Mamma Andersson
Mamma Andersson (born ) is a Swedish contemporary artist. She is based in Stockholm and is married to artist Jockum Nordström.
Born Anna Karin Andersson, she drew and painted from an early age without any family members being interested in art. Andersson&#;s birthplace and childhood home of Luleå is in North Sweden, near the Polar circle.
She studied at the Royal Institute of Art in Stockholm and her nickname Mamma (&#;Mother&#;) was added at that time to differentiate herself from another student with the same name.[when?] She was a mother during her time at art school and has two sons with artist Jockum Nordstrum.
She started by painting landscapes because that was what she saw daily as she pushed her kids around in the pram. She worked as a guard at Moderna Museet in Stockholm and was influenced by work of Dick Bengtsson. To learn to paint she found she had to engross herself in others work and cites John-Erik Franzén, Enno Hallek and her &#;greatest teacher&#; Dick Bengtsson. (from Moderna Museet Mamma Andersson, Steidl)
Work
Mamma Andersson&#;s paintings depict domestic interiors, lush landscapes, and genre scenes. Shaped by her upbringing amidst for
Karin Mamma Andersson
Karin Mamma Andersson, egentligen Anna Karin Andersson, född 28 februari i Luleå, är en svensk målare, bosatt och verksam i Stockholm.
Biografi
Karin Mamma Andersson började utbilda sig på skulpturlinjen vid Konstfack i Stockholm, men övergick till fri konst vid Kungliga Konsthögskolan i Stockholm, – Hon började använda tillnamnet Mamma smått på skämt i samband med en elevutställning , men det kom att bli ett artistnamn.
Hon har utfört Nobelprisdiplom till Elfriede Jelinek , Harold Pinter , Orhan Pamuk och Doris Lessing Hon fick Carnegie Art Awards förstapris Utställningen som hörde ihop med detta pris ägde rum i Helsingfors konsthall hösten
Andersson var värd för Sommar i P1 i Sveriges Radio den 31 juli
Hon är ledamot av Konstakademien sedan och blev filosofie hedersdoktor vid Luleå tekniska universitet
Hon är gift med konstnären Jockum Nordström.
Konst
Andersson har i sin konst intresserat sig för expressionistiskt landskapsmåleri. Genom att arbeta med olika bilduttryck i samma verk, skapar hon en gåtfullhet, vilket gör betraktaren osäker på sin upplevelse. Den visuel
Reception Saturday March 16, 12–16
Vernissage lördag 16 mars kl. 12–16
(Scroll down for Swedish text) Born: Luleå, Sweden, .
We are delighted to present Mamma Andersson’s seventh solo exhibition at the gallery, After Hill. It is a continuation – and conclusion – of the exhibition tour About Hill that she did together with the artist Tal R at the Kunsten Museum of Modern Art Aalborg, Denmark, Malmö Konstmuseum, Sweden and Museum MORE in Gorssel, the Netherlands. In After Hill, Mamma Andersson has made a curated selection of her paintings from the museum exhibition, which are presented together with new works. It is her first solo exhibition in Stockholm and Sweden since
In the exhibition About Hill, Mamma Andersson and Tal R took their starting point in the works of Swedish artist C.F. Hill (). Hill's artistry functioned as a catalyst for their works, and they were presented in dialogue with a large selection of his later drawings. In the exhibition catalogue’s interview between the artists and Stephanie Cristello, Mamma Andersson describes her relationship with Hill's work.
Hill paints beautifully, thou
Mamma Andersson
Lives and works in Stockholm, Sweden
Education
Kungliga Konsthögskolan, Stockholm, Sweden
Awards and Prizes
Guerlain Drawing Prize, Paris, France
Carnegie Art Award, Sweden
Solo and Two-Person Exhibitions
Mamma Andersson & Tal R: About Hill, Museum MORE, Gorssel, Netherlands and Malmö Konstmuseum, Malmö, Sweden (two-person, touring, catalogue)
Mamma Andersson & Tal R: About Hill, Kunsten Museum of Modern Art Aalborg, Aalborg, Denmark (two-person, touring, catalogue)
Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Humlebaek, Denmark (catalogue)
The Lost Paradise, David Zwirner, New York
Mamma Andersson: Memory Banks, Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati
Stephen Friedman Gallery, London, England
Mamma Andersson & Tal R: Svanesang, Galleri Bo Bjerggaard, Copenhagen, Denmark
Mamma Andersson & Tal R: Svanesang, Galleri Magnus Karlsson, Stockholm, Sweden
Mamma Andersson: Behind the Curtain, David Zwirner, New York, New York, USA
Gooseberry, Stephen Friedman Gallery, London, England
Tick Tock, Konsthallen, Luleå, Sweden
Dog Days, Galleri Magnus Karlsson, Stockholm, Sweden
Dog Days, Museu