Edith Hammar Explained

Edith Hammar
Birth Place:	Helsinki, Finland
Education:	Royal Institute of Art (2014–2017) BA in fine art

Edith Hammar (born 1992) is a Finland Swedish artist and illustrator. They debuted with their first book in 2020 with the graphic novel Homo Line.

Biography

Hammar was born and grew up in Helsinki, but has also lived in Stockholm and currently resides in Gothenburg.^[1] In 2017 they graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in fine art from the Royal Institute of Art in Stockholm.^{[2] [3] [4]} Hammar is non-binary.^[5]

Works

Hammar has published two graphic novels, Homo Line (2020) and Portal (2023). Portal received the queer literature award Prisma for Comic of the Year in December 2023.^{[6] [7]} In 2021 they designed a memorial to the first recorded Swedish LGBT march, which took place in Örebro in 1971. The memorial is displayed outside Örebro City Hall.^[8]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Edith Hammar . 2024-03-27 . Förlaget M . sv-SE.
2. News: Teir . Philip . 2020-08-19 . Edith Hammar: "I Stockholm älskar man att bli smädad av arga finnar" . 2024-03-27 . . sv . 1101-2447.
3. Web site: bio . 2024-03-27 . elmhammar.com.
4. Web site: CV . 2024-03-28 . elmhammar.com.
5. News: Garoff . Lasse . 2024-02-15 . Kommentar: En ny generation av generationsskildringar syns i Teaterhögskolans uppsättning av Homo Line . 2024-03-27 . . sv.
6. News: Perera . Ylva . 2023-12-11 . Edith Hammars Portal vinner queerlitteraturpris för Årets serie . 2024-03-27 . . sv-FI.
7. News: Lindqvist . Marit . 2023-12-12 . Edith Hammar vinner pris på queer litteraturgala för seriealbumet Portal . 2024-03-27 . . sv-FI.
8. Web site: 2023-05-24 . Till minne av demonstrationen för homosexuella och bisexuellas rättigheter 1971 . 2024-03-27 . . sv.