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    Lisa Liljeström, Sunbeam, 2024, Airbrush on canvas, 115 x 95 cm
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    Lisa Liljeström’s air-brushed, often monochromatic paintings exemplify a restless, post-internet story about observing. By digitally distorting an archive of found images, she captures a sense of interiority and intimacy reminiscent of waking up mid-dream and trying to fall back into a self-constructed world. Thus, hyper-focused frames straddle the lines of familiarity and momentarily invite a gaze towards strange details of the everyday.

    "My painting practice is about distinguishing fragments, distorting and transferring information from already existing images, rather than creating new ones. I collect images from Google image search, film stills, advertisements and news articles to form a digital archive. This archive covers more than 1.000 digital images. In Photoshop I cut and distort an image before I paint it. I zoom into details and crop the image to delete indicators of time and place. I change the colors to a monochrome scale, both to simplify the paintings and to give an impression of the digital. 

                                                               

    While my artistic process relies on routine and dedicated work, it is just as important to try out new ideas and methods. My process is often investigative and to keep a course, I’m asking myself these questions; If I use a reference photo that depicts a specific place, scene or person, how can I distort the image to give my painting a more vague expression? How can I change focus from the reference photos' original narrative to something more universal and relatable?"

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    View works. Lisa Liljeström
    Lisa Liljeström, Sunbeam, 2024, Airbrush on canvas, 115 x 95 cm
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    EDUCATION

     

    2022               Bachelor in Fine Arts at HDK-Valand Göteborg, Sweden

           

        

    SOLO EXHIBITIONS

     

    2024               Sarah Kravitz Gallery, London, “It was the touch, thats all it was”

    Hall Gallery, Gothenburg, “Infinity Pool”

     

    2023               Västernorrlands Museum, Härnösand, Review Volym, “Arena”

    Brynge Konsthall, Örnsköldsvik, Review Volym, “Alla dörrar öppna”

     

    2021                Galleri Monitor, Gothenburg, “How to pack for a surprise trip”

     

     

    SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

     

    2024               Enari Gallery, Amsterdam, Netherlands, “Make Me See”

    Galleri Golsa, Oslo, Norway, “Cerulean: The Language of Color”

    Guts Gallery, London, “The Future of Loneliness”

     

    2023               No Love in My Hometown, Hos Arne, Oslo 

    Sunless Press Zine Release + Exhibition, Galleri Cora Hillebrand, Gothenburg 

    The Waiting Room, Coulisse Gallery, Stockholm 

    Spring Break, Galleri Thomassen, Gothenburg 

     

    2022               Your Heart to a Dog to tear, Take Courage Gallery, London 

    Whispers, online show, AucArt 

    Våga Se Grant Exhibition, Galleri Thomassen Gothenburg, 

    Rugged Terrain / Confident Stride, BFA grad show, Konstepidemin, Gothenburg, Review Göteborgsposten

    Spring Break, Galleri Thomassen, Gothenburg, 

     

    2021                Restless Garden, Sculpture garden, Gothenburg Botanical Garden 

    Strömmande Konst, public art commisioned by Härnösands Kommun and 

    Härnösands Konsthall

    Lisa Liljeström, Nicoai Seerup, Julius Storgaard, Emil Kjerrman, KODE 4, Bergen 

    Can we take this offline?, Olof Palmes plats, Gothenburg 

     

    2020               Vintersalong, Göteborgs Konstförening, Gothenburg 

    Sex Cave, Konstepidemin, Gothenburg 

    Improved Lies, Galleri 54, Gothenburg 

     

    2019                52 weeks, Fiskaregatan 1, Gothenburg 

    Got It For Cheap, Nevven Gallery, Gothenburg 

    Roundup, sculpture garden, Gothenburg 

     

     

     

    GRANTS

     

    2023               Region Västernorrland Kulturstipendium Ungdom

     

    2022               Nätradalen Konststipendium

    Osvald Arnulf Olssons fond vid Göteborgs Universitet

    Våga Se Konstförening

     

    2021                Otto och Charlotte Mannheimers fond 

    Adlerbertska stiftelsen

     

    2020               Adlerbertska stiftelsen

     

    2019                Galleri 54 / Domen Konstskola​​​​​​​

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