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Ludmila Christeseva

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Ludmila Christeseva
Christeseva in 2023
Born (1978-03-03) 3 March 1978 (age 47)
Mahiljoŭ, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union
Education
  • Curator training, advanced course at Konstfack (2013-2014)
  • Introduction to artistic research Konstfack (2014)
  • IHM Business Executive Degree (2023-2025)
Notable work
  • Women Weave for Peace, Oslo Freedom Forum 2023, Norway
StyleInstallation art, protest art, social justice art, textile arts
MovementCrafts that Unite, Heal, and Last
AwardsImpact of the Year by IHM Impact Awards, nominee for Nelson Mandela Prize 2023, 2024, and 2025 by Stockholm Municipality
Websitehttps://chritseseva.com
Exhibition «War´s Unwomanly Face» , Stockholm, Swedish Army Museum (2016)

Ludmila Christeseva (alias L. Christeseva, Belarusian: Людміла Хрысцесева), is a Swedish visual artist with Belarusian roots. She was born in 1978 in Mogilev, Belarus and received a Master's of Arts degree from The Faculty of Artistic Design and Technology at the Vitebsk State Technological University in Belarus in 2001. Christeseva then moved to Sweden and joined the creative team of the Swedish fashion designer Lars Wallin.

Christeseva holds a Master’s degree from Stockholm University, where her thesis was titled Pussy Riot: Democracy in Russia Through the Lens of the Brightly Coloured Balaclava.[1] She also studied at the University College of Arts, Crafts and Design (Konstfack).[2] Her artistic research focuses on gender identity and questions of representation across cultures. She has participated in art projects and exhibitions in Sweden and abroad.[3][4] She runs Artten, an exhibition space in central Stockholm dedicated to women’s empowerment.[5]

L. Christeseva's institutional exhibitions include “War´s Unwomanly Face” exhibited at the Swedish Army Museum in Stockholm (2016) and in the US Ambassador to Sweden's residence in Stockholm (2016); “Sustainidentity” at the Belarusian National History Museum (2016); “The Toiles” at the Stockholm Costume & Fashion institute (2017) and at the Nordic Museum in Stockholm (2017-2018). A series of sculptures by L. Christeseva became a unique scenography for the performance of Margaret Jenkins Dance Company (USA) in Stockholm in 2016.

L. Christeseva is an art director and was the executive producer for the international exhibition “Ingmar Bergman and his Legacy in Fashion and Art”, which was shown in more than 60 countries around the world in 2018.[6] On July 14, 2018, L. Christeseva was invited to show her installation with “The Toiles" in the context of the harsh and unique nature of Fårö as part of the worldwide celebration of Ingmar Bergman's 100-year jubilee at the Bergmancenter.[7]

In 2019, given an empowering heritage of pride, momentum and purpose that honors the example of women's suffrage attained 100 years ago, L. Christeseva organized a fashion show for a Belarusian eco brand Historia Naturalis on Stockholm's streets bringing together a select number of Stockholm locals to participate and thereby support women who are on the way towards their creative dreams—facing both challenges and successes. Christina Johannesson, the Swedish ambassador to Belarus, and Maria Rashidi, the founder of the organization Women's Rights / Kvinnors Rätt, have participated in the project, to name a few.

Since 2018, L.Christeseva is an invited artist to an international female art movement Artdom by Arghavan Agida. In her work, L. Christeseva has developed several artistic movements: Sustainidenity,[8] Pinkism[9] and The Sky Over.[10]

Since the onset of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Christeseva initiated a global textile movement for peace and freedom “Crafts that unite, heal, and last”.[11] The public presentations have taken places globally: in Turkey with support from the Swedish Institute ; in the United States within the ESKFF artists in residency program located at Mana Contemporary, at Times Square by invitation of a NGO Razom for Ukraine , in Sweden’s Royal Armoury museum[12] located at the Royal Palace, and at Oslo Freedom Forum organized by Human Rights Foundation (HRF) with Garry Kasparov as a chairman at that time. Christeseva’s activist practice has been documented in the film "Weaving" [13] by director Hsuan Pan Yu (Taiwan/USA), as well as in the performance festival In an Act of Weaving, directed by curator Nefeli Oikonomou (Greece/Sweden).

