Sofia Björkman

Jeweller / Klimt02MemberSelectedSchmuck2016 MunichJewelleryWeek2016 Klimt02MemberSelectedSchmuck2017

Published: 26.09.2017

Sofia Björkman by Urban Jören

: Platina, Box 6116
SE-102 32 - Stockholm
SWEDEN

: Website; Website

Mail:: sofiaplatina.se

Phone:: +46 739 805906

Sofia Björkman
Brooch: Fish, 2017
Polycarbonate, steel.
20 x 16 x 4 cm
Photo by: Urban Jörén
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Sofia Björkman
Brooch: Wooden Bones, 2016
Wood, silver.
17 x 6 x 4 cm
From series: Wooden Bones
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Sofia Björkman
Necklace: What has the bird done?, 2015
PLA, silver, paint.
42 x 25 x 15 cm
Photo by: Jörén Urban
Threedimensional hand-drawings.
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Sofia Björkman
Necklace: What has the bird done?, 2015
PLA, silver, paint.
66 x 26 x 8 cm
Photo by: Jörén Urban
Threedimensional hand-drawings.
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Sofia Björkman
Necklace: What has the bird done?, 2015
PLA, silver, paint.
66 x 26 x 8 cm
Photo by: Jörén Urban

Detail view

Threedimensional hand-drawings.
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Sofia Björkman
Necklace: What has the bird done?, 2015
PLA, silver, paint
Threedimensional hand-drawings
60 x 27 x 1.2 cm
Photo by: Jörén Urban
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Sofia Björkman
Brooch: What has the bird done?, 2015
PLA, silver, paint.
Threedimensional hand-drawings.
29 x13 x 9 cm
Photo by: Jörén Urban
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Sofia Björkman
Brooch: What has the bird done?, 2015
PLA, silver, paint.
Threedimensional hand-drawings.
38 x 12 x 9 cm
Photo by: Jörén Urban
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Sofia Björkman
Brooch: What has the bird done?, 2015
PLA, silver, paint.
23 x 12 x 8 cm
Photo by: Jörén Urban
Threedimensional hand-drawings.
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Sofia Björkman
Ring: What has the bird done?, 2015
PLA, silver, paint.
23 x 12 x 8 cm
Photo by: Jörén Urban
Threedimensional hand-drawings.
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Sofia Björkman
Brooch: What has the bird done?, 2015
PLA, silver, paint.
Threedimensional hand-drawings.
25 x 10 x 5 cm
Photo by: Sofia Björkman
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Sofia Björkman
Brooch: What has the bird done?, 2015
PLA, silver, paint.
31 x 18 x 11 cm
Photo by: Sofia Björkman
Threedimensional hand-drawings.
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Statement

I live in Stockholm, Sweden. After my MA degree in 1998 I started the gallery PLATINA which opened for public 1999. Since then I have been working as a jewelry artist and curator with all kind of projects that creates scenes for the jewelry field.

I believe injewelry that fascinates, annoys and tickles. I makes jewelry that questions unwritten structures, and show jewelry that attracts others to think and feel. I wear jewelry that loads my batteries, and illustrates my thoughts, discuss jewelry that may seem strange to the viewer and sell jewelry stunned or strengthen people's feelings. I think of jewelry as miniatures of life's content and dream of jewelry with subliminal messages.

CV

Sofia Björkman, 1970 Ekerö, Sweden.

Since 1999 owner of gallery Platina in Stockholm www.platina.se

Work Experience:
since 1999 Founder of Gallery Platina Stockholm
2013 Board member in AJF- Art Jewellery Forum | Board member in the committee of Konsthantverkscentrum | Committee in Konsthantverkarnas intagningsnämnd
2009-2013 Committee of BUS Kollektiva
2004-2007 Committee of Education Konstfack Stockholm
2006 Member in IASPIS Committee Sweden
2005-2007 Member in the Art Grant Committee Sweden

Training / Education:
1996 BFA, metaldesign, Konstfack University College of Arts, Stockholm Sweden
1996-1997 Bezalel University Collegeof Arts, Dept of Jewelry and Silversmithing, Jerusalem Israel
1998 MFA, metaldesign/jewellery, Konstfack University College of Arts Sweden

Lectures (selected):
2014 Zimmerhof Symposium, Germany | From grains to gold, SNAG conference Minneapolis | Artist presentation, SNAG conference Minneapolis | 3x Konstfack College of Art, Stockholm, Sweden
2013 Estrid Ericsons Vänner, Hotel Strand | The New Arena, The palace of Hallwyska | Blås & Knåda Gallery | 2x Konstfack College of Art, Stockholm, Sweden | From the Coolest Corner, Oslo
2012 Artist presentation, The Art of Collecting, Tallinn Applied Art Triennial | Konstfack College of Art, Stockholm, Sweden | Keynote speaker, Seminair "Topophilia - New Jewellery from Northern Lands" Edinburgh College of art, UK | Konsthögskolan Oslo, Norway
2011 St Martins School, London, UK | Nyckelviksskolan, Stockholm, Sweden
2010 ACJ conference West Dean, UK | Nyckelviksskolan, Stockholm, Sweden
2009 KORU3, Imatra, Finland | Fashion & Textile Museum, London, UK | Röhsska Museum, Gothenburg, Sweden
2008 HDK, Gothenburg, Sweden

