Jakob Avenius Anckarsvärd lives and works in Stockholm and has studied in Sweden, Denmark and U.K. He works mainly with painting.

Education:
Glasgow School of Art (Ba. Honours, Fine Art; Painting), 2000-2003
Konstfack College, (Ma, Aesthetics) 2014-2016,
Konsthögskolan, Stockholm, 2001

Södertörn University College (Ma. Education), 2006-2007
Linköpings Universitet, Konsthistoria 2022
Karlstad Uni, Art history, 2019
Uppsala Uni, Japanese Art history, 2019
Göteborg Uni, Religion and Art, 2018, 2023
Uppsala Uni, Landscape Art, 2018, 2019
Borås Högskola, Colour Theory 2017
Linnéuniversitetet, Kalmar, Art history, 2016 Art&Gender  2021
KTH (Royal Institute of Technology), Design of mobile education, 2013
Umeå University, 2015-2016
Uppsala University, Philosophy and Literature, 2008, 2018
Gerlesborgsskolan, Stockholm, 1998-2000
Basis konstskola, Stockholm, 1996-1998
Holbæck Konsthøjskole, Denmark, 1996
Lund University, Psychology & Philosophy, 1993-1995

Solo Shows:

2023-
Nyhetens Behag, Galleri Lokomotiv, Örnsköldsvik

2022-
Nya Landskap, Galleri Blå, Båstad
Där floden flyter fram, Vida Konsthall, Öland
Still Standing, Galleri Kretsen, Södertälje
Gläntor, floder och alléer, Galleri Agardh&Tornvall, Stockholm

2021-
Swedes abroad, Göteborgs Stadsbibliotek, Göteborg
Isbergsteorin, Lidingö konsthall, Lidingö
Nyhetens Behag, Konstpoolen, Nynäshamn
2020-
Nya Ruiner, Överby Gård Konstcentrum, Sollentuna
Ögonblick, Galleri Agardh & Tornvall, Stockholm
2019-
Ruiner i ruiner, Konstforum, Norrköping
Reflektioner, Karlslunds Herrgård, Örebro
Ruiner och Landskap, Tomarps Kungsgård, Kvidinge
2018-
Spektrum, Galleri Trappan, Vällingby
New Landscapes, KB, Stockholm
2017-
Mitt Uppslag, Konstnärshuset, Stockholm
Nationalparafraser, Snavlunda Hembygdsgård, Örebro
2016-
I förfäders fotspår, Gocart, Visby, Gotland
Haveri, Teatergalleriet, Kalmar
Nationalparafraser, Mora & Funbo Hembygdsgårdar 
2015-
New Abstract, Galleri Art-On, Halmstad
Nationalparafraser, Vemdalens hembygdsgård, Vemdalen
Nationalparafraser, Mjölby hembygdsgård, Mjölby
2014–
Skeppsbrott [Scénes Naufrage], Lokalrätten, Hökarängen, Stockholm
Notice Board Exchange, Street Art Project,  Williamsburg, N.Y.
Carboniferus Memories, Art on Armitage, [w. Helena Johard] Chicago
Nationalparafraser, Hallandsgården- Halmstad Konstmuseum, Halmstad
2013-
Counting for Dawit, Mynttorget, Stockholm
Svarta minnen, Svarta drömmar, Nynäshamn Konsthall, [w. Helena Johard] Nynäshamn
Interiorem Exterioris, Galerie Helena, Stockholm  13th – May 4th
Cover to Cover, Teater Pero, Stockholm
Brunkebergstorg, Kulturhuset, Stockholm [Artist Talk]
2012-
Non Dubis, Katolskt Forum, Stockholm
2011-
I Urval, Konstakademiens Bibliotek, Stockholm
2010-
Total Darkness, Galleri Tema, Vasa, Suomi-Finland
2009-
48 chairs/9 tables, KK/Konstnärshuset, Stockholm
Wallpaper , Enkehuset/Galleri Konstpelaren, Stockholm
2008–
Creperum, Galleri Pictura, Lund
Nocturne, Galleri Niklas Belenius, Stockholm
Modern Swedish Portraiture, Galleri Anders Bergman, Helsinki [with Henrik Stenberg]
Danger!  Enkehuset/Galleri Konstpelaren, Stockholm
Resting, Ether-Grahm, Stockholm
Artist of the Month, Täby Library, Stockholm
2007-
Inbunden, Teckningsmuséet, Laholm
Eclipse, Uppsala Domkyrka, Uppsala
2006–
Tami Float, Stockholm Kulturfestival, Stockholm [w. Josephine Barkeling]
Disparatio, Bel’art Contemporary, Stockholm
Transition, Charlottenborg, Copenhagen [w. Ursula Nistrup]
2005–
Ecclésia, Kulturverket, Halmstad
Passage, Teatergalleriet, Uppsala [w. David Helander]
Perishableness, Glasgow Project Room, Glasgow
Naturligt konstgjord, Gula Rummet, Stockholm
2004–
the Frog and the Scorpion, Generator Projects, Dundee [w. Ben Dembroski]
The Three Fish, Konstakuten, Stockholm [w. Ben Dembroski]
2003–
New Work Scotland Programme, Collective Gallery, Edinburgh
New Paintings, Gula Rummet, Stockholm
1999–
Stipendiatutställning, Mjellby Konstmuseum, Halmstad
–
Group Shows

