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Sten-Ove Persson
Born in Stockholm 1946, lives in Malmoe since1990
Studies at the Royal College of art and craft, Stockholm 1965 - 69
Stockholm and Lindköpings University 1970 - 76
One Man Shows (selections)
Athenaeum, Copenhagen.................................................................................................................................................1976
Gallery St Paul, Stockholm..............................................................................................................................................1979
Gallery Gammelstrand, Copenhagen.................................................................................................................................1981
Gallery PAN, Linköping...................................................................................................................................................1981
Mjölby artcenter, Mjölby..................................................................................................................................................1983
Gallery Connection, Stockholm........................................................................................................................................1983
Gallery St Paul, Stockholm..............................................................................................................................................1984
Gallery Fröbell, Norrköping.............................................................................................................................................1985
The gallery of fine art, Linköping.....................................................................................................................................1986
Vadstena Stadsgalleri, Vadstena......................................................................................................................................1989
Gallery Umbra, Lund......................................................................................................................................................1990
Linköpings museum of art, Linköping..............................................................................................................................1990
Le Genie de la Bastille, Paris...........................................................................................................................................1990
Gallery C G Karlsson, Malmö.........................................................................................................................................1990
Lilla Konstsalongen, Malmö............................................................................................................................................1991
Växjö konsthall, Växjö....................................................................................................................................................1992
Kalmar Konstmuseum, Kalmar........................................................................................................................................1992
Galleri Skånes Konst, Malmö..........................................................................................................................................1993
BO - 93, Karlskrona konsthall, Karlskrona.......................................................................................................................1993
Moritsbestei (university), Leipzig, Germany.....................................................................................................................1996
Kulturvagnen, an opera in a train, Stockholm, Malmö, Gothenburg...................................................................................1996
"SOS" in Bo Jonssons space, Malmö.............................................................................................................................1999
Gallery Rostrum, Malmö................................................................................................................................................2000
Thors Lodge, New Jersey, USA.....................................................................................................................................2002
Open Windows, Malmö.................................................................................................................................................2003
Studio-SOS, Malmö......................................................................................................................................................2005
BBK, Båstad.................................................................................................................................................................2008
Group Shows (selections)
Unga tecknare, The National gallery, Stockholm........................................................................................................... 1969 & 1971
Scrap Sculpture, Kungsängen, Stockholm......................................................................................................................1973
"Östgötakonst", Umeå, Luleå and Kiruna museum..........................................................................................................1975
700 years jubilee, Museum of art, Linköping...................................................................................................................1987
"Kolon och Kolloner", Sculptures in the Cathedralpark, .................................................................................................1989
"FLOW", The Gallery of fine art, .................................................................................................................................1986 &1988
"The new operahouse", 4 artists, Linköping....................................................................................................................1989
Portes ouvertes a la Scandinavie, Paris............................................................................................................................1990
"PALAET" The museum for contemporary art, Roskilde...............................................................................................1990
"PIC NIC 90", Sculptures, Östergötlands läns museum.................................................................................................. 1990
Salon Jeunne Peinture, Grand Palais, Paris......................................................................................................................1991
BIG SCALE, sculptures and paintings, Gallery KC, Malmö.............................................................................................1991
1st International Biennal of Grafic, Györ, Hungary.......................................................................................................... 1991
"OUI", RIX Gallery, Linköping, with artists from Jeunne peinture in Paris..................................................................... ...1991
SYNTESIS, Jeunne Peinture, Grand Palais, Paris.............................................................................................................1992
Recontre Européan de sculpture contemporaine, Rouen, France.......................................................................................1992
European Contemporary Art La Pau Gallery, Art Center, Hong Kong................................................................................1992
Musée Nicolais Poussin, Les Anderlys, France.................................................................................................................1992
Sculpture Biennale in Kongens Haeve, Copenhagen..........................................................................................................1992
Via Bonum, Båtsmanskasernen, Karlskrona konsthall.......................................................................................................1993
"Konststafetten", Gallery Mors Mössa, Gothenburh.........................................................................................................1994
RCS, StubnitzRaum schiff, Baltic Sea, Germany and Sweden.......................................................................................... 1994
Art Huts, Scaniaparken in Malmö together with artists from the Baltic sea area...................................................................1994
"A Hard Days Night", Moritzbestei, Leipzig, Germany (with Anna Kindvall)......................................................................1996
"INTERLOPE", Kulturverket, Halmstad, Sweden (with Anna Kindvall).............................................................................1996
"HAPAX", Gallery Titanic, Turku, Findland (with Anna Brag)..........................................................................................1996
Shajah Arts Biennal, Dubaj, U.A.E...................................................................................................................................1997
2nd Johannesburg Art Biennale, South Africa...................................................................................................................1997
Art and Digital Development, Lindköping Art Center, Linköping.......................................................................................1998
"HÅLLPLATS" Gallery Rostrum in Karlskrona Art Center, Båtsmanskasernen.................................................................1999
Sculptures toward the year 2000, Skissernas museum, Lund, Sweden...............................................................................1999
