The Inuti Foundation is celebrating its 30th anniversary – this exhibition is part of our jubilee celebration! Seven female artists present textile art, drawings, and paintings in a playful and tangled mix of lines and threads. Participating artists: Marina Dizdarevic, Helen Fredriksson, Julia Kaiser, Jenny Marcus, Kia Gardelius Måstensson, Klara Rollof och Patricia Sigurd.

Outdoor Gallery, upper level, Sergels torg

Open 24/7

The Inuti Foundation was established in 1996 as a creative and inclusive workplace for artistically talented individuals with intellectual disabilities and individuals within the autism spectrum.

På Sergels torg is a placemaking initiative in Stockholm. The aim is to revitalise Sergels torg, an iconic central plaza, into a space for people of all ages to experience art and culture. På Sergels torg offers year-round activities accessible to everyone in the heart of Stockholm. 2026 kicks off with performances, workshops, and exhibitions featuring both established and emerging artists. På Sergels torg is a collaboration between the City of Stockholm, local property owners, and civil society. @pasergelstorg

TRIBUN is a temporary art installation at Sergels torg inspired by the soapbox—a simple raised platform historically used for public speech, free expression, and civic participation. While the original speaker’s staircase is under renovation, TRIBUN fills the space with repeating modules that serve as podiums, meeting spots, and areas for rest, waiting, or observation.

The installation creates a shared space where people can see and be seen, meet, converse, and take their place. The boxes act as a democratic foundation—both literally and symbolically.

After the installation is dismantled and the original staircase returns, the individual “soapboxes” can be taken home and reused in new contexts.

Studio PANK, a transdisciplinary design collective, blends architecture, design, art, and landscape with social and ecological perspectives. The project is a collaboration between Studio PANK, På Sergels torg, and the Trafikkontoret.

Tuesday April 21st the Italian Cultural Institute in Stockholm hosts an artist talk with the title "A Journey into Art and Wildlife" with the Italian sculptor Davide Rivalta, on the occasion of his new large-scale outdoor exhibition "Blowing Figures Into Space", inaugurated in its first part at Mynttorget the same morning. Rivalta is internationally renowned for his monumental, naturalistic sculptures of wild animals – lions, wolves, rhinoceroses, buffaloes and horses – installed directly in public spaces without pedestals. Through this gesture, a subtle shift occurs: the animals appear as if they have temporarily reclaimed the urban environment.

The second part of the open-air exhibition in Stockholm, starting in late August 2026, will include another twelve animal sculptures installed in some of the city’s most symbolic and historically significant locations: Hagaparken and Norra Djurgården. The project is produced by the Italian Cultural Institute in Stockholm in collaboration with the Italian Embassy in Stockholm and C.M. Lerici Foundation. Partners of the project are the Royal Palace, The Royal Parks and the City of Stockholm.

The Italian Cultural Institute in Stockholm is an office of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs dedicated to promoting Italian language and culture in Sweden. Each month the Institute offers a wide array of cultural events spanning from art exhibitions, concerts, panel discussions and book presentations, with the goal of showcasing a variety of cultural expressions to the Swedish public. The Italian Cultural Institute is situated on Gärdet in a building designed by architect Gio Ponti in 1958, a unique symbol of impeccably conservated Italian architecture and a museum of 1950’s design aesthetics.

Official inauguration of the first phase of the large-scale outdoor exhibition "Blowing Figures Into Space" by the Italian sculptor Davide Rivalta, promoted by the Italian Cultural Institute in Stockholm, with the unveiling of a lion at Mynttorget — a site closely associated with royal representation and state symbolism. 

Rivalta is internationally renowned for his monumental, naturalistic sculptures of wild animals – lions, wolves, rhinoceroses, buffaloes and horses – installed directly in public spaces without pedestals. Through this gesture, a subtle shift occurs: the animals appear as if they have temporarily reclaimed the urban environment. 

The second part of the open-air exhibition in Stockholm, starting in late August 2026, will include another twelve animal sculptures installed in some of the city’s most symbolic and historically significant locations: Hagaparken and Norra Djurgården. The inauguration will take place in the presence of the artist Davide Rivalta. H.E. Michele Pala, Ambassador of Italy to Sweden, and Francesco Di Lella, Director of the Italian Cultural Institute in Stockholm, will deliver opening remarks. The project is produced by the Italian Cultural Institute in Stockholm in collaboration with the Italian Embassy in Stockholm and C.M. Lerici Foundation. Partners of the project are the Royal Palace, The Royal Parks and the City of Stockholm.

The Italian Cultural Institute in Stockholm is an office of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs dedicated to promoting Italian language and culture in Sweden. Each month the Institute offers a wide array of cultural events spanning from art exhibitions, concerts, panel discussions and book presentations, with the goal of showcasing a variety of cultural expressions to the Swedish public. The Italian Cultural Institute is situated on Gärdet in a building designed by architect Gio Ponti in 1958, a unique symbol of impeccably conservated Italian architecture and a museum of 1950’s design aesthetics.

During Stockholm Art Week, Konst.se Gallery will present a group exhibition featuring four contemporary artists: Stephanie Rydle, Elin Boberg, Hedvig Wissting, and Rushe Berisha. The exhibition brings together a wide selection of works in both painting and sculpture, highlighting the artists’ individual expressions, where a distinctly contemporary and current visual language characterizes the curated selection of works.

Konst.se Gallery is a Swedish art gallery located on Rörstrandsgatan in Stockholm. Founded in 2025, the gallery presents a dynamic program featuring both emerging and established artists. Through a curated selection of expressive works spanning diverse techniques and perspectives, the gallery offers visitors a nuanced artistic experience. The gallery emerged from Konst.se – Sweden’s leading digital platform for original art, founded in 2009. With its roots in the digital sphere, the gallery combines a strong online presence with a physical space for artistic encounters and dialogue.