2022-
Nya Landskap, Galleri Blå, Båstad
Där floden flyter fram, Vida Konsthall, Öland
Still Standing, Galleri Kretsen, Södertälje
Gläntor, floder och alléer, Galleri Agardh&Tornvall, Stockholm
2021-
Swedes abroad, Göteborgs Stadsbibliotek, Göteborg
Isbergsteorin, Lidingö konsthall, Lidingö
Nyhetens Behag, Konstpoolen, Nynäshamn
2020-
Nya Ruiner, Överby Gård Konstcentrum, Sollentuna
Ögonblick, Galleri Agardh & Tornvall, Stockholm
2019-
Ruiner i ruiner, Konstforum, Norrköping
Reflektioner, Karlslunds Herrgård, Örebro
Ruiner och Landskap, Tomarps Kungsgård, Kvidinge
2018-
Spektrum, Galleri Trappan, Vällingby
New Landscapes, KB, Stockholm
2017-
Mitt Uppslag, Konstnärshuset, Stockholm
Nationalparafraser, Snavlunda Hembygdsgård, Örebro
2016-
I förfäders fotspår, Gocart, Visby, Gotland
Haveri, Teatergalleriet, Kalmar
Nationalparafraser, Mora & Funbo Hembygdsgårdar 
2015-
New Abstract, Galleri Art-On, Halmstad
Nationalparafraser, Vemdalens hembygdsgård, Vemdalen
Nationalparafraser, Mjölby hembygdsgård, Mjölby
2014–
Skeppsbrott [Scénes Naufrage], Lokalrätten, Hökarängen, Stockholm
Notice Board Exchange, Street Art Project,  Williamsburg, N.Y.
Carboniferus Memories, Art on Armitage, [w. Helena Johard] Chicago
Nationalparafraser, Hallandsgården- Halmstad Konstmuseum, Halmstad
2013-
Counting for Dawit, Mynttorget, Stockholm
Svarta minnen, Svarta drömmar, Nynäshamn Konsthall, [w. Helena Johard] Nynäshamn
Interiorem Exterioris, Galerie Helena, Stockholm  13th – May 4th
Cover to Cover, Teater Pero, Stockholm
Brunkebergstorg, Kulturhuset, Stockholm [Artist Talk]
2012-
Non Dubis, Katolskt Forum, Stockholm
2011-
I Urval, Konstakademiens Bibliotek, Stockholm
2010-
Total Darkness, Galleri Tema, Vasa, Suomi-Finland
2009-
48 chairs/9 tables, KK/Konstnärshuset, Stockholm
Wallpaper , Enkehuset/Galleri Konstpelaren, Stockholm
2008–
Creperum, Galleri Pictura, Lund
Nocturne, Galleri Niklas Belenius, Stockholm
Modern Swedish Portraiture, Galleri Anders Bergman, Helsinki [with Henrik Stenberg]
Danger!  Enkehuset/Galleri Konstpelaren, Stockholm
Resting, Ether-Grahm, Stockholm
Artist of the Month, Täby Library, Stockholm
2007-
Inbunden, Teckningsmuséet, Laholm
Eclipse, Uppsala Domkyrka, Uppsala
2006–
Tami Float, Stockholm Kulturfestival, Stockholm [w. Josephine Barkeling]
Disparatio, Bel’art Contemporary, Stockholm
Transition, Charlottenborg, Copenhagen [w. Ursula Nistrup]
2005–
Ecclésia, Kulturverket, Halmstad
Passage, Teatergalleriet, Uppsala [w. David Helander]
Perishableness, Glasgow Project Room, Glasgow
Naturligt konstgjord, Gula Rummet, Stockholm
2004–
the Frog and the Scorpion, Generator Projects, Dundee [w. Ben Dembroski]
The Three Fish, Konstakuten, Stockholm [w. Ben Dembroski]
2003–
New Work Scotland Programme, Collective Gallery, Edinburgh
New Paintings, Gula Rummet, Stockholm
1999–
Stipendiatutställning, Mjellby Konstmuseum, Halmstad
–
Group Shows

