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Janna Holmstedt
Born 1972 in Göteborg, Sweden. Lives and works in Stockholm, Sweden


Education
1999-2004 Master of Arts in Fine Arts, Academy of Fine Arts, Umeå University, Sweden
2001/2002 Practical Philosophy, Umeå University, Sweden
1999 Theoretical Philosophy, Gothenburg University, Sweden
1991-1993 Theatre Set Design, Nordic Academy of Set Design, Skellefteå, Sweden

Solo exhibitions and projects
2009 Att dela ett samhälle [To Share/Divide a Society] (collaborative), Nov 28-Dec 9, Kulturhuset, Stockholm, Sweden
2009 Som svampar ur jorden [Mushrooming] (with Anna Högberg), Aug, release of printed matter, Stockholm, Sweden
2008 Report from a Black Box (collaborative), Oct 3-4, Black box/Apartment, Sjödalsvägen, Huddinge, Sweden
2008 A Radical Shift of Scenery (collaborative), Aug 25-Sep 30, Black box/Apartment, Sjödalsvägen, Huddinge, Sweden
2008 The Construction of Landscapes, Sep 5-28, Vox Populi Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
2008 Limitcruisers, Apr 25-May 18, 300m3 Art Space, Göteborg, Sweden
2006 Monument for the Masses (with Po Hagström), Sep 14 – Oct 1, Tallinn City Gallery, Estonia
2006 Trial and Error – proposal for a counter-monument, (with Po Hagström), May 17, online: www.trialerror.org/Monument
2005 Paper bag or plastic bag? (with Po Hagström), Oct 8-23, Studio 44, Stockholm, Sweden
2005 The Construction of Landscapes, Lasnamäe, July, Tallinn, Estonia
2005 Except for Your Presence, Kadriorg park, June, Tallinn, Estonia
2005 Sovereign States (I’m more individual than you), Estonian Artists’ Assocciation, May-July Tallinn, Estonia
2003 Receiver-modules, Nov 29-Dec 10, Gallery 60, Umeå, Sweden

The SQUID project
2010 SQUID text release, Feb 19, online and at Studio Johan Tobias, Suomenlinna, Helsinki, Finland
2009 SQUID text release, Nov 7, online and at Labyrinth 09 - Writings and Observations, Botkyrka konsthall, Sweden
2009 SQUID text release, June 17, online: www.squidproject.net
2008 Lecture, Bezdomny, Göteborg, Sweden
2008 SQUID text release, artist talk and open archive, Nov 29-Dec 6, Hit, Göteborg, Sweden
2008 Release of a new website, June 15, online: www.squidproject.net
2007 Documenta Magazine Project, collaboration between Chto delat?/What is to be done? and Iaspis, Aug 14-19, Dokumentahalle, Kassel, Germany
2007 ”To turn one's anus towards the sun and say "GO"!”, Chto delat?/What is to be done?, #16: Potentialities beyond political sadness
2006 Manifesta 6, Nicosia, Cyprus
2006 SQUID text release and sound files, Aug 14-Sep 17, Ersta konsthall, Stockholm, Sweden
2006 Archive in the Making, Sep 15-Nov 26, Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven, Netherlands
2006 SQUID text release and readings, Feb 14-17, ak28/Liljevalchs konsthall, Stockholm, Sweden
2006 Text release and presentation of SQUID, Iaspis, Apr 22-30, Stockholm, Sweden
2005 Participation in Chto delat? Working Meetings in Petersburg, Dec 3, Pro Arte Institute, St. Petersburg, Russia
2005 Represented in Collaborative Practice Archive, Dec, hosted by Shedhalle, Zürich, Switzerland
2005 Launch of SQUID and text release, Oct 29, at www.SQUID-net.com and Tensta konsthall, Stockholm, Sweden
2005 Production site, Aug 17-Oct 29, Tensta konsthall, Stockholm, Sweden

Group exhibitions, projects and screenings
2010 Labyrinth 09 - Writings and Observations, Nov 7-Mar 13, 2010, Botkyrka konsthall, Sweden
2009 Sonic Sunrises – Nordic sound art, Dec 3-13, Titanik Gallery, Turku, Finland
2009 Open engagement, exhibition and international symposium: Commissioning and Producing Art for the Public Realm, Sep 25-Oct 11, Marabouparken annex, Sundbyberg, Sweden