During Stockholm Art Week, SEART will present artist Ella Lundblad´s site-specific installation titled "Sol¨ in the charming 18th-century belvedere / Lusthuset at Spökparken, right in the middle of the city.

Ella Lundblad (b. 1993) is a Stockholm-based non-binary artist working primarily in relief sculpture. Their practice focuses on ceramics as the main material, exploring the body as both a subject and a means of expression in sculptural relief. Lundblad's works are figurative and narrative, often engaging with emotions, memories, relationships, and the subtle power of touch, creating pieces that are intimate and deeply moving.

Lundblad studied at Nyckelviksskolan before continuing their education at Konstfack, where they completed a BA in the Ceramics and Glass program in 2022.

The respective practices of Jenny Magnusson and Patrik Elgström come together in the duo SKYMMER OCH SER (Obstructing and Seeing). Photography and sculpture meet in different spatialities in which the possibility of thinking in terms of space and making decisions together are investigated, guided by the materiality, the architecture, the limited format—space, time, and context. The photograph, with its format, flatness, cavity, and past tense. The sculpture, with its immediate materiality and presence. Archive and reuse are central to both practices—as a way of connecting with context, architecture, and existing materialities. Jenny works with site-specific sculpture and Patrik with photography, and for several years they have collaborated artistically through projects, teaching and exhibitions.

With a startingpoint in Jenny Magnusson's sculpture The unmoved mover ( a title taken from a concept advanced by Aristotle as a primary cause, or first uncaused cause) they engage with the spaces and cavities of Kummelholmen through photography, sculpture, movement and sound.

For this occasion, the duo invites sound artist Elize Arvefjord and choreographer Anna Öberg to activate the exhibition twice during the evening (17:00 and 19:00). Elize Arvefjord will explore the sonic aspects of the sculpture The Unmoved mover, and together with Anna Öberg investigate its inherent swing and rhythmic qualities.

Note: Tuesday 21 April, 15:00–20:00
Activation of the space at 17:00 and 19:00.

During Stockholm Art Week visitors are welcomed to the Swedish Public Art Agency to experience “Träet talar - en utställning med trä som material, method och motiv”. You are taken on a journey that moves from the very down-to-earth encounter with the raw material, through spirituality and mysticism, to nature romanticism and the search for the soul of nature. Here you encounter works from the Swedish Public Art Agency’s collection as well as works by around fifty artists.

The Swedish Public Art Agency explores and develops the interaction between contemporary art and public spaces.

Artist Dora García, curator and writer Maria Lind, and artist Jason Wee gather for an evening of presentations and conversation reflecting on the relations between artistic action, political histories, and the autonomy of cultural institutions.

García presents a lecture-performance developed from Guernica and its exhibition in Stockholm in 1956—an event that in many ways prefigured the founding of Moderna Museet before the institution was formally established. Through her timeline-based performative practice, García interweaves art history, political history, and civic struggles, examining how artworks and institutions are repeatedly activated around questions of autonomy, responsibility, and the public sphere.

Lind reflects on museums’ autonomy and responsibility, drawing on her long-standing work as curator, writer, and institutional director, including her experience leading Kin Museum of Contemporary Art in a region marked by extractivism and ongoing struggles for Indigenous rights.

Wee, recent resident at IASPIS and doctoral researcher at Goldsmiths, University of London, draws from his research on the Singapore Conference Hall and Trade Union House. His work reflects on the promises of collective life embedded in modernist architecture and on how institutional visions of the public can both enable and fracture forms of belonging.

The three presentations are followed by a conversation moderated by Corina Oprea and conclude with a reading of García’s timeline.

The event forms part of common acts for grounded futures, a programme initiated by IASPIS Guest Curator Corina Oprea as IASPIS marks its 30th anniversary. Bringing together artistic and curatorial practices attentive to the conditions shaping art today—embodied histories, shifting ecologies, and infrastructures of care and control—the series asks how exchange might be rooted in solidarity, reciprocity, and decolonial attention, opening space for new institutional imaginaries.

From its position as an international platform, IASPIS asks how exchange can be rooted in practices of solidarity, reciprocity, and decolonial attention that support sustained and meaningful encounters.

The Cell presents a series of public events connected to Me You We – Exploring Human Behaviour. On 22 January at 08:00, the Forskaren Breakfast Talk brings together artistic practice and life science research in a morning dialogue.

The Cell is a space where contemporary art meets life science. Through exhibitions and public programmes, artists and researchers explore urgent questions about the human condition in a time shaped by rapid scientific and technological change. The current exhibition series, Me You We – Exploring Human Behaviour, examines mental health, identity, and human relationships. Across three chapters, it moves from the individual to the encounter with others and the collective systems that influence how we think, feel, and act. The Cell is a collaboration between Tekniska museet and Karolinska Institutet, located in Hagastaden.

Discover Millesgården – a place where art, history, and nature come together, just a short trip from central Stockholm. Created by the world-renowned sculptor Carl Milles and his wife, the artist Olga Milles, Millesgården offers a unique environment with a sculpture park, artist’s home, and a gallery hosting temporary exhibitions

Millesgården invites you to discover Diana Orving's exhibition Celestial Bodies, the first in the new series &Milles. During Stockholm Art Week, meet the artist Diana Orving for a guided tour of her exhibition in Carl and Olga Milles’ artists’ home at Millesgården.

