Location: Sweden
Anna Blades was born in 1966 somewhere in South Korea. As a two years and four months old she was adopted to Stockholm in Sweden.
She grew up as an only child and spent a lot of time alone. In her childhood, she struggled to adapt and blend in. Her adoptive parents made her feel that she would always be grateful for her life in Sweden. Which she is today. But still as a child it was hard to understand and Anna withdrewed and dreamed away in the world of books and art. Therefore painting has always given her a big comfort. To building an own family has also been very important to her, to start her own foundation to stand on, to have a sense of belonging and where she can feel ease.
In Annas painting, she wants to capture the light and emotions. She finds it exciting with contrasts; light and dark, soft and hard, exclusion and community. She loves the sea and often finds inspiration and beauty in nature’s great wealth and hopes to pass this on to the viewer through her creations.
Anna has a Studio and Art Gallery in the Old Town in Stockholm. She has participated in juried exhibitions, solo exhibitions around Stockholm and one in Karlstad. Participated in several group exhibitions in Stockholm and one in Köping. She has also participated in a group exhibition in Tuscany, Italy. In April to May 2023, Anna was selected for a group exhibition in the National Assembly building and in Insa-dong Maru Art Center in Seoul, South Korea and in June 2025 she was casted to the Omma Poom Park Grand Opening Exhibition in Paju, South Korea.
Exams Art Schools and Graphic Design
1995-1996 ETC Accademy, Web Education
1989-1991 Berghs School of Communication, Art Director
1988-1989 Berghs School of Communication, Advertising and Marketing
1985-1986 Riddarfjärdsskolan Art School, Art & Crafts
1984-1985 Basis Art School
Exhibitions in Selection
2025 ”Grand Opening Omma Poom Park” Paju, South Korea, Collection exhibition
2025 ”Anniversery exhibition Swedish Art Assosiation East” Galleri Bergman, Jury judged
2024 ”Affordable Art Fair” Nacka Strands Mässan
2024 ”The four seasons” Kungsholmsdoktorn, Separate exhibition
2024 ”Water” Galleri Bollhustäppan, Separate exhibition
2023 ”Charity Art Expo” Collection exhibition for supporting WWF, Sergel Hub, Stockholm
2023 ”Collection exhibition”, Galleri Grip
2023 ”Speglingar I + II”, Ateljé Avant och Galleri Bollhustäppan, Collection exhibition
2023 ”Motherland” KADU Art Festival, National Assambly in South Korea and Maru Art Center, Seoul, South Korea, Collection exhibition, Jury judged
2023, 2022, 2019 ”Nacka Spring salon” Grünewalldvillan, Saltsjöbaden, Nacka art association member exhibition
2022, 2020 ”Autumn salon” Stockholm art salon, Lavalhallen, Nacka, Collection exhibition, Jury judged
2021 ”Memories” Gallery Bollhustäppan, Gamla Stan, Separate exhibition
2019 ”The Square” Väsby Art Gallery, Collection exhibition, Jury judged
2019 ”My self” Alster station, Karlstad, Separate exhibition
2019 ”Spring” Hässelby Villastad’s library, Separate exhibition, Arr: Hässelby Art Association
2018 ”Winter salon” Diesel Verkstan, Nacka, Jury judged
2017 ”Västerorts Konstrurunda”, open studio in Kyrkhamn, Hässelby
2017 ”Nature and Landscape” Gallery Interartex, Köping, Collection exhibition
2015 ”Kyrkhamn as we see it” Hantverkshuset Kasernen, Collection exhibition
2015 ”Toscana Nordic” Crespina, Italy, Collection exhibition
2014 ”4art” Husby Art Gallery, Collection exhibition
Purchased by
ARTES Bromma District Administration Art Assosiation, Astra Zenica Art Assosiation, FRA the National Defence Radio Art Assosiation, Hässelby Art Assosiation, Hässelby-Vällingby Art Assosiation, KTH Royal Institute of Technology Art Assosiation, Saudi Arabian Embassy in Sweden, Swedish Church in Hässelby Strand, Private byers in Sweden, Germany, Spain, England
I mitt måleri försöker jag förena det typiskt svenska med mina asiatiska gener vilket resulterar i att jag ofta målar ganska coloristiskt. Jag vill fånga ljuset och släppa in det i mina målningar och tycker det är spännande med kontraster; ljust och mörkt, mjukt och hårt, utanförskap och gemenskap. Jag finner inspiration och skönhet i naturens rikedom och min förhoppning är att kunna föra detta vidare till betraktaren genom mina alster.
In my painting I try to combine the typical Swedish with my Asian genes, which results in the fact that I often paint quite coloristically. I want to catch the light and drop it into my paintings and find it exciting with contrasts; bright and dark, soft and hard, exclusion and community. I find inspiration and beauty in the wealth of nature and my hope is to pass this on to the viewer through my paintings.
“Time for reflection”
“The forest edge”
“Ice floe”
“Walk with me”
“Same same but different I”
“Waiting Hour”