2009 Verka, exhibition and seminar on artistic strategies in urban space, Sep 10-19, Studio 44, Stockholm, Sweden
2009 Konsthall SE, Konsthall C, Aug 29-Oct 11, Stockholm, Sweden
2009 Nano, Feb 11-Mar 1, Studio 44, Stockholm, Sweden
2008 It’s Not Easy, Jul 24-Aug 29, Exit Art, New York, USA
2008 Paletten presents Lisa Jonasson and Trial and Error, Mar 13-16, Sollentuna Art Fair, Stockholm, Sweden
2007 Don’t Even Go There, Nov 15-Dec 2, Studio 44, Stockholm, Sweden
2007 TECKST, Nov 2-16, Verkligheten, Umeå, Sweden
2007 Zero to One, Aug 2007, member-curated exhibition, Rhizome.org ArtBase
2007 Rhizome.org ArtBase, online archive of new media, Jun 19-, the New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York, USA
2007 Open Studio, Jun 13, Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, Omaha, Nebraska
2007 Supermarket, Feb 22-25, Konstnärshuset, Stockholm, Sweden
2007 Liljevalchs Vårsalong, Jan 26-Mar18, Liljevalchs konsthall, Stockholm, Sweden
2006 Labyrinth, Nov 18-Jan 31, Botkyrka konsthall, Botkyrka, Sweden
2006 Urban Turntable, Stockholm Region Remix, Nov 2-26, Färgfabriken, Stockholm, Sweden
2006 Bombastic, Aug 24-Sep 10, Studio 44, Stockholm, Sweden
2006 We Invite All, Mar 26-Apr 2, BildMuseet, Umeå, Sweden
2006 Mini Market, Feb 2-5, Konstnärshuset, Stockholm, Sweden
2006 Landscapes, Feb 2-19, Studio 44, Stockholm, Sweden
2005 The Great Swedish Social Makeover, Oct-Apr, Färgfabriken, Stockholm, Sweden
2005 Kobarnäitus 18 tuba, May 20-Jun 30, Sakala no 9, Tallinn, Estonia
2005 Whatever happened to social democracy?, Feb 21-Mar 12, Rooseum, Malmö, Sweden
2004 This is not film, (with Po Hagström), Nov 26-28, Clarion Hotel Stockholm, Sweden
2004 Korsnäs Rubber Biennal 2004, Jul 1-4, Falun, Sweden
2004 Umeå!, Jun 13-jul 4, Nacka Expo, Stockholm, Sweden
2004 M.F.A exhibition, May 8-23, BildMuséet, Umeå, Sweden
2004 Repetition, Feb 21-Mar 12, Malmö Konsthall, Sweden
2003 Min skattkammare/My Treasury, Nov 6-Jan 31, The Royal Palace, Stockholm, Sweden
2003 Umeå International Film Festival 2003, Sep, Umeå, Sweden

Represented
2008 The National Public Art Council Sweden/Statens Konstråd
2007 Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
2007 Rhizome.org ArtBase, the New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York
2006 Traveling Magazine Table (TMT), initiated by Nomads & Residents [Bikvanderpol and Cesare Pietrousti]
2005 Collaborative Practice Archive, Shedhalle, Zürich, Switzerland

Awards and artist-in-residence (most recent)
2010 HIAP, artist-in-residence (SQUID), Helsinki, Finland
2009 Sumu, artist-in-residence, Turku, Finland
2009 Kunst:raum sylt quelle, work and residence grant, Germany
2009-2010 Two-year working grant, The Swedish Arts Grants Committee
2008 Nordic Culture Point, project grant
2007 Foundation Helge Ax:son Johnson’s Stiftelse
2007 Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, Artist-In-Residence, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
2006 IASPIS (International Artist Studio Program In Stockholm), International exchange
2005 NIFCA (Nordic Institute for Contemporary Arts), Sleipnir, travel grant
2005 Foundation Helge Ax:son Johnson’s Stiftelse
2005 Swedish Arts Grants Committee, Visual Arts Fund, project grant
2004 NIFCA, Nordic Artist-In-Residence, Tallinn, Estonia
2004 NIFCA, Sleipnir, travel grant

Commissions and teaching (most recent)
2009, Feb-Jun: ”Att dela ett samhälle” [To Share/Divide a Society], collaboration with Anna Högberg, Johan Tirén and Johan Waerndt. The Office of Regional Planning and the Culture Administration within the Stockholm County Council in association with Konstfrämjandet.
