ABOUT

Sofia Runarsdotter
b. 1982 in Robertsfors
Lives and works in Stockholm

sofia.runarsdotter@gmail.com

IG: sofiarunarsdotter
+46-730287065

Sofia Runarsdotter (b.1982, Robertsfors) has a 20 year long artistic practice of working as a documentary photographer in Sweden and overseas with clients such as Dagens Nyheter, New York Times, Bonnier Förlag, Uppdrag Granskning, (SVT).
Her practice today extends to photography, video and text in bodily installations. She holds a master in Fine Art from Konstfack and has studied at the Royal Institute of Art and Nordens Fotoskola. 2023, she was awarded with Vera and Gösta Agnekil scholarship during a royal ceremoni at Konstakademien 2023. Also, she was nominated to the prestigous Women Photography Grant by PH Museum 2024.

Her works are represented and a part of Tore A Jonasssons collection, conntected to Riksidrottsmuseet and Konsthall 16.

She also works as a image editor of the northern literature magazine Provins with the main task to curate ‘The artist of the issue’ (numret konstnär). 

CV ︎
CURRENT/ UPCOMING

2026.02.06 -  2026.03.01
Girl, Battle at Gallery Hippolyte (FI)

2025 05 06 Reading at Bonnier Konsthall with ︎ Konstfack Writers

︎ Duo Show ‘Spoiled Image’ with Diana Agunbiade-Kolawole at Konstnärshuset. Curator: Ashik Zaman.  May 10 - June 7 

︎ Screening ‘Girl, Battle’ at Photo Vouge Festival, Milano 6-9 March 2025

︎ 2024.09.06 - 24.09.22  Solo Show Trespass at Landskrona Photo Festival, Exercishallen


NEWS 

2025 04 11 One year Working Grant from Swedish Arts Grants Committe

Interview in ︎ Odalisque Magazine

2025 03 28 ︎ Work for New York Times

Nominated to ︎ Women Photography Award 2024 by PH Museum

︎ 23.02.17 Awarded with Vera and Gösta Agnekil scholarship from Konstakademien during Royal ceremony