Born: Luleå, Sweden, 1962
Lives and works in Stockholm, Sweden
Education
1986-93
Kungliga Konsthögskolan, Stockholm, Sweden
Solo Exhibitions (selected)
2013
Gooseberry, Stephen Friedman Gallery, London, England
Mamma Andersson, Konsthallen, Luleå, Sweden
2012
Dog Days, Galleri Magnus Karlsson, Stockholm, Sweden
2011
Dog Days, Museum Haus Lange, Krefeld, Germany
One Two, House of Sweden, Washington, D.C., USA (two-person exhibition with Jockum Nordström)
2010 - 2011
Mamma Andersson, Aspen Art Museum, Aspen, USA
Who is sleeping on my pillow, David Zwirner, New York (two-person exhibition with
Jockum Nordström)
2009
Three New Color Etchings, Crown Point Press, San Francisco, USA
Cry, Douglas Hyde Gallery, Dublin, Ireland
2008
Cry, Stephen Friedman Gallery, London; travelling to Douglas Hyde Gallery, Dublin, Ireland
Officespaces, Galleri Magnus Karlsson, Stockholm, Sweden
2007
Moderna Museet, Stockholm, Sweden; travelling to Camden Arts Centre, London, England, and Helsinki Taidehalli, Helsinki, Finland
2006
Rooms Under The Influence, David Zwirner, New York, USA
2005
Stephen Friedman Gallery, London, England
2004
Paintings, Galleri Magnus Karlsson, Stockholm, Sweden
2002
Stephen Friedman Gallery, London, England
New Paintings, Galleri Magnus Karlsson, Stockholm, Sweden
2001
Konstens Hus, Lulea, Sweden
Galleri 1, Gothenberg, Sweden
2000
Galleri Magnus Karlsson, Stockholm, Sweden
1998
Galleri Krister Fahl, Stockholm, Sweden
1997
Galleri 1, Gothenberg, Sweden
Galleri Magnus Karlsson, Västerås, Sweden
1992
Galleri Megan, Stockholm, Sweden
1988
Galleri Tornhuset, Luleå, Sweden
1985
Norrbottensmuseet, Luleå, Sweden
Group Exhibitions (selected)
2013
The Inevitable Figuration, Centro Per L'Arte Luigi Pecci, Prato, Italy
Nightfall. New tendencies in figurative painting, Galerie Rudolfinum, Prague, Czech Republic
In Case We Don't Die, The Torrance Art Museum, Torrance, California, USA
2012
150 years of Swedish Art: Highlights from the Swedish National Collections in Stockholm Moderna Museet and Nationalmuseum), Hillstrom Museum of Art, Minnesota, USA
2011
North by New York: New Nordic Art, Scandinavia House, New York, USA
The scholarship holders, Sven-Harrys (Konstmuseum), Stockholm, Sweden
The House Without the Door, David Zwirner, New York, USA
Artists for Haiti, David Zwirner, New York, USA
Välkommen tillbaka! Saltarvet 10 år, Fiskebäckskil, Sweden
Stipendiater, Sven Harrys Konstmuseum, Sweden
2010
Who is sleeping on my pillow, David Zwirner, New York, USA
Friedrich, Eight Contemporary Commentaries, Nationalmuseum, Stockholm, Sweden
Idag Är Igår Imorgon/Today Is Yesterday Tomorrow, Galleri Magnus Karlsson, Stockholm, Sweden
Home and Origin, Bukowskis, Stockholm, Sweden
New Narrative, Heskin Contemporary, New York, USA
Thrice Upon a Time, Magasin 3 Stockholm Konsthall, Sweden
2009
Friedrich - Åtta samtida kommentarer/Friedrich - Eight Contemporary Commentaries, Nationalmuseum, Stockholm, Sweden
Helmer Osslund och Karin Mamma Andersson, Norrköpings Konstmuseum, Norrköpings, Sweden
Märta Måås-Fjertterström, Liljevalchs Konsthall, Stockholm, Sweden
Samtidigt: Svenskt måleri på 2000-talet/Swedish Painting in the 21st Century, Borås Konsthall, Borås, Sweden
2008
The Gallery, David Zwirner, New York, USA
In silent conversation with Ingmar Bergman, Kunstmuseum Thun, Thun, Switzerland
