Born in Uppsala, Sweden and grew up in Luleå in the North of Sweden
Graduated from Rietveld Academy, Amsterdam in 2001
Lives and works in Amsterdam, Netherlands
Works in various medias; drawings and site specific wall drawings, video, 8mm film, slide projections, animations and porcelain objects,
presented as individual pieces and interrelated in installations.
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RESIDENCIES & GRANTS
2010 Working grant (Basis stipendia), Fonds BKVB, Netherlands Foundation for Visual Arts, Design & Architecture Amsterdam (NL)
2009 N.Y Arts Beijing Residency, Beijing (CN)
2009 Map 2008/2009 Pépinières grant,
Residency at EKWC, Den Bosch (NL)
2008 Project Subsidie, Fonds BKVB, Netherlands Foundation for Visual Arts, Design & Architecture Amsterdam(NL)
2008 Working grant, Konstnärsnämnden,Swedish Arts Grants Committee, Visual Arts Fund, Stockholm (SE)
2008 Helge Ax:son Johnson, travel grant (SE)
2005 Working grant (Basis Stipendia) Fonds BKVB, Netherlands Foundation for Visual Arts, Design & Architecture, Amsterdam (NL)
2004 ArtCamp, Blue Sun Contemporary Art Studio, Mongolia (residency) (MN)
2003 Prix Nouvelles Image 2003, The Hauge (nomination) (NL)
2003 Working grant (Start stipendia), Fonds BKVB, Netherlands Foundation for Visual Arts, Design & Architecture Amsterdam (NL)
2002 Working grant (Start stipendia), Fonds BKVB, Netherlands Foundation for Visual Arts, Design & Architecture Amsterdam(NL)
One and two person EXHIBITIONS
2010 Arvika Konsthall (SE) (with Lena Rönning)
2009 Zenith, N.Y Arts Beijing, Beijing (CN) (with Malin Abrahamsson) Catalog
2009 Drawings, Galleri Örsta, Kumla (SE)
2008 Etta Säfve, PlanB Projects, Amsterdam (NL)
2005 And as he meant to fly, Motive Gallery, Amsterdam (NL) (with Robert Lambermont)
2004 May your wishes all come true, AK 28, Stockholm (SE)
2004 Längsschnitt, M3 Kunsthalle, Berlin (DE) ( with Priska Streits)
2004 The wading waters, Streek Museum, Tiel (NL)
2004 Drawings, Bergööska Huset, Hallsberg (SE)
2003 Etta Säfve, Galleri Spark, Köpenhamn (DK)
2002 Once there was a black lake, Konsthallen, Örebro (SE)
Group EXHIBITIONS (a selection)
2009 Truth, Pispala Contemporary Art Centre, Tampere (FI)
2009 XV International Bienniale de Cerviera, Vila Nova de Cerveira (PT)
2009 The Last Session, Brakke Grond, Amsterdam (NL) catalog
2008 Changing Matters, Museum of Natural History, Stockholm (SE) catalog
2008 Taming the Untamable, Nieuwe Vide, Haarlem (NL)
2008 Videoholica, Biennale of Visual Arts, Varna (B)
2008 Nordic, Utsikten Kunstcentrum, Kvinsedal (NO)
2008 Draw In, 00310 Gallery, Helsinki (F)
2007 Nightcomers, 10th International Istanbul Biennale (T) catalog
2007 Drawing Typologies, Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam (NL) catalog
2007 Cool Days, Bonniers Konsthall, Stockholm (SE)
2007 Video Art at the Age of Intenet, Chelsea Art Museum, New York, NY (US)
2007 Documenta-dock, Question About Art www.documenta-dock.net (DE) 2007 UitZicht, Artwalk, Amsterdam (NL)
2006 Temporary Cities, NCCA, National Centre for Contemporary Arts, Moskva (R)
2005 (Be)longing, Konstens Hus, Luleå (SE)
2004 Heimwee, Teylers Museum, Haarlem (NL)
2004 Zanabaazar Fine Art Museum, Ulaan Baatar (MN)
2004 Halo, Playstation, Galleri Fons Welters, Amsterdam (NL)
2003 Prix Nouvelles Images, The Hauge (NL) catalog
2002 de biennale van de een minuten, Centraal Museum, Utrecht (NL)
2001 Kunsthalle M3, Berlin (DE)
2001 International shortfilm festival, Kriterion, Amsterdam (NL)
2001 Graduation show, Gerrit Rietveld Academy, Amsterdam (NL) catalog
2000 Stockholm Art Fair, Stockholm (SE)
1997 Young Drawers, National Museum, Stockholm (SE)
SCREENINGS
2009 Off-Loop, Loop Video Art, International Festival and Fair for Video Art, Barcelona (ES)
