Karin Mamma Andersson

Stairway to the Stars
Karin Mamma Andersson , 2002
Oil on canvas
180 × 216 cm
Moderna Museet , Stockholm and Malmö Link to the picture (please note copyrights )

Karin Mamma Andersson , also called Mamma Andersson , (born February 28, 1962 ; real name Karin Andersson ) is a Swedish artist.

Works by Karin Mamma Andersson can be seen at the Museum of Modern Art in New York and the Moderna Museet in Stockholm.

Her paintings are often dreamlike and expressive, where melancholy landscapes or inconspicuous interiors acquire a wealth of associations during the creation process that suggests an underlying narrative.

Career

Andersson received his artistic training at Konstfack and the Kungliga Konsthögskolan Stockholm . She adopted the artist name "Mamma" at an exhibition at the art college.

She had her international breakthrough in 2003 when she represented Sweden at the Venice Biennale . In 2005 she won first prize at the Carnegie Art Award (2006).

In 2010, Luleå University of Technology awarded Karin Mamma Andersson an honorary doctorate .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Mamma Andersson - Biography. David Zwirner New York / London, accessed September 10, 2015.
2. ↑ ^{a b} Karin Mamma Andersson (1962-) Sweden. Barnebys, accessed September 10, 2015.
3. ^ Mamma Andersson: "Dog Days". In: Monopoly, accessed September 11, 2015.
4. ↑ Quiet moments.  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. In: art-magazin.de, May 26, 2010, accessed on September 10, 2015.  
5. ↑ Slöör, Susanna. Carnegie Art Award 2006. Omkonst, December 8, 2005, accessed September 10, 2015.
6. ↑ Karin Mamma Andersson, Filosofie hedersdoktor. Luleå University of Technology, August 31, 2010. Accessed February 13, 2016.