Anna Christina Eriksson

Anna Christina Eriksson was born in Stockholm, Sweden. Both her parents are educated at Konstfack – University of Arts, Crafts and Design in Stockholm. Her father, Rolf Eriksson, was an advertising illustrator and graphic designer. During her teens, Eriksson learned how to create logos and printed matter at her father's advertising company.

Eriksson is an autodidact but has received an extensive artistic education from both her parents.

Eriksson's technique is a genuine craft and her paintings are characterized by her perfectionism.

Eriksson's fascination for social realism led her to start an art project in 1995. For seven years she studied a subculture from the inside. The result was thousands of photos and life stories. She documented everything with a small Minox camera and processed the material in her studio. This solo project would later lead to her debut exhibition in Gallery 5 at the museum Kulturhuset Stockholm with two subsequent exhibitions at Fryshuset and The Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm.

Her method is to go into her projects 24 hours a day for months, to get to know the people and their environments. The result is a personal artistic experience. Almost like a diary. In this way, Eriksson opens a door for...

Anna C Eriksson is an autodidact but has received an extensive artistic education from her father who was art director and commersial illustrator.

- Practice at her father's advertising agency Grafisk Form & Original AB (1989)
- Stockholm University, Digital storytelling and photography. (2013-2014)
- Karlstad University, Philosophy (2012)
- Stockholm University, Psychology (1990)
- Calle Flygare Teaterskola (1989-1990)
- Stockholms Musikgymnasium (1986-1989)

Solo museum exhibitions

2004 The Royal Dramatic Theatre, Stockholm Sweden
2003 Gallery 5, Kulturhuset Stockholm, Sweden
2003 Fryshuset Stockholm

Group shows
2024 Liljevalchs Spring Salon, Stockholm Sweden
2023 Group show Ramfjord International, Oslo Norway
2023 Grants Exhibition at Galleri Ramfjord, Oslo Norway
2005 Florence Biennale, Florence Italy
1998 Matteus' Vårsalong, Stockholm Sweden

Awards
2023 Honorable mention, Grants Exhibition at Galleri Ramfjord, Oslo Norway
2023 Visual Art Open: Longlisted
2005 The Lorenzo il Magnifico price for painting Florence, Italy,