ARTIST PROFILE

Anna Berndtson

  • Sweden (b. 1972 in Malmö)
  • Currently in Berlin, Germany.
  • The foundation of her practice is durational live performance. Her body and perception are essential in her work, which transgress boundaries with minimalism as a goal. Her work is challenging and the reduction of the visual image is fundamental.

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2014

  • On Y Va, Galerie KUNSTKOMPLEX, Wuppertal, Germany.

2013

  • TBL – The First Decade, Platform Arts, Belfast, United Kingdom.
  • Du fick svart, Bergmancenter, Fårö, Sweden.

2012

  • AFKA , Gamle Skulehuset, Dale i Sunnfjord, Norway.

2011

  • Aabenraa Artweek Presents TBL, Aabenraa ARTweek, Aabenraa, Denmark.

2010

  • Ulster Bank Dublin Theatre Festival, St. Mary' Abbey, Dublin, Ireland.
  • Monto, The LAB Gallery, Dublin, Ireland.

2009

  • FADO, YYZ Artists Outlet, Toronto, Canada.

2007

  • When Time Becomes Form - TBL, Artists Space, New York, United States.

2005

  • Gallerinatten, Lilith Performance Studio, Malmö, Sweden.

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2015

  • Art of the Lived Experiment, UICA, Kendall College Arts Gallery Michigan, Grand Rapids , United States.
  • Disrupted, MAC, Birmingham, United Kingdom.
  • The lying on the floor, abandoned to lie, Künstlerforum Bonn, Bonn, Germany.
  • Schönheit!?, galerie auf zeit, Braunschweig, Germany.

2014

  • Art of the Lived Experiment, the Bluecoat, Liverpool, United Kingdom.
  • The Artist is an Explorer , Fondation Beyeler, Basel, Switzerland.

2013

  • PerformanceNacht, Neuer Kunstverein Wuppertal, Wuppertal, Germany.
  • Rapid Pulse International Performance Festival, Defibrillator, Chicago, United States.
  • Vårsalongen 2013, Liljevalchs, Stockholm, Sweden.

2012

  • Préavis de Désordre Urbain 2012, Friche la Belle de Mai, Marseille, France.
  • Regionale 1 "Aus der Region", Overbeck-Geselschaft, Lübeck, Germany.

2011

  • The Event, The 29th Biennial of Graphic Arts, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
  • BS-Visite, Rebenpark , Braunschweig, Germany.

2010

  • d2d.5 = direct to documentation , 7a*11d International Festival of Performance Art, Toronto, Canada.
  • Connect Launch, Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin, Ireland.
  • IKRA Dance & Performance Art Festival, SVEFI, Haparanda, Sweden.

2009

  • Museumsnacht, Galerie Kunstraum, , Lübeck, Germany.
  • The 10th Open International Performance Art Festival, OPEN Realization Contenporary Art Center, Beijing, China.

2008

  • Friktioner - Internationell performancefestival, Uppsala konstmuseum, Uppsala, Sweden.

2007

  • Insomnia - Nuit Blanche, Le Generateur, Paris, France.
  • Live Action , Göteborgs Konsthall, Göteborg, Sweden.
  • UND#3, Plattform zur Präsentation von Kunstinitiativen , Ehem. Versorgungsamt, Karlsruhe, Germany.

2006

  • Into Me / Out of Me, Kunst-Werke, Berlin, Germany.
  • Into Me / Out of Me, , P.S.1 MoMA, New York, United States.
  • Tupper und Video - Zwischen Körper und Objekt, MARTa Herford, Herford, Germany.

2005

  • Illy Artist Series , Galleria Illy, New York, United States.
  • Schiele / Abramovic / de Chatel / IPG, Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam, Netherlands.

LOCATION

  • Born 1972 in Malmö, Sweden.
  • Lives and works in Berlin, Germany.

EDUCATION

  • 2001 - 2005
    Hochschule für Bildende Künste, Braunschweig, Germany
    Diplom in Fine Arts in Performance (Marina Abramovic)
  • 1996 - 1999
    Dartington College of Arts, Dartington, United Kingdom
    BA (Honours) Degree in Theatre

AWARDS & GRANTS

  • 2014
    Aase & Richard Björklunds fond
    Malmö Kulturnämd, Malmö, Sweden
  • 2013
    International Culture Exchange Grant
    IASPIS, Stockholm , Sweden
  • 2012
    Ausstellungsförderung
    IFA , Bonn, Germany
  • 2010
    Sveriges bildkonstnärsfonds Arbetsstipendier for 2 years
    Konstnärsnämden, Stockholm , Sweden

RESIDENCIES

  • 2013
    Residential stay , Bergmangårdarna , Fårö , Sweden
  • 2012
    Artist-in-Residency Program , Nordic Artists' Centre Dalsåsen, Dalsåsen, Norway
  • 2011
    Danish International Visiting Artists programme, Aabenraa Artweek, Aabenraa, Denmark
  • 2010
    Fire Station Artists' Studios & Arts and Disability Ireland Studio Award, Fire Station Artists' Studios, Dublin, Ireland
  • 2006
    Artist in Residence, Künstlerhäuser Worpswede, Worpswede, Germany