2022-
Vårsalongen, Liljevalchs Konsthall, Stockholm
Side by side 5, Konstnärshuset, Stockholm
2021–
Prickley Pear , Edinburgh
2020-
Eskapism,Rosenhill, Ekerö
Galleri Socker, Umeå
Antikmässan, Älvsjö, Stockholm
2019-
Hoppsan, Vi lever! Konstnärshuset, Stockholm
18_19 Chile, Hangmen Projects, Stockholm
Höstsalong, Galleri Fågel, Trelleborg
Vårsalongen, Liljevalchs Konsthall, Stockholm
Side by Side IV, Bångska Våningen,Stockholm
Vällingby Vårsalong, Folkets hus, Vällingby
Konst och Antikmässan, Liljevalchs Konsthall, Stockholm
Årsringar, Konstnärshuset, Stockholm
2018-
Hög Tid, Konstnärshuset, Stockholm
Mer Fred, Stefanskyrkan, Stockholm
2016-
Vinterland, Gotlands Konstmuseum, Visby
Läkare utan gränser, Candyland, Stockholm
Tomma Rum, IFÖ–Center, Bromölla
2015–
Contemporary II, Galerie Helena, Stockholm
Svart/Vitt, Riche, Stockholm
2014-
Discardboard, Forest Centre+, Edinburgh
Borders, Gare Central, Strasburgh
Drawing Festival, Colorado State University, USA
Arte per la Pace, Istituto Italiano, Stockholm
Decade, Glasgow Project Room, Glasgow
Side by Side, Id:i Gallery, Stockholm
Shoes, Da Dun Cultural Center, Taichung City , Taiwan
Politics, Nationalgalleriet, Supermarket Independent Art Fair, Stockholm
Svartvitt, Liljevalchs Konsthall, Stockholm
2013-
Monochromatic, Verge Gallery, Glasgow
Discovering Borderlands, Moscow Art Project, Moscow
Parer Place Urban Screens, Quensland University of Technology, Brisbane
Himmel och Hav, Harp Art Lab, Harplinge [bokrelease/video screening]
Pardon my French, La Vielle Montagne, Stockholm
Refugee Week , Picture Window, Glasgow
Post script, Hannah Fetsival, Leeds, UK
Camille’s Appeal, Eden Court, Inverness
Nationalgalleriet, Supermarket Int Art Fair, Stockholm
All things Bill, Le Snoot Gallery, Savannah, GA, USA
Summer Art Show II, Galerie Helena, Stockholm
2012-
28 Days later, Old Hairdressers‘, Glasgow
Fair & Used, Front Gallery, New Orleans
Shoes, Cultivate, London
Strindberg Sorti, Galerie Helena, Stockholm
Alone together, Uppenbarelsekyrkan, Stockholm
Twitter Show, Moss Library, Moss , Norway
505050, Konstnärshuset, Stockholm
Masks, Da Dun Cultural Center, Taichung City , Taiwan
Cultivatus, Vintervikens Trädgård, Stockholm
Inside-outside, YK Lu, Shanghai
Backlash, Soho 20 Gallery, NY
2011-
Pinkificaion, QUT, Brisbane
Föreningen, Konstnärshuset, Stockholm
HOPE-Somalia,Konstnärshuset, Stockholm
Igor Metropol, Budapest Art Fair, Budapest
