Jury Members Residence Sigrid 2026-2027

Catherine Anyango Grünewald is a Kenyan-born, Stockholm-based visual artist, illustrator, and educator whose work spans drawing, moving image, and graphic narrative. Internationally exhibited, Catherine is known for her psychologically charged visual language and for exploring themes of justice, history, and human experience. Her acclaimed graphic novel adaptation of Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness (2010) has been translated into eight languages, while her recent work Dead Man Walking: Graphic Edition (2025), created with Sister Helen Prejean and Rose Vines, revisits questions of ethics and the death penalty for contemporary audiences. Catherine’s drawing practice addresses histories of systemic oppression and marginalized lives through the materiality of pencil and eraser. She taught at the Royal College of Art in London for ten years and is now Senior Lecturer in Illustration at Konstfack in Stockholm. In 2019, Catherine received the Navigator Art on Paper Prize. She is the great-granddaughter of Swedish painter Sigrid Hjertén, whose name inspired Residence Sigrid.

Helene Boström is an established Swedish cultural entrepreneur and curator, founder of Konst-ig, an internationally renowned bookstore and platform that brings the best contemporary art books and publications into public and unexpected spaces. Through Konst-ig she has initiated exhibitions and collaborations that connect artists with broader audiences beyond traditional contexts. Her work focuses on creating accessible encounters with contemporary art and design publications and fostering dialogue between artists, institutions, and the public through innovative curatorial formats focused on books.

Paola Bjäringer is a Swedish cultural producer and curator working at the intersection of contemporary art, design, and feminism. Raised in France, she began her career as a Paris-based gallerist specializing in collectible design, collaborating with emerging and established artists and designers exploring the boundaries between art, craft, and design. An entrepreneur since age twenty five, Paola has a Master’s degree in Gender Studies from the London School of Economics and Political Science. In 2020, she returned to Stockholm and founded Misschiefs, a method and platform supporting womxn artists through access to space, resources, and community. Her most recent initiative is Residence Sigrid in Collioure, France.

matali crasset is a French designer whose work spans across product design, furniture, architecture, and social design. Known for her modular and colorful aesthetic, she explores design as a tool for new ways of living, often questioning conventional domestic and social structures. After working with Philippe Starck in the 1990s, she founded Matali Crasset Productions in 1998. Her work has been widely exhibited internationally, including at the Centre Pompidou and the Museum of Modern Art, and ranges from furniture and interiors to public spaces, cultural institutions, and experimental social projects. matali lives and works in Paris, France.

Helene Larsson Pousette is a Swedish diplomat, curator, writer, and senior facilitator. She served as Counsellor for Cultural Affairs at the Embassies of Sweden in Washington, DC and Serbia, where she initiated long-term cultural projects including Creative Mentorship Serbia and We Hear You – A Climate Archive in collaboration with international institutions. Helene is co-founder of the cultural organization Facilitator and has worked with the Swedish Exhibition Agency, Swedish History Museum, and Swedish Institute, developing interdisciplinary exhibitions and programs connecting heritage, history, and contemporary art. As co-founder of the Stockholm Museum of Women’s History, she initiated ARKIVISM, a handbook and methodology for navigating and creating archives. She has served on several cultural and public bodies and, in 2021, published Att Veckla ut Historien, a book exploring curatorial and exhibition processes.

Eva Livijn-Olin is a Swedish art consultant and former gallery owner, but she is probably best known for her private home on Karlaplan in Stockholm, which she has opened up for art exhibitions. A personal and intimate gesture that the art world takes seriously, because it is not just any exhibition. How many people, for example, open an exhibition of new video works by Nathalie Djurberg and Hans Berg, at home? In recent years, Eva has also developed a special interest in contemporary art that explores race, gender and identity within the African diaspora. Of course, an exhibition about this was also presented at home, in collaboration with curator Sir Isaac Julien. Namely Rock My Soul II (Stockholm) which showed 25 female artists with connections to the field. With Eva, the art world becomes a little more international, a little more intimate and a lot more fun.

Cristina Ljungberg is a philanthropist, impact investor, and arts patron based in Stockholm and born in the United States. She is the founder of Firestorm Foundation, an initiative dedicated to advancing the visibility and recognition of women and non-binary artists through exhibitions, acquisitions, publications, and cultural collaborations. Through Firestorm, Cristina supports artistic practices that broaden contemporary art narratives while investing in future scholarship and emerging researchers. She is also co-founder of The Case for Her, a philanthropic investment portfolio focused on women’s health and wellbeing, particularly menstrual, sexual, and reproductive health. Through her philanthropic and cultural work, Cristina mobilizes capital and collaboration around gender equality, health, and culture, convening leaders across sectors through initiatives including the Nordic Philanthropy Summit. She is also a partner at Influence Film and serves on the boards of several international organizations.

Dr. Alexandra Loske is a British-German art historian, curator, and writer specializing in the history and theory of color. She is curator of the Royal Pavilion & Historic Buildings in Brighton, UK, a Research Associate at the University of Sussex and the V&A Museum in London, and a lecturer at Roundtable 92NY in New York. A Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries and board member of the Deutsches Farbenzentrum, Alexandra is recognized as a leading voice on the cultural and historical meanings of color. Her research focuses on color concepts and the overlooked contributions of women to color history. She has curated several exhibitions and authored influential publications including Colour: A Visual History (2019), The Book of Colour Concepts (2024), and The Artist’s Palette (2024). Through her curatorial work, writing, and public lectures, Alexandra bridges art history, material culture, and contemporary discourse on color. 

Johan Pousette is a Swedish exhibition curator, consultant, and editor of a new publication on international residency practice. His curatorial practice includes larger biennale projects as GIBCA in Sweden and the October Salon in Belgrade, and a large number of curated solo- and group shows. Johan is an advisor and board member for several organizations internationally and nationally, e.g. Dupont Underground in Washington DC, Transcultural Exchange in Boston, ResArtis Worldwide Network of Arts Residencies, and co-founder of the culture organization Facilitator. Former head of unit at the Swedish Arts Grants Committee and responsible for IASPIS (Sweden's international program for visual and fine arts and the country's largest residency program), Contemporary Art Manager at Riksutställningar, Founding Director of Baltic Art Center, and expert advisor to the Nordic Council of Ministers on artist residency programmes.

Marina Schiptjenko is a Swedish gallerist and art dealer. In 1991 she co-founded the contemporary art gallery Andréhn Schiptjenko together with Ciléne Andréhn, establishing one of the leading galleries in Scandinavia dedicated to contemporary art. With spaces in Stockholm and Paris, the gallery represents a top international roster of artists and participates regularly in major international art fairs. Through her work at Andréhn-Schiptjenko, Marina has played an important role in promoting Nordic contemporary art internationally while fostering dialogue between artists, curators, and institutions across Europe. Marina is also known as an acclaimed musician and singer, active since the eighties with the electronic pop group BWO and Page.