Represented Collections (Private & Museum):
1999 - 2014 Private collections
2013 Svenska Tecknare Art Association
2012 Naturvårdsverket Art Association
2011 Apotekets Art Association
2010 National Museum of Arts, Sweden
2009 Haninge municipality, Art Association
2008 Huddinge hospital Art Association
2007 Röhsska Museum of Art and Design, Sweden
2003 Patentverkets Art Association
2002 Försäkringskassans Art Association
2001 Nordea Art Association
1997 Ängskyrkan, Stockholm, Sweden

Exhibitions (Solo & Group Shows, selected):
2011- 2014 Konsthantverkscentrum, 1 kubik konsthantverk- a travelling exhibition for Sweden Art Association | Body Brilliance - Human Brilliance Gallery Platina Stockholm | Eating Art, Platina | SOFA Chicago, Art & Design Fair 20/21 | Boston Frieze Art Fair NY, | Art Palm Beach fair, Florida, repr. by Charon | Kransen Arts NY USA | Contemporary Swedish Art Jewellery, Platina | Trändigt, Gallery Nivå125 | Play for display, Gallery Four, Gothenburgh | Alla, Curated by Hanna Hedman and Rut-Malin Barklund | Gallery Schlegelschmuck, Munich, curator Christian Hoedle | Jewellery Sessions, curator Silke Fleicher, Platina Gallery | Sense of Places, Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh UK | 3D Printshow, The Brewery, London UK | The Art of Collecting, Tallinn Applied Art Triennial | Blackened Brilliance Gallery Platina Stockholm | Lust och Last, Nationalmuseum | Swedish Metal Craft Show, Tong-In Gallery, Seoul
2008- 2010 Velvet da Vinci gallery. San Fransisco | KHV, Sigtuna Museum | ACJ conference, UKKonstslöjdsalong" Museum of Arcitecture, Stockholm | Konstslöjdsalong, Röhsska Museum, Gothenburg | Lingam, curated by Ruudt Peters | Special show Scmuck, Munich | Horror vacui- in fear of the void, Forum fur schmuck, touring exhibition | MAIS OU VA LE DESIGN SUEDOIS ? Swedish Institue, Paris | Röhsska museet, Sundborn goes Extreme Again | Sakernas tillstånd. Kulturhuset, Stockholm, Sweden | "Finland Jewellery art today" "Hanasaari - the Swedish-Finnish Cultural Centre. Eskilstuna | Konstmuseum och Nääs Konsthanverk, Nääs Slott | Nano, Studio44, Platina in conjunction with Studio44 andGrupo Doc, Brasilien | The silence is so loud, Loupe Gallery, US | Fair Trade jewellery, Grohp Gallery, Stockholm | The dreamer and the dream, Museum of Fashion & Textile, London | KORU3, Finland | Fashion show with Resteröds | Home Gallery Platina Stockholm | It´s not like walking along the beach- nature as motifs in contemporary swedish crafts, cutated by Love Jönsson, touring exhibition since -07: Röhsska museum of applied arts | Things we do for love, Platina | Extended, curerated by Åsa Lockner and Ann Livén- West in conjunction with the swedish institute. touring exhibition | 100 tankar om konsthantverk, touring exhibition | ANIMAL, curated by Mia Maljojoki and Beatrice Lang touring exhibition
2007 European Voices, Objectspace, Auckland, New Zeeland, Curators Love Jönsson and Liesbeth den Besten | Love Signs, PlatinaArtifact , WCC-Europe, International Contemporary Crafts Fair, Bruges/Belgium | Enter Platina Jewellery, Nivå 125, Båstad | SOFA, NY, gallery Jewelerswerk/Ellen Reiben, Washington | Time Gallery Platina Stockholm | Gallery 1:18, Bottna Cultural Festival | Special show Scmuck, München | Museum of Arts and Design New York -06 | Froozen Garden, Kalsong platset, Stockholm | Swedish Jewelry, LA International, Los Angeles USA | Platina jewellery, Schmuckstucke, München | "Rak Form & Ren Lust", Krapperups Konsthall. KHVC och Kullens Konstförening | Nordic Cool-Hot Women Museum for Women in the Arts Washington, US | Stockholm Art Fair | White Fiskars Finland | Lost Form Gallery Platina Stockholm | Art and Design Fair, New York, curator, Inger Wästberg | Odd materials, Hudiksvalls konsthall | "Inspired by nature?" Edvard Andersons greenhouse Bergianska trädgården i Stockholm

Awards / Grants (selected):
Historical Museum Stockholm, gold award | Lindeqvistska Donationsfonden | Gålö-stiftelsen | Eidem-stiftelsen | Fredrika-Bremer-Förbundet | Estrid Ericsons stiftelse | Helge Ax:son Johnsons stiftelse | Otto Säfströms minnesfond | K.A. Rassmussen Silver Award | Anna Whitlocks Minnesfond | Konsthantverkets vanner, Award | 1 year working grant from the Art Grants Committee, Sweden | IASPIS, international the Art Grants Committee, Sweden | 2005-2006 2 year working grant from the Art Grants Committee, Sweden | Project grants from the Art Grants Committee, Sweden | Stockholm City Culture Award | Project grant from the Art Grants Committee, Sweden | Längmanska kulturfonden | Svensk Form Award