About

Swedish artist Fredrik Åkum uses flowing, luminous media to explore fleeting moments. Using the unpredictable process of snapping Polaroids, he documents youth, blossoms, trees and flags caught in the breeze and translates the images into watery paintings that drift between observed reality and daydreaming.

Maggie Haas for Little Paper Planes September 1, 2011

Resumé

Born 1987 raised in Kristinehamn, Sweden.

EDUCATION

2011-2013 Valand School of Fine Art, MA, Gothenburg
2008-2011 Valand School of Fine Art, BA, Gothenburg
2007-2008 Göteborgs Konstskola, Gothenburg
2006-2007 Bergslagens Konstlinje, Skinnskatteberg

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2010 Conquer Medhamn, Gallery Fresh Fish, Gothenburg, Sweden
2009 PS Room, Kristinehamn Museum of Art, Sweden

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2012 Collaboration with Elveel, Copenhagen Fashion Week / Øksnehallen, Copenhagen, Denmark
2011 Group Exhibition, 57°38′10″N 11°46′40″, Brännö, Gothenburg
2011 Group Exhibition, Gallery Fresh Fish, Gothenburg
2011 Azaleadalen Exhibition, Jarko, Gothenburg
2011 Exam Exhibition, Valand School of Fine Art, Gothenburg
2010 Our Winter Show, Gallery Steinsland Berliner, Stockholm
2010 Kaugummi and friends, Galerie de l'iufm, Rennes
2010 Jarko: America, Gallery Box, Gothenburg
2010 Valand School of fine art, Spring Exhibition, Gothenburg
2010 Anonymous Pro, Rotor 2, Gothenburg
2009 Drawing so far, Teckningsmuseet, Laholm
2009 Our Winter Show, Gallery Steinsland Berliner, Stockholm
2009 Drawing so far, Valand, Rotor 1, Gothenburg
2009 Home Coming Exhibition, Galleri Vågen, Kristinehamn
2009 Valand Spring Exhibition, Rotor 2, Gothenburg
2009 Juret: Collection no.2, Rum III, Karlstad
2009 Kristinehamns Konstförenings Vårsalong, Kvadraten, Kristinehamn
2008 Juret: Collection no.1 Release, The Grand Ballroom, Karlstad
2008 Admission exhibition, Valand, Rotor 1, Gothenburg
2008 Exam exhibition, Idégestaltning, Konstepidemin, Gothenburg
2008 Göteborgs Konstskolas Vårutställning, Gothenburg
2007 Galleri vågen, with Christoffer Dalkarls, Kristinehamn
2007 Bergslagens Konstlinje Exhibition, Galleri Norberg, Norberg
2006 Västerås Konstförenings Vintersalong, Västerås
2006 Kristinehamns Konstmuseums Sommarsalong, Kristinehamn
2006 SES06, Galleri Vågen, Kristinehamn
2005 Kristinehamns Konstförenings Vårsalong, Konsthallen, Kristinehamn

REPRESENTED

Kristinehamns Konstmuseum
Kristinehamns Konstförening
Private collections

GRANTS

2011 Grafik i Västs stipendium‏, Jarko
2011 Greta Munthe Sandbergs Stipendium
2011 Stiftelsen Otto och Charlotte Mannheimers fond
2011 Kultur Ungdom
2010 Stiftelsen Otto och Charlotte Mannheimers fond
2009 Stiftelsen Otto och Charlotte Mannheimers fond
2009 Kristinehamns Konstmuseums Ungdomsstipendium
2006 Föreningssparbanken Kristinehamn, Entreprenörsstipendium
2006 Brogårdsgymnasiets Konststipendium
2005 Kristinehamns kommuns ungdomsstipendium, Kultur
2005 Torsten Björkroths Stipendium

Self-Published SOLO ZINES

2011 Warm land
2011 Five tears a year
2011 Untitled
2010 Ocarina
2010 Shake for the sake of shake
2010 Hms. Hacklehem No.2
2010 Hms. Hacklehem No.1

Self-published COLLABORATION ZINES

2011 Jarko Solo Zine: Sofie Karp - O
2011 Jarko Solo Zine: Marja Knape - Mowgly
2010 Jarko Solo Zine: Martin Solymar - Karisma
2010 Jarko No.2
2009 Jarko No.1
2008 Katos Grepp with David Svensson
2006 Mexitropolis with Klara Bothén

Jarko is a collaboration with Jacob Hurtig

WORK FEATURED IN

2011 Galileo #1
2011 Ruby Mag #55
2011 Lagoon: Leftovers
2011 Lagoon: True Love
2011 Lagoon: The Death Issue
2009 Svartkonst #2

ARTIST BOOKS

2009 Kick a hipster
2008 Tvåveckorsprojektet
2007 Ståendes bland balkongerna
2006 Sedan dansade vi utan skor