 Ung Svensk Form / Young Swedish Design 2021
2020 Design S' textile category, for the collection "Studio Supersju x Carl Malmsten"
a collaboration between Studio Supersju and Malmstensbutiken
2020 Västernorrland, Culture Grant
2020 Grafström-Sanqvistska Fonden
2020 Vinnova, för forskningsnära verifiering
2020 International travel grant, Västra Götalandsregionen
2020 Tekoutbildningarnas Stipendiefonder
2020 Estrid Ericsson's Foundation
2018 The Swedish Arts Grants Committee, Travel grant
2018 Nämnden för Hemslöjdsfrågor, Development grant for Studio Supersju
2018 Cathrine von Hauswolff's Foundation, for the work with Studio Supersju
2018 ScotCad Textiles Ltd, Student Sponsorship
2018 Borås Stad, Culture grant
2018 Åke Gerhard och Majken Larsson's Foundation
2018 Fredrika Bremer Association
2017 Helge Ax:son Johnson's Foundation
2016 The Swedish Arts Grants Committee, Assistant grant for the work with Studio Akane Moriyama
2016 The Swedish Arts Grants Committee, Travel grant
2016 Tekoutbildningarnas Stipendiefonder
2016 Estrid Ericsson's Foundation
2015 Helge Ax:son Johnson's Foundation
Represented
2020 The Fiberspace Collection, Stockholm
2020 Gävle Kommun
2019 Handelsbankens Konstförening, Stockholm
2017 Handelsbankens Konstförening, Stockholm
2017 Apoteksbolagets Konstförening, Stockholm
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