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Biography - Mamma Andersson

Born

1962 Luleå, Sweden. Lives and works in Stockholm, Sweden.

Education:

1986-1993 Royal University College of Fine Art, Stockholm, Sweden

Selected Solo Exhibitions:

2009 Mamma Andersson: Cry, Douglas Hyde Gallery, Dublin, Ireland
2008 Officescapes, Galleri Magnus Karlsson, Stockholm, Sweden
Mamma Andersson, Stephen Friedman Gallery, London, England
2007 Mamma Andersson, Moderna Museet, Stockholm, Sweden
Helsinki, Finland; Camden Arts Centre, London, England
Mamma Andersson, Camden Arts Centre, London, England
2006 Mamma Andersson: Rooms Under the Influence, David Zwirner, New York, NY
2005 Mamma Andersson, New Work, Stephen Friedman Gallery, London, England
2004 Paintings, Galleri Magnus Karlsson, Stockholm, Sweden
2002 Karin Mamma Andersson, Stephen Friedman Gallery, London, England
New Paintings, Galleri Magnus Karlsson, Stockholm, Sweden
2001 Karin Mamma Andersson, Konstens Hus, Luleå, Sweden
Karin Mamma Andersson, Galleri 1, Gothenburg, Sweden
2000 Karin Mamma Andersson, Galleri Magnus Karlsson, Stockholm, Sweden
1998 Karin Mamma Andersson, Galleri Krister Fahl, Stockholm, Sweden
1997 Karin Mamma Andersson, Galleri 1, Gothenburg, Sweden
Karin Mamma Andersson, Galleri Magnus Karlsson, Västerås, Sweden
1995 Karin Mamma Andersson, Galleri Doktor Glas, Stockholm, Sweden
1992 Karin Mamma Andersson, Galleri Mejan, Stockholm, Sweden
1988 Karin Mamma Andersson, Galleri Tornhuset, Luleå, Sweden
1985 Norrbottensmuseet, Luleå, Sweden

