CV

“Karl Patric Näsman (b. 1986, Örebro, Sweden) is an artist based in Stockholm.
He holds a bachelor’s and master’s degree in Fine Arts from Konstfack –  University of Arts, Crafts and Design. His work has been exhibited in Stockholm and internationally in cities such as Vienna, Tokyo, Shanghai and Utrecht. In 2016 he was awarded the Fredrik Roos Grant by a jury consisting of representatives from the Moderna Museet. Näsman works with a simple visual language, where his artworks are both conceptually driven and materially tactile. He draws inspiration and freely borrows from art history, crafts, and architecture, challenging the concept of the autonomous originality in art. By merging subtle references, he builds a rich diversity of expressions and values within his hybrid, artistic practice. Collaborations has been a crucial aspect of Näsman’s work over the years, with several self-initiated projects in Sweden and abroad.”

Recent CV in PDF, Swedish (May 2025)

Recent CV in PDF, English (May 2025)


Education

2017 Post-graduate program Going Public XL, Konstfack, Stockholm

2015 Master of Fine Arts, Konstfack, Stockholm

2012 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Konstfack, Stockholm

2011 Exchange semester at Hogeschool voor de Kunsten Utrecht

2008-2009 Gerlesborgsskolan, Stockholm

2006-2007 Gotlands Konstskola, Visby


Solo & Duo exhibitions (a selection)

2025  Stille Post, with Christoph Punzmann, New Jörg, Vienna

2024 Studio Detox, Tyresö Konsthall

2023 Act of Dyeing, Dala-Floda Midsommarfestival, Gagnef

2022 Act of Dyeing, Studio Kura Gallery, Itoshima, Fukouka-shi, Japan

2022 Lovsången, Dala-Floda Värdshus, Gagnef

2021 Skuggans Lovsång, Årstaberg Konsthall, Stockholm

2020 In Praise of Shadows, Enköpings Konsthall, Enköping

2019 In Praise of Shadows, Konstnärsbaren (KB) in in collaboration with Swedish Artists’ Association: Konstnärshuset, Stockholm

2017 Luminous Void, Taverna Brillo, Stockholm, in collaboration with Artworks

2017 Cathay Pavilion – Selected Works, Konsthallen, Musikhögskolan Örebro, in collaboration with Konstfrämjandet Bergslagen

2016 Work in Progress together with Maija Tammi, AIRY Artist-in-Residence, Kofu city, Japan

2016 Cathay Pavilion, YA Project Space, Karlavägen 5, Stockholm

2015 Pavilion in collaboration with Pål Rodenius, Konstfack, Stockholm

2015 Shanghai Pearl Market in collaboration with Chinese artist Jiang Weitao, Hero Pen Factory Studios, Shanghai

2014 Tangible Dreams, Nau Gallery, Stockholm

2013 Entering the Void,  in collaboration with Jon Vogt Engeland, Nau Gallery, Stockholm

2012 The Lost Collection, Konstfack, Stockholm

2011 In Search of the Sublime, Konstfack, Stockholm

2007 Galleri 19, Örebro, Sweden

2005 Galleri Nord, Örebro, Sweden


Group Exhibitions (a selection)

2025  Unfolding Image – book release/exhibition, Café Klotet, Stockholm

2024 Vårutställningen 2024, Eldhunden, Stockholm

2023 ON-HOLD, Konstkompaniet, Stockholm

2023 Equinox Edition, Mjölkbaren, Stockholm

2023 Konstkompaniet, ’Materialets betydelse’, Stockholm Creative Edition

2022 Unfolding Image, The Swedish embassy in Tokyo

2022 More is More, curated by Saskia Neuman at Nitty Gritty Store during Stockholm Art Week

2021 Showroom Special, Stora Galleriet, Konstnärshuset, Stockholm

2021 Unfolding Image – Den Japanska Vikskärmen, Östasiatiska Museet, Stockholm

2021 Unfolding Image +,  Nordiska Galleriet, curated by Ditte Lauridsen, Stockholm

2021 Unfolding Image, Konstnärshuset, Stockholm

2021 Medlemsutställningen 2021, Eldhunden, Stockholm

2020 Center of Excellence, Galleri Thermotec, Solna

2019 Winter show: Hoppla, vi lever!, Swedish Artists’ Association: Konstnärshuset, Stockholm

2019 Liminal Spaces: a Midsummer Show, Konsthall, Stockholm

2019 Årsringar, Swedish Artists’ Association: Konstnärshuset, Stockholm

2019 Terracotta Warriors, Dragon Gate, Älvkarleby, Sweden

2019 Grant recipients group show, Konstnärshuset, Stockholm

2018 木漏れ日 / Mångata – International Exchange Show with Swedish and Japanese Artists, Bångska Våningen, Stockholm. Curated by Ellen Klintenberg Gedda.

