R E S U M E

Lars Johan Björkegren

Born 1978 in Uddevalla

 

EDUCATION

2015      Valand Academy of fine art,

          Graphic art 2.Gothenburg.

2002–2005 Beckmans College of Design,

          Visual Communication,Stockholm

2000–2001 KV Artschool,
          Art foundation course 2, Gothenburg

2001–2000 KV Artschool, Art foundation course
          Gothenburg

1998–1999 Konstskolan i Stockholm, Stockholm

 

EXHIBITIONS

Selected solo and duo exhibitions
2018 Tillstånd (med Love Lundell)            
     Teckningsmuséet / Museum for Drawing,
     Laholm, SWE

2015 "Mot okänt land" Galleri Vitt Brus,
     Uddevalla

2015 “Ur glömskans flod”
     (From the river of oblivion)

     Galleri Magnus Winström, Gothenburg

2013 Galeria de Muerte, Tokyo, Japan

2012 “Sketches 2010–2011”,
     Gallery Jonas Kleerup, Stockholm

2010 Mörker, Calix Gustav Gallery, Miami

     (with Ingrid Eliasson and Jennifer Basile)

2009 Play Galeri, Istanbul (with Ragnar  
     Persson)

2008 Delivery” Galleri Jonas Kleerup, Sthlm.

2007 Pop Up at Mermermer, Gothenburg

2005 Westberg Spåman, Gothenburg

2004 Svensk Form, Stockholm

 

Selected group exhibitions 

2018 On and on and on, Galleri Thomassen, GBG

2016 Konvergenser #2, Galleri Nevven,
     Gothenburg

2016 House of Madness, Watermill Foundation
     New York, USA

2015 Summer show, Galleri Magnus Winström.
     Gothenburg

2013 GSB 5 YEARS, Galleri Steinsland Berliner,
     Stockholm

2012 Contemporary Collected, Tokyo, Japan

2011 Hush Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey

2010 Our Winter Show, Gallery Steinsland

     Berliner, Sthlm

2010 Book on the Fritz, Io Studio, Gothenburg

2008 Stockholm Art Fair, Galleri Jonas Kleerup,
     Sthlm

2007 7x4, Allmänna Galleriet, Stockholm

2006 Night and nature, Madrid, Spain

 

BOOKS AND PUBLICATIONS

2016 The Plants of Southern California

     Box with 12 fine art ink-jet prints

     292x420 mm. Self Published.

     Edition: 50

 

2013 Brain Damage #1

     Fanzine, 44 pages, 269 x 190mm

     Self published. Edition: 200

 

2012 Sketches 2010-2011

     Nilleditions NED005

     ISBN: 978-91-7437-220-5

     524 Pages, 175x245x33 mm

 

2009 Ragnar Persson & Johan Björkegren

     Fanzine, 24 pages, A5

     Edition: 200.

 

SCOLARSHIPS / AWARDS

2019 Tore och Märta Kurlbergs Stiftelse

2017 Swedish Art Grants Commitee
     Two year working grant.
2017 Byggnads Kulturstipendium

2017 Swedish Art Grants Committee,International
     culture exchange and travel grant

2016 Helge Ax:son Johnsons Stiftelse

2014 Längmanska kulturfonden

2013 Gull & Stellan Ljungbergs foundation

2011 Swedish Art Grant Committee,
     One year working grant

 

PUBLIC COLLECTIONS

2018 Teckningsmuseet, Laholm

2018 Falkenbergs Kommun

2016 Landstinget Dalarna

2015 Uddevalla Kommun

2008 Statens Konstråd (Pubic art agency, Sweden

 

ARTIST IN RESIDENCE

2017 Swatch Art Peace Hotel, Shanghai, China

2014 18th Street Art Center, Santa Monica, USA

 

PROJECTS

2015/16 “Movement drawings”  
Olof Persson Projects,Gbg

 

LECTURING

2010 Lecturing at HDK,

     College of Design and Crafts,

     Gothenburg Universit

ANIMATIONS

2010 “Leaf” 2.31 min. Animation for

     The Glass Magazine, London

2006 MTV - Music Television

2005 Karin & Pias, 
     Runway projection. Sthlm

 

BIBLIOGRAPHY

2013 Buffalo zine

2012 UNT–Uppsala Nya Tidning

2011 IdN Magazine, v18n4: p62-63

2011 Shift Magazine Calendar

2009 Bant magazine Istanbul

 

SELECTED COMMISSIONED WORK

Way Out West

Kning Disk

Tranans Bar

Allmäna Galleriet

Karin & Pias

The Glass Magazine

Weekday

Buffalo Zine

MTV - Music Television

Vestoj Magazine

Grit Magazine

Dagens Nyheter

FUL - Feministisk kulturskrift

Tidningen Konstnären

Stockholm Filmfestival

What we do is secret

Södra Teatern

ODD at Large

ODD magazine

Nordiska Kompaniet

 

 ©  JOHAN BJÖRKEGREN 2018