John Rasimus
Born: 1969
Lives and works in Falun/Sweden
www.rasimus.se
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Education:
Konstnärlig grundutbl. Art School of Falun 1988.
The Art Students League of N.Y. New York 1990-91.
Academy of Fine Arts Umeå University (MFA-Printmaking)1991-96.
Praktisk och Teoretisk kurs i filmiskt berättande-University College of Film,
Radio, Television and Theatre Dramatiska Institutet Falun/Stockholm autumn semester .95.
Fri Konst och Nya Media./Art and New Media- University of Gothenburg. 1998-99.
Exhibitions in Selection:
”Tall Tales” (solo show) Thorne-Sagendorph Gallery Keene N.H/ USA 2019
”BEWILDERMENT” (solo show) Leksands Kulturhus 2019
”REDO” (solo show) Kludd/Showroom Stockholm 2019
Bibliotek Nordica Artistbooks on tour Johns artist book ”A Curse of Misspent Hours” is included (Bristol UK March, San Francisco Center for the Book, KKV Malmö, Bibliotek Nordica showed in the Nordic counties during 2019).
”Gökboet” (solo show) Föreningen Konst i Karlstad 2019
”Villi Silmä” /” Hidden Path ”Galleri Rankka (Group show of 5) Helsingfors 2019
”Drawings” (group show of 3) Galleri Eva Solin 2018
”Öster om Eden” (Solo show) Lokomotiv Örnsköldsvik 2018
”Sammankomsten/The Gathering 2018” (Group Show) Galleri Se Konst/Dalarnas Museum
”Push the Limit” (Solo show) Gravity Gallery North Adams MA 2018
Höstsalong (Group show of 5) Sturehof Stockholm 2018
Att Lyfta Moln Med Tanken" (Solo show) Bollnäs Konsthall/Museum 2017
“Drawing is a Common Thing” (int.group show) 2017 Borgå/Porvoo Finland
"A Mans World” ( group show of 6. Urban Engström, Jonas Gazell, Hans Gedda, Göran Hägg, Kent Karlsson och John Rasimus.) Konsthallen Hälleforsnäs 2017
”i.e” Ebeling museum (Solo show) 2017 March
”BurnOut” KonstKuben (Solo show) Vallentuna 2016 October
”As Time Goes By” Galleri Eva Solin (Solo show) 2016 November
XL-PRINT MEKEN Smedjebacken (group show) 23 June – 21 Augusti 2016
Night Vision/ Still Life. Microcinema Artscape Tucson (group show). March 2016
Kaliningrad Grafikbiennal med inbjudna gäster (group show) GALLERI SJÖHÄSTEN/Nyköping 16 - 30 January 2016
Hög svansförning - Hunden i konsten. 7 November 2015 - 24 January 2016 (Group Show), Södertälje Luna Konsthall
Venice Instituto Cini -Imago Mundi Project (group show) Monday 31 August 2015
XII Baltic States Biennale of Graphic Art (group show) Kaliningrad - Koenigsberg 2015
JoyMen "Joy" (Group Show) Porvoo Konsthall/ Finland 2015
”Vägskäl” (Group Show) Leksands Kulturhus 11-10 2014-Cacak/Serbia 2014-Tobetsu/Japan 2015
”XV- Grafiktriennalen” Uppsala Konstmuseum (Group Show) 2014
”Någonting har hänt”. - ”Something Happened” (5 person group show) Rättviks Konsthall 2014.
The Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center. Poughkeepsie NY. ”Installation” 2014
”How The West Was Won” (solo) Karlskoga Konsthall 2014
"Promenader och utflykter" (solo) Avesta konsthall 2013
”Det finns inga tåg som går i Moll” (solo) Nationalgalleriet 2013
This is What We Do -GoCart Gallery: Rasimus/Kjellgren 2012
Leksands Kulturhus. (group show). 2012
Galleri Lindqvist. Rasimus ,Svensson, Vänttinen 2011
Works on Paper: Mark, Process, Image. Carroll House Art Gallery at Keene State College, Keene,
New Hampshire USA (Group Show) 2011
XIV Grafiktriennalen Konstakademien Stockholm 2010 touring in Sweden 2011
Sundsvalls Museum, Kulturenshus Luleå, Falkenbergs Museum, Landskrona Konsthall.
MOMENT. (Group Show). Eskilstuna konstmuseum/ Rättviks Konsthall, Södertälje konsthall 2011 Örebro konsthall 2012. Meken Smedjebacken 2012
Nordens Ljus, Aktersalongen. Stockholm 2 oktober 2010
Big, Big Bangs/Small, Small Bucks show. (Group Show) Dean Jensen Gallery Milwaukee USA 2009
T-A-P-E "Made in Arnhem, Invites" Group show. The Netherlands 2009
Multiples on Paper, A Global Perspective. Group show Galleri SE Konst, Falun 2009.