The future and the bridge, Malmö museum......................................................................................................................2000
HÅLLPLATS 2, Le Genie de la Bastille, des Metallos, Paris............................................................................................2000
BOAT, Karlskrona Art Center........................................................................................................................................2001
HÅLLPLATS 3, Passagen, Linkoping Art Center...........................................................................................................2002
SOS, Staffanstorp Art Center, Staffanstorp...................................................................................................................2002
SOS at White House, Bowery, New York.....................................................................................................................2002
HÅLLPLATS 4, with SOS and Gallery Rostrum.......................................................................................................... 2002
HÅLLPLATS 5, Amsterdam........................................................................................................................................2004
Gallery Rostrum, With artists from WG-Amsterdam......................................................................................................2005
Activityes, Happenings, Actions and Projects (selections)
"NOW" Nu, Multimedia art in the gallery of fine art in Linköping (with Hans Björn and Inger Quick)............................... 1984
"Winter" The museum of art, Norrköping, Sweden........................................................................................................1985
"Art and potatoes", Main library in Linköping, Sweden..................................................................................................1986
"Lárt Dámour", Rock Dámour, Linköping, Sweden.......................................................................................................1986 - 89
Via Bonum, Art in the Cityes and traffic envirnments, Malmö, Sweden...........................................................................1989 - 96
ART LAB, Laboratory for monumental art in environments, Malmö, Sweden (With Kenneth Croneland)........................1990 - 93
REFLEXUS part one, Malmö, sweden (with Anna Brag)..............................................................................................1994
ART HUTS, Scaniaparken in Malmö...........................................................................................................................1994
"RCS" (Remote control Studio), Malmö.....................................................................................................................1994
Projects, Stockholm Art Fair, Stockholm...................................................................................................................1994
Studio - Ex, a central for art and communication, Malmö............................................................................................1995
"art & visions" a factory for producing artworks, Malmö...........................................................................................1993 - 96
X-Land, Trach, Landscaping and art, Malmö (with Stefan Pöntinen)...........................................................................1993 - 96
"OGGI COME OGGI" an operainstallation at kulturvagnen, Malmö - Stockholm - Gothenburg, Sweden.....................1996
Open Windows -96, a studio for producing multimedia art, Malmö.............................................................................1996
SOS - the spirit of sweden, Malmö (with Malin Carlberg and Stefan Pöntinen)............................................................1999 -2006
Studio - SOS, art, music, design and events, Malmö (with Malin Carlberg), Work in Progress.....................................2006 -
Performances
Hommage to a fisch, Des Metallos, Paris................................................................................................................ 2000
1:a May, Gallery Rostrum, Malmö............................................................................................................................ 2000
NOA, Gallery Rostrum, Malmö................................................................................................................................ 2000
Performance Sabotage, Svalöv, Sweden....................................................................................................................2000
"Hipp Hipp Hurra", Malmö, Paris, Malmö.................................................................................................................2001
Jungman Jansson, Passagen, Linköping Art Center, Linköping...................................................................................2002
SOS, Staffanstorp Art Center, Staffanstorp, Sweden.................................................................................................2003
NOA IV, Berlin, Germany .......................................................................................................................................2003
NOA V, WG, Amsterdam........................................................................................................................................2004
NOA VI, WG, Amsterdam......................................................................................................................................2004
NOA VII, Gallery Rostrum, Malmö.........................................................................................................................2005
Stage Designs
Elefantmannen, MOOMSteatern in Malmö (with Louise Callander).......................................................................... 2007
Bortbytingen, MOOMSteatern in Malmö................................................................................................................. 2008
Public Works
Wallpainting at Berzeliusskolan, Linköping...............................................................................................................1979
Sgraffiti, Skäggetorpsskolan, Linköping...................................................................................................................1984
Sgraffiti, Tallbacksskolan, Malmslätt........................................................................................................................1985
"SOLVÄNDA" 12 sculpures and 12 paintings, one obelisk and a parc, Lambohov, Sweden......................................1987
"ASAIKONER, 4 paintings at the university, Linköping............................................................................................1989
"BATSEBA", Sculpturegroup in the cathedralparc, Linköping..................................................................................1990
BREAKDEANCE, Limhamn, Malmö.......................................................................................................................1991
NOA/ARK, Vårdhögskolan, Trelleborg...................................................................................................................1992
"ARC", Entrésculpture to Malmö south, Lorenzborg/Bellevy....................................................................................1993
Prices
Prix Entranger, Salon jeunne peinture, Grand Palais, Paris........................................................................................1992
Grants (scholarships)
San Michele Capri, Italy........................................................................................................................................ 1979
Liljesonska konststipendiet......................................................................................................................................1981
Stilles Skulptörsstipendium.....................................................................................................................................1988
BKF......................................................................................................................................................................1990
BKF (for artprojects).............................................................................................................................................1990&-91 &-93
The museum of art in Malmö.................................................................................................................................1996
TCOs kulturstipendium, Stockholm.......................................................................................................................1997
Teaching
Folkuniversitetet in Linköping, art........................................................................................................................ 1979 - 1983
Lunnevads folkhögskola, art..................................................................................................................................1986 - 1988
KKV, monumentasculpure, Malmö........................................................................................................................1990
Af - kultur syd, art in the traffic environments, Malmö.............................................................................................1992
Konstskolan in Kristianstad, Kristianstad. Sculpture...............................................................................................1997 - 2001
Vingaskolan, paintings and drawings, Malmö.........................................................................................................2001 -2005