Tobias Alm
Born 1985, in Stockholm, Sweden. Live and work in Stockholm.
EDUCATION:
Jewellery + Corpus, Master program, Konstfack, Stockholm, Sweden 2012-2014.
Ädellab, Bachelor program, Konstfack, Stockholm, Sweden 2006-2009.
Metallhantverk/Smide, Stenebyskolan, Dals Långed, Sweden 2004-2006.
RESIDENCIES:
2016/17
IASPIS/Swedish Arts Grants Committee –Studio Residency in Stockholm.
OTHER WORK EXPERIENCE:
2020
Guest teacher in chasing and repoussé course, BFA-program Jewellery Art, HDK Valand, University of Gothenburg, Sweden.
Guest teacher in chasing and repoussé course, Leksands Folkhögskola, Sweden.
2019
External tutor, MFA-program, Jewellery Art, Academy of Design and Crafts, University of Gothenburg, Sweden.
Guest teacher in course ”Arts and Crafts, the Concepts”, Metal Art, Academy of Design and Crafts, University of Gothenburg, Sweden.
2018
Final review critic, MFA-program, Jewellery + Metalsmithing, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI, USA.
Guest teacher in the course “Arts and Crafts the Concepts” Metal Art, Academy of Design and Crafts, Gothenburg.
2009-2016
Part time public art fabricator/technical consultant for Annika Oskarsson and Thomas Nordström.
Selection of projects Tobias has worked on: Oas, Lövverk, Trådar, Vågor, Surr, Glänta.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
2016
“The Châtelaine” Kaleido, Uppsala, Sweden. 24.09.16-16.10.16
“The Châtelaine” Galerie Rob Koudijs, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. 09.01.16-20.02.16
2015
“The Tool Belt” Galleri Two Little Birds, Göteborg, Sweden. 27.02.15-24.03.15
2013
“Traces of Function” Klimt02 Gallery, Barcelona, Spain. 12.06.13-12.07.13
2012
“Traces of Function” Galerie Rob Koudijs, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. 21.01.12-26.02.12
2009
“Summer Series” FrontRoom Galerie Rob Koudijs, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. 17.10.09-21.11.09
GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
2019
”Body Control”, Museum Arnhem De Kerk, Arnhem, The Netherlands. 02.11.19-26.01.20
“De Keerzijde/The Reverse Side”, CODA Museum, Apeldoorn, The Netherlands. 27.06.19-06.10.19
“Open Craft” Stadsträdgården, Örebro, Sweden. 08.06.19-01.09.19
“Schmuckismus” Pinakothek der Moderne, München, Tyskland. 16.03.19-16.06.19
“KunstRAI ART AMSTERDAM” w. Galerie Rob Koudijs, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. 17.04.19-21.04.19
2018
“PAN Amsterdam” with Galerie Rob Koudijs, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. 18.11.18-25.11.18
“Koru6” Artcenter Laikku, Tampere, Finland. 11.10.18-27.10.18
“6th European Triennal of Contemporary Jewellery” Les Ateliers de Paris, Paris. 04.10.18-10.11.18
“Koru6” Tiivistämö, Helsinki, Finland. 11.10.18-27.10.18
“Koru6” Imatra Art Museum, Imatra, Finland. 20.08.18-15.09.18
“The Language of Things: Meaning and Value in Contemporary Jewellery” The Dowse Art Museum, Lower Hutt, New Zealand. 24.02.18-24.06.18
“6th European Triennal of Contemporary Jewellery” Gustavsbergs Konsthall, Gustavsberg, Sweden. 18.02.18-13.05.18