Cerebral Departure, Murphy Arts Building, Indianapolis
Bodies, Six foot Gallery, Glasgow
Drawing Connetcions, Siena Arts Institute, Italy
Slussen, Blå Bodarna, Stockholm
The Reconing, Cleio Projects, N.Y.
Sheffield Artist’s Book Prize, Bank Street Arts, Sheffield
Interbifep XIV, Galerija Portreta, Tuzla, Bosnia-Herzegovnia
Common Ground, Blue Door Gallery, Yonkers N.Y.
Centrala Nervsystemet, National Galleriet, Stockholm
Urban Art Core, Milk Gallery, Istanbul
Unleashed Transmission Gallery, Glasgow [Book launch & Artist Talk]
Art Publications 2011, Overgaden, Copenhagen
2010-
70-talister, Konstnärshuset, Stockholm
Labyrint, Collective Gallery, Edinburgh, UK
Slurp, Galleri Hades, Stockholm
Repetition, GRAND, Stockholm
Supermarket, Kulturhuset, Stockholm
A Shoal of Mackerel, Glasgow International Artist’s Bookfair, Glasgow
2009-
Sedition Hushed, Joy Gallery, Chichester, UK
Art in Office, 4 C Strategies, Stockholm
Sverigebåten/Ruotsinlaiva, Anders Bergman Gallery @ Winterviken, Stockholm
V.ART.09, Värnamo Int. Art Fair, Småland
La Divina Comedia, Konstnärshuset, Stockholm
Salon Show, Temporary Art Space, Halifax
Labyrint, Botkyrka Konsthall, Tumba
Cambio/Change/Wechsel, Rosendal Gardens, Stockholm
Snap to Grid, Los Angeles Center For Digital Art, L.A.
Draw it out, APW Gallery, New York
Grandmother is waiting for you, Embassy Gallery, Edinburgh
Art in Office. EIM, Stockholm
2008–
Unrealizable projects(Its not hard), Intermedia, Glasgow
Noche de Muertos, HAP, Stockholm
UVP, Low Salt, Glasgow
Art Publications 2008, Overgaden, Copenhagen
Chimos Vänkväll, Tellus, Midsommarkransen [Artist’s Talk]
Departure of Melancholy, Niklas Belenius Gallery, Stockholm
Art is not mute, Ersta Konsthall c/o Hit, Göteborg
A Shoal of Mackerel, Glasgow International Artist’s Bookfair, Glasgow
2007–
Autistisk Kilskrift II, Färgfabriken, Stockholm
Delta, Designens Hus, Stockholm
A Shoal, Galleri 300m3, Shoal of Mackerel, Göteborg
CCA- Book fair, CCA, Glasgow
Contemporary Artist’s Book Fair, Leeds University, Leeds
the Styx Ptyx Show, Good TV, Stockholm
S.A.W. Saw Mill, Glasgow
Svart Vatten, Büro 21/ Skånes Konstförening, Malmö [Performance/Book Launch]
Stockholm Art Fair, Galleri Niklas Belenius, Sollentuna [Reading/CD Launch]
the Collection, Alma Löv Museum, Värmland
2006–
The Second Int. Biennial of Alexandria, Biblioteca Alexandrina, Egypt
Autistisk Kilskrift, Galleri Niklas Belenius, Stockholm
