Gunnel Tjäder
*1962, in Kitkiöjoki, a village in Swedish Tornedalen (Torne Valley)
Textile artist, designer and decorative painter
Studies
Stockholm, Scandinavian colour school, “decorative painting techniques”, finished 2003
Risudden, curator Paulus Aili, studied the traditional painting techniques and style of Tornedalen
(an area in Northern Sweden) as a trainee, ca 9 months
Vittangi, Arts and craft school, 1993 – 1995, 1 ½ year
Exhibitions, group shows
Kiruna, Kiruna konsthall,
handicraft exhibition 2019
Haparanda, Studio Jala,
”Taces to home”, art and handicraft exhibition 2019
Luleå, Konsthallen, ”Bothnia Salong 2018” ,
jury judged
art exhibition 2018Kiruna, Ateljénord, Midnight Sun exhibition, 2014 - 2020Luleå, Junkön, Galleri Agda and Valborg, summerexhibition 2013Kiruna, Ateljénord, Midnight Sun exhibition, 2012Kiruna, Folkets hus, Rallarfesten, handicraft exhibitions 2006Luleå, Konstens hus, ”Norrbottenssalong 2006” , art exhibition 2006 Kiruna, city hall summer handicraft exhibitions, 1996 – 2004Boden, art exhibition, textile art and painted craft, 2002Stockholm, Liljevalchs, “Slöjden är här – slöjden är härlig”, a national handicraft exhibition, 1998 CommissionsFacebook, Luleå, LLA2 datacenter, lobby, “Boreal Message” textile artwork 2015Kiruna, Björk och Tallplan, stairwells, decorative interior painting, 2007Kiruna, Rönnplan, block of flats, externally colouration 2007Kiruna, Hotell Kebne, colouration and decorative interior painting 2006/2007Kiruna, Videplan, block of flats, externally colouration 2006 Kiruna, Björkplan, Tallplan, colouration of stairwells 2005/2006Kiruna, Björkplan, colouration of stairwells and apartments 2005Kiruna , Folkets Hus, theatre curtains” Northern lights” in hand-printed wool, textile artwork 2005Svappavaara, Ormen Långe, colouration of stairwell, passages and entrance 2003Jukkasjärvi, Icehotel AB, reception, wall textile ”New lights over Jukkasjärvi” in two parts, handprinted on wool, textile artwork 2001Jukkasjärvi, Icehotel AB, the cottages in the holiday village, wall textiles in hand-printed wool to each of them (30 pcs), textile artwork 2001Kiruna, café, decorative interior painting 1999 Kiruna, shopping gallery, decorative interior painting, in 1998 and 2002Award/scholarship
Norrbotten, Region Norrbotten, work scholarship 2020
Norrbotten, the craft store Ateljénord received the
award as "Co-operative of the Year in Norrbotten 2019"
which was distributed by Coompanion Norrbotten together with Coop Norrbotten
and Sparbanken Nord 2019
Kiruna, Entrepreneurs Award "The Cooperation Award" together with the
artisan colleagues at
Ateljénord 2008
Awarded with the Scandinavian colour school Gold Diploma for decorative painting 2003Scholarship from the handicraft institute foundation 1998
RepresentationStockholm, cultural capital year, one of the craftsmen from Norrbotten (region in the North of Sweden) at the “slöjdflotten” a kind of showroom for handicraft 1998Winnipeg, Canada, one of Kiruna´s delegates, showing handicraft at the Winter cities conference 1996Retail dealersOur own craft shop Ateljénord in KirunaIcehotelshop, Jukkasjärvi Owner of “Gunnel Tjäder form och hantverk” Part-owner of Ateljénord, a website and a craft shop in Kiruna