Collecting Collections, Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, USA
S:t Knuts torg, Ystads Konstmuseum, Ystad, Sweden
2007
Hammer Contemporary Exhibition, Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, USA
Fast Forward: Collections for the Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, USA
Poets on Painters, Ulrich Museum of Art, Wichita State University, Wichita, USA
2006
20 years! Grant Recipients of the Maria Bonnier Dahlin Foundation 1985 -2005, Bonniers
Konsthall, Stockholm, Sweden
Essential Painting, National Museum of Art, Osaka, Japan
Back to the Figure-Contemporary Painting, Die Kunsthalle der Hypo-Kulturstiftung, Munich, Germany
15th Biennale of Sydney: Zones of Contact, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Syndey,
Australia
Carnegie Art Award-Nordic Painting, travelled to Stockholm, Copenhagen, Oslo, Helsinki, Reykjavik, Nice, London
The Moderna Exhibition 2006, Moderna Museet, Stockholm, Sweden
2005
The Gallery, Galleri Magnus Karlsson, Stockholm, Sweden
Ten Year Anniversary Exhibition, Stephen Friedman Gallery, London, England
Symbolic Space: The Intersection of Art and Architecture Through the Use of Metaphor, Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art, Peekskill, New York, USA
2004
3rd Berlin Biennale for Contemporary Art, Berlin, Germany
MATRIX 213, UC Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive, Berkeley, San Francisco, USA
The Undiscovered Country, UCLA Hammer, Los Angeles, USA
Huts, Douglas Hyde Gallery, Dublin, Ireland
The 54th Carnegie International, Carnegie International 2004, Pittsburgh, USA
2003
Devil-May-Care, Nordic Pavilion at the 50th Venice Biennale, Italy
Complex Berlin, Berlin Biennale, Berlin, Germany
2002
Art Forum Berlin, Galleri Magnus Karlsson, Berlin, Germany
Blir du Lonesome Lille Van, Konstnarshuset, Stockholm, Sweden
2001
Liste 2001, Galleri Magnus Karlsson, Basel, Switzerland
Carnegie Art Award-Nordic Painting Stockholm, Copenhagen, Oslo, Helsinki, Reykjavik
2000
Group Show, Galleri Kavaletten, Stockholm, Sweden
Edition, Galleri Magnus Karlsson, Stockholm, Sweden
1999
X:et 100 ar, Botkyrka Konsthall, Stockholm, Sweden
Aptittretare, Konstakedemien, Stockholm, Sweden
12 Konstnarsvanner, Galleri Doktor Glas, Stockholm, Sweden
1998
Carnegie Art Award - Nordic Painting, Konstakademien, Stockholm, Sweden
1997
Galleri pa turne, Gallerie Magnus Karlsson in Folkets Hus och Parker, touring Sweden
2+2 Jonkopings Lans Museum, Sweden
Stockholm Art Fair, Galleri Magnus Karlsson, Stockholm, Sweden
1995
Alone Together Liljewalchs Konsthall, Stockholm, Sweden
Galleri Magnus Karlsson, Västerås, Sweden
Nu SAK, Konstakademien, Stockholm, Sweden
1995
Aterkomst Konstens Hus, Luleå, Sweden
1994
Group Show, Galleri St. Olof, Norrköping, Sweden
1993
Blommor, Galleri Kavaletten, Uppsala, Sweden
Invasion, Millesgården, Stockholm, Sweden
Avgångselever, P.E Waldemarsudde, Stockholm, Sweden
8, Heland Wetterling Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden
Catalogues and Publications (selected)
2012
Jelinek, Elfriede & Hentschel, Martin, Dog Days, Galleri Magnus Karlsson, Stockholm, Sweden
2011
Pietropaolo, Francesca & Storr, Robert, North by New York: New Nordic Art, The American-Scandinavian Foundation, New York, USA
2010
Hoptman, Laura; Molon, Dominic & Zuckerman Jacobson, Heidi, Mamma Andersson. Aspen Art Press, Aspen, Colorado, USA
