Anders Knutsson: Biography Page

Anders Knutsson was born in Malmö,  Sweden where he studied art and engineering.  In 1967 he came
to the United States and became a citizen in 1976.   He has lived in Illinois,  Ohio,  California,  Vermont
and since 1977 in New York City.  He has exhibited his art regularly since 1972.

PUBLIC ART COMMISSIONS

2004         Clearwater Courthouse, Clearwater, Florida.  
                 Four 7’x 7’ paintings of local champion trees for their
                 lobby. Commissioned by the Pinellas County Arts
                 Council, Clearwater, Florida USA

2002            PES International, Nagoya, Japan.  Lobby art for Lobby of a newly designed health resort. 
My proposals for Beech tree paintings were accepted.

1998            BYK International, Oakville, Ontario, Canada.

1997            Beauty Plaza Building, Seoul, Korea.

1996/7              Noranda Inc., Toronto, Ontario.

1996        Korean Olympic Committee, Seoul, Korea.  Two paintings commissioned for opening ceremony
celebration. 

SELECTED  ONE-MAN  EXHIBITIONS
(Bold indicates a catalog was published)  

2005        Rosewood Gallery, Kettering, Ohio

              Cool New York Dance Festival, New York

                                                                                                                                                  

2004        St. Thomas Aquinas College, Sparkhill, NY 
                (luminous performance; 5 dancers, singer, musician)

               D.U.M.B.O. Dance Festival, New York 
               (luminous performance) Video available

              Krause Gallery, Providence, Rhode Island

                Rosewood Gallery, Kettering, Ohio

               

2003        Red Clay, New York, NY (luminous performance)

                BAM/SONYA Spring Show (luminous performance)

                Gallery 718, Brooklyn, NY

               

2002        Nordiska Ministerrádet Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark (including luminous performance)

 

                Corridor Gallery, Brooklyn, New York, New York   (including performance with Gender Illusionist,
Dréd Gerstent)

 

100 Lex Gallery, Brooklyn, New York, New York (four performances May 19 with JoLea Mafei Dance
Company, Joseph C. Phillips Jr., TK Blue composers/musicians)

 

Merce Cunningham Studio, New York, New York (performance March 21 – 24, with Julia Mafia Dance
Company and Joseph Phillips Jr. composer/musician) Video/DVD available

 

2001        Gallery Ami, Seoul, Korea

                Function @ Junction, Whistler, B.C., Canada

 

2000        Earlham Costal, Earlham, Sweden

 

1999        Ystad Art Museum,  Ystad,  Sweden (performance Jan. 15, 2000 with Mats Gustafsson,

                Saxophone and Lotta Melin, dancer)

                Galleri Gerthel,  Malmö,  Sweden

                Konsthallen Hishult,  Hishult,  Sweden

 

1998        Gallery  Ami,  Seoul,  Korea

 

1997        MANIF International Art Fair,  Seoul,  Korea

 

1996        Samuel J. Zacks Gallery,  York University,  Toronto,  Canada

                Solveig Bergström Gallery,  Jönköping,  Sweden

 

1995        "A Retrospective", Gray Art Gallery, Curator:  Bo Nilsson, East Carolina University,  
Greenville, NC

                Roger Smith Gallery,  New York,  New York

                Gallery Ami,  Seoul,  Korea

 

1993        Anders Knutsson.  Gallery Ami,  Seoul,  Korea

 

1991        Stephen Solovy Gallery,  Chicago,  IL

 

1990                "Lightscapes",  Curator: Charles Shepard III.  University of Maine Museum of Art,
Orono, ME

                          Galleri Hylteberga,  Skurup,  Sweden

                          Bennett Siegel Gallery,  New York,  New York

 

1988        "Gates of Light", Curator: Thomas Krens, Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown, MA                                         

                                               

1987        Keith Green Gallery,   New York,  New York

                Helen Day Art Center,  Stowe,  VT

 

1986        Mission Gallery,  New York,  New York

                Gunnar Olsson Gallery,  Stockholm,  Sweden

 

1984        Galleri Ressle,  Stockholm,  Sweden

 

1983                "Luminous Painting", Curator: Douglas Schultz, Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY

                "Featured Artist",  Stratton Art Festival,  Stratton,  VT

 

1982        Arkiv Museet,  Lund,  Sweden

                "Matter/Memory"  Lunds Konsthall,  Lund,  Sweden    Curators: Bo Nilsson & Lars Nittve
              

              Kunstnerernes Hus,  Oslo,  Norway

                   Björneborgs Museum,  Björneborg,  Finland

                    Konstnärsgillet,  Helsinki,  Finland

                    Charlottenborg,  Copenhagen, Denmark                                                           

1981        Galleri Ressle,  Stockholm,  Sweden

 

1980        Carolyn Schneebeck Gallery,  Cincinnati,  OH

                Southern Vermont Art Center,  Manchester,  VT

 

