biography

B. 1972 in Gothenburg

Education:
Art & Architecture at The Royal Academy of Arts, Stockholm 2002
MFA at The College of Arts, Crafts and Design, Stockholm 2000-2001
Academy of Fine Arts, Umeå University 1996-1999
Gender studies at the University of Umeå 1999
Digital Video at the Valand, the University of Gothenburg 1998

News:
2010 Trøndelag senter for Samtidskunst, Trondheim
2010 Ta plats, Kulturhuset, Stockholm
2010 Koh-i-noor, Copenhagen
2009 Bytheway, Amsterdam
2009 SE/Konsthall C, Stockholm

Solo exhibitions:
2008 De finns, men de syns inte direkt. curated by Po Hagström KMAS at the hospital of Rosenlund, Stockholm
2007 Identity, definitions and mantras, curated by Stina Högkvist at TWT gallery, Oslo
2006 Façades at H.arta gallery, Timisoara, Romania
2004 Kamouflerad vardagsterror, Wuthering Hights gallery, Malmö
2004 Kamouflerad vardagsterror, Verkligheten gallery, Umeå
2003 Kamouflerad vardgasterror, Index, Stockholm
2001 Mot en vackrare värld. -Vaddå´emot?! Gallery Konstfack, Stockholm
1998 Overgaden, Copenhagen

Group exhibitions:
2009TWT/Gunladies Gallery at Tekstallianse, Litteraturhuset, Oslo, Norway
2008 Urban Pedestal curated by Lotte Juul Petersen and Jacob Borges in Helsinki
2008 Nomad by Heart Bildmuseet, Umeå, Sweden
2008 Uppbrottets hembygd Murberget Västernorrlands Länsmuseum Härnösand, Sweden
2008 Art is not mute Uppsala museum Sweden
2008 Art is not mute Ersta konsthall Sweden
2008 Art is not mute HIT gallery Gothenburg Sweden
2008 Art is not mute ICA-Dunújváros Hungary
2008 Supermarket Stockholm Sweden
2007 Liljevalchs vårsalong curated by Maria Lind at Lijevalchs, Stockholm Sweden
2006 Konst i offentliga rum curated by Per Hasselberg at Konsthall C, Stockholm Sweden
2006 Space stattion sixty.. curated by Sally O'Reilly and Oswaldo Maciá, London UK
2006 Norberg - Västmanland - Bergs.. curated by Lisa Panting and Malin Ståhl/Hollybush Gardens Gallery in Norberg, Sweden
2006 Klimat at Passagen, Linköpings konsthall Sweden
2005 Intersections A curated by Mats Stjernstedt/Index at Trafo gallery Budapest, Hungary
2005 Travelling Stories curated by Lotte Juul Petersen at Gallery Førstre til venstre Copenhagen Denmark
2005 I never talk to my Neighbour curated by Niklas Östholm at Konsthall C Stockholm Sweden
2005 Textonica workshop and perormance curated by Elin Strand and Eva Broberg at the City Libary Stocholm Swden
2004 Zvon de Suedia, Bucharest, Romania
2004 Collect Call curated by mats Stjernstedt/Index at H.arta Gallery, Timisoara, Romania
2004 Read Me at the Museum of Art Visby Sweden
2004 The Slimvolume Poster Publication curated by Andrew Hunt in London and at Norwich gallery in UK
2003 Modern Talking vistis Gallery Box curated by Hans Isaksson, Ylva Oogland and Rodrigo Maella in Gothenburg, Sweden
2003 ALLT HÖR IHOP at Gallery Art Node Stockholm
2003 Invasion Dunkers Helsingborg Sweden
2003 Existens & Engagemang curated by Veronica Brovall at Moment Stockholm
2003 ALLT HÖR IHOP Växsjö konsthall Sweden
2003 ALLT HÖR IHOP Kulturmagasinet och konsthallen Sundsvall Sweden
2002 ALLT HÖR IHOP Södertälje konsthall Sweden
2002 Stockholm Spelplan, Art & Science, Kulturhuset Stockholm Sweden
2002 Public Lr, Info Offspring Dresden Germany
2002 ArtGenda, Hamburg Germany
2001 Graduating show Wetterling Gallery Stockholm Sweden
2000 Time & Being curated by Power Ekroth Copenhagen
2000 SIGNAL, Malmö Sweden
1999 The Pinapple Project Gallery Pinapple Malmö, Sweden

