Louise Enhörning (b. 1976) is a visual artist working in photography and installation. Her work explores childhood, memory, and identity, focusing on perception and experience. With a gender-conscious and time-aware approach, she examines what it means to be human today, continuously weaving together her personal story with our collective one to gain a deeper understanding of the world we live in today.
Enhörning constructs a visually potent language, inspiered by popculture, daily life, oscillating between stark monochrome and vivid color to articulate a fragile balance of vulnerability and strength. This inquiry often extends into the gallery space through photography and installations, creating immersive environments for contemplation.
Her practice is characterized by a synthesis of conceptual rigor and technical precision. Her ideas are informed by academic studies in gender theory and philosophy at Uppsala and Umeå Universities, while her early career as a leading color printer provided her with exceptional mastery of photographic processes and the darkroom.
A formative decade in Paris (2005–2016) positioned Enhörning within the international art milieu, where she became associated with the influential Tiny Vices platform and exhibited alongside contemporaries such as Ryan McGinley and Dash Snow. Her work has since achieved substantial international recognition, featured in publications including Photography of the Moment (Rizzoli) and presented in exhibitions at prestigious venues such as Les Rencontres d’Arles (2024), the Saatchi Gallery, the Warsaw Photography Festival (2024), as well as through three solo presentations at Stockholm’s Loyal Gallery.
In parallel with her studio practice, Enhörning has undertaken collaborations with prominent cultural and fashion institutions, including Vogue, Hermès, and Louis Vuitton, translating her distinctive visual sensibility into commercial contexts without compromising her artistic rigor.
Selected Highlights
2024 – Selected by Les Rencontres d'Arles to participate in the world-renowned photography festival
2020 – Only Swedish artist commissioned for a worldwide artist collaboration with WEEKDAY
2009 – Named "Photographer of the Moment" in SHOOT, published by Rizzoli, USA
1998–2001 – Member of the editorial team of Stockholm’s first feminist magazine, DARLING
Selected Solo Exhibtions
2025 - Rituals of Training, 3:e Våningen, Gothenburg, SWE
2024 - Lost Time, Aphrodite Beach, Konstnärshuset, SWE
2024 - Jeune Coeurs, Les Rencontres d’Arles, FR
2024 - Getaskogen 2021-2024, Södertälje Konsthall, SWE
2021- Heron City, KL 9, Östermalms Subay Station, Stockholm, SWE
2021 - Exploria, Taverna Brillo, Stockholm, SWE
2020 - Tomorrowland, Plan 5, Stockholm, SWE
2019 - Agape, Loyal Gallery, Stockholm, SWE
2017 - Toys’R’Us, Loyal Gallery, Stockholm, SWE
2016 - Physalis, Saatchi Saatchi office, Stockholm, SWE
2015 - Closer, Loyal Gallery, Stockholm, SWE
2014 - Swedish Girls, 0fr Gallery, Paris, FR
2014 - Swedish Girls, Bon Gallery, Stockholm, SWE
Selected Group Exhibitions
2025 - Vårutställning, Svenskt Tenn, SWE
2024 - Flora/ Fauna, Sture Hof, SWE
2024 - Warzaw Night of Photography, Muzeum Warszawy, PL
2024 - 25 years anniversary Show, CFF, Stockholm, SWE
2022 - Current Forms, Konsthallen, SWE
2022 - More is More curated by Saskia Neuman, Nitty Gritty, SWE
2021 - Louise Enhörning and Harry Andersson curated by Saskia Neuman, Nitty Gritty, Stockholm, SWE
2021 - Loyal Gallery, Svenskt Tenn, Stockholm, SWE
2020 - Loyal Gallery, Svenskt Tenn, Stockholm, SWE
