Education
1992 École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts, Paris, DNSAP (MFA equivalent)
1987 Nyckelviksskolan School of Art, Stockholm
Grants, Residencies and Awards
2024 The Library Residency, Athens, Greece
2021 The Elfi von Kantzow Art Award, New York
2019 Residency Unlimited, Brooklyn, New York
2004 The American-Scandinavian Society, Cultural Award, New York
1997 Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris
1992 French Ministry of Cultural and Foreign Affairs, Paris
1991 Cultural Grant, City of Vänersborg, Sweden
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2025 Disco To Death, Bienvenu, Steinberg & C, New York City (January 25 - March 1st)
2024 SWOOSH, Sorbonne Art Gallery, Sorbonne University, Place du Panthéon, Paris
2023 SPLIT, Nino Mier Gallery, Brussels
2022 Mia Enell: Large Paintings, Bienvenu Steinberg & C, New York
2021 Regardless Rubin&Chapelle, Malibu
2018 SUBSPACES, Emmanuel Barbault Gallery, New York City
2018 Now, Now, Now/ Tani Tani Tani, COD, Tirana, Albania
2011 Nightflight, Son Espace Gallery, Palafrugell, Girona, Spain
2008 SHTF: Performance and Installation, UP&CO, New York
2005 Mysteries of Life, Edward Mitterrand Gallery, Geneva
2004 Bright Yellow & Dark Blue, (two person exhibition) Nordic Heritage Museum, Seattle
2004 Me and Marcel, verytrolley gallery, London
2004 Mia Enell: Paintings and drawings, Luxe Gallery, New York
2002 Now Let Us Praise Famous Mice, UP&CO, New York
1997 Just Showing, Independent Center for Art & Photography, Paris
1995 Mia Enell, Peinture et Dessin, Galerie Crous/Beaux Arts, Paris
Selected Group Exhibitions, keynote lectures, and public commissions
2024 The Pleasing Effect, curated by Sozita Goudouna, Fairytale Castle of Filiantra, Greece
2023 TIAB - The Immigrant Artist Biennial, curated by Katherine Adams, Bianca Abdi-Boragi, and Anna-Mikaela Ekstrand, New York City
2023 Summer Hang, Bienvenu Steinberg & C, New York City
2023 BEACH, Nino Mier Gallery, curated by Danny Moynihan, New York City
2023 Looks good: On Paper, Bienvenu Steinberg & C, New York City
2023 Regenerative Bodies: Keynote speaker. Moderated Eva Lavranou, Sofia Sofianou and organized by Dr Sozita Goudouna at The Opening Gallery, New York City
2022 Between Text and Textiles Bienvenu Steinberg & C, New York City
2022 Artist Talk: Mia Enell. Moderated by Alaina Feldman at Mishkin Gallery at Baruch College/CUNY, New York
2022 Two x Two Benefit exhibition, Rachofsky House, Dallas
2021 Drawing Biennial, curated by Mary Doyle, Drawing Room, London
2020 InTouch A Visual Dialogue, Edi Rama & Mia Enell, Carlier Gebauer Gallery, Berlin
2020 Studio Quarantine Part 13, Mia Enell, Josee Bienvenu Gallery, NYC
2019 La fleur de l’art, Parcours St Germain, curated by Anne-Pierre d’Albis-Ganem, Paris
2013 Nobody’s home, Arena Vestfossen, Norway
2011 Summerpicks, curated by Yona Backer, Third Streaming, New York City
2011 Levitations on Reality. Unveal and Reveal, curated by Julian Sunyer, Son Espace Gallery, Palafrugell, Spain.
2011 A place to which we can come, curated by S Sabuncuoglu, St Cecilia’s Convent, Brooklyn
2010 Entré För Film: Favoriter, curated by Ulla West and Anna Selander, Kulturhuset, Stockholm, 2010 and 2011
2006 Videolounge ArtBasel Miami, curated by Louky Keijsers & Kimberly Marrero, Sagamore Hotel, Miami
2006 Material Abuse, Colgate University Museum, New York
2006 Art & Book & La Habana in association with the 9th Havana Biennial, Son Espace/ CCCY, Cuba
2006 E-migration (Penelopeia) curated by Zoe Kosmidou, Hellenic Museum, Chicago
2006 The Library Painting, site-specific project and a lecture with curator William Stover at The Mid-Manhattan Library, The New York Public Library
2006 Figuratively Speaking ll, Elga Wimmer Gallery, New York
2006 Vita Kuben, White Box video series, curated by Anneè Olofsson, Umeå, Sweden
2005 Draw, curated by Julian Sunyer and Luis Vidal, Son Espace Gallery, Palafrugell, Spain
2005 Liquid Architecture, an edition, Deitch Projects, New York
2005 It’s not about sex, Luxe Gallery, New York
2004 Olympic Truce, curated by Zoe Kosmiou, Delegation of European Commission, Washington D.C.
2004 Simply Drawn, Luxe Gallery, New York
2004 Stop and Stor, Luxe Gallery, New York
2003 Penelopeia, curated by Zoe Kosmidou, International Monetary Fund’s Atrium Gallery, WashingtonD.C.
2003 Painting and Beyond, Gallery S.E.Bergen, Norway
2002 Parcours Artistique, curated by Anne-Pierre d’Albis, St Germain des Près, Paris
2001 Phuh, curated by David Humphrey, Fishtank, Brooklyn, New York
2000 Parcours Artistique, curated by Alfred Paquement, Anne-Pierre d’Albis and Hervé Mikaeloff, St Germain des Près, Paris
2000 Kamasutra, curated by Julian Zugazagoitia, Spazio Montenero, Milan
2000 Nous Nous Sommes Tant Aimés, curated by Alfred Paquement, Quai Malaquais/ENSBA, Paris
1999 Ainsi de Suites 3, curated by Lili Ri-Hye Kim, Centre Régional d’Art Contemporain, Sète, France
1999 Projet Vitrines, Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations, Paris, curated by Hervé Mikaeloff
1999 Espace Paul Ricard, curated by Eric Dereumaux and Colette Barbier, Paris
1998 Collection Ahrenberg, Travelling Exhibition: Musée des Beaux Arts, Mons, Belgium and Fondation Bénèdectine, Fécamps, France
1998 Mobile 2000, curated by Laurence Hazout, Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations, Paris
1997 Passive/Aggressive, curated by Susie Kim, Korean Cultural Center, Los Angeles
1996 Mia Enell & Karin Granquist, Ann Westin Gallery at Sotheby’s, Stockholm
1993 Mia Enell, Painting and Photography, Vänersborgs Konsthall, Vänersborg, Sweden
1992 The Meaning of Art, Centre Culturel Suèdois, Paris
Selected Collections:
Enell’s work is represented in major international public and private collections including Caisse des Depots et Consignation, Paris; CUNY - Baruch College,City University of New York; FNAC – Fonds National d’Art Contemporain, Paris; Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA); Statens Konstråd, National Public Art Agency, Stockholm; Collection Teto Ahrenberg, Chexbres, Switzerland