JENS SALANDER, FINE ARTIST
Born in a Umeå, Sweden, 1961
Lives and works in Gävle, Sweden since 1991
EDUCATION
1985 – 86 University College of Arts, Crafts and Design, Stockholm
1986 – 91 Royal Institute of Art, Stockholm
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
1989 Gallery Mejan Stockholm
1990 Gallery Kavaletten Uppsala
1992 Gallery Boj Stockholm
1992 Gävle Centre for Contemporary Art
1992 Gallery Brage Umeå
1993 Museum of Russian Political History, St Petersburg, Russia
1994 Gallery Charlotte Lund, Stockholm
1994 Gallery Engelbreckt, Örebro
1996 Gallery Magnus Karlsson, Västerås
1997 Lydmars Hotel (Gallery Charlotte Lund) Stockholm
1999 ”Spannvidd” med Lars Givell, Gävle Centre for Contemporary Art
2001 “Sequences” Gallery Vretbacka Gävle
2002 ”Monolog” Beeoff, web project Moderna Museet, Stockholm & Kiasma, Helsinki Finland Go to website
2002 “Someone leads you by the hand where you are unwilling to go, by force” Satellit Gallery Örebro
2003 Public Art project in Warsaw in cooperation with “Talk to me” and the CCA at the Ujazdowskie Castle. Go to website
2004 “Ilsola Lingvistica” Gävle Museum
2006 Örebro Konsthall Örebro
2007 “Cityscapes” Piteå Konsthall
VIDEO
”Kolossen vid Havet” (The Colossus by the Sea), 2003, has been featured at several film festivals, a selection.
2004 The Filmfestival of Uppsala
2005 The Filmfestival of Umeå
2005 Groundworks, Regina Gouger-Miller Gallery at Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburg, USA
2005 Biennale of Video & Media Museum of Contemporary Art Santiago, Chile
2005 Secret Memority, Selected Media festival Chicago, USA
2005 Hicentung, Rassegna di arte contemporanea, San Vito Tagliamento, Italy
2006 CeC & CaC 2006, New Delhi India 27 – 29 januari
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
1991 Gallery Forum, Stockholm
1991 Facultat de Belles Art Universitat de Barcelona, Spain
1995 Stockholm Smartshow, Stockholm
1995 395’ with Ann-Sofie Sidén och Tomas Elovsson, Sandviken Centre for Contemporary Art
1995 “What becomes clear in the absence” Gallery Charlotte Lund, Stockholm
1997 ”Soundscape”, Swedish travelling exhibitions, On tour in Sweden between 98 – 01
1999 ”Netopi” Gavle Centre for Contemporary Art
2006 Moviken Art
2010 Gaffel Art Park Event, Gävle,
2011 KONSTiga Torget, Bollnäs
2014 Frozen Art Park Show, Gävle
COMISSIONED
1992 Gavlerinken Arena, Gävle
1996 Vallbacksskolan, Gävle
1998 Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala
1999 Hedesundaskolan, Hedesunda
2007 Borgarskolan Västertull, Gävle
MISCELLANEUS
Worked as an art consultant for county councils and the Public Art Agency Sweden.
2007 Scenografy to rock opera ”Aniara”
2008 Epilog ”Berättelser från andra sidan” Projections
2014 ”Vinter” video projections together with Twiggy Frostbite
REPRESENTED AT
A number of municipalities and county councils
Public Art Agency Sweden
Moderna museet
When no country is specified, the venue is located in Sweden.
