Joakim Ojanen
- Snake Pit, 2019
- Pink Night Cat Gazing At Stars – They’re Mighty Fine Tonight!, 2019
- Snake Pit, 2019
- Fuck, What Did I do Last Night? Cancel Everything, Today I Ain’t Doing Shit, 2019
- Sunday Boy Deep In The Cup, Can’t Take Another Week Like This, 2019
- Dog with Flower Hat Having Hard Time Choosing Path, Richard Heller,2018
- Where Do We Go From Here, Christian Larsen, 2018
- Cheeky Gag Ball, 2017
- Joakim Ojanen, Ryan Travis Christian, 2017
- Red Face, Beak Loop, 2017
- Joakim Ojanen, Ryan Travis Christian, 2017
- Nature Is Awesome!, 2019
Joakim Ojanen
b. 1985 Västerås, Sweden
Lives and works in Stockholm, Sweden
Joakim Ojanen (b. 1985 Västerås, Sweden) received his BA in 2012 from Konstfack University College of Arts, Crafts and Design, and his MFA in 2014 from Konstfack University College of Arts, Crafts and Design. Since then, he has exhibited widely from Stockholm to Los Angeles, Cologne and Paris, Edinburgh and Belgium. He is represented by Christian Larsen in Stockholm, Ruttkowski 68 in Paris and Cologne, and Richard Heller in Los Angeles.
Education
2014
MFA, Konstfack University College of Arts, Crafts and Design
2012
BA, Konstfack University College of Arts, Crafts and Design
Solo and Two-person Exhibitions
2021
The Part You Throw Away, The Hole, New York, NY
2020
Drawing Attention, Larsen Warner, Stockholm, Sweden
2019
Ruttkowski;68, Paris, France
Snake Pit, The Hole, New York, NY
2018
Where Do We Go From Here?, Christian Larsen Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden
Year of the Dog, Richard Heller Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
2017
Anthropocene, Ruttkowski;68, Cologne, Germany
Steinsland Berliner Gallery (with Oskar Nilsson) Stockholm, Sweden
Interrupted Boredom, Galerie Lefevbre & Fils, Paris, France
Joakim Ojanen and Ryan Travis Christian, The Hole, New York, NY
2016
What A Time To Be Alive 🙁 Richard Heller Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
Ebelingmuseet, Torshälla Eskilstuna, Sweden
Konsthallen Passagen (with Jeff Olsson), Linköping, Sweden
2015
The Bries Space, Antwerp, Belgium
Market Art Fair, Galleri Thomassen, Stockholm, Sweden
2014
Självbild, Galleri Thomassen, Göteborg, Sweden
This Is The Shit That I Live 4, KAZ Galleri, Västerås, Sweden
2013
Dirty Hands, Filthy Feets, Superclub Gallery, Edinburgh, UK
Projektionen av mig på dig (Joakim Ojanen & Hanna Andersson), Grafikens Hus, Mariefred, Sweden
2012
Röknäsor, Elefanter & Regnbågar (Joakim Ojanen & Hanna Andersson), NAU Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden
2011
Konstfack Student gallery, Vernissage, Stockholm, Sweden
2010
The creamy two’s (Joakim Ojanen & Hanna Andersson), Gallery Le Petit Mignon, Berlin, Germany
Phaces, Nya Skolan, Göteborg, Sweden
2009
Street Smart, Show Konstfack, Stockholm, Sweden
2008
The Creamy Two’s (Joakim Ojanen & Hanna Andersson), Gallery Hangups, Stockholm, Sweden
Select Group Exhibitions
2019
Paper View, The Hole, New York, NY
Carry On, The Hole, New York, NY
Clayborn, Galerie Lefebvre & fils, Paris, France
2018
Wertical II, Ruttkowski;68, Cologne, Germany
UNTITLED Miami, Richard Heller Gallery, Miami, FL
Mixed Pickles 4, Ruttkowski;68, Cologne, Germany
Rue Charlot, Ruttkowski;68, Paris, France
The Ashtray Show, Fisher Parrish Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Clay Today, The Hole, New York, NY
A Tree Falls in the Woods – curated by FMLY Projects, Hashimoto Contemporary, San Francisco, CA
Lust, Laughter, Liquor, PLUS-ONE Gallery, Antwerp, Belgium
2017
Gyeonggi International Ceramic Biennale 2017, South Korea
Dallas Art Fair, Richard Heller Gallery, Dallas, TX
Beheaded, Richard Heller Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
Wertical I, Ruttkowski;68, Cologne, Germany
MORPH, Asya Geisberg Gallery, New York, NY
JumpBall, Dio Horia, Mikonos, Greece
Small Sculpture, Corbett vs. Dempsey, Chicago, IL
2016
Untitled Art Fair, Richard Heller Gallery, Miami Beach, FL
EXPO Chicago art fair, Richard Heller Gallery, Chicago, IL
Booby Trap , The Hole, New York, NY
Seattle Art Fair, Richard Heller Gallery, Seattle, WA
Swedish Art: Now! Sven Harrys Konstmuseum, Stockholm, Sweden
The Garden Party, Thielska Galleriet, Stockholm, Sweden
KARNEVAL, Gustavsbergs Konsthall, Gustavsberg, Sweden
Young Frankensteins, Lesley Heller Workspace, New York, NY
POWERFUL BABIES: THE IMPACT OF KEITH HARING, Spritmuseum, Stockholm Sweden
2015
BEHOLD! THE BLOB, Richard Heller Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
Samlat 2010-2015, Västerås Konstmuseum, Västerås, Sweden
Påsksalong, Galleri Thomassen, Gothenburg, Sweden
2014
Winter Show 2014, Charlotte Fogh Gallery, Aarhus, Denmark
Moving, Watdafac Gallery, New York, NY
Påsksalongen, Galleri Thomassen, Gothenburg, Sweden
Keramik, NAU Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden
WHAT A GAS! AT THE ZOO, 3:E Våningen, Gothenburg, Sweden
2013
Magnus Magnum, Studio Belleflamme, Liège, Belgium
Retrospective 2012 – Frans Masereel Centrum, Belgium
Opposites Attract, Chicago Urban Art Society, Chicago, IL
Bang On The Beet – Swedish Special, Watdafac Gallery, Madrid, Spain
2012
Blaque Lyte Richmo, ADA Gallery, Richmond, VA
Point of no return, Konstfack Degree Exhibition, Stockholm, Sweden
Blaque Lyte, Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago, IL
Commissioned Work
2018
Mural for Life Is Beautiful, curated by JUSTKIDS, Las Vegas, NV
2015
Väntrum, Mini Maria, Kaverös äng 5, for The City of Gothenburg
2010
Landskapsmålning, Utsmyckning, Tensta Konsthall, Stockholm, Sweden
Grants
2017
Konstakademien, Jenny Lind stipendium
2016
Konstnärsnämnden, Internationellt kulturutbyte och resebidrag
2015
Konstnärsnämnden, Working grant, The Swedish Arts Grants Committee
Stockholm Stad Kulturstipendium, Bildkonst
Konstakademien, E. Sääfs stipendium
Konstnärsnämnden, Internationellt kulturutbyte och resebidrag
2013
Västerås Stad Kulturstipendium
2010
Gefeldts & Reeves Stiftelse