Karin Westman
karin.westman@gmail.com
www.kahawk.net
+4655420470
Kiln cast sculptures made in sandmoulds
1980-85 Bachelor of Arts in Textile Craft Education, University of Uppsala, Sweden
I do all my work together with Håkan Blomqvist, we live and work in the west of Sweden close to the Norwegian border.
The last 10 years they have been working exclusivly with glass, which brought them out on several high-profile exhibitions in the U.S., Japan and Europe.
In Europe they are represented in many leading galleries.
The inspiration that can be seen in the kiln cast glass sculptures come from a life-long internal and external travel.
From Bali's lush cultivated terraces to the mountains of Spitzbergen harsh polar climate, from the ancient Maya temples to Japan's high-tech speed.
Solo Exhibitions: in selection
2000 Gallery Sjöhästen, Nyköping, Sweden
2001 Formargruppen, Malmö, Sweden
2002-2004 Residence of the Swedish UN Ambassador, New York, USA
2003 Gallery Cactus Glass, Hamburg, Germany
2004 Swedish American Museum, Chicago, USA
2005 Glass Art Gallery, Innsbruck, Austria
2005 Lidingö Art Hall, Stockholm, Sweden
2005 Gallery Bergman, Stockholm, Sweden
2006 Nordic Heritage Museum, Seattle, USA
2007 Arvika Art Hall, Sweden
2008 Hudiksvalls Art Hall, Sweden
2008 Gallery Unikt Glas, Gothenburg, Sweden
2009 Embassy of Sweden, Tokyo, Japan
See our sculptures at www.youtube.com, seak blomqvist-westman
Group exhibitions: in selection
1997 Värmlands Museum, Karlstad, Sweden
2000 Gallery Ikaros, Gothenburg, Sweden
2002 Rackstad Museum, Arvika, Sweden
2004 Braggiotti Gallery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2005 KunstRai, amsterdam, The Netherlands
2006 ArtONivo, Bruges, Belgium
2006 Pilchuck Auction, Seattle, USA
2006 Glass Art Gallery, Innsbruck, Austria
2007 Stockholm Art Fair, Sweden
2007 Nadania Idriss New Art Glass, Berlin, Germany
2007 Braggiotti Gallery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2008 Stockholm Art Fair, Sweden
2008 Swedish Glassmuseum, Växjö, Sweden
Photo; Sture Ekendahl
Represented at:
Bragiotti Gallery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Glaskunst Glass Art Galerie Innsbrûck, Austria
Nadania Idriss New Glass Art & Photography, Berlin, Germany
Gallery Unikt Glas, Gothenburg, Sweden
