Merete Lassen
Born and raised in Langesund, Norway, Since 2007 based in Gothenburg, Sweden.
Education
2007 – 2011 Master of Visual Arts and media education, Gothenburg university, Sweden
2003 - 2006 Bachelor of Fine Art (painting/drawing), University of New South Wales Art & Design, Sydney, Australia
2001 -2002 Interior design, Kristiania Høyskole, Bergen, Norway
Solo exhibitions
2025 Hidden in Plain View, Göteborgs Konstförening, Gothenburg
2025 Shared Frequencies, Sapporo Tenjinyama art studio, Japan
2024 Stacked, Detriti, Gothenburg
2023 Line up, Galleri Konstepedemin, Gothenburg
2023 Gula ränder på en stad som vaknar, POM Gallery, Mariefred
2016 Get the hell out of my race, Göteborgs konstförening, Gothenburg
2015 KONTRAST, Galleri design Festa, Tokyo
2015 KONTRAST, Galleri KC, Gothenburg
2012 No stories are the same, Astrazeneca Konstförening, Mölndal
Group exhibitions
2025 Allt är rytmiskt, Galleri Sander/NP33, Norrköping, with Alexandra Severinsson and Marie Dahlstrand
2025 Resonans, Galleri KC, Gothenborg, with Alexandra Severinsson and Marie Dahlstrand
2024 Art and go, POM Gallery, Mariefred
2023 Art and go, POM Gallery, Mariefred
2022 Art and go, POM Gallery, Mariefred
2022 Open call, Galleri Backlund, Gothenburg
2021 Skaraborgssalongen, Tomrummet, Vara
2020 Colour, Galleri Domeij, Stockholm, with Lillemor Boman Carlén and Britta Kjellgren Jäger
2019 Easter exhibition, Galleri Thomassen, Gothenburg
2018 On and on and on, Galleri Thomassen, Gothenburg
2018 Liljevalchs vårsalong, Liljevalchs konsthall, Stockholm
2017 Nordisk salong 2017, Dunkers kulturhus, Helsingborg
2017 Konvergenser #3, Galleri Nevven, Gothenburg
2017 Alot Alot, Galleri Thomassen, Gothenburg
2014 Nära vatten, Klippan - Röda sten, Gothenburg
2011 This must be the place, Vasa konsthall, Gothenburg
2010 Sørlandsutstillingen, Skien kunstforening, Arendal Kunstforening, Flekkefjord Museum
Public comissions
2021 Björköskola (elementary school), Vetlanda
2019 Tagore Hostel, Heda, Japan
2019 Bjurslättsskolan (elementary school), Gothenburg
2018 Bjursåsskolan (elementary school), Falun
2017 Gallery Design Festa, Tokyo
2016 Bergsåkersskolan (elementary school), Sundsvall
2015 CDU enheten, Östra hospital, Gothenburg
2015 Public Art Agency Sweden, The Swedish Mapping, Cadastral and Land Registration Authority, Uddevalla
2015 Art Made This, Vasa kronan, Gothenburg
2014 Landvetter flygplats och Röda sten konsthall, Gothenburg
2014 Klippan, Nära vattnet, sätt färg på Gothenburg
Collections
Swedish parlament, Public Art Agency Sweden, Västra Götalands Regional Council, Gothenburg municipality, Jönköpings municipality, Regional Council Värmland, Regional Council Örebro, Nyköping municipality, Sundbybergs municipality, Sundsvall municipality, Regional Council Skåne
Grants
2026 Two year working scholarship, Swedish Arts Grants Committee
2026 Byggnads (The Swedish Building Workers' Union)arts grant
2025 International exchange and travel grant, Swedish Arts Grants Committee
2022 work scholarship, Swedish Arts Grants Committee
2011 Gothenburg Craft Association scholarship