1979        Galleri Händer,  Stockholm,  Sweden

 

1978        Galleri Nordenhake,  Malmö,  Sweden

 

1972        Jewish Community Center Art Gallery,   Cincinnati,  OH

SELECTED  GROUP  EXHIBITION

(Bold indicates a catalog was published)

 

2003        Brooklyn Academy of Music/SONYA Group show, 
                Brooklyn, NY

                Brooklyn Working Artists Coalition, Brooklyn, NY

                The Affordable Art Fair, New York, NY

                Boro Hall, Brooklyn, NY

 

2002        “Ground Zero”, Museum of New Art, Detroit, MI

 

2001        Works on Paper Flat file, LFL Gallery, 531 W. 26th St., 
                 New York, NY

               “Young at Art”, The Hope Center, Jersey City, NJ.
             Curator:  Robert Costa

               “Water is Life”,Wetterling Gallery,Stockholm, Sweden

 

1999        Wilson Bismarck Gallery, Baltimore, MD, Curator:
                Ellen Price

               

1998        Kristal Gallery,  Warren,  Vermont

"Ontario Landscape",   BYK  International,  Oakville,
                Ont.  Canada.  Curator: Anders Knutsson

 

1996        MANIF International Art fair, Seoul, Korea

"A Northern Vision",  Noranda Inc.,  Toronto,  Canada. 
                Curator:  Anders Knutsson

 

1995        "Tribute to Ingmar Bergman",  Thomas Nordanstad
                Gallery, New York,  New York.  Curator: Elfie Alwin

 

1993        Mission Gallery, New York,  New York

 

1992        "Beyond Boundaries", Forum Gallery,  Jamestown
                 Community Gallery,  Jamestown, N.Y.

Löwenadler Gallery,  Stockholm Art Fair,  Stockholm, 
                Sweden

Art Now Gallery,  Gothenburg,  Sweden

"Contemporary  Landscape",  J. P. Claire Gallery, 
                New York,  New York.  Curator:  Ellen Price

 

1991        Lillian Heidenberg Gallery,  New York,  New York

 

1989        Frank Bernaducci Gallery,  New York,  New York

Björn Olsson Gallery,  Stockholm,  Sweden

Yuma Art Centre,  Yuma,  Arizona

 

1988        "Seven  Swedish  Artists in  New York",  Experimental
                Glass Workshop,  New York,  New York

                 "Luminous  Painting &  Sculpture in the  1980's". 
                  University of Massachusetts,  MA and Northampton Art
                  Center, MA.  Curator: Frank Bernarducci        

"International  Olympic  Exhibition",  Printemps,  Seoul,
Korea,  Tong Art Museum,  Taegu, Korea.  Curator:  Lena Torslow Hansen.

Frank Bernaducci Gallery,  New York,  New York

Gallerie Ressle,  Stockholm,  Sweden

 

1987        "Area  in  the  Dark",  Area,  New York,  New York

Mission  Gallery,  New York,  New York

 

1986        Ellen Price Gallery,  New York,  New York

"Luminous Painting",  Hi-Tech Exhibition Space, 
                 San Francisco, CA.  Curator: Frank Bernaducci

Museum of National Arts Foundation,  Mead Data Corp.,
                Washington,  DC.  Curator: Ellen Price

 

1985        Mission Gallery,  New York,  New York

Michael Katz Gallery,  New York,  New York

 

1984        "Radical  Painting", Williams College Museum of Art,
                Williamstown,  MA. 
            

            Curator:  Thomas Krens.

Brampton Gallery,  London,  England

Gallerie Ressle,  Stockholm Art Fair,  Stockholm,  Sweden

 

1982                “Matter/Memory”, Park West Galleries,  Detroit, 
                         Michigan

                Gallerie Ressle,  Stockholm,  Sweden

                Galleri Erichs,  Malmö,  Sweden

 

1981        Lillian Heidenberg  Gallery,  New York,  New York

                 "Fundamental  Color",   Gallery  Nordenhake, 
                Malmö,  Sweden

 

1980        Gallerie Ressle,  Stockholm,  Sweden

 

1978        P.S. 1,  Long Island City,  Queens,  New York

The New Gallery, New School for Social Research,  
                New York,  New York

 

1977        Dartmouth College Art Museum, Hanover, 
                New Hampshire

 

1974        Drawing Invitational,  Cincinnati, Art Museum,
                Cincinnati,  Ohio

 

1972         Cincinnati, Art Museum,  Cincinnati, Ohio

 

AWARDS

 
2003        Artist of the Month – Liquitex Painting Materials
                (www.liquitex.com)

GRANTS

2004        Ruth Chenven Foundation - Travel grant to paint Baobab
                trees in Senegal

CURATORIAL PROJECTS

2004        “Brooklyn Kicks Ass”, Clinton Hill Art Festival, Brooklyn,
                NY
                Yolélé Art Gallery (resident curator), Brooklyn, NY

 

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