Claesson, Paolo Colombo & Krüger, Anders, Who is sleeping on my pillow: Mamma Andersson/Jockum Nordström, David Zwirner, New York, USA
Mallea Lira, Rodrigo, Home and Origin, Bukowskis, Stockholm, Sweden
2009
Cry, Mamma Andersson, Douglas Hyde Gallery, Dublin, Ireland
2007
Moderna Museet ed. Mamma Andersson, Stockholm, Sweden
Geha, Katie & Nicholas, Travis, Poets on Painters,. Ulrich Museum of Art, Wichita State University, Wichita, USA
2006
Essential Painting, The National Museum of Art, Osaka, Japan
2003
Jortveit, Anne Karin & Kroksnes, Andrea, ed. 2003. Devil-may-care, The Nordic Pavillion at the 50th Venice Biennial 2003, Office for Contemporary Art Norway, Oslo, Norway
2000
Mamma Andersson, Galleri Magnus Karlsson, Stockholm, Sweden
Bibliography (selected)
2012
Simon de Pury's Greatest Show on Earth, Baku Magazine, Spring 2012, Issue 3
Labuzan, Niels, Mamma Andersson: en attendant le lever de rideau, Artpress magazine, May
Stopa, Jason, In conversation, NY Arts Magazine, New York
2011
MacMillan, Kyle, Mamma Andersson, Artforum, April
2010
Mamma Andersson and Jockum Nordstrom Exhibit at David Zwirner, Art Daily, 25 June
2009
Dunne, Aidan, Paintings that shoot straight from the hip, The Irish Times, 25 February
Conly, Sue, Taking Gravity to Art, The Evening Herald, 5 March
Kenny, Ruth, How to Read a Painting, The Dubliner, Issue 82, March
Butler, Kate, Mamma Andersson: Cry, The Sunday Times, 22 February
White, Lucy, Art Round-Up, Metro Ireland, 2 March
Lack, Jessica, Mamma Andersson, The Guardian, 28 October
New Work Extra, Art World, Feb - March
Degen, Natasha, Mamma Andersson, ArtForum Online, 12 January
2008
Lack, Jessica, Mamma Andersson, The Guardian Guide, 28 October
Güner, Fisun, Mamma Andersson, Metro, 1 December
Niemi, Ilona, Karin Mamma Andersson, Art Papers, January-February
Recommended, The Big Issue, Christmas, No. 825
2007
Mamma Andersson, Moderna Museet, Stockholm, Sweden
Jones, Ronald, Mamma Andersson, Frieze, Issue 109, September
Coomer, Martin, Her Indoors, Art Review, Issue 14, September
Hawke, Christian, Mamma Andersson, Bomb, Issue 100, Summer, pp. 24-32
Guner, Fisun, A Sense of Place, Art World, Issue 1, November-December
2006
Kane, Erika, Mamma Andersson, Contemporary, No. 86, pp. 44-45
Cave, Caroline, Come into my parlour, Art Review, May, p. 27
Lange, Christiana & Matzner, Florian, Zurück zur Figur-Malerei der Gegenwart, Kunsthalle der Hypo-Kulturstiftung, Münich, Germany and Museum Franz Gertsch,
Burgdorf, Switzerland, Prestel Verlag, Münich, Germany, pp. 54-55
Mullins, Charlotte, Painting People: Figure Painting Today, Distributed Art Publishers. New York, USA
Bullock, Natasha & Keehan, Reuben (ed.), Zones of Contact: 2006 Biennale of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
2005
Herbert, Martin, Reviews: Mamma Andersson, Time Out, 11-18 May, p. 57
Steen, Paul, Made in Sweden, Bon, Spring, pp. 62-63
LOYAL, Interview by Kristian Bengtsson, No. 9
Konsten att överleva, Interviews by Sara Stribe, AnnaMaria Jansson & Alberte Bremberg. 00TAL, No 19
2004
Herbert, Martin, Rewind: Mamma Andersson & Tal R go back to move on, Dec 2004/January 2005, pp. 50-51
Af Malmborg, Estella, Karin Mamma Andersson, Svensk konst nu 85 konstnärer föddaefter 1960, SAK/W&W
Matsui, Midori, Mamma Andersson, 54th Carnegie International, Catalogue, pp. 50-52
