JOHAN THURFJELL Born 1970 in Solna, lives and works in Stockholm Education University College of Art, Stockholm, 1997-2002 Otis college of art & design, Los Angeles Solo Exhibitions 2013 From Here, Galerie Nordenhake, Stockholm 2011 Uppsala Konstmuseum, Uppsala Dim bearing, Eskilstuna Konstmuseum, Eskilstuna 2010 Strängnäs domkyrka, Strängnäs 2009 Conclusion, Galerie Nordenhake, Stockholm Skånes konstförening, Malmö (with Liv Tandrevold Eriksen) 2008 Dead Calm, Galerie Nordenhake, Berlin 2007 Jim s Room, Magasin 3 Stockholm konsthall 2006 Natalia Goldin Gallery, Stockholm 2005 Box Kungshöjd, Göteborg 2004 Ljunggrens Artist price (with Anna Lerinder), Färgfabriken, Stockholm
2003 Natalia Goldin Gallery, Stockholm 16:1 Gallery, Los Angeles 2002 Båstadsgatan 4, Malmö 2001 Index, Stockholm Group Exhibitions 2015 Gathered fates, Galerie Nordenhake, Berlin 2014 Local, the Dock Carrick on Shannon, Ireland 2013 Telling the Baltic, Kunsthalle Rostock/Museum of the ocean, Kaliningrad Motlys, OSL Contemporary, Oslo 2012 Telling the Baltic, Blekinge museum, Karlskrona/Gdanski Park Naukowo Technologiczny 2011 Dreams of Power, Poznan Castle, Polen Till havs, Varbergs konsthall, Varberg 2010 Thrice upon a time, Magasin 3, Stockholm Blind Mirror, Galleria Raucci/Santamaria, Naples Swedish Family, Uppsala Konstmuseum, Uppsala Beaver Projects, Copenhagen 2009 Swedish Family, MMoMA, Moscow In the Pines, David Risley Gallery, Copenhagen
2008 Wrap your troubles in a dream, Lautom Gallery, Oslo Delusionarium 4, David Salow Gallery, Los Angeles 2007 Beyond the Country, The Lewis Glucksman Gallery, Cork Through the Rabbit Hole, 21C Museum, Lousiville, Kentucky, USA Against Time, Bonniers Konsthall, Stockholm Drawing a Tiger, Galerie, Nordenhake, Berlin Artists in Wonderland, Galeria Re:Wizja, Gdansk 2006 C era una volta un Re, Museo d Arte Contemporanea Sannio, Benevento In Moment, Skellefteå konsthall Me Myself & I, Passagen, Lindköping Avesta Art, Avesta ironworks Diari, 1000 eventi, Milan Delusionarium 3, Grand central art center, Santa Ana The Moderna Exhibition, Moderna museet, Stockholm Man Machine, Museum of Technology, Stockholm 2005 3 videos, Galleri Sinne, Helsinki Move your past, Signal Malmö Past/Present/Forever, Buia Gallery New York 2004 On the move, 16:1 Gallery, Los Angeles Group show, Skulpturens hus, Stockolm Gridlock: Cities, Structures, Spaces Govett Brewster Art Gallery, New Plymouth Momentum, Moss Balancing Acts, CCS, Paris Biennale for artists books, Biblotheca Alexandrina 2003 OM berättande i Svensk samtidskonst, Norrköpings konstmuseum (touring with Riksutställningar 2004-2005)
I m afraid of everything, Fia Backström, New York Nano, Gallerie Fraich Attitude, Paris Adagio, Gävle konstcentrum Invasion, Dunkers kulturhus, Helsingborg 2002 Artgenda, Hamburg Commissions 2012 Danderyds Hospital, Ward 65 2008 Åre garage, Vällingby City 2006 Main entrance, Münchenbryggeriet, Stockholm Selected Film festivals/screenings 2004 Sydney film festival Australia Göteborgs filmfestival Sweden Rotterdam filmfestival Holland 2003 Nevers, France Paris tout court, France Vendome, France Belfort, France Valladolid, Spain Bunter Hund, Munich, Germany Belo Horizonte, Brazil Sarajevo film festival, Bosnia Internationales Kurzfilm-Festival, Germany Cannes film festival, France
Represented 21c Museum Kentucky Magasin 3 Stockholm konsthall Malmö konstmuseum Moderna museet, Stockholm Göteborgs konstmuseum Statens konstråd Sveriges Allmänna Konstförening Södertälje kommun Private collections
Selected Bibliography Aftonbladet 4/11 2003 Arbetaren #23 2005 Artforum.com, Critics Pick Nov 2008 Bon Magazine # 7, # 24 (int. # 3) Contemporary March 2006 Dagens Industri 7/11 2003 Dagens Nyheter 23/10 2004, 3/1 2004 Dag og Tid 29/5 2004 Flash Art June 2004 Konsten.net Konstperspektiv 4/06 Los Angeles Times 17/11 2003 Morgenbladet 21-27/5 2004 Motiv #3 // Nu-E #4 Saachi Online Nov 2008 Studio Voice Sept 2004 Svenska Dagbladet 31/1 2006, 31/5 2005, 10/6 2004, 10/4 2004 Upsala Nya tidning 7/11 2003 Svensk konst nu, 85 konstnärer födda efter 1960, SAK 2004 Swedish Television, Arty part 3 2008