b. 1985, Västerås, Sweden
Since I Got This Hat My Mind Started Getting More Fizzy, The Concentration Is Gone but I Feel More Alive, 2022, glazed stoneware, 39.5 x 27.5 x 19 in., 100 x 70 x 48 cm.
The Armory Show, 2023, The Hole, New York, NY
A Banana in The Rain, 2023, oil stick on paper, 23.5 x 16.5 in., 60 x 42 cm.
The Part You Throw Away, 2021, The Hole, New York, NY
Shit I Think I Did It Again, 2022-2023, glazed stoneware, 13 x 7 x 6 in., 33 x 17 x 15 cm.
Storage Wars, 2023, The Hole, Los Angeles, CA
The Long Walk (Small Adventures), 2021, bronze, 21 x 21 x 11 in., 53 x 53 x 28 cm.
I'm Putting My Foot Down (Octopus on Head), 2021, bronze, 78 x 42 x 22.5 in., 198 x 106 x 57 cm.
The Part You Throw Away, 2021, The Hole, New York, NY
Pink Night Cat Gazing At Stars – They’re Mighty Fine Tonight!, 2019, oil on linen, 46 x 39 in., 116 x 100 cm.
Snake Pit, 2019, The Hole, New York, NY
Nature Is Awesome!, 2019, charcoal on paper, 49 x 35 in., 125 x 90 cm.
Two Dogs Chillin in The Rain, 2023, oil stick on paper, 23.5 x 16.5 in., 60 x 42 cm.
The Part You Throw Away, 2021, The Hole, New York, NY
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Joakim Ojanen received his BA in 2012 from Konstfack University College of Arts, Crafts and Design, and his MFA in 2014 from Konstfack University College of Arts, Crafts and Design. Since then, he has exhibited widely from Stockholm to Los Angeles, Cologne and Paris, Edinburgh and Belgium. He is represented by Christian Larsen in Stockholm, Ruttkowski 68 in Paris and Cologne, and Richard Heller in Los Angeles.
joakim ojanen
Lives and works in Stockholm, Sweden
education
MFA, Konstfack University College of Arts, Crafts and Design
2014
BA, Konstfack University College of Arts, Crafts and Design
2012
solo and two-person exhibitions
We've Danced For A While Now And I'm Slowly Learning Your Steps, Nanzuka Underground, Tokyo, Japan
2022
Kick Off (with Sunna Hansdóttir), Dio Horia Gallery, Athens, Greece
2022
The Part You Throw Away, The Hole, New York, NY
2021
Drawing Attention, Larsen Warner, Stockholm, Sweden
2020
Ruttkowski;68, Paris, France
2019
Snake Pit, The Hole, New York, NY
2019
Where Do We Go From Here?, Christian Larsen Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden
2018
Year of the Dog, Richard Heller Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
2018
Anthropocene, Ruttkowski;68, Cologne, Germany
2017
Steinsland Berliner Gallery (with Oskar Nilsson) Stockholm, Sweden
2017
Interrupted Boredom, Galerie Lefevbre & Fils, Paris, France
2017
Joakim Ojanen and Ryan Travis Christian, The Hole, New York, NY
2017
What A Time To Be Alive :( , Richard Heller Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
2016
Ebelingmuseet, Torshälla Eskilstuna, Sweden
2016
Konsthallen Passagen (with Jeff Olsson), Linköping, Sweden
2016
The Bries Space, Antwerp, Belgium
2015
Market Art Fair, Galleri Thomassen, Stockholm, Sweden
2015
Självbild, Galleri Thomassen, Göteborg, Sweden
2014
This Is The Shit That I Live 4, KAZ Galleri, Västerås, Sweden
2014
Dirty Hands, Filthy Feets, Superclub Gallery, Edinburgh, UK
2013
Projektionen av mig på dig (with Hanna Andersson), Grafikens Hus, Mariefred, Sweden
2013
Röknäsor, Elefanter & Regnbågar (with Hanna Andersson), NAU Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden
2012
Konstfack Student gallery, Vernissage, Stockholm, Sweden
2011
The Creamy Two’s (with Hanna Andersson), Gallery Le Petit Mignon, Berlin, Germany
2010
Phaces, Nya Skolan, Göteborg, Sweden
2010
Street Smart, Show Konstfack, Stockholm, Sweden
2009
The Creamy Two’s (with Hanna Andersson), Gallery Hangups, Stockholm, Sweden
2008
