Maria Friberg
- 1966
- Born in Malmo, Sweden
- 1986
- Art History, Gothenburg University, Gothenburg, Sweden
- 1987
- Bild & Form, Lunnevad, Sweden
- 1988
- Nordic Art school, Kokkola, Finland
- 1992
- Myndlista- og Handidaskoli, Reykjavik, Iceland
- 1995
- Royal Institute of Art, Stockholm, Sweden
- Lives and works in Stockholm, Sweden
SOLO EXHIBITIONS (Selection)
- 2023
- Handed, Galleri Flach, Stockholm, Sweden
- 2022
- Askersunds Konsthall, Askersund, Sweden
- Aguélimuseet, Sala, Sweden
- Force Majeure, Bendana | Pinel Art Contemporain, Paris, France
- To be handed, VIDA Konsthall, Öland, Sweden
- To be handed, LMNO Gallery, Brussels, Belgium
- 2021
- Mirroring the Bois de Fa #1, Part 1: Automn, LMNO Conciergerie, Brussels, Belgium
- 2020
- Silent Revolution, Olseröds Konsthall, Olseröd, Sweden
- Piles of Dreams, Nässjö Konsthall, Nässjö, Sweden
- The silent revolution, Jönköpings Länsmuseum, Jönköping, Sweden
- 2019
- Résistance-The silent voice, Bendana | Pinel Art Contemporain, Paris, France
- 2018
- Saker som äger-lager av drömmar, Rättviks Kulturhus, Rättvik, Sweden
- 2017
- Commoncause, Nationalmuseum at Kulturhuset, Project Container, Stockholm, Sweden
- Time Trace, LMNO, Brussels, Belgium
- Dreams and Goals, Västerås Konstmuseum, Västerås, Sweden
- 2016
- Vaksam, Bror Hjorths Hus, Uppsala, Sweden
- Trace, VIDA Museum, Borgholm, Sweden
- Piles of dreams, Lidköpings Konsthall, Lidköping, Sweden
- Piles of dreams, Karlskrona Konsthall, Karlskrona, Sweden
- Piles of dreams, Norrtälje Konsthall, Norrtälje, Sweden
- Belonging, Länskonsthall Boden, Boden, Sweden
- 2015
- Erna, Connersmith, Washington, D.C., United States
- Piles of Dreams, Galleri Andersson/Sandström, Stockholm, Sweden
- Bror Hjorths Hus, Uppsala, Sweden
- Erna, Spot City, Jonny´s Sax, Gothenburg, Sweden
- Halmstad Konsthall, Halmstad, Sweden
- 2014
- Days of Eyes, Pi Artworks, London, United Kingdom
- Between Solitude and Belonging, Connersmith, Washington, D.C., United States
- Maria Friberg, Konsthallen Bohusläns musuem, Uddevalla, Sweden
- Maria Friberg, Alingsås Konsthall, Alingsås, Sweden
- Artphilein Collection on display : Maria Friberg, Choisi Cultural Association, Lugano, Switzerland
- 2013
- Duration, Bendana | Pinel Art Contemporain, Paris, France
- Solo exhibition, Robischon Gallery, Denver, Colorado, United States
- Duration, Galleri Charlotte Lund, Stockholm, Sweden
- Passagen, Linköping, Sweden
- Moving Mind, Kulturhuset Borgen, Gislaved, Sweden
- 2012
- In Flux, Fotografiska museet, Estocolmo, Sweden
- MARIA FRIBERG, Galleria Galica, Milano, Italy
- The Painting Series, Galerie Voss, Düsseldorf, Germany
- Museum Anna Nordlander, Skellefteå, Sweden
- Maria Friberg, Sandvikens Konsthall, Sandviken, Sweden
- 2011
- Automatic Thoughts and Spinning Wheels, Motala konsthall, Motala, Sweden
- The Painting Series, Bendana | Pinel Art Contemporain, Paris, France
- Teater Galleriet, Uppsala, Sweden
- Hotel Diplomat, curator: dep art ment, Stockholm, Sweden
- 2010
- Transmission, Conner Contemporary Art, Washington, D.C., United States
- Transmission, Galleri Charlotte Lund, Stockholm, Sweden
- 2009
- Way Ahead, Östergötlands länsmuseum, Linköping, Sweden
- Way Ahead, Galerie Voss, Düsseldorf, Germany
