Southnord is an artist-run platform dedicated to the vast and varied artistic expressions, approaches and narratives the Afro-Nordic experience gives birth to.
Current and Upcoming
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Mindscape: The Inaugural Southnord Collection Exhibition
5 February - 13 June 2025
Southnord's inaugural collection exhibition, Mindscape, presents a selection of works from the ever-growing art collection that Southnord is investing in. The works portray human figures in different forms and techniques, most of them in repose or deep contemplation.
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UP NEXT 2025
Deadline: 30 April 2025
Southnord is pleased to announce the open call for UP NEXT 2025, our annual exhibition dedicated to showcasing the next generation of Afro-Nordic artists. This year, we take inspiration from our Mindscape exhibition, and from one of the themes explored in the landmark exhibition on Black figuration When We See Us, curated by Koyo Kouoh and her team at Zeitz Mocaa. -
Southnord x Liljevalchs Konsthall
10 October 2025 - 30 August 2026
This October, Liljevalchs will open the doors to When We See Us: A Century of Black Figuration in Painting, a landmark exhibition celebrating 100 years of Black portraiture. Southnord is proud to be programming a series of activations alongside this extraordinary show, bringing new perspectives and dialogues to Stockholm.
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Library
Explore our growing directory of black and Afro-Nordic artists, literature, works and performances. This content is made available to inspire and enrich new works and research projects.