Nadja Bournonville Bio

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BORN
1983, Sweden

EDUCATION
2010-12 Meisterschülerin from Prof. Tina Bara, Hochschule für Grafik unk Buchkunst, Leipzig
2003-06 BA (Hons) First Class Degree in Fine Art Photography, The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow UK
2002-03 Forsa folkhögskola, Film and Photography, Forsa, Sweden

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2022
A worm crossed the street, Haus am Kleistpark, Berlin
2019
Intercepted, Landskrona Foto Tyghuset, Landskrona
Intercepted,
Galleri Flach + Market Art Fair, Stockholm, Sweden
Intercepted
, New Positions Art Cologne with Jochen Hempel Gallery
2018
Intercepted, Jochen Hempel Gallery, Berlin, Germany
2016
Blindfell
, Centrum för fotografi, CFF, Stockholm, Sweden
2014
Folie à Deux, Galerie Kleindienst, Leipzig, Germany
2013
A Conversion Act, Pierogi, Brooklyn, NY (Book)
2012
Bildarchive 17, Spinnerei archiv massiv, Leipzig, Germany (Catalogue)
Solo Exhibition, A Conversion Act, Gallery Anna Thulin, Stockholm, Sweden (Book)
2010
Part Three: To be undone, Galerie Gabriel Rolt, Amsterdam, Holland (Book)
2009
Process Room, IMMA (Irish Museum of Modern Art), Project Room, Dublin Ireland
Part Two: Amor omnia vincit, Pierogi, Brooklyn, New York (Book)
2008
Amor Omnia Vincit (work in progress), JR Konsthallen, Linkzöping (Book)

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2022
Make Art Not War: Pierogi for Peace, Pierogi, Brooklyn, NY
2021
State of things, e-artis contemporary, Chemnitz
2020
Epilogue, Frontviews, Berlin, Germany
2019
Subversiv, Haus am Kleistpark, Berlin, Germany
2018

Recommended Fellowship Phototriennale Hamburg in Freie Akademie der Kunste and in Fotografie Forum Frankfurt
Kontrollillusion,
Curated by Tamara Lorenz, Deutsche Künstlerbund
Intercepted
, Jochen Hempel, Berlin, Germany
Les Fleurs du Mal, Pierogi, New York, NY
Gute Aussichten Deluxe, Haus der Photographie, Diectorhallen, Hamburg, Germany and the Staedtische Galerie, Nordhorn
2017
Gute Aussichten Deluxe, Museo de la Cancillería, Mexico City, Mexico
2016
Rage for Art (Once Again), Pierogi, New York, NY, USA
Scintillations with Sara Wallfren, Bredfield, Malmö, Sweden
Scintillations with Sara Wallfren and Alexander Gehring, Expo 12, Berlin, Germany
False Narratives, Pierogi Gallery, New York
Samlade verk!, Bonniers Konsthall, Stockholm, Sweden
De Oculis, The Josephinum Museum, Vienna, Austria
2015
Bournonville, Hamilton, Viklund, Fotohof, Salzburg
Autopoiesis, Haus am Kleistpark, Berlin, Germany
2014