- Nordic Heritage Museum, Seattle, Washington, United States
- Ileana Tounta Contemporary Art Centre, Athens, Greece
- 2008
- Kristinehamns Konstmuseum, Kristinehamn, Sweden
- Konsthallen, Kulturens Hus, Luleå, Sweden
- Alongside Us, Galica Arte Contemporanea, Milan, Italy
- Alongside Us, Galleri Charlotte Lund, Stockholm, Sweden
- Maria Friberg and Per Hüttner, Abecita Corsettfabrik Konstmuseum, Borås, Sweden
- Media Test Wall, MIT List Visual Arts Center Cambridge, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
- 2007
- Fallout, Galerie Voss, Düsseldorf, Germany
- Still lives, Skövde Konsthall, Skövde, Sweden
- Embedded, Conner Contemporary Art, Washington, United States
- 2006
- Working Model, Robischon Gallery, Denver, Colorado, United States
- 2005
- Sleeping Beauty,Galica Arte Contemporanea, Milan, Italy
- STILL LIVES,Galleri Charlotte Lund, Stockholm, Sweden
- STILL LIVES,Conner Contemp. Art, Washington, United States
- Boys Are Us,Skäretskonsthall, Skäret, Sweden
- Blown Out, Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, United States
- 2004
- Seconds Away, Göteborgs Konsthall, Göteborg, Sweden
- Café Royal, Frankfurt, Germany
- 2003
- Endless Limit, Room 02, Sara Meltzer Gallery, New York, United States
- Embassy of Sweden, Washington D.C., United States
- Liquidación Total, with Lawrence Weiner, Madrid, Spain
- Painted view « Odd Weeks », Moderna Museet, Stockholm, Sweden
- Show up, Galica Arte Contemporanea, Milan, Italy
- AM DC, Conner Contemporary Art, Washington, United States
- 2002
- seconds away, Galleri Charlotte Lund, Stockholm, Sweden
- Yvon Lambert, project room, Paris, France
- Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum, Santa Barbara, California, United States
- Plains Art Museum, Fargo, North Dakota, United States
- 2001
- Team Gallery, New York, United States
- Porin Taidemuseo, Pori, Finland
- Arndt & Partner II, project room, Berlin, Germany
- Ileana Tounta Contemporary Art Center, Athens, Greece
- Norrköpings Konstmuseum, Norrköping, Sweden
- 2000
- Art Statements, Galleri Charlotte Lund, Art Basel, Basel, Switzerland
- Are you there, where?, Gallery Mezzanin, Vienna, Austria
- Galleri Charlotte Lund, Stockholm, Sweden
- Project room, Millesgården, Stockholm, Sweden
- STHLM/GBG, Göteborg, Sweden
GROUP EXHIBITIONS (Selection)
- 2023
- 202 People in A Room, Hasselblad Center, Göteborg, Sweden
- 2022
- In to the darkness – out to the light, Offkonsten ! C/o Uppsala Stadsteater , Uppsala, Sweden
- Smörgåsbord, Bonnier Gallery, Miami, United States
- Can you hear me, Galeria Fab, Tirana, Albania
- Prognos, Klippans Konsthall, Klippan, Sweden
- Blicka, Umeå Konsthall, Umeå, Sweden
- Realities, Östergötlands museum, Linköping, Sweden
- Das Eigene im Fremden- Einblicke in die Sammlung Detlev Blenk, Museum Bensheim, Beinsheim, Germany
- 2021
- Vi vill komma så nära det går, Edsvik Konsthall, Sollentuna, Sweden
- The World As We Don't Know It - A New Bond Between Human and Earth, Droog, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Agents of Change, LMNO, Brussels, Belgium
- KONSTellation, Institut suédois, Paris, France
- La lumière du Nord, Bendana | Pinel Art Contemporain, Paris, France
- 2020
- BPAC Photo, Bendana | Pinel Art Contemporain, Paris, France
