Liv Strand
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Liv Strand
Gösta Ekmans Väg 17, 7 tr
129 35 Stockholm
Sweden

phone +46 8 658 17 22
cell +46 730 69 29 49

www.livstrand.com
e-mail liv[a]livstrand.com liv[a]larm-festival.se

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Education
2003 EAM, sound composition and computer course at EMS (Electroacoustic music in Sweden)
Rhetorical studies with gender aspect at Södertörn University College, (10 p)
2001 Political Philosophy, University College of Stockholm (10 p)
1999 Royal University College of Fine Arts, Stockholm, Sweden (MA)
1995 Trondheim Academy of Fine Art, Trondheim, Norway

Solo Exhibitions
2008 Sliding structure, at ROM for kunst og arkitektur, Oslo, Norway
2006 MOAré and BÅ, at Rundgång, Östersunds hospital
2004 In-side-out, sound installation (extended version), Verkligheten, Umeå
In-side-out, sound installation, Fylkingen, Stockholm
2003 Capsule at Mia Sundberg Gallery, Stockholm
Spela roll! at Elbowroom, Atalante, Gothenburg
2002 Room, Østfold Kunstnersenter, Fredrikstad, Norway
Bannerproduction, project room Gallery Lars Bohman, Stockholm
2000 UKS Gallery, Unge Kunstneres Samfund, Oslo, Norway
1999 ... with glue, Färgfabriken, Stockholm
1998 Gallery Mejan, (examination exhibition) Stockholm

Group Exhibitions
2010 MEM Festival, Bilbao.
2009 Konsthall SE an exhibition on public art for visually handicapped at Konsthall C, Hökarängen
2007 START, Galerie Leonard & Bina Ellen, Montreal, Canada (a project on rhythmicity)
2006 The Idea of North, soundexhibition at Eyelevel Gallery, Halifax, Canada 
2005 The Idea of North, soundexhibition at F 15, Moss, Norway
2003 Open Source, Schaper Sundberg Gallery, Stockholm
Adagio, Gävle Konstcentrum, Gävle
2002 Presentation, Schaper Sundberg Gallery, Stockholm
2000 Konstnärshuset, Stockholm
1999 Framtidst(o)ro, Botkyrka konsthall , Tumba
Edsviks konst och kultur, Sollentuna, Stockholm
1998 Students'r us, Bror Hjorts Hus , Uppsala
1997 Gallery Herslebsgt. 10, part of Seven-Eleven project, Oslo, Norway
Forum Gallery, Malmö

Public comissions
2008 Up the stair, at Eberg childrens nursery centre in Trondheim, Norway
2005 Energy effect, permanent videoinstallation at Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm
1999 Memory orchestra sculpture in the park by the Swedish church in Berlin, Germany

Other works
2010 A performance reading on The Armenian project with Unni Gjertsen in Ramallah. Curators Donatella Bernardi and Noemie Etienne, Eternal Tour 2010, The Gates of Jerusalem
2010 Queer Bucharest Biennale, collective intervention with the attendants of Marsul Gay Fest, curator Ana-Maria Hadji-Culea 
2009 Eight short, I initiated an evening with short experimental lectures inviting 8 people to use the scenic potential of lectures. My contribution circled mount Ararat and the Armenian alphabet. Fylkingen, Sthlm
2009 B, a one day sculpture at a pavilion in Tantolunden, Stockholm, organised by Weld
Djurgårdsfärjan över Styx, concert in memory of Åke Hodell, Djurgårdsfärjan Stockholm
2009 School of Manipulation!, together with Malin Myrén at Galleri Signal, Malmö in the context of a month of manipulation held by Malmö Fria Kvinnouniversitet.
2009 15,30 minuter_samtal, a conversation with students in 7th grade at Husbyskolan and artist Johanna Gustafsson Fürst and me. In the framwork of Trondheimsgatan_26, a art project and a flat in Husby.
2008 Pipeline screened at Oberhausen Short Film Festival, Germany and at Loop in Barcelona, Spain and at Cinemateket, Stockholm in a program made by Filmform.
2006 Världens natt, director of 4 actors, sound and video after text by M. Myrén at Teater Terrier, Malmö
2004-08 Initiator and part in running LARM, a soundart project that runs through 2008. 
2005 Pipeline dvd/sound-piece screened at Östersunds art video festival OKVF
2004 T-shirt project taking place around the city of Stockholm, a collaboration with Malin Lobell
In-side-out at Elektronisk Pingst, Rålambshovsparken, Stockholm
In-side-out and brrr, two sound pieces at Off the record III, sound art festival, Atalante, Göteborg
TUT interactive sound piece at Fredhäll, Stockholm, part in project a-window-for-you
2003 Performing with operasinger as a part of Perfect Performance, Kulturhuset, Stockholm
2002 Several radio program at src digital radio, Swedish National Radio (SR).
Where did you leg go radioprogram
2001 Twinkle little lamp - in your store, light installation, Stockholm
2000 How, streetwork in cooperation with Kristina Matousch, Stockholm
According to the circumstances, sound work at Ballongmagasinet 
1998 Helicopter, sound sculpture at a music event at Eventa 4, Uppsala
We were all touched by her, radio art program at Ballongmagasinet, Norway

Texts written by Liv Strand
LARM Från munhåla till laptop: ljud i nordisk konst / LARM From mouth cavity to laptop: the sound of Nordic art, Kabusa förlag AB, 2007
Ballongmagasinets LYDBOK, Torpedo Press, 2007

Represented in collections
SAK, Sveriges Allmänna konstförening, Sweden
Konst Gävleborg, Sweden
The National Public Art Council in Sweden
Jack Helgesen private collection, Norway

Teaching and consultant work
2010 Body, Sound, Space –be brave, take risks, mark place! A two week workshop at Umeå Academy of Fine Arts, together with Maria Bjurestam and Victoria Brändström
2010 Soundweek at the Juteland Art Academi, Aarhus, Denmark
2009-2010 teaching and planning of a one year Sound Art Program at Dramatiska Institutet
2006-ca 2011 Art consultant concerning public art at Stockholms Läns Landsting 
2005, -06 work shops in tree dimensional art and sound at Konstskolan Paletten
2004-07 LARM, taking initiative to and part in running a sound art project: LARM mapping women in sound art in the Nordic countries. As documentation historical and today trough a book, a cd, a festival and an exhibition. And an internet archive at www.larm-festival.se

Grants
2010 Iaspis support to take part with The Armenian project in Eternal Tour 2010
2010 KU-fundings (artistic research fundings) from Royal Institute of Art, Stockholm
2009 Konstnärsnämnden 2 year working grant
2008 Project funding for expensive art projects, Konstnärsnämnden, Sveriges Bildkonstnärsfond
Helge Ax:son Johnssons travel grant to go to Armenia
2002 Konstnärsnämnden 2 year working grant
2001 Konstakademien/ the Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts, a grant
1999 Grant from Bonnier
Funding for artistic development from the Royal University College of Fine Arts 
1997 Sigrid Friedmans grant for female sculptor
1995 Konstnärsklubbens grant for young artists
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