“Metall+Metall” Steneby Konsthall, Dals Långed, Sweden. 10.01.18-4.02.18
2017
“6th European Triennal of Contemporary Jewellery” arr. WCC-BE, Mons, Belgium. 28.10.17 – 04.02.18
“Norm Form” ArkDes, Stockholm, Sweden. 6.10.17-14.01.18
“Transformation” Museo di Palazzo Mocenigo, Venice. 13.05.17-01.10.17
”IASPIS Residency Open House”, Stockholm, Sweden. 24.03.17
“Frame 2017” Galleri Platina at the International Trade Fair München, Germany. 8.03.17-14.03.17
2016
“KunstRAI ART AMSTERDAM”, with Galerie Rob Koudijs, Amsterdam, Netherlands. 01.06.16-05.06.16
“Open Space–Mind Maps. Positions in Contemporary Jewellery” Nationalmuseum/Kulturhuset, Stockholm, Sweden. 11.13.16-15.05.16
2015
“Tool Jewelry Weapon” 8th Annual International Deleuze Studies Conference, Stockholm, Sweden. 29.07.15-04.07.15
“The Grass is Always Greener Overseas” Galleri Platina, Stockholm, Sweden. 26.03.15-25.04.15
“From The Coolest Corner” Galerie Handwerk, München, Germany. 06.03.15-20.04.15
“The Grass is Always Greener Overseas” Galleri Platina at the International Trade Fair München, Germany. 11.03.15-17.03.15
2014
“From the Coolest Corner” Lithuanian Art Museum, Vilnius, Lithuania. 20.11.14-19.01.15
“KONST NU” Konsthall Märsta, Sweden. 18.10.14-31.10.14
“ALLA” Šperk Stret, Bratislava, Slovakia. 09.10.14-12.10.14
“Affordable Art Fair, Recent Graduates Selection”, Magasin 9, Stockholm, Sweden. 2.10.14-5.10.14
“The Future is Handmade” Falkenbergs Museum, Falkenberg, Sweden. 20.09.14-30.11.14
“Platina Jubilee Show” Färgfabriken, Stockholm, Sweden. 10.09.14-14.09.14
“ALLA” Eskilstuna Konstmuseum, Eskilstuna, Sweden. 30.08.14-28.9.14
“The Future is Handmade” Form/Designcenter, Malmö, Sweden. 05.06.14-31.08.14
“Remarkable Contemporary Jewellery” Lab Design, Musée des beaux arts de Montréal. Commissioner: Noel Guyomarc’h. Montreal, Canada. 22.5.14-11.14
“Konstfacks Vårutställning 2014” Konstfack, Stockholm, Sweden. 15.05.14-25.05.14
“Schmuck 2014″ International Trade Fair Munich, Germany. 12.03.14-18.03.14
“The Future is Handmade” Kalmar Konstmuseum, Kalmar, Sweden. 12.02.14-21.04.14
“From the Coolest Corner” The Estonian Museum of Applied Art and Design, Tallinn, Estonia. 07.03.14-11.05.14
“Tendenser 2014: Story Art”, Galleri F15, Moss, Norway. 12.04.14-15.06.14
2013
“Steinbeisser Jewellery Show” Lloyd Hotel and Cultural Embassy, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. 14.12.13-15.12.13
“18th annual exhibition” Galerie Noel Guyomarc’h, Montreal, Canada. 01.10.13-01.02.14
“From the Coolest Corner” Design Museum Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland. 10.10.13-11.13
“From the Coolest Corner” Designmuseum Danmark, København, Denmark. 13.06.13-15.09.13
“Dialogue” SNAG, Toronto, Canada.03.05.13-16.06.13
“Dialogue” Galerie Noel Guyomarc´h, Montreal, Canada. 05.04.13-28.04.13
“ALLA” Gustavsbergs Konsthall, Gustavsberg, Sweden. 02.02.13-03.03.13
“From the Coolest Corner” Nasjonalmuseet for kunst, arkitektur og design, Oslo, Norway. 19.01.13-21.04.13
