Knutte Wester, Biography
Born 1977 in Eskilstuna, Sweden. Currently living and working in Umeå.
EDUCATION
2000
Dep. of fine arts, Wits University, Johannesburg, South Africa
1998–2003
Umeå Academy of Fine Arts, MA of Fine Arts. Umeå, Sweden
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2021
▹ Handelshögskolan, Stockholm, Sweden
▹ Göteborgs Stadsmuseum, Sweden
2019
▹ Azad Art Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey
2018
▹ Halmstad Konsthall, Sweden
2017
▹ Länsmuseet Gävleborg, Sweden
▹ Varbergs Konsthall, Sweden
▹ The Nordic Watercolour museum, Sweden
2016
▹ I want to be heard, I want to be found, Umeå Konstall, Sweden
▹ I want to be heard, I want to be found, Örebro Konstall, Sweden
▹ En hemlig plats, Uppsala Domkyrka, Sweden
▹ Gryning utan namn, Havremagasinet, Boden, Sweden
2015
▹ Gryning utan namn, Kristinehamns konstmuseum, Kristinehamn, Sweden
2014
▹”Claybird’s Lullaby”,Arena Festival, Anglican Church, Riga
2013-2014
▹ “Ofrivilliga nomader” (Involuntary Nomads), touring exhibition to Västerbottens Museum, Eskilstuna Konstmusem, Karlskrona Konsthall, Sweden
2013
▹ Stockholms läns museum, Stockholm
▹ Skellefteå Konsthall
2012
▹ Västerås konstmuseum, Västerås
2011–2012
▹”Förvisningen formar oss ”, Folkets hus och parker, touring exhibition to Hammarkullen, Örnsköldsvik, Söråker, Hallunda, Lysekil, Trollhättan, Boo, Kiruna
2011
▹ Galleri Andersson/Sandström, Stockholm
▹ Östergötlands Länsmuseum, Linköping
2010
▹ Wyspa institutet of art, Gdansk
▹ Action Field Kodra, Kalamaria, Greece
2009
▹ Ropa, Stockholm
▹ Galleri Alva, Umeå
2008
▹ “Because of people”, Studio 44, Stockholm
2007
▹ “Because Of People”, Röda sten, Gothenburg
▹ “Because Of People”, Orbita Space
2006
▹ “Because Of People”, Bildmuseet, Umeå
2005
▹ “My city is your city”, Museum of national history, Tirana, Albanien
2002
▹ Galleri Konstfack, Stockholm, Laboratorium
▹ Galleri 60, Umeå, Laboratorium
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2021
▹ 15th Busan International Video Art Festival, Korea
▹ Moderna Museet, Stockholm, Sweden
2019
▹ KASA Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey
2018
▹ Modernautställningen, Moderna Museet, Stockholm, Sweden
▹ “Innan vi glömmer”, Göteborgs Konsthall, Sweden
▹ ”Territories”, Havremagasinet, Boden, Sweden
2016
▹ Svolvaer Konsthall, Norway
▹ Leksands Kulturhus, Sweden
▹ Sliperiet, Borgvik, Sweden
2015
▹ NARS Open Studios exhibition, Brooklyn, New York
2014
▹ “Claybird’s Lullaby”,Arena Festival, Anglican Church, Riga (Performance)
2010
▹ The Showroom, London
▹ “Action Field Kodra 10”, Kalamaria, Greece
▹ Uppsala Konstmuseum
2009
▹ Museum of Mordern Art, Moscow
2008
▹ “Vårsalongen”, Liljevalchs konsthall, Stockholm
2007
▹ “Mobile Museum” Latvian Centre for Contemporary Art, Riga
▹ “Vårsalongen”, Liljevalchs konsthall, Stockholm
2006
▹”Unofri” National Gallery, Tirana
2005
▹”Bli”, Jämtland länsmuseum, Östersund
▹”Ingen människa är illegal” Konstakuten, Stockholm
2003
▹ Graduation exhibition, Kungliga konstakademien, Stockholm
▹ Graduation exhibition, Bildmuseet, Umeå
2002
▹ “Vårsalongen”, Liljevalchs konsthall, Stockholm
2001
▹”Konstfack på Kulturhuset” Kulturhuset, Stockholm
▹”Christina Dinosaur show” Den förhistoriska världen, Umeå
▹ “Art on the Rocks” Ishotellet i Jukkasjärvi
▹ Eskilstuna Konstmuseum, Eskilstuna
2000
▹ “Urban futures 2000”, Museum Africa, Johannesburg, Sydafrika
▹ “This is not how it usually is” Market Theater Gallery, Johannesburg
1999
▹ “Skogsstig”, Skogsmuseet, Örnsköldsvik
▹ ”9 samtida samtidigt”, Röda sten, Göteborg
1998
▹ ”Det Fula”, Skellefteå Konsthall and Galleri Ahnlund, Umeå
1996
▹ “Reykjavik independent art festival”, Reykjavik, Iceland
GRANTS & AWARDS
2018
