Karin Kihlberg & Reuben Henry

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Karin Kihlberg (Sweden 1978) & Reuben Henry (England 1979)

Live and work in Birmingham, UK


Work: 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 >