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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
Crisis grant, The Swedish Arts Grants Committee, 2021
Carl Larsson Studio residency, Grez-sur-Loing, France, Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts, 2018
Three-year studio support grant, Stockholm City, 2016
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 Petersson, Kunstkritikk, 2011
Mikelis Lapsa ställer ut på Körsbärsgårdens konsthall, Emelie Bergbohm, Hela Gotland, 2011
Se världen passera förbi, Susanna Slöör, Omkonst, 2008