- Miroirs3 - De terre et de ciel, biennale d'art contemporain d'Enghien, Parc d’Enghien & l’Église Saint Nicolas, Enghien, Belgium
- Spellbound – John Bauer and the Magic of Nature, Waldemarsudde, Stockholm, Sweden
- United we rise, Bendana | Pinel Art Contemporain, Paris, France
- 2019
- Idrottsminnen – Tore A Jonassons Collection, Riksidrottsmuseet, Stockholm, Sweden
- Published/Publicerat, Photo Books in Sweden, Galleri CFF, Stockholm, Sweden
- VideoGud 2019, Video tour in Gävleborg, Uppsala & Dalarna, Sweden
- 2018
- Sthlm Forever, Fotografiska, Stockholm, Sweden
- Passagen 20 år, Passagen Linköpings Konsthall, Linköping, Sweden
- Galleri Skutestan, Håverud, Sweden
- Published/Publicerat, Photo Books in Sweden, Hasselblad Foundation, Gothenburg, Sweden
- Groupshow, VIDA Museum & Konsthall, Öland, Sweden
- Behind the greenery, outdoor installations at Galjtbergets Nature reserve, Gotlandsmuseum, Gotland, Sweden
- Mejan 94, Domeij Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden
- Whishes, Brussels, Belgium, Belgique
- 3654 Days after, Bendana | Pinel Art Contemporain, Paris, France
- 2017
- Rascal, 2017-2018, Vantaa Art Museum, Vantaa, Finland
- 2016
- Acclimatize, onlineproject, Moderna Museet, Stockholm, Sweden
- Polarized, Vision film and media art event, Rovaniemi, Finland
- In Search of the Present, EMMA, Espoo, Finland
- The Romantic Postmodernism, Eskilstuna Konstmuseum, Eskilstuna, Sweden
- Northbound / Southbound, Bendana | Pinel Art Contemporain, Paris, France
- 2015
- Playback, Selected works from the Pierre Huber Collection, Shanghai, China
- L’arbre, le bois, la forêt : lieux du mythe, du fantasme, de la peur, supports de l’imaginaire, Abbaye Saint André Centre d’art contemporain, Meymac, France
- SUECIA CONTEMPORARE, Erik Dahlberg och samtiden, Uppsala Konstmuseum, Uppsala, Sweden
- Det Stora Blå /The Big Blue, Gotlands Museum, Visby, Sweden
- The Romantic Postmodernism, Gothenburg Museum of Art, Gothenburg, Sweden
- Far Between, Robischon Gallery, Denver, United Stats
- 2014
- Erna Hasselblad 100-Year Celebration, Projectroom, Hasselblad Center, Göteborg, Sweden
- Summershow 1, Bendana | Pinel Art Contemporain, Paris, France
- The PAV project Visual Arts in Time in Jazz, Berchidda, Sicile, Italy
- Man though the eyes of women, Stedelijk museum Zwolle, Zwolle, Netherlands
- Suecia Contemporare, Kalmar Konstmuseum, Kalmar, Sweden
- 2013
- Bookhouse, MACA, Acri, Italy
- 1825 Days, Bendana | Pinel Art Contemporain, Paris, France
- Elemental at Havremagasinet, Boden, Sweden
- Social videoscape from the North, UTS Gallery, Sidney, Australia
- Living in the Ruins of the Twentieth Century, UTS Gallery, Sidney, Australia
- 2012
- Galleri örsta, Kumla, Sweden
- Ytspänning, (travelling exhibition in churches in Stockholm),Hedvig Eleonoras Church, Sweden
- 10 års jubileum, Skäretskonsthall, Skäret, Sweden
- Power, Västerås Konstmuseum, Västerås, Sweden
- KONST ÄR DYRBARARE ÄN KORV, Varbergs Konsthall, Varberg, Sweden
- 2011
- The Moderna Museet Collection, Another Story, Part 3, Moderna Museet, Stockholm, Sweden
- Blink! Light, sound and the moving image, Variable Media from the Collection of Polly and Mark Addison and the Denver Art Museum, Denver Art Museum, Denver, United States
