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Biografi / Biography:
Karin Westerlund
Født / born 1955 in Karlshamn, Sweden
Bor og arbejder/ Works and lives in Cairo, Egypt and Copenhagen, Denmark
Karin Westerlund, 2 Ahmed Hismat, 4 floor, apt.10, Zamalek, 11212 Cairo,
Egypt, Tel: (202) 340-2532
Herluf Trollesgade 24, 5th., 1052 Copenhagen K. Denmark, Tel: (45) 33 12
11 92
Långören, 370 42 Torhamn, Sweden, Tel: (46) 455-54064
Udvalgte separatudstillinger / Selected solo exhibitions:
1981 3-dimentional pictures, Charlottenborg, København.
1983 Biop, Gallery NEMO, Eckernförde.
1987 Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, København.
1988 Zwei Skulpturen, Gallery NEMO, Eckernförde.
1990 Gallery Arcticus, London.
1991 Gallery Periscope, Stockholm.
1996 " Apartment One", København, Army Prison, Karlskrona.
Udvalgte gruppeudstillinger / Selected group exhibitions:
1982 Young nordic artists, Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo, 5 sculptures,
Gallery Skt. Agnes, Roskilde, The top without a fence, Serafen,
Stockholm.
1983 Græsset malker koens ben, Værkstedet Værst,
København, Sculptures in the park, Kalmar, Gud & Grammatik,
Charlottenborg, København.
1984 Xerografi, Kastrupgårdsamlingen, København, Young
- 20 years, Kulturhuset, Stockholm.
1985 Act 3: VISIT, Gallery Central Hall, New York, Gallery Mejan,
Stockholm, Traneudstillingen, Gentofte Kunstbibliotek, Hellerup, Map,
Globe and Clock, Gallery Public Images, New York, Ung Nordisk Konst,
Skeppsholmen, Stockholm.
1986 Sculpture", Liljevalchs Art Hall, Stockholm.
1987 Nytt bruk,, Bergen Kunsthal, Bergen, Skulpturens Tid, Sophienholm,
Lyngby, Nye billeder i 80'erne, Statens Museum for Kunst, København.
1988 Efterårsudstillingen, Charlottenborg, København.
1989 Tendenser i dansk skulptur, Århus Kunstbygning, Århus,
Ytkraft, Malmö Konsthal, Malmø.
1990 Radar, Kotka, Finland
1996 Eventyrhaven, Odense.
Scenografi / Stage designs:
1983 Hövik Ballet, Oslo, Norway, "Dead Dolls", Københavneren
(Theatre), København.
Performancer / Performances:
1985 Gallery Central Hall, New York City, USA, " A message from General
Taylor", Krasnapolsky, Copenhagen, Denmark
1989 "45 minutes of reality", Malmö Kunsthal, Malmø.
1991 "Horses", Stockholm Art Fair, Sollentuna, Sverige.
Film / Films:
1982 "Meeting", New York City", USA.
1984 "No Time", København, Danmark.
1992 "Lisanak Hosanak, Insonto, Sanak" Cairo/København,
Egypt/Denmark
1997 "The last Stranger", Cairo/ København, Egypt/Denmark
Bøger / Books:
1997 "It started with Cairo", Samlerens Forlag, København.
Andet / Other things;
Has ben working as a teacher in sculpture, film and performances at the
Danish Academy of Fine Arts, Copenhagen, Denmarks Design school, The Danish
state theater school and Örebro art school Sweden 1985-1996. Has given
speeches about Egyptian films at the University of the people in Copenhagen
and Århus 1996. Opened an Art House in Cairo, Egypt for swedish artists
in 1992. Arranges an arabic filmfestival in Copenhagen 1992. Started to
write for the Danish newspaper Politiken in 1992. Started to work with
the Danish Radio P1 in 1992. Enter the danish art society, Kunstnersamfundet,
in 1990.
Legater / Grants (in selection):
1988 3 year working grant from the Danish State Council, Denmark, 6 mounth
working grant at the Nordic Art Centre, Sveaborg, Finland
1989 3 mounth working grant at the Tyrone Guthrie Art Centre, Ireland,
1989 and 1990 The Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Stockholm, Sverige. 1990
Statens Museum for Kunst, København, Danmark.
1984 Working grant from the Danish State Council, Danmark.
1989 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996 and 1997 Working grant from the Swedish State
Art Council, Stockholm, Sverige.
1997 Working grant from the Danish Filmdirectors society, Danmark.
Repræsenteret / Represented at:
Statens Museum for Kunst, København, Kiel Kunstmuseum, Kiel,
Køge Skitsesamling, Køge, Århus Kommune, Århus,
Statens Filmcentral, Denmark, Folkets Bio, Sverige, TV 2, Denmark, ARTE,
Paris, Frankrig.