Kjell Anderson used to work as a decorator and a stage hand for many years before he, at age thirty, was accepted to The Royal University College of Fine Arts in Stockholm. The set-back of not being accepted to The Royal University College of Fine Arts earlier made him appreciate the privilege of becoming an art student.
It is difficult to grasp Kjell Anderson´s style because he is not interested in style himself. His way of working and his choices of themes are often directed by objects that he has found – like banana peels, corroded metal boxes or some freight packing. Interesting shapes inspire him to paint.
Kjell Anderson lives and works in Stockholm.
Biography
1937
Born in Karlskoga, Sweden
1959-1961
Born in Karlskoga, Sweden
1967-72
Studied at The Royal University College of Fine Arts, Stockholm.
Teachers: Philip von Schantz and Ulf Linde.
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2019
Galleri Olsson, Stockholm, Sweden
2017
Galleri Olsson, Stockholm, Sweden
2014
Galleri Olsson, Stockholm, Sweden
2011
Galleri Olsson, Sweden (In Swedish)
2007
Galleri Olsson, Stockholm, Sweden
2006
Enköping Art Hall, Sweden
Galleri Olsson, Stockholm, Sweden
2002
The Academy of Fine Arts, Stockholm, Sweden
2000
Gallery Astley, Uttersberg, Sweden
Galleri Olsson, Stockholm, Sweden
1999, 1996, 1992, 1990, 1984, 1982
Galleri Olsson, Stockholm, Sweden
1997, 1987
Thielska Galleriet, Stockholm, Sweden
Selected Group Exhibitions
1999-2000
Carnegie Art Award, Nordic Painting, Oslo, Helsinki,
Copenhagen, Stockholm, Reykjavik, London
1984-84
Swedish originals, arranged by NUNSKU, Oslo, Helsinki, Copenhagen
1981
La Compagnie des Artistes, Center Culturel Suedois, Paris, France
“New Swedish Art”, Thielska Galleriet, Stockholm, Sweden
Selected Public Collections
The Museum of Modern Art, Stockholm
The National Swedish Museum of Fine Arts, Stockholm
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