andreas ribbung

Andreas Ribbung is a Swedish visual artist born in 1967 in Gustavsberg. He lives and works in Stockholm. He received his education at Konstfack and the Royal Institute of Art in Stockholm. 

Aside from his artistic practice he is a co-founder of the artist-run gallery Candyland, co-founder and creative director of Supermarket – Stockholm Independent Art Fair, network coordinator of Artists’ Initiatives Meetings Network, project leader of Artist-Run Network Europe, and a freelance project manager and advisor on public art.

Contact: 

Email: andreas@ribbung.com  Telephone: 0046703365862  Instagram: @ribbung 

Education
1987–93MFA, Royal Institute of Art, Stockholm, Sweden
1986–87Konstfack, University College of Art, Craft and Design, Stockholm, Sweden
1985–86Grundis, The Preparatory School of Art, Stockholm, Sweden

 

Solo exhibitions
2021‘Painting processes: The unseen exhibition and the book release that wasn’t there’, online
2016–17‘Konstväxlingar’, Gärdet metro station, Stockholm, Sweden 
2015Galleri Rostrum, Malmö, Sweden, two-person exhibition with Pontus Raud 
2012Galleri Se, Falun, Sweden 
2011KB, Stockholm, Sweden 
2008Galleri Torggatan 10, Örnsköldsvik, Sweden 
2004Galleri Argo, Stockholm, Sweden
2004Galleri Thomassen, Gothenburg, Sweden
2003Arch Galleri, Kalmar, Sweden
2003‘Molecular’, Numthong Gallery, Bangkok, Thailand
2002Galleri Argo, Stockholm, Sweden
2002Hat on Wall, London, UK
2002Museum of Art Lithography, Tidaholm, Sweden, two-person exhibition with Alexandra Kern
2000‘Picture Elements’, Numthong Gallery, Bangkok, Thailand
1998Galleri Argo, Stockholm, Sweden
1996Galleri Tjörnedala, Baskemölla, Sweden, two-person exhibition with Mattias Larson
1996Galleri Argo, Stockholm, Sweden

 

Group exhibitions
2022‘Side by side’, ID:I Galleri, Stockholm, Sweden
2021The 1st Stockholm Painters’ Salon, curated by Flat Octopus, Candyland, Stockholm, Sweden
2021‘Summer Rooftop Recess’, Platform Arts, East Side Arts Festival, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
2021Juxtapose Foyer Exhibition, Godsbanen, Aarhus, Denmark
2019‘Works on paper’, SKLAD, Plovdiv 2019 – European Capital of Culture, Bulgaria
2019‘From The Other Side’, HangmenProjects, Stockholm, Sweden
2018Grantees, Sveriges Konstnärers Förening/ Konstnärshuset, Supermarket 2018, Stockholm
2016‘Abracadabra. Politics of collaboration’, Barbara, Wrocław, Poland
2015‘Map Mind, Memory’, Galerie der Künstler, Munich, Germany
2015Art Fair Suomi ’15 Platform, Cable Factory, Helsinki, Finland
2015Slipvillan, Stockholm, Sweden
2014‘kim? Salon’, kim?, Latvian Museum of Contemporary Art, Riga, Latvia
2013‘AIM Helsinki’, Cable Gallery, Helsinki, Finland
2013‘Life (portrait)’, Numthong Gallery at Aree, Bangkok, Thailand
2012Belgrade Art Fair, Belgrade, Serbia
2012‘Next Stop Mallorca’, Can Gelabert, Binissalem, Spain
2011‘V.art11’, Candyland, Knäppfabriken, Värnamo, Sweden
2011‘Retro Video Games’, Urban Outfitters, Stockholm, Sweden
2011‘Picknick’, Galleri Thomassen, Gothenburg, Sweden
2010‘10 contemporary’, Konstforum Norrköping, Sweden
2010‘PRIVATE VIEW BERLIN’, artillerie, Berlin, Germany
2010BIG BLUE International Art Exhibition, Karlovassi Tanneries, Samos, Greece
2010Gocart Gallery, Visby, Sweden 2010 UND#5, Karlsruhe, Germany
2010Örebro konsthall, Örebro, Sweden
2009‘Visit’, Galleri Argo c/o Stora Galleriet, Konstnärshuset, Stockholm, Sweden
2009V.art’09, Värnamo, Sweden
2009‘AllReadyMade’, Artmobile, Västerås, Sweden
2009‘Miniatures and not’, Formverk, Eskilstuna, Sweden
2009Frideymickel Berlin, Supermarket 2009, Stockholm, Sweden
2009NANO, Studio 44, Stockholm, Sweden
20089th International Biennal of Miniature Art, Gornji Milanovac, Serbia
2008Tease Art Fair, Cologne, Germany
2007‘Bergtagen’, Tegen 2, Stockholm, Sweden
2007Tease Art Fair, Cologne, Germany
2005Galleri Thomassen, Gothenburg, Sweden
2004Gula Byggningen, Gustavsberg, Sweden
2003One-night group exhibition, Denman Arms, London, UK
2000–01Art RAI, Amsterdam, Holland Art Fair, Den Haag and Utrecht; Art Twente, Hengelo, Netherlands; Lineart, Ghent, Belgium
2000Galerie Hof & Huyser, Amsterdam, Netherlands
1999‘Måleriska språk’, Galleri Argo, Stockholm, Sweden
1999‘Alter Ego’, Thai-EU art exhibition, Silpakorn Art Gallery, Bangkok, Thailand
1998‘INSYN’, Stockholm ECOC 1998, Sweden
1996–97‘Boken som objekt’, Bildmuséet, Umeå and Röhsska muséet, Gothenburg, Sweden
1996‘On:Time’, Moderna Museet, Stockholm, Sweden
1996‘Artists’ books’, Grafikens Hus, Mariefred, Sweden
1994‘Svensk datorstödd konst’, Ronneby Kulturcentrum, Sweden
1994‘I Minne’, Södertälje Konsthall, Sweden
1992‘Åtta’, Heland Wetterling Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden
1992‘The Trap’, installation with Lars Åkerlund, Moderna Museet, Stockholm, Sweden
1991‘Reflexionen und Reaktionen’, Karl Hofer Gesellschaft, Bahnhof Westend, Berlin, Germany