2009, Feb 3: Guest critic, the School of Architecture, The Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm (KTH), Sweden
2008, Oct 13: Guest critic and artist talk, Photography & Digital Arts, Moore College of Art and Design, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
2007-2008, Dec-Oct: "A Radical Shift of Scenery", collaboration with Anna Högberg, Johan Tirén and Johan Waerndt. The Office of Regional Planning and the Culture Administration within the Stockholm County Council in association with Konstfrämjandet.
2008, Feb 4-5: Guest teacher at Nyckelviksskolan, Stockholm, Sweden.
2007, Nov 26-28: Guest professor at Facultad de Arquitectura, Urbanismo y Diseño, Universidad nacional, San Juan, Argentina.
2007, Nov 2006-Mar: ”Born to Heal” (with Johan Waerndt), part of ”SKISS”, a pilot project investigating new forms of interaction between contemporary art and the public and private sectors, initiated by Konstfrämjandet, Stockholm, Sweden.

Works for the stage
2009 ”The Banality of Love” by Savyon Liebrecht. Stage design and costumes. Director: Voula Kereklidou. Uppsala stadsteater, Sweden.
2007 ”Ivona, Princess of Burgundia” by Witold Gombrovich. Stage design, video and costumes. Director: Voula Kereklidou. National Academy of Mime and Acting, Stockholm, Sweden.
2005-2006 ”Kärlek i motljus” by Lucia Cajchanová. Stage design and costumes. Director: Voula Kereklidou. Regionteatern Blekinge Kronoberg (on tour), Sweden.
1999 ”Eurydike och Amor”, opera by Carl-Axel Hall, libretto: Ann Jäderlund. Stage design and costumes. Director: Henric Holmberg, conductor: Einar Nielsen. The MODE-ensemble at Atalante, Göteborg, Sweden.
1998 ”8 Songs for a Mad King”, opera by Sir Peter Maxwell Davies. Stage design and costumes.Director: Ola Beskow, conductor: Einar Nielsen. Musikteaterverket for Gothenburg Dance and Theater festival and Stockholm European Capitol of Culture -98, Sweden.
1998 ”The Barber in Seville” opera by G. Rossini. Design of stage and auditorium in the turbine hall of Hylen power plant. Director: Ola Beskow, conductor: Dag Nilsen. Kraft Culture Festival, Suldal, Norway.
1998 ”Falstaff” opera by G. Verdi. Stage design. Director: Vernon Mound. Conductor: Eric Solén. Academy of Theater and Opera, Göteborg, Sweden.
1997 ”Orfeus och Eurydike”, opera by C. W. Gluck. Stage design. Director: Ola Beskow. Musikteaterverket at Göteborg Art Museum, Sweden.
1997 ”Transit” by Peter Birro, Fia Adler-Sandblad, Sten Björnulfsson och Cecilia Verdinelli. Stage design and costumes. Director: Niklas Hjulström. Angereds Nya Teater, Göteborg, Sweden.