2012-2007
“Ädellab – The State of Things” Pinakothek der Moderne, München, Germany. 16.03.12-27.04.12
“SOFA New York” Gallery Loupe, Park Avenue Armory, New York. 20.04.12-23.04.12
“Unexpected Pleasures” National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne Australia. 20.4.12-26.8.12
“A Sense of Place” National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland. 18.05.12-16.09.12
“Collect 2012” Galerie Rob Koudijs, Saatchi Gallery, London, Great Britain. 11.05.12-14.05.12
“Tre Fokus” Telemark Art Center, Skien, Norway. 9.15.12-31.10.12
“ALLA” Röhsska Museet, Göteborg, Sweden. 02.10.12.-9.12.12
“Unexpected Pleasures” Design Museum, London. 05.12.12-03.03.13
“ALLA” Form/Design Center, Malmö, Sweden. 14.12.12.-13.01.13
“ALLA” Journey/Performance through Sweden. 25.10.11-27.10.11
“Vevringutstillinga” Vevring, Norway. 23.09.11-25.09.11
“Collect 2011” Galerie Rob Koudijs, Saatchi Gallery, London, Great Britain. 06.05.11-09.05.11
“LOOK Munich 2011″ By Caroline van Hoek, Galerie Sonja Junkers, München, Germany. 17.03.11-19.03.11
“Alm, Gianocca, Passama, Phillips” Galerie Wittenbrink Fünf Höffe, München, Germany.17.03.11-23.03.11
“Object 2011” Galerie Rob Koudijs, Rotterdam. 10.02.11-13.02.11
“Abushan-Grass to Gold” World Crafts Council Symposium, New Delhi India. 04.02.11-06.02.11
“Vinter” Galleri Platina, Stockholm, Sweden. 05.12.10-30.12.10
“Meet Young Art”, Rosendals Trädgårdar, Stockholm, Sweden. 23.09.10-03.10.10
“Azukimushi”, Gallery Flew, Tokyo, Japan. 10.09.10-22.09.10
“Collect 2010” Galerie Rob Koudijs, Saatchi Gallery, London, Great Britain. 14.05.10-17.05.10
“Talente 2010” IHM, München, Germany. 03.03.10-09.03.10
“Frame 2010” Galleri Platina, IHM, München, Germany 03.03.10-09.03.10
“Object 2010” Galerie Rob Koudijs, Rotterdam. 04.02.10-07.02.10
“Young Art” Park Venue, Stockholm, Sweden. 26.11.09-29.06.09
“Marzee Graduation Show” Galerie Marzee, Nijmegen, The Netherlands. 16.08.09-07.10.09
“Konstfack Spring Exhibition” Konstfack, Stockholm, Sweden. 12.06.09-24.6.09
“Squatting Corpus” Residence of Karen Pontoppidan, Munich, Germany. 13.03.09-15.03.09
”Brainfood” Gustavsbergs konsthall, Gustavsberg, Sweden. 05.04.2008-25.05.2008
“Excursions” Galleria Rantapaja, Lappeenranta Finland. 1.8-2.9.2007
“Silver Schools” Gallery of Art, Legnica, Poland. 28.4.-3.6.2007
“Excursions” walking exhibition, Munich, Germany.
“Touch Down” Konstfack, Stockholm, Sweden.
PUBLIC ART COMMISSONS:
2019
“The Hand and the Tool” Public art commission for preschool in Solberga, Stockholm, through Stockholm Konst.
2017
“The Hand and the Tool” Public art commission for preschool in Kistahöjden, Stockholm, through Stockholm Konst.
COLLECTIONS:
2016, 2012
CODA Museum, Apeldoorn, The Netherlands
2015
Nationalmuseum, Stockholm, Sweden
2018-2006
Work in private collections in NE, US, SE, DK, NO, FIN, UK, DE.
GRANTS AND AWARDS:
2019-2021
Stockholm City Studio Grant
2018
Two years working grant, Konstnärsnämnden/Swedish Arts Grants Committee.
