About

Caroline Hopkins

Living in Göteborg, Sweden. Born 1970 in Västerås. Grew up on a dairy farm in Tjust Archipelago and in Stockholm. Studied environmental economics/business and policy at the University and at Chalmers in Göteborg, in Uppsala, Sweden and at Georgetown University, USA.


Exhibitions


2023 Frölunda Kulturhus, separate exhibition March 11th through April 9th.

2019 Backa Teater, Göteborg, "Stands and Falls".

2019 Tjustbygdens Konstförening, Gamleby.

2017 River City Gallery "Horses", Horse-EC in Göteborg.

2017 Frölunda Kulturhus, separate exhibition, "Discipline".

2016 Tjustbygdens Konstförening, Gamleby.

2016 Lindholmens Konstrum, with Stina Gunnarsson.

2015 Liljevalchs Spring Salon.


In the project "To my future grandchild" I merge art with my work in environmental economics. It starts from my confusion by our knowledge of us living way over the planet's resources, still ignoring it. What legacy do we want to hand over to our children, grandchildren? 

  "Discipline", focusing on the relation human-horse, is a theme I've explored over some years as a metaphor for human-nature, time perspectives, power. "The Time We Have" and "Stands and Falls" evolves from that. The intersection of nature/culture is often a source of communication, conflict, energy.

  Technique: I have developed a method, mixing egg oil tempera and oil paint in different layers using mostly utensils other than brushes. Often just a couple of nuances. I sculpt in clay, concrete, plaster and wood.