Kjell ANDERSSON
1937, Sweden

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.

Biography
1937 Born in Karlskoga, Sweden
1959-1961 Studied at Anders Beckman´s school
1967-72 Studied at The Royal University College of Fine Arts, Stockholm. Teachers: Philip von Schantz and Ulf Linde.

Selected Solo Exhibitions
2006 Enköping Art Hall, Sweden
Galleri Gunnar Olsson, Stockholm, Sweden
2002 The Academy of Fine Arts, Stockholm, Sweden
2000 Gallery Astley, Uttersberg, Sweden
1986-87, 1997 Thielska Galleriet, Stockholm, Sweden
1982, 1984, 1990, 1992, 1996, 1999, 2000 Gallery Olsson, Stockholm, Sweden

Selected Group Exhibitions
1999-2000 Carnegie Art Award, Nordic Painting, Oslo, Helsinki,
Copenhagen, Stockholm, Reykjavik, London
1984-1985 \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"Swedish originals\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\", arranged by NUNSKU, Oslo, Helsinki, Copenhagen
1981 \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"La Compagnie des Artistes\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\", Center Culturel Suedois, Paris
1981 \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"New Swedish Art\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\", Thielska Galleriet, Stockholm

Selected Public Collections
The Museum of Modern Art, Stockholm
The National Swedish Museum of Fine Arts, Stockholm

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