- Consume more (Konsumera mera), Norrköpings Konstmuseum, Sweden
- The 12th annual Sidewalk, Film Festival Birmingham, Alabama, United States
- SOUVENIRS FROM EARTH, TV Station European Cable Network
- 2010
- Comments (Kommentarer), Västerås Konstmuseum, Västerås, Sweden
- No Fear Beyond This Point, Galica, Milan, Italy
- Our Love For Cars (Bilen i våra hjärtan!), Konstmuseet, Skövde, Sweden
- Swedish Photo, Falkenbergs Museum, Falkenberg, Sweden
- Tales from the Forest (Skogens berättelser), Virserumskonsthall, Virserum, Sweden
- Le temps du corps, Swedish Institute, Paris, France
- Video festival, The Historic Center of Zaragoza, Spain
- BELLE VUE, Contemporary Art Centre, Athens, Greece
- 2009
- DARKSIDE II - Fotografische Macht und fotografierte Gewalt, Krankheit und Tod, Fotomuseum Winterthur, Switzerland
- IN-FINITUM, Palazzo Fortuny, Venise, Italy
- 103.39’ minuter film, film program, Arkitekturmuseet, Stockholm, Sweden
- Helsingborg hjärta Malmö, Dunkers kulturhus, Helsingborg, Sweden
- Underwater, Western Bridge, Seattle, Washington D.C., United States
- REBELLE. Kunst & Feminisme 1969-2009, The Arnhem Museum for Modern Art, Arnhem, Netherlands
- Our Broken American Hearts, Museet för glömska, Norrköping, Sweden
- 2008
- När solen står som högst - sommaren i bild, Norrköpings Konstmuseum, Norrköping, Sweden
- We Interrupt Your Program, Mills College Art Museum, Oakland, California, United States
- Grosser Auftritt , Kunsthalle Erfut im Hauz zum Roten Ocher, Erfurt, Germany
- PPERSPECTIVE 2008: A Contemporary Feminist Art Project, Anaid Art Gallery, Bucharest, Romania
- Maria Friberg & Per Hüttner, Abecita Corsettfabrik Konstmuseum Borås, Sweden
- 2007
- Becoming a Mother, Botkyrka Konsthall, Sweden
- Global Feminisms, Brooklyn Museum, New York, United States
- Facades, Krannert Art Museum, University of Illinois, United States
- I love Malmö, Turku Art Museum, Finland
- Art and Feminism - Swedish Art and Feminist Issues from 1970 to the Present, Riksutställningar: Dunkers Kulturhus, Helsingborg / Liljevalchs Konsthall, Stockholm / Hälsinglands Museum, Hudiksvall / Göteborgs Konstmuseum, Gothenburg, Sweden
- 2006
- Photographie/Editionen, Gruppenausstellung, Momentum Gallery, Vienna, Austria
- Attityd, Luna Kulturhus, Södertälje Konsthall, Sweden
- Die Kultur der Angst, The Federkiel Foundation, Leipzig, Germany
- Closed Eyes / Lukkede Øjne, Museet for Fotokunst, Brandts Klædefabrik, Odense, Denmark
- 2005
- Church of All Stars, Kulturkirken Jakob, Oslo, Norway
- Prospective Sites, Billboard project, Vienna, Austria
- Library, Contemporary Art Galleries, Storrs + Stamford University of Connecticut, United States
- Drammens Museum för kunst, Drammen, Norway
- Le Cube, Issy-les-Moulineaux, France
- The Dream of Myself, The Dream of the World - Set 2, Fotomuseum Winterthur, Switzerland
- Scandinavian Photography 1:Sweden, Faulconer Gallery, Grinnell College, Iowa Western Bridge, United States
- Young Art Europe, MOYA, Vienne, Austria
- 2004
- Attityd, Haninge Konsthall and Norrtälje Konsthall, Sweden
- Control, BBK, Bilbao, Spain
- The Mythological Machine: Images in the Media, Mead Gallery, Warwick Arts Centre, Warwick University, United Kingdom
- Tusenfryd?, Vestfossen Kunstlaboratorium, Drammen, Norway