Värmland Biennal, Alma Löv Museum, Värmland [with David Helander]
Labyrint, Botkyrka Konsthall, Tumba
Alla Helgon, Candyland, Stockholm
The Space between the Shoe and the Sole, Collective Gallery, Edinburgh
The Temple of the Black Pearl, Fylkingen, Stockholm
Landskap, Centrum för Fotografi/Studio 44, Stockholm
2005–
Shoe Shop, Globe Gallery, Newcastle
Human Work, Studio 44, Stockholm
Opening, Street, Stockholm
Spring Animal Show, Park Circus, Glasgow
Extensions (A Shoal of Mackerel), Glasgow Art Fair, Glasgow
Stockholm Art Fair, the Life Foundation, Stockholm
The Last Chicken at Sainsbury, Wasp Studios, Glasgow Int. Festival of Contemporary Art
The Last Chicken at Sainsbury, The Chateau, Glasgow
2004–
Dekadanse, Kulturhuset, Stockholm
Extensions(Collective Gallery), Glasgow Art Fair, Glasgow
Sickness, Studio 44, Stockholm
Private Parts, Market Gallery, Glasgow
Sample Glasgow, Wetterling Gallery, Stockholm
2003–
Glasgow – Sverige, Galleri 60, Umeå
Fresh Detriti, Nuova Icona, Venice
Forget Me Not, Studio 24, West Kilbride
Vistas, Glasgow Project Room, Glasgow
Big Friendly Show, The Chateau, Glasgow
New Constructions, Free Gallery, Glasgow [w. Jim Ramsay & Kristian Körner]
2002–
Prospects, Essor Gallery, London
Alleslinkseraum, X-Garden Gallerie, Berlin
14×14, Century Gallery, London
Imaging the Landscape, New South Wales Gallery, Sydney
FFG, Galleri Svenska Bilder, Stockholm
2001–
December Show, Mafuji Gallery, London
Portrait Award, National Portrait Gallery, London
Portrait Award, Millennium Gallery, Sheffield
The Art of Boxing, Assembly Gallery (GSA), Glasgow [w. Kristian Körner]
Umeå-Glasgow, 1419A Kuben, Stockholm
2000–
Carmina Burana, Tramway, Glasgow
Fyra, Galleri Oden, Stockholm
1998–
Landscapes, Les Ateliers Socapi, Paris [w. Rikard Ehnborg]
1997–
New Work, Indre By Medborgerhus, Köpenhamn [w. Rikard Ehnborg]
1996–
Sommer Udstilling, Tistrup Kunsthall, Tistrup, Dk
Vårsalongen, Liljevalchs Konsthall, Stockholm

Awards/Scholarships/Residencies:
Stiftelsen Peggy Nerman, Konstnärshuset 2022
Stockholms Läns Landsting 2012,
Barbro Pro Osher Suecia Foundation 2009
Stockholms Läns Landsting 2009
Svenska kyrkans kulturstipendium 2009
Folkrörelsernas Konstfrämjande, 2008
Folkrörelsernas Konstfrämjande, 2004
J & M Craig Bequest, GSA, 2002
Erasmus, 2001
Sigtunastiftelsen, Sigtuna, 2001
Liljesonska stiftelsen, 2000
Halmstadgruppens stiftelse, 1999
Helena Nybloms stiftelse, 1996
Drottning Josephine stiftelse, 1993