Tobias Bradford
b. 1993, Örebro, Sweden
Lives and works in Stockholm, Sweden
Education
2019 — Royal Institute of Art, Stockholm, Sweden — Master of Fine Art (I DROPPED OUT OF THIS ONE SO NO MASTERS DEGREE HERE)
2016-19 —Goldsmiths University of London, London, United Kingdom — Bachelor of Fine Art
2014–16 — Örebro Art College, Örebro, Sweden — Artistic Foundation
Solo Exhibitions
2026 — Collecting Shells, Saskia Neuman Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden
2025 — Drawing is your only way to communicate, Uppsala University, Sweden
Health and Safety, Sinne / Pro Artibus, Helsinki, Finland
Hundis, Trollhättan Konsthall, Trollhättan, Sweden
2024 — As my eyes adjust, Company Gallery, New York, NY
Cold air on tender skin, Örebro Konsthall, Örebro, Sweden
2022 — Big Hole, Saskia Neuman Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden
2021 — Maria Bonnier Dahlin Award Exhibition, Bonniers Konsthall, Stockholm, Sweden
Stage Fright, Huxley-Parlour, London, United Kingdom
2018 — We are all equally real, Galleri Erik Axl Sund, Stockholm, Sweden
2016 — Auto Empathy, Paviljong LUX Örebro, Örebro, Sweden
Group Exhibitions
2026 — Imposter Machine, Uppsala Konstmuseum, Uppsala, Sweden
Gränser, Kummelholmen, Stockholm, Sweden
Uncanny Garden, City SALTS, Basel, Switzerland
2025 — The Darkest Hour at 3AM, Current Plans, Hong Kong, China
Theatre of Cruelty, Casino Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Puppet masters, Museum Jan Cunen, Oss, Netherlands
Friends in Both Places, Nicelle Beauchene, New York, NY
Where We Are, Sven-Harrys Konstmuseum, Stockholm, Sweden
Barjola, an Apocryphal Portrait, Colección SOLO, Madrid, Spain
2024 — Welcome Home, Market Art Fair with Saskia Neuman Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden
Weird Sensation Feels Good: The World of ASMR, AIRSIDE, Hong Kong, China
2023 — The Magic of the Silver Swan, The Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle, United Kingdom
2022 — Open Art, Public Art Biennale, Örebro, Sweden
Viskleken, Växjö Konsthall, Växjö, Sweden
Ghost in the Machine, Galleri Thomassen, Gothenburg, Sweden
My Private Hell, Company Gallery, New York, NY
I had the strangest dream, Kristinehamn Konstmuseum, Kristinehamn, Sweden
2021 — Hung on a Minute, Platform Southwark, London, United Kingdom
Future Watch, Kulturhuset Stadsteatern, Stockholm, Sweden
2020 — Blind Faith, Årstaberg Konsthall, Stockholm, Sweden
Survival of the Fittest, Accelerator, Stockholm, Sweden
2019 — Blue Air, Örebro Länsteater, Örebro, Sweden
Nervous Energy / As My Eyes Adjust, Goldsmiths University, London, United Kingdom
2018 — Limbo, London, United Kingdom
Hurra Vacui, curated by Jonas Liveröd, Skövde Konsthall, Skövde, Sweden
2017 — Domestic Bitch, Heidi’s House, London, United Kingdom
Limescale, Laurie Grove Baths, London, United Kingdom
Konstbunkern – Stockholm Supermarket Independent Art Fair, Stockholm, Sweden
2016 — Try Again, Örebro Konsthall, Örebro, Sweden
2015 — Rymden runt omkring är evig natt, Örebro Konsthall, Örebro, Sweden
Hemsökt, Nora Bryggeri, Örebro, Sweden
Honors and Awards
2021 — Maria Bonnier Dahlin Stipendium, Bonniers Konsthall, Stockholm, Sweden
Bibliography
2026 — James Taylor-Foster, “Tobias Bradford’s ‘Collecting Shells’,” e-flux Criticism, Feb 10 (online)
2025 — Christy Choi, “This Hong Kong Art Show Aims to Put You to Sleep,” The New York Times, Mar 21 (online)
John Gayer, “Tobias Bradford,” Sculpture, Aug 8 (online)
2024 — Lydia Eliza Trail, “Tobias Bradford and the Titillating Macabre,” Elephant Magazine, Nov 22 (online)
Anna Mikaela Ekstrand, “4 Must-See Shows in New York Right Now,” Cultbytes, Sep 17 (online)
2023 — Editors, “Interview with Tobias Bradford,” Art Lover Magazine, Sep 13 (video)
Editors, “Tobias Bradford,” 0–1 Gallery, Jan 11 (online)
2022 — Dorian Bataycka, “C-C-Cool New Shhhhhhhhow? London’s Design Museum Hosts the World’s First Exhibition Dedicated to ASMR,” Artnet, May 22 (online)
Faima Bakar, “This Wagging Tongue in a Museum Has Everyone Making the Same Joke,” Yahoo! UK, May 19 (online)
Alex Kessler, “A New Exhibition Takes You Inside the Wonderfully Weird World of ASMR,” British Vogue, May 14 (online)
2021 — Caroline Elgh Klingborg, “Interview: Tobias Bradford,” Bonniers Konsthall (online)
