Sarah Hurtigkarl is an applied artist with a background in goldsmithing and a master's degree from the Royal College of Art in London. Sarah Hurtigkarl's work embodies various expressions from jewelry to tableware and sculpture. The work of Hurtigkarl reflects a sophisticated treatment of materials and a handmade quality. Sarah was born in Copenhagen and is based in Stockholm.

Education

2010–2012 MA Royal College of Art, Goldsmithing, Silversmithing, Metalwork & Jewelry, London

2007–2010 BA Ädellab / Metaldepartment, Konstfack University College of Arts, Crafts and design, Stockholm, Sweden

2003–2007 Goldsmith apprentice certificate at Lina Christensen, Copenhagen, Denmark

Collections and representations

National Museum of Fine Arts, Stockholm, Sweden
Reviving Humanity, Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt
IT*S Achieve, Trieste, Italy
William Welch Studio, collection of weird and wonderful cutlery, UK
Private collections

Commissions

2020 Permanent installation, Entrance 100, Uppsala Academic Hospital, Sweden
2019 Rector chain for The Royal College of Music in Stockholm, Sweden
2019 Salt bowls for the Danish Embassy in Tokyo, Japan
2018 Heart for Reviving Humanity permanent installation, Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt

Awards

Skt. Loye prize 2022
Ung Svenskform 2016
Honorable mention from William Welch Studio Desert Cutlery Competition, 2012
IT'S Jewellery Award 2011

Professional Experience

2023- current Partime lector, Konstfack University of Art, Stockholm. Sweden
2021- current Member of Nutida Svenskt Silver, Sweden
2019 - 2020 Member of Konsthantverkarna, Stockholm, Sweden
2018 - 2023 Headteacher, Metallformgivning, Nyckelvikskolan, Lidingö, Sweden
2016 - 2017 Teaching jewelry making courses at Medborgarskolan, Stockholm, Sweden
2016 -2018 Guest teacher, Folkuniversitet, Stockholm, Sweden
2012 - current Freelance, Hurtigkarl, Stockholm, Sweden
2012 - 2013 Jewelry gallery assistent, Sebastian Schildt, Stockholm, Sweden
2007 - 2010 Jewelry gallery assistent, Galerie Tactus, Copenhagen, Denmark
2005 - 2007 Jewelry gallery assistent, Tactus 2, Copenhagen; Denmark

