Isabel Löfgren, b. 1975 in Stockholm, Sweden
Lives and works in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and Stockholm, Sweden.
Education
BA Smith College, USA – Studio Art
MFA Programa de Pós-Graduação em Artes Visuais/Escola de Belas Artes, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
Ph.D (ABD) European Graduate School – Media & Communication
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2006 – “Fragile Connections” – Galeria Art Lounge – Lisbon, Portugal
2005 – “Acúmulos” – Galeria do Ateliê da Imagem – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2004 – “Image-Code” – Galeria Arte x Arte – Buenos Aires, Argentina
Selected Group Exhibitions
*Organized/Curated with my art collective Grupo DOC based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil since 2005.
2010 – Art Mosh Singapore, Singapore
2010 – “The Shining”, Otaku Gallery, Singapore
2010 – “Don’t Panic”, BloodGroup Studio, Singapore
2009 – “Despacho”, Ateliê da Imagem, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil* collaborative blog
2009 – “Automaton”, Night & Day Gallery, Singapore
2009 - SuperMarket Art Fair, (with Studio44), Stockholm, Sweden
2009 – “Nano-exhibition“, Galleri Studio44, Stockholm, Sweden*
2008 – “Corpaisagem”, ArtBo Feria Internacional de Arte de Bogotá, Bogotá, Colombia
2007 – “Don’t Even Go There“, Galleri Studio44, Stockholm, Sweden
2007 – “Entre as Tramas do Olhar”, Galeria Tempo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2007 – “Achados e Perdidos”, SESC, São Paulo, Brazil
2007 – ArteMadrid, (with Galeria Art Lounge), Madrid, Spain
2007 – SPArte – São Paulo Contemporary Art Fair, São Paulo, Brazil
2006 – LisboArte – Lisbon Contemporary Art Fair, Lisbon, Portugal
2006 – “Incorpo(r)ações” – Espaço Bananeiras, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2006 – “Fake”, Galeria 90, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil*
2006 – “Nano-exposição”, Galeria UFES, Vitória, Brazil*
2006 – SP Arte – São Paulo Contemporary Art Fair, São Paulo, Brazil
2006 – “Foto+” (Hercule Florence Prize), Casa França-Brasil, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2005 – “Foto Conceitual”, Espaço Cultural Sérgio Porto, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2005 – “NanoShow”, Bogotá (ArtBo), Colombia and Rio de Janeiro (Galeria Arte em Dobro), São Paulo (Paço das Artes), Belo Horizonte (Galeria Murilo Castro), Curitiba (Espaço Eliane Prolik), Brazil.*
2004 – “Mostra o Seu Que Eu Mostro o Meu”, Casa França-Brasil, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2004 – Muestra de Fotógrafos Cariocas, Cabildo Histórico de la Ciudad de Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina
2003 – “Figura 3″ and “Figura 4″, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2003 – “Campo de Inserção”, Galeria de Arte da Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF), Niterói, Brazil
2003 – “Projeto Alfândega”, Armazén no. 5, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Prizes
Grants and Fellowships: Brazilian National Scientific Foundation (CNPq): Research Fellowship/Graduate Fellowship 2003-2007
Hercule Florence Prize 2006, given by the French Consulate of Rio de Janeiro for achievement in Photography (1 of 10 laureates)
Public Lectures
2010 “From Giotto to the Holodeck” – National University of Singapore, November 2010
2010 “Islands, Origins and Originality” – Paper delivered at Brainworks Institute, Singapore, April 2010
2009 “Peripheral Visions” – Paper delivered at “East meets West” Symposium, Lasalle College of the Arts, Singapore, March 2009
2009 “Show me yours and I´ll show you mine”. Perspectives on art collectives in Brazil. SuperMarket Art Fair, Stockholm, Sweden, February 2009
2009 “Cities of the Future” Panel Member, debate sponsored by the Bauhaus Kolleg, Lasalle College of the Arts, Singapore, January 2009
2007 “Tupi or Not Tupi – histories of Brazilian Art”, Public Lecture, Singapore Art Museum, Singapore, September 2007
2008 – Leonardo Educational Forum (LEF) committee member, ISEA Singapore (International Symposium on Electronic Arts), sponsored by MIT Leonardo, Singapore, July 2008
2007 “Don’t Forget to Play: A Conversation about Scandinavian life, style and design”, Public lecture, Lasalle College of the Arts, Singapore Design Festival, Singapore, December 2007
