Edith Hammar (born 1992) is a Finland Swedish artist and illustrator. They debuted with their first book in 2020 with the graphic novel Homo Line.
Edith Hammar | |
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 Edith Hammar at the 2023 Gothenburg Book Fair | |
| Born | 1992 (age 31–32) Helsinki, Finland |
| Education | Royal Institute of Art (2014–2017) BA in fine art |
| Website | elmhammar |
Biography
editHammar was born and grew up in Helsinki, but has also lived in Stockholm and currently resides in Gothenburg.[1] In 2017 they graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in fine art from the Royal Institute of Art in Stockholm.[2][3][4] Hammar is non-binary.[5]
Works
editHammar has published two graphic novels, Homo Line (2020) and Portal (2023). Portal received the queer literature award Prisma for Comic of the Year in December 2023.[6][7] In 2021 they designed a memorial to the first recorded Swedish LGBT march, which took place in Örebro in 1971. The memorial is displayed outside Örebro City Hall.[8]
References
edit- ^ "Edith Hammar". Förlaget M (in Swedish). Retrieved 2024-03-27.
- ^ Teir, Philip (2020-08-19). "Edith Hammar: "I Stockholm älskar man att bli smädad av arga finnar"". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). ISSN 1101-2447. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
- ^ "bio". elmhammar.com. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
- ^ "CV". elmhammar.com. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
- ^ Garoff, Lasse (2024-02-15). "Kommentar: En ny generation av generationsskildringar syns i Teaterhögskolans uppsättning av Homo Line". Yle (in Swedish). Retrieved 2024-03-27.
- ^ Perera, Ylva (2023-12-11). "Edith Hammars Portal vinner queerlitteraturpris för Årets serie". Hufvudstadsbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 2024-03-27.
- ^ Lindqvist, Marit (2023-12-12). "Edith Hammar vinner pris på queer litteraturgala för seriealbumet Portal". Yle (in Swedish). Retrieved 2024-03-27.
- ^ "Till minne av demonstrationen för homosexuella och bisexuellas rättigheter 1971". Örebro Municipality (in Swedish). 2023-05-24. Retrieved 2024-03-27.