Björn Gimstedt CV
| Born 1953 in Rio de Janeiro. Grew up in Stockholm in a Art interested home where the Modern Museum in the vibrant 60´s served as a natural playground After studies in Theoretical Philosophy (Lund -71, Stockholm -72) and half an Architect education (Lund -72 to -74), I followed the spirits of time and left the academic path for a life as a bluecollar worker in the heavy industry and lived in various collective housings. Chance brought me to Sundsvall 1975 where I worked at the Gränges Aluminum plant for five years and then, after further education in welding and repairing, ten years at Sunds Defibrator. In the middle of the 80’s, my interest in pictures caught up with me. I started painting again, exhibited locally and in 1991 I quit my job to be a full-time cultural worker as an artist and musician To survive, I have alternated this with various project positions as a craftsman. For a while as a blacksmith and technical designer at Teater Västernorrland (where I worked with several sets during the 90s) and as a decor painter and craftsman at Sundsvall’s museum. Since the year 2000, I am self-employed and have continued to alternate art with crafts. |
various exhibitions.
| Timrå art association | 1999 | |
| Hallstahammars art association | 2000 | |
| Kungsörs art association | 2000 | |
| Hudiksvall, Gallery Näcken | 2001 | |
| Visby, Gallery 5 | 2001/03 | |
| Stockholm/Gallery Hantverket | 2005/08 | |
| Ånge art gallery | 2006 | |
| Museum of Örnsköldsviks | 2006 | |
| Sundsvalls art association | 2008 | |
| Västerås artist association | 2009 | |
| Museum of Sundsvall | 2012 | |
| Arne Jones art gallery | 2013 | |
| Y-salongen Museum of Härnösand | 2016 | |
| Söderhamns art association | 2018 | |
| Museum of Sundsvall | 2018/19 | |
| Mittsalongen Östersund | 2019 | |
| Västerås art gallery | 2019 |
Public works of art:
| Church of Torsåker | 2000/01 | |
| Church of Selånger | 2000 | |
| Sundsvalls kommun | 2001 | |
| Church of Alnö | 2002 | |
| Hospice in Sundsvall | 2007 | |
| Sundsvalls kommun | 2008 | |
| Church of Granloholm | 2010 | |
| Timrå kommun | 2014 | |
| Sundvalls kommun | 2014 | |
| Kalmar landsting/morgue of Vimmerby | 2018 | |
| Söderhamns kommun | 2019 |
purchased by
- Kungsörs kommun 2000
- Örnsköldsviks kommun 2006,
- Sundsvalls kommun 1998 – 2019
- Landstinget Västernorrland 2007, 2014
- Söderhamns kommun 2018
- Museum of Sundsvall 2019
Other
| Awarded the Göran Dahlberg-scholarship (2016). Published three books on Amazon.com Things that looks like art (2014) Fragment (2015) Fundamenta (2019) The candlestick I made in 2000 for Torsåker’s church is now available as a motif on a stamp in the series “Church art for 1000 years”. Published by the Swedish Postal Service 2014-05-08, which at least for us in the upper middle age appears a little honoring. On behalf of Stockholm University of the Arts, as artistic documentation, I followed the rehearsal work of the Strindberg play “Dance of Death” at Teater Västernorrland from April 15 to June 9, 2020, which resulted in the videos “Ett slags dödsdansen 1 & 2” Awarded the adult educational association BILDAs middle east-scholarship (2020) |