2016
Stockholm City Studio Grant
2015
Estrid Ericsons Stiftelse
Pronto!, Gothenburg City Culture Project Grant
2014
Jubelfonden/Swedish Freemason Grant
Fabrikör J.L. Eklund scholarship
2013
Estrid Ericsons stiftelse
Fabrikör J.L. Eklund scholarship
2012
Fabrikör J.L. Eklund scholarship
2011
Konstnärsnämnden working scolarship
IASPIS international culture exchange scholarship
IASPIS international culture exchange scholarship
2010-2006
IASPIS international culture exchange scholarship
Konstfack graduation award
Estrid Ericsons stiftelse
Konstfack young student grant
LECTURES:
2020
Lecture, HDK Valand, Göteborg University, Sweden
Lecture, Leksands Folkhögskola, Sweden
2018
“Craftsmanship” an artist talk between Tobias Alm and Lisa Björke, in “6th European Triennal of Contemporary Jewellery” – an exhibition at Gustavsbergs Konsthall, Gustavsberg, Sweden
2017
Artist talk with Ellen Klintenberg Gedda, IASPIS Open House, Stockholm, Sweden
2016
Artist talk, Nationalmuseum, Stockholm, Sweden
Lecture, Academy of Design and Crafts, Göteborg University, Sweden
2014
Pecha Kucha #49, Berns Salonger, Stockholm. Hosted by Svensk Form, Sweden
PUBLICATIONS/ARTICLES:
2018
“I Gränslandet” Cover story, Konstnären, Stockholm, Sweden.
“Formbart” article, Tidningen Vi, Stockholm, Sweden.
Front and back cover of magazine + review inside magazine, Kunsthåntverk no 1/2018, Norway.
2017
”Nya grepp om verktygen – ny konst i Kista”, article, Mitt i, 2/10.
“Norm Form ifrågasätter det invanda användandet”, review, Kulturnytt Swedish Radio 12/10.
“Norm Form” catalogue, ArkDes, Sweden.
“Transformation” catalogue, Nationalmuseum, Sweden/Museo di Palazzo Mocenigo, Venice.
“IASPIS Open House 24 March 2017” booklet, IASPIS/Konstnärsnämnden, Stockholm, Sweden.
2016
”Open Space – Mind Maps: Positions in Contemporary Jewellery” Arnoldche Art Publishers, Stuttgart, Germany.
2015
“Formbart”, interview/article, Tidningen Vi 1/15, Stockholm, Sweden.
2014
“Konstfacks elever har fått syn på omvärlden”, review, Dagens Nyheter may 18, Stockholm, Sweden.
“Tendenser 2014 – Story Art”, Catalogue, Galleri F15, Moss, Norway.
“The Future is Handmade”, Catalogue, Kalmar Konstmuseum, Kalmar, Sweden.
“Éclat: The Masters of New Jewelry Design” Promopress, Barcelona, Spain.
“Schmuck 2014”, Catalogue, International Trade Fair, Munich, Germany.
2012
“From the Coolest Corner” Arnoldche Art Publishers, Stuttgart, Germany.
“Point of View” Article, Polski Jubiler 5/12, Polish Specialist Publications PWS Promedia, Warszawa, Poland.
“Unexpected Pleasures” Rizzoli Publications, New York, USA.
“ALLA, Jewellery Against Xenophobia” Barklund, Rut-Malin & Hedman, Hanna, Stockholm, Sweden.
2011
“Vevringutstillinga 2011” Catalogue, Vevring, Norway.
“Unexpected Thoughts, Contemporary Jewellery” A Noovo Editions publication, Netherlands.
“Draagbare kunst” (Wearable art), Article, Het Financieele Dagblad FD Persoonlijk, 29.01 p14-19. Netherlands.
2010-2007
“Platina”, Article, Konsthantverk Magazine nr 2/10, Sweden.
“Jewellery galleries Amsterdam” Article, khVERK Kunsthåndverk nr 115, Norway.
“Talente 2010” Catalogue, Talente 2010, IHM, München, Germany.
“Marzee Graduation Show” Catalogue, Galerie Marzee, Nilmegen, Netherlands.
“Konstfack ABC” Catalogue, Konstfack, Stockholm, Sweden.
“Silver Schools” Catalogue, Gallery of Art, Legnica, Poland.