Biography & Curriculum Vitae – Rita Börlin
Rita Börlin is a Swedish painter, sculptor, and former educator based in Stockholm. Her multidisciplinary practice moves between figurative and abstract expression, working with painting (ink, watercolor, oil) and sculpture (stoneware, porcelain, ceramics). Born in northern Sweden and raised by the sea, her work is shaped by landscape, memory, and intimate personal histories. She holds a degree in Art Education and Design from the Stockholm University College of Arts, Crafts and Design (1996). For more than two decades she combined teaching with a steady development of her artistic practice.
Education
1993–1996 – University College of Arts and Design, Art Education (candidate), Stockholm
2000, 2001 – University College of Arts and Design, Painting & Sculpture (summer sessions), Stockholm
2010–2011 – Mid Sweden University, Industrial Design, Sundsvall
2010 – Capellagården, Ceramics with Kennet Williamsson (summer session), Öland
2019 – La Meridiana, Nerikomi with Dorothy Feibleman (summer session), Certaldo, Italy
Solo Exhibitions
2015 – The Treeness of a Tree, Bodens Konstgille, Boden
2014 – Poesi, Galerie Helena, Stockholm
1990 – Gustav Adolfsskola, Stockholm
1988 – Sundsvall Sjukhus, Sundsvall
Selected Group Exhibitions
2025 – Vårsalong 2025, Solna Konsthall, Stockholm
2024 – Akvarellsalong 25 år!, Väsby Konsthall, Upplands Väsby
2021 – Soulprint, Galleri Grafiska Sällskapet, Sweden
2019 – Vintersalong, Nacka Konsthall, Dieselverkstaden, Nacka
2018 – Luftlinie, Arenshoop Kunstmuseum, Germany (catalogue, curated by Dr. Elisabeth Klotz)
2016 – Tribute to David Bowie, Danderyds Konsthall, Edsviken
Bibliography
Luftlinie, Arenshoop Kunstmuseum, catalogue, curated by Dr. Elisabeth Klotz, 2018
Norrbottenskuriren, Interview with photograph by Håkan Zerpe, Boden, 2015
Sundsvalls Tidning, Review with photograph, Sundsvall, 1988
Teaching Experience
1996–2001 – Teacher in Arts, Lötgymnasiet, Sundbyberg
2002–2020 – Teacher in Arts and Design, Nacka Gymnasium, Nacka