2018 SARUYA ONS, SARUYA/DÔ-SÔ Artist Residence, Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi, Japan

2018 Mångata / 木漏れ日 – Art Exhibition by Swedish & Japanese Artists, Art Lab Akiba, Tokyo

2018 Let’s go, Let us go!, Bångska Våningen, Stockholm

2017 Kaplan Art Expo, Kaplan, Stockholm

2017 Going Public i Skarpnäck/Bagarmossen, Konstfack, Stockholm

2017 Arts Birthday,  Art Lab TOKYO, Tokyo

2016 Vårsamling, Galleri Nord, Örebro, Sweden

2016 Fredrik Roos Stipendiatutställning, Moderna Museet Malmö, Sweden

2015 CONTEMPORARY GALLERY : “Inaugural Exhbition”, Copenhagen

2015 Artist in Residence,  Combaz7, Crans-Montana, Schweiz

2015 MFA examination work SHANGHAI PEARL MARKET, Vårutställningen, Konstfack, Stockholm

2015 A.M.180 Gallery (Prague, Czech Republic), Supermarket Art Fair, Stockholm

2015 ‘Artist in Residence’, Combaz7, Crans-Montana, Schweiz

2014 Public commission work Pavilion in collaboration with Pål Rodenius for Apartamento, Stockholm

2014 MFA Exhibition – Everything Must Go, Plattform Gallery, Stockholm

2013 Fall Group exhibition, Nau Gallery, Stockholm

2012 Show room exhibition, Nau Gallery, Stockholm

2012 Affordable Art Fair – Recent Graduates, Stockholm

2012 Vårutställningen, Konstfack, Stockholm

2011 Exchange Stories, Gallery Das Spectrum, Utrecht, Netherlands

2011 Gagnef Festival, in collaboration with Petr Davydtchenko, Dalarna, Sweden

2011 Iffy, Hostel Gallery, Stockholm

2009 Gerlesborgsskolan Galleri Ekvall+Tornblom, Stockholm


Grants / Residency

2025 One-year working grant, Swedish Arts Grants Committee

2024 Scandinavia-Japan Sasakawa Foundation

2024 Stockholms Stads Ateljestöd, Stockholm

2023 Estrid Ericson travel grant, Sweden

2023 One-year working grant, Swedish Arts Grants Committee

2022 Studio Kura Artist-in-Residency, Itoshima, Japan

2022 Internationellt kulturutbyte i Japan, Konstnärsnämnden, Studio Kura

2022 Internationellt kulturutbyte i Japan, Konstnärsnämnden, Unfolding Image

2022 Längmanska Kulturfonden

2022 International cultural exchange abroad (Japan) , Konstnärsnämnden, ”Unfolding Image”

2021 Region Stockholm, kulturstöd ”Unfolding Image”, Stockholm

2021 Scandinavia-Japan Sasakawa Foundation, ”Unfolding Image”

2021 Internationellt kulturubyte i Sverige, Konstnärsnämnden, ”Unfolding Image”

2020 Helge Ax:son Johnsons stiftelse

2020 Stockholms Stads Ateljestöd, Stockholm

2019 Japanstiftelsen – Stipendiestiftelsen för studier av japanskt samhällsliv, Stockholm

2019 City of Stockholm Cultural Support for Liminal Spaces: a Midsummer Show, Konsthall, Stockholm

2018 Kai Bäling och Greta Werner-Bälings Foundation grant, Konstnärshuset, Stockholm

2018 Scandinavia-Japan Sasakawa Foundation, Stockholm

2018 City of Stockholm Cultural Support for 木漏れ日 / Mångata – International Exchange Show with Swedish and Japanese Artists, Bångska Våningen

2017 ERASMUS+ Traineeship (Petr Davydtchenko), The Foundry, Maubourguet, France

2017 Studio grant, City of Stockholm, Sweden

2016 AIRY (Artist-in-Residence Yamanashi),  Kofu City, Japan

2016 Estrid Ericson foundation travel grant, Stockholm

2016 Fredrik Roos Stipendium, Malmö,

2015 Minor Field Studies, financed of The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency – Sida, Shanghai, China

2014 Combaz7 Artist-in-Residency, Crans-Montana, Schweiz

2014 Ulla Fröberg-Cramérs stipendiestiftelse, Stockholm

2007 Ung Peng, Örebro, Sweden


Publications / Artist Talk / Workshops

2025  Unfolding Image: A Contemporary Approach to the Japanese Folding Screen, Stubborn Books

2022  Public presentation, Unfolding Image, The Swedish embassay in Tokyo

2021 Unfolding Image – Den Japanska Vikskärmen, two-days workshop for kids, Östasiatiska Museet, Stockholm

2020 Tidskrift för litteratur, teori och estetik AIOLOS

2018 Mångata / 木漏れ日 – Artist talk, NICA: Nihonbashi Institute of Contemporary Arts, Tokyo 

2017 Interview article in Nerikes Allehanda, Örebro. Written by Jenny Danielsson

2017 Interview Luminous Void in Artworks

2016 Interview in Bon Magazine written by Justina Hüll

2016 Q&A interview in Artworks

2016 Fredrik Roos Foundation – Grant Catalogue, Moderna Museet Malmö

2016 Interview in Nuda Paper written by Nora Hagdahl

2016 Article in Nerikes Allehanda, Örebro

2015 C-print: A journal about contemporary art, Stockholm

2014 Kulturdieten, A perfect Guide, Svenska Dagbladet, Sweden

2013 BRAVE#2, Stockholm

Artworks represented in both private and public collections in Sweden and internationally