BIO

Else Blomgren
Settled: Gothenburg, Sweden

Education
Ordained priest, Church of Sweden, diocese of Stockholm, 2011
Pastoral Institute of the Church of Sweden, Uppsala, 2011
Uppsala University, Master of Theology, 2011
Edinburgh College of Art, Master of Fine Art, Painting, UK, 1998
Dômen School of Art, Painting, Gothenburg, 1983-1988
Gustavus Primus School of Painting, Gothenburg, 1981-83

Exhibitions
Allhelgonakyrkan, Stockholm, 2007
The Royal Bank of Scotland, Edinburgh, 1998
Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh, 1997
Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh, 1997
Galleri Impuls, Gothenburg, 1993
Galleri Sirocco, Gothenburg, 1988

Awards
The Loomshop Gallery Award, The most distinguished postgraduate student of Painting, Edinburgh College of Art, 1998

Relevant experiences
Keeps lectures on a regular basis in feminist theology
Participates in the anthology Nåd i realtid, ”Fräls oss från patriarkatet”, Verbum 2017
On the board of EKHO, Gothenburgh (ecumenical network for christian LGBT persons), 2016
On the board of Forum for Ordained Female Priest in the Diocese of Gothenburgh, 2018 –
Hej och välkommen till Allhelgonamässan, (E. Blomgren, O. Carlsson), Verbum, 2009
Musikteatergruppen Ran, set design and costume, Gothenburg, 1993-95
Teaterkompaniet, set design assistant, Gothenburg, 1990-91
Gothenburg Carnival, monumental decoration, 1986-88