Save the date … more information coming soon
Opening Saturday 29th August 2026, 12:00
Exhibition continues through to Sunday 4th October, 2026
Public programme to be announced shortly.
Hospital Studios together with Konstfrämjandet Uppland invite you to visit the studios and meet the artists, writers, and musicians who work there on this informal open studio event.
Everyone is welcome!
For more information visit: Konstfrämjandet Uppland
Welcome to Hospitalet’s Christmas Market!
I will be having an Open Studio where you are very welcome to come say hello, see what I am working on, and enjoy some pre-Christmas cheer!
Selected works will be available to buy – giftwrapping included of course!
Not only will Hospitalet’s artists and writers be opening their studios but the other independent artists, designers and craftspeople in the adjoining building will be opening their doors too. And of course our café will be offering Swedish fika – coffee, tea, and homebaked cakes and pastries including my gluten-free chocolate yule log!
A creative workshops exploring Uppsala’s lgbtqi+ and queer histories. The workshops are part of Stuart Mayes’ on-going project: Following Eugène. The project takes its starting point in the life and works of Swedish artist Eugène Jansson (1862–1915). The latest chapter of the project: A Spring Outing, considers the context and impact of Jansson premiering his male nudes in Uppsala 1907.
The workshops provide space for lgbtqi+ and queer people to investigate the experiences, realities, and fantasies of their lives in contemporary Uppsala.
Open to all who identify as lgbtqi+ and queer, no previous arts experience necessary
Materials provided. No fee
To reserve your place email your name and contact phone number to studio@stuartmayes.com
TIME: 18:00 – 20:00 Tuesday 4, 11, 18, and 25 November
VENUE: The Studio, Uppsala Artists’ Club, Sysslomangatan, 753 10 Uppsala
Supported by Uppsala City Council. In conjunction with Glitter Ball showroom & projects
A series of four creative workshops exploring Uppsala’s lgbtqi+ and queer histories. The workshops are part of Stuart Mayes’ on-going project: Following Eugène. The project takes its starting point in the life and works of Swedish artist Eugène Jansson (1862–1915). The latest chapter of the project: A Spring Outing, considers the context and impact of Jansson premiering his male nudes in Uppsala 1907.
The workshops provide space for lgbtqi+ and queer people to investigate the experiences, realities, and fantasies of their lives in contemporary Uppsala.
Open to all who identify as lgbtqi+ and queer, no previous arts experience necessary
Materials provided. No fee
To reserve your place email your name and contact phone number to studio@stuartmays.com
TIME: 18:00 – 20:00 Tuesday 4, 11, 18, and 25 November
VENUE: The Studio, Uppsala Artists’ Club, Sysslomangatan, 753 10 Uppsala
Supported by Uppsala City Council. In conjunction with Glitter Ball showroom & projects
How does an artist view the work of others? In this special guided tour, artist Stuart Mayes offers his personal perspective on the exhibition Uppländsk salong 2025.
Uppländsk salong is a juried exhibition showcasing contemporary art from the Uppsala region. Seventeen artists with local ties have been selected by curator Peter Bergman, director of Fullersta Gård art gallery. This year’s salon explores the diversity of nature — both around us and within us — through a wide range of media and expressions, including painting, sculpture, textiles, photography, and installation.
Exhibition runs 13 September 2025 – 11 January 2026
Price: 50 sek
“In a rapidly tightening spiral of boundless cruelty, senseless killings, and consuming surface-level evil, what helps me stay grounded are true loves, carefully guarded memories of moments of closeness, and sudden flashes of erotic desire. These letters, addressed to my men — separated (or perhaps united) by three decades and three countries — are my attempt to catch hold of a kite strong enough to pull me out of the cold and grim madness that the newsfeed keeps dragging me and my loved ones into.”
You are warmly invited to Love Letters, a performance by Pavel Matveyev, on August 1st at 18:00.
