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I’m an author, illustrator and graphic designer with a Master of Fine Arts in Design from HDK – School of Design and Crafts in Gothenburg.

Now it’s been a decade since my first book was published. But of course I’ve been drawing and writing much longer than that. I love working with both text and images, and to me children’s literature is the perfect format for that combination. I always care deeply about all aspects of the book, and how they work together. One of my goals has always been to continue experimenting and try new ways of telling stories in picture books.

 

Awards
2021 Svensk Bokkonst
2020 Nominated for Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award
2019 Nominated for Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award
2014 Nominated for the August Prize for ”Jag blir en bubbla”
2013 Nominated for the August Prize for ”Maximilian och Minimilian”
2012 Slangbellan - Best children’s book debutant of the year
2012 Snöbollen - Swedish Picture Book of the Year

Selected Exhibitions
2015 Bratislava Illustration Biennale, Slovakia
2013 Nordiska Akvarellmuseet, Skärhamn
2013 Junibackens bilderboksfestival, Stockholm
2013 Children's Book Fair, Bologna
2013 Solo exhibition, Bildmuseet, Umeå

Representation & Publik Works
Landstinget Gävleborg, Barnmottagningen Gävle Sjukhus
Drottning Silvias barn- och ungdomssjukhus