Emma Jönsson

Emma Jönsson is a contemporary Swedish artist, working predominantly in textile, who promotes art and craft through workshops in embroidery, painting and drawing whilst also working as a freelance writer on art.

Jönsson began her studies at Handarbetets vänner (The Friends of Handicraft, a Swedish association for the education, development, production and experimentation of advanced textiles and design), Stockholm (1988). After this eventually followed further studies at Gerlesborgsskolan, Gerlesborg, Sweden (1992-1993), and The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, School of Design, Copenhagen (1997), before Jönsson completed her MFA degree at HDK-Valand - Academy of Art and Design, Gothenburg, Sweden (1993–98).

Sought after as an artist, Jönsson has executed several public commissions, including, for example, the following artistic assignments: Hjälpmedelsinstitutet (a non-profit association, dismantled in 2014, whose members were the Swedish state and Sweden’s municipalities and county councils) and UR (Swedish Educational Broadcasting Company), Stockholm (1999); Katrineholm Municipality, Sweden (2005); Sörmlands sparbank (Sörmland Savings Bank), Sörmland, Sweden (2009); Katrineholm Municipality, Sweden (2011); Östersund Municipality, Sweden (2012-2013); and Sörmland County Council, Sweden (2013-2014).

With financial support from the Swedish Arts Grants Committee, Jönsson completed the project Stjärnorna kvittar det lika in 2018-2019, which resulted in two monumental embroideries (ca. 200 x 150 cm each) on the theme of the refugee crisis that has affected a large number of people around the world.

Jönsson’s work is included in public and private collections like SAK Sveriges allmänna konstförening (Swedish Association for Art); Stockholm Konst (Stockholm Municipality Public Art Collection); Statens Konstråd (Public Art Agency Sweden); Kumla Municipality, Sweden; Örebro Municipality, Sweden; Katrineholm Municipality, Sweden; Flen Municipality, Sweden; Linköping Municipality, Sweden; Borlänge Municipality, Sweden; Tyresö Municipality, Sweden; Eskilstuna Municipality, Sweden; Södertälje Municipality, Sweden; Sollentuna Municipality, Sweden; Östersund Municipality, Sweden; Oxelösund Municipality, Sweden; and several private art collections.

Jönsson’s list of solo exhibitions reads as follows: Tyresö Konsthall, Tyresö, Sweden (2001); Galleri Aniara, Sollentuna, Sweden (2004); Konstfrämjandet, Eskilstuna, Sweden (2005); Mälarsjukhuset Hospital, Eskilstuna, Sweden (2009); Sjöfartsverket (Swedish Maritime Administration), Norrköping, Sweden (2009); Galleri Koordinaten, Oxelösund, Sweden (2010); Tyresö Konsthall, Tyresö, Sweden (2010); Kulturhuset, Järpen, Sweden (2011); Konstgalleriet, Hälleforsnäs, Sweden (2012); Utställningshallen, Borlänge, Sweden (2012); Ebelingmuseet, Torshälla, Sweden (2014); Konstmagasinet, Katrineholm, Sweden (2015); Härifrån till evigheten, Kumla Konsthall, Kumla, Sweden (2017); Galleri Majnabbe, Gothenburg, Sweden (2017); Flyktingströmmar och den lilla människan, Konstfrämjandet Sörmland, Eskilstuna, Sweden(2019); Flyktingströmmar och den lilla människan, Konstmagasinet, Katrineholm, Sweden (2019); De röda fåglarna i Marais och andra broderier, Konsthantverkarna i Örebro, Örebro, Sweden(2020); Flight of Doves , SKF Konstnärshuset,Stockholm (2021); and Emma JönssonVäntan — Waiting, Saskia Neuman Gallery, Stockholm (2023).

To this could be added the list of the following group exhibitions. Med sikte på miljön, Royal Palace, Stockholm (1996); MFA Graduation Exhibition, Röhsska museet - Museum of Design and Craft, Gothenburg, Sweden (1998); Att brodera fritt är…, Nääs Castle, Lerum, Sweden (2003); Tusen nålstick, Norrköping City Museum, Norrköping, Sweden (2005); Broderier, Linköping County Museum, Linköping, Sweden (2005); Brodera och….., Dalsland Museum of Art, Upperud, Sweden (2007); Tre sörmländska konstnärinnor, Konsthallen, Katrineholm, Sweden (2007); Brodera och ….., Blå stället, Angered, Sweden (2008); Brukets blå, Konstgalleriet Hälleforsnäs, Sweden (2009); Konstslöjdsalong, Arkitekturmuseet, Stockholm (2010); Stygn, Örebro Konsthall, Örebro, Sweden (2011); SAK Medlemslotteri, Sven Harrys konstmuseum, Stockholm (2011); Vårsalongen, Liljevalchs Public Art Gallery, Stockholm (2011); Textila verk av 10 konstnärer, Konstgalleriet, Hälleforsnäs, Sweden (2013); Sommarnattens leende, Konsthantverkarna, Stockholm (2013); Nordic Art Station, Eskilstuna Art Museum, Eskilstuna, Sweden (2013); Bäst i Sverige Textil, Virserums Konsthall, Virserum, Sweden (2014); Broderier, Glimåkra Vävmuseum, Glimåkra, Sweden (2016); Sällskap på tråd, Galleri Anna H, Gothenburg, Sweden (2017); Sörmlandssalongen, Nyköping, Sweden (2020); Showroom special, Konstnärshuset, Stockholm (2021); Stockholm Konst gästar Liljevalchs+, Liljevalchs Public Art Gallery, Stockholm (2023); Stockholm Konst gästar Liljevalchs+, Liljevalchs Public Art Gallery, Stockholm (2024); Market Art Fair, Saskia Neuman Gallery, Liljevalchs Public Art Gallery, Stockholm (2024); Swedish Landscape, curated by Saskia Neuman Gallery, V1 SALON, Copenhagen (2024); and The Postcard Exhibition, Saskia Neuman Gallery, Stockholm (2025).