Born 1987 in Uddevalla, Sweden
Lives and works in Oslo, Norway
Education:
2024-2021 Way of the Völva, Priestess of Nature training, teacher: Zindra Andersson, Stockholm, Sweden
2013 – MFA, Malmö Art Academy, Malmö, Sweden
2011 – BFA, Malmö Art Academy, Malmö, Sweden
2008 – Dômen Artschool, Gothenburg, Sweden
Solo exhibitions:
2023 – ?Lind? and Jane Avril – open studio, Zaratan Arte Contemporânea, Lisbon, Portugal
2023 – Presentation at Malmö Art Museum in connection to Barbro and Holger Bäckströms grant
2022 – Open studio – Atelier ouvert, Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris, France
2021 – Jane Avril, Gallery Ping-Pong, Malmö, Sweden
2018 – The Regiment, Eks-rummet, Copenhagen, Denmark
2018 – P18/Q – The Queer Company, Gallery Ping-Pong, Malmö, Sweden
2017 – P18/Q – The Queer Company, Gotland Art Museum, Visby, Sweden
2016 – Lund culture night, Pufendorf Institute, Lund, Sweden
2015 – Burden of Knowledge, Molekyl Gallery, Malmö, Sweden
2013 – North & South, MFA graduation exhibition, KHM gallery, Malmö, Sweden
Selected group exhibitions:
2025 – 2024 – The collection of Homografiska Museet
Vänersborgs konsthall, Vänersborg, Sweden
2023 – Växa, exchange exhibition with the members of Galleri CC, Tiger Strikes Asteroid, Los Angeles, USA
2023 – International Water, exchange exhibition with the members of artist run galleries Galleri CC and Tiger Strikes Asteroid, Los Angeles, Galleri CC, Malmö, Sweden
2023 – New Acquisitions, Homografiska Museet, Fengersfors, Sweden
2022 – Zephyr, Kirsten Kjaers Museum, Jutland, Denmark
2022 – Open studio – Rymdprogrammet workshop II, Molekyl Gallery, Malmö, Sweden
2020 – Hamn, group exhibition at Sydhavn Station with Gallery CC, Copenhagen, Denmark
2020 – Focal Point, Steneby Konsthall, Dals Långed, Sweden
2020 – Paper Works, Artists in isolation residency, Gallery Extra and Fish Tank at Panora, Malmö
2019 – 100, Gallery CC, Malmö, Sweden
2019 – Ulricehamn Pride, Ulricehamn, Sweden
2018 – Weekly Mass, Skånes konstförening, Malmö, Sweden
2018 – Borås Art Museum, Borås Pride, Sweden
2016 – Malmö Gallery Night, Inter Arts Center, Malmö, Sweden
2016 – Hemskt roligt (Awful funny) curated by Peter Johansson, Gallery 21, Malmö, Sweden
2015 – Loop – a video art marathon, Gallery CC, Malmö
2015 – Body and Borders, curated by Kulikovska-Shabo group, Galleri Verkligheten, Umeå
2014 – Understrøm – Young Nordic Art, ARoS Art Museum, Aarhus, Denmark
2013-2009 Malmö Art Academy Year Exhibition, Malmö, Sweden
2013 – 24 spaces – a cacophony, Malmö Nordic, Malmö Konsthall, Sweden
2013 – Species of space, Museum of Public Art, Lund, Sweden
2012 – Girls Just Wanna have Fun, Pop up art show hosted by Galleri Christoffer Egelund, Copenhagen, Denmark
2011 – BFA show, KHM gallery, Malmö, Sweden
2011 – Ny scen/New scene, Bohusläns museum: konsthallen, Uddevalla, Sweden
2010 – On The Wall, CirkulationsCentralen, Malmö, Sweden
2009 – Bohussalongen, Bohusläns museum: konsthallen, Uddevalla, Sweden
2009 – Peepshow, Gallery 54, Gothenburg, Sweden
2008 – 2007 Dômen Artschool year exhibit, Gothenburg, Sweden
2007 – Cash box multipel show, Gallery Box, Gothenburg, Sweden
Residencies:
2023 – Zaratan Arte Contemporânea, Lisbon, Portugal
2022 – Kirsten Kjaers Museum, Jutland, Denmark
2022 – Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris, France
2020 – Artists in isolation residency, Fish Tank – Panora, Malmö, Sweden
2018 – The Swedish Institute, Paris, France
Artist talks and pedagogical work:
2024 – Schillerska upper secondary school, Gothenburg, Sweden
2023 – Zaratan Arte Contemporânea, Lisbon, Portugal
2022 – Performance course teacher – Business, with Johan Lundin/Gallery Extra, Östra Grevie Folkhögskola
2021 – Lecture at Dômen Artschool, Gothenburg, Sweden
2021 – Performance Art Trends, Talks and Performance program, Supermarket Art Fair, Stockholm, Sweden
2021 – Östra Grevie Folkhögskola – guest teacher and artist talk, Malmö, Sweden
2021 – Performance Art Trends, Talks and Performance program, Supermarket Art Fair, Stockholm, Sweden
2021 – Culture in Crisis? Cultural practitioners in pandemic times, CROCUS, Lund University (online)
