Ann Frossen — Biography



 

Born: Stockholm, Sweden 1953
EDUCATION
1997 gg Video production, Folkuniversitet, Stockholm, Sweden
1986-87 Academy of Fine Art, Warsaw, Poland
1986 gg, Gerlesborg Art School, Gerlesborg, Sweden
1981-86 The Bo Sydow Art School, Stockholm, Sweden
1982 gg, Les Ateliers de Francis Harburger, Paris, France
1980-82 La Grande Chaumière Académie Calarossi, Paris, France
1968-70 The Evening School, Konstfack, College of Arts Crafts and Design, Stockholm, Sweden

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2007  Recent Works, Galerie Nikki Diana Marquardt, Paris, France
2006 In Motion, Central Exhibition Center, Nizhnij Novgorod and National Museum, Tjeboksary, Russia, Swedish Institute, Swedish Embassy, Moscow, Russia
2005 Recent Works 2003-2005, Mårtenson & Persson Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden
2005 Return, Polish Maritime Museum, Gdansk, Poland
2003 The Importance of Life – Vikten av liv, Hedvig Eleonora Church, Stockholm, Sweden
2003 Latvian Museum of Foreign Art, Riga, Latvia
2003 Swedish Embassy, Tokyo, Japan
2002 L’Embarcadère Art Hall, Lyon, France
2000 Jump!, Swedish Artist’s Union, Konstnärshuset, Stockholm, Sweden
1999 I wonder how deep it is, or do I?, Galleri Danielson, Borgholm, Sweden
1998 Royal Danish Naval Museum, Copenhagen, Denmark
1998 Maritime Museum, Karlskrona, Sweden
1997 Science and Technology Maritime Museum, Malmö, Sweden
1997 Väner Museum, Lidköping, Sweden
1996 Maritime Museum, Gothenburg, Sweden
1996 Swedish Seaman’s Church, Hamburg, Germany
1996 Maritime Museum, Rostock, Germany
1996 Swedish Maritime Museum, Stockholm, Sweden
1996 Grå Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden
1995 Mare Animae, Polish Maritime Museum, Gdansk, Poland
1995 Latvian Museum of Foreign Art, Riga, Latvia
1995 Seascapes, Vaxholm Fortress Museum, Vaxholm, Sweden
1994 Palustre, Grünewald Villa, Saltsjöbaden, Sweden
1993 Mare Animae, Vaal Gallery, Tallinn, Estonia
1990 Polish Cultural Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
1989 Grünewald Villa, Saltsjöbaden, Sweden
1988 Yellow, together with the poet Katarina Frostenson, Ängelholm Crafts Museum, Ängelholm, Sweden

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2006 Passages Projects, Cité International des Arts, Paris, France
2006, 2004 En var, Kulturhuset, Cultural Centre, Stockholm, Sweden
2004 Högtryck, ID:I Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden
2001 Tidsnitt 2001, SAK, Swedish Art Association, Stockholm, Sweden
2001 Water is Life, Wetterling Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden
2000 The Flying Moose – Art and Design, Swedish Artists Union, Konstnärshuset, Stockholm, Sweden
2000 Rajaton Sininen - Grenzenlos Blau, Nelimarkka Museum, Alajärvi, Finland
2000 Blue Links, eine kulturelle brücke, Cultural Centre, Fredriksvaerk, Denmark
1996 Blue Links, eine kulturelle brücke, Landeshaus, Kiel, Germany
1995 Mediasurfing, MacMeckarna, Kulturhuset Cultural Centre, Stockholm, Sweden
1993 Swedish Artists Union, Konstnärshuset, Stockholm, Sweden
1992 Stockholm Art Fair, Galleri Diana, Stockholm, Sweden
1990 Vårsalongen, Liljevalchs Art Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden

PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
Swedish Embassy, Tokyo, Japan
L’Embarcadère, Lyon, France
Embassy of Mozambique, Stockholm, Sweden
Polish Shipping Company, Gdansk, Poland
Baltic Express Line, Stockholm, Sweden
Swedenborg Society, Stockholm, Sweden
Maritime Museum, Karlskrona, Sweden
Väner Museum, Lidköping, Sweden
Swedish Seaman’s Church, Hamburg, Germany
Maritime Museum, Rostock, Germany
Polish Poster Museum Wilanow, Warsaw, Poland
Polish Maritime Museum, Gdansk, Poland
Latvian Museum of Foreign Art, Riga, Latvia
Estonian Museum of Modern Art, Tallinn, Estonia
and private collections

