Artist Residency Art´n Fiber®
MEMBER OF
Katharina Gahlert
The recipient of the
Art´n Fiber® Residency Fellowship 2025
Motivation of the selection committee:
We are pleased to announce textile/fiber artist Katharina Gahlert, Germany, the recipient of the Art ́n Fiber® residency grant of 2025.
Among the many well-qualified applicants, Gahlert was selected because of the exciting variety of works, performance and conceptual thinking that characterizes her body of work.
Based on textiles, 3D implementation, recurring elements, rhythm and patterns, she creates a unified flow that reflects the dialogue between time and gesture. Adding earth, ceramic elements, and wood she revives textiles in new contexts arousing interest and reflections.
Gahlert is influenced by postmodernist philosophy and established ecofeminist thinking. With her themes she wants to illustrate the inner and outer landscape of the ongoing dynamic interaction between man and matter.
In connection with her stay, Gahlert will give an artist talk at Uppsala Art Museum and lead a workshop in the residency studio. The workshop illustrates her artistic expression and conceptual thinking.
We are looking forward to the stay, and the opportunity to take part in and be inspired by Katharina Gahlert's artistry!
Katriina Flensburg,
on behalf of the 2025 committee:
Lovisa Wilborg-Jansson, Art Developer, Region Uppsala
Anna Holmbom, Intendent of Public Art, Uppsala Municipality
Katriina Flensburg, Textile artist, initiator and runner of the residency
Katharina Gahlert
Previous recipients
The selected artists of the previous residency grants 2022 - 2024 were fiber artist were Fabia Delise, Italy, Dorothy Wedderburn, the Netherlands and Alina Kopytsia, Ukraine. For the committee statement and a slide presentation over their respective stay please see "Previous recipients".
About the residency
The funded Art´n Fiber® residency covers a short-term stay of two weeks and focuses on international exchange and cooperation.
The grant is addressed to the professional textile/fiber artists and those with equally active artistic commitment. The targeted group is textile/fiber artists living in Europe except Sweden.
The residency was established in 2022 on the initiative of textile/fiber artist Katriina Flensburg and it is run in close cooperation with and support from the Region Uppsala and Uppsala Municipality/City. The location of the residency is the Quilt Academy of Sweden facilities. - Except for the funded stay a limited number of weeks is made available for bookings by individual artists, artist couples, or colleagues in search of a short period studio space or getaway to work with projects within the field of fiber art. Personal payment or own extern funding is required. Read more at Visits & Stays and be welcome to contact us for any further information.