2009 Transmediale-09 Video Selection, Smart Cinema, Smart Project Space, Amsterdam (NL)
2009 Distant Grounds,Transmediale –09, House of World Culture, Berlin (DE)
2009 Attitude Festival, organized by the Center for Contemporary Public Arts ELEMENTI, Bitola (MK) catalog
2009 Third Coast Screening at Erie Canal Harbor, Buffalo’s Media Arts Centre, Squeaky Wheel, Buffalo, NY
2009 F.R.I.K Film Fest, Skopje (MK)
2009 1st International Video Art Festival, Damascus, Syria with screenings at a.o All Art Now House, Goethe Institute, The Netherlands Institute, Gallery Dar Kalemat-Aleppo, British Council, French Cultural Centre
2008 Deep North, preview Transmediale-09, Malmö Konsthall (SE)
2009 Global warming and video art Lecture by Markus Huber and video presentation, Transmediale videoselection-09 San Luis Potosí (MX), Centro de Arte y Nuevas Tecnologías Guadalajara (MX) CEPE, Centro de Estudios para Extranjeros, Mexico City (MX) as part of “transitio_mx”; Laboratorio Arte Alameda, Centro Histórico
2009 Transmediale Video selection at MaxArt Festival, Zagreb (HR)
2009 Transmediale video selection -09 at Atoms & Bits, Betahaus Dialog, Berlin Kreuzberg (D)
2008 Göteborg International Film Festival, Göteborg(SE) catalog 2008 P.A.M Scope Art Fair, Basel, (CH)
2008 P.A.M Scope Art Fair, New York, N.Y (US)
2008 World One Minute, Todays Art Museum, Beijing (CH) catalog 2008 Video Art Festival, Miden (GR)
2008 Works on Water, the Nunnery, London (UK)
2008 Bangkok Experimental Film Festival, Bangkok (TH)
2007 Big Screen Festival, Awards, Kunming, (CH)
2007 Boss runners-up, ICA, London (UK)
2007 Spark Contemporary Art Gallery, Syracuse, NY (US)
2007 Digit, Tusten Theatre, Narrowsburg, NY (US)
2007 Filmideo, Redsaw Gallery, Newark, NJ (US)
2007 Amsterdam Film Experience, het Ketelhuis, Amsterdam (NL) 2006 Attitude Video Festival, Cultural Centre Magaza, Bitola, (MK)
2006 River’s Edge Film Festival, Paducah, Kentucky, (US)
2006 Tirana International Film Festival, Official selection Exprimental film, Tirana, (AL)
2004 Blick, Moderna Museet, Stockholm (SE)
2004 Blick, Kunstverein, Munic (DE)
2001 International Shortfilm Festival, Kriterion, Amsterdam (NL)
OFFICIAL COLLECTIONS
* Statens Konstråd, National Arts Council, Stockholm (SE) * Abn Amro, Amsterdam (NL) * Arvika kommun (SE)* Lekebergs Sparbank, Lekeberg (SE) * Örebro kommun (SE) * Örebro lans landsting (SE) * Örebro konsthall (SE) * Länsförsäkringar, Örebro (SE) * Linköpings läns landsting, Linköping (SE) * Hallsbergs Kommun, Hallsberg (SE) * Luleå Kommun, Luleå (SE)
Private collections in Netherlands, Sweden, Germany and Ireland
CATALOGS
Last Session, The Session/Brakke Grond,Amsterdam Publication and Exhibition catalog,2009
Zenith, NY Arts Beijing, two person show with Malin Abrahamsson, Exhibition catalog 2009
Spring Exhibition 2009, Kunsthal Charlottenborg, Copenhagen, Exhibition catalog 2009
Changing Matters, Naturhistoriska Riksmuseet, Stockholm, Exhibition catalog 2008
Night comers, 10th International Istanbul Biennale, Exhibition catalog (T) 2007
Drawing Typologies, curator Roel Arkesteijn, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, Exhibition cataloge (NL) 2007
World One Minutes, Today’s Art Museum, Beijing , Exhibition catalog (CH) 2008
Vårsalongen 2007, Liljevalchs Konsthall, Stockholm, Exhibition catalog (SE) 2007
Uitgelicht 04, Fonds BKVB, Amsterdam, cataloge over artists granted in 2002-03 (NL) 2004
Prix Nouvelles Image, Galleri nouvelles Image, The Hauge, Exhibition catalog (NL) 2003
Graduation show, Rietveld Academy, Amsterdam, Exhibition catalog (NL) 2001
Exitborder.com, Arena, Amsterdam,Exhibition catalog (NL) 2000
6 Unga, Konstfrämjandet, Örebro, Exhibition catalog (SE) 2000
Young Drawers, National Museum, Stockholm, Exhibition catalog (SE) 1997