Annika Ekdahl (born 1955 in Stockholm, Sweden) is a textile artist who designs tapestries marrying Renaissance and Baroque practice with more modern techniques, creating large-scale works in her own contemporary style.
[2] In the early 1980s, she moved to Blekinge and obtained a master's degree in textile art in 1994 from the HDK School of Design and Crafts of the University of Gothenburg.
Having studied Renaissance methods, she employs classical techniques to create large-scale works depicting people and situations from her own life.
[2] She describes the process as much like writing a novel, weaving the story with traditional methods but utilizing a modern approach including digital techniques.
[3] Each of the individual pieces has now been purchased: the title piece, “The Baroque Party” (2000) belongs to the Röhsska Museum, Gothenburg; “The Wedding In Queens” (2002) is owned by the National Public Arts Council and is exhibited at Uppsala University'; “Darlings” (2003) was bought by the Falkenberg Municipality; “The Theatre In The Park” (2006) was purchased by Värmlands Museum [sv] in Karlstad; and “Definitely Gold” (2008) belongs to the Västra Götaland Regional Council.