In the exhibition Celestial Bodies, Diana Orving’s textile sculptures fill the Artist’s Home, where they come into contact with Carl Milles’s world of mythology and astronomy. In the Large Studio – where Milles’s figures seek to hover between heaven and earth – a dialogue opens up between different materials and expressions, between past and present. Just as Milles created works that reach for the sky, Orving’s sculptures occupy the room with a buoyancy that seems to defy gravity. ”… Everything in Orving’s work hovers, rising upwards as it defies gravity, like a dream of suspending death.” – Sara Stidsberg, excerpt from her exhibition text & Milles is a new exhibition series that places the total work of art Millesgården – bequeathed to the Swedish people in 1936 – in active dialogue with the present. Contemporary artists are invited to create site-specific installations in relation to the unique environment, where the Artist’s Home and the surrounding sculpture park can also serve as sources of inspiration. Breakfast will be served before the guided tour. Limited number of places. The guided tour is free of charge but requires registration. Please note that the entrance for this event is located at Carl Milles väg 2.

During Stockholm Art Week, visitors are invited to take part of a guided tour of Kulturhusets iconic architecture and many permanent artworks. The tour provides an introduction to Peter Celsing's view of architecture as primarily an artistic endeavour rather than a functional one, where the life within the building was given the highest priority.

Characteristic of Celsing's work was his close collaboration with artists, and the building incorporates many permanent artworks by Lars Kleen, Ulrik Samuelson, Olle Baertling, among others.

Where? Sergels Torg. Entrance via the ground floor at Sergels torg or Level 1 (street level).

Find tickets here: Möt Celsing! Arkitektur- och konstvandring i Kulturhuset

During Stockholm Art Week, WAY gallery presents Gustaf Lilliestierna's exhibition The Accretion of Sensibility in collaboration with Sotheby's at Sturegatan 24. The presentation situates Lilliestierna's paintings within a new context during Art Week – a setting where different traditions of art, viewing, and collecting can intersect.

In spring 2025, the first part of Lilliestierna's trilogy was presented at WAY gallery on Upplandsgatan 57 in the exhibition The Erosion of Reason. There, the paintings revolved around the logic of the image and its resistance to unambiguous interpretation. The Accretion of Sensibility continues this investigation, shifting the emphasis from the ontology of the image to the experience of it.

The exhibition presents eleven paintings that evoke moments from the periphery of an unseen narrative. Suspended between suggestion and absence, the works hint at events that have already occurred or are about to unfold. Here, the image operates less as a fixed representation than as a psychological threshold – a space where atmosphere, memory, and emotional resonance slowly accumulate in the viewer's encounter with the work.

Gustaf Lilliestierna (b. 1992) lives and works in Stockholm. He holds an MFA from Goldsmiths, University of London, and a BFA from Konstfack in Stockholm, and has also studied at Parsons School of Design in New York and KTH Royal Institute of Technology. Lilliestierna has received grants from, among others, the Swedish Arts Grants Committee, the Helge Ax:son Johnson Foundation, and the Kiruna Scholarship.

During Stockholm Art Week, WILLAS contemporary welcomes you to the studio of artist Helene Schmitz. Meet the artist in her historical atelier on Odengatan 37 for drinks and lively conversations.

WILLAS contemporary is THE place in Stockholm to explore and acquire art that reflects your vision and elevates your space. Founded in 2006 with curated pop-up exhibitions, the gallery continues to support artists who push the boundaries of photography and expression. Representing both emerging talents and established masters, WILLAS contemporary offers technically accomplished limited-edition works that hold lasting value. Located in the historic Tändstickspalatset, with a showroom in Oslo, the gallery provides full service from framing to worldwide shipping.

Parallel Collective Gallery is an independent art space on Södermalm, Stockholm, dedicated to cross-disciplinary contemporary art. Located at Svartensgatan 10, in one of Stockholm's most culturally active neighbourhoods, the gallery operates as a non-commercial platform where artistic experimentation, collaboration, and public engagement come first

Schvung is a group of artists from the material-based programs at Konstfack, with the aim of promoting cross-disciplinary artistic collaborations. The initiative emerged from a desire to combine art, conversation, and music into a meeting place for artistic exploration.

The shared goal is to expose their practices and move across the boundaries between the different material approaches. In a cocktail of ceramics, glass, metal, and textiles - soft, hard, fragile, and sharp-Schvung takes shape in an eclectic mix of expressions drawn from the artists’ combined practices.

Anna Berglund presents the exhibition Folia Aurum, her second solo exhibition at Galleri Glas. The series continues her exploration of ornament as a form-bearing principle in glass.

Anna Berglund (b. 1973) studied at Konstfack University of Arts, Crafts and Design (MFA in Ceramics and Glass, 2006). The same year, works by her were acquired for the collection of the Nationalmuseum in Stockholm. She has realised around twenty permanent public commissions in Sweden and recently completed an installation for Terminal 5 at Stockholm Arlanda Airport, including a large work in mould-blown glass and LED. Crown Jewels of Småland (2009) is permanently installed in the Council of the European Union building in Brussels.

Galleri Glas was started in 2017 by Anna Bromberg Sehlberg and Elin Forsberg. Right from the start our aim has been to create a focus on contemporary Swedish and international glass art. We wanted to bring new life to an art form with a proud tradition in our Swedish cultural heritage. The gallery soon established itself as a forum for meetings between artists and a knowledgeable public with an interest in unique objects. In recent years we have broadened our programme to embrace exhibitions of other forms of art including painting and photography, though glass art will continue to be our principal focus.

Begin the morning with a pleasant breakfast alongside the artist Emma Hartman, who will share insights into her practice, taking the curated presentation of her paintings currently on view at the hotel Villa Dagmar as a starting point. After the talk, we will cross the street to visit Wetterling Gallery's newly opened gallery space at Nybrogatan 20.