- In Praise of Silence - Still lifes in Contemporary Art, South Karelia Art Museum, Finland
- Memory and Landscape, La Casa Encendida, Madrid & Gran Canaria, Spain
- The Standard Projection: 24/7, Standard Hotels, Los Angeles, California, United States
- 2003
- Show Unit, video tour in Sweden by Riksutställningar, Stockholm, Sweden
- Night train, Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma, Helsinki, Finland
- Doing Business (Dysfunctional Corporate Culture), University of Connecticut, Connecticut, United States
- How to learn to love the bomb and stop worrying about it, Programa Art Center, Mexico City, Mexico
- Whithout Fear & reproach, Witte Zaal, Gent, Belgium
- Brave New Word, Ileana Tounta Contemporary Art, Athens, Greece
- Contemporary Art from Sweden, European Central Bank, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
- De bortbjudna, Rooseum, Malmö, Sweden
- European Art at Dupont Circle, Washington D.C., United States
- Projekt Framtiden, Sjöhistoriska Museet, Stockholm, Sweden
- Water is Art-Art is Water, Stockholm City Conference Center, Stockholm, Sweden
- Billboard project, Copenhagen, Denmark / Malmö, Sweden
- HOME GROWN, Passagen, Linköping, Sweden
- 2002
- Beyond Paradise, Bangkok, Thailand / Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia / Shanghai, China
- FASTE, Friends Night at Isabelle Suret’s, Paris, France
- Photo and Video installations, Skulpturens Hus, Stockholm, Sweden
- Coming!, Swedish Embassy, Tokyo; Zone/Mori Art Center, Tokyo, Japan
- 2001
- DRIVEN, P.S.1, Long Island City, New York, United States
- Art Works Consulting, Haus am Lutzowplats, Berlin, Germany
- Abbild, Long Island City, New York, United States
- Septembre Artique, film/video festival, Normandie, France
- Maskuliniteter, Nikolaj Plads, Copenhagen Contemporary Art center, Denmark
- Objects in mirror are closer than they appear, Team Gallery, New York, United States
- Le Mois de la Photo, Montreal, Canada
- BLICK, NIFCA, Long Island City, New York, United States
- Göteborgs Konsthall, Göteborg, Sweden
- Perfunctor, Team Gallery, New York, United States
- My Generation, (Trans) position, London, United Kingdom
- Tell it like it is, Diehl Vorderwuelbecke, Berlin, Germany
- 2000
- DRIVEN, Moderna Museet, Stockholm, Sweden
- Video 2000, Städtische Gallerie, Göppingen, Germany
- THIS BOY COULD BE ME, Replica Theater, Stockholm, Sweden
- SENSITIVE, Le Printemps de Cahors, Cahors, France
- Mülheim Media Mile 2000, Mülheim, Germany
- Real Work, 4th Werkleitz Biennale, Werkleitz, Germany
- Organising Freedom, Moderna Museet, Stockholm, Sweden
- TEMPO, Passagen, Linköping, Sweden
- Changing Minds, Experimental Intermedia, Gent, Belgium
AWARDS, SCHOLARSHIPS AND RESIDENCES
- 2022
- Corona crisis grant part 4, The Swedish Arts Grants Committee
- Corona crisis grant part 3, The Swedish Arts Grants Committee
- 2021
- Working grant, The Swedish Arts Grants Committee
- 2020
- Corona crisis grant part 2, The Swedish Arts Grants Committee
- Corona crisis grant part 1, The Swedish Arts Grants Committee
- 2018
- Working Grant, Tierp Municipality, Tierp, Sweden
- 2016
- Statens konstråd, Travel Grant
- 2015
- Statens Kulturråd, (Swedish Arts Council)
- 2013
