Born 1969 in Uppsala, Sweden. Lives and works at Rådmansö and Stockholm
From back in the day…when staying as an artist in-residence at MAK Center for Art & Architecture, Los Angeles in 1998/99 http://makcenter.org/programming/group-vii/
Education
Konstfack, 2018; Skrivandets förhandlingar – konflikt och ansvar i text
Konsthögskolan Umeå universitet (Academy of fine arts, Umeå university) 1995–2000; Master of Fine arts, 2000
1998-99 Artist in-residence Los Angeles, MAK Center for Art and architecture/Schindler house
1997 Gueststudent in Los Angeles, mentor Laurence A. Rickels, professor in German litterature, USCB, psychoanalyst, critic
Gerlesborgsskolan i Stockholm 1994-95, Filmvetenskap och Konstvetenskap vid Stockholms universitet 1993-94
Solo shows
2022 Detroit Stockholm gallery 7/10-16/10
2019 Norrtälje konsthall 31/8-12/10 (duo-exhibition with Ann Eringstam)
2019 Vallentuna konsthall 19/10-22/11
2017 Galleri 54, Göteborg/Gothenburg 26/5-19/6
2015 Wip : Stockholm with Johan Frid 5/6 – 14/6
2015 Avesta konsthall 29/5-1/7
2014 Norrtälje konsthall “Observationer”
2012 Lilla K, Stadsbiblioteket Norrtälje 9/5-5/6
2012 Rosa huset gallery, Gävle 31/3-29/4
2011 Konsthuset Uppsala 20/3: exhibition and reading
2006 Konsthallen, Sandviken, Feb–March I´m gonna bomb your ass/Lettre couvert (DVD projection 11 min. and letterdrawing, 9 meter long paperwork- the continuation of a process started 2003)
2003 Galleri Ping Pong, Malmö, Sept–Oct 2003 Iggyletter II (1998–-2003) and Lettre Couvert (beginning of a process)
2002 Båstadsgatan 4, Malmö, (May) installation, drawings and paintings
2000 Uppsala Konstmuseum, Uppstickare Sept–Oct: installation Vision from inside
2000 Stockholm Art Fair, representing Umeå Konsthögskola:
Kingletter I-II, Iggyletter, Lettre Simultane (simultaneous letterpiece to the Swedish king and Iggy Pop) Iggyletter II (in progress) and poetry drawings
Group shows and readings
2022 Rönnells antikvariat, Stockholm: readings, Dark envelopes and poetry (Issue #1: Mark)
2021 Konstgalleriet Hälleforsnäs, Flens kommun (dec 2020-jan 2021)
2020 Postcardsize exhibition, Bestfriendsshowroom, Falun
2019 Konst i ån, Norrtälje
2018 Moderna museet Stockholm Kungörelsen performance with Nya Konstnärsklubben
2018 Dalarnas museum Sammankomsten/The gathering (exhibition within the collections of the Dalarnas museum and around the city of Falun, Sweden)
2018 Konstsalong Odengatan, Stockholm, Minnet är en dröm
2015 Galleri Se, Falun (GSK) Shifting the focus (exhibition with copper prints)
2014 Fylkingen, Stockholm: Performance and exhibition
2014 Rånäs slott, Uppland
2012 Nordiska akvarellmuseet
2011 Nordiska Akvarellmuseet/Nordic Watercolor museum, Skärhamn; Here and there: From the museum collection
2011 Konst i ån, Norrtälje 1/7-15/8 (exhibition in the Norrtälje river): Trut (a poem from the poetry/drawingwork The Berzelius Suite, made as a signpost in aluminium with the poem painted on it with metal paint)
2011 Zozozozozon performance night, Norrtälje konsthall 5/6
2011 Konsthuset Uppsala 20/3: exhibition and reading
2011 Falu Konstvecka/konstnatt (Falun Artweek) 22-30/1
2010-11 Konsthallen Norrtälje: group exhibition
2010 Zozozozon Performancenatt Konsthallen Norrtälje, reading: Reading of the work (14/8)
2010 Galleri Se, Falun: Fw/Drawing (July-August)
2009/10 Norrtälje Konsthall: Combined Lines (drawing exhibition with Swedish and Finnish artists)
2009 Ålands konstmuseum: Combined Lines
2008 Uppsala, Walmstedtska gården (25/9-5/10) 10×10, arranged by HAKA: Starting point for long-term project Lettre Simultane II, graphite underdrawing/sketch work featuring artist/Iggy Pop/Swedish king Carl XVI Gustaf, later finished in watercolor 2010 at another exhibition.
