ABOUT
Lisa Marie Bengtsson is an artist and designer based in Gothenburg, Sweden.
For more than ten years, she has run her own studio, developing spatial projects, installations and objects for museums, libraries, cultural organisations and public spaces in Sweden and internationally.
Much of her work has been developed for and with children, through projects involving play and participation. This has given her a long experience of working with children’s own ways of exploring, using and changing spaces and objects.
Lisa studied Product and Furniture Design at Kingston University in London and holds an MFA in Child Culture Design from HDK Valand in Gothenburg.
Her work moves between art and design and can develop from an early sketch or material study to models, prototypes, objects, spatial layouts and final production. She works both independently and in collaboration with artists, designers and organisations.
EDUCATION
2015 to 2016
Atelierista, Art Pedagogy for Preschool Teaching
HDK, Gothenburg
2013 to 2015
MFA Child Culture Design
HDK, University of Gothenburg
2009 to 2012
BA Product and Furniture Design
Kingston University, London
2008 to 2009
Foundation in Art and Design
Kingston University, London
SELECTED PROJECTS AND COMMISSIONS
2026
Mellan våningar
ARTa, Gothenburg
2025
ASECS, Jönköping
With Studio Keller
2024 to 2025
FORMLEK
Röhsska Museum, Gothenburg
Interactive exhibition for children aged 0 to 5 and their adults
2024
Örnsköldsvik Public Art Competition
Sketch commission for a public art project for children and young people
2022 to 2023
Brockley Bounce
London
With India Harvey
2018 to 2023
Squish Space
Barbican Centre, London
Interactive play environment for children under five and their adults, developed with India Harvey and Barbican Creative Learning
2019 to 2020
Milton Keynes Arts Centre, UK
Artist in Residence and exhibition
2017 to present
Bygglekplatsen and POP UP Bygglek
City of Gothenburg
PUBLIC SPACE AND PARTICIPATORY ART & DESIGN
2018
100 VADÅ?
City of Gothenburg
With designer Ida Liffner
2018
LandHeArt / Hjärtats väg
GBG2021, City of Gothenburg
Participatory land art project with children
2017
Resan till en bättre skolmiljö
REBUS, City of Gothenburg
Participatory design project with preschool children and educators
2017
Lilla Samskolan, Gothenburg
Playground design and construction planning with GapActors and Svensk Markservice
LIBRARY PROJECTS
2023 to 2024
Hyltebruk Children’s Library
Artistic design and interiors for the children’s and youth department
2021 to 2022
Kungsbacka City Library
Artistic and spatial design for the children’s library
2021 to 2022
Köping City Library
Spatial and artistic design
2021
Nyköping City Library
Sketch commission
2020
Werner Aspenström Library, Smedjebacken
Artistic and interior design
2015
Barken Library, Söderbärke
Children’s library design
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS, COLLABORATIONS AND PROGRAMMES
2025
Wide Open School
Taoyuan Museum of Fine Arts, Taiwan
2019
Life Rewired Hub
Barbican Centre, London
Contributing artist
2019
Mitt GBG: Framtiden
PRISMA, Gothenburg Film Festival and Gothenburg City Library
Exhibition producer and designer
2018
London Design Festival
2017
Camden Arts Centre, London
Collaboration with India Harvey
2017
Play Campference
SCV Adventure Play, California
2017
Göteborgs Stadsmuseum
2017
Frölunda Kulturhus, Gothenburg
2016
Hong Kong Design Week
2016
A VENUE, Gothenburg
2015
Vandalorum Museum
SELECTED PUBLIC PROGRAMMES AND WORKSHOPS
2019 and 2023
PRISMA, Gothenburg Film Festival
2019
MEKEN Konstkollo, Smedjebacken
2019
Rydals Museum
2017 to 2019
Allas Ateljé, Konstepidemin, Gothenburg
2017 to 2018
Cirkus Unik, Gothenburg
Concept and scenography
2017 to 2018
Bygga NY VY
Frölunda Kulturhus, Gothenburg
With Lars Dyrendom
2015 to 2019
Röhsska Museum, Gothenburg
Design workshops for children
2015 to 2018
Lilla Film Festival, Gothenburg
TEACHING AND TALKS
2025
Wide Open School
Taoyuan Museum of Fine Arts, Taiwan
2025
The Higher Seminars
The Swedish School of Textiles, Borås
2021
Artist talk, Form for Fun
Röhsska Museum, Gothenburg
2021
Workshop for library and school staff
Falun
2020
Zoo Much to Talk About
HDK, Gothenburg
2018
Open Design Week
HDK, Gothenburg
2015 to 2019
Tutor
Central Saint Martins, London
2017 to 2018
Guest Tutor
Kingston University, London


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