1997 ”Luftslottet”, music theater for children by Markatta. Stage design. Director and coreographer: Stina Hedberg. Markatta (on tour), Sweden.
1996 ”Fröken D:s bröllop”, opera by Sir Peter Maxwell Davies. Stage design and costumes. Director: Ola Beskow, conductor: Einar Nielsen. Musikteaterverket at Teater Bhopa, Göteborg +guest performance at Kulturhuset, Kilen, Stockholm European Capitol of Culture -98, Sweden.
1996 ”Gunsmoke in Utopia III”, opera by Reine Jönsson. Stage design and costumes. Director: Ola Beskow, conductor: B Tommy Andersson. Storan, Malmö Musikteater, Sweden.
1995 ”Jesus Christ Superstar”, musical by A. L. Webber. Stage design and costumes. Director: Vernon Mound. Theater Royal Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, Great Britian.
1995 ”The Rape of Lucretia”, opera by Benjamin Britten. Stage design and costumes. Director: Vernon Mound, conductor: Anders Wiklund. Teater- och Operahögskolan, Göteborg, Sweden.
1994 ”Road” by Jim Cartwright.Stage design and costumes. Director: Andrea Friberg. Änglateatern, Göteborg, Sweden.
1993 ”VD” by Stig Larsson. Stage design. Director: Svante Aulis Löwenborg. Teater Pugilist, Göteborg, Sweden.
1993 ”Skymningslekar”*, based on short stories by Dorothy Parker. Stage design. Director: Robert Alm. Teater Adina, Göteborg, Sweden.
1993 ”Argia Kargia”*, music theatre by Sångensemblen Amanda. Stage design. Director: Niklas Hjulström. Göteborg, Sweden.
1992 ”Sam’s Tormented Angels" by Teater Albatross. Masks, costumes, puppets and objects. Director: Robert Jakobsson. Teater Albatross, Tokalynga, Sweden. On tour during 3 years in Europe and USA.

Selected bibliography, art
Sebastian Bergholm: "Kulturtimmen Inslag: intervju med konstnären Janna Holmstedt", Radio Vega, Svenska YLE, Dec 3, 2009
Maria Lantz: "Miljökonst – från skuld till utopi", OBS Kultur och Idédebatt, Sveriges radio P1, Nov 26, 2009
Anna Orrghen: ”Verk för alla sinnen”, Svenska Dagbladet, Oct 2, 2009
Hanna Stahle: ”Sinnliga visioner för offentlig miljö”, Omkonst, Sep 16, 2009
Jeffrey Vallance: ”Tonga Tabu,” Joyland, May 14, 2009
Mikael Olofsson: ”SQUIDproject.net”, Göteborgs-Posten, 6 dec, 2008
Fredrik Svensk: ”Janna Holmstedt”, Göteborgs-Posten, May 17, 2008
Henrik Petersen: ”Gläntar på dörren till världen”, Helsingborgs dagblad, May 5, 2008
Inger Landström: ”Tallinnstaty brädar Pinocchio?”, Borås Tidning, Mar 15, 2008
Ann Magnusson: "Konstnärer tar plats i RUFS", Stockholmsregionen, 4:2007.
