CV MIKAEL RICHTER

Studio : Tomtebogatan 26, 113 38 Stockholm, Sweden Home adress : Ulrikedalsvägen 18, 13337 Saltsjöbaden, Sweden
Phone: Cellular: +46 708-303588. Home: +46 8 303588. Studio: +46 8 343192
E-mail: mikael@konst.org
Date of birth: 1963.09.29
Web: www.konst.org

EDUCATION
DI - "The power of language" 1999
University of fine arts, Göteborg - exchange year 1990-91
University of fine arts, Umeå – M.A. 1987-89, 1991-93
Västerås art school – foundation course 1985-87
Exchange student, Computer maths, Stone mountain, Atlanta, USA 1980-81
4 -year basic engineer, Västerås 1979-80, 1981-84

ART
Solo exhibitions:
Linköping art gallery 2005
”Artificiella paradis”, Konstnärshuset, Stockholm 2001
Västerbotten art association, Umeå 2001
Kristinehamn museum of art 2001
SUB BAU gallery, Göteborg 2000
Fågel blå, Stockholm 1997
Härnösand art gallery 1997
Stockholm art gallery 1997
Magnus Karlsson gallery, Stockholm 1993, 1997
Konstnärshuset, Stockholm 1996

Group exhibitions:
Kulturhuset Stockholm. Designinfo, (Min vision mitt val) 2005
Kalmar Castle summer exhibition 2005
Norrköping museum of art 2004
”Airborne” Midlanda art gallery 2002
”Älskar älskar absolut inte” Gävle Art Center 2002 
“1900-tal”, Umeå museum of art 2000
“Images of Truth” Life Gallery Stockholm 1999
"Det extra" Rix Gallery Linköping, Uppsala museum of art, Gävle art center, Tensta art gallery 1998, 1999
Stockholm Smart Show 1996, 1997
Fabriken, Göteborg 1993
Konstnärshuset, Stockholm 1993
"Kommun", an exhibition at the town hall of Botkyrka 1992
Stockholm Art Fair, Sollentuna 1991-92 
One of three members in the "Happy Art" group. Exhibition tour - ten exhibitions with lectures around Sweden. 1991-92 
Bergman gallery, Göteborg 1991
Umeå museum of art 1991
Rotor gallery, Göteborg 1991
Göteborg art gallery 1991

Public work:
Sculptura 02, Falkenberg 2002
Sigtuna skulptursymposium 2000
Artspace Arlanda 2000
"Expedition Forsbacka 99", Happening, Forsbacka bruk 1999
"Art Crash" Århus, Danmark 1999
Nordic light, Helsingfors 1998
"A swing for angels", neon cube above Tomtebogatan, Stockholm 1998
Art vending machine 1998
Culture relay, (”kulturstafett”), artist -98 1998
"A charged place", a power line sculpture, part of “Konstvägen sju älvar” in Lappland 1998
Public exhibition " Electric light halos " on the four statues on the roof of the Art Academy in Stockholm 1997
Roundabout at sea with ferryboat 1997 
"The Museum of Fine Art Stockholm " public exhibition in a rebuilt phone boot at Birger Jarlsgatan Stockholm 1996
Light exhibition (light house) on a roof at Norrmalmstorg Stockholm 1996
Light house Valhallavägen 7, Alsnögatan 7, Stockholm 1995, 1997
Swedish Championship in snow sculpture in Kiruna (bronze) 1992, 1993
The exhibition, "Solkatt" consisting of 80 traffic signs placed all over Sweden . 1990-98 
"Övergangar" an exhibition at The Norwegian Art Association in co-operation with The Academy of Fine art Norway 1990

Assignments:
Linköping firestation 2006. Nynäshallen, Gävle 2006. Wendelahebbegymnasiet, Södertälje 2006. Culturen, Västerås 1999 och 2006. Biotech, Umeå 2005. Bandyhallen, Gävle 2002. Lilla åpromenaden, Örebro 2002. Operaplan and Dåvamyrans heat power plant, Umeå 2002. Västerås concert hall 2002. Sculptura Falkenberg 2002. Strömbackaskolan, Piteå 2002. Danderyd hospital 2001. Art road, Åsele, 1999. Smedjegatan, Västerås 1999. Tomtebogatan, Stockholm 1998. Employability institute, Stockholm 1998. ”Kiss stop” parking lot, Skeppargatan, Stockholm 1997. Lilla Adolf-Fredriks skola, Stockholm 1997. Umeå University 1993. 

Assignments by the national public art council:
Umeå museum of art 2000.Uppsala University 2001. District court house, Eskiltuna. College of journalism Sundsvall.

Studio scholarships: 
NIFCA, Sveaborg Helsingfors 1998
IASPIS 1997 

Represented at:
Västerås museum of art. Folkets hus, Stockholm. Härnösand museum of art. Gävle museum of art. 
Midlanda art gallery. Kristinehamns art gallery. Umeå university. Umeå museum of art.

Film: 
”Kampen går vidare för en roligare planet”, short film for för SVT 2002
”Åsiktskaraoke”, documentary 2001 
Expedition Forsbacka 1999
”A charged place” ("En laddads plats") 1998

Commission of trust:
Board member, Grafikskolan, Stockholm 2005-
Board member, national public art council, Sweden. 2000-
Chairman, KRO, The Swedish Artists´ National Organization, Stockholm 1999-01

Uncategorized:
Employed by VLT, local newspaper in Västmanland, as artistic co-worker 2001
Holding the current world record in sailing backwards from a 1995, a cruise between Sweden and Åland.
”Anti jante” of 1998 1998
Bellman award 2004 2004

Assigners:
Business:
K-world, Linde&Co/Resumé/Sydsvenskan, Grey momentum, Nokia, Oatly Ceba Food, Enterprise and Business Development (EBD), BBN The Multicultural Agency Ltd etc.
Organizations: 
SAF, Socialdemokraterna, ABF, ARCIV Umeå, Stiftelsen för Kunskap och Kompetensutveckling etc. 
Colleges and universities:
Umeå University Växjö University, Dramatiska institutet, Folkuniversitetet, Arkitekthögskolan, Vallbyinstitutet, Uppsala university, Mälardalen college, Linköpings college (Norrköping) etc.
Institutions:
Kulturnät Sverige, Kultur Stockholm, Riksutställningar, Bildmuseet Umeå, Västerås Konstmuseum, Västerås town library, SVT, Framtidens kultur, KRO, Sveriges konstföreningars riksorganisation, Konstnärshuset, Gävleborg/Hälsinglands museum, Nora town library, Textilmuseet Borås, Barnkulturbiennalen Halmstad, Riksteatern, Baltic Art Center etc.

OTHER
Language: 
English 
German

Driving licence:
A, B, C, taxi

Computer skills:
Programming, image processing, digital video, word processing etc.