Pavel is a multidisciplinary artist. He graduated from the Faculty of Journalism at Moscow State University, discovered a great range of possibilities working with photography at the University of Brighton, and began experimenting with the interplay of still image and sound while studying at Konstfack in Stockholm. His solo and group exhibitions span Sweden, Spain, Norway, and beyond — including Station to Station (1.) at Molekyl gallery in Malmö earlier this year. He is the initiator of a photo talks series at Interbok independent bookstore and co-host of the podcast Slightly Out of Focus.
The performance will be held in Russian and English, with the English texts read by artist Stuart Mayes.
Pavel's portrait: Pål Sommelius
Stuart's portrait: Daneil Ekbladh
Juxtapose: Think Tanks
I am leading a think tank for exhibitors and participants at Juxtapose where we will consider our relation to social media …
Social Media (So Me) seems to be an essential part of the artists toolkit. Concerns have been raised regarding the significant recent content moderation policy changes that allow users of Facebook and Instagram to say that being, or identifying as, lgbtqi+ is a mental illness. In the light of the general pally-ness between tech-bros and the Trump administration do we need to consider alternatives to the platforms we have become familiar with? What do we do when social media doesn’t reflect our moral codes?
Thank you Juxtapose for opening spaces for thinking through complex topics.
Glitter Ball showroom & projects is participating in Denmark’s premier artist-run art fair along with 30 other artists’ initiatives from across Europe.
Glitter Ball’s presentation features artists Elena Thomas, Mireia Rocher, Lydia Nightingale, Pavel Matveyev, Robert Ekholm, and Stuart Mayes
Professional presentations and launch Friday 13 June, please contact us for details.
Open Saturday 14 and Sunday 15 June, 12 noon to 5pm, free entry
Juxtapose, Godsbanen Rå Hal, Karen Wegeners Gade 4 , 8000 Aarhus, Denmark
Can you guess if the guess the gender of the artist from looking at an artwork? What does this say about us, about how we read artworks, and what we expect of artists? Which artists challenge our gender perceptions?
Join Katarina DeVerdier, public arts officer for Uppsala City, and Stuart Mayes, arts officer for Region Uppsala, for a guided walk looking at selected public art works from a gender critical perspective.
A free event organised in collaboration between the public art deparmtents of Uppsala City and Region Uppsala – all welcome!
Meet at The University Hospital, Entrance 100 (Dag Hammarskölds väg)
The walk starts indoors and continues through the city park – dress accordingly.
Wheelchair accessible.
[image: Astrid Göransson, Talende scen (Talking Scene), 2020]
This year I am presenting an exciting programme of Meetings for the fair’s exhibitors and participants. Over three days there are 12 meetings covering topics from virtual studio groups to digital legacies, neurodivergence, and rural residencies. Other meetings investigate if artist-run spaces are becoming conservative, how artists contribute to a town’s identity, and how to develop sustainable collaborations.
Supermarket invites 65 of the most innovative and dynamic artist-run iniatives from across Europe, north and south America, north Africa, and Asia for a week of networking with each other as well as professionals from the Swedish art scene.
From Thursday to Sunday the public are welcome to visit the fair’s exhibition stands, there are also talks and performances throughout the days.
I am excited to be included in Michael Petry’s new book for Thames & Hudson – Mirror Mirror: The Reflective Surface in Contemporary Art
The book surveys more than 150 international contemporary artists who use reflective surfaces as a vehicle for meaning within their practice, including Olafur Eliasson, Frida Escobedo, Ugo Rondinone, Cindy Sherman, Zhan Wang, Subodh Gupta, and Jeff Koons.
Available in UK and Europe from November 2024, USA February 2025
Kick start Uppsala Culture Night at Hospitlet’s Open Studio afternoon!
You are very welcome to come see me in my Uppsala studio where I will be showing new and recent work as well as offering editions and older pieces at special Culture Night prices Together with the other artists, writers, musicians, and ccreators we at Hospitalet invite you to sample some of the best contemporary work to be found in Uppsala.
There is a café with coffee, tea, and homemade cakes and baked goods.
Wheelchair and disabled access in the north corridor.
