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Lives and works in Stockholm, Sweden
+46 707407242 karin@karinwillen.se
karinwillen.se
EDUCATION
2017 Art, society and bureaucracy a oneyear course by Jonna Bornemark, Cenrum för praktisk kunskap, Södertörn University and the Public Art Agency Sweden
2004 Made in China Art and Architecture, Royal Institute of Art
1999 Gestaltningsproblematik inom arkitekturen Art and Architecture, Royal Inst. of Art
1996 Master of Fine Arts, Royal Institute of Art
1986 Art History 60 ECTS-credits, Economical History 40 ECTS-credits the University of Uppsala
Artist´s books:
Kokgropar och andra aktiviteter I Forsmarks skogar with Carl Johan Erikson, Jon Brunberg förlag 2019
10° Recept från Forsmarks skärgård with Carl Johan Erikson, Jon Brunberg Förlag 2016
Research projects:
Research position 2018 at the Royal Institute of Art, artistic research within the project the Final Repository – A Macroscopic Exploration. In collaboration with Carl Johan Erikson. Funded by Seedbox Environmental Humanities at the University of Linköping, a MISTRA/Formas programme.
Exhibitions and events:
2020
Mossutställningar, Konstnärliga avsmyckningar Akt II: Eldmarknad, 10° matperformance and bookpresentation Kokgropar och andra aktiviteter i Forsmarks skogar, together with Carl Johan Eriksson
Separate show at gallery ID:I – Work in progress Relating to the Industrial Forest
Kokgropar och andra aktiviteter is awarded the prize the Cook Book of the Year 2019 in the category Lifestyle Literature, award from Måltidsakademien, together with Carl Johan Erikson, philosopher Johan Redin, grahic designer Johanna Finne and publisher Jon Brunberg
2019
Review Aftonbladet and the magazine Cora of the artist book Kokgropar och andra aktiviteter I Forsmarks skogar
Kokgropar och andra aktiviteter I Forsmarks skogar, Marabouparken, Sundbyberg, book release, together with Carl Johan Erikson,
Performance 10° – Foodtruck, together with Carl Johan Erikson, inaugaration of Minverkstaden of the Royal Academy of Art, Stockholm
Presentation and performance together with Carl Johan Erikson, within the conference Environmental Humanities: Modes of Thinking and Being Ecological arranged by the international researching programme Seedbox at the University of Linköping, funded by Mistra–Formas
2018
Video screening 10° and ongoing works the Final Repository, with Carl Johan Erikson Seeds and Citizens, Linköpings länsmuseum, Seedbox, Environmental humanities festival
På tur i Hållnäs exhibition together with Carl Johan Erikson, video screening and works in progress The final Repository
Performance 10°, together with Carl Johan Erikson, Biologiska muséet, Stockholm
2017
Nuclear Legacies European conference Södertörn University, performance 10° Isotop, R1 KTH /Royal Institute of Art, book presentation 10° with cooking, together with Carl Johan Erikson
Acclimitize Moderna muséet video interview together with Carl Johan Erikson, on 10° - Recipes from the Archipelago of Forsmark
Färgfabriken, bookrelease 10°– Recipes from the Archipelago of Forsmark with CJ Erikson
2016
Photo book exhibition Gothenburg + Oslo, 10° - Recipes from the Archipelago of Forsmark exhibition and performance
2004
Inauguration of road no 35 Vägverket/Åtvidabergs kommun – Hållplats Åtvidaberg with Maria Lantz
Scandinavian Sparks Peking together with artist group Soc. Stockholm
2003
Instabila processer Public Art Agency, together with Lars Almroth, Maria Lantz, Maija Suomalainen
Mönster Art Museum of Norrköping with Lars Almroth, Maria Lantz, Maija Suomalainen
Liljevalchs konsthall the Utopian World Championship together with artist group Soc.Stockholm Jon Brunberg, Pernilla Carlsson Sjödin, Annika Drougge, Anna-Lena Lundmark, Johan Malmström, Tobias Sjödin.
2002
the Public Opinion exhibition at Kulturhuset curator Karin Hansson, participating with two projects - Hållplats and Soc. Stockholm
GALA Utopian World Championship award ceremony Enkehuset Stockholm
2001
Inauguration of the Utopian World Championship Culturen Västerås together with the artist group Soc. Stockholm
Support and action Soc - Stockholm, Svenska Dagbladet with artist group Soc. Stockholm
2000
Urban Curating – Jyväskylä, Finland, in collaboration with architects Meike Schalk, Helena Mattson
Loving at Home Edsvik Art collaboration with Silva Malmsten
SOC. Stockholm på Galleri 54 Gothenburg – Soc. Stockholm
Architecture photography and film Royal Institute of Art
1998
Barnängsgatan 19 Avmobil Stockholm
The Bible of Networking Konstakuten, Stockholm, Japan
1997
Esplanad 97 Umeå curators Gerd Aurell and Maria Sundström
Spring 97 curator Karin Hansson, Enkehuset Stockholm
Laboratory II separate show, the Artcenter of Gävle
1995
Laboratory I Space for Contemporary Art separate show Gothenburg
Artistic work and related projects:
2015– 2017
Platsdriven parallellprocess Slakthusateljéerna/blue Architecture Landscape – art project mirroring city development process in the Slaughterhouse area in Stockholm together with Slakthusateljéerna/Hembygdsföreningen Slakthusområdet.