Wetterling Gallery was founded in Sweden in 1978 by Björn Wetterling. Through a dynamic schedule of exhibitions - of both highly acclaimed, international names, and emerging, Sweden-based artists - Wetterling became one of the leading contemporary art galleries in Scandinavia. We consider ourselves a long-term partner for artists, collectors, institutions, and visitors. By providing a unique and playful entrance to the art world, Wetterling Gallery stands for quality and relevance. Our goal is to make art available for a curious audience.

During Stockholm Art Week, visitors are invited to take part of a guided tour of Kulturhusets iconic architecture and many permanent artworks. The tour provides an introduction to Peter Celsing's view of architecture as primarily an artistic endeavour rather than a functional one, where the life within the building was given the highest priority.

Characteristic of Celsing's work was his close collaboration with artists, and the building incorporates many permanent artworks by Lars Kleen, Ulrik Samuelson, Olle Baertling, among others.

Where? Sergels Torg. Entrance via the ground floor at Sergels torg or Level 1 (street level).

Find tickets here: Möt Celsing! Arkitektur- och konstvandring i Kulturhuset

Market Art Fair is the leading contemporary art fair in the Nordics, and celebrates its 20th anniversary this year. The fair presents over 50 established and up-and-coming galleries, presenting over 150 artists, ranging from household Swedish names, to international superstars and the new generation of talents. Beside the gallery presentations, the fair also hosts a diverse and inspiring talks program with art world experts and passionate speakers. At the fair you can also enjoy the fair-only pop-up caféby the hyped Stockholm restaurant Bacchanale, explore the SEB lounge with works from their corporate collection, or enjoy a glass of champagne in the Deutz bar. Market Art Fair welcomes galleries, artists, and collectors from around the globe to experience a boutique fair with a Nordic perspective and worldwide reach - designed for discovery, dialogue, and dealmaking.

SUPERMARKET - Stockholm Independent Art Fair

Stockholm Independent Art Fair brings together 65 artist-run galleries from 40 cities around the world in a vibrant meeting place for contemporary art. As Sweden's most international art exhibition, it offers a unique platform for discovery, dialogue, and long-term exchange between artists, audiences, and art professionals. In 2026, the 20th edition of SUPERMARKET will transform the Erskine Building in Slakthusområdet (the former meatpacking district) into a dynamic space filled with exhibitions, performances and conversations that reflect the diversity and urgency of artists' practice today. With its strong local roots and global reach, SUPERMARKET is a celebration of artistic collaboration and independent initiatives from across the world.

An art workshop together with artists from The Inuti Foundation

Thursday, April 23, from 14:00 PM - 16:00 PM. Drop-in! Ground level, Sergels torg

 You are warmly welcome to join our art workshop at Sergels Torg together with artists from the Inuti Foundation.

Inspiring materials will be available for working with lines and threads.

Perhaps you’ll be able to untangle a bit of the mess — or maybe create even more tangles…
The workshop is free and open to the public. Children are welcome but must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. 

A conversation at Royal Institute of Art (Kungl. Konsthögskolan) between Vice-Chancellor Sanne Kofod Olsen and artist Sara-Vide Ericson exploring the role of painting and artistic practice in a time of political and institutional change.

The Royal Institute of Art is a leading art institution in higher education located in Stockholm, with a long artistic tradition dating back to 1735. Art is the focus for the students, researchers and collaborators who work here, and we safeguard the freedom of both art and learning.

During Stockholm Art Week, The Cell presents a series of public events connected to Me You We – Exploring Human Behaviour. On 23 January at 16:30, we offer a guided introduction to the exhibition, followed by open weekend tours on 25–26 January, inviting visitors to explore the artistic and scientific perspectives on human behaviour.

The Cell is a space where contemporary art meets life science. Through exhibitions and public programmes, artists and researchers explore urgent questions about the human condition in a time shaped by rapid scientific and technological change. The current exhibition series, Me You We – Exploring Human Behaviour, examines mental health, identity, and human relationships. Across three chapters, it moves from the individual to the encounter with others and the collective systems that influence how we think, feel, and act. The Cell is a collaboration between Tekniska museet and Karolinska Institutet, located in Hagastaden.

During Stockholm Art Week, Jan Wallmark shows an exclusive preview of “Reflections” with Mats Pehrson between April 23–27 at Frihamnsgatan 50.

Oil paintings depicting urban people, alienated and separated. Transformed into anonymous objects, like pieces in a game. A documentation of our time and a reflection on our contemporary society.

Thereafter, the official vernissage will take place at Karlavägen 9 on Thursday, May 7, from 5–8 PM.

The exhibition at Karlavägen 9 runs until Saturday, May 22.

Opening of the exhibition DREAM MAPS with American artist Philip Smith, who will talk about his art and the exhibition. The works of Smith explore historical symbols, dreams, time and being through a rich, pictographic imagery that moves between spiritual traditions and contemporary visual culture.

Founded in 1994, Carling Dalenson is a private, family-run gallery specialising in established contemporary artists from around the world. Exhibitions include artists that the Carling Dalenson family has collected and supported over the years, such as Robert Rauschenberg, Andy Warhol, Frank Stella and Joel Shapiro, as well as living artists such as Vera Lutter, Ugo Rondinone, Robert Mangold, Michael Craig-Martin, Damien Hirst, Ian Davenport and Ross Bleckner.

Welcome to Prince Eugen's Waldemarsudde. A wonderful excursion which in addition to fine art, also offers a beautiful park, dining and shopping. Prins Eugens Waldemarsudde, formerly the residence of Prince Eugen (1865-1947), is today a popular art museum. Prince Eugen was among the finest landscape painters of his generation and an art collector with special emphasis on Swedish art. Throughout the year, a selection of Prince Eugen's own art, works from the Collections and temporary exhibitions, are displayed. The Prince's beautiful Private Apartment and sculpture park are always open to visitors.

