Katja Larsson b. 1987

Transformation sits at the core of Katja Larsson’s practice. Through skilful and tactile use of materials, her artworks speak of anachronistic object relationships, whether they describe the metamorphosis of a prehistoric fossil into the fuel of a modern-day combustion engine or how the hydrocarbon industry borrows virtue from the gods, heroes and symbols of the ancient world. Larsson’s work highlights the arch of mythology that bridges antiquity with the present day. She imbues modern-day things with classical beauty and creates contemporary relics of our time. Sculpture by sculpture, Larsson tells a compelling story about the textures of our world.

Katja Larsson (b. 1987) is a Swedish artist based in London. She graduated from The Slade School of Fine Art (MFA) in 2015 and received her BA in Fine Art Photography from The Glasgow School of Art with 1st Class Honours in 2013. The same year, she was selected for the Saatchi New Sensations award and exhibition at Victoria House, London. Larsson has since exhibited at The Armory Show, Aicon Contemporary NYC, Abu Dhabi Art and India Art Fair, Cecilia Hillström Gallery, CHART Copenhagen, MARKET Art Fair, UCL Art Museum, National Sculpture Prize UK, OK Corral Copenhagen, Assembly Point, Chelsea Arts Club and Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery, London. Museum shows include Shapeshifters, Malmö Konstmuseum and SNITTET, Borås Konstmuseum. Residencies include the EIB Institute’s residency and exhibition Representing the Anthropocene, 2017. She has received awards from The Swedish Arts Grants Committee, Arts Council England, Artquest and Royal Art Academy Sweden, among others.

Larsson has produced permanent public works for Örebro Municipality and East Dunbartonshire in Scotland. She recently completed a public bronze sculpture for Uppsala Main Square. Larsson is represented in the collections of Malmö Konstmuseum, Public Art Agency Sweden, Region Stockholm, Uppsala, Jönköping, Knivsta and Örebro Municipality, Soho House Stockholm, Boston Consulting Group, Ståhl Collection, Stockholm School of Economics, AxFast AB and European Investment Bank as well as private collections in the US, UAE, UK, Sweden and Denmark.