Videofestivals:
2009 Crosstalks video art festival, Budapest Hungary

Workshops, lectures etc:
2009 Public space Under Construction, workshop for students and graduated artists from England, Sweden and Finland at Ars Häme 09, Riihimäki 14/9-17/9, Finland
2009 Space; Lecture at the Strenght of Art seminar at the Museum of Art, Riihimäki, Finland 18/9
2009 Intensjoner, 2 weeks course at Kir / Rogalands kunstskole Stavnager Norway v.34, v. 37
2009 Residence Botkyrka a full day seminar at Botkyrka konsthall: What is a residence? What is a city? 18/4
2009 Artistalk at Hordalands Kunstsenter HKS Bergen, Norway
2008 One day seminar: artist in Residence co:arrangm. IASPIS, Bildmuseet, Anna Norlander, Kulturförvaltningen Umeå kommun and Gallery Verkligheten in Umeå
2008 Public space - site specific course 3 weeks at Kir / Rogalands kunstskole Stavanger Norway
2008 Installation course 1 week ABF:s konstskola Umeå
2008 Installation course 4 weeks at Kir / Rogalands kunstskole Stavanger Norway
2007 Co: supervisor at the exhibition If walls could speak at Botkyrka konsthall stockholm Sweden
2007 Lecture at ABF:s painting school Gothenburrg Sweden
2006 Lecture at Göteborgs konstskola
2006 One-day lecture at Konsthall C
2004 Lecture at the College of Art Umeå University Sweden

Comissions:
2005> Board member Index, Stockholm Sweden
2005 Textonica at the glass fasade at Medborgarplatsens bibliotek
2005 Edition for SAK, The Swedish public Art Association

Magazines, inserts, e-mag and books:
2009 IDEA arts+society co:editor Raluca Voinea and editor: TImotei Nadasan Romania
2009 Temporary Urban Structures book edited by Lotte Juul Petersen and Jacob Borges, publishing house *Asterisk Copenhagen Denmark
2009 Ausgabe 1, Zeitschrift für Weltverdopplungsstrategien "Die Stadt" Germany
2009 Soanyway mag. UK
2008 Taide Finland
2008 Soloshow e-gallery
2008 Book; Are you talking to me? discussion on knowledge production, gender, politics and feminist startegies/ H.arta Katharina Mowarek
2007 Second #7 Sci-fi Utopia, Road side Picnic, UK
2007 Untitled #42 editor Andrew Hunt and co:editor Anna Colin
2006 Seconds #6 Things that move UK
2006 Litkes #3 co:editor Steven Cuzner
2005 Bang Sweden
2005 Geist editor: Lisa Jonasson and Andjeas Ejiksson Sweden
2005 Journal for Northe East Readings Germany
2004 Union Sweden
2004 Book: Texst /Magnus Bärtås
2004 CAA Lia and Dan Perjovschi Bucharest Romania
2003 Sexmachinery#9 editors: Åbäke UK
2003 Mars #5 editor: Paul Steen Sweden
2003 Book: Ready 2 Capture, Hafencity - ein urbaner Raum? /Tetrapak

Exhibition texts etc:
2008 Raluca Voinea: Lisa Torell/World in translation. Three Double Exposed Frames.
2008 Jelena Vesic: P.P.S Covered by the Lens: Politics of the Gaze in the video of Lisa Torell.
2007 Stina Högkvist: Identity, definitions and Mantras
2004 Mats Stjernstedt: Collect Call
2003 Mats Stjernstedt: Camouflage - Terrors of daily Life