Market Art Fair is the leading contemporary art fair in the Nordics, and celebrates its 20th anniversary this year. The fair presents over 50 established and up-and-coming galleries, presenting over 150 artists, ranging from household Swedish names, to international superstars and the new generation of talents. Beside the gallery presentations, the fair also hosts a diverse and inspiring talks program with art world experts and passionate speakers. At the fair you can also enjoy the fair-only pop-up caféby the hyped Stockholm restaurant Bacchanale, explore the SEB lounge with works from their corporate collection, or enjoy a glass of champagne in the Deutz bar. Market Art Fair welcomes galleries, artists, and collectors from around the globe to experience a boutique fair with a Nordic perspective and worldwide reach - designed for discovery, dialogue, and dealmaking.

Sofi Żezmer examines how language and visible signs create meaning and shape our orientation in the world. The act of marking or naming defines what something is, how it is read and valued, and by whom. At the same time, it establishes belonging while also excluding. Unmarked Space refers to zones that resist fixed definitions and open up a field of possibilities where meaning has not yet been determined.

Żezmer’s work moves between abstraction and possible narrative interpretations. Through sculptures, installations, photographs and collage works on paper, she explores how shifting attention transforms information into new forms, often revealing the absurd and the surreal within everyday structures.

Sofi Żezmer (b. 1959, Łódź, Poland) studied in New York and has been based in Wiesbaden, Germany, since 1995. Her work has been presented internationally, including in Poznań, Warsaw, Malmö, Frankfurt am Main, Venice, Amsterdam, New York, San Francisco and Kanazawa.Candyland is a non-profit exhibition space run by nine people who take turns in inviting artists to exhibit. Candyland is located in south east Södermalm, a part of Stockholm where most of the artists’ initiatives in the city are located. Candyland was founded in February 2004.

SUPERMARKET - Stockholm Independent Art Fair

Stockholm Independent Art Fair brings together 65 artist-run galleries from 40 cities around the world in a vibrant meeting place for contemporary art. As Sweden's most international art exhibition, it offers a unique platform for discovery, dialogue, and long-term exchange between artists, audiences, and art professionals. In 2026, the 20th edition of SUPERMARKET will transform the Erskine Building in Slakthusområdet (the former meatpacking district) into a dynamic space filled with exhibitions, performances and conversations that reflect the diversity and urgency of artists' practice today. With its strong local roots and global reach, SUPERMARKET is a celebration of artistic collaboration and independent initiatives from across the world.

Färgfabriken is a foundation and an exhibition space for contemporary art and architecture. We produce and showcase exhibitions in a former factory building in the old industrial area of Lövholmen, where we have operated since 1995. Färgfabriken is also a space for talks, workshops and other cultural activities. By working experimentally and across borders, bringing together different experiences and skills, Färgfabriken creates the conditions for new ideas, knowledge, and artistic creations.

As part of the ongoing group exhibition Taking Root, Fargfabriken is hosting an artist talk with Filippa Arrias (b. 1971, Gothenburg), exclusive for Stockholm Art Week. Filippa Arrias (b. 1971) works mainly with painting and collage, through which she explores how we perceive time and memory. Arrias mixes documented stories, including archival photographs, with personal images and narratives. She moves between different media and layers of materiality, time, and memory processes. Taking Root is a group exhibition that weaves together questions about soil, migration, displacement, places, and cultivation in various ways. The exhibition ties in with how we humans take care of the earth. Through contemporary artistic practices, it explores how people, plants, ideas, and cultures take root—in the earth, in memory, in language, and in new territories.

Participants:

Janne Sirén, Director of the Buffalo AKG Art Museum

Jennifer Ramkalawon, curator British Museum

Ruben Steinum, Director of Office for Contemporary Art Norway

Nicolai Wallner, gallerist

What is Nordic art, and where does it stand internationally today? 

In this conversation, we hear from four experts who all work with positioning Nordic art and artists on the global stage. Janné Sirén is the initiator behind the AKG Nordic Art and Culture Initiative which aims to develop North America's leading collection of contemporary art from the Nordic region. Jennifer Ramkalawon is the curator behind the British Museum's recent exhibition on Nordic works on paper. They are joined in conversation by the Danish gallerist Nicolai Wallner, who recently decided to position his gallery's international program to focus on Nordic artists, and Ruben Steinum, responsible for positioning Norwegian art abroad.

During Stockholm Art Week, Konst.se Gallery will present a group exhibition featuring four contemporary artists: Stephanie Rydle, Elin Boberg, Hedvig Wissting, and Rushe Berisha. The exhibition brings together a wide selection of works in both painting and sculpture, highlighting the artists’ individual expressions, where a distinctly contemporary and current visual language characterizes the curated selection of works.

In connection with the exhibition, visitors are invited to an After Work event on Friday, April 24, from 5:00–8:00 PM at the gallery.

Exclusively for Stockholm Art Week, Beau Travail & Cues will host two film screenings of the shorts "I am alpha" and "Belle balance”.

Both Beau Travail and Cues are an artist-run galleries showing multidisciplinary work by contemporary artists.

During Stockholm Art Week, the Moderna Museet welcomes visitors for the opening of Anna Casparssons’ exhibition The Isle of Bliss.

During the opening, admissions are free of charge.