International Drawing Triennial MANU PROPRIA Tallin 2009
"Embracing darkness and loving our dreams" Solo.Laredo Texas USA, TAMIU 2009
"Embracing darkness and loving our dreams" Solo.Rättviks Konsthall 2009
"Embracing darkness and loving our dreams" Solo Hälleforsnäs / Flen 2009
Lectures/ Workshop/Other Public Event
2018 Participate at ”Keene NH. Mural project with the 2x2 meter print ”Boy and Girl”
2018 Project ”Alfred” animations and art for musicians Maria Jonsson and Daniel Fredriksson musical project.
Visiting SCGI ”Altered Landscape” annual meeting and did a performance printmaking/gluing an 4 x 2,3 meter printed art work that we showed at the SCGI 2018 (see it at my instagram).
2016. Lecture, University of Tucson Arizona Art and Process studio studio visit with the MFA students.
Participated in the exhibition ”Modern Myth” at the Museum of Arizona/Tucson with an woodcut art installation called ”Installation” and holds a lecture at the museum about Swedish myths such as ”mörksuggan” a local myth and forest spirit depicted by the artist and painter Verner Molin (1907-1980).
2014 Lecture/ Workshop Printmaking Vassar College
2014 Artist Talk Art Students League of NY
2014 Artist Talk ”Grafiktriennalen: Printing in Transition” at Uppsala Konstmuseum
2011 Lecture / Workshop Printmaking College of Art Keene November.
2010-16 Lectures at Dalarna University, Animate and Drawing workshops at the Audio-Visual Program
2008 and 2011 Curating the ”Video Konst Festival” in Falun.
2010 Jury member of the 7th international Mini Print Lahtii Finland
2009 Lecture, University of Tucson Arizona Art and Process studio studio visits MFA students..
2007-2009 Teaching at Leksands Folkhögskola Art school Mixed Media Art/Drawing/Painting
2001-2006 Teaching Drawing/Printmaking at Skinnskatteberg Folkhögskola Art School
Falu digital park 2000. “Artimationer” How to make Animation-Art with the Computer.
Avesta Art : Lecture, Animated Computer Art. Vad ar dator konst? Avesta 2000.
Curating for the Artist Run Gallery Galleri Se Konst (GSK) since 2008-present
Grants/Awards
2019 IASPIS Travle Grant (Art Grants Committee Swedish Government).
2018 Landstinget Dalarnas Kulturpris
2018 IASPIS Travle Grant (Art Grants Committee Swedish Government).
2017 Two Year Working Grant, Art Grants Committee Swedish Government.
2017 IASPIS Travle Grant (Art Grants Committee Swedish Government).
2016 IASPIS Kulturutbyte för Chez BKLYN 6 konstnärer arbetar i Dalarna
2012 Two Year Working Grant, Art Grants Committee Swedish Government.
2012 Konstakademien/ The Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Working Grant
2010 Carl Axel Vallén Stiftelse Jordi Arkö Scholarship
2011 Karlskoga Nobel Art Scholarship
2009 Stiftelsen Ester Lindahls Resestipendium
2007 Two Year Working Grant, Art Grants Committee Swedish Government.
2007 IASPIS. Art Grants Committee Swedish Government.
2006 Triangle Artists’ Workshop in New York (October).
2006 IASPIS-internationellt kulturutbyte.
2005 Dalarna County Council of Art Scholarship
2005 Sleipner Travle Grant
2005 ABF-Dalarna “stipendium för konstnärlig utveckling”.
2004 One year Working grant from the Art Grants Committee Swedish Government
Public Art and Commissions
2020 Torsharg idrottsplats (sept2020)
2016 Tierp Vård Central, Tierp
2015 Edition Föreningen för Grafisk Konst (Litho Print "Wig Man")
2015 Igelsta Grundskola "Pictorialt Alfabet" Södertälje
2012 Tybblelund Sports Stadium.”On Your Marks” Örebro.
2008 Ålsta School. Stockholm
2009 Wind Stopper Falu-Hospital. Falun.
Represented at Museum of Dalarna, National Museet, British Museum London.The National Public Art Council Sweden/Statens Konstrad, SAK-Sveriges allmänna konstförening and private collections in Sweden and in the USA
Contact:
Galleri Eva Solin Sveavägen 82 3tr, 11359 Stockholm
Gravity Gallery 44 Eagle St. North Adams MA 01247 USA
Galleri Se Konst (GSK) Slaggatan 20 Falun
abovegallery.se Sigtunagatan 7. Stockholm
www.rasimus.se
john[a]rasimus.se