select group exhibitions
Art Unlocked, Side X Side Gallery
2023
Storage Wars, The Hole, Los Angeles, CA
2023
Into the Vortex, The Hole x The Pit, Palm Springs, CA
2023
ACK, The Hole, Kyoto, Japan
2022
ART021, The Hole, Shanghai, China
2022
The Armory Show, The Hole, New York, NY
2022
Universes5, The Hole, New York, NY
2022
ZONA MACO, The Hole, CDMX, Mexico
2022
NADA Miami, The Hole, Miami, FL
2021
ENTER Art Fair, The Hole, Copenhagen, DK
2021
Paper View, The Hole, New York, NY
2019
Carry On, The Hole, Basel, Switzerland
2019
Clayborn, Galerie Lefebvre & fils, Paris, France
2019
Wertical II, Ruttkowski;68, Cologne, Germany
2018
UNTITLED Miami, Richard Heller Gallery, Miami, FL
2018
Mixed Pickles 4, Ruttkowski;68, Cologne, Germany
2018
Rue Charlot, Ruttkowski;68, Paris, France
2018
The Ashtray Show, Fisher Parrish Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2018
Clay Today, The Hole, New York, NY
2018
A Tree Falls in the Woods, Hashimoto Contemporary (curated by FMLY Projects), San Francisco, CA
2018
Lust, Laughter, Liquor, PLUS-ONE Gallery, Antwerp, Belgium
2018
Gyeonggi International Ceramic Biennale 2017, South Korea
2017
Dallas Art Fair, Richard Heller Gallery, Dallas, TX
2017
Beheaded, Richard Heller Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
2017
Wertical I, Ruttkowski;68, Cologne, Germany
2017
MORPH, Asya Geisberg Gallery, New York, NY
2017
JumpBall, Dio Horia Gallery, Mikonos, Greece
2017
Small Sculpture, Corbett vs. Dempsey, Chicago, IL
2017
Untitled Art Fair, Richard Heller Gallery, Miami Beach, FL
2016
EXPO Chicago Art Fair, Richard Heller Gallery, Chicago, IL
2016
Booby Trap, The Hole, New York, NY
2016
Seattle Art Fair, Richard Heller Gallery, Seattle, WA
2016
Swedish Art: Now!, Sven Harrys Konstmuseum, Stockholm, Sweden
2016
The Garden Party, Thielska Galleriet, Stockholm, Sweden
2016
KARNEVAL, Gustavsbergs Konsthall, Gustavsberg, Sweden
2016
Young Frankensteins, Lesley Heller Workspace, New York, NY
2016
POWERFUL BABIES: THE IMPACT OF KEITH HARING, Spritmuseum, Stockholm, Sweden
2016
BEHOLD! THE BLOB, Richard Heller Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
2015
Samlat 2010-2015, Västerås Konstmuseum, Västerås, Sweden
2015
Påsksalong, Galleri Thomassen, Gothenburg, Sweden
2015
Winter Show 2014, Charlotte Fogh Gallery, Aarhus, Denmark
2014
Moving, Watdafac Gallery, New York, NY
2014
Påsksalongen, Galleri Thomassen, Gothenburg, Sweden
2014
Keramik, NAU Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden
2014
WHAT A GAS! AT THE ZOO, 3:E Våningen, Gothenburg, Sweden
2014
Magnus Magnum, Studio Belleflamme, Liège, Belgium
2013
Retrospective 2012 – Frans Masereel Centrum, Belgium
2013
Opposites Attract, Chicago Urban Art Society, Chicago, IL
2013
Bang On The Beet – Swedish Special, Watdafac Gallery, Madrid, Spain
2013
Blaque Lyte Richmo, ADA Gallery, Richmond, VA
2012
Point of No Return, Konstfack Degree Exhibition, Stockholm, Sweden
2012
Blaque Lyte, Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago, IL
2012
commissioned work
Mural for Life Is Beautiful, curated by JUSTKIDS, Las Vegas, NV
2018
Väntrum, Mini Maria, Kaverös äng 5, for The City of Gothenburg
2015
Landskapsmålning, Utsmyckning, Tensta Konsthall, Stockholm, Sweden
2010
grants
Konstakademien, Jenny Lind stipendium
2017
Konstnärsnämnden, Internationellt kulturutbyte och resebidrag
2016
Konstnärsnämnden, Working grant, The Swedish Arts Grants Committee
2015
Stockholm Stad Kulturstipendium, Bildkonst
2015
Konstakademien, E. Sääfs stipendium
2015
Konstnärsnämnden, Internationellt kulturutbyte och resebidrag
2015
Västerås Stad Kulturstipendium
2013
Gefeldts & Reeves Stiftelse
2010