Eva Zethraeus
Born in Gothenburg, Sweden.
Lives and works in Gothenburg, Sweden.
Eva is a full time ceramic artist working at Konstepidemin in Gothenburg, Sweden. Eva grew up in Madrid, Spain, her school located just behind the Prado Museum. Surrounded by so much art from all the different cultures that have passed through Spanish history and together with the strong ceramic tradition it is easy to understand their huge influence in Eva becoming an artist. Eva has a Master of Fine Art from Gothenburg University 1998. Since then Eva has done several residencies in Japan, Mexico and the USA.
Member of: KIF Association of Swedish Craftsmen and Industrial Designers
KHVC – National Craft Organisation
EDUCATION:
1993-98 Master of Fine Arts in Applied Arts & Crafts – College of Applied Arts & Crafts – Gothenburg University
1991-93 Grafik linjen – Hovedskous Målarskola
1989-91 Bild och Form linje – Lunnevads Folkhögskola
1989 Art Advanced level – University of London Examinations Board
1987 Art Ordinary level – University of London Examinations Board
WORKSHOPS/ PROJECTS:
2017 Artaxis Conversations – 12 hr live event för National Clay Week – USA
2016 International Eco Glass Workshop – Kuldiga, Latvia
2015 Masterclass Ayumi Horie and Martha Grover – Leksands Fhsk
2014 Sodakiln building workshop – Smedjebacken – project manager
2013 Community Art Resident – Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, USA
2012 Woodfired Landscapes – workshop/ seminar , Sweden – Swedish project manager
2012 Cone 2012 – workshop and seminar, Texas Tech University, Texas, USA
2011/2012 Connecting – Baltic Arts & Crafts exchange – Swedish project manager
2010 Kiln building workshop, Goshen, Indiana, USA
2008/2011 Blickwechsel – Sweden/ Germany exchange – Swedish project manager
2009 International woodfiring workshop – Carlow University, Pittsburgh, USA
2008 Nordic Network Ceramic Exchange – woodfiring workshop at Nääs, Sweden
2007 Nordic Network Studio Exchange Program – Hirtshals, Denmark – project manager
2005 Sweden/Japan Ceramic Exchange – project organizer
2003 3 month Artist in Residence- Shigaraki Ceramic Center, Shigaraki – Japan
2001 Ceraco Ceramic Center – Tlaquepaque, Mexico
1998 Haystack Mountain School of Crafts – Maine, USA
1997 International Workshop of Ceramic Art in Tokoname ( IWCAT) – Japan
1996 Low Salt Fired Ceramic workshop, with Aruni Constantinidi
1996 Glassblowing course – Orrefors Glass School
SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
2019 Sintra Gallery – Gothenburg
2018 Galleri Astley – Uttersberg
2018 Hostler Burrows Gallery – New York/ USA
2018 Konsthantverkarna – Stockholm
2017 Dalslands Konstmuseum
2016 Blås&Knåda Gallery – Stockholm
2016 Göteborgs Konstförening – Göteborg
2016 Orsa Konsthall
2015 Blå Huset – Konstepidemin
2014 Båstad/Bjäre Konstförening – Båstad
2014 Gallery Konsthantverkarna Arvika
2012 Gallery Kaolin – Stockholm
2011 Panncentralen – Mariestad
2011, 2007 Galleri Anna H – Gothenburg
2010 Gallery Handkraft – Trollhättan
2009 Sintra Gallery – Gothenburg
2007 Gallery Ceramic Art Nordjylland – Denmark
2007 Not Quite – Fengefors
2005 Gallery Blås & Knåda – Stockholm
2004 Gallery KHVC – Örebro
2004 Gallery Reforma – Karlstad
2003 Lerverk Gallery – Gothenburg
2000 Galleri Konsthantverkshuset – Gothenburg
2000 Galleri Kaolin – Stockholm