Group Exhibitions

2010 “Who is sleeping on my pillow”, David Zwirner Gallery, New York City, NY
2009 Setting the Scene: Group exhibition featuring color etchings by Mamma Andersson, Crown Point Press, San Francisco, CA
2008 The Gallery, David Zwirner, New York, NY
Collecting Collections, Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA
In Silent Conversation with Ingmar Bergman, Kunstmuseum Thun, Thun, Switzerland
På plats mitt i det upplevda, måleri idag, Ystads Konstmuseum, Ystads, Sweden
2007 Hammer Contemporary Exhibition, Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, CA
Fast Forward: Collections for the Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, TX
Poets on Painters, Ulrich Museum of Art, Wichita State University, Wichita,KS
2006 Essential Painting, The National Museum of Art, Osaka, Japan
20 Years! - Grant Recipients of the Maria Bonnier Dahlin Foundation 1985–2005,Bonniers Konsthall, Stockholm, Sweden
Zones of Contact: 15th Biennale of Sydney, International Festival of Contemporary Art, Art
Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Back to the Figure – Contemporary Painting, Die Kunsthalle der Hypo-Kulturstiftung, Munich,Germany
The Moderna Exhibition 2006, Moderna Museet, Stockholm, Sweden
Carnegie Art Award, Henie Onstad Kunstsenter, Høvikodden, Norway Konstakademien, Stockholm, Sweden; Meilahti Art Museum, Helsinki, Finland; Reykjavik Art Museum, Reykjavik, Iceland; Centre Int’l Contemporain/Château de Carros, Nice, France; Royal College of Art, London, England; Den Frie, Udstilling, Copenhagen, Denmark
2005 10 Year Anniversary Exhibition, Stephen Friedman Gallery, London, England
The Gallery, Galleri Magnus Karlsson, Stockholm, Sweden
Symbolic Space: The Intersection of Art & Architecture Through the Use of Metaphor, Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art, Peekskill, NY
2004 3rd Berlin Biennale for Contemporary Art, Berlin, Germany
54th Carnegie International, Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, PA
Huts, Douglas Hyde Gallery, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland
MATRIX 213: Some Forgotten Place, UC Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive, Berkeley, CA
The Undiscovered Country, Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, CA
2003 Biennale di Venezia: Devil-May-Care, Venice, Italy
Complex Berlin, Berlin Biennale, Berlin, Germany
2002 Art Forum Berlin, Galleri Magnus Karlsson, Berlin, Germany
Blir du lonesome lille vän, Konstnärshuset, Stockholm, Sweden
2001 Liste 2001, Galleri Magnus Karlsson, Basel, Switzerland
2000 Edition, Galleri Magnus Karlsson, Stockholm, Sweden
Galleri Kavaletten, Stockholm, Sweden
1999 12 Konstnärsvänner, Galleri Doktor Glas, Stockholm, Sweden
Aptitretare, Konstakedemien, Stockholm, Sweden
X:et 100 år, Botkyrka Konsthall, Stockholm, Sweden
1998 Carnegie Art Award - Nordic Painting, Konstakademien, Stockholm, Sweden
Sophienholm, Copenhagen, Denmark; Stenersenmuseet, Oslo, Norway; Konsthallen, Helsinki, Finland; Listasafn Islands, Reykjavik, Iceland
1997 Galleri på turné, Galleri Magnus Karlsson in Folkets Hus och Parker around Sweden
2+2, Jönköpings Iäns Museum, Sweden
Stockholm Art Fair, Galleri Magnus Karlsson, Stockholm, Sweden
1996 Alone Together, Liljewalchs Konsthall, Stockholm, Sweden
Galleri Magnus Karlsson, Stockholm, Sweden
Nu, Konstakademien, Stockholm, Sweden
1995 Återkomst, Konstens Hus, Luleå, Sweden
1994 Galleri Sankt Olof, Norrköping, Sweden
1993 Blommor, Galleri Kavaletten, Uppsala, Sweden
Invasion, Millesgården, Stockholm, Sweden
Avgångselever, P.E. Waldemarsudde, Stockholm, Sweden
8, Heland Wetterling Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden

