About









Elisabeth Östin (b. 1989, Viken) is a Swedish artist who lives and works in Arrie.

She received her MA from Malmö Art Academy in 2019.

In her recent series Trabeculae she refers to the string or beam-like structures that can be found inside of human bones, in the cells of plants or in the hearts of other mammals. Her paintings have been described as both nauseating and pleasurable, bordering between what seems familiar and yet unknown.

Solo shows include Trabeculae, Pumphuset Konsthall, Landskrona, Sweden (2023); The Mocking Gap, KHM2 (2019); To Live in Such a Place, Galleri Thomas Wallner (2017). Östin has participated in duo- and group shows at Ravinen, Norrviken, Sweden; Public Support, Vestfossen, Norway; Galleri Arnstedt, Östra Karup, Sweden; Galleri Rostrum, Malmö, Sweden; Digitaliseum, Malmö Sweden, Galleri Thomas Wallner, Simris, Sweden.

Her work is represented in public collections at The Royal College of Music in Stockholm, The Public Art Agency (Statens konstråd) and Uppsala municipality. In 2020 and 2022 Östin received work scholarships from The Swedish Arts Grants Committee.









Exhibitions

2025

Galleri Arnstedt, solo exhibition (upcoming)

2024

Edstrandska stipendieutställningen, Galleri KHM, Malmö (upcoming)

The Heart in The Wall, Byahuset, Arrie (duo exhibition with Kalle Lindmark)

2023

Trabeklerna, Pumphuset konsthall, Landskrona (solo exhibition)

2022

Pen Pals, Public Support, Vestfossen Norway

2021

A Common Haze, Galleri Rostrum, Malmö (duo show with Carolina Sandvik )

Dimmans vän, Galleri Arnstedt, Östra Karup

"Jag bor i en annan värld, med du bor ju i samma" Drömmare söder om hallandsåsen, Ravinen Kulturhus, Norrvikens trädgårdar inauguration show

Rörsjögatan 10 presenterar: 12 målare, Rörsjögatan 10, Malmö

Highly Toxic, Digitaliseum, Malmö

2020

Exstudenter, Galleri Arnstedt, Östra Karup

Polyfoni, Galleri Thomas Wallner, Simris

2019

Samling, Galleri Arnstedt, Östra Karup

Flux, Skissernas Museum, Lund

Stock, Obra, Malmö

The Mocking Gap, (Solo show) Galleri KHM2, Malmö

2018

MALMÖ SO THERE, Galleri Thomas Wallner, Simris

2017

To Live in Such a Place, (Solo show) Galleri Thomas Wallner, Simris

2016

Some Roses and their Phantoms, Sölvesborgs Konsthall

2014

->->->->->, Wall Street, Malmö

2014

Skyltfönster, Galleri 21, Malmö


Education

2019

MFA, Malmö Art Academy

2017

BFA, Malmö Art Academy

2016

Exchange, Slade School of Art
Painting department

2014

Målerilinjen, Östra Grevie Folkhögskola