Åsa Jungnelius (b. 1975, Fisksätra) is a Swedish contemporary artist working primarily with glass, stone, and large-scale public art. She lives and works in Månsamåla, Småland and is also university lecturer, entrepreneur, artistic director, educator and since 2022 honorary doctor at Linnaeus University in Växjö.
Trained as a glassblower at Kosta Boda in her teens, Jungnelius went on to complete a Master’s degree in ceramics and glass at Konstfack (1998–2004). She had an immediate breakthrough on the Swedish art scene with her graduation exhibition I like your hair style! (2004), a striking presentation in glass that critiqued beauty ideals and gendered oppression while reinterpreting Sweden’s traditional glass heritage. Since then, she has become known as an innovator of her medium, developing a distinctive visual language where craftsmanship and contemporary art intersect.
Her works are included in the collections of Moderna Museet (Stockholm), Nationalmuseum (Stockholm), the European Parliament Art Collection (Brussels), Malmö Konstmuseum, Norrköpings Konstmuseum, Glasmuseet Ebeltoft (Denmark), Röhsska Museet (Gothenburg), Smålands Museum, The Glass Factory (Boda), and other major institutions.
Recent public art commissions include Snäckan (2015–27) for Stockholm’s Hagastaden metro station; the process-based project Paviljong #1 Energi(er) and The Inner World Exhibition for Norrköpings Konstmuseum (2023); and Transit of Venus (2023), a sculptural monument to International Women’s Day donated to the City of Stockholm. In December 2024, she completed Agnes Tårar (Agna’s Tears) and Agnas Famn for the new cultural centre in Gävle, as part of its inaugural exhibition Seamless Transition.
Her work has been widely exhibited in recent years at Spazio Nobile (Brussels, 2024), Galerie Leu (Munich, 2023), Galerie Glas (2023), Market Art Fair (Stockholm, 2022), Kunstnernes Hus (Oslo, 2021), Artipelag (Stockholm, 2020), ArkDes (Stockholm, 2018–19), Xiangning Art Museum (Shenzhen, 2019), Vandalorum (2019), and the Luleå Biennale (2019).
Her first solo exhibition in Turkey, A Verse Written with Earth, Fire, Water, and Air, curated by Elif Kamışlı, will be held at the Pera Museum in Istanbul from 16 September 2025 to 18 January 2026.
She has been represented by Spazio Nobile Gallery (Brussels) since 2021
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