I'm Kolbeinn Karlsson, a comic artist and visual artist based in Stockholm, Sweden. My practice spans comics, performance, animation, and public art commissions, and I often explore themes of the body, community, and queer perspectives. I've exhibited nationally and internationally, published books in Swedish, English, and Finnish, and received several grants and residencies.

Kolbeinn Karlsson

I'm Kolbeinn Karlsson, a comic artist and visual artist based in Stockholm, Sweden. My practice spans comics, performance, animation, and public art commissions, and I often explore themes of the body, community, and queer perspectives. I've exhibited nationally and internationally, published books in Swedish, English, and Finnish, and received several grants and residencies.

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I’m Kolbeinn Karlsson, a comic artist and visual artist based in Stockholm, Sweden. My practice spans comics, performance, animation, and public art commissions, and I often explore themes of the body, community, and queer perspectives.

I’ve exhibited nationally and internationally, published books in Swedish, English, and Finnish, and received several grants and residencies.

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Experience Level

Language

Swedish
Fluent
English
Advanced
Icelandic
Advanced

Work Experience

Award Design at Uppsala Kulturförvaltning
January 1, 2012 - December 31, 2012
Award design for Årets Uppskattning 2012.
Public Art Commission at Stockholm Metro (SL)
January 1, 2017 - December 31, 2017
Konstväxlingar – Fridhemsplans station (wall painting).
Public Art Commission at Gottsunda Centrum, Uppsala
January 1, 2018 - December 31, 2018
Gsunda-Livet: Wall painting outside Gottsunda centrum.
Public Art Commission at Klostergatan, Uppsala
January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020
I Månskenet Dansar vi Med Monstren.
Public Art Commission at Göteborg
January 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021
Illustrerad historia: Göteborg HBTQI+-Staden.

Education

Serieskolan at The Comic Art School, Malmö
January 1, 2005 - December 31, 2007
Comic Art and Advanced Visual Storytelling at HDK-Valand, Gothenburg
January 1, 2010 - December 31, 2010
Creative Sabbatical at Malmö
January 1, 2011 - December 31, 2012

Qualifications

Film i Uppland honorary mention
January 1, 2009 - December 31, 2009
Swedish Author’s fund, small grant
January 1, 2011 - December 31, 2011
Artistic Development Grant, Kultur i länet, uppsala
January 1, 2013 - December 31, 2013
HIAP Residency
January 1, 2017 - December 31, 2017
CUNE – Comics in Residence
January 1, 2017 - December 31, 2017

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Government, Non-Profit Organization, Professional Services, Education