| ABOUT ASTRID SYLWAN |
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| SELECTED MEDIA |
| Ett måleri som odlar sin särart - SvD 130116 |
Färgfabrik - Plaza Magazine 2011-11, opens as pdf
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| Det svänger om Astrid Sylwans inre rum - Bruno, autumn 2012, opens as a pdf |
| Dancing. glaring... - ArtWorld China 2011-10, in Chinese, opens as pdf |
| Succé i storformat - Residence 2010-11, opens as pdf |
| Astrid och Allison - på var sin sida om Atlanten - Kulturradion, K1 100922 |
| "Som ett jympapass" - Värmlands Folkblad 100903 |
| Färger och former i Sylwans måleri - nwt.se 100903 |
| Astrid Sylwan målade 10 000 keramikplattor - Kulturnytt, SR P1 100727 |
| Det nödvändiga steget - Omkonst.se 100125 |
| Interview with Astrid Sylwan - Carnegie Art Award 100122 |
| Färg, frihet och framgång - Göteborgs-Posten 091116 |
| Astrids triumfer och katastrofer - Eskilstuna-kuriren 090117 |
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| BIOGRAPHY |
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Born 1970. Lives and works in Stockholm, Sweden.
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| Education |
| 1999-2005 |
Konstfack – University College of Arts, Craft and Design, Stockholm, Sweden
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Selected solo exhibitions
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| 2013 |
"Esperanza", Galleri Andersson/Sandström, Stockholm, Sweden
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| 2012 |
Motala konsthall, Motala, Sweden |
| 2011 |
"Reminiscence" Gallery Kalhama & Piippo, Helsinki, Finland |
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"Daydreams", Galleri Mårtensson & Persson, Båstad, Sweden |
| 2010-11 |
“Conclusions”, Kristinehamns konstmuseum, Sweden, continued to Nässjö kulturhus and Kiruna konsthall |
| 2010 |
Vargåkra Gård, Simrishamn, Sweden |
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”Lately”, Galleri Andersson/Sandström, Stockholm, Sweden |
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Galerie Möller Witt, Århus, Denmark, with Martha Kræmer |
| 2009-10 |
”All Decisions Made”, Skövde konsthall, Sweden |
| 2009 |
”Triumphs and Disasters”, Eskilstuna konstmuseum, Sweden |
| 2008 |
Pernod Ricard, Paris, France |
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”Cross-currents”, Olle Nymans ateljé, Saltsjö-Duvnäs, Sweden |
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”Free-falling”, Galleri Andersson Sandström, Umeå, Sweden |
| 2007 |
”Pieces of experience”, Galleri Mårtensson Persson, Båstad, Sweden |
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ACNE Studio, Stockholm, Sweden |
| 2006 |
”Trust”, Galleri Andersson och Sandström, Umeå, Sweden |
| 2005 |
”The daily practice of painting”, MA Exhibition, University College of Arts, Craft and Design, Stockholm, Sweden |
| 2004 |
Vikingsbergs konstmuseum, Helsingborg, Sweden |
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Nordens ljus, galleriet, Stockholm, Sweden |
| 2002 |
Nordens Ljus, aktersalongen, Stockholm, Sweden |
| 2000 |
V&S Domaine Rabiega, Draguignan, France |
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| Selected group exhibitions |
| 2012 |
Beijing International Art Biennale, Beijing
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Painting, Painting, Vargåkra gård, Hammenhög, Sweden, 21.7-12.8 |
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Art Hongkong, with Galleri Andersson/Sandström, Hongkong |
| 2011 |
Art Miami, Galleri Andersson/Sandström, Miami, US
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"Under stor press (Under Great Pressure)" Ateljé Larsen, Dunkers Kulturhus, Helsingborg, Sweden |
| 2010 |
Umedalen skulptur, Umeå, Sweden |
| 2009-10 |
”Carnegie Art Award”, travelling exhibition: Kunsthall Charlottenburg, Copenhagen, Denmark; Listasafn, Reykjavik, Iceland; The Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Stockholm, Sweden; Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo, Norway; 798 Art Space, Beijing, China; Royal College of Art, London, UK; Kunsthalle Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; CIAC, Centre International d’Art Contemporain, Carros/Nice, France |
