Borås Art Biennial 2026

For the ninth time, Borås Art Museum presents the Borås Art Biennial. In 2026, the biennial will be organized in collaboration with the Textile Museum in Borås, where participating artists will explore Borås’ textile industrial heritage and the city’s contemporary identity.

The curator of the biennale is Taru Elfving, based in Helsinki and internationally active, focusing on site-sensitive investigations at the intersection of ecological, feminist, and decolonial practices. Elfving holds a PhD in Philosophy from Goldsmiths University of London and has, among other projects, curated the Finnish pavilion at the Venice Biennale in 2015.

From May 30 to September 27, visitors are invited to experience magnificent and thought-provoking contemporary art at Borås Art Museum, the Textile Museum, and throughout the city’s public spaces.

Artists:

Nanna Debois Buhl (DK)

Sampson Addae (NO/GH)

Sohorab Rabbey (DE/BD)

Yasmin Smith (AU)

Michelle Eistrup (DK)

Maria Kapajeva (EE)

Dzamil Kamanger (FI/IR)

Kalle Hamm (FI) (Collaboration, sound piece: Lauri Ainala)

Petra Bauer (SE)

Paola Torres Nuñez Del Prado (SE/PE)

Marcia Harvey Isaksson (SE/ZW)

Terike Haapoja (DE/FI)