PIEROGI XX: Twentieth Anniversary Exhibition, Pierogi, Brooklyn, NY
Gute AussichtenMuseum Villa Stuck, Munich, Germany
Gute Aussichten 2013/2014  with A Conversion Act, Haus der Photographie, Diectorhallen, Hamburg, Germany
To be continued, EIGEN+ART Lab, Berlin, Germany
Goethe – Institut, Washington, DC
Goethe – Institut, Nicosia, Zypern
A Conversion Act, OBLICK Festival, La Chambre, Strasbourg, France
The Night Bell With Lightning, KN, Berlin, Germany
Goethe – Institut, Mexico City, Mexico
Goethe – Institut & Institut Francais Mailand, Italy
2013
Lips painted red, Trondheim Museum of Art, Norway
Syner pa ögats baksida, Karlskrona Konsthall, Sweden
2012
Maria Bonnier Dahlin Foundation Award, exhibition with Sarah Wallgren and Pauliina Pietilä, Bonniers Konsthall, Stockholm
Glanzlicht–Meisterschülerausstellung, HGB, Leipzig, Germany
2011
Skriet- An Exhibition About Fear, group exhibition, Vestfossen Museum, Norway
‘Fotografi i Fokus’, Skanes Konstförening, Malmö, Sweden
The Stations of the Cross, commissioned work with David O’Kane for St.Andrews Chruch, Fulham Fields, London
2010
Synaptic Mimes: the Private Spectacular, The Kelly Writer’s House, University of Pennsylvania,
Philadelphia, PA
Deliberations From a Collector, Center for Recent Drawings, London
Drawing Systems, Grossman Gallery, Lafayette College, Easton, PA (curated by Susan Swenson)
This Must Be the Place, a non-commercial book project and exhibition, Stockholm, Sweden
2009
The Virtual Gallery, Tensta Konsthall virtual exhibition
Foto, Galerie Flach + Thulin, Stockholm, Sweden
2008
Plats and Friends, Notting Hill Arts Club, London
LIA, Travnik Cultural Center, Travnik, Bosnien Hercegovina
Apocalyptic Summer, Pierogi, Brooklyn, NY
Who’s Missing?, Galerie Gabriel Rolt, Amsterdam
Plats, LIA, Halle 18, Spinnerei, Leipzig, Germany (May-June)
Pierogi et al, Daniel Weinberg Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
LIA group exhibition, Cavanacor Gallery, Lifford, Ireland
2007
Bare Words, Lautom Contemporary, Oslo, Norway. Curated by Leif Magne Tangen
New Nordic Photography, Hasselblad Center, Gothenburg, Sweden
Hela Havet Stormar, Group exhibition, Pierogi Leipzig, Germany
Trust Me Competition, F-stop: Leipzig Photofestival
Westflügel Summer show, Exhibition with Rosemary Hogarth in Schaubühne Lindenfelds Westflügel, Leipzig, Germany
2006
The Things I See When I Close My Eyes, Degree show at The Glasgow School of Art
Solo Exhibition, Part One, The Tron Theatre, Glasgow
2005
Wanderlust, Group exhibition after artist in residency, 10 Leipzig HGB students and 10 Glasgow students, Leipzig Werkschau and Glasgow Newberry Gallery
Bed, Suites and Carpets, Group show in empty shop on Bell St, Glasgow
Nation One, Group show on city screen organized by Nation One, Union St Glasgow
2004
Transition, Group show in Newberry gallery, Glasgow

AWARDS
2021
Berlin Senat Research grant
Swedish photobook award
2019
Stiftung Kunstfond – Book Award
2018
Claes Lewenhaupt Stipendiet
2017

Recommended / Olympus Fellowship
2014
Stiftung Kunstfond – One Year Scholarship
2013/2014
Gute Aussichten
2013
Ax:son Johnsons Foundation Award
2012
Maria Bonnier Dahlin Foundation Award
2012
One-year DAAD – Scholarship for Studies Abroad
2010
One-year “Sächsisches Landesstipendium” for Meisterschüler studies
2007
Shortlisted for the Victor Scholarship at Hasselblad Center

RESIDENCIES
2015
Kulturkontakt and the Federal Chancellery residency, Vienna, Austria
2013
Nordland Kunst- og Filmfagskole, Kabelvåg, Lofoten, Norway (September )
2009
IMMA (Irish Museum of Modern Art) residency and project room exhibition, Dublin, Ireland (August–November)
2008
LIA (Leipzig International Art Programme) in the Spinnerei, International Art Program Spinnerei, Leipzig Germany (January–November )

BIBLIOGRAPHY and PUBLICATIONS
2020
A worm crossed the street, published by Fotohof Edition
2018

Intercepted, published by Fotohof Edition
Hofmann, Isabelle. “Gute Aussichten.” Kultur Port. March 9.
2017
“’Recommended’: Stipendium für aufstrebende Fotografen, die künstlerisch arbeiten.” photoscala. May 12.
2016
Lesser, Casey. “15 New York Group Shows You Need to See This July.” Artsy. June 27.
2015
Artist feature. Gotografisk Tidskrift. Sweden. June.
Interview, 2-French Magazine
2014
Jenkins, Mark. “In the galleries: Glowing ‘Markings,’ attractive abstractions with ‘Finding the Thread’,” Washington Post
Jacobson, Louis. “Reviewed: ‘Gute Aussichten: New German Photography’ at Goethe-Institut Washington.” Washington City Paper. March 11.
2013
“gute aussichten – junge deutsche Fotografie 2013/2014.” photo scala. November 8.
Beloff, Zoe. “Nadja Bournonville,” BOMB Magazine, Issue 124.
2012
“A Conversion Act” by Fotohof edition
2010
“To be undone” by Galerie Gabriel Rolt
2009
“Amor Omnia Vincit,” Exhibition Catalogue by Pierogi
2008
“One for Every Wish,” Exhibition Catalogue by Pierogi
2006
“The things I see when I close my eyes,” self published book work
Flim Austrian Film magazine
2005
“Wanderlust,” Exhibition catalogue sponsored by Goethe institute and the Alice Duncan Foundation

COLLECTIONS
The National Public Arts Council Sweden
Hasselblad Foundation
Maria Bonnier Dahlin Foundation
Gävleborgs Län, Norrköpings kommun
Haukohl Collection of European Female Photography
Private collections