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Robert Johansson (SE)
Born 1977 in Grums, Sweden
Lives and works in Oslo, Norway
Current show: 5 June-22 August
2010 Taking down heaven, Alma Löv Museum, Östra Ämtervik, SE
Upcoming exhibitons and projects
2010 Hotch Potch, XL Factory, Lisboa, Portugal
2010 Jagd und Räuberei, Kunstnersenteret Møre og Romsdal, Molde, NO, with Jan Hakon Erichsen
2010 Trøndelag Senter for Samtidskunst, Trondheim, NO, with Jan Hakon Erichsen
2011 In agua, Boston HarborArts, Boston, Massachussets, USA
2012 Solo show, Värmland Museum, Karlstad, SE
2013 Nordnorsk kunstnersenter, Svolvær, NO, with Jan Hakon Erichsen
Commission
2009 In situ, Våler junior high school, Hedmark, NO
Exhibitions (*=group exhibition)
2010 Transit Station, Copenhagen, DK, with Jan Hakon Erichsen
2010 Nos fables, SP Gallery, Stockholm, SE
2009 Mørketid, Tromsø kunstforening, NO, with Jan Hakon Erichsen
2009 Portræt Nu*, Frediksborgs Slot, DK
2009 Volta, Falkenbergs museum, SE, with Per Brunskog, Debora Elgeholm & Susanne Vollmer
2009 Fly, Tegnerforbundet, Oslo, NO
2008 Anonyme Zeichner no.9*, Kunstraum Kreuzberg/Bethanien, Berlin, DE
2008 Tou Works 2, Tou Scene, Stavanger, NO
2008 Fly, Porsgrunn Kunstforening, NO
2008 Urban Jealousy /1st International Roaming Biennial of Tehran*, IR
2008 Østlandsutstillingen*, NO
2008 Anonyme Zeichner no.8*, Blütenweiss, Berlin, De
2007 Organ 3*, Oslo, NO
2007 Call of the Wild, Ballhaus Ost, Berlin, DE, performance with Jan Hakon Erichsen
2007 The Spring Show*, Tegnerforbundet, Oslo, NO
2006 Galleri Thomassen, Gothenburg, SE
2006 Nuevo Estocolmo*, Södertälje Konsthall, SE
2005 Tour Grandia*, Grandia, Stockholm, SE
2004 Salong 100*, Oslo, NO
2003 Galleri Thomasson*, Gothenburg, SE
2003 JAGA, Kurzbauergasse, Vienna, AU, collaboration with Sebastian Mathias Kretzschmar
2002 One Day Stands, Galleri ID:I, Stockholm, SE, with Jan Hakon Erichsen
2002 Ende flere triks, Kuben, Stockholm, SE, with Jan Hakon Erichsen
2002 A Tall Story, Galleri 21:24, Oslo, NO
Performances and exhibitions in collaboration with Vanna Bowles
2008 The 3rd Beijing International Art Biennale, CH
2006-2007 Sweet Punch: Recent Nordic Video:
-New Zealand Film Archive, Wellington, NZ
-The Physics Room, Christchurch, NZ
-Te tuhi - The Mark, Auckland, NZ
2006 ARS 06, Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art, Helsinki, FI
2005 NORWYDEO*, ATA, San Francisco, USA
2005 Mera kropp, Pilotgalleriet, Akershus Kunstnersenter, Lillestrøm, performance tour in ten schools in Akershus county, NO
2004 Mera kropp, Kunstbanken, Hamar, NO
2004 Kroppens tunna skal, Galleri Thomassen, Gothenburg, SE
2004 Fra kaos til kosmos*, Bomuldsfabriken, Arendal, NO
2004 The Graduation Show*, The Stenersen Museum, Oslo, NO
2003 TESTOMONY, Kunstbanken, Hamar, NO
2002 Pugnae Spectaculum, Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo, NO
Publications
2010 Alma Löv vill ta ner sommarhimlen, Lena Bonnevier, 5 June, Värmlands Folkblad, SE
2010 Transitstation Copenhagen 2010, Per Brunskog, 28 April, www.konsten.net, SE
2010 Transit Station Copenhagen, catalogue, DK
2010 Myter och hot, Niels Hebert, 28 Jan, www.omkonst.com, SE
2009 Lys i mørket, Hanne Hammer Stien, Billedkunst no. 7, NO
2008 The Physics Room Annual 2006, NZ
2008 Värmländsk seger i Peking, Lena Bonnevier, 16 August, Värmlands Folkblad, SE
2008 What is olympic art? Melinda Liu, 16 July, Newsweek, U.S. Edition
2008 The Album of the 3rd Beijing International Art Biennale, CH
2008 Østlandsutstillingen, catalogue, text by Per Brunskog, NO
2007 Everything is connected , Mark Hamilton, 23 February, The Dominion Post, NZ
2006 ARS 06 catalogue, text by Per Brunskog, FI
2006 Utflukt, magazine, no.1, NO
2005 Interactions in three works by Vanna Bowles and Robert Johansson, 60 points essay in Swedish, Per Brunskog, Lund University, SE
2004 Atlet - Idrettens egen kulturkrønike, Tom Tande & Marie Fongaard Seim, NO
2004 Djuriskt på gymmet, Joar Tiberg, 13 June, Aftonbladet, SE
2004 Fysisk kunst, Mona Larsen,14 May, Dagsavisen, NO
2003 Instant Performance, Ingunn Knudsen, Kunst, no. 4, NO
2002 Knock en illustrasjon på modernismen, Christer Dynna, Billedkunst, no. 4, NO
Collections
Falkenberg municipality, SE
Gothenburg municipality, SE
Lørenskog municipality, NO
Pilotgalleriet, Akershus kunstnersenter, Lillestrøm, NO
Södertälje municipality, Sweden
Grants and awards
2009, 2007, 2004 Exhibition grant, Arts Council Norway
2008 Best work award, The 3rd Beijing International Art Biennale, CH
2007 Villa Bergshyddan, residency, Stockholm, SE
2006 Helge Ax:son Johnsons Stiftelse, SE
2006 Selvaag travel grant, NO
2005-2006 2 years working grant, Government Grants for Artists, NO
2005 & 2006 Sleipnir, travel grant, The Nordic Countries
2005 2 months residency, NIFCA (Nordic Institute for Contemporary Art), Helsinki, FI
2004 & 2005 International support, Office for Contemporary Art, NO
2003 Material grant, Government Grants for Artists, NO
2003 Grums Municipality Culture Prize, SE
2002 & 2003 Gustaf och Signe Widéns Stiftelse, SE
2001& 2002 Disponent Chr. Storjohanns Stiftelse, SE
Education
2000-2004 The National Academy of Fine Art, Oslo, NO
2003 Akademie der bildenden Künste, Vienna, AU
1998-2000 The Nordic Art School, Kokkola, FI
1996-1998 Falkenberg Art School, SE