Joakim Ojanen (b.1985, Västerås, Sweden) lives and works in Stockholm. Ojanen received a BA and an MFA in Crafts and Design at Konstfack University College of Arts, Stockholm in 2012 and 2014 respectively. Selected solo and duo exhibitions include: ‘Kick Off’ at Dio Horia Gallery, Athens; ‘We've Danced For A While Now And I'm Slowly Learning Your Steps’ at Nanzuka Underground, Tokyo; ‘The part you throw away' at The Hole, New York; ‘A show for the lonely distant baby souls’ at Richard Heller Gallery, Santa Monica. Selected group exhibitions include: 'Universes 5’ at The Hole, New York, NY; 'New Construction’ at The Hole, Los Angeles; ‘Hollywood Road’ at AishoNanzuka, Hong Kong. Ojanen’s work is currently part of prestigious art collections, including Magasin III, Stockholm; Colección Solo, Madrid; Statens Konstråd (Public Art Agency Sweden), Stockholm; The Bunker Artspace, Palm Beach; Västerås Art Museum, Västerås; Eskilstuna Art Museum, Eskilstuna; Åberg Museum, Bålsta; Frans Masereel Centrum, Kasterlee; Göteborgs Stad, Göteborg; Ståhl Collection, Norrköping; Linköping Kommun; Östersunds Kommun; Katrineholms Kommun; Gävleborgs Län; Värmdö Kommun and the Ryerson & Burnham Libraries, the Art Institute of Chicago. His work has been featured in major media, including Hypebeast and the Los Angeles Times, among others.