Selected Bibliography

2010 Zwirner, David. “Mamma Andersson” ARTnews (Summer 2010)
Rosenberg, Karen. Mamma Andersson and Jockum Nordstrom: “Who Is Sleeping on My Pillow” The New York Times (May 27, 2010)
2009 Degen, Natasha.”Mamma Andersson” Artforum.com (January 2009)
Dunne, Aidan. “Paintings that shoot straight from the hip” The Irish Times (February 2009)
2008 Guner, Fisun. “A Sense of Place :Mamma Andersson.” Art World (December 2008)
Lack, Jessica. “Mamma Andersson.” The Guardian Guide (October 2008)
Niemi, Ilona. “Karin Mamma Andersson.” Art Papers (January/February 2008)
2007 Charlesworth, JJ. “Mamma Andersson.” Time Out London (October 15, 2007)
Clewing, Ulrich. “Magie des Alltags.” AD Architectural Digest (May 2007): 118.
Cohen, David. “Gallery Going: The Greats in the Galleries.” The New York Sun (January 2, 2007)
Dyer Amazeen, Lauren. “Ambiguous Serenity.” tema celeste, No. 124 (November/December2007): 58-65.
Eriksson, Birgitta. “Minnesluckor öppnar sig alltid från söder.” Om Konst (June 2007)
Güner, Fisun. “A Sense of Place: Karin Mamma Andersson.” Art World, No. 1(October/November 2007): 34-39.
Hawkey, Christian and Karin Mamma Andersson. “Hej Karin, Hej Christian.” Pequod, No. 41 (October 2007): 64-82.
Hawkey, Christian and Karin Mamma Andersson. “Mamma Andersson.” BOMB, No. 100 (Summer 2007): 24-32.
Jones, Ronald. “Mamma Andersson.” Frieze (September 2007): 197.
Marsh, Emilie. “Red Hot Mamma: Swedish Painter Karin Andersson Goes Global.” WWD Scoop (May 2007): 44.
2006 Cave, Caroline. “Come into my Parlour.” Art Review (May/June 2006): 27.
Fry, Naomi. “New York: Critic’s Picks.” Artforum.com (May 30, 2006)
Humphrey, David. “Mamma Andersson at David Zwirner.” Art in America (November 2006):204.
Johnson, Ken. “Art in Review” The New York Times (June 2, 2006)
Kane, Elena. “Mamma Andersson.” Contemporary, No. 82 (2006): 44-45.
Maerkle, Andrew. “Visual Arts.” flavorpill.com, No. 309 (May 9, 2006)
Ribas, Joao. “Mamma Andersson.” tema celeste (November/December 2006): 74.
Wolin, Joseph R. “Reviews: Mamma Andersson.” Time Out New York (June 8 – 14, 2006): 69.
2005 Bengtsson, Kristian. “Interview with Mamma Andersson.” Loyal, No. 9 (2005)
Bremberg, Alberte, AnnaMaria Jansson, and Sara Stribe. “Konsten att överleva.” OOTAL, No. 19(2005)
Herbert, Martin. “Reviews: Mamma Andersson.” Time Out London (May 11-18, 2005): 57.
Rubinstein, Raphael. “Person, Place and Thing.” Art in America (January 2005): 104-109.
Siegel, Katy. “2004 Carnegie International.” Artforum (January 2005): 175.
Volk, Gregory. “Report From Pittsburgh: Let’s Get Metaphysical.” Art in America (March 2005):62 – 69
2004 Björling, Sanna. “Mamma vill måla så det bränns.” Dagens Nyheter (January 2, 2004)
Herbert, Martin. “Emerging Artists Rewind: Mamma Andersson & Tal R Go Back to Move On.”
Modern Painters (December 2004/January 2005): 50-51.
Lind, Ingela. “Här hänger vi ihop.” Dagens Nyheter (May 15, 2004)
Olsson, Thomas. “Par i Konst.” Konstvärlden & Disajn, No. 4 (2004)
Shearing, Graham. “The 54th Carnegie International.” Angle, Vol. 2, No. 17 (November/December 2004): 4 - 5.
Sundgren, Nils Petter. “Höstens konstnär Karin Mamma Andersson.” Konstkatalogen (2004)
von Dörrzapf, Anke. “Fräulein Karins Gespür für Geschichten.” ART: das kunstmagazin (March 2004): 64-73.
“The Artists’ Artists.” Artforum (December 2004)
“The Undiscovered Country.” Flash Art (November/December 2004): 40.
2003 Charlesworth, J.J. “Northern Exposure.” Art Review (December 2002/January2003): 120-21.
O’Reilly, Sally. “Mamma Andersson.” Art Monthly (December 2002/January 2003): 38-39.
2002 Brodow, Anna. “Måling på målning på…” Svenska Dagbladet (2002)
Castenfors, Mårten. “Sveriges Konst 1900-talet del 3. 1970-2000.” Sveriges Allmanna (2002)
Herbert, Martin. “Mamma Andersson.” Time Out New York (October 6-13, 2002): 57.
Higgie, Jennifer. “The Morning Stands on Tiptoe.” Frieze (Summer 2002): 68-71.
Lack, Jessica. “Mamma Andersson.” Guardian, The Guide (October 12-25, 2002): 34.
Morton, Tom. “Mamma Andersson.” Contemporary (December 2002): 90.
2000 Castenfors, Marten. “Malerisk Berattare med Eget Revir.” Svenska Dagbladet, Vol. 25, No. 3 (2000)
Sokolow, Paulina. “Mamma.” Provins, No. 2 (2000)
1998 Rudling, Eva. “Svenska Konstnärer.” Värnamo (1998)
1997 Autio, Jonas and Niklas Instedt. “Karin Mamma Andersson.” Panorama, No. 2 (1997)
Beck, Ingamaj. “Mellan Synvilla och Lapsus.” Aftonbladet, Vol. 29, No. 4 (1997)
1995 Håfström, Jan. “Utanför berättelsen, måleri där barnen vänder bort sin blick.” Dagens Nyheter, Vol. 10, No. 11 (1995)
Sundgren, Nils Petter. Måleriets återkomst.” Månadsjournalen, No. 12 (1995)