2005–12
MU-campaign implementation of industry agreement between exhibiting state institutions and the Swedish Artists Organisation
2012
Course itinerary on public art for the EU-project Kulturlyftet
2008
Equality on the Fine Arts field, a project within the Swedish Artist Organization, resulting in the publication Konsten – så funkar det (inte) by Vanja Hermele
2005
Magazine development of Konstnären, in collaboration with graphic designer Nille Svensson, journalists Martin Ågaard and Per Wirtén, artists Jonas Nobel and Karin Johnson
2006
SA-priset the Prize of Stockholm Architectural Union together with Maria Lantz:
priset går till fotografen Maria Lantz samt konstnären Karin Willén för deras gemensamma insatser att skapa nya mötesplatser för arkitekter, konstnärer och andra aktörer i det offentliga rummet. Maria och Karin driver projektet Hållplats - ett forum för diskussion kring de sociala strukturer som utgör ramen för ett kreativt arbete i det offentliga rummet.
2002–2004
Hållplats Åtvidaberg - public art comission Swedish Road Administration, Municipality of Åtvidaberg, Statens konstråd, in collaboration with Maria Lantz
1999–2006
Member of the artist group SOC. Stockholm – SOC. an art project, a space for performative democratic and artistic endeavours, with Jon Brunberg, Pernilla Carlsson Sjödin, Annika Drougge, Anna-Lena Lundmark, Johan Malmström, Tobias Sjödin.
2001–2003
Utopian World Championship 2001, 2003 – global competition in utopian thinking and writing together with the Artist Group Soc. Stockholm
2002
Utopian World Championship World Tour Australia – themes indigenous and democratic phenomena and conditions, a Soc. Stockholm project, together with Jon Brunberg and Anna-Lena Lundmark
2001
Hållplats Östergötland - a platform for collaborations in the public land- and cityscape together with Lars Almberg, Maria Lantz and Maija Suomalainen
Employments, teaching, commissions of trust:
2018–
CEO, Konstnärscentrum öst (50%)
2015– 2018
Planner, Blue Architecture Landscape AB
2015–
Member of the board, Art School of Falkenberg
2014
City development processes, Slaughterhouse area of Stockholm, report commissioned by Blue Architecture Landscape AB
2013– 2017
Curator public art, Konstnärscentrum öst
2010–16
Member of the board of the Royal Institute of Art (Kungl. Konsthögskolan i Stockholm)
2005–13
Member of the board of KLYS – the Swedish Joint Committee for Artistic and Literary Professionals
2012–14
Member of the national board of People´s Movements for Art Promotion (Konstfrämjandet) 2005–13
2005 – 2013
Working president of the Swedish Artists´ National Organisation (Konstnärernas riksorganisation KRO)
2011
Member of jury Kulturaxeln, art- and architectural competition for the center of Vänersborg, Sveriges Arkitekter
2004
Guest teacher, Space and movement KTH School of Architecture Stockholm
2002
Guest teacher New Urban Territory KTH School of Architecture Stockholm
Guest teacher the Porto Field Chalmers Architecture and Engineering, Gothenburg Guest teacher, Crash course KTH School of Architecture Stockholm together with Fredrik Larsson, Tor Lindstrand, Mårten Palme
2000
Guest teacher Learning from Monaco, KTH School of Architecture Stockholm with Meike Schalk
Teacher and course itinerary for Public Space in the city of Norrköping for professional artists
1998
Lecturer Royal Institute of Art, workshop polymer
1996–2002
Teacher Art School of Norrköping
Scholarships and grants:
2018 The SeedBox funded by Mistra-Formas, University of LInköping
2016 Kulturrådets litteratur- och distributionsstöd
2004–2013 Projekt/verksamhetsstöd KRO-relaterade:
Jämställdhet Ungdomsstyrelsen; MU-kampanjen Konstnärsnämnden, V:a Götalandsregionen m fl regioner; Kulturlyftet Europeiska socialfonden.
2000–2004 Projekt/utvecklingsbidrag Hållplats Östergötland:
Framtidens kultur, Landstinget i Östergötland, Norrköpings stad, Statens konstråd
2003 Bildkonstnärsfonden projektbidrag
2001 Bildkonstnärsfonden 2-årigt arbetsbidrag
1998–2004 Projekt/verksamhetsstöd SOC.Stockholm:
Konstnärsnämnden projektbidrag, Stockholms stad utvecklingsbidrag och projektbidrag, Framtidens kultur, IASPIS