Fredrik Roos Scholarship Exhibition of 2026
The Fredrik Roos Scholarship is awarded annually to support emerging artists’ education and artistic development. The scholarship amounts to SEK 1,000,000, making it one of the most significant art scholarships in the Nordic region. On April 23, the 2026 scholarship recipient will be announced, and on the same day, this year’s scholarship exhibition opens at Artipelag.
About the Fredrik Roos Scholarship
Fredrik Roos (1951–1991) was a financier and art collector from Skåne in southern Sweden. In 1988, he founded the Rooseum – Centre for Contemporary Art in Malmö, where international exhibitions were presented alongside his collection of Nordic contemporary art. Upon his passing, his parents, Lill and Axel Roos, acquired three-fifths of his Nordic art collection, which was placed on a long-term loan to Rooseum. In 2006, the 250 works were sold in order to establish the financial foundation for the activities of the Fredrik Roos Foundation.
Recipients of the Fredrik Roos grant are expected to embody “An artist who – in the spirit of Fredrik Roos – is willing to take risks in their artistic practice. Someone who believes in themselves and has a unique expression. The artist should be under 35, come from the Nordic region, and preferably work with painting and sculpture.”
Today, the scholarship is one of the most prestigious in Sweden and is awarded annually to support emerging artists’ education and artistic development.
Since 2018, the scholarship has been accompanied by an exhibition at Artipelag.
2025 Marcus Bergman (exhibition at Artipelag)
2024 Frida Peterson (exhibition at Artipelag)
2023 Erik Uddén (exhibition at Artipelag)
2022 Judit Kristensen (exhibition at Artipelag)
2021 Gabriel Karlsson (exhibition at Artipelag)
2020 Siri Elfhag (exhibition at Artipelag)
2019 Sara Nielsen Bonde (exhibition at Artipelag)
2018 Jonas Malmberg (exhibition at Artipelag)
2017 Oskar Hult, Josefine Östberg Olsson och Jonas Silfversten Bergman
2016 Sandra Mujinga, André Talborn och Karl Patric Näsman