Karin Kihlberg (Sweden 1978) & Reuben Henry (England 1979)
Live and work in Birmingham, UK
Performance and video
Education – Karin Kihlberg
1999–2002
University of Central England, First Class BA(Hons) Fine Art, Birmingham, UK
19998–1999
Kent Institute of Art and Design, Foundation Studies, Maidstone, UK
1995–1997
The Art Program, Kungsbacka, Sweden
Education – Reuben Henry
1998–2001
BA Honours Fine Art, UCE Birmingham, UK
Note:
* Work by Reuben Henry
‡ Work by Karin Kihlberg
^ Publication
Solo Exhibitions
2008
Performance #3, Galleri VERKLIGHETEN, in Umeå, Sweden
The Waiting Room, Art Waiting Room Project for LAGO SpA, organised by Fondazione March, curate by Marinella Paderni, Padova
2007
Castlefield Gallery, Manchester, UK
SKOL, Montréal, Canada
2006
Red T Space, Dashanzi International Art Festival, Beijing, China
2003
Red Gallery, Hull*
Group Exhibitions
2007
Les Mois de la Photo á Montréal, Montréal, Canada
Binary Oppositions, Citric Galley, Brescia, Italy, curated by Matt Price
New Generation Arts, Birmingham, curated by Robin Dobson
Double Acts, Phoenix Arts Association, Brighton, UK, Curated by Sally Lai
Futura, Prague, Czech Republic, two man show with Jiri Cernicky
100 Ideas Festival, Hayward Gallery, London, UK
ISP Presentation, Vivid, Birmingham, UK
2006
Ikon Gallery Eastside Picnic, Birmingham UK
Museu del Cinema, Girona, Spain (as part of VAD video festival)
The Truth About Susan Gescheidle, Gescheidle Gallery, Chicago, USA, curated by The Centre Of Attention‡
DGC-CGA Summer Salon, Montréal, Canada
U-Hang, ArtGene, Cumbria, UK
Next Wave Festival, Melbourne, Australia, curated by Marcus Westbury
2005
The Artists with Two Brains, St Pauls Church, Birmingham, curated by Chris Hammond
The Garden Show, curated by Milee Lee, Birmingham, UK
The Waiting Room, The New Art Gallery Walsall, UK
Other America, Exit Art, New York, curated by Camilla Maramblo
Like a Musical, commissioned by Fierce! Festival, presented with Ikon Gallery, Birmingham, UK
Public Notice, commissioned by Capital art projects, UK ^
The Window, video installation in central Stockholm, Sweden
Stockholm Artfair, ‘I am Karin Kihlberg’ performed by Anna Lundquist, presented by Candyland>
2004
Public Notice, The distance between us, commissioned by Capital Arts, Birmingham, UK
Wayne Rooney, VTO Gallery, London UK *
Saltburnartists, Saltburn, UK, curated by Ray White‡
Re:Sound, Radio Broadcast, Gloucestershire, UK‡
Brain Jelly Live Art Show Case, Birmingham, UK, curated by AAS
Mead Gallery, Warwick Art Centre, UK, invited by Juneau Projects‡
2003
Columbia, Springhill Institute, with the People's Elbow*
Cardboard Tram performance, K3 Projects, Zurich, and at Liste Art Fair, Basel. With the People's Elbow*
2002
291 Gallery, London, UK, curated by Onedaymonday‡
File Art, Distributed art cd, uk, Denmark‡
Halmstad Museum, curated by Debbie Thompson, Sweden‡
2001
BarnSpace, Gothenburg, Sweden
Space invaders, Warwick Art Centre, Warwick, UK‡
2000
Varbergs Museum, Hallands Konstnarsforening, Sweden‡
Video Screenings
2007
Fuzzy Logic, curated by Patrice Duhamel (Columbia trailer)
Centre D'Art et Diffusion Clark, Montreal, Canada
Antitube, Quebec City, Canada
2006
VAD International video and digital festival, Cinema Truffaut, Spain (Like A Musical)
S1 Salon at FACT, Liverpool (Weakling)*
Te lo Puedo Decir sin Palabras, Centro de Historia Zaragoza, Spain (A Woman’s Work)*
2005
Rotterdam VHS Festival, Het Wilde Weten, Rotterdam, Netherlands (Like A Musical)
Performance to Camera, Side Cinema, Newcastle Upon Tyne (Conversation Exchange)*
Take 291, 291 Gallery, London (Like A Musical)
S1 Salon, S1 Artspace, Sheffield (Weakling)*
Inport: International Video-Performance Festival, curated by Gert Hatsukov. Tallinn, Estonia
Jämtlandsläns museum, OKVF/ Östersunds konstvideofestival, Sweden (Like A Musical)
Best of Pure Screen Touring Programme, Castlefield Gallery, Manchester. UK ‡; Radiator-festival, Nottingham, UK; Catalyst Arts in Belfast, Ireland; Itau Cultural institute in São Paulo, Belo Horizonte, Brazil; Itau Cultural institute in São Paulo, Porto Alegre, Brazil; AntiMatter Film Festival, Canada; Side Cinema, Newcastle; UCLAN, Preston, USA ; Studio Voltaire, London, UK; Hull International Short Film Festival, UK; Residence-Gallery, London, UK
2004
Off Loop video art festival, Barcelona (A Woman’s Work)*
Hangar Ouvert, Hangar, Barcelona (Columbia)*
2003
Max 5, New Foundry, Hoxton, London (American Gangster, Asshole Conversations)*
Brrr! Super-8 Festival, part of Loop 'OO, Barcelona Culture Studios
2000
Five Years Gallery, London (What are you doing Today, Rabbit?)*
Video Positive 2000, Liverpool (What are you doing Today, Rabbit?)*
Awards / Commissions
2008
Commission by Vivid, Birmingham, UK
2006
Arts Council England project grant in Melbourne and Beijing
British Council, support for exhibition in Melbourne, Australia
2005
a-n NAN award to study artist led activity in Tallinn, Estonia
2004/5
Arts Council project grant/Stockholm
2004
Research grant to study models for artist led initiatives in the UK
2003
Established Springhill Institute, artist led gallery (www.springhillinstitute.org)
Go and See award, West Midlands Arts‡
Gallery 37, Youth work: Arts and Young People, Advanced-community Partnership Award‡
2000
Ray Finnis Award for Live Art*
Gertrude Griffin Award*
Residencies
2007
Futura, Prague (2 months) Prague, Czech Republic
2005-2007
Interdisciplinary support program, (18 months), Vivid, UK
2006
Red Gate Gallery (1 month), Beijing, China
2005
The New Art Gallery Walsall, (3 months), Walsall, UK
2004-2005
Stockholm, residency supported by Arts council England, 4 months, Sweden
2003-2004
Barcelona, residency, 6 Months, Spain
2003
Space Banana, Birmingham, 3 Months, UK