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Grant Recipient

Annika Pettersson

WNC Craft Futures Cohort

2025

Bio of the Artist

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Annika Pettersson is a jewelry artist whose work explores traditional forms through a contemporary reinterpretation of classical shapes. Rooted in deep material knowledge, Pettersson’s practice distorts and develops familiar motifs, embodying a sublime touch and the transcendent nature of jewelry.

Earning an MFA with distinction from Konstfack University in Stockholm, Sweden, in 2009, Pettersson has exhibited internationally in numerous group shows, completed a residency at Penland School of Craft, and conducted research at the Swedish National Museum. She currently works and lives in Asheville, NC.

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Asheville, NC

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$15,000

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