ANN WÅHLSTRÖM
Born in Stockholm 1957.

EDUCATION
1977-78 Capellagården, Öland, Sweden (ceramics)
1979 The Glass School in Orrefors, Sweden
1979 The Pilchuck Glass School, Washington State, U.S.A.
1980 Rhode Island School of Design (under Dale Chihuly), Providence, U.S.A.
1981-82 The National College of Arts, Crafts and Design in
Stockholm, Sweden (under Paula Bartron and Bertil Vallien)

POSITIONS
1982-86 Studio glass producer in Sweden, Switzerland and U.S.A.
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 & Stål AB, Sweden ”Cultura Metal”
1988 Design commission for Boda Nova, Sweden, ceramics ”Arto”
1989, 2001 Teacher at the Pilchuck Glass School, U.S.A.
1991 Designs for Element Design, Stockholm, Sweden
1992 Designs for Cappellini International ”Proggetto Oggetto” (metal)
1993 Designs for Ikea of Sweden (ceramics)
1994- Guest teacher at Beckman’s School, Stockholm, Sweden
1996 Design commission for Kinnasand, Sweden (textile)
2003 Visiting Artist, Museum of Glass, Tacoma, USA

SEPARATE EXHIBITIONS
1982 Scanform, New York, U.S.A.
1985 Gallery Nilsson/New Glass, New York, U.S.A.
1986 Saturnus, (with Gunnel Sahlin) Kosta Boda Djurgården,Stockholm, Sweden
1990, 91, 93 Tivoli, Galleri Stallet, Falsterbo, Sweden
1993 Blue Snails Green Seahorses, Kosta Boda Djurgården, Stockholm, Sweden
1999 Cyklon, Smålands Museum, Växjö, Sweden
1999 Cyklon, Form Design Center, Malmö, Sweden
2000 Cyklon, Svensk Form / Ateljéhuset, Stockholm, Sweden
2001 Balckandwhite, Nordiska Kristall, Stockholm, Sweden
2002 Blackandwhite, David Jones Gallery, Sydney, Australia
2002 Blackandwhite, Block Arcade, Melbourne, Australia
2002 Blackandwhite, Galerie Kaplanen, Visby, Sweden
2003 Soapbubbles & Clouds, Anita Collection, Oslo, Norway

GROUP EXHIBITIONS
1983-2003 Sweden, Europe, Australia and U.S.A

REPRESENTED
Nordenfjeldske Kunstindustri Museum, Trondheim, Norway
Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, New York, U.S.A.
Ebeltoft Glasmuseum, Ebeltoft, Denmark
The Montreal Museum of Decorative Arts, Canada
Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
The Chicago Atheneum, Musum of Architecture o Design
Smålands Museum, Växjö, Sweden
Nationalmuseum, Stockholm, Sweden
Museum of Glasss, Tacoma, USA

AWARDS
1980 Travelling grant, The Swedish Assoc. 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)
2000 Excellent Swedish Form (Hot Pink)

BIBLIOGRAPHY
Kosta 250 years - 250 years of craftsmanship, Margareta Artéus, Kosta Boda 1992.
Cyklon - 20 years of molten glass, Annica Kvint, Kosta Boda 1999, ISBN 91-970869-2-4.
Svenska Former, S Helgesson & K Nyberg, Prisma, Stockholm 2000, ISBN 91-518-3663-7.
The Best in Swedish Design, S Helgesson & K Nyberg, Mitchell Beazly 2002,ISBN 184000641-2
Bordel de Mode, Cay Bond, W & W 2002 ISBN 91-46-18038-9
Scandinavian Design, Charlotte and Peter Fiell, Taschen 2003 ISBN 382285882X
1900-2002 Svensk Form – Internationell Design, Hedvig Hedqvist, DN 2002, ISBN 9175884208

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