Grand palm trees and weeping birches, castle towers adorned with pearls, princes and princesses. For the first time since 1960, Anna Casparsson's art is shown in a solo exhibition at Moderna Museet. With small stitches, Anna Casparsson embroidered magnificent motifs inspired by classic fairy tales, biblical stories and musical works. Landscape scenes became textile paintings and folding screens alongside her free compositions on grand piano covers, bags and tablecloths.

Anna Casparsson (1861–1961) was an artist, pianist and translator. Her work is characterised by opulence, attention to detail and a joy for storytelling, and developed in her home in Saltsjöbaden outside Stockholm – an important meeting place for cultural figures in the first half of the 20th century. Despite her strong presence in an artistic and intellectual environment, Casparsson has remained relatively overlooked in Swedish art history.

In the autumn, "The Isle of Bliss" will also be shown at Moderna Museet Malmö, opening on 24 October 2026.Moderna Museet is one of Europe's leading museums for modern and contemporary art. We collect, preserve, share and exhibit modern art from the early 20th century and photography from 1840 and onwards.

Join a morning gallery tour! During Stockholm Art Week, the Stockholm galleries Antics Gallery, Andréhn-Schiptjenko, Carling Dalenson, Saskia Neuman Gallery, STANCE Gallery, ( ), and Larsen Warner invite guests to enjoy art and breakfast on the morning of Saturday, April 25, from 10:00 to 12:00.

Joshua Raz. is a contemporary painter whose work explores the tension between gesture and perception through landscapes that feel both deeply familiar and psychologically unstable. Working in thin layers of diluted oil paint, he allows scenes to slowly emerge from amorphous fields of color where figures and environments drift in and out of focus, inviting viewers to project their own memories, associations, and imagined narratives onto the paintings. Raz's growing international recognition was underscored during The Armory Show, where his booth with Roncini Gallery drew notable attention and was highlighted by Artsy as one of the fair's standout presentations.

During the same week, we will also present a solo booth by Katherine Bradford at Market Art Fair, as well as a solo presentation of Iria Leino at Brussels Art Fair, where we have been specially invited to exhibit her work.

LARSEN / WARNER has been home to innovative, singular, and pioneering exhibitions across a variety of media and genres over the past 30 years. Active in both the primary and secondary markets, Larsen Warner presents a dynamic exhibition programme of both emerging and established artists from Scandinavia as well as a strong focus on presenting influential and important international artists to a Swedish audience.

Join a morning gallery tour! During Stockholm Art Week, the Stockholm galleries Antics Gallery, Andréhn-Schiptjenko, Carling Dalenson, Saskia Neuman Gallery, STANCE Gallery, ( ), and Larsen / Warner invite guests to enjoy art and breakfast on the morning of Saturday, April 25, from 10:00 to 12:00.

Market Art Fair is the leading contemporary art fair in the Nordics, and celebrates its 20th anniversary this year. The fair presents over 50 established and up-and-coming galleries, presenting over 150 artists, ranging from household Swedish names, to international superstars and the new generation of talents. Beside the gallery presentations, the fair also hosts a diverse and inspiring talks program with art world experts and passionate speakers. At the fair you can also enjoy the fair-only pop-up caféby the hyped Stockholm restaurant Bacchanale, explore the SEB lounge with works from their corporate collection, or enjoy a glass of champagne in the Deutz bar. Market Art Fair welcomes galleries, artists, and collectors from around the globe to experience a boutique fair with a Nordic perspective and worldwide reach - designed for discovery, dialogue, and dealmaking.

In this year's Spring Exhibition with a careful selection of art works dating from the 18th century to the mid- to late 20th century on display, we are proud to present exquisite sculptures in bronze by Swedish contemporary artist Oskar Korsár (b. 1977). 

Åmells was founded in 1920 and is now a world leader in Scandinavian art. Our gallery in Stockholm has long been an established meeting point for those interested in acquiring high-quality art. We specialize in Scandinavian art from the 1700s to the present day and offer a diverse selection of paintings, sculpture, photography, and contemporary art. Each year, we host a number of curated exhibitions, both solo and group shows, featuring artworks available for purchase.

Participants:

Professor Mi You (Professor of Art and Economies Documenta Institut Kassel) 

Saskia Neuman (Founder Saskia Neuman Gallery) 

Professor Jonathan White (Professor of Politics, European Institute, London School of Economics) 

Karin Svanborg-Sjövall (State Secretary to Minister of Culture)

Have Western democracies become trapped in endless debates over political correctness and emotion-driven moral management? Have postmodern ideas of cultural relativism undermined Europe's institutions, or has the role of culture increasingly fallen into the hands of American social media and streaming platforms? How are cultural institutions and artistic works affected by the rise of populism? And can culture and art even inadvertently strengthen the appeal of authoritarianism?

Together with the Stockholm School of Economics' Centre for Philosophies of Markets and SSE Art Initiative, we invite you to a symposium exploring the cultural and political consequences of contemporary authoritarianism and populism.

SUPERMARKET - Stockholm Independent Art Fair

Stockholm Independent Art Fair brings together 65 artist-run galleries from 40 cities around the world in a vibrant meeting place for contemporary art. As Sweden's most international art exhibition, it offers a unique platform for discovery, dialogue, and long-term exchange between artists, audiences, and art professionals. In 2026, the 20th edition of SUPERMARKET will transform the Erskine Building in Slakthusområdet (the former meatpacking district) into a dynamic space filled with exhibitions, performances and conversations that reflect the diversity and urgency of artists' practice today. With its strong local roots and global reach, SUPERMARKET is a celebration of artistic collaboration and independent initiatives from across the world.

