1. 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