ABOUT
Petra Börner is a Swedish artist in London. She works with varied techniques, at heart with a great passion for the line. Drawing, painting, printing, sculpting and using mixed media she often references natural themes in her work, creating a distinctive world of her own.
With a long career in illustration she welcomes the opportunity to collaborate with clients. Her work accompany articles in the New York Times, words by best selling authors and feature through tailored projects and campaigns with brands.
SELECT EXHIBITIONS
21 - 24 March 2024 Facepaints LOPF 2024 / S2 Paul Stolper, Somerset House, UK
2023 Select Ceramics (Making Modernism) Royal Academy of Arts, UK
2023 Holding Space, Hospital Rooms/ Hauser & Wirth, UK (Exhibition/ Charity Auction)
2023 The Wisdom Man - Linton Kwesi Johnson, Paul Stolper Gallery, UK (Group)
2022 Powerflower, Skitsehandlen, Denmark (Solo)
2022 Like There Is Hope, Hospital Rooms/ Hauser & Wirth, UK (Exhibition/ Auction)
2022 Made 2 - Ceramics, Painting & Drawing, Morley Gallery, UK (Group)
2021 - 2022 Take Root, Roksanda Ilinčić, UK
2021 Art on a Postcard - Summer, Hoxton Gallery, UK (Exhibition/ Auction)
2020 Petra’s Draw 24, UK (Charity Event)
2020 Drawn to the line, Teckningsmuseet, Sweden (Duo)
2019 ING Discerning Eye, Mall Galleries, UK (Group)
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
2020 Couvert Royal Academy of Arts, UK (RA Edition)
2016 Red Myrtle Central St Martins Museum Collection, UK (Original Work)
2017 Spell Kew Gardens, UK (Limited Edition)
2013 Red Myrtle Victoria & Albert Museum, UK (Limited Edition)
PUBLICATIONS
2022 Rough Pickings by Petra Börner Press Press Spazio Florida Milano, Italy
SELECT CLIENTS
Penguin Random House, Boråstapeter, Blumenhouse, Chanel, Cristina Carulla Studio, Carven, The New York Times, Heals, Albert Bonniers Förlag, Oscars, Apple Inc., Atelier 27 Paris, Åhlens, Amnesty International, August&Piers, Cacharel, Kew Gardens, Tiffany & Co, Ffern, Made, Bally, Lily’s Kitchen, The World of Interiors, Louis Vuitton, Isetan, Victoria & Albert Museum
PUBLIC SPEAKING
Design Museum, Grafill (Norway), Chelsea College of Art/ UAL, LCC, Winchester School of Art, Kingston University, University of Bournemouth, Konstfack (Sweden), HDK (Sweden)
BIO
1995 - 1999 BA- Hons Fashion Design with Marketing Central St Martins, UK