BIOGRAPHY - CV

Ever since the artist Katarina Norling graduated from the Royal University College of Art in 1991 she has received much respect and attention for her truly personal and highly enigmatic works. In the art of Katarina Norling, both words and images play a major role. She has constantly worked with titles and sentences that are rooted in deep personal experiences along with the making of actual images and objects. Old personal things are often used, hidden under many layers of different kinds of materials, often reworked in shapes of beautiful shrines. Lately she has been working with more net-like structures, both as pieces on the floor and hanging on the walls.

Katarina Norling's method of working is often based on working at the site. She does not decide upon the final result until she knows the place. She can rework her sculptures or installations in the very last minute before the opening is due. In order to get the full meaning of her works, the titles and the objects have to be seen as a whole.

Katarina Norling has had several exhibitions at museums and galleries in Scandinavia and abroad. In 1998 she held a grant at IASPIS in Stockholm.

Katarina writes about herself (in Swedish only)

Education:
Royal University College of Arts, Stockholm, 1986-1991
Birkagården, Stockholm, 1985-1986

Solo Exhibitions:
2006
Galerie Bel’Art, Stockholm, ¨The Night, A–Z”
Skeppet [with Peter Johansson], Simrishamn
2000
Galleri Flach, Stockholm
1998
Enkehuset, Stockholm
Galerie Alexandra von Scholz, Berlin
Chokladfabriken, Malmö
Galleri Mors Mössa, Göteborg
1997
Galleri Flach, Stockholm
"SKRIN," Färgfabriken, Stockholm
Nacka konsthall, Nacka
1996
"Korta paradisiska stunder," Kalmar konstmuseum, Kalmar
1995
ANGEL, Galerie Alexandra von Scholz, Berlin
1994
Millesgården, Stockholm
1993
"Föremål,", Krognoshuset, Lund
1992
"ALBANO," Galleri Mors Mössa, Gothenburg
1992-1993
" ARIEL," Riksutställningar (showed at Bodens konsthall, Nedre Tornedalens Folkets hus, Gamla Apoteket, Jokkmokk, Dalarnas museum, Kabino Studio, Uppsala, Ronneby kulturcentrum, Smålands konstarkiv, Värnamo, and Mölndals Konsthall)

Selected Group Exhibitions:
1998-1999
"Hemort", showed in Athens, Falun and Taninges
1998
"Avesta Art-98", Avesta
1997
"ÖSKG," Tjörnedalagården, Simrishamn
1996-1997
"Hjälp!", Konstnärshuset, Stockholm and Sandvikens konsthall
1996
"Alone together",Liljevalchs konsthall, Stockholm
"Sopmuseet", Riksutställningar Travelling Exhibitions
"Till filmen", Göteborgs konstmuseum, Gothenburg
"Varsågod och sitt", Södertälje konsthall, Södertälje
"Art Against Aids," Stockholm Smart Show
"S.O.T.T.," NetWorking Women, Stockholm Smart Show
"Edition Index," Galleri Index and Stockholm Smart Show
1995-1996
"Shaking Patterns", W139, Amsterdam
"Aquilo—nordisk samtidskonst", Museum Moderner Kunst, Wienna; Galleria d'Arte Moderna, Bologna, Nordiskt konstcentrum, Suomenlinna, Helsinki
1995
" Projekt Artpit," Galleri Isidor, Malmö
" Art Against Aids," Stockholm Smart Show
"Skapelser", Vadsbo Museum, Vadsbo
Galerie Alexandra von Scholz, Art Cologne
1994
Galleri Andreas Brändström, Stockholm Smart Show
1993
Galleri Lars Bohman, Stockholm
"Presens", Galleri St. Olof, Norrköping
"Yttervärlden är innervärlden är yttervärlden", Lunds konsthall
1992
"Sex," Galleri TRE, Stockholm
1992
"Contemporary Swedish Art on the Telphone Directories," the Uddevalla directory
World Expo -92, Sevilla
1991
Hårlemans hall, Malmö
"Berürungen," Recknitzbergs Tourist Centre, Rostock
Galleri Forum, Stockholm
"Avgång -91," Galleri Forum, Stockholm
1990
"Akt -90," Kulturhuset, Stockholm
1989
Björn Olsson Gallery, Stockholm
1988
"Stockholm/Köpenhamn", Konstakademien, Stockholm

Commissions:
1996, "The Heart of Bobo/Bobos Hjärta", University of Agriculture, Alnarp. See article
in Svenska Dagbladet May 16th, 2008 (in Swedish only)
"Ögonensemble", Vallbacksskolan, Gävle

Scenography:
1990-1997 "Återstoden", scenographic room for Virpi Pahkinen, Teater Kilen, Kulturhuset, Stockholm (on tour in Helsinki and Mexico)

Collections [selected]:
Statens Konstråd
Göteborgs Kommun
Göteborgs Konstmuseum
Borås Konstmuseum
Gävle Kommun

Grants:
1998 IASPIS, Stockholm
1995-96 Konstnärsnämndens arbetsstipendium
1994 Millesgårdens Vänners skulpturpris