2021 – Presentation of Galleri CC for BFA3 Valand, Gothenburg (online)
2020 – Presentation and mini workshop on drag, Habitat Q, Malmö, Sweden
2019 – On Practices, Skånes Konstförening, Malmö
2019 – A critical conversation – LGBTQIA+ in the Police and Armed Forces, Ulricehamn Pride, Ulricehamn, Sweden
2019 – LBS Upper Secondary School, Gothenburg, Sweden
2018 – Art film club, Gallery Format, Malmö, Sweden
2018 – NTI Upper Secondary School, Skövde, Sweden
2017 – Public program, Grosses Treffen portfolio review and networking event, Nordic Embassies, Berlin
2016 – Gotland Art Museum during Gotland Pride, Visby, Sweden
2016 – Guest teacher, Infographics and gender, Linnaeus University, Kalmar, Sweden
2016 – Rainbowcafé, Fenix – house for youth culture, Visby, Sweden
2015 – Östra Grevie Folkhögskola, Östra Grevie, Sweden
2013 – Ten Chances, No Hustle, Minneapolis, USA
2013 – Dômen Artschool, Gothenburg, Sweden
2012 – LGBT-festival, Gothenburg, Sweden
2011 – Ny scen/New scene, Bohusläns museum: konsthallen, Uddevalla, Sweden
Screenings and festivals:
2024 – Vaginal Davis Universität for the Damaged and the Gifted
Tensta Konsthall, Stockholm, Sweden
2023 – Jane Avril – The Life of a Moulin Rouge Dancer, The Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Stockholm, Sweden
2023 – Jane Avril – The Life of a Moulin Rouge Dancer, in connection to Barbro and Holger Bäckströms grant, Malmö Art Museum at Panora, Malmö, Sweden
2018 – Open Out Festival, Tromsø, Norway
2017 – 100 scenes that break the norm Gotland Regional Theatre, Gotland Pride, Visby, Sweden
2017 – Chouftouhonna Festival #3, Tunis, Tunisia
2016 – Gotland Art Museum during Gotland Pride, Visby, Sweden
2016 – POWER▼MAKT, curated by Ima Read, Joda Bar and Kitchen/Baltic Art Center, Visby, Sweden
2016 – Loop – a video art marathon, Gallery CC at Supermarket Art Fair, Stockholm, Sweden
2016 – Malmö Queer Film festival, Panora Malmö, Sweden
2014 – In The Blend, Inter Arts Center, Malmö, Sweden
2013 – One Night Only, Oslo, Norway
2013 – Aesthetica Short Film Festival, York, England
2012 – LGBT-festival, Gothenburg, Sweden
2011 – Malmöfestivalen, Malmö, Sweden
2011 – Ladyfest Malmö, Malmö, Sweden
Performance
2024 – Vaginal Davis Universität for the Damaged and the Gifted
Tensta Konsthall, Stockholm, Sweden
2024 – Millennium Star – Love Stories and Salomé, Galleri Arnstedt, Östra Karup, Sweden
2023 – The Altar of Camp: Mae West, performance lecture and seance at the opening of Växa, Tiger Strikes Asteroid, Los Angeles, USA
2023 – 13Festivalen, performance festival, Konstepidemin/Adas Teater, Gothenburg, Sweden
2022 – Millennium Star in concert, John’s Hall, Kirsten Kjaers Museum, Jutland, Denmark
2022 – Co-worker at the performance Human World by Johan Lundin, FLOCK, Malmö Art Museum at Scaniabadet, Malmö, Sweden
2022 – Performance at the inauguration of public artwork “Det som står” by Sara Nielsen Bonde – Millennium Star by the sea, X-sites, Torekov, Sweden
2021 – InQ, queer club event, Inkonst, Malmö
2021 – Millennium Star performs at Supermarket, Supermarket Art Fair, Stockholm
2021 – Konst vid ån/Art by the river, performance, Kulturföreningen Tegel, Utvälinge, Sweden
2020 – Bal Illegal #2, an event streamed online
2020 – Hamn – Millennium Star lip syncs in Danish, with Gallery CC, Sydhavn Station, Copenhagen, Denmark
2020 – Millennium Star-gazer, live streamed make up treatment and tarot readings, Panora, Gallery Extra and Fish Tank, Malmö, Sweden
2019 – Time Travel: Ice Break – Millennium Star as a VR-travel guide, Gallery Extra at Vinterlund, Lund, Sweden
2019 – Time Travel Entertainment – Millennium Star Lip Syncs For Their Life, Gallery Extra at Lorensborgs shopping mall during Bästa Biennalen, Malmö, Sweden
2018 – Weekly Mass, Skånes konstförening, Malmö, Sweden
2016 – Taggotagg! 12 Stormens öra – performance art salon, Gallery 21, Malmö, Sweden
2016 – Breaking The Binary – A Gender Liberating Fashion Show by Ivan Fahy, Malmö Pride, Sweden
2016 – Taggotagg! 9 – performance art salon, Malmö, Sweden
2015 – Vilja Willpowers dragshow, Potato Potato, Malmö, Sweden
Publications:
2019 – An Afternoon, artists book about the video work with the same name, from 2011.