PUBLIC WORKS
1995 Föreningssparbanken, Stockholm, Sweden
1992 Restaurant Bombay, Stockholm, Sweden
1989 Trygg Hansa Insurance Company, Stockholm, Sweden

GRANTS/FELLOWSHIPS
2006 Edlings Fond, Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Stockholm, Sweden
2006 Cité International des Arts, Paris, Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Stockholm, Sweden
2005 Längmanska Culture Fond, Stockholm, Sweden
2005 Hel, Polish Maritime Museum, Gdansk, Poland
2000 Centre Culturel Suèdois, Swedish Institute, Paris, France
2000, 1998 Fondet for Dansk Svensk Samarbejde, Nordic Council, Copenhagen, Denmark
1996, 1986 Swedish Institute, Stockholm, Sweden

PUBLICATIONS AND CATALOGUES
2005 Ann Frössén - Recent works 2003-2005. Texts by Sophie Allgårdh and Michael Winiarski. Stockholm, Sweden
2001 Water is Life. Wetterling Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden (exh. cat)
2001 Rajaton Sininen - Grenzenlos Blau. Nelimarkka Museum, Alajärvi, Finland (exh. cat)
2001 Rajaton Sininen. Texts by Otso Kantokorpi, Marja Sakari and Hannu Castrén. Nelimarkka Museum, Publ. No 6, Alajärvi, Finland
2000 Jump!, Swedish Artists Union, Stockholm, Sweden (exh. cat)
1998 Ann Frössén - Mare Animae. Texts by Karl Erik Bergsten, Rolf Edberg and Kristian Petri.
gggg Royal Danish Naval Museum, Denmark, and Naval Museum Karlskrona, Sweden (exh. cat)
1996 Die Farbe Blau als Kulturelle Brücke. Landeshaus, Kiel, Germany (exh. cat)
1991 Ann Frössén. Text by Winston Håkanson. Antiquea, Stockholm, Sweden (exh. cat)
1990 Vårsalongen. Liljevalchs Art Hall, Stockholm, Sweden (exh. cat)

SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
2003 Bazaar, No 2. Ann Frössén, om livet som konstnär. Interview by Therése Ottosson, Stockholm, Sweden
2001 Ilkka, 24 August. Article by S J Tanninen, Alajärvi, Finland
1999 Barometern, 18 September. Konstnären Ann Frössén målar det som skrämmer henne mest. Interview by Gunilla Petri, Kalmar, Sweden
1997 Göteborgsposten, 19 January. Hon lockas av själens hav. Interview by Jan Bergman, Gothenburg, Sweden
1996 Dagens Nyheter, 2 June. Vatten som fascinerande konstverk. Interview by Susanna Hellberg, Stockholm, Sweden
1995 The Baltic Observer, 20 April. Paintings about water from Sweden. Article, Gdansk, Poland
1995 Izglitiba un Kultura, 20 April. Mare Animae un Anna Frossena. Article by Astrida Rogule, Riga, Latvia
1994 Teater Muusika Kino, No 1 January. Mare Animae - Ann Frössén. Interview and reportage by Reet Varblane, Tallinn, Estonia
1993 Hommikuleth, 16 September. A Swedish artist paints water and human soul. Article by Eha Komissarow, Tallinn, Estonia
1990 Eskilstuna Kuriren, 3 January. Ann Frössén, konstnär som vägrar kompromissa. Interview and reportage by Ann Ringström, Eskilstuna, Sweden
1988 Nordvästra Skånes Tidningar, 9 July. En dialog mellan två sinnen. Interview, Ängelholm, Sweden

TELEVISION AND RADIO
2003 Radio Latvija, Kulturas Rondo, 10 October. Interview with Ieva Ince, Riga, Latvia
2000 Lilla Magasinet, Sveriges Television, 19 October. Reportage with Monica Ohlsson, Stockholm, Sweden
1998 Radio Blekinge, 3 November. Interview with Ulrika Vilke, Karlskrona, Sweden
1998 International Radio, 28 July. Studio interview with Ulrike Ufer, Stockholm, Sweden
1997 ABC News, TV4 Television, 25 May. Interview, Skaraborg, Sweden
1996 Nord Deutche Radio station, September. Interview with Ulrike Ufer, Hamburg, Germany
1995 Polish Radio, 23 May. Interview, Gdansk, Poland
1995 NTV5, 11 April. Interview, Riga, Latvia
1995 TVP, 11 April. Interview, Riga, Latvia
1988 Radio Kristianstad, 9 July. Interview, Ängelholm, Sweden
1974 Au Fil à Coudre, RTL Télèvision. Documentary film on the artist. Shown in several cinemas. Paris, France

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