Born in Stockholm, 1957.

Has been designing glass for the Swedish glass objects´ producer company Kosta Boda since 1986.

EDUCATION

1977-78 Capellagården, Öland, Sweden (ceramics)

1979 The Glass School in Orrefors, Sweden

1979 The Pilchuck Glass School, Washington State, USA

1980 Rhode Island School of Design (under Dale Chihuly), Providence, USA

1981-82 The Narionai ColIege ofArts, Crafts and Design in Stockholm, Sweden (under Paula Bartron and Bertil Vallien)

APPRENTICESHIPS

1979 With Ann Wolff / WiIke Adolfsson, Stenhytta, Transjö, Sweden

1981 With James Carpenter Design Assoc. Inc., New York, USA

1982 Teaching Assistant, Pilchuck GIass School, USA

POSITIONS

1982-86 Studio glass producer in Sweden, Switzerland and USA

Working in design situations (Katja of Sweden, New York and James Carpenter Design Assoc. Inc., New York)

1986- Designing for Kosta Boda, Sweden

1987 Design commission for Silver & Ståhl AB, Sweden "Cultura Metal"

1988 Design commission for Boda Nova, Sweden, ceramics "Arto"

1989 Teacher at the Pilchuck Glass SchooI, USA

1991 Designs for Element Design, Stockholrn, Sweden

1992 Designs for Cappellini International "Proggetto Oggetto" (metal)

1993 Designs for Ikea of Sweden (ceramics)

SEPARATE EXHIBITIONS

1982 Scanform, New York, USA

1984 Galleri Rosengången, Lerum, Sweden

1984 Nordiska Kompaniet, Tid & Rum, Stockholm, Sweden

1985 Gallery NIsson / New Glass, New York, USA

1986 Saturnus, (with Gunnel Sahlin) Kosta Boda Djurgåden, Stockholm, Sweden

1990 Tivoli, Galleri Stallet, Falsterbo, Sweden

1991 Nytt Glas, NK, Stockholm, Sweden

1991 Tankar om Glas, Kalmar Konstmuseum, Sweden

1991 Två Sorters GIas, Galleri Stallet, Falsterbo, Sweden

1993 Blue Snails Green Seahorses, Kosta Boda Djurgården, Stockholm, Sweden

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

1983 Svenskt Glas, Fem Unga, Stockholm, Sweden

1983 Glas i Frihet Lunds Konsthall, Röhsska Museet, Gothenburg, Sweden

1984 Bio-10, Ljubljana, Slovenia

1985 European Women in Glass, Bruxelles, Belgium

1985 Coburger Glaspreis für Moderne Glasgestaltung in Europaq

1986 Kosta Boda's Sjätte Sinne, Kosta Boda Djurgärden, Stockholm, Sweden

1988 Design Art, Berlin, Germany

1988 Faces of Swedish Design, USA

1988 KB4, Design Center, Malmb, Blekinge Läns Museum, Karlskrona, Sweden and Glassmagasinet                   Oslo, Norway

1989 KBX12, Nordiska kompaniet, Stockholm, Gothenburg and Maimö, Sweden

1989 Cultura Metal, Design Center, Malmö, Sweden

1989 KB4, Espace Inov, Paris, Galleri Stallet, Falsterbo, Sweden

1989 Galleri Ernst, Sundsvall, Sweden

1990 Nordform 90, Malmö, Sweden

1990 Nielsen Gallery, Malmö, Sweden

1991 Karlshamns Konsthall, Karlshamn, Sweden

1991 Castello Banfi, Montalcino, Italy

1991 8 Individuals, Sweden, Germany, France, USA and Australia

1991 Ann Wåhlström / Pia Wallén, Nutida Glas och Textil, Hallen, Karlskrona, Sweden

1991 Axplock, Svenska Ambassaden, Tokyo, Japan

1992 Co Bi Interior, Stockholm, Sweden

1992 Kosta Boda Edition 1992, Sweden, Denmark, Holland, Italy, Germany, Australia, Japan, USA etc.

1992 Scandinavian Design, Design Museum, London

1993 Discover Kosta Boda, Röhsska Museum, Gothenburg, Sweden

1993 Galleri Kamras, Borgholm, Sweden

1993 New Art Forms, Orrefors Kosta Boda Galleri, Chicago, USA

1994 Galleri Ferm, Gothenhurg, Sweden.

1995 8 Visitors, 16 Friends, Sweden, USA etc

1995 Galleri Glas 1, Stockholm, Sweden

REPRESENTED

Nordenfjeldske Kunstindustri Museum, Trondheim, Norway

Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, New York, USA

Ebeltoft Glasmuseum, Ebeltoft, Denmark

The Montreal Museum of Decorative Arts, Canada

Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, Australia

AWARDS

1980 Travelling grant, The Swedish Association for Crafts & Design (Svensk Form)

1984 Working grant, Ekelund´s Foundation for the Crafts, Stockholm, Sweden

1984 Artist grant, Kulturförvaltningen, The City of Stockholm

1985 Working grant, Konstnärsnämnden, The Arts Grants Committee

1985 Working Grant at New York Experimental Glass Workshop

1988 Excellent Swedish Form (Mezzo)

1989 Excellent Swedish Form (Cultura Metal)

1992 Travelling grant, Kulturnämnden, Stockholm, Sweden

1992 Excellent Swedish Form, (Johansfors series)

1995 Excellent Swedish Form (Cypress candlesticks)

COMMISSIONS

1994 Akademiska Sjukhuset, Uppsala, Sweden. (University Hospital)