- Stockholms stads Kulturstipendium (Stockholm City Culture Grant)
- 2012
- Axel Sjöbergs Stipendium, Stockholm
- Signe och Ragnar Edlings fond
- 2010
- The Arts Grants Committee, Five-year working grant
- 2008
- Längmanska kulturfonden
- Stockholms stads Kulturstipendium (Stockholm City Culture Grant)
- 2006
- IASPIS
- 2005
- Statens Kulturråd
- The Arts Grants Committee, five-year working grant
- Sveriges författarfond
- Längmanska kulturfonden
- 2004
- IASPIS
- 2003
- The Ellen Trotzig Foundation Prize
- 2000
- The Arts Grants Committee, two-year working grant
- 1999
- NKKK
- The Arts Grants Committee
- IASPIS
- 1998
- IASPIS
- 1995
- BUS
- Gösta Mobergs minnesfond
- 1994
- Letterstedtska föreningen
- Helge Ax:son Johnsons Stiftelse
- 1993
- Helge Ax:son Johnsons Stiftelse
- 1992
- Stiftelsen Clara Lachmanns fond
- 1991
- Nordplus
- 1990
- Konsthögskolans teckningsstipendium
- Marta, Wivi och Åke Liljesons stiftelse
BIBLIOGRAPHY (Selection)
- 2016
- Maria Friberg, Black Balance, Art and Theory Publishing, Stockholm, Sweden
- 2015
- Maria Friberg, Changed Positions, Art and Theory Publishing, Stockholm, Sweden
- 2009
- Maria Friberg, Marquand Books Inc., Nordic Heritage Museum, Seattle, United States (exh.cat.)
- 2008
- Maria Friberg, Maria Friberg Publishing, Stockholm, Sweden
- 2005
- Maria Friberg, Maria Friberg Publishing, Stockholm, Sweden
- 2002
- The Verge: Maria Friberg, Plains Art Museum, Fargo, United States (exh.cat)
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
- Fotomuseum Winterthur, Winterthour, Switzerland
- The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington D.C., United States
- Kiasma, Helsinki, Finland
- Denver Art Museum, Denver, Colorado, United States
- Tampa Art Museum, Tampa, Floride, United States
- Herbert F Johson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Itacha, New York, United States
- National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington D.C., United States
- 21c Museum, Louisville, Kentucky, United States
- European Central Bank, Frankfurt, Germany
- Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art, Brooklyn Museum of Art, New York, United States
- Museo Fortuny, Venise, Italy
- The Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Boston, United States
- EMMA, Espoo Museum of Moderna Art, Esboo, Finlande
- KU LEUVEN, University, Belgium
- Sweden
- National Public Art Council, Stockholm
- Moderna Museet, Stockholm
- Göteborgs Konstmuseum, Gothenburg
- Linköpings Konstmuseum, Linköping
- Västerås Konstmuseum, Västerås
- Norrköping Konstmuseum, Norrköping
- Skövde Konstumuseum, Skövde
- Nationalmuseum, Stockholm
- Malmö Konstmuseum, Malmö
- Botkyrka Kommun
- Grafikens Hus, Mariefred
- Linköpings kommun
- Motala Kommun
- Museum Anna Nordlander, Skellefteå
- Norrtälje kommun, Norrtälje
- Stockholm School of Economics, Stockholm
- Hasselblad Foundation, Gothenburg
- Fotografiska, Stockholm
- Lidköpings kommun, Lidköping
- Umeå kommun, Umeå
- Länsmuseet Gävleborg, Gävle
- Uppsala Kommun, Uppsala
- Hjältarnas Hus, Västerbottensläns landsting, Umeå
- Tore A Jonassons Stiftelse, Riksidrottsmuseet, Stockholm
- Tierps kommun, Tierp
- Jönköpingslänsmuseum, Jönköping
- Region Skåne, tidigare Skånes läns landsting
- Uppsala läns landsting, Uppsala