Anna Heymowska
Born 1980 Stockholm, Sweden
Anna Heymowska is a visual artist, scenographer in theatre and expanded fields, essayist, lecturer and PhD research candidate. Working with human-nature relationality within contemporary ecological crisis. Her work spans theatrical scenography and costume design and gallery installations for major European institutions. The PhD research at Stockholm University of the Arts focuses on aesthetics and the responsibility of form within climate discourse, positioning artistic practice as both critical method and cultural intervention.
Education:
- PhD in Expanded Scenography, Stockholm University of the Arts (2023-present)
- Scenography, DI (Graduate 2006)
- Fine Art, Royal Institute of Art, Stockholm (Graduate 2023)
- Artifacts in the Antropocene, 15 p (Södertörns Högskola 2020)
- Phd course; Gender, Nature, Culture 10 p (Post Humanities Hub 2024)
- Phd course; Researching Imaginaries 10 p (GU Valand 2025)
Professional Experience:
- Scenography and Costume, Freelance at Royal Dramatic Theatre Stockholm, Betty Nansen , Royal Swedish Opera etc, (2006-present) with over 30 theatre productions.
- Collaborative practice Goldin Senneby (2008-present) at major institutions like E-flux NY, Moderna Museet Sthlm, Kadist Art Foundation in Paris
- Guest Lecturer/Tutor, Stockholm University of the Arts, (2017-present)
- Guest Lecturer/Tutor, Konstfack (2025)
Awards & Recognition:
- Marianne & Sigvard Bernadotte Design Prize (2011)
- H:g Axon Johnsons grant (2022)
- Swedish Arts Grant (2012)
Selected Exhibitions:
- Moderna Museet, Stockholm, E-flux, NY, Kadist Art foundation, Paris, as collaborations with G+S (2008-present)
- Mejan Graduation show (2023)
- Under the Bed of this Shadow, Handels x Mejan (2024)
- Omphalos, Stockholm Observatory (2025)
Presentations:
- SAAR PhD conference Kiruna (2025)
Languages:
- Swedish, Danish, English, basic French
