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Märit Aronsson
Born 1974 in Östersund, Sweden
Lives and works in Trondheim, Norway
Education:
2004-2007 MFA, Trondheim Academy of Fine Art
2001-2004 BFA, Trondheim Academy of Fine Art
1998-2000 College of Printmaking Arts in Stockholm
1996-1998 Art School Elias Mickelsson, Folkhögskolan Vårdinge
By
1995 Creative Writing, University of Uppsala
Solo exhibitions:
2012 Prosjektrom Carl Berner, Oslo
2008 Babel, Trondheim
2006 Det Blå, Jämtlands Läns Museum, Östersund
2004 Grafikens Hus, Mariefred
2003 Kiruna Stadshus
2003 Abisko Turiststation
2000 Galleri Nordens Ljus, Stockholm
Group exhibitions:
2011
Ever Remote, film screening, Site Gallery, Sheffield, U.K.
2011
Ever Remote, film screening, South Square Gallery, Bradford, U.K.
2009 International Biennal of Miniature Art, Gornji Milanovac,
Serbia
2009
Trøndelagsutstillingen, Dora, Trondheim
2009
Kunstnerboka, Tegnerforbundet, Oslo
2009
Torget, Gråmølna, Trondheim Art Museum
2009
PolArt, Tromsø Kunstforening
2008 Artikkel 27, Amnesty, Galleri KiT, Trondheim
2007 Alt som du tenker på fins, MFA-show, Trondheim Art
Museum
2007 Oversettelse, Babel, Trondheim
2006 ÆØÅ- exhibition and projectpark, Klæbu
2006 Minimalen Kortfilmfestival, Trondheim
2006 Barents Spektakel, Kirkenes
2005 Borders, Dundee, Skottland
2005 Borders, Galleri Verkligheten, Umeå
2005 Östersunds Konstvideofestival
2005 Warsaw Academy of Fine Arts
2005 Estonian Art Academy in Tallinn
2005 Kaiku Galleria, Helsinki Art Academy
2004 Grafikens Hus , Mariefred
2004 Høstutstillingen, Statens Kunstutstilling, Kunstnernes
Hus, Oslo
2004 Arctic Light Film Festival, Kiruna
2003 Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin
2003 Kunstakademiet i Trondheim
2003 Riga Academy of Fine Art
2003 Bølgen & Moi, Trondheim
2003 Øyeblikk, Christianssands Kunstforening
2002 Höstsalong 2002, Jämtlands Läns Museum, Östersund
2002 Studentersamfundet, Trondheim
2001 Galleri Thomasen, Göteborg
2001 Galleri Helle Knudsen, Stockholm
2001 Bildgalleriet, Varberg
2000 Swedish Embassy, Beijing
1999 Galleri Konstforum, Norrköping
1998 Galleri Tersaeus, Stockholm
Grants:
2008 Exhibition grant for young artists, Arts Council Norway
2008
Project support, Billedkunstnernes Vederlagsfond
2008
Trondheim City Council’s recidency in Berlin
2008 Artist participation in research cruise on F/F Jan Mayen
to Svalbard. Troms Fylkeskultursenter/ Young Scientist Forum
Tromsø/ ARCTOS
2007 Exhibition grant for young artists, Arts Council Norway
2007 Exhibition grant, Arts Council Norway
2006 Lise og Arnfinn Hejes education grant
2005 One year working grant, Arts Council Norway
2003 Network Baltic
2003 Abiskostipendiet, H. M. The King and The Swedish Touring
Club
2003 Jämtlands Läns Landstings Kulturstipendium
2003 Grafström-Sandqvists grant
2002 Karin Engelfeldts Art grant, Jämtlands Läns Konstförening
1999 Travel grant, Föreningen Kvinnokultur
1999, 2000 Föreningen för Grafisk Konst och Grafikens
Hus Verkstadsstipendium
Public commission:
Dialysavdelningen/ Dialysis Center, Östersunds sjukhus/hospital, Sweden, 2010
Collections:
Trondheim Kommune
Øya Helsehus
Publications:
Bläddra en skog, digital printed pocketfilm, 2008,
ISBN 978-91-63302-68-8
Bläddra en skog av blad, letterpress printed story, 2003,
ISBN 91-631-3461-6
Bibliography:
Nilsson Eisfeldt, Ann-Charlotte, Konst skapar ljus och luft på nya dialysen, Länstidningen Östersund, 21 oktober 2010
Bale Amundsen, Heidi, Dette er ingen bok, det er en utstilling, www.kunstkritikk.no, oktober 2009
Matland, Helge, Kunstnere på tokt, Bladet Tromsø,
16.01.2009
Søum, Veronika, Med kart uten kompass, Adresseavisen,
29.03.2008
Rokkan, Mari, Utfordrer persepsjonen, Adresseavisen,
12.05.2007
Perspektiv, Klassekampen, 27.04.2007
Elfving, Taru, (red.) Alt som du tenker på fins,
The Master of Fine Art Exhibition Trondheim 2007, ISBN 978-82-92470-45-9
Lønmo, Solveig, ÆØÅ Stedets alfabet,
Kunsthåndtverk nr 4/ 2006
B Jarlås, Christer, Märits bidrag både lyfter
och håller kvar, Länstidningen Östersund,
15.08.2006
Hedqvist, Anette, Super-8 film senaste tillskottet i Jamtlis
blå utställning, Östersundsposten, 12.08.2006
Lantto, Markus, Lyssna till en alldeles tyst berättelse,
catalogue, mars 2006
Bergaust, Kristin, Interview in catalogue, Network Baltic, 2005,
ISBN 91-975411-0-9
Gemini, nr 5 oktober 2004
Ohlson, Hans Olov, Det blå hålet ger klarsynt
inspiration, Östersundsposten, 05.09.2003
Granqvist, Karin, Øyeblikk, catalogue, 2003,
ISBN 82-92470-01-8
Boström, Patrik, Kartblad, skulptur och arktisk natur
i Kiruna stadshus, NSD, 03.11.2003
Norman, Lennart, Kunglig stipendiat till Abisko, Norrländska
Socialdemokraten (NSD), 23.07.2003
Bergström, Lotta, Två konstnärer som kompletterar
varann, Hallands Nyheter, februari 2001
Other:
Member of Trøndelag Bildende Kunstnere and Norske BilledKunstnere/
the association of Norwegian Visual Artists
2011-2012 Member of the jury of Trøndelagsutstillingen
2011 Curator, Trondheim Art Museum, Landskapet gjennom oss/ The Landscape Through Us
Writing art critics
2008-onwards: Leading workshops in Artist's Books, dark room technique and liquid emulsion
photographic process in art schools in Trondheim
2008 Member of group of artists running Babel Art Space, Trondheim
Holds Artists' stock of Grafikens Hus AB
2000-2005 Guide and papermaker at Ösjöfors Handpapermill,
Småland
2004 Student assistant at the department of Photography, Trondheim
Academy of Fine Art
2003 Student assistant for new admissions to Trondheim Academy
of Fine Art
2000 Responsible for printmaking workshops and guide at Grafikens
Hus AB
1999 Built a handpaper workshop at Konstskolan Elias Mickelsson
1997- 1999 Learned paper making at Tumba Bruks Museum
1996-2000 Wrote book reviews in Upsala Nya Tidning |