Selected group exhibitions

2024 Tools for compsumtion, Solo exhibition, Edinburgh College of Art, UK
2023 Parallel Perspectives, Duo Exhibition, Katrine Kristensen Studio, Copenhagen, DK
2023 Ophav, Trio exhibtiion, Bukkehave/Kaufmann, Copenhagen, DK
2023 Konhantverkliga berättelser, Svenkst tenn, Nutida Svenskt silver, Stockholm, SE
2023 Silver! 60 år av kreativitet, Form/Designcenter, Nutida Svenskt silver, Malmo, SE
2023 60 år av kreativitet, Konstakademin, Nutida Svenkst Silver, Stockholm, SE
2022 Verklighetsflykt, Craftweek, Nutida Svenkst Silver, Stockholm, SE
2022 Studio Högbergsgatan 12, Stockholm, SE
2022 Nutida tänker på döden, Benhuset, Stockholm, SE
2021 Open studio, Slipgatan 13, Stockholm,SE
2021 Tidskaplsar, Craft week with Nutida svensk silver, Bruno Gallerian, Stockholm, SE
2021 Statements, Nutida Svensk Silver, Studio Ylva Skarp, Leksand, SE
2021 Hang in there, Handarbetets Vänner, Stockholm, SE
2021 Studio Högbergsgatan 12, Stockholm, SE
2021 1790 Nutida Svensk Silver, online exhibition for Kulturnatt Stockholm
2019 Handmade tails, Hangman projekt, Stockholm, SE
2019 Craft Day, Konstepidemin, Gothenburg, SE
2019 Queer Materialism, Open craft, Örebro, SE
2019 Dialog II, Konsthantverkerna, Stockholm, SE
2019 Låt oss presentera, Konsthantverkerna, Stockholm, SE
2018 Reviving Humanity, Shosha Kamal Design house, Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt
2017 Wunderkammer, Konsthantverkarna, Stockholm, SE
2017 Mimool, Culture Center Gallery, Seoul, Korea
2017 Ung Svensk Form, Stockholms Auktionsverk, Stockholm, SE
2017 Mimool, Goldfingers, Copenhagen, DK
2016 Ung svensk Form, Galleri Midori.so2, Tokyo, Japan
2016 Ung Svensk Form, Storsjöyran, Östersund, SE
2016 Ung Svensk Form, Form/Design Center, Malmö, SE
2016 Smycke Utställning, Svenskt Tenn, Stockholm, SE
2016 Ung Svensk Form, ArkDes, Stockholm, SE
2016 Ung Svensk Form, Stockholm Furniture and light fair, SE
2016 Dining Shore, Fasett, Stockholm, SE
2015 Experimental Dining Event, Steinbeisser, Lloyd Hotel, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2015 Ag, Gallery Movitz, Stockholm, SE
2015 High Noon, Gallery L-store, Seoul, Korea
2014 Hammered!, Museumet på Koldinghus, DK
2014 Espace Solidor, Place du Château, Haut-de-Cagne, France
2014 Sugar, Galleri Platina, Stockholm, SE
2013 Highlights, Galleri Montan, Copenhagen, DK
2013 Open West, Cheltenham Art Gallery and Museum, Cheltenham, UK
2013 The Open West, Newark Park, Gloucestershire, UK
2013 Biennalen 2013, Runde Tårn, Copenhagen, DK
2013 The Black of Night in summer, Gallery Mano Motus, Copenhagen, DK
2013 Spoon | Fed, Center for Craft, Creativity & Design, Hendersonville, USA
2013 Hybrid, Gallery Parallel, Stockholm, SE
2013 Saplings - 360° Vision, Pinakothek Der Moderne, Munich, Germany
2013 The Black of Night, Galleri Seilduken, Olso, Norway
2012 Sleep 2012, London, UK
2012 A Spatial Surprise, Mint gallery, London, UK
2012 Sweet Instruments of Desire, V&A, Studio William Welch, London, UK
2012 Graduate show, Galerie Marzee, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
2012 Final Show, Royal College of Art, London UK
2012 Pewter Live 2012, Pewter hall, London, UK
2012 Miniatures, Cupola Gallery, Sheffield, Uk.
2012 UK touring exhibition of Studio William Welch, London, UK
2012 Interim Show, Royal College of Art, UK
2012 Give and Take, Galerie Marzee, Nijmegen, The Netherlands  
2011 IT'S. Trieste, Italy
2011  "Talente", Munich, Germany
2011  "Work in progress", Royal College of Art, London, UK
2010  ”In Corpo Rated”, Nutida Svenskt Silver, Stockholm, SE
2010  ”Broochmania” Galerie Rob Koudijs, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2010 ”Spring exhibition”, Konstfack, Stockholm, SE
2009  “Understudy” Konstfack, Stockholm, SE
2009 “Squatting corpus” at Karen Pontoppidan’s home, Munich, Germany

Scholarships

Konstnärsnämden 2020, 2022
Ung Svenskt Form, Foundation of ”Gaverinäringens Främjande” 2016
Statens kunstfond 2016
August Rigner 2014
Kjøbenhavns Guldsmedelaug 2010, 2011, 2012
Otcicon 2011
Augustinus fonden 2010, 2011
Knud Højgaards Fond 2011
Direktør Einar Hansen og hustru Fru Vera Hansens Fond 2010
Ingrid og Knud Veilskovs Mindelegat 2010