▹ Swedish Arts Grant Committee
2015
▹ Swedish Arts Grants Committee, 2 year working grant
▹ Rettigs Konststipendium
▹ ABF’s Litteratur- och Konstpris
▹ Umeå Kommuns kulturstipendium
2013
▹ Art Grant, Carl-Axel Valén Foundation
2010
▹ The Art Stipend, Sparbanksstiftelsen Norrland
2009
▹ Swedish Arts Grants Committee, 2 year working grant
2007
▹ Wyspa Airport program, Gdansk via IASPIS
▹ IASPIS studio stipend, Riga
2006
▹ Swedish Arts Grants Committee, working grant
▹ Second price in the international competition at Unofri 06, National Gallery, Tirana
2005
▹”Längs Guldgatan”, Västerbottens County Council’s cultural stipend
▹ Nordic Institution for Contemporary Art, “West Balkan Air”
▹ Swedish Arts Grants Committee, ”extra costly works”
2003
▹ Umeå City Art Stipend to a graduate student of the Art Academy
▹ Kempe Fund, ”Guldgatan 8”
2000
▹ SIDA, ”Dialog mellan Bildkulturer”
PUBLIC COMMISSIONS
2020
▹ Romanoparken, Göteborgs stad (work in progress)
2018
▹ ”Vattenbärare”, Brunnsparken, Varberg
▹ ”I want to be heard, I want to be found”, Vasaplan, Umeå
2016
▹ “Child carrying wings”, Carolinaparken, Uppsala, Sweden
▹ “Untitled project”, Rogers Avenue, Brooklyn, New York (non official)
2015
▹ “Monument without a home”, Köpmangatan, Örebro, Sweden
2014
▹ ”A little wound that needs attending to”, Östersunds Sjukhus, Östersund
▹ ”Monument without a home”, Örebro stad
2013
▹ ”Gzim och den frusna sjön”, Täby centrum, City of Täby
2012
▹ ”Gzim och den frusna sjön”, Sturegatan, City of Västerås
2011
▹ ”Monument without a home”, District Court, Karskrona, the State Arts Council
2009
▹ ”Monument without home” Umeå Travel Centre, City of Umeå
▹ ”Tillfällig skulpturverkstad”, City of Vännäs
FILMOGRAPHY
2021
▹ You can’t show my face
Premiered at DOC NYC in New York november 2021
Awarded Prix SAUVAGE CORTO at Evropa Film Arc in Paris
2016
▹ Horungen (A Bastard Child)
Premiered in the competition at the International Documentary Film Festival in Amsterdam (IDFA) November 2016. Has been screened at over 30 international festivals such as Toronto, Seul, Teheran and others. Se festival list and awards at www.horungen.com
2014
▹ Dawn in a city without name
Shown on: Gothenburg International Film Festival, 2014; Tempo Documentary Film Festival, Stockholm 2014; Skepto International film festival, Cagliari 2014; Uppsala International Short Film Festival, 2014. Awarded: “Best Short Documentary” – Tempo Documentary Film Festival 2014; “Best feature story” – Northern Character Film & TV Festival, 2014. Selected for international competition at Nordic/Docs 2014, Oslo.
2011
▹ Gzim Rewind.
Shown on: Sveriges television in February 2012, Gothenburg International Film Festival, 2012; Tromsö International Film Festival 2012, Salaam Film Festival, Copenhagen 2012, Dokufest Prizren, Kosovo 2012, Tempo Documentary Film Festival, Stockholm 2012. Nominated to the Dragon Award for Best Swedish Documenatary at Gothenburg International Film Festival, 2012. The Jury’s Special mention at Tromsö International Film Festival 2012. Awarded the Salaam Film price at Salaam Film Festival, Copenhagen. Chosen to compete in the category New Nordic Voices at Nordic Panorama Film Festival, Oulu, Finland 2012. Chosen to compete in Balkan Documentary Competition, DokuFest, Prizren, Kosovo 2012
2005
▹ Längs Guldgatan
Shown on: Gothenburg International Film Festival, 2005; Sveriges television, mars 2005; Bildmuseet, Umeå; Umeå Film Festival, 2005; Matasul Film Festival, 2005. Nominated for Prix Europa/Iris, Berlin
REPRESENTED
Moderna Museet, Stockholm, Sweden
Statens Konstråd, Sweden
Nordic Watercolour Museum, Sweden
Västerås Museum of Art, Sweden
Konst på hög, (Sculpture park) Kumla, Sweden
Sörmlands Museum, Sweden