During Stockholm Art Week, Hospitalet, Stockholm will be open from 9am-6pm on both Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th, showcasing the brand new Gullringsbo Konstsamling Collection hang curated by Benjamin Godsill, a solo exhibition by Salomé Chatriot and a solo exhibition by Georg Nordmark, inaugurating the new project space at Hospitalet in April 2026. On Saturday 25th April, 12pm, Gabriel Max Shelsky, Director of Hospitalet, will lead a guided tour of Salomé Chatriot’s exhibition. Over the weekend, hourly guided presentations of Hospitalet will be conducted by Charlotte Wandt.

Carl Kostyál established his eponymous gallery at 12a Savile Row, London, in 2010, followed by the opening of a second location in Stockholm in 2013. In May 2021, the gallery inaugurated a new 400-square-metre space in Stockholm at Hospitalet, a historic 18th-century former mental asylum. In May 2025, Kostyál opened its third location at Landmark South in Hong Kong. Known for identifying talent and supporting artists in developing their careers internationally, Kostyál staged the first major European exhibitions of Gina Beavers, Szabolcs Bozó, Peter Coffin, Petra Cortright, Alex Da Corte, Sara Cwynar, Camilla Engström, Oli Epp, Al Freeman, Alexander Guy, Charles Harlan, Yu Honglei, Alex Israel, Austin Lee, Helen Marten, Gus Monday, David Ostrowski, Jon Rafman, Timur Si Qin, Gedi Sibony, Mandy El-Sayegh, Li Shurui, Emma Stern, Austyn Weiner, Wang Yuyang, Jess Valice and Zhao Zhao, among others.Kostyál maintains close relationships with several leading institutions, most notably the Albright-Knox Art Gallery in Buffalo, the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art in Denmark, and Moderna Museet in Stockholm. Over the past decade, he has facilitated and personally contributed more than thirty acquisitions to these and other institutions, among them major works by Joe Bradley, Alex Da Corte, Alex Israel, Helen Marten, Dóra Maurer, Rebecca Ness and Katja Novitskova.

Exhibition number two (with artist Sanna Håkans) out of six exhibitions and two performances, under the same premise / title "Komposition med stol" ("Composition with chair"), where each artist makes his/her unique interpretation. The chair is one of the most fundamental objects in our environment. It carries meanings such as rest and activity, authority and subservience, absence and presence, belonging and exclusion, and is at the same time loaded with art historical and theatrical references.

In 2026, StudyForArtPlatform presents six artists who will each make an exhibition where a chair is located in the room in different ways. The chair will thus function as a constant and common starting point for interpretation, movement and position; something that will both unite and distinguish the participating artists.

Gallerist Helle Knudsen has run galleries in Sweden since 1984. Galleri Helle Knudsen, founded in 1999 on Södermalmstorg, is now located at Hantverkargatan 18–20, Kungsholmen. Focusing on contemporary art, the gallery represents 30–40 emerging and established artists, hosting 6–8 curated exhibitions annually and participating in art fairs at home and abroad. We assist private collectors, companies, art societies, and public institutions. Committed to supporting young Swedish artists, we collaborate with Konstsällskapet Våga Se on debut exhibitions and art scholarships, making contemporary art accessible. The gallery is a vibrant meeting place for collectors and art enthusiasts alike.

For Stockholm Art Week, PREKS offers an exclusive guided tour focusing on Monika Sosnowska’s Museum. The tour begin at the Folke Bernadotte Bridge, next to the sculpture Hoop-La, and last approximately 45 minutes. Princess Estelle Sculpture Park on Royal Djurgården features six permanent, site-specific works by Alice Aycock, Elmgreen & Dragset, Yinka Shonibare CBE, Charlotte Gyllenhammar, Giuseppe Penone and Monika Sosnowska. This year’s new commission will be inaugurated on 2 June by H.R.H. Prince Daniel, among others. For more information about PREKS, please visit preks.se or contact info@preks.se.

The Princess Estelle Cultural Foundation (PREKS) was founded in 2019 at the initiative of the Crown Princess Couple to promote cultural activities in Sweden. Continuing Sweden’s longstanding royal tradition of supporting the arts, the Foundation is guided by the conviction that art and culture are essential to an open, modern society. PREKS is currently developing Princess Estelle Sculpture Park on Royal Djurgården — a world-class sculpture park featuring site-specific commissions by renowned international artists. Through collaborations and digital micro-lessons at artoftheday.se, PREKS makes contemporary art accessible.

Sofi Żezmer examines how language and visible signs create meaning and shape our orientation in the world. The act of marking or naming defines what something is, how it is read and valued, and by whom. At the same time, it establishes belonging while also excluding. Unmarked Space refers to zones that resist fixed definitions and open up a field of possibilities where meaning has not yet been determined.

Żezmer’s work moves between abstraction and possible narrative interpretations. Through sculptures, installations, photographs and collage works on paper, she explores how shifting attention transforms information into new forms, often revealing the absurd and the surreal within everyday structures.

Sofi Żezmer (b. 1959, Łódź, Poland) studied in New York and has been based in Wiesbaden, Germany, since 1995. Her work has been presented internationally, including in Poznań, Warsaw, Malmö, Frankfurt am Main, Venice, Amsterdam, New York, San Francisco and Kanazawa.Candyland is a non-profit exhibition space run by nine people who take turns in inviting artists to exhibit. Candyland is located in south east Södermalm, a part of Stockholm where most of the artists’ initiatives in the city are located. Candyland was founded in February 2004.

Süperstar Orkestar – Sweden’s brass band bringing fiery, high-energy Balkan beats to Sergels Torg at the art installation "TRIBUN" by Studio PANK!

Meet the artist Petra Lindholm who has a solo presentation at Market Art Fair and new works in the Inner room of the gallery.