 

Public commissions
2018Furulidsskolan, Kungsbacka District Council, project manager/art consultant: Andrej Green /Charlotta Hanno
2017Runnerydsskolan, Nässjö District Council, procurement work: Camilla Petersson
2016‘Konstväxlingar’, Gärdet metro station, Stockholm, art consultant: Gösta Wessel
2014Three residential apartment buildings, Kungsängen, art consultant: Annica Einarson, KC-Öst/MHS Bostäder
2011Karolinska hospital, Stockholm County Council, art consultant: Annika Oskarsson, project manager: Inga-Lill Bäckström
2008Office building, Hammarby ArtPort/Fabege, in collaboration with Tess Oweson
2005Healthcare centre, Bålsta vårdcentral, Uppsala County Council, project manager Martin West

 

Project management
2022–23Art consultant, curatorial programmes, Östersund District Council
2021–25Art project manager, Västervik New Psychiatric Hospital, Kalmar County Regional Council
2020–Art consultant, acquisitions, Stockholm Regional Council
2018–Art consultant and project manager, Kalmar Regional Council
2007–16Project manager, City of Stockholm/Stockholm konst (Konstkansliet until 2008)
2010–14Art consultant and project manager for public art at Falu Hospital, Dalarna County Council

 

Collaborations with artist group Candyland
2021 ‘Street Karaoke’, Södermalm, Stockholm and Möllevången, Malmö, Sweden
2014‘Candy Kennel Dog Walk’, with Kjartanistan, Candyland/Kulturhuset, Stockholm, Sweden
2010‘Vodou Remix’, with Johan Söderberg and Fauna, Etnografiska Museet, Stockholm, Sweden
2010‘Clown bar’, Kägelbanan, Stockholm Comedy Festival, Stockholm, Sweden
2010Earthmobile, Earth hour, WWF, Kungsträdgården, Stockholm, Sweden
2010‘CandyTour’,bus project for U&W, CSR consulting group, Stockholm, Sweden
2010‘Block Head’, SUPERMARKET 2010, Kulturhuset, Stockholm, Sweden
2009‘Global Trash’, ‘kim?’, Latvian Museum of Contemporary Art, Riga, Latvia
2009‘Global Trash’, ARTVILNIUS’09, Vilnius, Lithuania
2009‘UNI – a monetary project’, SUPERMARKET 2009, Clarion Hotel, Stockholm, Sweden
2008After Art ‘Max Ernst – Dream and Revolution’, Moderna Museet, Stockholm, Sweden
2008‘CandyTour’, bus project for ‘Media and Global Divides’ congress at JMK SU, Stockholm, Sweden
2005‘CandyTour’, bus project with support from the Arts Grants Committee, project manager, Stockholm, Sweden

 

Grants and awards
2021Längmanska Culture Fund
2020Stiftelsen Yngve Berger’s Memorial Fund
2017Hilda och Richard Wollert’s Memorial Fund
2014Konstsällskapet’s Grant
2012The BUS Award 2012, with Supermarket
2008The Dynamo Grant 2008, The Arts Grants Committee, with Mattias Larson
2008The BUS Award 2008, with Candyland
2006The Arts Grants Committee Grant (2 year)
2005Hans and Desy Wikström’s Grant, Royal Academy of Fine Art, Stockholm
2004Greta Werner Bäling and Kai Bäling’s Fund
2001The Arts Grants Committee Grant (2 year)
1998Längmanska Culture Fund
1996The Arts Grants Committee Grant
1992Helge Ax:son Johnsson’s Fund
1992Gerard Bonniers Stiftelse, Student Exhibition Award
1992The Royal Academy of Fine Arts Grants: Axel Hirschs Fund, Emil Johansson-Thors Grant, Fam. Gustaf Tobissons Grant
1991Anders Sandrews Grant

 

Residencies
2003Gasworks studios, London, UK
1999Silpakorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
1997Svenska huset, Kavalla, Greece
1991Karl Hofer Gesellschaft, Berlin, Germany

 

Other
2020–23 Project leader, ARNE (Artist-Run Network Europe), Creative Europe cooperation project
2006–Creative director, Supermarket – Stockholm Independent Art Fair (co-founder)
2004–Co-manager, the project space Candyland, Stockholm (co-founder)
2017Editor and co-writer, ‘Artists‘ Initiatives Meetings’ publication
2010Co-founder of Artists’ Initiatives Meetings (AIM) Network
2010Lecturer and curator, ‘Das Stockholm-Syndrom’, The College of Printmaking Arts in Stockholm, Atelierhof Kreuzberg, Berlin
2009Contributing editor ‘HAP’ publication, Hammarby ArtPort
2007–09Co-founder and project manager, Hammarby Art Port, Stockholm, Sweden
2006‘CandyTour – the movie’, co-production documenting the art project ‘CandyTour’
1999Swedish Television, short film ‘Monkey Business’ for SVT Drama, with Lars Åkerlund
1996–97‘Output’, research at the Royal University College of Fine Art, Stockholm, Sweden
1995–96‘SENSE’, multimedia production, coordinator and participating artist in collaboration with Sebastian Öberg (Fleshquartet)
1994‘Perpetual Motion Fractal’, slide-show, with Lucky People Center, Fylkingen, Stockholm, Sweden