Olof Broström — CV
Artist based in Lund, Sweden. Born 1980 in Gothenburg. MFA from Umeå Academy of Fine Arts, Umeå University, 2008. Works across abstract painting, machine-made and generative drawing, sculpture, and experimental material systems.
Exhibitions
- 2021 ON-HOLD, group exhibition curated by Johan Nahoj, Alta Art Space, Malmö
- 2020 A Sketchy Guide, with Andreas Kurtsson, Krognoshuset, Lund
- 2015 Par i konst, Vargåkra Konsthall, Hammenhög
- 2014 Påsksalong, Galleri Thomassen, Gothenburg
- 2013 Art Vending Machine, Dunkers Kulturhus, Helsingborg
- 2013 Art Vending Machine, Malmö Central Station
- 2012 Förslag till nationalhymn ett tusen år från nu, Krets, Malmö
- 2011 Spektrografi, Skånes Konstförening, Malmö
- 2011 From One Word to One Word – a Possible Void, Bäckerstrasse4, Vienna, Austria
- 2010 Restes, with Ingrid Cogne and Håkan Magnusson, Skånes Konstförening, Malmö
- 2010 Bilen i våra hjärtan, Skövde Konsthall
- 2010 Solo — Repeater, Galleri 5, Lund
- 2009 Solo — Cirkulationscentralen, Malmö
- 2009 Take A Look at my Sound, Galleri Oro, Gothenburg
- 2009 Hi Low-Tech, Galleri Maskinen, Umeå
- 2009 Möte09, workshop, Weld, Stockholm
- 2009 Krets Filmfestival, Krets, Malmö
- 2008 Full Pull, Stapelbädden, Malmö
- 2008 Konsten går i land, Ulvön
- 2008 Masters of Fine Art, Galleri Charlotte Lund, Stockholm
- 2008 Masters of Fine Art Graduate Show, Bildmuseet, Umeå
- 2008 Art is not mute / Sound Archive, Galleri Hit, Gothenburg
- 2007 Art is not mute / Sound Archive — Ersta konsthall, Stockholm; Botkyrka konsthall, Stockholm; Institute of Contemporary Art, Dunaújváros, Hungary
- 2007 Umeå Academy of Fine Arts game group, programme accompanying Game Art, Bildmuseet, Umeå
- 2007 Solo — Swarms and Storms, Galleri 60, Umeå Academy of Fine Arts
- 2007 The Lottery, Galleri 60, Umeå Academy of Fine Arts
- 2006 White Box – Black Box, Skellefteå Konsthall
- 2006 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Umeå Academy of Fine Arts
- 2005 Singalong your solosong, Gallery Tapeten, Gotland
- 2004 Public Space – The Artist and the Spectator, Showroom Gallery, London
- 2004 I ett svagt ögonblick, Galleri 60, Umeå
- 2003 Entry show, Galleri 60, Umeå Academy of Fine Arts
- 2003 Graduation Show, Gothenburg Art School
Awards and Grants
- 2021Work acquired by Konstföreningen Aura — first prize in that year's art lottery, following A Sketchy Guide, Krognoshuset, Lund
- 2015Studio grant, City of Lund
- 2013Lunds Konsthalls Vänner scholarship
- 2012Studio grant, City of Malmö
- 2010Studio grant, City of Malmö
- 2008Molly and Ragnar Rudemar Fund, administered by the Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts
- 2006J.C. Kempe Memorial Scholarship Fund, Umeå University
- 2006Cultural grant, Lerum Municipality
- 2003Gothenburg Art School scholarship for printmaking
Education
- 2003–2008MFA, Umeå Academy of Fine Arts, Umeå University
- 2006Documentary Filmmaking, Umeå University
- 2005The Landscapes and Histories of Painting, Umeå University
- 2001–2003Gothenburg Art School
- 2000Philosophy of Mind, University of Gothenburg
Discography
- 2012The Icehorse, Clock Dirt (single), Hidden Institute
- 2012The Icehorse, Park Ranger (single), Hidden Institute
- 2012The Icehorse, Smutsig Dag – Remixes, Hidden Institute
- 2011The Icehorse, Smutsig Dag, Hidden Institute
- 2011Add Silence, Add Silence (EP), Hidden Institute
- 2006Tiny Owl, Hidden Institute
- 2006Small Daydream Worlds, Hidden Institute
- 2006Giant Owl, Monument
- 2005Daydream Worlds, My Secret Garden Recordings
- 2005Backdoors (EP), My Secret Garden Recordings
- 2005In a Trailer Park (EP), My Secret Garden Recordings
- 2004The Icehorse, The Owl, Hidden Institute
- 2003The Icehorse, Diary, Hidden Institute