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:
Umedalen sculpture					2006
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.