BIOGRAPHY
Charlotte Swiden (b. 1980, Sweden) moved to Australia in 2005, settling in Melbourne/Naarm.
With a background in art, she transitioned into the field of design. After a ten-year hiatus and the birth of her second child, Swiden returned to her painting practice, driven by an insistent call to reconnect with her artistic roots.
Drawing on personal reflections of her Scandinavian upbringing and her new home, Swiden’s work has been shaped by the interplay of two identities, two cultures, and the tensions that lie between them.
In the soft discord of existence between these worlds, Swiden weaves themes of rituals, folklore, and modern life, eloquently depicting the intricacies of the human experience.
Charlotte Swiden currently lives and works on Boon wurrung (Bunurong) land in Australia.
She is represented by Saint Cloche Gallery in Sydney. And yes, Swiden is her actual birth name.
EXHIBITIONS / COLLABORATIONS
Saint Cloche | Solo Exhibition
Portals 2025
Coco Flip | Solo Exhibition
Everything Sings 2025
Saint Cloche | Group Show
Eclipse 2025
Lander-Se | Group Show
Scape 2024
Saint Cloche | Group Show
Oasis 2024
Saint Cloche | Exhibition with Natalie Synnott
Wonder Machine 2024
Collingwood Public Housing Fundraiser | Group Show
Retain, Repair, Reinvest 2024
Saint Cloche Gallery | Group Show
Escapade 2023
Modern Times | Group Show
Tracing Change 2023
Saint Cloche Gallery × Tiffany & Co | Group Show
Etherium 2023
Saint Cloche Gallery × The Design Files | Group Show
Point To Point 2023
Saint Cloche Gallery | Solo Exhibition
Affect 2023
Modern Times | Group Exhibition
A Gentle Unwinding 2022
Saint Kevin’s Omnia Arts Prize | Shortlisted
Painting ‘Stiltje’ 2022
Saint Cloche Gallery | Fundraising Exhibition & Auction
Coast to Coast 2022
No Vacancy Gallery | Exhibition with Bec Smith
Lores 2022
Modern Times | Group Exhibition
Chromatic Retreat 2021
The Royal Children’s Hospital Foundation
Me and UooUoo: The RCH150 Anniversary Art Trail 2021
Modern Times | Group Exhibition
Talismans, Rafts, Mementos 2020
Modern Times | Solo Exhibition
Foundations 2020
Swiden Coast x Linus Dean Rugs
Coast Rugs 2014
Frankie Book | A little bit crafty
Holding Candles 2014
Craft Victoria | Coco Flip x Swiden
Winter Fruits 2013
La Vida De Los Objectos | Barcelona
Tivolivat Wooden Objects 2013
A small space
Sprattelgubbar 2012—2013
The Design Files Open House
Tivolivat 2012
The Design Files Open House
Tivolivat 2011
In the Press
Bush Modern | Jessica Lillico, Sean Fennessy [p.165] 2025
Fish Creek | The Local Project Issue 16 2024
Affect Exhibition | WILD Magazine 14 2023
Affect Exhibition | The Design Files 2023
The Makers | Bedthreads 2022
Lores Exhibition | The Design Files 2022
Lores Exhibition | Hunter and Folk 2022
On Motherhood and Creativity | Coco Flip 2021
RCH Art Trail Me and UooUoo | Broadsheet 2021
Talismans, Rafts, Mementos | Modern Times 2020
Charlotte Swiden | Modern Times 2020
Charlotte Swiden | The Design Chaser 2020
Swiden Design | Craft Vic 2014
Charlotte Swiden | Book A Little Bit Crafty 2014
Lukas prints | Inside Out 2014
Sprattelgubbar | Arquitectura & Diseno 2014
Coast | Frankie 2014
Coast Rugs | The Design Files 2014
Swiden x Linus Dean Rug | Green Magazine 2014
Sprattelgubbe | House Garden 2013
Swiden Design | Print & Pattern Book 2013
Coast | The Design Files 2013
Tivolivat | Inside Out 2013
Charlotte Swiden | Femina Sweden 2013
Charlotte Swiden | Frankie 2012
Swiden Design | Herald Sun 2012
Tivolivat | Real Living 2011
Swiden Design | Daily Imprint 2011
Tivolivat | Inside Out 2011
Swiden Home | Bloesem 2011
Swiden Design | Bloesem 2011
Swiden Design | The Design Files 2011
Tivolivat | Herald Sun 2011
Swiden Design | The Design Sponge 2011
Charlotte Swiden Home | Herald Sun 2011
Swiden Design Home | The Design Sponge 2011
Swiden Design | Herald Sun 2011
Swiden Design | Herald Sun 2012
Tivolivat | Real Living 2011