Curriculum vitae
Mikael Kihlman
Born in Uppsala, Sweden 1953, resident in Stockholm
Selected solo exhibitions:
1981 Galleri Engelbrekt,örebro, Sweden
1981 Kramfors, Ludvika, Vilhelmina Kulturnämnder
1983 Medelhavsmuseet Stockholm
1985 -94,-98, -2001 Galleri Victoria, Halmstad
1986 -89,-96 Galleri Melnikow Heidelberg, Germany,
1986 -90 Borlänge Kulturnämnd, Sweden
1987 -95 Konstfrämjandet örebro
1989 Norrbottens Museum, Luleå
1990 -2005 Härnösands Konsthall
1990 -94 Swedish Printmakers Association, Stockholm
1990 -96 Stefanski Gallerie Frankfurt Germany
1991 -98 Konstfrämjandet, Norrköping, Sweden
1994 Galleri Moment, ängelholm
1994 -96, -2003, -2006, Galleri Blå, Gärsnäs
1995 -98 Galleri Fabian, Västerås
1995 Galleri Skånes Konst, Malmö
1996 Grafik i Väst, Gothemburg
1996 Konstens Hus, Luleå
1996 Lilla Galleriet, Umeå
1996 Nolhaga Slott, Alingsås
1996 -2000 Galleri Bacchus, Borås
1997 Galleri Bergman, Karlstad
1997 Galeria Garbary48, Poznan, Poland
1997 Galleri Karneval, Albrunna, öland, Sweden
1997 Smålands Konstarkiv, Värnamo
1997 Sollefteå Art Association
1998 Teatergalleriet, Uppsala
1998 Arvika Art Hall
1998 Galleri Johan S., Helsinki, Finland
1999 Konstsommar. Orangeriet, Linne´trädgården. Uppsala
1999 IV International Graphic Art Biennale, Drypoint, Uzice, Yugoslavia, Prizewinner-exh.
1999 -2004, -2006 Galleri Bergman, Stockholm, Sweden
2000 Kulturni centar "Art Klub", Novi Sad, Yugoslavia
2000 Graficki Kolektiv, Belgrad, Yugoslavia
2000 Galleri Johan S. Borgå, Finland
2001 Galleri Udengaard. Malmö, Sweden
2001 Galleri Thomassen, Gothemburg
2002 Residence of the Swedish UN Ambassador, New York, U.S.A.
2004 Galerii BWA, Kielce, Poland
2005 Atelier Presse Papier, Trois Rivieres, Canada
2005 Gallery of Contemporary Art (with Jacek Szewczyk), Opole, Polen
2005 Karlskoga Arthall, Karlskoga, Sweden
2006 Grästorps Konstförening, Sweden
2006 Bergdala Artgallery, Växjö Sweden
2006 Galleri Udengaard, Århus, Denmark
2007 Museum of Lithographic Art, Tidaholm, Sweden
2008 Galleri Odvalds, Hemse, Sweden
2008 Galleri Hörnan, Falun, Sweden
Selected group-exhibitions:
1978 Uppsala Konsthall, Uppsala, Sweden
1989 "Swedish Graphics", Lubin, Poland
1989 Swedish Graphic Triennale, Gothemburg, , Sweden
1990 Art Academy Gallery, Wroclaw, Poland
1991 -93, -95 Miniart International Olofström, Sweden
1991 -93,-96 Miniprint International, Cadaques, Spain
1992 Polish Institute, Stockholm
1992 Scandinavian Graphictriennale, Liljevalchs, Stockholm, Sweden
1993 Art Academy Museum, Wroclaw, Poland
1993 Salong Staden, Kulturhuset, Stockholm; Sweden
1993 -96 Male Formy Grafiki, Lodz, Poland
1994 Baltic Cultural Institute, Gdansk, Poland
1994 -97 -2000 British Miniature, Great Britain
1994 -97 International Triennal of Grafic Art, Bitola, Macedonia
1994 -97 - 2000, 2003 Triennial -94,-97 - 2000, -2003 Krakow, Poland
1994 Print Triennial´94 Consumenta´95, Nuremberg, Germany
1994 9th International Exhibition of Miniature Art, Toronto, Canada
1994 The 9th Seoul International Print Biennale, Korea
1995 -96,-97,-98 B.W.A. "Grafika Szwedzka", Nowy Sacz,Stettin, Lodz, Wroclaw, Poland.
1995 -98 1st, 2nd International Triennale of Graphic Arts, Sophia, Bulgaria
1995 -99 11e, 12e Norsk Internasjonal Grafikk Triennale, Fredrikstad, Norway
1995 -97 21th, 22nd International Biennal of Graphic Art, Ljubljana, Slovenia
1995 -96 "Swedish Prints", Ivanofrankousk, Kiev, Ukraina
1996 -98 The 3rd, 4th Sapporo International Print Biennale, Japan
1996 The 3rd Kochi International Triennal Exhibition of Prints, Japan
1996 -99, -2008 Premio Internazionale Biella per L´incisione, Biella Italy
1996 -99 11, 12 Deutsche Internationale Grafik-Triennale, Frechen, Germany
1997 V International Art Triennale. Majdanek. Lublin.Poland
1997 Bodens och Kalix Konstgille "5 grafiker", Sweden
1997 -99 -2001, 2003, III, IV, V, VI Graphic Art Biennale, Drypoint, Uzice, Yugoslavia
1997 -2000, -2003, Intergrafia-97, 2000, 2003 Katowice, Polen, Sofia, Varna. Bulgaria
1997 International Triennal of Graphics and Posters, "4th Block",Kharkiv Ukraina
1997 - 2003 4th, 7th International Biennal of Drawing and Graphic Arts, Györ, Hungary
1998 -2001 3d, 4th International Miniprint Triennial. Lahti. Finland
1998 -2001 International Print Triennial, Kanagawa, Japan
1998 -2002 Tokyo International Miniprint Triennial, Japan
1998 The 5th Biennial of Graphic Art Beograd, Belgrad, Yugoslavia
1999 Triennial-Rio De Janeiro, Museo de Arte Moderna de Rio de Janeiro,Brasil
1999 -2001, 8th, 9th International Biennale, Ostrow Wielkopolski, Poland
2000 Botkyrka Konsthall, "Spår av Tid", Stockholm, Sweden
2000 Samlargrafik "Spår av Tid", Kristianstad, Sweden
2000 Leonardo Sciascia Society, Milano, Italy
2001 "L´Arte e il Torchio" 2nd Intern. Small Engraving Exh. Cremona, Italy
2001 10th Int. Print and Drawing Biennial, Taipei Fine Arts Museum,Taiwan
2001 4 Prix de la Ville du Locle, Museé des Beaux-Arts, Le Locle, Schweiz
2001 "Contemporary European Prints" Kim Nae Hyun Art Gallery, Korea
2002 "Hand-pulled Prints", Parchman Stremmel Galleries, San Antonio, Texas, U.S.A.