2018 - Get it for Cheap, Steinland Berliner, Stockholm, SWE
2017 - Loyal Gallery, Svenskt Tenn, Stockholm, SWE
2009 - SHOOT-Photography of the Moment, Parco, Tokyo, JP
2009 - Stil Light, Barcelona, SP
2008 Chi Chi, Chi Chi Potter, Copenhagen, DK
2007 - Tiny Vices, Le Esquina Gallery, Kansas City, MO
2007 - Tiny Vices, Proyectos Monclova, Mexico City, MX
2006 - Tiny Vices, Spencer Brownstone, New York, NY
2006 - Tiny Vices, 25 Bold Moves, House at Campari, New York, NY
2006 - The 6th Annual Vice Magazine Photo Issue Exhibition, Silverstein Photography, New York, NY
Public Art Installations
2024 - Lost Time, Södersjukhuset, SWE
2022 - Eros, Ungdomshem, Uppsala, SWE
2019 - Agape, Statens Konstråd, SWE
2018 - Toys’R’us, Malmös Lasarett, Malmö, SWE
Selected Publications & Monographs
2024 - Lost Time, Aphrodite Beach, MOUSSE Publishing, IT
2021 - Fever Ray, Rabbit Records, SWE
2019 - Agape, Art and Theory Publications, SWE
2017 - Toys’R’Us, Loyal Gallery, SWE
2015 - Closer, Argent books, SWE
2014 - Swedish Girls, A tribute, Argent books, SWE
2011 - The Retrospective book of Dazed & Confused, UK
2009 - SHOOT, Photography of the Moment, Rizzoli Publication, US
2007 - Vice Photo Book, Vice Publications, US
2006 - NYLON Street Style, Universe, US
Education
Bachelor of Arts, Major in Art History, Minor in Fine Art
2021 - Philosophy, Umeå University, SWE
2021 - Developing an Artistic Research Project, Stockholm University of the Arts, SWE
2020 - How to write About Contemporary Art, Umeå University, SWE
2017 - Performance and Video, University of Arts, Crafts and Design, SWE
2007 - Imagery of the Public Room, Uppsala University, SWE
2006 - The Image and the Gender, Uppsala University, SWE
2005-2007 - Art History, Uppsala University, SWE
2004 - Photography, University of Arts, Crafts and Design, SWE
1998-2001 - Apprentice in Photography, SWE
Selected Assignments & Collaborations
Another Magazine, Chanel, Dazed & Confused, Hermès, Louis Vuitton, Vanity Fair, Vogue, WSJ
Teaching and lectures
2017-2025 - Beckmans School of Design, Teaching Photography, SWE
2019 - Stockholm University, Lecture Louise Enhörning, SWE
2017-2018 - Stockholm Folkuniversitetet, Teaching photography, SWE
Press
2025 - Göteborgs Posten https://www.gp.se/kultur/recension-the-rituals-of-training-av-louise-enhorning-3e-vaningen-.2e664075-79ce-40fb-8a86-3eae85ca956d
2024 - Verk tidskrift https://www.verktidskrift.se/om-getaskogen-2021-2024-text-jenny-danielsson
2024 - C-Print https://www.c-print.se/post/our-woman-in-arles
2024 - Utställningskritik https://utstallningskritik.se/2024-4/foto-konst-och-historiska-vingslag-i-arles/
2024 - C-PRINT https://www.c-print.se/post/our-woman-in-arles
2024 - LT https://www.lt.se/2024-06-01/getaskogen-drommar-utan-granser/
2024 - Sveriges Fotografer https://www.sfoto.se/f/louise-enhorning-3/
2021 - BBC Radio: The Arts Hour Tour in Stockholm https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/live:bbc_world_service
2021 - Tidskriften VERK https://www.verktidskrift.se/jenny-danielsson-louise-enhrning
2020 - SVD https://www.svd.se/andrade-planer--konst-i-coronatider
2019 - C-Print https://www.c-print.se/post/louise-by-louise
2019 - CONTRIBUTER MAGAZINE https://contributormagazine.com/love-notes-interview-with-artistlouise-
2019 - Make it Last http://makeitlast.se/2019/08/22/editors-pick-agape-by-louise-enhorning/
2019 - Recidence Magazine https://joanna.residencemagazine.se/gallerioppning-utstallningarna-attha-
2019 - BON MAGAZINE https://bon.se/article/what-is-love/
2019 - S FOTO https://www.sfoto.se/fotobocker/louise-enhorning-agape/