Curatorial work:
2023 – Dispersive movements Zahra Moein (IR) Afrang Nordlöf Malekian (IR/SE) Curating with Bahareh Mirhadinezhadfard, Galleri CC, Malmö, Sweden
2022 – FYRTIO, curator along with the Galleri CC members, Galleri CC, Malmö, Sweden
2022 – Shape/Build/Form – Tore Hallas (DK), crazinisT artisT/Va-Bene Fiatsi (GH), Curator with Arngrímur Borgthorson, Galleri CC, Malmö, Sweden
2021 – Ways of Journeying, Madeleine Aleman (SE), Vala T. Foltyn (PL/DK/SE), Sebastian Wahlforss (SE) Galleri CC, Malmö, Sweden
2020 – Healing Paths – Sandra Johnston (IE-GB), Francis Fay (IE), Gallery CC, Malmö, Sweden
2017 – Erratic Transitions – Helene Nymann (DK), Samaneh Reyhani (IR), Maja Borg (SWE), Molekyl Gallery, Malmö, Sweden
Film related work and other:
2024 – Voice for The Shaggy Man – In the installation Naked on my Ozgoad, by Vaginal Davis, Nationalmuseum, Stockholm, Sweden
2024 – 2019 Member of Galleri CC, Malmö, Sweden
2024 – 2022 Co-chairperson, Galleri CC, Malmö, Sweden
2017 – Participating in Grosses Treffen, portfolio review and networking event at the Nordic Embassies, Berlin, Germany
2017 – Filming and editing three concerts by Hertzbreakerz, Inter Arts Center, Malmö, Sweden
2017 – ongoing. Co-managing performance artist Vaginal Davis official Instagram account
2017 – Props for the project Feast of The Red Herring by Francis Patrick Brady, Moderna Museet, Malmö, Sweden
2016 – Editing of the play/concert Arrival Cities: Växjö by Teatr Weimar, Malmö, Sweden
2016 – Acting in the video work Next room harp No.1 by Bjarni Tor Pétursson, Inkonst, Malmö, Sweden
2016 – Video editing for Apolonija Šušteršič, the project Master plan for Duamdong
2015 – Filming and video editing of the dance and music piece Inside/Outside by The Six Tones.
2014 – Video projections for the concert Champ d’Etoile by Kent Olofsson/Teatr Weimar, shown at R1, the reactor hall at KTH in Stockholm, Sweden
2013 – Filming of the play/concert Arrival Cities: Växjö by Teatr Weimar, Inkonst, Malmö, Sweden
2013 – Assistant for Apolonija Šušteršič, PhD student at Malmö Art Academy
2013-2011 Assisted the curator, Fotogalleriet Format, Malmö, Sweden
Collections:
Malmö Art Museum
Homografiska Museet, Fengersfors, Sweden
Kirsten Kjaers Museum, Jutland, Denmark
SAQMI – The Swedish Archive for Queer Moving Images
Grants:
2023 Barbro and Holger Bäckströms grant, Malmö Art Museum
2022 Anne-Marie-Hökerberg-Hechts stipendiefond, Konstakademien, Stockholm
2022 Extra covid-19 crisis support grant, The Swedish Arts Grants Committee
2021 Malmö City work grant
2021 Helge Ax:son Johnssons fund
2021 Covid-19 crisis support grant, The Swedish Arts Grants Committee
2019 King Gustaf VI Adolfs fund for Swedish culture
2019 2 year work grant, The Swedish Arts Grants Committee
2018 Helge Ax:son Johnssons fund
2018 Längmanska culture fund
2018 International culture exchange, The Swedish Arts Grants Committee
2017 1 year work grant, The Swedish Arts Grants Committee
2017 International culture exchange, Grosses Treffen, Berlin, The Swedish Arts Grants Committee
2017 Byggnads kulturstipendium/Builders union culture grant
2017 Greta and Sigfrid Thuréns fund, The Scanian Art Club, Malmö, Sweden
2016 Project grant for P18/Q – The Queer Company, The Swedish Arts Grants Committee
2016 Short film grant, Film on Gotland, Sweden
2015 Aase and Richard Björklunds fund, Malmö Art Museum, Sweden
2013 Malmö city studio grant, Sweden
2012 – 2006 Gustafsbergsstiftelsen, Uddevalla, Sweden
2010 Uddevalla culture grant, Sweden
2008 Stiftelsen barnhemmets vänner, Uddevalla, Sweden