Upcoming
2026
Group exhibition, Njabala Foundation, Kampala, Uganda
2025
(Sept- Feb)
Duo exhibition (with Liisa-Irmelen Liwata), Kunsthalle Seinäjoki, Finland
Premier of my short film/video work, (filmed in Uganda)
Exhibitions
Solo (selected)
2023
"SECOND SKIN", Konst- & kulturföreningen kv Margareta, komvux, Malmö
2018
Gallerinatten, Malmö
Sofielunds kollektivhus, Malmö
2017
Mitt Möllan, Malmö
Sofielunds kollektivhus, Malmö
Betong54, Malmö
Group (selected)
2024
"Thoughtful Intentions: absorbing the past & informing the future", as part of Southern Sweden Design Days, Nordic Art Agency, Malmö
2023
"Embodiment", Steneby konsthall, Steneby
"I DON´T NEED GRAVITY, I JUST NEED GROWTH", KonstDetox with Munish Wadhia, Södertälje konsthall, Södertälje
2022
“Våra kroppar- våra liv” (Our bodies our lives)- Panora, Malmö
“FYRTIO”- Galleri CC, Malmö
2021
´Strange Fruit´ (installations)- Malmö Folkets park, Malmö
Konstkvinnor- Osby konsthall, Osby
2019
“Fashioning Afro-swedish identity”, Rörelsernas museum, Malmö
“Gradually shifted acceptance”, Alta Art Space, Malmö
2018
Konstfack, Stockholm
Kollektivet Prekariatet, Malmö
KF-Huset, Nordmaling
2017
Art from the Heart, Wip:Sthlm, Stockholm
Malmö gallerinatt, Mitt Möllan, Malmö
Public work
2021
'Strange fruit' and other installations, Malmö Folkets park, Malmö (commisioned by Malmö stad)
Screenings & Artists talks
2019
Malmö konsthall- MetooD- Inspektionen för Våld och Omsorg/The Social care and Violence Inspectorate (screenings/performances/videos/artist talks
2018
Malmö konsthall- African Diasporic Talks- Black Art in Contemporary Times (screening + artist talk)
Moderna Museet- Konsten att agera! (screening)
Education
2011- 2012
Patternmaking/Textile studies, Malmö Tillskärarakademien
2004- 2008
International Migration & Ethnic Relations (IMER), Malmö University. Bachelors degree
2006- 2007
African Studies, Gothenburg university
2002- 2003
Yrkesförberedande dansutbildning/Vocational dance program, Balettakademien Stockholm
Performance/Collaborations
2023
FIGUREN by Maria Naidu (dance theater/performance), Bastionen, Malmö
2022
RESPONS (Lisa Nyberg & EvaMarie Lindahl)- A Sound piece, Malmö konsthall
2020
FIGUREN (dance theater/performance), Bastionen, Malmö
Molecular Love: Act 2 by Mercedes Azpilicueta (performance), Lunds konsthall, Lund
2019
SYSTERIA- Den Här kroppen/This Body (performance tour) Teater Tre, Stockholm/Tjárnarbío, Reykjavik/Skånes konstförening, Malmö
2018
Weekly Mass! w. SYSTERIA (performance) Skånes konstförening, Malmö
MAKE (performance) Panora, Malmö
The Gallery night, Malmö w. SYSTERIA
Ring klocka ring (video) Kollektivet Prekariatet, Malmö w. Emie Eva-Marie Elg
2017
The Gallery night, Mitt Möllan, Malmö w. SYSTERIA
Costume Design
2025
"TRACKS" by Viktor Fröjd
2023
"LOCUS" by Viktor Fröjd- Riksteatern (touring show)
"GLÖMSKANS ARKIV" (Amfi), Malmö konsthall
2022
"JAG ÄR MAN, ALLTSÅ DANSAR JAG"- Scenkonst Sörmland (touring show)
2021-2024
FESTEN by Viktor Fröjd (touring show)
Maria Naidu/Lunds Domkyrka
2020-2023
FIGUREN by Maria Naidu, perfomer & costume assistance, Bastionen, Malmö
Publications
2020
Handlingsplan för att motverka ett segregerat konstfält, Art Lab Gnesta
The action plan for counteracting a segregated art field aims to formulate a new national action plan for a fairer art field. The project wants to generate knowledge about cultural policy and explore artistic spaces for action by using art bureaucracy as a tool to make art policy. The action plan will be raised to a political level to promote political work to create social justice and counter a segregated field of art.
2009
Co-writer anthology Afrikansksvenska röster (eng transl. African swedish voices) utg. Notis förlag
Grants
2025 Stiftelsen Längmanska kulturfonden, project grant BLACK FEMALE FORM- Untitled film project
2024 Malmö stad, Öppna Malmö/City of Malmö, Open Malmö project grant "BLACK FEMALE FORM" events spring 2025
2024 The Swedish Arts Grants Committee travel grant (Uganda)/Konstnärsnämndens Resebidrag (Uganda)
2024 Helge Ax:son Johnsons Stiftelse (travel grant Uganda)
2024 Malmö stads ateljéstöd/City of Malmö´s artist studio grant
2024 The Swedish Arts Grants Committee Two year working grant/Konstnärsnämndens Tvååriga arbetsstipendium
2024 Regional project grant for "BLACK FEMALE FORM"/Region Skåne projektstöd
2022 The Swedish Arts Grants Committee Covid-19 emergency fund/Konstnärsnämndens krisstöd 4
2021 The Swedish arts council project grant for "BLACK FEMALE FORM"/Kulturrådet, projektstöd
2021 The Swedish Arts Grants Committee One year working grant/Konstnärsnämndens Ettåriga arbetsstipendium
2021 Regional arts emergency grant/Regionalt krisstöd, Region Skåne
2021 The Swedish Arts Grants Committee emergency fund/Konstnärsnämndens krisstöd 3
2020 The Swedish Arts Grants Committee emergency fund/Konstnärsnämndens krisstöd 2