2002 Galeria ZPAP, Lublin Poland, "Spår av Tid"
2003 "Spår av Tid", Kalmar Museum, Kalmar, Sweden
2003 "Spår av Tid", Tomarps Kungsgård, Tomarp, Sweden
2003 "International Print Biennial Beijing2003", Beijing, China
2003 "Spår av Tid" , BWA, Zamek Ksiaz, Walbrzych, Poland
2004 "Open Print", Royal West of England Academy, Bristol, England ( Invited Artist )
2006 "On Paper...On Glass..." Gallery of West Bohemia, Pilsen, Czech Republic
2007 "European Crossroads", Galerija Vartai, Vilnius, Lithuania (with
örjan Wikström, Jacek Szewczyk and Chris Nowicki)
2007 The 27th Biennial of Graphic Arts, MGLC; Ljubljana, Slovenia (invited artist)
2007 The 5th International Triennial, Prague, Czech Republic (invited artist)
2007 Guanlan International Print Biennial, A Collection of Prints, Guanlan, China
2008 "European Crossroads", Muzeul de Arte, Cluj, Romania (with örjan Wikström, Jacek Szewczyk and Chris Nowicki)
2008 IMPRINT2008, Kulisiewicz International Graphic Arts Triennial, Warszawa, Poland (invited artist)
2008 Yunnan International Print Exhibition, Yunnan, China
Grants and awards:
1995 1st Prize, Sophia, Bulgaria
1994 Grand Prix Toronto, Canada.
1993 -99, 2003 Swedish Institute
1991 Swedish Art Grant Committee, Projects
1989 -90, -94, -99/2000, 2007/2008 Swedish Art Grants Committee, working grant
1996 Sponsors Prize, Sapporo, Japan
1997 Grand Prix Uzice, Yugoslavia,
1999 Distinction medal, Ostrow Wielkopolski. Poland
1999 Honorary mention. International Mini-Print Biennial, Cluj, Romania
1999 Honorary Prize, 3rd Egyptian International Print Triennale, Kairo 1999
2000 Honorary mention, VI Bienal Internacional de Grabado Caixanova, Spain
2001 Equal Prize, Ostrow Wielkopolski, Poland
2001 Honorary mention. International Mini-Print Biennial, Cluj, Romania
2002 Sponsors Prize, Montreal International Miniature Print Biennial, Canada
2002 Prize of the Jury, 2a Muestra Internacional de Miniprint en Rosario 2002, Argentina
2003 Bronze Medal, International Print Biennial Beijing, China
2003 Karlskoga-Nobel Art Award, Karlskoga, Sweden
2004 Grand Prix, X Small Graphics Exhibition, Nis 2003, Nis, Serbia/Montenegro
2004 Erik Wessel-Fougstedts Scholarship, Swedish Printmakers Association, Stockholm
2004 "Best print in Show", 99th Annual Summer Exhibition, Bath Society of Artists, Bath, England
2005 3d prize, 13th Internatinal Print Biennial, Varna, Bulgaria
2005 Award of Merit. 14th International Print and Drawing Exhibition. Miami. Florida. U.S.A.
Represented at:
Swedish Art Council, Modern Museum, State, City, museums and privat collections in Sweden and abroad.
British Museum
Medlem (member of):
Swedish Printmakers Association ( Grafiska Sällskapet )
Swedish Artist Union (KRO)
Grafik i Väst, Gothemburg
Literature:
Ur vår tids Grafik 46, Kim Nicklasson, Samlargrafik 1997
Spår av Tid, ( "Traces of Time" ), ( with Jacek Szewczyk, örjan Wikström, Joanna Helander, Adam Zagajewski, Pawel Huelle and Czeslaw Milosz ), Almlöfs Förlag 2000
Solna Centrum - Novi Sad, (with poems by Aleksandar Tisma ) Almlöfs Förlag 2003
International Art Fairs
Stockholm Art Fair, Sweden (Gallery Udengaard ), 2001, -02, -03, -04, -05
Konstmässan, Sollentuna, Sweden 2005, -07, -08
Art Copenhagen, Denmark ( Gallery Udengaard )2002, -03, -04, -05, -06, -07, -08
Art Kunstmesse Herning, Denmark, ( Galleri Udengaard ) 2002, -03, -04, -05, -06, -07, -08
Art Miami, USA, ( Gallery Udengaard ) 2004, -05
Artexpo New York, ( Gallery Udengaard )2004
Art DC, Washington, U.S.A. 2007
Art Toronto, Canada 2007, -08
SOFA Chigago, U.S.A. 2008