Biography

Jakob Simonson (b. 1974 in Skara, Sweden) lives and works in Malmö, Sweden.

Education:
2005–2008 Malmö Art Academy, Malmö, Sweden (MFA)

2000–2002 Valand Art Academy, Gothenburg, Sweden

1999–2000 The Nordic Art School, Kokkola, Finland

1997–1998 Hovedskous Målarskola, Gothenburg, Sweden

Selected solo shows / projects:
2016 Cellar Hole, Belenius, Stockholm, Sweden

2016 Krognoshuset, Lund, Sweden

2015 In two, in two. In two, in two. Galleri Ping Pong, Malmö, Sweden

2015 Jakob’s Square, Belenius/Nordenhake, Stockholm, Sweden

2013 In my imagination there are no images that correspond to what you’re saying, Galleri Mors Mössa, Gothenburg, Sweden

2013 Passer Composer, CEO Gallery, Malmö, Sweden

2012 Aperture, Arnstedt, Östra Karup, Sweden

2011 Advokatbyrå Vinge, Malmö, Sweden

2011 Galleri Ping–Pong, Malmö, Sweden.

2009 Kulisserna, Malmö Konsthall, Malmö, Sweden

2009 Synrand, Landskrona Konsthall, Landskrona, Sweden. In collaboration with Patrik Aarnivaara.

2008 There is no mirror over the fireplace. It is a painting: a landscape, I think… a snow scene. The mirror is over the chest of drawers… There’s a mirror on the dressing table too. Graduation show, KHM, Malmö, Sweden

2006 Landscape; painting, Pictura, Lund, Sweden

Selected group shows / projects:
2016 Painting Failures, Moderna Museet, Malmö, Sweden

2015 Polyfoni 3, Galleri Thomas Wallner, Simris, Sweden

2014 Arnstedt, Ö Karup, Sweden

2013 Shapes in the Making, Lunds Konsthall, Lund, Sweden

2013 Edstrandska stiftelsens Stipendiater 2013, KHM, Malmö, Sweden

2013 Magnum Samlung, Arnstedt, Ö Karup, Sweden

2013 Paint / Image / Bild / Farbe, Galerie Nordenhake, Berlin, Germany

2012 It’s Not the Title Because it Doesn’t Make Sense Anymore, Oslo Kunstforening, Oslo, Norway.

2012 Realismus ist kein Stil, Signal – Center for Contemporary Art, Malmö, Sweden

2010 The Moderna Exhibition, Moderna Museet, Stockholm, Sweden

2009 Marabouparken, Sundbyberg, Sweden

2009 Blank/Mantle & An “A” Surrounded by a Circle, Landings, Vestfossen, Norway

2009 Arnstedt, Östra Karup, Sweden

2009 On the Six-cornered Snowflake, 0047, Oslo, Norway

2009 Forårsudstillingen, Kunsthal Charlottenborg, Copenhagen, Denmark

2009 Unten Drunter #18, Supermarket, Stockholm, Sweden

2008 At, by, for, into, around the house. Pavilhão 28, Lisbon, Portugal

2007 Abstractions 1a, Co-Lab, Copenhagen, Denmark

2007 Malmö-Oslo, 21:25, Oslo, Norway

2006 En öppen stad…, Konsthall C, Stockholm, Sweden

Commissioned public works:
2016 Camera, Svedmyra, Stockholm (Commissioned by Stockholm Konst)

2011 Ramp, Furuvägen 28, Sundbyberg (Commissioned by Förvaltaren AB)

Collections:
Public Art Agency Sweden

Museum of Public Art, Lund

Malmö Art Museum

Region Skåne

Private Collections

Grants:
2013 Edstrandska Stiftelsen

2013 Malmö Art Studio’s Grant

2011 Swedish Arts Grants Committee’s two year working grant

2011 Region Skånes Konststipendium

2011 Aase & Richard Björklunds Fond, Malmö Art Museum

2010 IASPIS, Residency AIT, Tokyo