Birgitta Sparrman: ”Befriande konst i ambitiöst galleri”, Västerbottens Folkblad, 14 Nov, 2007
Calle Hedrén: ” Ord och inga visor på Verkligheten”, Tidningen Kulturen, 12 Nov, 2007
Petter Stjernstedt: ” Utställning med ordet i fokus”, Essens. Kultur, forskning och samhälle, 6 Nov, 2007
Marit Strandberg: ”Verkligheten sätter press på konsten”, Västerbottens-kuriren, 5 Nov, 2007
Milou Allerholm: ”Vilken är konstens funktion?”, Konstfrämjandet, www.skiss.se, skiss: konst: artiklar, Apr 2007
Laura Kuusk: ” Lood toimivad ajas”, SIRP, nr 1(3138), 22 Dec 2006
Labyrinth, exhibition catalogue, Botkyrka konsthall, Botkyrka, Sweden 2006
Andri Ksenofontov: ”Jalutuskäik galeriides, Roosi nimi”, SIRP, nr 38(3127), 13 Oct 2006
Eha Komissarova: ”Kired monumentide altaril, Eha Komissarov analüüsib linnaruumi monumentide teemat”, Vaal galerii, Kolumnid, Sep 2006
Urve Eslas: ”Monumendid massidele”, Postimees, 16 Sep 2006
Aleksander Tsapov: “Story” Tallinna Linnagaleriis & Raine Karp”, Estonian Radio, Klassika raadio, 15 Sep 2006
Lühidalt: ”Kalevipoja skulptuuri promo”, Postimees, 12 Sep 2006
Thomas Sjösvärd: Platsen som tema, Tidskrift.nu, 30 Jul 2006
Anders Olofsson: ”Monumentalkonst”, Konsten.net, 30 May 2006
Airi-Alina Allaste: ”Kultuuripomm: Katse ja eksitus?”, Postimees, 27 May 2006
Clemens Poellinger: Konstnärer reflekterar i ord, Svenska Dagbladet, 26 Feb 2006
Lina Wennersten: ” Konstkunskap - nu till för alla”, City, 14 Feb 2006
Jessica Kempe: ”3 x kritikerns val”, Dagens Nyheter, 11 Feb 2006
Adrian Hörnquist: ”Vad driver en konstnär?”, City, 28 Oct 2005
Anders Olofsson: ”Gå och Se – Studio44, Stockholm”, Konsten.net, 9 Oct 2005
Dan Jönsson: ”Nu tar de ställning”, Dagens Nyheter, 7 Feb 2005
Anders Lagerqvist: ”Bland rymdfigurer och däck”, Falu-kuriren, 18 Jul 2004
Mikael Eriksson: ”Biennal i barack”, Dala-demokraten, 7 Jul 2004
Diesel New Art 04, art award nominee catalogue (Diesel Sweden 2004)
Hassan Khan: ”The Familiar Reconfigured” in the exhibition catalogue The Graduation Class of 2004 from the Academy of Fine Arts, Umeå
Jeffrey Vallance: ”The Christian Dinosaur” in the exhibition catalogue Christian Dinosaur (Academy of Fine Arts, Umeå, 2004)
Anders Sjögren: ”Titta in i galleriet för att titta ut”, Västerbottenskuriren, 4 Dec 2003
Anders Sjögren: ”Svensk historia ställd på huvudet”, Västerbottenskuriren, 16 Dec 2003

Selected bibliography, theatre
Tim Andersson: Kärlek, politik och filosofi på Uppsala stadsteater, Tidningen Kulturen, 8 Feb 2010
Jenny Teleman: Sexuell åtrå – ideologisk otro, Aftonbladet, 26 Jan 2010
Leif Zern: ”Den banala kärleken” på Uppsala stadsteater, DN, 26 Jan 2010
Astrid Claeson: Kärlekens politik, nummer.se, 26 Jan 2010
Maria Edström: Den banala kärleken går inte ärenden, Kulturnytt, SR, 25 Jan 2010
Ulla de Verdier: Den banala kärleken, SR P4 Uppland, 25 Jan 2010