In 2023, L.Christeseva founded Artten Foundation[14] in order to empower women and children globally through culture and education.

One of the initiatives, Yellow & Blue: All of Sweden Weaves (Swedish: Gul&Blå: hela Sverige flätar), has brought together more than 8,000 participants to weave the Swedish flag from textile strips bearing messages of peace.[15] The artwork marks 100 year anniversary of Stockholm City Hall, which was celebrated in 2023. The production of the artwork and its public presentations have taken place in different Swedish cities including Stockholm, Visby, and Gothenburg and important political events including Järva week (Swedish: Järvaveckan)[16] and Almedalen Week.

Ludmila Christeseva won Impact of the Year by IHM Impact Awards[17] and has been nominated for Nelson Mandela Prize 2023, 2024, and 2025 by Stockholm Municipality. In 2024 and 2025, she was also nominated for the Tällberg-SNF-Eliasson Global Leadership Prize. In 2024, She participated in the Swedish Institute’s Leadership Program and presented, at the program’s final event, a collaborative project with Belarusian artist Liliya Busarava titled My Apple Tree Behind Bars[18].

On May 25–26, 2025, Ludmila Christeseva was invited to participate in the Women’s Political Leadership Academy as part of the democratic movement led by Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya in Warsaw. Since 2025, Christeseva has focused on Roses of Ties[19][20], initiated by Ukrainian women who transformed their partners’ and sons’ ties into rose brooches worn close to the heart.

References

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  1. ^ Khrystseseva, Liudmila (2013). Pussy Riot: Democracy in Russia through the lens of the brightly coloured balaklava.
  2. ^ "CuratorLab".
  3. ^ "KRIGET HAR INGET KVINNLIGT ANSIKTE".
  4. ^ Times, Astana (June 24, 2015). "Swedish Artist Explores Cultural, Gender Evolution in Exhibit at Kulanshi Gallery". The Astana Times.
  5. ^ "Current projects by Artten Gallery". Artten gallery.
  6. ^ "EXHIBITION: Ingmar Bergman and his Legacy in Fashion and Art". Sweden Abroad.
  7. ^ "Fira Bergman på Fårö". Bergmancenter. July 9, 2018.
  8. ^ "Swedish Artist Explores Cultural, Gender Evolution in Exhibit at Kulanshi Gallery".
  9. ^ "Pinkism: Women's Empowerment Principles and Visual Culture".
  10. ^ The sky over Stockholm, Minsk, New York, Madrid, London, Cairo, Jerusalem, Berlin, Istanbul, Paris, Moscow / L. Christeseva. Christeseva, L., 1978-2013 ; Solna : L. Christeseva
  11. ^ https://artten.se/crafts-that-unite-heal-and-last/ Crafts that unite, heal, and last
  12. ^ Stockholm Design Week – Craft that Unite, Heal, and Last
  13. ^ "Weaving-2". panvideo. Retrieved 2026-02-07.
  14. ^ https://foundation.artten.se/
  15. ^ https://artten.se/hela-sverige-flatar/
  16. ^ Griffon, Gloria. "Gloria Griffon, Author at the Kyiv Post". Kyiv Post. Archived from the original on 2025-08-21. Retrieved 2026-02-07.
  17. ^ https://www.ihm.se/i-fokus/blogg/ludmila-christeseva/
  18. ^ "Праект «Дзе мая яблыня?». Чаму яблыня стала сімвалам барацьбы з дыктатурай праз творчасць і мастацтва?". budzma.org. Retrieved 2026-02-07.
  19. ^ Griffon, Gloria. "A Tie to the Past: How One Woman Carried Love and Memory Across Borders". www.kyivpost.com. Archived from the original on 2025-08-21. Retrieved 2026-02-07.
  20. ^ Christeseva, Ludmila; Volkova, Elena (2025-06-30). "Roses of Ties: Memory, Gender, and Craft as Post-Migration Practice in Contemporary Fashion". Fashion Highlight (5): 120–128. doi:10.36253/fh-3624. ISSN 2975-0466.
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