Sundgren, Nils Petter, Höstens konstnär Karin Mamma Andersson, KONSTKATALOGEN
Olsson, Thomas, Par i Konst, Konstvärlden & Disajn, No.4
Lind, Ingela, Här hänger vi ihop, Dagens Nyheter, 15 May
von Dörrzapf. Anke, Fräulein Karin Gespür für Geschichten, ART Das kunstmagazina No.3, March
Björling, Sanna, Mamma vill måla så det bränns, Dagens Nyheter, 2 January
Krosnes, Andrea, A Wild Practice, Book for Devil-May-Care, Nordic Pavilion at the 50th Venice Biennale, Italy, pp. 12-25
Bal, Mieke, Strings Attached, Book for Devil-May-Care, Nordic Pavilion at the 50th Venice Biennale, Italy pp. 116-124
Jortveit, Anne Karin, At a 'Devil-May-Care' Angle, Book for Devil-May-Care, Nordic
Pavilion at the 50th Venice Biennale, Italy pp.170-176
2003
Devil May Care, The Nordic Pavilion at the 50th Venice Biennial, Hatje Cantz
Charlesworth, JJ, Northern Exposure, Art Review, December 2002-January, pp. 120-121
O'Reilly, Sally, Mamma Andersson, Art Monthly, December 2002-January 2003, pp. 38-39
Eklund, Karin, Mamma Andersson, Untitled No. 29, Winter/Spring, p. 63
Davies, Peter, The Pleasure of Paint, Modern Painters, Autumn
Searle, Adrian, Stop that Racket, The Guardian, 17 June, p. 11
Meta Bauer, Uta (ed.), Komplex Berlin / Complex Berlin, Berlin Biennale. Berlin, Germany
2002
Morton, Tom, Mamma Andersson, Contemporary, December, p. 91
Skoldans by Mamma Andersson, Elle, November, p. 78
Lack, Jessica, Mamma Andersson, Guardian, The Guide, 12-25 October, p. 34
Herbert, Martin, Mamma Andersson, Time Out, 6-13 October, p. 57
Higgie, Jennifer, Morning Stands on Tiptop, Frieze, Summer Issue pp. 68-71
Brodow, Anna, Maling pa Malning pa..., Svenska Dagbladet
Castenfors, Marten, Sveriges Konst 1900-talet, del 3. 1970-2000, Sveriges Allmanna, Stockholm, Sweden
2000
Castenfors, Marten, Malerisk Berattare med Eget Revir, Svenska Dagbladet, Stockholm, Sweden, 25 March
Sokolow, Paulina, Mamma, Provins, No. 2
Sokolow, Paulina, Jag Glombe Bort Mig, Catalogue text, Gallerie Magnus Karlsson,
Stockholm, Sweden
1999
Sylvan, Bo, Aptitretare; KF Presenterar 15 Unga Konstnarer, Stockholm, Sweden
1998
Rudling, Eva, Svenska Konstnar, Varnamo, Sweden
1997
Autio, Jonas & Instedt, Niklas, Karin Mamma Andersson, Panorama No. 2
Beck, Ingamj, Mellan Synvilla och Lapsu", Afftonbladet, Sweden, 29 April
1995
Halstrom, Jan, Utanfor Berattelsen, Maleri dar Barnen Vander Bort sin Blick, Dagens Nyheter, 10.11, Sweden
Sundgren, Nills Petter, "Maleriets Aterkomst", Manadsjournalen, No. 12
Millroth, Thomas, "Aterkomst", Catalogue text, Konstens hus, Lulea, Sweden
Projects
2013
Stargazer - An exhibition curated by Karin Mamma Andersson, Sven-Harrys Museum, Stockholm, Sweden
Public Collections
MOCA, Los Angeles, USA
Moderna Museet, Stockholm, Sweden
Apoteket AB, Stockholm, Sweden
Bonnier Dahlins Stiftelse, Stockholm, Sweden
The Broad Art Foundation, California, USA
City of Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden
Dallas Museum of Art, Texas, USA
Folkets Hus och Parker, Stockholm, Sweden
Göteborgs Konstmuseum, Gothenburg, Sweden
Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, USA
Kultur I Länet, Uppsala läns andsting, Uppsala, Sweden
Malmö Konstmuseum, Malmö, Sweden
Satens Konstråd/National Public Art Council, Stockholm, Sweden
Västerås Konstmuseum, Västerås, Sweden
The Museum of Modern Art, New York, USA
