Richard Krantz,
born 1989, Götene, Sweden
rkrantz@pm.me
Education
-Master of Fine Art, dept. of Fine Art, Konstfack, Stockholm, Sweden, 2015 - 2017
-Bachelor of Fine Art, dept. of Fine Art, The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, UK, 2011 - 2014
-Ölands Konstskola I & II, Ölands Folkhögskola, Skogsby, Sweden, 2009 - 2011
Selected projects/ texts/exhibitions/etc by year:
2023
-’Attempted fire and bells’, performance, Malmö Konsthall (SE)
-’The Daydream Believer Exhibition’, Galleri Duerr, Stockholm (SE)
-’INFORMATION’, Duo show, REDAN Galleri, Malmö (SE)
2022
-’BINGO!’, solo show, Klippans Konsthall (SE)
-’Sydosten United 2022: Vårt nationalmuseum’, group show, Kalmar Konstmuseum (SE)
-’Mail show #1’, digital group show distributed through e-mail, ed. Niklas Wallenorg
-Co-curator of the exhibition ‘FYRTIO’, a group show, Galleri CC, Malmö (SE)
-Supermarket Art Fair, Celcius Projects, Stockholm (SE)
-Exhibition curator of ‘How to dig a tunnel’, Kalmar Konstmuseum (SE)
-Co-curator of the exhibition ‘oooh, that’s sooo nice!’, solo show by Amanda Trygg, Galleri CC, Malmö (SE)
-Elected board member, Galleri CC, Malmö (SE) (2022-present)
2021
-’Like, literally...’, group show, Eldhunden / SKF, Stockholm (SE)
-Exhibition curator of ‘Partaj’, graduation exhibition of Ölands Konstskola, Galleri 28, Kalmar (SE)
-Guest teacher at Ölands Konstskola (SE)
-’Amor Spiritus Computatoris’, group show, Galleri CC, Malmö (SE), 2021
2020
-’Postcardsized art’, group show, Best Friends Show Room, Falun (SE)
-Guest teacher at Ölands Konstskola (SE)
-’Grodregn’, group show, (co-curator + artist), Kulturcentrum Ronneby Konsthall (SE)
-’Four Seasons’, solo show, Galleri Toll, Stockholm (SE) [part of Supermarket Art Fair]
-’Art in Green Box 2020’, Gnesta Konsthall Sculpture Park, public comission, Skottvångs Gruvområde (SE)
-’Il Giardino’, group show, Galleri Nos, Stockholm (SE)
-Work (”Faked, Failed Framed” (2018)), published in Bad Photography Vol. 1, Farside Collective (IN)
-Work (“There are other suns than the sun”) featured in Sci-Fi is For Real #16, independent zine, ed- Niklas Wallenborg
-Founded publishing platform Klistermärkesklubben
2019
-’Lizard Overlords of Death and Destruction’, T-shirt release collab. with Joran Stamatakakos and August Nilsson, CrumHeaven, Stockholm (SE)
-’Clever Jokes & Dumb Ideas’, duo-show with Carl Krantz, Galleri Media SVT Kanalhuset, Göteborg (SE)
-Work (”Untitled Horse”(2016)), featured as cover image for the Student Handbook 2019/20, Konstfack Fine Art Dept.
-’Opening the Neganthropic Anarchive’, group show, Gammelgaard Arts and Culture Centre, Herlev (DK)
-’Stickerfest 4’, group show, IDKA, Gävle (SE)
-’Art in the Green Box 2019’, Gnesta Konsthall Sculpture Park, public comission + performance, Skottvångs gruvområde (SE)
-’Malmö Open Studios Auction’, charity auction, Alta Art Space, Malmö (SE)
-’Hotellet på Norra Vallgatan’ (as DnD Int.), group show, Hotell Norvalla, Malmö (SE)
2018
-’Got It For Cheap: Velvet Ropes’, travelling group show, (SE, US...)
-’PLX Goes Translunar’, (as DnD Int.), commisioned artist for Tjäröfestivalen, Tjärö (SE).
-’Hypersleep’, group show, Crum Heaven, Stockholm (SE).
-Work (”zzz” (2018)) published in Sci-Fi is for Real #13, independent zine, ed. Niklas Wallenborg.
-Work (’’Free Wi-Fi” (2017)) featured in short film Waryaa, by dir. Salad Hilowle. Screening at national TV (SVT, (SE)) and Folkets Bio.
-’Filmdagar på Crum’, video festival, Crum Heaven, Stockholm (SE).
