Charlotta Grunewald is self-taught in textile art, but has been sewing in one form or another all her life. She is now a retired obstetrician and associate professor of obstetrics and gynaecology. In addition to many years’ service as an obstetrician, researcher, teacher and manager, she also has experience from assignments in developing countries such as Afghanistan, Yemen and Pakistan. After my last assignment (Yemen, 2022), I began creating hand-embroidered images on fabric, based on photographs I had taken there. Five of these works were exhibited at the Liljevalchs Spring Exhibition in 2022, which encouraged me to continue creating. I draw my inspiration from my own photographs or images from the mass media. The most important thing for me is that the photographs move me – and, hopefully, others too. That is why they are often images of war (Ukraine, Gaza, Syria), but also images that inspire hope.

Solo exhibitions:
2026 (24–30 April) ”Textile Art Without Borders”, Galleri Greger, Stockholm
2025 (12–17 July) Galleri Handell, Kivik
2025 (29 March) TEDxKI Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm
2024 (13–18 July) Galleri Handell, Kivik

Collective exhibitions:
2026–2027 (3 September – 31 May) ”We – exploring human behaviour”. Four images. The Cell, Stockholm
2026 (13 February – 3 May) Liljevalchs Spring Exhibition ”The Journalist”, image from Gaza, Stockholm
2025 (Feb – May) Liljevalchs Spring Exhibition, two photographs, Afghanistan and Pakistan, Stockholm
2024 (6–27 April) 10 photographs, Sebastian Schildt Gallery, Stockholm
2023 (Feb – May) Liljevalch’s Spring Exhibition: three pictures, Ukraine, Stockholm

Charlotta Grunewald has exhibited at Galleri Handell in Kivik, Österlen, in 2024 and 2025. Works by Charlotta Grunewald are available to buy this spring online shop.