CV and BIBLIOGRAPHY below, with links to texts and press
M I A E N E L L
born 1967 in Göteborg, Sweden
lives and works in New York City
Instagram: miaenellart
| Education | |
| 1992 | École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts, Paris, DNSAP (MFA equivalent) |
| 1987 | Nyckelvikskolan School of Art, Stockholm |
| Grants, Residencies and Awards | |
| 2021 | The Elfi von Kantzow Alvin 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 | |
| 2022 | Mia Enell: Large Paintings Bienvenu Steinberg & Partner, New York |
| 2021 | Regardless Rubin&Chapelle, Malibu |
| 2018 | SUBSPACES, Emmanuel Barbault Gallery, New York City |
| 2018 | Now, Now, Now/ Tani Tani Tani, curated by Genti Gjikola, COD, Tirana, Albania |
| 2011 | Nightflight, Son Espace Gallery, Palafrugell, Girona, Spain |
| 2008 | Performance and Installation, UP&CO, New York |
| 2005 | Mysteries of life, Gallery Edward Mitterrand, Geneva |
| 2004 | Bright Yellow & Dark Blue, (two person exhibition) Nordic Heritage Museum, Seattle |
| Me and Marcel, verytrolley gallery, London | |
| 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 | |
| 2023 | BEACH, Nino Mier Gallery, curated by Danny Moynihan, New York City Looks good: On Paper, Bienvenu Steinberg & J, New York City 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 & Partner, New York City Artist Talk: Mia Enell. Moderated by Alaina Feldman at Mishkin Gallery at Baruch College/CUNY, New York Two x Two Benefit exhibition, Rachofsky House, Dallas |
| 2021 | Drawing Biennial curated by Mary Doyle, Drawing Room, London |
| 2020 | InTouch AVisualDialogue, week1 – Instagram: , Edi Rama & Mia Enell, Carlier Gebauer Gallery, Berlin |
| Studio Quarantine Part 13, online: 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 |
| Levitations on Reality. Unveal and Reveal, curated by Julian Sunyer, Son Espace Gallery, Palafrugell, Spain. | |
| 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 |
| Material Abuse, Colgate University Museum, New York | |
| Art & Book & La Habana in association with the 9th Havana Biennial, Son Espace/ CCCY, Cuba | |
| E-migration (Penelopeia) curated by Zoe Kosmidou, Hellenic Museum, Chicago | |
| The Library Painting, site-specific project and a lecture with curator William Stover at The Mid-Manhattan Library, The New York Public Library | |
| Figuratively Speaking ll, Elga Wimmer Gallery, New York | |
| 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 |
| Liquid Architecture, an edition, Deitch Projects, New York | |
| It’s not about sex, Luxe Gallery, New York | |
| 2004 | Olympic Truce, curated by Zoe Kosmiou, Delegation of European Commission, Washington D.C. |
| Simply Drawn, Luxe Gallery, New York | |
| Stop and Stor, Luxe Gallery, New York | |
| 2003 | Penelopeia, curated by Zoe Kosmidou, International Monetary Fund’s Atrium Gallery, WashingtonD.C. |
| 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 |
| Kamasutra, curated by Julian Zugazagoitia, Spazio Montenero, Milan | |
| 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 |
| Projet Vitrines, Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations, Paris, curated by Hervé Mikaeloff | |
| 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 |
| 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; 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
BIBLIOGRAPHY
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| 2022 | Mia Enell: Large Paintings, catalog text by Alaina Claire Feldman, NYC February 2022, p 9-13 Cultbytes, Editors pick: Mia Enell: Large Paintings, cultbytes.com,by the Editorial Team, March 30th, 2022 |
| 2021 | Drawing Biennial, catalog text by Isabel Seiligman, London, May 2021, p 6 |