Nils Schwartz: Geniet och dess manlighet, Scenbloggen, Expressen, 24 Jan 2010
Bo-Ingvar Kollberg: Kärleksspåret räddar pjäsen, Uppsala Nya Tidning, 24 Jan 2010
Sara Granath: Obegriplig dumhet i spännande paradox, SvD, 24 Jan 2010
Åke Svensson: ”Kärlek i motljus”, Smålandsposten, 23 Mar 2005
Ylva Gislén: ”Embryo till en storslagen föreställning”, Svenska Dagbladet, 21 Mar 2005
Maria Wogensen: ” Publiken bjuds med på en resa”, Blekinge Läns Tidning, 16 Mar 2005
Jan-Olov Ullén: review on Kulturnyheterna, Swedish Television, 7 Mar 2005
Jane Betts: ”Vem bankar i källaren?”, Blekinge Läns Tidning, 7 Mar 2005
Torbjörn Eriksson: ”Amor skjuter en fotoblixt”, Expressen, 30 Apr 1999
Thomas Anderberg: ”Syskonsjälar möts i heta blickar”, Dagens Nyheter, 30 Apr 1999
Magnus Haglund: ”Ögonblicken öppnar sig”, Göteborgs-Posten, 30 Apr 1999
Carl-Gunnar Åhlén: ”Missa inte denna dårskap”, Svenska Dagbladet, 10 Sep 1998
Torbjörn Eriksson: ”Galenföreställning”, Expressen, 10 Sep1998
Lennart Bromander: ”Absolut galenskap”, Aftonbladet, 25 Aug 1998
Marit Kapla: ”Knäppa världar”, interview, Nöjesguiden Gothenburg, nr 8 Aug 1998
Oddvar J, Vindedal: ”Operasuksess i gråfjell/Opera til å leve lenge på”, Haugesunds avis, 19 Jun 1998
Håkon Høydal: ”La Statkraft bygge opera!”, Stavanger Aftenblad, 19 Jun 1998
Arnstein Olaisen: ”Barbereren uten feilskjær”, Suldalsposten, 19 Jun 1998
Oddvar J. Vindedal: ”Opera kraft og norsk gråfjell”, Haugesundsavis, 15 Jun 1998
Sören Tranberg: ”Janna Holmstedt, scenograf i Falstaff”, interview, MusikDramatik, 2/1998.
Margareta Artsman: ”Lyckat elevsamarbete om operan Falstaff”, Svenska Dagbladet, 21 Jan 1998
Magnus Haglund: ”En Falstaff i bröderna Marx-tempo”, Göteborgs-Posten, 20 Jan 1998
Magnus Haglund: ”Intim spelplats framför Rolf Hanson”, Göteborgs-Posten, 8 Nov 1997
Martin Nyström: ”Gluck görs stram och avklädd”, Dagens Nyheter, 27 Oct 1997
Johan Franzon: ”Med rötterna i resväskan”, Göteborgs-Posten, 7 Apr 1997
Britt Nordberg: ”Teater i tiden med värme och humor”, Bohuslänningen, 7 Apr 1997
Martin Nyström: ”Sensationell utstrålning”, Dagens Nyheter, 16 Nov 1996
Sven Rånlund: ”Sticker kniven i prinsesstårtan”, Göteborgs-Posten, 12 Nov 1996
Carl-Gunnar Åhlén: ”Bill och ben tidlösa hjältar i Västernopera”, Svenska Dagbladet, 4 Sep 1996
Carlhäkan Larsén: ”Träffsäker föreställning”, Sydsvenska Dagbladet, 1 Sep 1996
P G Bergfors: ”The Rape of Lucretia”, MusikDramatik, 2/1995
Per-Anders Hellqvist:: ”Våldtäkten hennes öde”, Göteborgs-Posten, 3 Apr 1995
Ingvar Lundmark: ”Vilken fantastisk undervattensvärld!”, Norra Västerbotten, 4 Jun 1993
Anna Stahre: ”Plockar fram mystiken i vår vardag”, Arbetet Nyheterna, 1 Mar 1993
P G Bergfors: ”Färgstark föreställning”, Göteborgs-Posten, 22 Feb 1993
Mikael Löfgren: ”Hyllning till hippierörelsen”, Dagens Nyheter, 18 Feb 1993
Sverker Andreasson: ”En scendikt som svävar”, Göteborgs-Posten, 13 Nov 1992