Moa Gustafsson Söndergaard B.1991 Gävle, Sweden
Moa Gustafsson Söndergaard’s work is situated around materials and places we surround ourselves with. She is interested in the memories these places and objects carry with them and how they shape us and our society. Her practice is a combination of studio and field work. She collects materials, images and objects from different places and uses them as a starting point in her work. She explores her surroundings through theories connected to geology and anthropology and examines walking as an artistic method. Both the physical aspect of movement but also the idea of mapping and translating a space with the body.
Her installation based work explores different sculptural techniques combining them in the space she is exhibiting in. Materials that are reoccurring in her work are clay, hemp thread and paper. She is drawn to materials that have a sense of resistance and are easily altered or cast into a shape. Materials that are connected to nature in some way or carry a narrative of their own.
Education
2019 Umeå Academy of Fine Arts Master of Fine Arts
2019 Making Rituals, Express course, Iceland Academy of Fine Art, Reykjavik
2017 Valand Academy of Fine Art BFA Photography
2015 Iceland Academy of Fine Arts
2014 Gamleby Folkhögskola Fine Art Photography
2012 Gotlands Folkhögskolan Photography
Solo Exhibitions and duo
2023 Showcase Window, Berlin, Germany- Becoming
2022 Platforms Projects, Athens, Greece - interdisciplinary collaboration (duo with Gitte Eidslott)
2022 Gallery SILK, Gothenburg, Sweden - From the begining
2022 Korpúlfsstaðir, Reykjavik, Island – Undone (Duo with Elaine Grainer)
2022 Casino THX, Malmö - Temporary movement on permanent ground
2021 Macken, Malmö, Sweden - YTTRING
2021 Prenzlauer Studio, Berlin, Germany - Caressing Ocean
2020 Alta Artspace, Malmö, Sweden - Yttring/Outcrop
2020 Studio K prosjektrom, Kvernaland, Norway - Yttring/Outcrop
2020 NEJD, Gothenburg, Sweden (Duo with Johan Andrén)
2020 Gallery Lars Palm, Sandviken, Sweden (Duo show Jenny Käll
2018 Konstcentrum Väst, Gothenburg, Sweden - Positioner av förnimmelse
2017 Konstra Gallery, Gävle, Sweden - Fragments
2016 Gallery Rotor 2, Gothenburg, Sweden -Vittra är att långsamt brytas ner tills ingenting finns
2016 Gallery Monitor, Gothenburg, Sweden -We stood so long, then we fell
2016 Idka Kulturkiosk, Gävle, Sweden (Duo med Nelly Harrysson)
2015 Gallery Monitor, Gothenburg, Sweden- Tyst närvaro eller sökande efter mänsklig kontakt
2012 Gallery Lars palm Sandviken, Sweden- Vad som blir kvar
Selected Group Exhibitions
2023 Konst Kompaniet, Stockholm, Sweden- Wintercollection
2021 Baltazar street, Malmö, Sweden- Homecoming
2021 Artibus, Malmö , Sweden - Kärl
2020 Gävle Art Center, Gävle, Sweden - Fall Salong
2020 Celsius Art space, Malmö, Sweden - Cas heart Alta
2019 Utopia Mall, Umeå, Sweden - Collapse
2019 Gallery Andersson Sandström, Stockholm, Sweden - Meanwhile
2019 Bildmuseet , Umeå, Sweden - MFA Graduation Exhibtion- Meanwhile
2019 Vidir, Reykjavik, Iceland, Making Rituals
2018 The Gallery, Umeå, Sweden, MFA Fall exhibition- Between effort and relaxation
2018 The Gallery, Umeå, Sweden- The Drawing Room Curated by Ariane Müller and Christoph Draeger
2018 Gallery Alva, Umeå, Sweden - Para Site
2017 Umeå Academy of Fine Arts, Umeå, Sweden - Inside The Black Cube
2017 Röda Sten Konsthall, Gothenburg, Sweden -The Abscens Of Something Is Not Enough
2016 A-venue, Gothenburg, Sweden - Action
2016 A-venue, Gothenburg, Sweden - Photobook GBG festival 2016
2016 Valand Academy of Fine Arts, Gothenburg, Sweden, Vår - en fotografisk utställning
2016 Gallery Fisk, Bergen, Norway - Spring Screen
2016 Gallery A-venue, Gothenburg, Sweden - A new beginning
2015 Eniar Jónsson Sculpture Museum Reykjavik, Iceland - We Cleaned The Stairs
2015 Gallery Kling Og Bang Reykjavik, Iceland -The present is a gift as well
2015 Ekkisens Art gallery, Reykjavík, Iceland - Video Screening
2015 Aarhus independent pixel, Aarhus, Denmark - Vittra
2015 Aarhus independent pixel festival, Aarhus, Denmark - Vittra part one
2015 Valand Academy Of Fine Arts, Gothenburg, Sweden - Spring Exhibition
2014 Gallery Kocks, Stockholm, Sweden -Untitled
2012 Visby Art Museum, Gotland, Sweden - Existence
Residency
2023 NoFresca (IT)
2023 GlogauAir (GE)
2022 SIM (IS)
2021 Riklundagården (SWE)
Publications
2023 If not no mag 002, Denmark
2021 Horistont Magazine of Literature And Culture 1/2021- Passager
2020 Nejd Magasin 2 - Nejd blickar ut, Nejd
2020 Korrespondens/ Den här ytan är viktigt för platsen- Self published with Johan Andrén
2020 LEDA -Self published Fanzine
2019 Passager -Self published book.
Grants/ Foundations
2023 Two year working grant, Swedish Art Council
2022 Swedish Art Council travel grant
2021 Working grant Malmö City
2021 Swedish Art Council travelgrant
2021 Evja Damm grant
2021 One year working grant, Swedish Art Council
2021 Malmö Stad Studio Grant
2020 Nordic Culture point
2019 Assistance Grant Swedish Art Council
2019 Gunnvor Göranssons Culture Foundation
2019 Kuno Grant
2016 Adlerbertska Foundation
2016 Karin and Erik Engman Foundation
2015 Arhus Independent Pixel Award for best short movie and best photo series
2015 Otto and Charlotte Mannheimer foundation
Represented in collections
Gothenburg Art foundation
Region of Scania
Private collectors