This week long process residency will be used to develop the latest chapter of my on-going Following Eugène project (2014 – ). A Spring Outing takes its starting point in Eugène Jansson (1862–1915) showing the first of his ‘naked athletes’ series in Verdandi’s Spring Exhibition, Uppsla 1907. The exhibition opened only a few weeks after Jansson’s friend and photographer Nils Santesson was sentenced to ten months hard labour after being found guilty of homosexuality. That courtcase ignited debate that eventually led from homosexuality being defined as an illness rather than a criminal act. A Spring Outing considers the personal, social, and political implications of declaring one’s sexuality and or gender identity in contemporary and historical contexts as well as considering how such declarations are made.
The residency concludes with two afternoons when the public are welcome to join me in open discussion.
Open to the public Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 September, 12–4pm
The residency is made possible with support from Köttinspektionen, and Uppsala City Council.
Photo: Pavel Matveyev
A week long residency turns Galleri 1 into a creative research laboratory – a point of collection and investigation relating to the history and legacy of Eugène Jansson first showing his ‘naked athletes’ in Uppsala.
The residency is open to the public: Wednesday – Friday, 2–6pm and Saturday – Sunday, 1–4pm
Photo: Pavel Matveyev
I am delighted to announce that I will be working with Galleri Artem, Stockholm.
This exciting young gallery represents a range of contemporary artists working across painting, drawing, scultpure, installation, and performance. Gallery director Clara Stenqvist has a background in art history as well as working in museums and auction houses.
The gallery is in the Vasastan district of Stockholm, together many other contemporary galleries, restaurants, design shops, and independent retailers.
Uppsala Artists’ Club presents a themed exhibition featuring work by 32 of the club’s members.
My work ‘Universe’ is inspired by the opening lines William Blakes’ poem Auguries of Innocence (1803) … ‘To see a world in a grain of sand / And a heaven in a wild flower / Hold infinity in the palm of your hand / And eternity in an hour …’ and my love of glitter.
Vernissage: Saturday 1 June from 12.00 noon, The exhibition is open until 8pm
Exhibition open Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, 2 – 6pm, Saturday and Sunday 12 – 4pm
Or by appointment.
Join Stuart Mayes in conversation with Katarina Karyotaki as they discuss Stuart’s current research into Eugène Jansson’s participation in the 1907 Verdandi student association’s Spring Exhibition.
In the early 1900s Verdandi organised a series of Spring Exhibitions that attracted national attention, not least the 1907 iteration where Eugène Jansson showed his male nudes (naked athletes) for the first time. Taking this as a starting point Stuart’s project invites investigations of the city across and through queer experience.
The conversation is part of Verdandi’s cultural biennale, for further details visit their Facebook page
Supermarket makes it’s annual return! This year we are back in the Skärholmen district with more than 60 artist-run galleries, organisations, and projects presenting work from across Europe and around the world.
In addition to the exhibition booths there is a public programme of talks and performances, and the catalogue includes essays and articles by international artists and writers.
I will be running the Exhibitors’ Meetings programme with hosts and guests from Sweden, the UK, USA, Germany, Finland, Denmark, Ireland, South Africa, Algeria, Argentina, and Egypt.
Liljevalchs, as part of Stockholm City’s Culture Night, invites you to a special late night opening of the Spring Exhibition from 6.00pm until 12.00pm (midnight).
Every half hour from 6.30– 11.30pm there will be a 20 minute introductory presentation by gallery staff.
The show closes on Sunday (21st April at 5.00pm) so Culture Night is the perfect opportunity to see it if you haven’t already done so – not only that but the free entry cover two other exhibitions in the same building!
Public Art Agency Sweden has recently published a handbook for public art commissioners, specifically local councils. I am really pleased that my Departure and Arrival project för Konstfrämjandet Västmanland and Region Västmanland appears in one of the featured case-studies.
The book is available in print and as a downloadable pdf from Statens konstråds website
[The book is in Swedish]
I am delighted to have had five pieces from my tie drape series selected for Liljevalchs Vårsalongen 2024 (The Spring Exhibition), Stockholm.
