" I am intrigued by the meanings in a sculpture and paintings that are not immediately obvious. To explore how meanings are exposed and where they exist - in the object, in the mind of the artist or of the observer.
My desire for honesty and directness inspires me to explore how sculpture engages our senses. I love that a sculpture is tangible, you can feel it, touch it, smell it. I hope that my art touches you"
Biography:
Stone has always fascinated me and as a child growing up in Sweden, I spent a lot of time outdoors with a fascination for stone and ice. Nature remains a great resource for my work and allows me to flow my creativity. I love the longevity and history that can be found in stone, in the footsteps of our ancestors.
Each piece I create exposes a response to a feeling or reveals the essence of a character in a particular moment, or period of time. Female form, masks and heads are common themes, and I also explore form and space in my more abstract pieces.
I was born in the North of Sweden in 1965. I lived most of my adult life in Stockholm and moved to England in 2005. On my move to the UK, which followed 20 years in a corporate career, I finally fulfilled a desire to study sculpture and graduated in 2011 from the Visual Arts Programme, West Dean College, Sussex with an MA (Distinction). Furthermore I studied psychology and economics, graduating from Middlesex University in 2010 - Institute of Psychosynthesis, London and a 1988 BSc in Economics and Business Administration at University of Linköping, Sweden.
I am currently represented in the UK by Candida Stevens Gallery, Chichester, W.Sussex
Exhibitions:
Emsworth Art trail, West Sussex, April 27-28, May 4-6
Ashling Park vineyard, West Sussex, ongoing, March 2023 onwards.
In the footsteps of our ancestors, St Mary's Church, Chidham, West Sussex, April 14-16, 2023
Surrey Sculpture Society Showcase, Landmark Art centre, Teddington Feb 25-March 05 2023
The Goodwood Art Fair, May 13-15, 2022
The listed property show, Olympia London, Feb 8-9, 2020
The Hustle, Sculpture featured in Hollywood film, May, 2019
Good Nature, - 16 September - 28 October, 2017
http://candidastevens.com/collections/kristina-hagstrom
Three Ways of Seeing 10th October - 15th October 2016, London
Kind of Blue - 7 November - 19 December, 2015
http://candidastevens.com/collections/kristina-hagstrom
Candida Stevens Fine Art
12 Northgate, Chichester, PO19 1BA
http://candidastevens.com/collections/kristina-hagstrom
Chichester Art trail, May, 2015
(http://www.chichesterarttrail.org)
Summer Exhibition 2013 Saturday 18 May — Saturday 22 June, 2013
Moncrieff-Bray Gallery, Petworth, RH20 1JX
Mixed Exhibition of Paintings and Sculptures for Gardens
Artist in Residence West Dean College, 2012
Chichester Open Studio, May 5,6,7,12,13, 2012
Free Range Art, Brick Lane, London, July 4-9, 2012
West Dean College Year 2011
Oxmarket Chichester 2009
Portsmouth Sculpture competition 2009
Oxmarket Chichester 2008
Stone has always fascinated me and as a child growing up in Sweden, I spent a lot of time outdoors with a fascination for stone and ice. Nature remains a great resource for my work and allows me to flow my creativity. I love the longevity and history that can be found in stone, in the footsteps of our ancestors.
Each piece I create exposes a response to a feeling or reveals the essence of a character in a particular moment, or period of time. Female form, masks and heads are common themes, and I also explore form and space in my more abstract pieces.
I was born in the North of Sweden in 1965. I lived most of my adult life in Stockholm and moved to England in 2005. On my move to the UK, which followed 20 years in a corporate career, I finally fulfilled a desire to study sculpture and graduated in 2011 from the Visual Arts Programme, West Dean College, Sussex with an MA (Distinction). Furthermore I studied psychology and economics, graduating from Middlesex University in 2010 - Institute of Psychosynthesis, London and a 1988 BSc in Economics and Business Administration at University of Linköping, Sweden.
I am currently represented in the UK by Candida Stevens Gallery, Chichester, W.Sussex
Exhibitions:
Emsworth Art trail, West Sussex, April 27-28, May 4-6
Ashling Park vineyard, West Sussex, ongoing, March 2023 onwards.
In the footsteps of our ancestors, St Mary's Church, Chidham, West Sussex, April 14-16, 2023
Surrey Sculpture Society Showcase, Landmark Art centre, Teddington Feb 25-March 05 2023
The Goodwood Art Fair, May 13-15, 2022
The listed property show, Olympia London, Feb 8-9, 2020
The Hustle, Sculpture featured in Hollywood film, May, 2019
Good Nature, - 16 September - 28 October, 2017
http://candidastevens.com/collections/kristina-hagstrom
Three Ways of Seeing 10th October - 15th October 2016, London
Kind of Blue - 7 November - 19 December, 2015
http://candidastevens.com/collections/kristina-hagstrom
Candida Stevens Fine Art
12 Northgate, Chichester, PO19 1BA
http://candidastevens.com/collections/kristina-hagstrom
Chichester Art trail, May, 2015
(http://www.chichesterarttrail.org)
Summer Exhibition 2013 Saturday 18 May — Saturday 22 June, 2013
Moncrieff-Bray Gallery, Petworth, RH20 1JX
Mixed Exhibition of Paintings and Sculptures for Gardens
Artist in Residence West Dean College, 2012
Chichester Open Studio, May 5,6,7,12,13, 2012
Free Range Art, Brick Lane, London, July 4-9, 2012
West Dean College Year 2011
Oxmarket Chichester 2009
Portsmouth Sculpture competition 2009
Oxmarket Chichester 2008
