JOSEFIN ARNELL 1984, born in Sweden, lives and works in Amsterdam EDUCATION
● 2012-2014 - MA Dirty Art Department, Sandbergs Institute, Amsterdam, NL
● 2007-2011 - BA Fashion Design, Beckmans College of Design, Stockholm, SE
SELECTED RESIDENCIES
● 2017 - ACC-Rijksakademie Dialogue Exchange program, Asian Culture Centre, Gwangju, SK
● 2016 - eeKūlgrinda, Kartena, Lithuania, LT
● 2015 & 2016 - Rijks Akademie van Beeldende Kunsten, Amsterdam, NL
● 2014 - Three Sisters at Vrångsholmen initiated by Filippa Pettersson, SE
● 2013 - Riad Biba Mint Collective, Marrakech, Morocco, MA
● 2011 - Villa san Michele, Capri, IT SELECTED EXHIBITIONS / SCREENINGS / PERFORMANCE 2020
● BLOOMERS IN THE WOODS, Stigter van Doesburg, Amsterdam, NL
● I’M FROM NOWHERE GOOD curated by Thomas Conchou, Maison Populaire, Montreuil, Paris, FR
2018 - 2019
● ARTISSIMA, solo presentation Lily Robert, Turin, IT
● ABSTRACT SEX, curated by Lucrezia Calabrò Visconti, Turin, IT
● FAILURE IS A FEELING THAT EXISTS LONG BEFORE IT COMES (Performance), De Studio, Antwerp, BE
● CONVERSING MOTHERBOARDS, curated by Petra Heck, De studio, Antwerp Art Weekend, BE
● The TICK, Theodora Niemeijer Prijs, Van Abbe Museum, Eindhoven, NL (solo)
● 3HD FESTIVAL, curated by Daniela Seitz, Anja Weigl, Tomke Braun, Bethanien, Berlin DE
● SISTER SAID TO SATAN: MY DIARY IS TOO HOT FOR YOU, duo show with Margaret Hains, Auto Italia, London, UK
● MOSCOW INTERNATIONAL BIENNALE FOR YOUNG ART, curated by Lucrezia Calabrò Visconti, Moscow, RU
● GALLERY MEGA FOUNDATION, curated by Maria Elena Guerra Aredal & Asrin Haidari, Stockholm, SE
● A GUIDING DOG FOR A BLIND DOG, curated by Lukas Hofmann, Center for Contemporary Art FUTURA, Prague, CZ
● HAPTIC HOUSE, curated by Penny Rafferty, Horse and Pony, Berlin, DE
● THE HAZENSTRAAT BIENNALE, Stigter van Doesburg, Amsterdam, NL
2017
● BEYOND FUTURE IS PAST, Screening: Mothership goes to Brazil, curated by Dr.Gail Kirkpatrick and Marcus Lütkemeyer, Kunsthalle Münster, DE
● SORBUS GALLERY, duo exhibition with Aapo Nikkanen, Helsinki, FI
● HELLFUN - IM IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE - ETERNAL NIGHT (Performance), on invitation by Paul Maheke, Palais de Tokyo, Paris, FR
● THE FUTURE IS FEMINIST, curated by Helena Kritis, Beursschouwburg, Brussels, BE
● HELLFUN - IM IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE, MY WILD FLAG (Performance), ccap/c.off, Stockholm, SE
● WATERFALL, curated by Mayo Bucher, Ardez, CH
● HELLFUN - IM IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE - ETERNAL NIGHT (Performance) - the Explanation, curated by Joel Mu, MI1glisse @ Ackerpalatz, Berlin, DE
● ONE WORK GALLERY, Vienna, AT (solo)
● HELLFUN - IM IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE - ETERNAL NIGHT (Performance), Flam Festival Basis for live performance, Arti et Amicitiae, Amsterdam, NL
● ROLLING SNOWBALL/8, initiated by the Chinese European Art Center (CEAC) together with the Dutch Consulate in Guangzhou, curated by Sigurdur Gudmundsson, Ineke Gudmundsson, Annelie Musters, Sophie Zhu and May Lee, Xiamen, CN