The selection committee for the 2024 show – curators Ashik Zaman and Tawanda Appiah, olympic rider Peder Fredricson, and Liljevalch’s director Joanna Sandell Wright – have chosen works that together make a “generous and joyful exhibition.”
The exhibition features 289 artworks from 163 artists (selected from a nearly 5000 applicants) – both professional and amatuer – across most media: sculpture, painting, drawing, print, photogaphy, video, and textile.
The exhibition runs until Sunday 21 April. For more information click here
Warm welcome to my Open Studio! As part of the studio association’s Christmas Market I am having an open studio – come and say hello, and see what I have been up to! I will be offering a fayre (!) price on special edition artworks as well as other smaller pieces.
It promises to be a great day with many other artists also opening their studios and offering creative workshops. Café Hospitalet is open from 11.30am with homemade cakes, tea, coffee, and of course mulled wine!
In the beautiful gardens you will find stalls with festive handcrafts, Christmas trees, and foodtrucks
Learn to create geometric sculptures from old, damaged, or abandoned books!
In this workshop you learn how simple folds can turn an old book into a three dimensional sculpture – find your own style and make your own sculpture!
No previous experience necessary, this workshop is suitable for anyone aged 12 and over.
Materials and tution provided
50kr per person
This year Konstdygnet (The Art Day) is happening in Uppsala from 12noon on Thursday 21 through to 12 noon on Friday 22 September. This annual event is an opportunity for artists, artsworkers, arts organisations, and cultural administrators to meet, discuss, and plan as well to to make new contacts, develop networks, and find collaborative partners.
On Thursday afternoon I have an open studio as part of the programme. I will be talking about my studio practice as well as my recent project with Konstframjändet Västmanland.
I am one of many artists at The Hospital Studios who is opening their studio as part of Uppsala Culture Night 2023. We are actually open from 12noon until 4pm, from 4.15pm I am running a creative workshop for adults.
The Hospital Studios is Uppsala’s largest studio association providing workspaces for more than 25 visual artists working with painting, sculpture, installation, photography, textile, and performance. There are also a number of studios for writers and musicians. Uppsala’s printworkshop is in the same building and will also be open.
I will be moderating one of the ‘philosophical double-bill’ Think Tanks. The starting point for the discussion contests that much of culture is now ultra processed in much the same way food is now ultra processed, that is to say that it has been tweaked so as to make it addicitve and at the same time non-nutritional or even harmful. How does this impact artist-run, and how do we meet the challenge?
The Think Tanks programme is co-hosted by Supermarket Art Fair and I am attending the fair as a representative from Supermarket where I am the Meetings coordinator.
Juxtapose Art Fair 2021. Think Tank. Photo: Mariana Gil
An installation of fabric flags on the facade of the station building.
Site inspired installation commissioned by Konstframjändet Västmanland
The commission is a part of the ASK (Sites for Contemporary Art) project initiated by Konstframjänder Västmanland in collaboration with Region Västmanland, 2020 – 2023.
The installation is made possible with support from Köping kommun, Region Västmanland, Konstframjändet Västmanland
An installation of fabric flags in the the station’s waiting room
Site inspired installation commissioned by Konstframjändet Västmanland
The commission is a part of the ASK (Sites for Contemporary Art) project initiated by Konstframjänder Västmanland in collaboration with Region Västmanland, 2020 – 2023.
The installation is made possible with support from Kungsör kommun, Region Västmanland, Konstframjändet Västmanland
Five artists from Uppsala Artists’ Club have been selected to exhibition in Lövstbruk’s Great Magazine this summer. Further details to be announced.
The exhibition is a collaboration between the Lövstabruk Foundation, Tierp Council, and the Uppsala Artists’ Club, made possible with financial supported by Region Uppsala.
Anette Wixner, Ida Lindgren, Ingrid Orlowski, Penja Hesselbäck, and Stuart Mayes
Photo: Louise Magnusson
Departure and Arrival, part i