2007 Konstrea/Artsale, Kungsträdgården, Stockholm kulturfestival
2006 Liljevalch´s konsthall, Stockholm Konstrea/Artsale
2004 Oct. Sandvikens konsthall
2005 June-Aug. Moviken Art: Hej Publik!
2002 Nordic Watercolor Museum Wet dreams
2001 Dec. Galleri Rostrum Malmö
2000 Uppsala konstmuseum Dec-Jan 2001: Anna-Lisa Thomson-exhibition, new stipendiates: Iggyletter I (1998-99), Iggyletter II (in-progress since 1998, finished 2003 in Malmö)
Galleri Signal, Malmö Ny I stan
Departure curated by Sarah Gavlak, Konsthögskolan Umeå, Bildmuséet Umeå, Wetterling gallery, Stockholm
1999 Wanås sculpture park (my work: Mötet på Wanås slott/meeting at Wanas castle, a watercolour picturing me and countess Wachmeister in a steel- and glasstable in the park)
MAK center for art & architecture, March-99, Mackey aptms, Los Angeles: works on paper,(starting point for IggyletterII) Fucking houses (sculpture, 1999) and works on paper
Readings
2014:
Fulltext exemplar. Publishing of an artist book through public reading. Norrtälje konsthall
2011:
Konsthuset, Uppsala The Berzelius Suite
Norrtälje Konsthall, writers evening The Berzelius Suite
Norrtälje Konsthall Zozozozon performance night: The Berzelius Suite
Norrtälje Konsthall, 20/1 Lettre Simultane II (King-Iggyletter), They were still divorced
Norrtälje Konsthall, 14/8 Zozozozon performance night: Notes on shades and shifts
Konstfack, Stockholm 19/11 The Berzelius Suite (a poem and drawing project)
Stipends
2019 Längmanska kulturfonden
2018 1-årigt arbetsstipendium, Bildkonstnärsfonden
2015 Längmanska kulturfonden
2010 7-day work residency, Nordic Watercolor Museum, Skärhamn, Sweden
2005 Landstinget Gävleborgs Kulturstipendium Katalonien
2004 Gävleborgs läns yngrestipendium
2002 BUF Bildkonstnärernas Upphovsrättsfond
2000 Helge Ax:son Johnson, Anna-Lisa Thomson till minne, Stockholm Art Fair
1999/ 98 MAK Schindler award /Artist and architects in-residence, Los Angeles
1998 Göranssonska kulturstiftelsens stipendium, 1998 and 1996 1996 Letterstedska stipendiet 1996
Other artprojects
2011 Poesilabbet, workshop on performative work:
http://poesilabbet.se/2011/09/berzeliussvitenase-frid-af-sodersvik/
2006 Distinguished Grey, (dvd, 7 min.) with Johan Frid, for event at the MAK (Museum fur Angegewandte Kunst) Wien, at the release of catalogue Schindler by MAK
2002 The Frid In´n out refuge : model/longdistansproject, together with Johan Frid, for workshop by MAK-stipendiates at Rirkrit Tiravanija´s show at the Secession, Wien
2000 Till kungen och dom andra/For the king and others 10 min. production for Sveriges Radio /Swedish national radio(i serien Flipper och konsten, på uppdrag/invitation by/ av P3 Flipper sänt/aired 9/9
Other
2004 Platsens själ: (K.U.L) Konstpedagogiskt utvecklingsarbete i länet, regi Gävleborgs läns museum, projekt, Hammargymnasiet, Sandviken.
1999 Seminar by MAK stipendiates, Art Center College of Design, Pasadena
1998 Work in progress, presentation, Schindler museum, W. Hollywood, Los Angeles, 1998
Public Assignments
Längs vägen mot Oslättfors, utsmyckning och rumslig gestaltning, Barnkliniken vid Gävle sjukhus, tillsammans med Johan Frid. Childrens clinic, Gävle Hospital, Sweden. På uppdrag av Konst Gävleborg vid Gävleborgs läns landsting. Painting, play-stations, wooden butterflies, textilesculpture and other objects, made after interacting with the staff and children.
Represented at
Statens Konstråd
Nordic Watercolor museum/Akvarellmuseet Skärhamn
Landstinget Gävleborg; Barnkliniken på Gävle Sjukhus
Norrtälje Kommun, Stadsbiblioteket
Umeå Kommun: Stadsbiblioteket
Sandvikens kommun
Kungl. Vetenskapsakademien
Contact
phone: +46-70-9236444 mail: ase[at]asefrid.se