Saturday April 25 at 2.00 pm

We are proud to present a solo exhibition with Petra Lindholm at Market Art Fair 2026. Lindholm works with various techniques, including textile assemblages, sound and moving images and moves effortlessly between the digital, two-dimensional and the analogue, tactile. She describes her images as a stream of landscapes shaped by memories, the subconscious and personal experiences. In the booth we will make presentation of both her textile works and video/sound. 

Petra Lindholm (b. 1973 in Karis, Finland) lives and works outside Älmhult in Småland. She is educated at the Royal Institute of Art in Stockholm (1996–2001). Petra Lindholm has exhibited regularly at galleries and institutions in Sweden and internationally since the early 2000s. Her works are in the collections of Moderna Museet, Malmö konstmuseum, Borås konstmuseum, Västerås konstmuseum in Sweden, EMMA Esbo, ProArtibus and Kiasma, Finland. She received the Maria Bonnier Dahlin Scholarship in 2001 and was awarded third prize at the Carnegie Art Award in 2006. In 2018 she received the Axel Theodor Sandsberg price from the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Stockholm, Sweden. A comprehensive solo exhibition  was recently presented at Smålands konstarkiv / Vandalorum in Värnamo, Sweden. 

Galleri Magnus Karlsson is a contemporary art gallery in the heart of Stockholm.

Norwegian artist Fredrik Vaerslev is one of the most prolific artists in the discussion of contemporary painting today. His work explores painting through repetition, everyday materials, and references to architecture and design, challenging traditional ideas about what painting can be. Over the past decade, his work has been exhibited widely in museums and galleries internationally and at Market Art Fair he is presented by both Carl Kostyál and Arnstedt Östra Karup. Here we will hear directly from Fredrik about his work, process, and current projects in a conversation with the New-York based curator Benjamin Godsill.

Ragna Bley is a Swedish artist based in Oslo, known for her large-scale and vibrant explorations of painting. In 2025 she was nominated for the significant Nordic art prize Ars Fennica, and this year she is also presenting a solo exhibition at Vandalorum. Here she meets the Finnish curator Kati Kivinen in a conversation about inspiration, artistic process, and her practice.

Market Art Fair is the leading contemporary art fair in the Nordics, and celebrates its 20th anniversary this year. The fair presents over 50 established and up-and-coming galleries, presenting over 150 artists, ranging from household Swedish names, to international superstars and the new generation of talents. Beside the gallery presentations, the fair also hosts a diverse and inspiring talks program with art world experts and passionate speakers. At the fair you can also enjoy the fair-only pop-up caféby the hyped Stockholm restaurant Bacchanale, explore the SEB lounge with works from their corporate collection, or enjoy a glass of champagne in the Deutz bar. Market Art Fair welcomes galleries, artists, and collectors from around the globe to experience a boutique fair with a Nordic perspective and worldwide reach - designed for discovery, dialogue, and dealmaking.

SUPERMARKET - Stockholm Independent Art Fair

Stockholm Independent Art Fair brings together 65 artist-run galleries from 40 cities around the world in a vibrant meeting place for contemporary art. As Sweden's most international art exhibition, it offers a unique platform for discovery, dialogue, and long-term exchange between artists, audiences, and art professionals. In 2026, the 20th edition of SUPERMARKET will transform the Erskine Building in Slakthusområdet (the former meatpacking district) into a dynamic space filled with exhibitions, performances and conversations that reflect the diversity and urgency of artists' practice today. With its strong local roots and global reach, SUPERMARKET is a celebration of artistic collaboration and independent initiatives from across the world.

Exhibition number two (with artist Sanna Håkans) out of six exhibitions and two performances, under the same premise / title "Komposition med stol" ("Composition with chair"), where each artist makes his/her unique interpretation. The chair is one of the most fundamental objects in our environment. It carries meanings such as rest and activity, authority and subservience, absence and presence, belonging and exclusion, and is at the same time loaded with art historical and theatrical references.

In 2026, StudyForArtPlatform presents six artists who will each make an exhibition where a chair is located in the room in different ways. The chair will thus function as a constant and common starting point for interpretation, movement and position; something that will both unite and distinguish the participating artists.

Karolina Modig & Erik Modig

Culture journalist Karolina Modig and Stockholm School of Business and Economics researcher Erik Modig discuss their book Värdet av konst - för hjärnan, samhället och livet, which brings together studies on how art affects us as individuals and the society we live in. Drawing on research from diverse fields such as psychology, neuroaesthetics, economics, art history, and philosophy, the authors describe the concrete impact that art and culture have on our brains, in small communities, in companies, for children and the elderly, and within education, healthcare, and social care. They also explore the difference between the intrinsic values of art and its effects, and how this fundamentally shapes the way we should approach the measurement of art and culture.

Sofi Żezmer examines how language and visible signs create meaning and shape our orientation in the world. The act of marking or naming defines what something is, how it is read and valued, and by whom. At the same time, it establishes belonging while also excluding. Unmarked Space refers to zones that resist fixed definitions and open up a field of possibilities where meaning has not yet been determined.

Żezmer’s work moves between abstraction and possible narrative interpretations. Through sculptures, installations, photographs and collage works on paper, she explores how shifting attention transforms information into new forms, often revealing the absurd and the surreal within everyday structures.

Sofi Żezmer (b. 1959, Łódź, Poland) studied in New York and has been based in Wiesbaden, Germany, since 1995. Her work has been presented internationally, including in Poznań, Warsaw, Malmö, Frankfurt am Main, Venice, Amsterdam, New York, San Francisco and Kanazawa.Candyland is a non-profit exhibition space run by nine people who take turns in inviting artists to exhibit. Candyland is located in south east Södermalm, a part of Stockholm where most of the artists’ initiatives in the city are located. Candyland was founded in February 2004.