● LOS DERIVADOS, curated by Larisa Zmud, Slyzmud, Buenos Aires, AR
● YEAH, I FOUND SHIT, BUT I WADED THROUGH JOHNSONVILLE TO FIND
IT, curated by René Luckhardt, Kosmetiksalon Babette, Berlin, DE
● MAMA CAMP, duo show with Natasja Loutchko, curated by EVBG, Uqbar, Berlin, DE
● TEXACO, curated by Ivan Cheng, Amsterdam, NL
2016
● IDFA, International Documentary Festival Amsterdam, premier screening: Mothership goes to Brazil, Amsterdam, NL
● RIJKS OPEN16, What is the methadology of metabolism, Amsterdam, NL
● SNOWBALL 8, Curated by Sigurdur Gudmundsson, Djupivogur, IS
● THESE SHAPES REMIND ME ABOUT YOU, Juliette Jongma, Amsterdam, NL
● VESTIBULAR , Contemporary Art Center (CAC), installation in collaboration with Aapo Nikkanen, curated by Monika Lipšic, Jurgis Paškevičius and Alissa Šnaider, Vilnius, LT
● SNAIL NACHT, performer and co-organiser of 6 performance club nights together with Geo Wyeth, Amsterdam, NL
● INFLATABLE POOLSYSTEM version1.6 (performance), Berg Contemporary, Reykjavik, IS
2015
● RIJKS OPEN15, Easy to Swallow, hot in hell, Amsterdam, NL
● APPENDIX, University Hospital Georgi Stranski, Pleven, Initiated by Feidhlim McConigly, BU
● HELLFUN, Familjen Göran på Spaning, Rackstad Museet, SE
● DOES NOT EQUAL, Screening: Blame the Ancestors, Performance: HellFun’s Walpurgis Night feat Florentina Holzinger, Exhibition: The Castle, W139, Amsterdam, NL
2014
● DADDY FAR AWAY, Dirty Art department graduation show, Amsterdam, NL
● Mint Collective, MB5, Marrakech Biennale, Morocco, MA 2013
● Workshop / conference: When the conscious is listening to the uncon- sciousness , by invitation of Jelena Rundqvist, IASPIS, SE
● A queen within: Adorned Archetypes, The World Chess Hall of Fame, St Louis, US
● ARRRGH! Monstres de mode, Gaîté Lyrique, Paris, FR
● Performance: Dream Collaboration: Under the staircase, IASPIS, Stockholm, SE
SELECTED TEACHING
● 2019 - Teaching advanced video course, spring semester, Bard College, Berlin, DE
● 2018 - Guest teacher at Kunsthøjskolen Ærø, DK
● 2018 - Guest teacher at Kassel University of Arts, DE
● 2018 - Feature Expanded, Workshop and film development, HOME Manchester, Lo schermo dell’arte Film Festival Florence, UK + IT
● 2016 - Visiting external examiner at Royal Collage of Arts Stockholm (Mejan), SE
● Film Labs SELECTION OF AWARDS & FUNDING
● 2019 - 3package deal AFK Amsterdam fonds voor de kunst
● 2018 - 1 prize Theodora Niemeijer Prijs, Van Abbe Museum, Eindhoven, NL
● 2018 - Mondriaan Fond, Werkbijdrage Jong Talent, NL
● 2018 - OPSTART, Nordisk Kultur Fond ● 2017 - Stitching Stokroos, NL ● 2017 - Project funding, AFK Amsterdam
fonds voor de kunst, NL ● 2016 - Stitching Stokroos, NL
Josefin Arnell Links to videos—
Mothership goes to Brazil, 2016 27:57min HD video with sound, edition of 4+AP (1/4 sold) € 8000 excl. VAT
https://vimeo.com/402876349
Gag reflex / I wanna puke in heaven, 2016 10:40minHD video with sound, edition of 3+AP (1/3 sold) € 6500 excl. VAT
https://vimeo.com/296930026 (excerpt)