Selected Books and Catalogs:

2007 Dallas, Texas. The Dallas Museum of Art. Fast Forward: Collections for the Dallas
Museum of Art, 2007. Edited by Maria de Corral and Dr. John R. Lane.
Texts by John R.Lane, Mark Rosenthal, Allan Schwartzman and Charles Wylie.
Stockholm, Sweden. Moderna Museet. Mamma Andersson, 2007. Texts by Ann-Sofi Noring, Kim Levin, Midori Matsui, Lars Norén and Lars Nittve.
Wichita, KS. Wichita State University. Ulrich Museum of Art. Poets on Painters, 2007. Texts by Katie Geha and Travis Nichols.
2006 New York, NY. Distributed Art Publishers. Painting People: Figure Painting Today, 2006. Text by Charlotte Mullins.
Osaka, Japan. The National Museum of Art. Essential Painting, 2006. Text by Hiroyuk Nakanishi.
2005 Stockholm, Sweden. Carnegie Art Award Publishing. Carnegie Art Award 2006, 2005. Edited by Ulrika Levén.
2004 Dublin, Ireland. The Douglas Hyde Gallery. Huts, 2004. Texts by Michael Hinds and John Hutchinson.
Pittsburgh, PA. Carnegie Museum of Art. Carnegie International, 2004. Text by Laura Hoptman.
Los Angeles, CA. The Hammer Museum. The Undiscovered Country, 2004. Text by Russell Ferguson.
Berkeley, CA. University of California, Berkeley Art Museum. MATRIX 213: Some Forgotten Place, 2004. Text by Heidi Zuckerman Jacobson.
Stockholm, Sweden. Wahlström & Widstrand. Svensk konst nu 85 konstnärer födda after 1960, 2004. Text by Estelle af Malmborg.
2003 Berlin, Germany. Berlin Biennale. Komplex Berlin / Complex Berlin, 2003. Edited by Uta Meta Bauer.
Oslo, Norway and Ostfildern-Ruit, Germany. Office for Contemporary Art Norway and Hatje Cantz Verlag. Devil-May-Care, 2003. Texts by Anne Karin Jortveit, Andrea Kroksnes, Mieke Bal, et al.
2000 Stockholm, Sweden. Galleri Magnus Karlsson. Mamma Andersson, 2000. Text by Paulina Sokolow.
1999 Stockholm, Sweden. Kooperativa förbundet. Aptitretare: KF presenterar 15 unga konstnärer,1999. Text by Bo Sylvan.
1995 Luleå, Sweden. Konstens Hus. Återkomst, 1995. Text by Thomas Millroth.

Public Collections:

Apoteket AB, Stockholm, Sweden
Bonnier Dahlins Stiftelse, Stockholm, Sweden
The Broad Art Foundation, Santa Monica, CA
City of Stockholm, Sweden
Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, TX
Folkets Hus och Parker, Stockholm, Sweden
Göteborgs Konstmuseum, Göteborg, Sweden
Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, CA
Kultur i Länet, Uppsala, Sweden
Luleå Kommun, Luleå, Sweden
Malmö Konstmuseum, Malmö, Sweden
Moderna Museet, Stockholm, Sweden
Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA
The Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY
National Public Art Council, Stockholm, Sweden
Västerås Konstmuseum, Västerås, Sweden