Camilla Hällgren lives in Umeå, Sweden, where she works as artist and Associate Professor at Umeå University.
Since 2010 her artwork is represented at a large number of public institutions in Sweden, e.g. The National Public Art Council, Borås Museum of Modern Art, Linköping Arthall and several municipalities and county councils (see account below). The pictures that are included in her chapter in the book Invisible Boy, was shown at the Arthall Sliperiet in Borgvik, May 2 – September 27, 2015. For several years she has been collaborating with the well renowned gallery Andersson/Sandström in Sweden. Through them, her work is available in a limited and numbered edition. In October 2015 it was also decided that three of her images would be included in Lumas’ global network with over forty galleries all over the world. In spring 2017 eighteen of her artworks was selected as the artistic decoration of the House of Heroes (Hjältarnas hus), which is a temporary home for families where someone is in need of hospital care for a long time. Later, in autumn 2017 another Swedish public institution included nineteen of her pictures in their art collection.
Selected Publications by Camilla Hällgren:
- Hällgren, Camilla (2019) Crowdsourcing identities: On identity as an existential practice mediated by contemporary digital technology First Monday, Vol. 24, No. 1. Open Access.
- Hällgren, Camilla (2015) Art Blended Research and Children’s Gender Identity Making. Journal of Creative Education. (6) 2333-2350. SciRes. Open Access.
- Hällgren, Camilla (2015) – Be a Man! Art Blended Research to Explore Boys’ Gender Making. In: Hällgren, Camilla, Dunkels, Elza and Frånberg, Gun-Marie (Eds.) Invisible Boy: The Making of Contemporary Masculinities (17-30) Umeå University. Open Access
- Hällgren, Camilla (2013) The Girlish Condition – Big Issues on a Small Scale. Chapter 5. In: Frånberg, Gun-Marie, Hällgren, Camilla & Dunkels, Elza (Eds.) (2013) Invisible Girl. Umeå, Umeå University. Open Access
Selected Media Coverage:
- 2016 – The Huffington Post: ”These Playful Pictures Of Toy Figures Pose Serious Questions” By Lee Moran.
- 2016 – OVALME: ”The Theory of Camilla Hällgren” By Eleftheria Vonaparti. Translated from Greek to English by: Gretel Athanasiou
- 2016 – Le Petite Journal ”LITTLE SWEDEN ART – Quand la recherche universitaire se réinvente” By Margot Page.
- 2016 – Mashable.com: ”Artist uses mini figures to highlight big social issues on a small scale” By Matt Petronzki.
- 2016 – Umeå University News: ”Life explored in a playful format – Art Blended Research” By Maja Bonta.
- 2016 – Trend Hunter: ”These Topical Miniature Art Scenes Depict Themes of Power & Identity” By Cadhia Gray
- 2016 – Interview in Swedish Radio.”Umeåkonstnär uppmärksammas i USA” By Mikael Hermansson.
Her artwork has been acquired by the following public institutions:
- Statens konstråd [The National Public Art Council]
- Hjältarnas hus [House of Heroes]
- Borås Museum of Modern Art
- Haninge konsthall
- Strandverkets konsthall
- Passagen Linköpings konsthall
- Sundsvalls museum
- Västerås konstmuseum
- Eskilstuna konstmuseum
- Gävle konstmuseum
- Eskilstuna kommun
- Jönköpings kommun
- Kulturkontoret Uppsala kommun
- Kultur och fritid i Östersunds kommun
- Luleå kommun
- Linköpings kommun
- Skellefteå kommun
- Umeå kommun
- Uppsala kommun
- Norsjö kommun
- Knivsta kommun
- Länskultur Gävleborgs
- Region Dalarna
- Region Jönköpings län
- Region Sörmland
- Kultur i region Uppsala
- Katrineholms kommun
- Region Värmland
- Region Västerbotten
- Region Västernorrland
- Region Västmanland
- Region Västra Götaland
- Region Östergötland
- Region Örebro län
- Örebro kommun
- Östhammars kommun
- Yara konstföreninglänskultu
- Västerbottens konstförening
- Handelsbankens konstförening
- SPP Konstförening
- Länsförsäkringar i Västerbotten
- Swedbank i Västerbotten
Exhibitions:
- 2022 September. Exhibition at Facit in collaboration with GSA Gallery in Umeå, Sweden.
- 2015 May 2 – September 27. ”- Be a Man” At The Sliperiet Art Hall in Borgvik, Sweden.
- 2014 Jury reviewed exhibiton at Västerbottens Museum. Umeå. Sweden: June 6th – September 14th.
- 2014 Jury reviewd exhbition at Skellefteå Art Hall. Skellefteå. Sweden: June 7th – September 7th.
- 2014 Little Sweden. Skellefteå Art Hall.
- 2014 Luleå Arthall. Exhibition of art collection bought by Luleå Municipality
- 2013 Luleå Arthall. Exhibition o art collection bought by Luleå Municipality
- 2013 Little Sweden: Invisible Girl. Ersboda bibliotek. Umeå
- 2012-2013 Eskilstuna Fine Arts Museum. Collection of art bought by Eskilstuna municipality in 2012. November 29 – Janurary 20.
- 2012 Little Sweden: Invisible Girl. Tegs bibliotek. Umeå
- 2012 Mama Said: The Artworks and Artifacts of Wise Women. Curated and juried by Idaho State University and the Janet C. Anderson Gender Resource Center.
- 2010 Lilla Galleriet i Umeå
- 2009 Biblioteket i Holmsund
- 2009 Biblioteket i Obbola
Awards to Little Sweden Art on Instagram
- Amselcom Family who shows ”the most unique artist on Instagram”
- Three awards from The Josh Johnson forum, a community of 650 000 members. Little Sweden Art was awarded and recognised as ”…definitely thinking out of the typical macro box” and as ”something out of the ordinary.”
- By the Friends of the World Group who ”Awards worldwide beautiful shots”
- Winner of the What Eye Cee Group
- Rebel Macro Finalist
- Kwaii of the day