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Leif Holmstrand

Writer and Artist

Images:

Exhibitions:

(Sally Rattenmann and Pram from the exhibition at Arnstedt & Kullgren)

Group show Against Time, Bonniers konsthall, Stockholm 2007
Group show Translation, Babel, Trondheim 2007
Group show Changing clothes, Ystad konstmuseum, Ystad 2007
Group show Trig, Gävle konstcentrum, Gävle 2007
Group show Malm2, Malmö konsthall 2006
Cirkulationscentralen, Malmö 2006
Group show Reunion, Vestfossen Kunstlaboratorium 2005
Group show, Kabusa Konsthall 2005
Group show Sydkraft, Galleri Loop, Berlin 2005
Group show New Purchases, Malmö Konstmuseum, Malmö 2004
Zombie Holocaust: A Trailer by Leif Holmstrand (video piece), the TV-gallery Screen, Bildjournalen 2004
Ystad Art Museum, Ystad 2004
Galleri 21, Malmö 2004
Group show Beskrivningar/Descriptions (together with Karl Holmqvist, Joachim Koester, Ann Lislegaard and Anna Rosenberg; theme: text as art material), IASPIS, Stockholm 2004
In Memoriam, Galleri Mors Mössa, Gothenburg 2003
Background (with Charlotte Eliasson, Morgan Schagerberg and Jenny Grönvall), Rydöbruks Konstnärsby, Rydöbruk 2003
Group show Open Studios, IASPIS, Stockholm 2003
Leif Holmstrand & Lisa Jeannin, Galleri Arnstedt & Kullgren, Båstad 2002
When I Was A Little Girl, Peep, Malmö 2002
Leif Holmstrand & Jonas Örtemark, Åmåls Konsthall, Åmål 2001
Group show Circus Circus, Kristianstad Konsthall / Barbacka Kulturhus, Kristianstad 2000
Group show Zwischenraum #4, Hannover Kunstverein 1999
Patrol The Wolf, Galleri Pictura, Lund 1998
Objects, Galleri Brutto Fönster, Malmö 1998

Performances:

(Authentic Medicine Man)

Untitled (Sally Rattenmann), Bonniers konsthall, Stockholm 2007
Sally Rattenmann, Rosemary’s Baby and a Couple of Songs, Gallery PS122, New York 2007
Sally Rattenman, Rosemary´s Baby and a Couple of Songs, Theatre Lilith, Malmö 2006
Sally Rattenman, Rosemary´s Baby and a Couple of Songs, A.I.T Room, Tokyo 2005
Happening/performance etc. (Art After Work), Galleri Rostrum, Malmö 2005
Sally Rattenmann and Rosemarys baby, Kafé Klingsor, Lilla Teatern (The Small Theater), Lund 2004
Performance at MUU Gallery in Helsingfors 2003 (Konstingenjörerna)
Language and Cookery II (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre) during Fantastic Film Festival, Lund 2003
Songs for Medea and Jason Treated by Authentic Medicine Man, Critical Studies Test Site, Rooseum, Malmö 2003
Översättningsövning / Translation Exercise, performed during Elektrisk helg / Electric Weekend, a three day festival for experimental electro-acoustic music at Klubb Jeriko, Malmö 2003
Begging for Baby, Högriskfestivalen, Malmö 2003
Language and Cookery (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre) performed during the Art, Economy and Democracy seminar, Malmö 2003
Berlin Cabaret, Critical Studies Test Site, Rooseum, Malmö 2003
Amanda och Adolfine, IASPIS, Stockholm 2003
Der Rattenmann, performed at gay sites on the Internet (www.sylvester.se, Qruiser at www.qx.se) and around Nollendorfplatz in Berlin during 1999-2003
Ceremonies of Sally - Pictures for Mrs. Delirious Family Album, performed at the disputation party of doctor Darioush Moaven Doust at the University Of Gothenburg 2002
Sally Rattenmann and the Men of Berlin, Kristianstad Konsthall, Kristianstad 2000
The Magic Model Project ”Nach Hause Gehen”, on different locations in Berlin 1999
Action Handicraft for Dalsland together with Jonas Örtemark at the Book And Library Fair of Gothenburg 1999

Scholarships:

(Powerstation)

Edstrandska Foundation 2006
Esther Almqvist's memorial fund 2005
IASPIS residency Tokyo 2005
Swedish authors' foundation 2005
Björklund’s Artist Scholarship 2004
Malmö City’s Writer Scholarship 2004
Helge Ax:son Johnson’s Foundation’s Travelling Scholarship 2004
Författarfonden (Authors Fund) 2002
IASPIS studio scholarship October 2002 - March 2003
Malmö Konststudio scholarship 2001

Books:

Moving On In the World (poetry book, swedish), Albert Bonniers Förlag 2005
Stekelgång (poetry book, swedish), Albert Bonniers Förlag 2002

Education:

(Der Rattenmann - Ongoing Internet Performance)

Critical Studies, Malmö Art Academy 2002-2003
Master of Fine Arts, Malmö Art Academy 1997-2002
Norrköping Art School 1995-1997
Litterature, three semesters at the universities of Stockholm and Gothenburg 1994-1995
Basic art practice orientation, sculpture and creative writing at Skinnskattebergs Folkhögskola 1992-1993