Evelina Hägglund Svensk, b. 1992

Evelina Hägglund (b. 1992) is a Swedish artist who continually explores the boundaries of language and its absence. In her recent works, Hägglund delves into the complexities of human experience and the search for meaning through a dynamic mix of media that includes metal sculptures and drawings on canvas. Her recent exhibition at Golsa, titled ”I Dreamt I Was the Ground,” features pieces that range from figurative to abstract, questioning the nature of representation. Hägglund’s approach to abstraction and figuration invites viewers to reconsider the traditional boundaries of portrait and landscape. Her works presented at Liljevalchs include free-standing sculpture made from reinforcing bars scavenged from a building site in Stockholm, as well as drawings on canvas made from graphite and dust. Together, her works convey a sense of repurposed life and explore the transformation of materials, forms, and life itself. 

Hägglund holds an MFA from Goldsmiths, University of London (2021) and a BA from the Academy of Visual Arts in Ljubljana (2018). Recent exhibitions of Hägglund’s work include: Golsa, Oslo (2024); Parafin, London (2023); Pradiauto (2023), ES; Incubator (2022), UK; Cromwell Place (2022), UK; Green Family Foundation (2022), U.S.; Nicoletti Contemporary (2022), UK; Union Pacific (2021); Saatchi Gallery (2021), UK; Inter Pblc, Copenhagen (2021), DK; Jakobsbergs konsthall (2020), SWE; Kiribati National Museum (2019), Tarawa, KI; Temporary Gallery (2016), DE; and the Biennial of Graphic Arts, The Museum of Modern Art (2015), SLO. Evelina lives and works between London and Stockholm.