Helena Wikström

Education:
Various Continuation Courses in Arts
2004 Aesthetics, Academy of fine arts, Umeå
1999-2000 EC-Project: Culture and Business
1986-1988 Nordic Art School in Karleby, Finland
1983-1985 Arts history, University of Umeå

Selected Group Exhibitions:
2007 "Into the garden of my mind" Gana art, Seuol, Korea
2006 "Zeichnung depicted" Kunstverein INGAN e.V, Berlin, Germany
2006 "Translation" Barents Spectacle Kirkenes, Norway
2005 “Pleasures from Sweden" BWA gallery, Bydgoszcz, Poland
2005 “by-side-sidewalk", Umeå Sweden
2005 "Pleasures from Sweden" Arsenal municipal gallery, Posnan, Poland
2004 ZOR gallery, Warsaw, Poland
2004 Generator Projects, Dundee, Scotland
2003 "Learning by doing"VERKLIGHETEN, Umeå, Sweden
2003 “Portraits in a painting" Silvermuseet, Arjeplog, Sweden
2003 "variabel box" Box Sculpture Park, Bjärtrå, Sweden
2003 "ID" Platform, Vaasa, Finland
2002 Umedalen Sculpture park, galleri Stefan Andersson, Umeå, Sweden
2001 SANG South African National Gallery, South Africa
2000 "Katsele pitkään"Nelimarkkamuseum, Alajärvi, Finland
2000 “Segment". Västernorrland County Museum
1999 “By-side-sidewalk" Umeå, Cakes in co-operation with café Mecka, Umeå, Sweden
1998 “Oriva" Västerbotten County Museum, Umeå, Sweden
1997 Vasa Art gallery, Vasa Finland
Selected Solo Exhibitions and Projects:
2004 Museum Anna Nordlander, Skellefteå, Sweden
2001 Town hall gallery of Örnsköldsvik, Sweden
2000 Municipal house of Burträsk, Sweden
1998, 1996 The Small gallery, Umeå, Sweden
1995 Culture-non-stop, Umeå , Sweden
1994 The Museum of Nordanå, Skellefteå, Sweden
1991 Ets Ets Ets Gallery, Umeå, Sweden

Public Commissions:
2004 Brännanskolan, Skellefteå
2001 North Sweden University Hospital, The Cancer Clinic
2000 IKSU Umeå University Sportscentre
1998 Umeå Town hall, the representation dinner room

Selected Grants and Awards:
2006 Sparbankksstiftelsen Norrland
2004 The Swedish Church Culture Grant
2002 The Swedish Arts Grants Committeé, 2-year Grant
2002 Västerbotten County Council, Visual Artist Grant
2001 IASPIS cultural exchange South Africa
2001 Swedish Institute, cultural exchange South Africa
2000 The Culture Fund of Finland and Sweden, Culture exchange program
1998 The Nelimarkka Museum, Alajärvi, Finland

Represented, In Collections:
Nelimarkka Museum, Alajärvi, Finland
Umeå, Skellefteå and Åsele Municipality
Several County Councils
1998, 1996 Swedish National Public Art Council

Other:
2002 - Member of KC Nord board
2002 - Member of VERKLIGHETEN Committee, an artist-run gallery and project room in Umeå, Sweden
2001 “access to space" Project leader of an Art and Architecture project in the county of Västerbotten
1999 - 2001 Chairman of the Swedish Art organisation KRO in the county of Västerbotten