ASTRID SYLWAN
Born 1970 in Antwerp, Belgium.
Lives and works in Stockholm, Sweden.
EDUCATION
1999-2005 Konstfack – University College of Arts, Craft and Design, Stockholm, Sweden
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2011 Reminiscence, Gallery Kalhama & Piippo Contemporary, Helsinki, Finland
Daydreams, Galleri Mårtensson & Persson, Båstad, Sweden
2010 Conclusions, Kristinehamns konstmuseum, Sweden, continued to Nässjö kulturhus and Kiruna konsthall
Vargåkra Gård, Simrishamn, Sweden
Lately, Galleri Andersson/Sandström, Stockholm, Sweden
Galerie Möller Witt, Århus, Denmark, with Martha Kræmer
2009 All Decisions Made, Skövde konsthall, Sweden
2009 Triumphs and Disasters, Eskilstuna konstmuseum, Sweden
2008 Pernod Ricard, Paris, France
Cross-currents, Olle Nymans ateljé, Saltsjö-Duvnäs, Sweden
Free-falling, Galleri Andersson Sandström, Umeå, Sweden
2007 Pieces of experience, Galleri Mårtensson Persson, Båstad, Sweden
ACNE Studio, Stockholm, Sweden
2006 Trust, Galleri Andersson och Sandström, Umeå, Sweden
2005 The daily practice of painting, MA Exhibition, University College of Arts, Craft and
Design, Stockholm, Sweden
2004 Vikingsbergs konstmuseum, Helsingborg, Sweden
Nordens ljus, Galleriet, Stockholm, Sweden
2002 Nordens Ljus, Aktersalongen, Stockholm, Sweden
2000 V&S Domaine Rabiega, Draguignan, France
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2010 Umedalen skulptur, Umeå, Sweden
Art Copenhagen, with Galleri Andersson/Sandström, Copenhagen, Denmark
Market Art Fair, with Galleri Andersson/Sandström, Stockholm, Sweden
2009 Carnegie Art Award, travelling exhibition: Kunsthall Charlottenburg, Copenhagen,
Denmark; Listasafn, Reykjavik, Iceland; The Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Stockholm,
Sweden; Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo, Norway; 798 Art Space, Beijing, China; Royal College of Art, London, UK; Kunsthalle Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; CIAC, Centre International d’Art Contemporain, Carros/Nice, France
2009 Samtidigt, Borås konstmuseum, Borås, continued to Passagen, Linköping, Sweden
Nordic painting, Rackstadmuseet, Arvika
Art Copenhagen, Galleri Andersson Sandström, Copenhagen, Denmark
Market Art Fair, with Galleri Andersson/Sandström, Stockholm, Sweden
2008 War within, Reinier van Ewijk Projects, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Ateljé Larsen, Hovedøya Kunstsal, Oslo, Norway
Ateljé Larsen, Brösarps Konsthall, Brösarp, Sweden
Ateljé Larsen c/o Galerie Leger, Malmö, Sweden
Art Copenhagen, Galleri Andersson Sandström, Copenhagen, Denmark
2007 Art Copenhagen, Ole Larsen, Copenhagen, Denmark
Dialog – Budskap, Barrikader, Motstånd, Skellefteå konsthall, Sweden
Stor konst i litet format, Galleri Astley, Uttersberg, Sweden
Abstrakt 1, Copenhagen, Denmark
Artbrussels, Galleri Andersson Sandström, Brussels, Belgium
2005 Stockholm Art Fair, Nordiska Akademier
2004 Attityd - En utställning om genus och makt, travelling exhibition, Stockholms Läns
Museum, Sweden
2004 Gräva sig in för djupt och rör sig bort, with Lukas Göthman och Eva Kerek, Haninge konsthall, Sweden
2003 BA Exhibition, Skulpturens hus, Stockholm, Sweden
2003 TEKNG, Kulturhuset, Stockholm, Sweden
SELECTION OF PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
Moderna museet, Sweden
Statens konstråd, Sweden
Malmö konstmuseum, Sweden
Borås konstmuseum, Sweden
Dunkers Kulturhus, Helsingborg, Sweden
Norrköpings konstmuseum, Sweden
Eskilstuna konstmuseum, Sweden
Västerås konstmuseum, Sweden
Skövde konstmuseum, Sweden
Sörmlands museum, Sweden
Stockholm konst, Sweden
Pernod Ricard Corporate Collection, France
SELECTED GRANTS & AWARDS
2011 Stora kakelpriset (Swedish Tile Award) for the public commission “Ramble and Roam”
2008 The Fogelquist Grant
The Peter Dahl Grant
2006 One-year working stipend from Konstnärsnämnden
The Bærtling Grant
2005 Interdisciplinary Studies Honorary Grant, University College of Arts, Craft and Design,
Stockholm, Sweden
PUBLIC COMMISSIONS
2011 Landmarks, Nacka City Hall, Nacka Sweden
2010 Ramble and Roam, Centre for Travel, Umeå, Sweden
2007 Breast Centre, Södersjukhuset, Stockholm, Sweden
2006 Kanske nu, Värmdö City Hall, Gustavsberg, Sweden
2004 Munkmora School, Värmdö, Sweden
BIBLIOGRAPHY
An exuberant lust for life in the harsh light of day, by Sophie Allgårdh, in Lately, Eskilstuna 2010
Det nödvändiga steget, Leif Mattsson, omkonst.com, 2010-01-25
Frozen Moments of Constant Motion, by Sofie Sweger, in Triumphs and Disasters, Eskilstuna 2009
Astrid Sylwan, by Sophie Allgårdh, in Samtidigt – svenskt måleri på 2000-talet, Värnamo 2009
A Space to Dwell in, by Olle Granath, Cross-currents, Stockholm 2008
Taking one’s time, by Björn Springfeldt, in Free-falling, Umeå, 2008
Trust, by Håkan Nilsson, in Trust, Umeå, 2006
Gallery Kalhama & Piippo Contemporary
