Biography
In 2017, during an eight-hour transmutation ritual*, Ylva and her mirror twin Snöfrid were united into a single entity; the human being and the artistic practice merged into Ylva Snöfrid. In her search for artistic freedom and independence, she has pushed the boundaries of painting, making it her home at large; within this ritualized world, everything revolves around painting, exposed to daily life, and the forces of nature and the universe.
Ylva Snöfrid has lived and worked in New York City, Berlin, Athens, and Stockholm. She has created numerous large-scale site-specific works, including for the Istanbul Biennial, Performa New York, Palais de Tokyo, Swiss Institute New York, Institut Suédois, Bonniers Konsthall, Kunsthal Charlottenborg, and Liljevalchs konsthall.
* Ylva Snöfrid’s Transmutation Ritual with Mirrored Spring et Les contre espaces, La Panacée, Montpellier.
Selected press
DN: Sara Danius speglas med en färgexplosion
DI Weekend: Ylva Snöfrid hyllar processen
DN: Ylva Ogland gör sig till marionett
Artnotes: Cosmos et Vanitas på Institut suédois
Kunstkritikk: Vi är stjärnstoft
SvD: Ylva Snöfrid ”Ourselves Sara Danius” Sara Danius som modern feministisk ikon
IDEAT: l’artiste Ylva Snöfrid s’expose à l’Institut suédois
BeauxArts Magazine: La magicienne suedoise Viva Snofrid, peintre d'or et de neige
