KRISTINA BENGTH

Born 1984 in Falun, Sweden

Lives and works in Falun

Education

2007-2008            Royal University College of Fine Arts, Stockholm, Sweden

2005-2008            BFA Valand School of Fine Art, Göteborg, Sweden

2003-2005            The Gerlesborg School of Fine Art in Bohuslän, Sweden

Solo Exhibitions

2011            Within Bends and Cuts, Salon du dessin contemporain and L MD galerie, Paris

                    Galleri Flach, Stockholm, Sweden

2010            Konsthallen Trollhättan, Sweden

2009            Galleri Pictura, Lund, Sweden

                    Galleri Flach+Thulin, Stockholm, Sweden

2008            Peepshow Galleri 54, Göteborg, Sweden

                    Galleri Se, Falun, Sweden

                    Galleri Mejan, Royal University College of Fine Arts, Stockholm, Sweden

2007            Gallery UR, Swedish Educational Broadcasting Company, Stockholm, Sweden

2006            Artway, the National Railtraffic Authority, Borlänge, Sweden

                    Gallery the Wall, the National Federation of People's parks and community Centres

                    in Falun, Sweden

Group Exhibitions

2010             Prizewinners and Pieces of reception 2010, The Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts,

                     Stockholm, Sweden

2009             Eternal return, Falun, Sweden

                     Botnic studios, Gerlesborg, Sweden

                     Volta 5, Galleri Flach+Thulin, Basel, Switzerland

                     Market, Galleri Flach+Thulin, Konstakademien, Sweden

                    Äga rum, Rättviks Art Gallery, Sweden

2008            Åhlénska stiftelsens stipendium, Art Gallery Dalarnas Museum, Falun, Sweden

                    The Absent Past / Det Frånvarande Förflutna-Berättelser i och om ett rum,

                     IDKA Kulturkiosken, Gävle, Sweden

                    The (deviant) Art Festival, Trollhättan Art Gallery, Sweden

                    The Loose Knowledge Movement, Third year Exhibition Royal University College of Fine Arts,

                    Stockholm, Sweden

                    Another Space, Valand School of Fine Art Bachelor Exhibition, Gothenburg, Sweden

                    Across the Divide, Royal University College of Fine Arts, Stockholm, Sweden

2007            Galleri Bäckalyckan, Jönköpin, Sweden

                    Spring Exhibition 2007, Valand School of Fine Art, Göteborg, Sweden

                    Art Gallery Norrköping, Norrköping, Sweden 

2006            Art in Dalarna, Art Gallery Dalarnas Museum, Falun, Sweden

                    Respond to Silvia Bäschli, the Nordic Watercolour Museum, Tjörn, Sweden

2005            Admission Exhibition 2005, Valand School of Fine Art 2005, Rotor 1, Göteborg, Sweden

2004            The Bohus Salon 2004, Art Gallery Bohuslän Museum, Uddevalla, Sweden

Grants

2010              Helge Ax:son Johnson Travelling Grant

                      KU-medel (Research and Development In the Arts at The Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts)

                      for the project The Practice of Painting as Theory, together with Jan Rydén,

                      Axel Theofron Sandberg's watercolour grant, the Royal Swedish Academy of fine arts

2009              One-year Work Grant, the Swedish Arts Grants Committee

                      Marianne och Sigvard Bernadottes Art Grant

2008              Åhlenska stiftelsens stipendium

                      Otto och Charlotte Mannheimer

2007              Otto och Charlotte Mannheimer

2006              The County Council of Dalarna culture grant for young people 

2005              The Gerlesborg School of Fine Art workshop scholarship