Mikelis Lapsa

Born 1982 in Riga, Latvia

lives and works in Stockholm, Sweden

Represented by Susanne Pettersson Gallery

          

Education

MFA, Royal Institute of Art, Stockholm 2005 – 2011

Pernby School of Painting, Stockholm 2004 – 2005

               

Selected Exhibitions

In Eight Fits, Bångska våningen, Stockholm, 2019

Malduguns, solo, Susanne Pettersson Gallery, Stockholm, 2019

Collage: 66 tidigare utställare 2010-2017, Körsbärsgårdens Konsthall, Gotland, 2018

Hot plug Cold plug, Susanne Pettersson Gallery, Stockholm, 2016 

Cave in, solo, Susanne Pettersson Gallery, Stockholm, 2015 

Artmart, Kunstlerhaus, Vienna, Austria, 2015

Market Art Fair, Susanne Pettersson Gallery, Konstakademien, Stockholm, 2013 

Parallellogram, Arkivhuset, Smedjebacken, 2013 

Anteroom, solo, Susanne Pettersson Gallery, Stockholm, 2012 

Vacated, variations, Körsbärsgårdens Konsthall, solo, Gotland, 2011

Vacated, variations, MFA degree show, Galleri Mejan, Stockholm, 2011

Anti Superstition Party, Riche, Stockholm, 2009

                             

Grants / residencies 

One-year working grant, The Swedish Art Grants Committee, 2022

Crisis grant, The Swedish Arts Grants Committee, 2021

Carl Larsson Studio residency, Grez-sur-Loing, France, Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts, 2018  

One-year working grant, The Swedish Art Grants Committee, 2015 

Carl Larsson scholarship, The Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts, 2015 

Foundation Karin and Gösta Rittner's scholarship fund, 2011 

Wilhelm Smiths grant, 2010

              

Represented

Swedish Association for Art

Stockholm City

County Council of Uppsala

Apoteket Art Association

Handelsbanken Art Association

Private collections

                                             

Press / text

Abstrakt konst mellan stillhet och stökig lekfullhet, Håkan Nilsson, Svenska Dagbladet, 2019

Om Malduguns, exhibition text, Ylva Gripfelt, 2019

Bryt ned – tänk om – bygg upp, Leif Mattsson, Omkonst, 2015

Bland nya och gamla minnen, Michael Eriksson, DT, 2013

Sceniska väntrum, Leif Mattsson, Omkonst, 2012

Miraklet som mysterium eller rutin, Frans Josef PeterssonKunstkritikk, 2011

Mikelis Lapsa ställer ut på Körsbärsgårdens konsthall, Emelie BergbohmHela Gotland, 2011

Se världen passera förbi, Susanna Slöör, Omkonst, 2008