| 2009 |
“Samtidigt”, Borås konstmuseum, Borås, continued to Passagen, Linköping, Sweden |
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“Nordic painting”, Rackstadmuseet, Arvika |
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”War within”, Reinier van Ewijk Projects, Amsterdam, the Netherlands |
| 2008 |
Ateljé Larsen, Hovedøya Kunstsal, Oslo, Norway |
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Ateljé Larsen, Brösarps Konsthall, Brösarp, Sweden |
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Ateljé Larsen c/o Galerie Leger, Malmö, Sweden |
| 2007 |
”Dialog – Budskap, Barrikader, Motstånd”, Skellefteå konsthall, Sweden |
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”Stor konst i litet format”, Galleri Astley, Uttersberg, Sweden |
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”Abstrakt 1”, Copenhagen, Denmark |
| 2005 |
Stockholm Art Fair, Nordiska Akademier |
| 2004-06 |
”Attityd - En utställning om genus och makt”, travelling exhibition, Stockholms Läns Museum, Sweden |
| 2004 |
”Gräva sig in för djupt och rör sig bort”, with Lukas Göthman och Eva Kerek, Haninge konsthall, Sweden |
| 2003 |
BA Exhibition, Skulpturens hus, Stockholm, Sweden |
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”TEKNG”, Kulturhuset, Stockholm, Sweden
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| Represented/collections |
| Moderna museet, Sweden |
| Statens konstråd, Sweden |
| Malmö konstmuseum, Sweden |
| Borås konstmuseum, Sweden |
| Dunkers Kulturhus, Helsingborg, Sweden |
| Norrköpings konstmuseum, Sweden |
| Eskilstuna konstmuseum, Sweden |
| Västerås konstmuseum, Sweden |
| Skövde konstmuseum, Sweden |
| Sörmlands museum, Sweden |
| Stockholm konst, Sweden |
| Pernod Ricard Corporate Collection, France |
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Grants & Awards
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| 2011 |
Stora kakelpriset (Swedish Tile Award) for the public commission “Ramble and Roam” |
| 2008 |
The Fogelquist Grant |
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The Peter Dahl Grant |
| 2006 |
One-year working stipend from Konstnärsnämnden |
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The Bærtling Grant |
| 2005 |
Interdisciplinary Studies Honorary Grant, University College of Arts, Craft and Design, Stockholm, Sweden
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| Public commissions |
| 2011 |
"Landmarks", Nacka City Hall, Nacka, Sweden
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| 2010 |
”Ramble and Roam”, Centre for Travel, Umeå, Sweden |
| 2007 |
Breast Centre, Södersjukhuset, Stockholm, Sweden |
| 2006 |
”Kanske nu”, Värmdö City Hall, Gustavsberg, Sweden |
| 2004 |
Munkmora School, Värmdö, Sweden |
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Bibliography
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| “Övertid i färgfabriken [Overtime in the paint factory]”, in Konstnärer och deras ateljéer [Artists and their studios], Göteborg, 2012 |
| "Det svänger om Astrid Sylwans inre rum [The swaying inner rooms of Astrid Sylwan]", in Bruno Magazine, autumn 2012 |
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“Bouncing, Sparkling and Falling Freely”, by Wang Kaimei, ARtWorld China, October 2011
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| "An exuberant lust for life in the harsh light of day”, by Sophie Allgårdh, in Lately, Eskilstuna 2010 |
| “Det nödvändiga steget”, Leif Mattsson, omkonst.com, 2010-01-25 |
| ”Frozen Moments of Constant Motion”, by Sofie Sweger, in Triumphs and Disasters, Eskilstuna 2009 |
| “Astrid Sylwan”, by Sophie Allgårdh, in Samtidigt – svenskt måleri på 2000-talet, Värnamo 2009 |
| ”A Space to Dwell in”, by Olle Granath, Cross-currents, Stockholm 2008 |
| “Taking one’s time”, by Björn Springfeldt, in Free-falling, Umeå, 2008 |
| “Trust”, by Håkan Nilsson, in Trust, Umeå, 2006 |
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