Lena Ignestam

Lives & works in Malmö

Education:

92 - 99          The Royal Danish Art Academy, Copenhagen, Denmark

88 - 90           Nordic School of Art, Karleby, Finland

Commissions / public works 2009 - 2011 :
Upcoming 2009 - 11: Break, commission for Malmö University Hospital MAS / Region Skåne. Permanent sculpture installation for the new emergency and infectious diseases unit at Malmö University Hospital, Sweden

Co mmissions / public works 2006 - 2008 :

2006 - 08: The Cloud is Landing (Molnet landar), Väskolan - Outdoor permanent sculpture in schoolyard; commission by The National Public Art Council Sweden (Statens Konstråd).
A small but extraordinary world - Commission for Lunds Konsthall / Lundafastigheter 2006. Permanent sculpture installation in entrance and stairs at Margaretavägen Nursing Home, Lund.

Soloshows:
2007:
            
CirkulationsCentralen, Malmoe: "Morph Estate II"

                     AURA, Krognoshuset, Lund
                     Malmoe City Library: "Oh, you are the roots that sleeps beneath my feet and hold my earth in

                     place"
2005:             Galerie Rosemarie, Malmö

"Morph Estate", Overgaden ­ Institute for Contemporary Art, Copenhagen

2002:             ”Video Window International”, Copenhagen

2001:             Kammaren, Galleri 54 , Gothenburg

1995:             Trust me, I`m Swedish, you know”, Down-Town, Copenhagen

1994:             “Artpit”, Galleri Isidor, Malmö

1993:             “Prima Materia”, Rådskældern, The Royal Danish Art Academy , Köpenhamn



Group exhibitions:

2008 :              "no no no no no no ...there´s no limit", Signal, Malmoe
                      AURA,
80-years jubilee exhibition, Krognoshuset, Lund

2007:             GarageArt, Konstframjandet & Malmo Citysamverkan (contemporary art in carparks)

2006:             7 sjove dage, Kunstnu, Copenhagen

2005:             ”Gæstfrihed”, Den Frie Exhibition Hall, Copenhagen

2004:             Galleri M Sculpture Park, Bogense Denmark

”Platform 7”, Århus Kunstbygning

”Reflections in plaster”, The Royal Danish Art Academy 250 years jubilee, Copenhagen

”The White Marble”, Thorvaldsens Museum, Copenhagen

2003:             ”Temporary Spaces”, Charlottenborg Exhibition Hall, Copenhagen

                      ”Platform 7”, Charlottenborg Exhibition Hall, Copenhagen

                      The Art Association AURA, 75-years jubilee exhibition, Lund Konsthall

2002:             ALIBI, Den Frie Exhibition Hall, Copenhagen

”Malmö”, Galleri F15, Moss, Norway

                      ”Public Planning”, The Experimental Station, Chicago*

”Gestes essentiels” ­ animation in art video, Overgaden, Copenhagen

2001:             ”Vi var engang så tæt” (”We used to be so close”), The Art Association AURA, Lund

”jf. tilhør”, Galleri Die Werkstätte, Copenhagen (www.superchannel.org)

                      Kapellet, Kirseberg, Malmö

                      ”Women and men converse”, Art In the City, Malmö

                       ”jf. tilhør”, Galleri G.U.N, Oslo

                      ”Women and men converse”, Galleri S:t Gertrud, Malmö

                      ”Push up”, Första Galleriet, Helsingborg

2000.             ”The Fellows”, guest, Den Frie Exhibition Hall, Copenhagen

                      ”Shoot - moving pictures by artists”, art video festival, Malmö

”Pop op - Strategy and Humour in Contemporary Art”, Kastrupgårdsamlingen, Copenhagen

”Inhale - exhale” (Strandvägen II), Landskrona, Sweden                      

”aktion: koloni -an artproject in the allotmentgardens of Sibbarp”, Malmö 

”Tendencies of time”, Holbæk Art Association, Holbæk, Denmark

                      ”Scram-TV”, Atalante, Gothenburg

                      ”U.T- Men At Bars”, BSA, Copenhagen

1999:             ”Spring Exhibition”, Charlottenborg Hall of Exhibition, Copenhagen