Texts for others:
2009 To the Ku-project of Jenny Berntsson, Plats an essay about space and site specific art
2007 The National museum/Research and Development, Solfrid Söderlind, han, hon, den, det. an essay for and about The National M. Stockholm Sweden
2004 To Union, Bella Rune - Alias Bella full av flärd. Träningskläder för gudinnor.
2003 Graduation text to SPEL KKH Sagor för vuxna
2003 Norsk Skulpturbiennale text to Marit Flåtter and Johanna Rylander
2003 The Swedish Radio SrC #Spår /Urbs Animalia - Stadens djur. Stadens naturliga invånare

Catalogues:
2008 Nomadic Neighbourhood pdf cat. Rebecka Wigh
2006 Norberg - Västmanland -.. made by Åbäke / Hollybushgardens Gallery
2003 Invasion Dunkers Helsingborg
2003 ALLT HÖR IHOP made by Daniel Bjurgård
2001 Humour / Olav Westphalen

Awards, grants and residence programs:
2009 IASPIS support for Swedish artists exhibiting abroads
2008 Two year work grant from Konstnärsnämnden, The swedish Visual Art Found
2008 KKN mobility grant
2008 IASPIS support for Swedish artists exhibiting abroads
2007 IASPIS pilot artist in residence program at gallery Townhouse Cairo, okt, nov, dec
2007 KKN mobility grant
2007 IASPIS support for Swedish artists exhibiting abroads
2006 IASPIS support for Swedish artists exhibiting abroads
2006 IASPIS support for Swedish artists exhibiting abroads
2005 SLEIPNIR travel grant
2004 SLEIPNIR travel grant
2003 One year work grant from Konstnärsnämnden, The swedish Visual Art Found
2002 IASPIS support for Swedish artists exhibiting abroads
2001 Nifca artist in resident program in Bergen Norway aug-sept
2001 Helge Axelsson-Johnsson stiftelse

Bibliography:
2008 Taitelija asuu ja juttelee viikon hesarilla, Kaisa Heininen, Helsingin Sanomat 20080713
2007 Splittrad vårsalong Björn Larsson Omkonst
2006 Det här händer på toppen, Camilla Hammarström, Aftonbladet 20061102
2006 vackert och skrämmande om klimat, Lars Ola Johansson Östgötacorrespondenten 20060314
2006 Vädret påverkar konstklimatet, Pauli Olavi Kuivanen Norrköpings tidningar 20060314
2005 Bokstavskonst, SvD 20050414
2005 Konsten: Just nu; H.arta, Timisoara Rumänien av Johan Lundh 20050125
2004 Texten tar plats i konsten SvD Joanna Sandell 20041126
2004 Indiska affischer och Pinuppor, Jörgen Gassilewski GP 20040807
2004 Texst, an antolgi om ord och bildkonst, Anders Olofsson Konstperspektiv 20040329
2004 Skitpratets estetik Leif Larsson VK 200402?
2003 Bortglömda landskap och föraktfulla ord, Sofie Allgårdh SvD 20030215
2003 Ironin siprar fram genom gliporna, Lars O Ericsson DN 20030215
2003 Till synes oansenligt, Milou Allerholm DN 20030214
2003 Hellre fritt än rätt, Stina Högkvist , Aftonbladet 20030103
2003 Ny konsttidskrift; En bra blandning av uppkäftighet och ödmjukhet och "gör det själv" Milou Allerholm DN
2003 Nya spår i konsthallen, Anneli Wirdensås Kronobergaren-Växsjöbladet 20030104
2003 De unga har talat genom konsten, Erika Samuelsson, Smålandsposten 20030103
2002 Allt sitter faktiskt ihop, Björn Bråfelt Smålandsbladet 20021123
2002 Samtidskonst på museet, Susanne Holmlund Sundsvalls tidning 20021124
2002 Frågorna är viktigare än svaren Lars Lindström, tidningen Ångermanland 20021126
2002 sex, sextital och IT; Maja Heuer Södertäljeposten 20020103 v.6
2002 Konst på toa Joanna Sandell SvD 20020426
2002 Konst med kritiks vilja Milou Allerholm DN 20020216
2002 Spretigt engagerande Milou Allerholm DN 20020215
2002 Ett slag som träffar snett men ändå berör, alice Sundman Länstidningen 20020125
2001 Elevutställningar1 Konstfack Anders Olofsson Konsten 20010325