| 2018 | SUBSPACES, catalogue text by Renaud Proch, 2018, p 6-9 published by Emmanuel Barbault Gallery, New York City |
| 2018 | Now Now Now, Tani, Tani,Tani: Curatorial catalogue text by Genti Gjikola, 2018, p 6-7 published by COD/ADB, Tirana, Albania |
| 2018 | Now Now Now, Tani, Tani,Tani: Interview by William Stover with Mia Enell, 2017, p 25-27 published by COD/ADB, Tirana, Albania |
| 2008 | Zero:Maria Cornejo 1997-2017+, Rizzoli, 2017, p.213 |
| 2008 | Trolleyology, the first 10 years of Trolley, published by Trolley, 2013 |
| 2008 | Very Magazine 13, “Miami” centerfold, by Mia Enell and Elisabeth Wendelbo, Issue 13, 2008 |
| 2006 | Liberation, Culture, “La Fiac et ses avatars a travers la capitale”,Oct 28th by Henri-Francois Debailleux and Gerard Lefort, October 28, 2006 |
| Chicago Tribune, “Penelopeia”, by Alan G. Artner, April 20th, 2006 | |
| Time-Out Chicago, “Peneleopeia: e-migration” by Lauren Weinberg, May 4-10, 2006 | |
| Nordstjeman, “Library Painting”, by Eva Stenskär, January 26th, 2006 | |
| Nordic Reach, Vol XVIII, No 15 “Scandiavian in New York”, by Eva Stenskär, p. 28-34, January 2006 | |
| Le Book, 2006 | |
| 2005 | ELLE Decor, “A Fresh Take” by Vicky Lowry, p. 160-163, September 2005 |
| EL PUNT, Cultura Espectacles, Draw by Eva Vasquez, Agoust, p. 47, August 2005 | |
| Diari di Girona, “Art/Cultura Espectacles”, by Cristina Valenti, p. 37, August 11, 2005 | |
| ID Magazine, “Towards Invisibility”, p. 251, February 2005 | |
| 2004 | Art in America, “Mia Enell at Luxe”, by Michaël Amy, October 2004 |
| VERYeye2eye, by Sahara Meer, cover and p. 62-63, 2004 | |
| New York Times, “Fine, Found and Borrowed” by Raoul A. Barreneche, June 17, 2004 | |
| Mia Enell: Painting and Drawing Catalogue: “In the Mind’s Eye” by Charles Merewether, April 2004 | |
| Mia Enell: Painting and Drawing Catalogue: “Blissed Out” by Franklin Sirmans, April 2004 | |
| Shoreditch, London East End Gallery Guide, by Anna Freeman, October 2004 | |
| www.swedennewyork.com-newsletter, March 31, 2004 | |
| 2003 | VERYstyleguide Fashion 1, Interview, 2003 |
| Athens Herald Tribune, ”Homers Oddysey is the basis for a varied art project” by Kathimerini. August 18 2003 | |
| 2002 | VERY Magazine, “Now Let Us Praise Famous Mice” by Uscha Pohl p. 6, 26-27, Issue 9 2002 |
| Time Out, “UP&CO – Mia Enell”, February 21, 2002 | |
| In connection with the Parcours Artistique de St Germain des Près: (exhibition April 28 – June 18) the following mentions: Figaro, May 26th 2002, Madame Figaro May 25th 2002, Elle, May 13th 2002 and Connaissance des Arts, June 2002 | |
| 2000 | Carnet d’un Mecene, “les Dix Ans du Mecenat”, Caisse des Depots et Consignations, p. 115, 120-121 |
| Beaux-Arts Magazine, Special Issue: Parcours artistiques – St Germain des Près – p. 5, 20 | |
| Le Nouvel Observateur, Expositions, St Germain/Parcours, March 23-29 | |
| Modern Art Collection Catalogue, “Kamasutra Atre y Poesia” by Julian Zugazagoitia, p. 7-8, 53 | |
| 1999 | Nous Nous Sommes Tant Aimés”, exhibition catalogue, text by Sophie Kaplan, p. 48-52, December 1999 |
| Ainsi de Suite 3, exhibition catalogue, text by Lili Ri-Hye Kim, p. 26-27, 1999 | |
| 1997 | Just Showing catalogue, Interview with Olivier Reneau, p. 3-8, May 1997 |
| Goteborgs-posten , “Enell Testar Gransema” (Enell Challenges the Boundaries) by Caroline Kiepels,, May 2, 1997 | |
| Svenska Dagbladet, Kultur, “Some art, some life and a very good advice for a cheese store” Mia Enell, by Dan Backman | |
| Dagens Industri, “Swedish Art in Paris – Humor and Porkchops” by Britt Noree, May 12, 1997 | |
| 1992 | Goteborgs Posten, “Meningen med konsten” (Meaning of Art) by Annika Svantesson-Ray, November 3, 1992 |