-’Dept of Ways and Means’, duo-show with Katarina Sylvan, Platform Gallery, Stockhom (SE)
-’Den Mjuka Vägen’, group show (co-curator & artist) , Deeper&Darker International, Malmö (SE)
-Guest teacher at Ölands Konstskola (SE)
2017
-’Inside Voyager in Outer Space’, group show, HangmenProjects, Stockholm (SE)
-’PLX Goes Offshore’, comissioned artist for Tjäröfestivalen, Tjärö (SE)
-’Crum Heaven #3’, group show, Crum Heaven, Stockholm (SE)
-’Konstfacks Vårutställning’, group show, Konstfack, Stockholm (SE)
-PIPETT 1, MFA Essay, published at Konstfack dept. of Fine Art.
-’Impasse Finesse Neverness, group show, Museu de Arqueologica e Etnologia, Salvador (BR)
-Lecture / Presentation at Konstfack Research Week (SE)
2016
-’Spring Screen’, film festival, Galleri Fisk, Bergen (NO)
-’Life will find a way’, MFA solo show, Galleri Konstfack, Stockholm (SE)
-’Ett rosalätt skimmer’, duo-show with Carl Krantz, Götene Konstförening, Götene (SE)
-’White Mountain’ (2015-16), solo presentation with YAKA, CCA Intermedia, Glasgow (UK)
-’It felt so good up there’, group show, Platform Gallery, Stockholm (SE)
-Charcoal man / Dushen, works published in Gränser: En Antologi, Dynamo Förlag (isbn: 978-91-983-04909 )
2015
-’Black Hole’, solo presentation with YAKA, Glasgow Project Room, Glasgow (UK)
-’Pheonix Bursary Exhibtion’, group show, Reid Gallery, Glasgow (UK)
-The world’s first patriot, work publishied in Tidningen Jelly #1
2014
-’SO IT IS’, group show (co-curator w. YAKA + artist), The Briggait + offsites, Glasgow (UK)
-’Mouthfeel’, group show, Embassy Gallery, Edinburgh (UK)
-Artist in residence at RUD AIR, Laxarby (SE)
-’Endurance’, group show, Govan Hill Baths, Glasgow (UK)
-’Vision&Values’, members group show, Transmission Gallery, Glasgow (UK)
-’Drawing exhibtion’, Wimbledon College of Art, London (UK)
2013
-’From Plinth to Popcorn’, screening event, CCA Cinema, Glasgow (UK)
-’SPOLE’, self-published zine, with Carl Krantz
-Andres Slominski och den onödiga konsten, essay published in Tidningen Kulturen.
-’Djävlar Anamma’, group show, Studio 41, Glasgow (UK)
-’GLOMA’, group show, C/ Atocha 43 Local, Madrid (ES)
-’3 Year Sculpture’, group show, Grace & Clark Fyfe Gallery, Glasgow (UK)
-’Seeking Space’, screening event, Artists in Bushwick, New York City (US)
2012
-’Sydonsten’, group show, Kalmar Konstmuseum, Kalmar (SE)
-Human Cannonball, (w. Carl Krantz), work published in Comic Royale #4 (isbn: 978-91-637-0749-0 )
2011
-’Konstfilmsturnén’, film festival, Biograf Bian, Eslöv (SE)
-’Bionnalen’, film festival, Filmuséet, Kristianstad (SE)
-’NAMN ÅLDER KÖN’, group show, Kalmar Konstmuseum (SE)
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Grants / stipends:
-Helge Ax:son Johnsons Stiftelse, travel grant, 2022
-Swedish Arts Grants Committee (Konstnärsnämnden), one-year working grant, 2022
-Malmö City, two year studio grant, 2022 - 2023
-Swedish Arts Grants Committee (Konstnärsnämnden), Crisis Grant 3, 2021
-Malmö City, working grant for cultural workers, 2020
-Swedish Arts Grants Committee (Konstnärsnämnden), one-year working grant, 2018
-Axel N. Anderssons Stiftelses travel grant, 2016
-Stiftelsen AAA, 2016
-Västra Götalandsregionen, K-Pengar, 2016
-Hope Scott Trust (awarded to YAKA), 2015
-GSA / Scottish Government 6-month working grant (Phoenix Bursary), 2014
-Sparbanksstiftelsen Skaraborg, Ekrosen, 2014
-Västra Götalandsregionen, K-Pengar, 2014
-Stiftelsen Sigurd och Elsa Goljes Minne, 2013
Represented in collections/Public work:
-Private collectors
-Klippans Konstförening
-Gnesta Konsthall Sculpture Park
-Götene Konstförening