“EXIT“, Kunstforeningen, Copenhagen                                                                      

“Don´t forget the danish”, Catalyst Arts & Tank Gallery, Belfast, Northern Ireland                 

                      ”Strandvägen 45  - 5 danes and 5 swedes in a garden", Landskrona, Sweden

                      Gallery 99,  H99, Helsingborg, Sweden

                      ”South City Drawings”, The Pineapple, Malmö

”Pop op - Strategy and Humour in Contemporary Art”, Holsterbro Museum of Art, Denmark

                      ”OSLO”, Israels Plads, Copenhagen (participate w/ animated film)

                      School Exhibitions, 92 - 99, The Royal Danish Art Academy

1998:             “Southern City”, The Pineapple, Malmö

                      “Party Tour”, Galleri Sub-Bau, Gothenburg

1997:             “ Now and then”, Vikingberg Museum of Art, Helsingborg

                      “Shop Windows”, Helsingborg (arranger Helsingborg Museum of Art)

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1996:             “Coming Up”, Galleri Stalke, Copenhagen

                      Convoy”, Turbinehallerne, Copenhagen

                      “I was born”, Galleri FC, Malmö

                      “Notes from the anthropomorfics states of being”, Forum Gallery, Malmö

                      “Labyrinths of Nature”, Køge Museum of Sketches, Køge, Denmark

1995:             “Double Circle”, Saga Basement, Copenhagen

                      "Trust me, I`m Swedish, you know”, Down-Town, Copenhagen

                      “ArtCircus”, multipelproject based in Malmö

1994:             “Triangle”, Galleri Mors Mössa, Gothenburg

                      “Artpit”, Galleri Isidor, Malmö

1993:             “Prima Materia”, Rådskældern, Copenhagen

1989:             Biennal of Lund, Lund Konsthall, Lund, Sweden

                      Rehnlunds Museum of Art , Karleby,  Finland

                      Spring Exhibition, Vikingberg Museum of Art, Helsingborg,

Grants:
Arts Grants Committee´s two years working grant
08/09,IASPIS International Exchange Grant 2005,Skånes Konstförenings Grant 2005, Malmö Konststudio Artistgrant 2005, Malmö City Art Stipendiary 2004, Arts Grants Committee´s two years working grant 04 / 05, Danish Arts Foundation price (Danmark), Helge Ax:son Johnson (travelgrant to Italy and to USA), Nifca Travel Grant, Crafoordska Stiftelsen, BUS, Gerda Eickhoffs Grant (Danmark), Frk. Marie Månssons Grant (Danmark), Carl Jönssons Foundation, Elsa Killbergs fond

Public works:

-2003: The National Public Art Council, Outline for public work at Department of Crop Science, Swedish University of Agricultural Science Alnarp, Sweden

2002: Tuvehagens vårdboende (home for old people), Ödåkra. Outdoor surroundings in garden.

1999: Outdoor sculpture at dwellings for handicapped at Esias, Dalhem, Helsingborg

Represented:

Helsingborg Museum of Art, Community of Bjuv, The National Public Art Council, Sweden , Region Skåne

Other:

- 2004-…: member of board at The Artists Collective Workshop (Konstnärernas Kollektivverkstad), Malmö

- 2001: artistic leader for Wanås youth project, at Wanås, Knislinge, Sweden

- 2000 ­ 02: member of board at Digital Workshop for Artists (Digitala Bildverkstaden),Malmö

- 1999: Assistent to artist Inge Mahn, Germany

- 1998: participates in  ”Animation Workshop” at The European Film College, Ebeltoft, Danmark

- 1997: Workshop at Corsanini Sculpture Studios, Carrara, Italy.

- 1988: Assistent for artist David Marshall, Canada, during the Sofiero Sculpture Symposium